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  • EricM

    Aug. 10, 2010 1:23 p.m. EricM Dork

    you know what I am talking about. I hate it, Please put it back the way it was.

    I am sure there are threads about hating it, I just wanted to make sure you read my comment very clearly.

    Thanks,

    Eric Mosher Champaign, Il

  • nderwater

    Aug. 10, 2010 1:41 p.m. nderwater Reader

    I hate to echo a squeaky wheel, but I have to agree. And it's not just because you moved my cheese - from a design and usability standpoint the makeover is a step backward and doesn't befit the professional polish of your magazine.

    Edit: thanks for bringing back the link to the Discussion Boards

    Auto photo blog: http://motomania.tumblr.com

  • Morbid

    Aug. 10, 2010 2:21 p.m. Morbid Reader

    Not a big fan of it here, either. Too busy.

    I have a problem, and it's name is Subaru

  • fritzsch

    Aug. 10, 2010 2:42 p.m. fritzsch New Reader

    I agree with nderwater completely. It looks worse and is harder to use. It has to be changed again

  • 4cylndrfury

    Aug. 10, 2010 2:44 p.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

    Can I haz yer attenshuns? There is another thread on this topic - Please add further comments to this thread directly to the ignore thread.

    "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo DaVinci

  • Marjorie Suddard

    Aug. 11, 2010 8:31 a.m. Marjorie Suddard General Manager

    This is not the final, forever by any means--it's a stopgap that addresses our "back end" usability issues with the former main page. We're planning a real overhaul that should solve lots of long-term problems, included our limited choices in, among other things, forum software. Stay tuned...

    Margie

    Booger

  • 93celicaGT2

    Aug. 11, 2010 9:16 a.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

    Ah ok... had me worried. I was planning on never going to the front page again because i can't find anything, and everything is swimming in a strange sea of black with no rhyme, reason, or attention to borders.

    I can breathe now.

    SCAVENGE THE SEA FLOOR FOR NUTRIENTS

  • 4cylndrfury

    Aug. 11, 2010 9:19 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

    Oh Noes? I can still haz an ultra???

    "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo DaVinci

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    Aug. 11, 2010 9:20 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    I don't know what you people are talking about unless you mean changing all the trim to some kind of pink instead of red. The message boards look the same to me.

    walterj, playing with the 'preferred username' feature

  • Tom Heath

    Aug. 11, 2010 10:03 a.m. Tom Heath Webmaster

    The change only affects the main page. There are a lot of other changes coming, but as other staff members have pointed out this is primarily intended to address some functional issues with the site.

    Pull down menus and mouse-over messages are coming that will make the whole page a different beast still, so we appreciate your patience as we continue to make this site a better place to land on the internet.

    In other news, I never want to take a vacation again.

    I tried drag racing, but kept blowing the apex for turn 2... Xbox Live gamertag— GRM Tom

  • Marjorie Suddard

    Aug. 11, 2010 12:46 p.m. Marjorie Suddard General Manager

    Oh, and yeah--I'm sure any forum change will include lots of agonizing to see if we can preserve your dorkiness.

    Margie

    Booger

  • 93celicaGT2

    Aug. 11, 2010 1:59 p.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

    Does anyone else notice that if you click on the bulletin saying that there's changes being made to the site, it comes directly to this thread?

    I would suggest maybe doing something about it before you start getting some negative kickback out of that.

    SCAVENGE THE SEA FLOOR FOR NUTRIENTS

  • Tom Heath

    Aug. 11, 2010 2:52 p.m. Tom Heath Webmaster

    93celicaGT2 wrote: Does anyone else notice that if you click on the bulletin saying that there's changes being made to the site, it comes directly to this thread? I would suggest maybe doing something about it before you start getting some negative kickback out of that.

    Nope, that was intentional. Feedback is good, even when it's not flattering. This is how we learn. Having 3 or 4 threads on the same subject is less good.

    I tried drag racing, but kept blowing the apex for turn 2... Xbox Live gamertag— GRM Tom

  • 93celicaGT2

    Aug. 11, 2010 2:53 p.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

    Tom Heath wrote:
    93celicaGT2 wrote: Does anyone else notice that if you click on the bulletin saying that there's changes being made to the site, it comes directly to this thread? I would suggest maybe doing something about it before you start getting some negative kickback out of that.

    Nope, that was intentional. Feedback is good, even when it's not flattering. This is how we learn. Having 3 or 4 threads on the same subject is less good.

    Got it. Maybe change the title then?

