Site Philosophy

As we began the process of creating the site, we tried to keep the following things in mind:

The data should be as comprehensive as possible. If the site is going to be unique, it should contain as much data as possible.
The site should be well-organized. Have you ever visited a web site hoping to find what you thought was a simple piece of information and wasted a lot of time trying to locate it? We hope that never happens to you here.
The site should be fast. Most of the pages are static, so you don't have to wait for information to be pulled from a database before viewing a page.
Links, links, links. Visiting Carl Lewis' page may lead to a question about the 1988 Summer Olympics, or a question about the USA's performance at the 1996 Summer Olympics, or a question about Olympic athletes that share a birthday with Lewis. All it takes (hopefully) is one click to find the answer to your question.
The HTML and CSS used to create the site should adhere to the standards set forth by the W3C. Have you ever visited a page that doesn't render properly in your browser? The most likely reason for this is invalid code. I find it especially irritating when a page only renders properly when viewed in Internet Explorer. My browser of choice is Firefox. It's completely free, so give it a try if you haven't done so already.
The site should be fun. We had a good time putting this site together (yes, we like writing code) and we hope you have a good time when you visit. If you come here looking for the results of men's 100 meters butterfly at the 1972 Summer Olympics, there is a good chance you will end up on a page that has nothing to do with your original query.

-- Justin Kubatko

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