Dennis Jerz seems to be a writer and English teacher who focuses on trying to give helpful advice to new authors on the web. His website includes various blogs and sources of information about many topics, including humanities, Cyperculture, Journalism and Writing.

The particular piece of Jerz’s that I was looking at was about tips for newbie web authors (http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/etext/checklist.htm). It has many good points that make sense once you read them, but I would not of though of on my own. The particular points that jumped out to me where: how to name linked text to help readers know what it links to, the tips about writing hypertext style, and be sure to test the website from another computer. All, once I read them, seemed like very good ideas, but they simply weren’t ones that I had really thought about. He admits, at points, that this is his view on certain parts (like his dislike for splash pages) but does not let that override his suggestions.

I think checklists like these are good resources for writers on the web, to help them edit their own work. The importance of editing can not be understated, and the often lack of simple editing on the Internet can be very irritating.