Board was hit with the ugly stick?

Crunchy in milk · 01-09-2004, 02:49 AM

Yikes, I hope you guys manage to refine it back to its simple beauty of yesterday.

James · 01-09-2004, 03:33 AM

dunno i like it. tis all big and clear for typin in the wee hours.

Moosferatu · 01-09-2004, 05:20 AM

I think it looks fine except I don't like the grayness of the buttons. I prefer the old brown ones, but other than that I like it better.

Huz · 01-09-2004, 06:51 AM

Mmm, brown.

<Hyponosis: this is constructive criticism, this is constructive criticism...>

Zygomaticus · 01-09-2004, 07:19 AM

This was an update, so however aesthetically deprived it is, I'm sure it has acquired hidden features (better security, blah blah) that will please the administration.

Skinny Minnie · 01-09-2004, 08:26 AM

I like it better because it bolds all threads with new posts now; it's more obvious what's new since last you've peeked in...

Tamara · 01-09-2004, 09:55 AM

I agree with Crunchy.

Firefoot · 01-09-2004, 11:09 AM

Sorry, but... I can hardly see the difference between read and unread posts (both in the overview as the posts themself)... I can't find the "mark this forum read" anymore... and why the smilies right?
Other than that... not that bad... just some habituation.

[edit]Argh... now every post is unread...

Erkki · 01-09-2004, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Firefoot

Sorry, but... I can hardly see the difference between read and unread posts (both in the overview as the posts themself)

Same here. I didn't mention it before because I thought this was my eyes fault (I'm partially colorblind).

Skinny Minnie · 01-09-2004, 12:48 PM

Wow! The threads that have been posted in since my last visit are mega-bolded out in every area of the forum. I don't tend to customize my user CP settings much, so maybe it's something that I'd left at the default before the upgrade that others of you hadn't?

ragnar · 01-09-2004, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by James

dunno i like it. tis all big and clear for typin in the wee hours.

Too big imo. The user info takes up to much vertical space. I can't fit in more than three posts, even if they are very short, on the same page. It is rather little.

Kingzjester · 01-09-2004, 01:38 PM

Where is the kill everybody button? I've sortof grown used to that one... now I need to pick everybody individually from the list and kill them thus. That is just too much trouble...

ragnar · 01-09-2004, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingzjester

Where is the kill everybody button? I've sortof grown used to that one... now I need to pick everybody individually from the list and kill them thus. That is just too much trouble...

I do that from the commandline: "killall -9 forum-members".

Firefoot · 01-10-2004, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Firefoot

I can't find the "mark this forum read" anymore...

Found it...

Just above the list of threads there is a "Forum Tools", if you click on it you'll find this feature...

And the bolded letters make the read/unread threads somewhat easier, but I liked looking just at the icon to see what I still have/want to read...

***Marek*** · 01-10-2004, 03:49 AM

I can't imagine what the hell will happen when/if we some day change the design of the main site.

Perhaps we need to change all the designs every month so you guys never get used to them

Kolzig · 01-10-2004, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Marek

I can't imagine what the hell will happen when/if we some day change the design of the main site.

The world would come to an end

DomStLeger · 01-10-2004, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Marek

I can't imagine what the hell will happen when/if we some day change the design of the main site.

Perhaps we need to change all the designs every month so you guys never get used to them

I'm so glad you brought that up! Don't you think it's time to end this experiment in pale yellow colours and go back to dark green?

***Marek*** · 01-10-2004, 10:20 AM

How about green AND yellow?

DomStLeger · 01-10-2004, 11:28 AM

ok Lime Green as a compromise of the two?

Curt · 01-10-2004, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Marek

I can't imagine what the hell will happen when/if we some day change the design of the main site.

WHAT? You're changing the main site? When will this happen? Who decided this? Why wasn't I informed? What's the world coming to?

(pssst! Does anybody have the link for the main site, I've forgotten what it is. Haven't been there for 2 years. Shhhh!)

Stinger, what's up? Why are you foaming at the mouth?

01-09-2004, 02:49 AM	#1
Crunchy in milk delusions of adequacy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,403	Board was hit with the ugly stick? Yikes, I hope you guys manage to refine it back to its simple beauty of yesterday. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2004, 03:33 AM	#2
James Prove it all night Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 730	dunno i like it. tis all big and clear for typin in the wee hours. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." - Thomas Edward Lawrence

01-09-2004, 05:20 AM	#3
Moosferatu Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 578	I think it looks fine except I don't like the grayness of the buttons. I prefer the old brown ones, but other than that I like it better. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2004, 06:51 AM	#4
Huz Kersal Massive Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,430	Mmm, brown. <Hyponosis: this is constructive criticism, this is constructive criticism...> Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2004, 07:19 AM	#5
Zygomaticus Liver of Life Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,317	This was an update, so however aesthetically deprived it is, I'm sure it has acquired hidden features (better security, blah blah) that will please the administration. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2004, 08:26 AM	#6
Skinny Minnie I'm really Cookin' Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New England, USA Posts: 269	I like it better because it bolds all threads with new posts now; it's more obvious what's new since last you've peeked in... Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2004, 09:55 AM	#7
Tamara Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 914	I agree with Crunchy. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2004, 11:09 AM	#8
Firefoot Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 495	Sorry, but... I can hardly see the difference between read and unread posts (both in the overview as the posts themself)... I can't find the "mark this forum read" anymore... and why the smilies right? Other than that... not that bad... just some habituation. [edit]Argh... now every post is unread... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Boxes get lonely from time to time, people put them up the shelves so that they can have some company... No, really! - Ren Silver Emma is unbeatable, but here are My DVD's... Last edited by Firefoot; 01-09-2004 at 11:20 AM.

01-09-2004, 12:48 PM	#10
Skinny Minnie I'm really Cookin' Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New England, USA Posts: 269	Wow! The threads that have been posted in since my last visit are mega-bolded out in every area of the forum. I don't tend to customize my user CP settings much, so maybe it's something that I'd left at the default before the upgrade that others of you hadn't? Share Share this post on Twitter

01-09-2004, 01:38 PM	#12
Kingzjester Tactlessly understated Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Niceshire Posts: 2,045	Where is the kill everybody button? I've sortof grown used to that one... now I need to pick everybody individually from the list and kill them thus. That is just too much trouble... Share Share this post on Twitter

01-10-2004, 03:49 AM	#15
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	I can't imagine what the hell will happen when/if we some day change the design of the main site. Perhaps we need to change all the designs every month so you guys never get used to them Share Share this post on Twitter

01-10-2004, 10:20 AM	#18
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	How about green AND yellow? Share Share this post on Twitter

01-10-2004, 11:28 AM	#19
DomStLeger Whinging Pom Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, England, UK Posts: 1,032	ok Lime Green as a compromise of the two? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Dom Currently Playing Tex Murphey - Under a Killing Moon (YAY GOG.com!) Recently Completed Broken Sword Director's Cut Still Get Mozilla Firefox! Forget that Chrome and IE rubbish!

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