Dearest Anu,
I have taken time to give this some serious thought. I like the second design much better than the first. I am still of the opinion that having the etymology and quotes on the same page as the word and the definition is better. But--
you know, as it stands now, the opening page of Wordsmith.org does not include a word of the day, and the Word A Day mailing does not include an opening page of Wordsmith.org. What about just continuing to keep them separate? Links, of course.
And something else I really, really like about the current opening page of Wordsmith.org is this paragraph:
The music and magic of words -- that's what A.Word.A.Day is all about. This is the Web site for the mailing list A.Word.A.Day (AWAD), which sends a vocabulary word and its definition to the subscribers every day.It doesn't necessarily have to stay exactly the same, but not only does it give an explanation for the first-timers, it adds that perfect homey touch. It sounds friendly and inviting, and I think will lead folks right on in.
I
definitely vote for keeping the creator's picture!!! [starry-eyed grin emoticon]
I don't know that any of these would be appropriate to put as links, but here are two of my favorites, simply because they have so very, very much:
http://www.refdesk.com/http://www.wolinskyweb.com/word.htm.
I'll also put in another plug for Atomica, even though it does fall short of the OED, because it is SO handy--you don't have to leave the page you're on. It is at least
a decent resource: what it doesn't have, it can google or search the internet, and do maps, and more.
http://www.atomica.com/Here's the page of AWADtalk where we've listed a bunch of our favorite links:
http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=miscellany&Number=1268
