This was the first version of RMC's website, when I was just getting back into the field of HTML design. While the front page looked good (at least I thought so :P), many of the other pages seemed cluttered. This was soon fixed in Revision 2. If you were with us in our beginning months, you probably remember the news ticker (in the picture above, it's a gray bar) displaying what IRC network the channel had most recently moved to. These were some rough times, but eventually we made our way back to StarChat.

In Revision 2, the RMC website moved to frames and a more graphical layout, with heavy use of tables. This proved to be a bit of a problem, as Internet Explorer and Netscape handle table background images differently. The result was not always pleasing. The RMC shield, logo and divider-bars were carried over from the first design. We also implemented a low-resolution site. This redesign came when we settled back on StarChat and again had an influx of new members. We adopted a policy where frequent users had to submit character applications, but that went the way of the dodo. The next step was making the channel private, and the decision was made one fateful evening...

...and here we are, Revision 3. I myself was surprised how much the website changed over time. We added a second frame on the right to convey important information, and got rid of the red-misty backgrounds in the tables. Hammering out a new design took about two days, and converting the site's material over to the new format took a little over a week. The design may be a bit cramped, but the optimum viewing resolution is 1024x768.  Plus, there was still a low-resolution alternative available.

This revision was a spur-of-the-moment thing. The 3rd rendition of the RMC site was still a fine design which many people liked, but I decided I wanted a more simplified, low-resolution friendly site. So, this was it - #4. The sidebar navigation banner (Csagrada's battle-standard, look for it on our Hotline file server!) was done by Sylvia T. Leung. Unfortunately, this revision only supported a resolution of 800x600 and higher, and did not display properly on lower resolutions and on some web-browsers.

And now, Revision 5. I know I've said #4 would be the last revision of the website, but I guess I was wrong. Will there be a Version 6? I have no idea... I've finally achieved full compatibility with all resolutions and web-browsers, and the layout allows for heaps and heaps of information - all easily accessible. I'm a bit unhappy with limiting myself to accommodate a 640x480 resolution, figuring that most, if not all, computer users today use an 800x600 resolution at the very least. Perhaps, someday, there will be a Version 6.