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[Alan]

Hi All, please use this thread to let us know what you think to the new site, and just as importantly if you find things that don't work (and there are a fair few) post them in here and we'll get them looked at just as quickly as we can.

we did not intend to launch like this, but the death of our server meant it was easier to launch the new site, so apologies for the less than perfect launch.

Please note, the forum will be re-skinned and re-organised, but it will take a little while whilst we sort out some other more pressing issues.

http://www.leftlion.co.uk for the main site, it's not linked to from the forum yet.

Thanks,
Al

[Rebi]

I am very impressed! It pleases my eyes!

[Alan]

Here are some things we know aren't working or arent working properly:

Article / content commenting
Directory searching
None forum site login to allow event and directory/business adding and editing
IE7 probably looks pretty horrible
The forum isn't skinned
There's no facebook integration on the forum yet

[Alan]

Most personal messages and forum polls have been lost (that's not going to change i don't think) sorry. If people desperately need pms. let me know as i can probably dig individual ones out

[R O B]

This all looks grown up! Sad that I've changed from making a cuppa on the forum to being and advanced member. All looks good though!

[Alan]

I'll sort titles out soon. We're trying to think of some funny ones.

[Lord of the Nish]

Al, I want to get off the forum and back into the main site, but clicking the LL masthead only brings me back to the top of the forum.

[Monkey Doctor]

I understand that lots of work has gone into the new site so forgive me for this but opinion was requested.

I think the new site looks really really boring. It doesnt grab me. Theres not enough colour & far too much white. Also there is not enough image & too much text for a website. It doesnt draw my eyes in, the opposite, the colour and layout makes me not want to read on.

The list of articles is unimaginative and the tab layout feels very old fashioned an uncreative. I liked the layout of the old site, it felt contained and personal. This feels clinical and uninviting. I have seen so many websites that are 'run of the mill' like this one. It doesnt feel like a creative website, it feels corporate and dull.

Again, sorry to all the people who put the time and effort in but opinion was requested.

[Elmo]

I've added an event (Wonky Wax Headz on 5 August) and wanted to go back in to change something but when I click 'edit' I get a 404 permission denied error. Tried it in Chrome and IE and happened in both.

Aside from that, love the new website - looks great in Chrome.

[Jared]

I'm liking the new site a lot. But then I would as I was one of the ones advising on the design.

The forum currently looks wackety wack - but we'll get this place looking better soon!

[Daysleeper]

I'm gutted that the +/- post vote things don't seem to be working. Apparently I've already used up my daily usage of neg votes and I've not used any yet. They could be fun!

[Jared]

I'm gutted that the +/- post vote things don't seem to be working. Apparently I've already used up my daily usage of neg votes and I've not used any yet. They could be fun!

They seem to be working for me - i've just repped you. Not sure what the hell the point is in them though...

[ag_ipb]

Hi Monkey Doctor, appreciate the feedback.
What browser are you using out of interest? and are you talking about the main website rather than the forum as the forum is just a basic install and will be themed later on.

I understand that lots of work has gone into the new site so forgive me for this but opinion was requested.

I think the new site looks really really boring. It doesnt grab me. Theres not enough colour & far too much white. Also there is not enough image & too much text for a website. It doesnt draw my eyes in, the opposite, the colour and layout makes me not want to read on.

The list of articles is unimaginative and the tab layout feels very old fashioned an uncreative. I liked the layout of the old site, it felt contained and personal. This feels clinical and uninviting. I have seen so many websites that are 'run of the mill' like this one. It doesnt feel like a creative website, it feels corporate and dull.

Again, sorry to all the people who put the time and effort in but opinion was requested.

[Sara]

Not sure what I think yet, don't find it as easy to navigate as the old site - sorry.. and the font is too small - maybe I need glasses.. but well done with all of the hard work, time and energy spent.. give me a few weeks to get used to it

[Monkey Doctor]

Hi Monkey Doctor, appreciate the feedback.
What browser are you using out of interest? and are you talking about the main website rather than the forum as the forum is just a basic install and will be themed later on.

I have viewed it using firefox and IE8 and see no difference in either browser. I was refering to the website not the forum.

[Daysleeper]

They seem to be working for me - i've just repped you. Not sure what the hell the point is in them though...

I didn't try a positive rep, only neg rep, and it's not letting me do that. Aboo!

[Trellis]

Things definitely look a bit stark, and agreed maybe a little samey, but getting to the content on the main page is nicer and more inviting than the old site. I'm not usually a fan of the tabbed approach, but I think its ok here, and it feels like it could handle content much better.

I'm sure there's a million and one things to do, some ideas:

- not sure about the picture switching form left to right in the list of articles on the main page, at first I thought it was nice, but then it annoyed me quite quickly and seemed to make it harder to scan.

- Could do with the tabbed links staying for the forum, as there's currently no way back!

- Also trying the events calendar function in the listings page (I don't really like the calendar approach usually, and thought I'd remind myself why!), it worked but was no longer present on the results page it gave, and the next arrow on the simpler date graphic above where the calendar was ,was pretty hard to spot/and iffy to actually click.

- Plus I can't see the cursor in this window when its at the beginning of a line!




I've only had a quick look though...


(viewed in chrome)

[Monkey Doctor]

I have had another look to see if I find it any better and I don't. For me the main problems are..


There is no containment for the pages, it feels like the pages may go on forever and seep out of the side of my monitor.

There is far too much white on the page. Everything feels like its swimming in a sea of white.

Every page is the same. I didnt even realise that I was in a different section of the website as all the pages seem to be layed out the same.

It doesnt feel like a creative website. It feels like a corporate website for a rather boring company. The page headers I like but that is the only creative bit about the website in my opinion.

Trellis pointed out that the alternation fof the pictures did his head in, mine too.

I am used to tabbed websites but maybe something a little more creative could have been done with them (this links into what I was saying earlier about all the pages looking the same)

[theonelikethe]

WHAT THE HELL HAS HAPPENED TO MY NAME?

[Adrian]

WHAT THE HELL HAS HAPPENED TO MY NAME?

It just reflects your personality, you fucking hippie.