    I'm going to upload what i see when i go to the main page. I'll warn you ahead of time, it's not pretty, and there is absolutely NO link to the forums other than clicking on the announcement and getting into this thread.

    SCAVENGE THE SEA FLOOR FOR NUTRIENTS

  • Tom Heath

    Aug. 11, 2010 2:56 p.m. Tom Heath Webmaster

    93celicaGT2 wrote:
    Tom Heath wrote:
    93celicaGT2 wrote: Does anyone else notice that if you click on the bulletin saying that there's changes being made to the site, it comes directly to this thread? I would suggest maybe doing something about it before you start getting some negative kickback out of that.

    Nope, that was intentional. Feedback is good, even when it's not flattering. This is how we learn. Having 3 or 4 threads on the same subject is less good.

    Got it. Maybe change the title then?

    I'm going to upload what i see when i go to the main page. I'll warn you ahead of time, it's not pretty, and there is absolutely NO link to the forums other than clicking on the announcement and getting into this thread.

    It sounds like you have a caching issue. Hold shift while you refresh. The "community" link takes you directly to the forum for the moment, but will become a pulldown menu that also links to readers rides and events.

    I tried drag racing, but kept blowing the apex for turn 2... Xbox Live gamertag— GRM Tom

  • 93celicaGT2

    Aug. 11, 2010 3:01 p.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

    Here's what i see: The caching is the least of my worries.

    SCAVENGE THE SEA FLOOR FOR NUTRIENTS

  • Tom Heath

    Aug. 11, 2010 3:23 p.m. Tom Heath Webmaster

    What are you using? That's extra horrible.

    I tried drag racing, but kept blowing the apex for turn 2... Xbox Live gamertag— GRM Tom

  • Tim Baxter

    Aug. 11, 2010 3:24 p.m. Tim Baxter SuperDork

    That's IE6. It's chucking a wobbly on min-width, box model issues, and float-margin bugs, among other things.

  • DILYSI Dave

    Aug. 11, 2010 3:38 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

    Marjorie Suddard wrote: This is not the final, forever by any means--it's a stopgap that addresses our "back end" usability issues with the former main page. We're planning a real overhaul that should solve lots of long-term problems, included our limited choices in, among other things, forum software. Stay tuned... Margie

    I can has vBulletin?!?!?!

  • 93celicaGT2

    Aug. 11, 2010 4:13 p.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

    Yeah, it's IE6.

    Though usually in my case, if it looks bad here, it looks as bad or worse on Firefox at home. We'll see where the chips lay.

    SCAVENGE THE SEA FLOOR FOR NUTRIENTS

  • DILYSI Dave

    Aug. 11, 2010 4:16 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

    It looks pretty damn good in Firefox 3.6.8 on a Win 7 machine.

    Proportioned well for standard monitors, white space to the right on a widescreen.

  • Toyman01

    Aug. 11, 2010 5:42 p.m. Toyman01 Dork

    3.6.8 on a XP machine it doesn't fit either of my screens. The net book hangs off both side and bottom. The std screen at the office it hangs off the side. 3.6.8 on my vista wide screen it has a large white strip on the side which is almost more annoying than having to scroll sideways.

    Other than that, I have no problems with it since the community link now brings me to the forums.

    Not sure why everyone wants to change the board software. I'm kind of partial to this one just because it's easy to use without all the irritating crap that most other boards have. Then again, I'm not a "computer" guy.

    If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it? - Steven Wright

  • JoeyM

    Aug. 11, 2010 6:30 p.m. JoeyM Dork

    Marjorie Suddard wrote: This is not the final, forever by any means--it's a stopgap that addresses our "back end" usability issues with the former main page. We're planning a real overhaul that should solve lots of long-term problems, included our limited choices in, among other things, forum software. Stay tuned... Margie

    The only reason I come to the website is the forums. If this http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/latest-topics/ is not on the front page, I'll probably NEVER see the the front page.

    Oct. 30&31, Orange County Convention Center; MSCC's 50yr celebration

  • JoeyM

    Aug. 11, 2010 6:32 p.m. JoeyM Dork

    Marjorie Suddard wrote: Oh, and yeah--I'm sure any forum change will include lots of agonizing to see if we can preserve your dorkiness. Margie
    My dorkiness transcends this board.

    Oct. 30&31, Orange County Convention Center; MSCC's 50yr celebration

  • Streetwiseguy

    Aug. 11, 2010 9:58 p.m. Streetwiseguy HalfDork

    Its new. People will bitch. If you change it back, people will bitch. Just do whatever makes you happy.

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