I meant the grey area where your username and time of posting is written. But thanks to you I now have a SPAAAAAAAACE background.ThyNameIsMud said:
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100% approve of this.Susan Arendt said:
Personally I feel signatures are redundant on forums. Here we've got avatar space, fancy badges and a user title to keep an element of individuality at the side there - no need to give us more e-space to personalise.
Signatures on most forums quickly devolve into a space for hastily chopped images, random quotes, links to personal threads etc. Just no need.
On topic, I love the new layout. Having the post controls above the post instead of below caught me by surprise at first (quoting the wrong person) but once I realised that it was all good. I find the new layout to be really clean, easy to read and looks good on the various screens I view the Escapist on.
Shiny update is shiny. By the looks of the comments already in this thread I'd say the ability to alter the colour of the post header bit where the username and post time/dates are would be a cool addition but everything is beautiful as it is already so colour options are a secondary thing for me.
Some of us have been test driving it for even longerDaystar Clarion said:
You mods and your perks.TimeLord said:Shiny update is shiny. By the looks of the comments already in this thread I'd say the ability to alter the colour of the post header bit where the username and post time/dates are would be a cool addition but everything is beautiful as it is already so colour options are a secondary thing for me.
Some of us have been test driving it for even longerDaystar Clarion said:
[sub]One day, I will have such power.[/sub]
[sub][sub]One day...[/sub][/sub]
If your in a changing mood, mind giving an option to change the colour of group post backgrounds to white? The group I'm in regularly discusses story spoilers, and white text doesn't really work when the background isn't white.
As for the updates, I preferred the minimalistic approach, but I don't mind this one.
As for the updates, I preferred the minimalistic approach, but I don't mind this one.
Was it Douglas Adams that said 'Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job'?Daystar Clarion said:You mods and your perks.TimeLord said:Shiny update is shiny. By the looks of the comments already in this thread I'd say the ability to alter the colour of the post header bit where the username and post time/dates are would be a cool addition but everything is beautiful as it is already so colour options are a secondary thing for me.
Some of us have been test driving it for even longerDaystar Clarion said:
[sub]One day, I will have such power.[/sub]
[sub][sub]One day...[/sub][/sub]
It's a good job that I have no such ability thenNasrin said:Was it Douglas Adams that said 'Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job'?Daystar Clarion said:You mods and your perks.TimeLord said:Shiny update is shiny. By the looks of the comments already in this thread I'd say the ability to alter the colour of the post header bit where the username and post time/dates are would be a cool addition but everything is beautiful as it is already so colour options are a secondary thing for me.
Some of us have been test driving it for even longerDaystar Clarion said:
[sub]One day, I will have such power.[/sub]
[sub][sub]One day...[/sub][/sub]
It either happens, or it doesn't, I'll be happy with either outcome.
I really like it bar a couple of nitpicks.
Personally I think the "Name bar" bit should be the same colour of blue as the bit with thread index, bookmark, posting guidelines etc and the gold colour for the "new" whenever a new post has been made in a thread should be red. Course this is all my opinion and besides that I love the new update guys =D
Personally I think the "Name bar" bit should be the same colour of blue as the bit with thread index, bookmark, posting guidelines etc and the gold colour for the "new" whenever a new post has been made in a thread should be red. Course this is all my opinion and besides that I love the new update guys =D
Agreeing with everyone else who's said it, the "Name bar" needs a bit more blue to it.
But otherwise, I have no issues with it, it's shiny and shiny things distract me.
Liking the new "Jump to page" box though, a neat addition.
But otherwise, I have no issues with it, it's shiny and shiny things distract me.
Liking the new "Jump to page" box though, a neat addition.
Don't know if anyone is going to read this, but here is a random user's opinion.
Opinion based solely on memory and looking at the new style:
It might just be the fact that I have terrible memory, but with the new format in place I've sort of forgotten what the old one looks like. That's probably a good sign.
I like the fact that the envelope to interact with users is bigger than it was before.
I think I'm going to miss having the report button underneath a user's info on the left-hand side. It was just a weird feeling of "I'm gonna report this person! Woo~". However, that's just a weird thing that's probably specific to me.
I think the placement of the Post/Quote button is okay. It'll take some getting used to sure, but it doesn't strike me as terrible. Also, I do like the fact that yall (because I feel weird saying "you all") changed the "reply" button to a "post" button in order for newer users to more easily learn that in order to reply to a person directly it's best to quote them.
I think the fact that this forums update has come after the big front-page update is a main factor in deterring any sort of "RARA ERMAHGERD CHANGE IS BADDDDDD!" feeling.
With the change on the homepage I felt that as a whole the site was moving a way from having a very prominent blue color scheme, and this only seems to be a continuation of the pattern. Personally, when the change was first made I really didn't like it simply because I liked the heavy presence of blue on the website. I felt that it made The Escapist have character, if that makes any sense.
The badges thing was an oddly specific thing to change. I mean, I was really into badges when I first started, but now they're just kind of meh. It doesn't hurt though.
Overall I'm relatively okay with forum change. I know it'll probably take some time to get used to it, but I'm not particularly angry about anything.
Opinion after actually looking and comparing at the new and old format:
After looking at the previous and current forum styles the impression I get with the newer layout is that it seems to have made things appear...more organized? It's as if the old layout was very minimalistic to the point where it was fairly easy to miss a button or a feature if you didn't already know it was there. I think with the new format it's more apparent that yes, this is in fact an organized forum with a variety of functions available to the users. While some of the veterans of the site may find the change unnecessary or even intrusive (since they already knew where all the functionality can be found) I welcome the change and like the fact that functions such as the search forums button are more easily seen.
Opinion based solely on memory and looking at the new style:
It might just be the fact that I have terrible memory, but with the new format in place I've sort of forgotten what the old one looks like. That's probably a good sign.
I like the fact that the envelope to interact with users is bigger than it was before.
I think I'm going to miss having the report button underneath a user's info on the left-hand side. It was just a weird feeling of "I'm gonna report this person! Woo~". However, that's just a weird thing that's probably specific to me.
I think the placement of the Post/Quote button is okay. It'll take some getting used to sure, but it doesn't strike me as terrible. Also, I do like the fact that yall (because I feel weird saying "you all") changed the "reply" button to a "post" button in order for newer users to more easily learn that in order to reply to a person directly it's best to quote them.
I think the fact that this forums update has come after the big front-page update is a main factor in deterring any sort of "RARA ERMAHGERD CHANGE IS BADDDDDD!" feeling.
With the change on the homepage I felt that as a whole the site was moving a way from having a very prominent blue color scheme, and this only seems to be a continuation of the pattern. Personally, when the change was first made I really didn't like it simply because I liked the heavy presence of blue on the website. I felt that it made The Escapist have character, if that makes any sense.
The badges thing was an oddly specific thing to change. I mean, I was really into badges when I first started, but now they're just kind of meh. It doesn't hurt though.
Overall I'm relatively okay with forum change. I know it'll probably take some time to get used to it, but I'm not particularly angry about anything.
Opinion after actually looking and comparing at the new and old format:
After looking at the previous and current forum styles the impression I get with the newer layout is that it seems to have made things appear...more organized? It's as if the old layout was very minimalistic to the point where it was fairly easy to miss a button or a feature if you didn't already know it was there. I think with the new format it's more apparent that yes, this is in fact an organized forum with a variety of functions available to the users. While some of the veterans of the site may find the change unnecessary or even intrusive (since they already knew where all the functionality can be found) I welcome the change and like the fact that functions such as the search forums button are more easily seen.
I wish to learn of these secret reason...TimeLord said:
But then they wouldn't be secret anymore...
A moral dilemma appeared!
Not the biggest fan, but as with every update; I'll get used to it and forget all about the old one.
These upgrades never ruin anything but they never improve anything either. Wouldn't the designing time be better spent fixing the poll-eating issue?