Frequently Asked Questions

If you have a question about the site go to the contact page.

Why was this site created?

This site was created by for a number of reasons. I enjoy making and learning about pottery in my free time. I’m also fascinated with the internet and the unbelievable amount of information that is available. I hope this site will become a “Pottery Making Notebook” as I find information and resources and share them with others. I hope someday that it will be a useful site to find information about making pottery and other ceramic art. I also enjoy learning about creating websites and this site allows me to apply what I've learned.

How was it created?

Created in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4
- Layout based on the Holy Grail from A List Apart
- Most other coding (CSS and XHTML) done by hand (or copy and paste!)
- Other resources: Exploding Boy, iA, W3C-(CSS & XHTML), Favicon info
Domain name from www.GoDaddy.com
Hosted on 2GB Hosting
Search tools provided by Google Custom Search Engines
Yahoo Pipes used to mix, mash, and filter feeds and info

What are the goals of this site?

Offer a site that is easy to read, navigate, and use.
Help potters and ceramic artists locate relevant information quickly and easily.
Continue to improve features and create a great user experience.
Make enough money through ads and donations to break even with hosting and maintenance costs.

How can I help?

Tell your friends to check out the site!
Offer some feedback
Link to the site or the tools that you find useful
Submit sites to be used in the search engines or feeds
Donate

What's with the ads?

There are ads on Pottery Making Info because hosting and maintaining a website is not free. Revenue generated from the ads help offset these costs. Currently ads on this site are served by the Google Adsense program. They seem to do a good job offering relevant, honest ads from trustworthy sites without being offensive or spammy. If you encounter an ad that you feel should not be on the site or is in some way unacceptable contact Pottery Making Info, check the Adwords Terms and Conditions, or read the Google Privacy Policy.

Why do I get a warning about scripts/ActiveX?

Pottery Making Info makes use of scripts in many of the pages on the site. You can be assured that none of them will harm you or your computer. Here is a brief description of the scripts that are used:

Google Analytics – Keeps track of visitors and how they interact with the site.
Google Adsense – Serves advertisements from other sites that might interest you.
Yahoo Pipes – Embeds the most recent data from information around the net.
Google Custom Search – allows a user to search specific sites or sources.
ClustrMaps – displays an image showing the location of people that view this site.
Delicious Bookmarks - Displays websites that have been added to the Delicious List of Pottery Making Info.

Why did you move from the Google Site?

Pottery Making Info moved to it's own domain because it provides more freedom. More freedom for the design and layout and also more freedom to add features and functionality that aren't available on Google Sites yet.

What are some other features that might be added?

New features will be added slowly to make the site more interesting and useful. Some ideas so far include more specific feeds or search engines, a dictionary or glossary, and original articles about pottery and ceramics.

What are the numbers inside parentheses for?

On certain pages, especially articles on the blog, you might see some numbers with parentheses around them, for example, (24). This shows that the preceding statement or idea came from another source. If you scroll to the bottom of the page you will find a numbered list with the resources that were used while writing the article.