Feedback on a New Forensics Website

Hmmm. Let's see, you come to a very popular site that you will be competing with and your first post is spam for your site. I say Plonk!

I would just like to point out this is just for a university project and will more than likely not be staying live, we are merely asking for advice on our website from people who will know what they are talking about much more than we have learnt from our one and a half years on a computer forensics course.

I would hardly consider this to be spam for our website on the basis that I have come here asking for nothing more than some constructive criticism so that we can improve the website based on the feedback you give us whilst helping us to further our knowledge on the topic at the same time.

I would just like to point out this is just for a university project and will more than likely not be staying live, we are merely asking for advice on our website from people who will know what they are talking about much more than we have learnt from our one and a half years on a computer forensics course.

A university project like Twitter was a university project? Sorry guess I misunderstood what you were trying to accomplish with your post. roll

I'm more interested in why people who have never worked in the field of computer forensics would be in a position to teach others about the field they have no practical experience with.

I understand your point, but the website is part of a team project which is not about creating something that will actually be used and more about us learning new techniques and knowledge along the way. The fact that it is a website aimed at helping people to learn forensics is just a concept we came up with that we thought would help us along with our course at the same time. This is why I came to this forum and asked for some feedback from people who have worked in the industry, have many more years experience than us and who will be able to help us, the feedback is also a requirement of our project so it would be extremely helpful if we could get some, whether it be good or bad.

I'm honestly not sure where else I should have gone to get feedback from, but perhaps if you are unwilling then you could at least recommend somewhere better I might get some?

Jeez, you guys, so much negativity.

I don't think FirstForForensics is suggesting he's going to teach seasoned examiners anything, but there's enough information out there in the wild for them to pool for their own purposes. Surely if they thought they were all brilliant, they wouldn't bother coming here to ask.

These forums are starting to become no-go areas, especially for newbies, because all the 'experts' around just rip people apart without answering the question, very unhelpful and quite frankly not a good advert for our profession.

Chaps, I haven't looked at your site, but I will do and let you know what I think.

Regards

Jon

JonN, I am curious on your position about them advertising their site here. I just find it to be bad form/inconsiderate. That is my negativity and I stand by it.

As for this forum becoming a no-go area, I disagree. While many here do not coddle the "newbies" I think a lot of people spend a lot of time posting well thought out replies. It is true that students that come here and post the same question that has been posted semester after semester will get flamed, however if they post a question along with the research they have done to answer the question they will get a good answer or get pointed in the right direction.

I think that topic has been beat to death, but apparently you disagree with the outcome of those previous posts.

The place is covered in adverts!! People have their blog sites in their signatures, there's posts about new products being released, all advertising surely.

So my position is that I couldn't care less about them 'advertising' their site, though I'm not really sure that's what they are doing. They're asking for feedback on a site they are creating anyway, whether people agree with it or not.

'No-go'? Bit strong maybe, but who has been in the slightest bit supportive of these guys' site, all anyone's done is have a go at them. Who cares if it competes with this site, a bit of competition's good isn't it, and if you don't like it, don't go to it.

I'm not supporting coddling newbies who ask silly questions, but you are suggesting good answers and pointing people in the right direction.

'Plonk' is neither.

Anyway, all too much for a Saturday morning, I'm off out in the sunshine -)

Hi guys,

We are a team of university students that are creating a website that has the aim of informing people interested in computer forensics about the processes involved when it comes to the many different parts of investigation. We are aware that there are already many websites that have this purpose so please don't try and talk us out of it. The website is not finished yet but we were looking for feedback on the quality of the content and the website itself, constructive criticism is much appreciated!

The website is www.firstforforensics.com

Many thanks guys and we look forward to any feedback you have!

First, am baffled by the negative replies! Don't let it put you off.

Before I give any feedback, the main question I have is, why (as you acknowledge, there are many resources which do similar) have you put the site together? Is it for an assignment, to publicise yourselves to potential employees, for the sheer love of it or as a check list/reminder for exams? Or what?