If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Don't touch that dial!
I feel the same way.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Don't touch that dial!
I don't think I've made myself clear on this one.
The familiarity of knowing where things are; that they are where we expect them to be, is what we'd like retained. The general layout (format) of the pages and forums.
A thank you system instead of a rep system wouldn't change that, would it? (Nice link incidentally, thank you )
Your original posts Nicolas indicated an entirely new lay out with cramped area for speech and photos.
At present the 'header bar' of every post 'reads' straight across, like a book, from left to right.
The layout you linked to is used on another forum I belong to, and to be honest, it's a pain.
Instead of the message being the focus, the bio of the postee kind of screams, "Look at me!"
Just my tuppence worth.
cheers,
Toddy
To be fair to Toddy, she's making a very valid point. The layout of the forums has changed a lot and maybe you've only seen it more recently when it's been pretty stable.
There have been many problems with the forums and, without putting words in Toddy's mouth, I guess now it's pretty much right, she wouldn't want to see it all knackered again.
I also don't think it's fair on those that have been working behind the scenes to get it working again to say only the stupid could break it.
Ive been on lots of forums with a bragging rights column, and to me they are ok, if you have something worth bragging about.
Here its mainly when you joined, dont know if I consider that relevant, number of posts, again not sure the relevance of that, and location, that can be important. However, as we dont have rep, so unless we have a how big is you pack option, for everyone to brag on that
Im not sure if making the message box even smaller, heaven forefend the insanity of posting large pictures, is helpful.
Im limited to a 14 screen and even now have to scroll across to see average size images. After all the content is what most of us are here for, isnt it?
Me, Id like all that type of guff, stuffed/hidden in the users profile, so that anyone who is interested, can click a radio button and check, and those who judge by the content rather that the quantity, can simply ignore it.
A rep system/thank you system should also not be so inyourface as to drive people to give rep where it was not deserved.
hm i think you're going a little over the top here mate, I just think that a lot of people are afraid of changing anything just becasue they
believe that boards like these are fragile and tomorrow all is down and will not be up in a matter of weeks.
However fact is vbulletin is hard as nails and you have to be litterlay stupid to break it, I have worked with this board since the very beginning
and there are so many wonderfull aditions were the community could benefit.
...... Even I can't remeber what the forums looked like before The Great Crash a few years back.
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Too many websites become all whistle and bells and no substance.
cheers,
Toddy