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08-18-2012 at 12:49 PM
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As for aesthetics, definitely a lot cleaner, and it removes a lot of the clutter from the header (I was just gonna post that the links from the original header at the top are misaligned: http://cl.ly/Iorb). Design-wise, the only thing that looks slightly off is the differing fonts: http://cl.ly/Ioou.
It feels more responsive (on-hover is definitely better). |
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08-18-2012 at 02:11 PM
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I am usually not a fan on "updates" when it comes to sites I vist on a daily basis, but the new look does seem a lot cleaner and easier for the eyes. I like!
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08-18-2012 at 05:01 PM
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I think only an add of quick search bar will make it perfect
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08-18-2012 at 07:05 PM
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I think only an add of quick search bar will make it perfect
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There is a search bar near the top right corner...right beside "Arcade"
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08-18-2012 at 07:53 PM
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it's awesome. def much better than the one before.
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08-18-2012 at 08:51 PM
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If you want to switch back and forth
From new ->old go to My account->settings/privacy->at bottom there is a drop down under forum skin choose macinsiders 2009
From old->new without chad's link: control panel->settings/privacy->at bottom drop down forum skin choose macinsiders 2012
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08-18-2012 at 11:33 PM
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not bad, not bad
i like it better this way
found a glitch though
if you go to the "forum" button and then click "dating forum," it takes you to the Moulton Hall forums instead, might want to fix that
slash since when did we have a dating forum? 
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says thanks to ellerytc for this post.
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08-19-2012 at 07:27 AM
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I literally only use the tabs on the front page (recent, 1st year, etc) and almost never use anything else on this site.
I don't think I'll ever use anything related to 'forums' no matter what its form (new Forums dropdown from the beta, for example), so I would suggest expanding the use of the 'forum tabs', because I don't care to go to new pages (for each subforum) in order to find a topic that interests me.
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08-19-2012 at 08:44 AM
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I think the forum "expanding" is already maxed out
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08-19-2012 at 09:38 AM
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I literally only use the tabs on the front page (recent, 1st year, etc) and almost never use anything else on this site.
I don't think I'll ever use anything related to 'forums' no matter what its form (new Forums dropdown from the beta, for example), so I would suggest expanding the use of the 'forum tabs', because I don't care to go to new pages (for each subforum) in order to find a topic that interests me.
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The amount of forum tabs is maxed out. We have the main forums in there, for the more detailed sub-forums you can use the new forum nav. |
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08-22-2012 at 11:15 PM
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I'm not sure if I'm just blind, but I believe the logout button is missing.
EDIT: It's not missing, but on the main page it's covered by the countdown banner. You might want to change the z-positioning of those divs.
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08-23-2012 at 02:32 AM
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Thank god you didn't go the route of Avenue and update every unnecessary thing!
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08-23-2012 at 08:35 AM
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I'm not sure if I'm just blind, but I believe the logout button is missing.
EDIT: It's not missing, but on the main page it's covered by the countdown banner. You might want to change the z-positioning of those divs.
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Hover over 'My Account' -> Logout |
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08-23-2012 at 09:21 AM
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Overall, great improvement! Enjoying the new menu bar much better  |
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