Simple but effective
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Simple but effective
the notification buttons are too bland, forums with threads that have new posts are hard to identify from the front page...
just a heads up... im sure these will be customized at some point, (would love to do them for free with whatever you guys want) but just letting you know
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The site looks good, only problem I had was not being able to pick Iron Dragon as a username for some reason.
My guess would be it blanched at having a space in the name. Should be a setting that CDJ can fix for the future.
I agree with PISTOL about the Notifications. I like the muted color scheme, but it is difficult to pick up on new stuff at first.
Hey CDJ, G ... could I get a short summary of where you guys have posted about the site? I recognize various guys, but I seem to have missed where they came from ...
Just wondering if things are more public than I thought.
I do like the clean white look. I also believe in the KISS system. It's pretty easy to navigate and find what you want. The What's New button is good to find new topics. The Quick Links menu gets you to subscribed threads although it would be nice if there was an auto-subscribe option for threads you post in like OS has. That may be software specific and I have no clue on that but I do like that feature.
Something's decidedly different about the Tables code between Utopia and here.
Here: http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/for...lder-Directory
Utopia: http://www.ncaastrategies.com/utopia...ad.php?t=67247
I do prefer how our tables work out for my SPD research, though:
Here: http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/for...&p=485#post485
Utopia: http://www.ncaastrategies.com/utopia...4&postcount=12
Rudy, I like KISS too, but you still have to have an interface that is user-friendly. Simple doesn't always mean bland, it also means simple functionality. If it's not easy for the end user, it's not simple.
It is, and it's available. Go to your Settings (top right link) then "General Settings". Change your Default Thread Subscription Mode.
Thanks. I'm probably missing out on that option at other sites too.
I happen to agree with him (sheepish face)Quote:
Originally Posted by kella
We'll definitely be customizing the skin. The site is a WIP, but any and all feedback is welcome.
I'd like to see Sports Discussion broken into "College Sports Discussion" and "Pro Sports Discussion". Otherwise I see individual threads getting quickly lost in the shuffle, especially once the football season hits full swing.
For me personally, I don't care what the forum looks like. If it's functional and has the content I'm looking for (like 3 admins who were at the CD event) presented in a way I can enjoy, I won't think it screams half-ass or will die off quick. Content feeds the animal and this forum is sure to be on the leading edge with guys running it.
i agree with that... but i do alot of browsing from my phone... so when i am on the go, in the office, at lunch, whatever.... and pulling this up even on my droid, its bland enough to make me squint... i may just do some design and message the links to the guys, they dont like it trash it... i wont cry... too much lol
but yeah i like the easy organized access to latest info here, no bouncing around from section to section to finally get to a link to a video...
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I was wondering if you could add something to the quick links - a list of all forum topics in the last 24 hours. The "What's New" is good but a 24 hour list (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/for...hp?do=getdaily) of topics as a quick search link might be nice.
I'd say any forum topic that was active in the past 24 hours. Do you like the idea or a derivative of it?
I like reading on my phone too, unfortunately BlackBerry's browser cannot really handle anything so I use BerryBlab, but it has to be installed on the forums to work.
Other than that, I like the forum design. It's clean and easy... which is all it needs to be.
The changes I think would be beneficial would be to change the colors when new posts are made in sections of the forum etc. What I mean is right now you have a light blue like color when there is not a new post and a darker blue where a new post has been made. However, I think the colors kind of flow together too closely and it is hard to tell. Maybe use a more prominent color for new posts... like red.
Very nice update G. I've seen you guys have a Twitter account too.
http://twitter.com/gamingtailgate
I may be blind but I do see blog options on the site but have no idea where I would write one if I wanted to lol. A little help for future reference?
I believe writing a blog is tied to subscribing.
On that topic, the home page is still broken for subscribers :p
Are you still having this issue?
This seems to be the biggest issue people have with the site right now. If you want to whip something up, we'll be more than glad to consider using it and that offer goes for everyone on any site aspect.
Will get to that shortly. Good idea.
What can we do to help make the site more appealing for those on BlackBerry, iPhone, etc.? I don't have a fancy phone, so the guys that do will have to guide the discussion on how it looks and what we can do.
Like JHC said, currently the Blog feature is available for Subscribers. We're continuing to look at what we can offer Subscribers and what we should also offer to long-term or regular site members.
And are you still having that homepage issue?
Is there a link to subscribe? Am I missing it somewhere? I'd like to donate to the cause.. :)
will there be podcast
If there is anything you guys would like done on the new forum skin please don't hesitate to tell me. :)
Is there a way you could set up a non-paypal subscription. I'm down for donating too, but would like to not do paypal if at all possible. Thanks guys
Is the Home page down right now? I can't access it. It says I don't have permission to see it.