Something really strange has happened, the site layout has changed. It's all very confusing, and it looks really poor, I don't know if this is some sort of error, but it looks really bad.
LR
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Join date: Apr 2003
Location: New York, USA
Posts: 5090
Maybe in the future you guys would consider doing a feedback poll for features you are contemplating removing, and possibly for additional features you might want to add.
If you had a poll with discussion after it it might be valuable tool to see what the people want and how much it can work with what you are trying to accomplish. I too used the sidebar forum link basically as the only way I jumped forums.
I'm thinking maybe the deletion of sidebar links is to force the user to scroll up top to click on another forum, hence conveniently scrolling past whatever advertisement they happen to be showing that day.
Join date: Dec 2008
Location: Montana, USA
Posts: 475
I can't complain about the layout, but the (lack of) color contrast in the search bar at the top of the page is really annoying. I really have to tilt the screen on my laptop and strain my eyes just to make out what I'm typing. It'd be alot better if the text were white on dark grey instead of black on dark grey - just like the text field down at the bottom of the page for posting.
Join date: Jan 2005
Location: New York, USA
Posts: 2631
jehovasfitness wrote:
I concur, the side bar navigation was good.
I like the rest though
The side navigation was pretty handy, but I'm really liking the extra-wide posts on the screen. Make it much easier to read, and really makes the posts the focal point of the page. I'm sure by the end of the day, or first thing tomorrow, it'll be the new "normal."
Matt, you guys do a heckuva job, but any changes are going to be roughly received whether you take a vote on it, give notice beforehand, or spring it all spontaneous-like. So here's a quick 'lil something to help the rest of your team take any critiques in stride.
Join date: Apr 2003
Location: New York, USA
Posts: 5090
LankyMofo wrote:
LowfatMatt wrote:
Contrary to what is being discussed here, the forum links on the right were seldom used.
Yeah, but they were the ONLY links I used. All for one and one for all, eh?
Me too, and combined we easily make up half the traffic to this site. Right Lanky Brofo! I guess if this culminates in the nearly naked women pictures taking up even more of the screen I can live with the changes. Also your tech changes would go over much better if you did a blast PM or an article where you warned us of the upcoming changes, albeit mixed in withy pictures of half naked babes. I bet you would only get 5% of the complaints.
Join date: Dec 2000
Location: Error City, USA
Posts: 3423
LankyMofo wrote:
I'm thinking maybe the deletion of sidebar links is to force the user to scroll up top to click on another forum, hence conveniently scrolling past whatever advertisement they happen to be showing that day.
Tip: You can also scroll to the bottom of the page you are on and click on the Forums link which will take you to the Forums Home (and all the links you could possibly want).
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