Forum Feedback - May 2010

[gschwendt]

I'd say any forum topic that was active in the past 24 hours. Do you like the idea or a derivative of it?

Yeah... I do. I think we can easily modify the links that appear under the Whats New and just simply add it there. We'll see if we can get it worked out.

[UGA14]

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.

[gschwendt]

Yeah... I do. I think we can easily modify the links that appear under the Whats New and just simply add it there. We'll see if we can get it worked out.

Done... "Today's Posts" now appears under the Forum tab as well as the What's New tab. As requested, the link will display topics that were active in the past 24 hours. Let me know any feedback.

[Rudy]

Very nice update G. I've seen you guys have a Twitter account too.

http://twitter.com/gamingtailgate

[Rudy]

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?

[JeffHCross]

I believe writing a blog is tied to subscribing.

On that topic, the home page is still broken for subscribers :p

[cdj]

On another note, it seems that I get logged out of the site pretty quickly after I navigate away. As I am using Chrome, I must say that I don't normally have to add any kind of Cookies to remain logged into sites anymore ... it just happens.

Are you still having this issue?

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

"E"

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.

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.

Will get to that shortly. Good idea.

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...

"E"

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.

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.

I believe writing a blog is tied to subscribing.

On that topic, the home page is still broken for subscribers :p

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?

[joshuahuskers]

Is there a link to subscribe? Am I missing it somewhere? I'd like to donate to the cause..

[JeffHCross]

Are you still having this issue?

Have to get back to you on that one. Noticed it earlier today again, but upon this return trip I was recognized.

And are you still having that homepage issue?

Yep.

If I have the motivation tomorrow I might tinker with some notification icons.

[JeffHCross]

Is there a link to subscribe? Am I missing it somewhere? I'd like to donate to the cause..

Check your User Settings (top right link). It's somewhere on that menu ... "Paid Subscriptions", or something like that.

[joshuahuskers]

Check your User Settings (top right link). It's somewhere on that menu ... "Paid Subscriptions", or something like that.

Found it! Thank you very much

[champ195797]

will there be podcast

[cdj]

will there be podcast

Yep, we hope to get a show or two recorded soon.

[joshuahuskers]

Yep, we hope to get a show or two recorded soon.

Sweet! looking forward to it!

[Rudy]

Is there a link to subscribe? Am I missing it somewhere? I'd like to donate to the cause..

Yeah, that was hard to find until pointed out. Maybe they need to add a "Become a Donator" link somewhere.

[Flav]

If there is anything you guys would like done on the new forum skin please don't hesitate to tell me.

[Jayrah]

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

[steelerfan]

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

I was gonna ask the exact same question.

[cdj]

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

I was gonna ask the exact same question.

Are you guys looking for a way to pay cash or money order? If that works for you, PM me and I'll send you my snail mail address.

[Rudy]

Is the Home page down right now? I can't access it. It says I don't have permission to see it.