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endyss wrote:The new site is awesome, and every single thing about it is superior to the old forums. A couple things I wouldn't mind seeing changed though:
- The Moderator column on the forum lists isn't very helpful and forces all the other columns into less space. If we had individual moderators for every forum that'd be one thing, but knowing that "Moderator" moderates a forum doesn't give people any info.
- I'd also like to see a little more contrast between the icon indicating new posts in a topic and the one for no new posts. Maybe drop the contrast on the "no new posts" icon a bit, so it's easier to tell them apart at a quick glance. The old site had a full color icon and black-and-white icon for them, something like that.
- The left bar with the user options is a bit wide... I'd narrow it down or move it in place of something like the Latest Game Downloads section.
- Unless I'm missing something, the post entry page is missing a lot of the text customization things that were in the old forums (bullet lists, smilies, etc.). This might be one of those features coming down the line, but just thought I'd mention it.
- The animated crosshairs are sweet, but I worry that after too much time they can drive people insane. Is there any way to just have them animate for 15 or 30 second, or 5-10 repeats of the animation?
Like I said, the new site rocks hard. Just the ability to reliably post, or accidentally navigate away from a post and come back to it without having it cleared, is alone worth the change. But the new layout, new scheme, new graphics, everything about it is truly awesome. Good work Sirus, good persistence Whut. Btw I'm back from my honeymoon. Moderator list has been disabled now, originally it expanded the groups and listed ALL the users so that column was ridiculous looking. But you are right it does make things more cramped. WDF, you wanna hit up vanson about the icons? as far as the side bar, its going to be styled and more relevant shit added. Also, GO FUCKING AJAX. The news page, the login, and the search are all ajaxy, so go page around. I read ALL your private messages.
"I don't want the salami." -WDF
WDF: I told her that she could come over if she brought beer.
Sirus: Wait, you made the recovering alcoholic bring beer?
WDF: This shouldn't surprise you, this is me we're talking about... It'll be a test.
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Great work and THANK YOUS!!!!! How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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Sirusdv wrote:Moderator list has been disabled now, originally it expanded the groups and listed ALL the users so that column was ridiculous looking. But you are right it does make things more cramped.
WDF, you wanna hit up vanson about the icons?
as far as the side bar, its going to be styled and more relevant shit added.
Also, GO FUCKING AJAX.
The news page, the login, and the search are all ajaxy, so go page around. Thank you! And to hell with all the people saying I'm just being negative. I'm just trying to make the site better, keeping in mind I cannot stop saying how awesome and improved it already is. Oh and btw, unless vanson specifically wants no one to touch the graphics besides him (doubtful since Splinter made sigs using it already), I can toss the icon into photoshop and hit the contrast slider so we wouldn't need to trouble him. Just PM me with a link to the icon file or let me know and I can just save the image as it appears on the site. HolyJaw wrote:In the end, everything Endyss said.
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looks great, glad to see it take a (improved) step forward. Whut Whut in the butt.
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endyss wrote:Sirusdv wrote:Moderator list has been disabled now, originally it expanded the groups and listed ALL the users so that column was ridiculous looking. But you are right it does make things more cramped.
WDF, you wanna hit up vanson about the icons?
as far as the side bar, its going to be styled and more relevant shit added.
Also, GO FUCKING AJAX.
The news page, the login, and the search are all ajaxy, so go page around. Thank you! And to hell with all the people saying I'm just being negative. I'm just trying to make the site better, keeping in mind I cannot stop saying how awesome and improved it already is. Oh and btw, unless vanson specifically wants no one to touch the graphics besides him (doubtful since Splinter made sigs using it already), I can toss the icon into photoshop and hit the contrast slider so we wouldn't need to trouble him. Just PM me with a link to the icon file or let me know and I can just save the image as it appears on the site. It'll be cheaper for us if you do it.
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It's no problem. I expect to have to tweak the graphics etc. and will do so throughout April as-needed.
Also, I had to create a new account since the second database update, hook me up so I can see all of the screens etc.
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WDF? wrote:Resize that shit. ooops e: wtf? sorry technical problem ---- You wanna take this to Fuck Town?
Oh gadzooks, yes!
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I think its only hardy that a big round of applause should also go to Vanson Studios and Matt Olson. You guys did one hell of a job. Round a beers are in order.  ahhhh_crap wrote:no, splinter has ethics and whut has emotions
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Great job on the new site. It was a nice surprise when I finally got to check them today. now for a suggestion. i get confused with the stickied threads. They all have the lit up icon as if there was new posts in it. could we get a darker icon for non-new posted-in-threads like the rest of them (e.g. announcements/regular threads). edit: fuck me. endyss got to it already. -.-  Cantrip wrote:When I die, I want to be reincarnated as a woman's jogging bra.
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Wow. That's all I got... [01:34] whutdufk: I love you Spaniard Lead Salad wrote:I love you Spaniard FinalGamer wrote:I love you Spaniard <3
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I feel dirty.
(And not because of the new forums...)
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Sunfox wrote:I feel dirty.
(And not because of the new forums...) Because you are a dirty furry? [01:34] whutdufk: I love you Spaniard Lead Salad wrote:I love you Spaniard FinalGamer wrote:I love you Spaniard <3
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Wow. This looks great! TEAM APARTMENT: No one rocks quite as hard as we do. Dick Cheney's Mechanical Heart wrote:the flying spaghetti monster skullfucked Bob's corpse. Lead Salad wrote:My ePenis is 10 feet long! WDF wrote:A pair in douchbaggery.
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Dammit this is why I should not leave these places for so long. But I had my reasons. Love the bitchin' crazy penguin. "Videogames are bad for you? That's what they said about rock 'n' roll." - Shigeru Miyamoto  Hail Slither, The Eternal Champion!
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sorry for the three month bump. but nice overhaul. yeah, i'm a cranky 'oul fucker. deal with it.
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