Site Reorganization

[jeanne]

I like it. Very nice job!

[gagged_Louise]

Nice new layout, without making any unasked changes in the content of the old forums it has become easier to find one's way, and I think new people will appreciate that.

It's good to see also that the A-Z of BDSM section is being restarted - and I find myself liking Widget's suggested theme for O.

[angelic.zest]

Very Nice job, it makes looking for certain threads by a lazy subbie such as myself easier giggles

[Arria]

Very nice job, things are easier to find now!
Well done!

[thrall]

good job......

[Ozme52]

Makes one realize how really rich this place is.

[Torq]

YUP,

Always looking for more ideas/suggestions.

T

[violett]

All praise to those who must have spent like forever re-organising this.

Great job, much easier to find things although it was a little confusing when I first logged on after a weekend away to find it all changed lol

[Tiger]

Let me hear it!

What do you think about the new look and features?

[ThisYouWillDo]

Brilliant!

[Thorne]

As a first impression, I don't much care for it. I prefer the black, darker appearance. Closer to my personality, I suppose. Any chance you could have a user configurable setup?

I do wish you could fix the problems with the server. