Old Way & New Way

You ignore them David, they're just being nasty to you!

alright mate, I've held off for now, not that I knew what I was going to say though :)

i have got 47779 old and new, side by side, split on the screen.

i guess previously the posts were easy on the eye due to the heavy "capping" of each post be it a reply or follow up. The capping had the "post # of #"inside it and then the poster's name was in bold black against white. The boldness of it all appears easier on the eye when I compare them. Now, they are separated by a small orange (or blue) cap with only the "post # of #" info inside the cap and there is an additional line on the post id, time etc. before the poster's name is mentioned (still in bold on white) but in the same colour, orange or blue, as the line above. Does any of that dribble make sense?

I guess the eye will get used to it but what about moving the post id info etc. into the line above, being the "post # of " line? That way you would have one less line of info, may seem less cluttered. Then again, this looks more like the old "cap" and may be what you are trying to avoid for some technical reason.

I can see that as you have done before, you are trying to shift the focus away from the poster to post. This was done a couple of years ago when you changed from "ExplorOz Team - David posted about "Forum appearance" to Forum Appearance : ExplorOz Team - David. Am I right there?

I would welcome the modified view for Members that you spoke of.

kind regards,

Jeremy.

Well the only things i don't like are (and i'm not alone here) the in your face add, the other thing is being thrown back to the home page after logging in and the fact that the add will only be reduced for members.

Having in your face adds wouldn't attract me to be a member, it would just make trolling around annoying, therefore i would visit less frequent, but it's your site i guess.

The orange heading at the top of the replies and follow ups would have been better left maybe don't know if that's possible with the new settings, it does give a more destinct boarder between replies.

Having said this, ya can't please everyone, it's human nature and it would be a boring place if we all agreed on everything.

Baz.

David

Just some observations

The new layout isn't that much different to the "original" one and I think that with a little more patience by the members they will adapt ads or no ads

The info etc available on this site far outweighs the inital resistance to "change"

However that said the response time is very s l o w today and where i am now is using high speed broadband

Regards

Jaap

I like the orange gradient but would like to see who the thread is by in bold black.
I had another thought about the 'Replies by/Follows by'. Maybe you could do this with a drop down box?
I just saw the post about site response and also found it slow today. I use a 4M pipe connect direct to ISP.

Leroy

Hi David

Fast(ish) 8MB service here in NZ.

Old way 3 seconds.
New way 8 seconds.
Tried several times.
Very simple realy???

I know my choice!

Regards
Neville

David
I thought it was your Website ...for us to use , Looks good to me ,

Thank you
Doug

David,

No problems with it here at work on ADSL..........I'll let you know if there are any Mac probs when I get home......

Otherwise, like we all do....ignore the 'silly' replies. If they can only write one word of criticism, then they obviously don't have the nouse to make constructive suggestions...

Cheers,

Mark

What's that saying -

"You can please some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time."

Great site, and the changes are minor, so let's just enjoy it, I will.

Banjo (WA)

David,

I'm still finding it slow,

it takes around half a second now to load a page instead of the average 2 seconds in the old format.

Can you please revert back to the old way so may people will love you for it (NOT) ha ha ha

Kev

fine for me dave. 1px borders are fine... less wasted space the better, but support for wider screens would be nice...

" a change is as good ( nearly) as a holiday!"....................................

David, just my two cents worth, can the "flash" rate of the ad be lowered? It is very very distracting at its present rate. John

Get over it guys and gals. A week from now we'll look back at this post and say................!MPG:23!

The old view won't be missed at all. And BTW who looks at ads? Not me :)

David,

Ignore the nasties!! From a female's point of view (I know guys who needs it) I think the new look , looks great clean and sharp. The others will conform after all it's your site you do want you want, you are only trying to improve and give us the best site possible. Thanks

Regards
Debbie

Hi David,
I've been reading all these since you started changing them and waiting to see how the results pan out.
I can't say I've had any speed issues yet and I use a std 512 adsl line.
I thought the layout was "different" but willing to wait and see as you asked. I have now waited and seen. I think it's fine really. Colours are fine too. I did note a while ago that my Windows program window is light gray rather than most users white and it used to interpret correctly but some changes ago it "became" white (response box etc) with the transparent sides and of course it still is. I get strained eyes from this but am willing to accept it. I don't adjust my monitor after calibrating it as I use it for photographic work. My only gripe... :)

Although I am not a fan of ads, it's a reality. After all as a regular "visitor" I get what I am given and expect nothing due to not being a member. I am surprised at some of the responses you have received so early on. I would expect as a paying member to reap the benefit of it being ad free and this may even be enough to convince me. After all you need good reasons for paying for membership over what us "freeloaders" get for nothing. :)

In summary, it looks fine, works well, and I still get the same information I have always been looking for. I have just noticed though, your own ads seem to have disappeared. I expect they will return as it is a quick and easy reference and a reminder to look into the new things and specials you have.

I know you don't need me to pat you on the back but your work and effort have been interesting to watch. If nothing else, this site is not stagnant. Change for the sake of change is a waste but change for continual improvement is progress.
I notice the difference of this site between my work systems and my home systems in presentation so I guess I am used to seeing things presented differently regularly. Mostly to do with my fluid settings rather than this site.

Cheers Cam.

Well up here in outback Woop Woop the pigeon used to take 16 hours for post, now he must have been eating turbo corn as he only takes 8 hours.
So keep on with the good work.

cheers

old

Keep up the good work David. The wingers will get over it eventually ;-)

Only comment I'll make is the font colour of the posters name in the follow ups is a tad light. A darker shade or a different colour would be easier to read

David what has happened to the live weather map? I used to look at it every day for our Hot air ballooning operation but haven't been able to find it lately. If It's still there can you point me in the right direction please? In any case how about including a hot spot under the weather forcasts tab on the forum page which is where I go several times a day?
Thanks
Graham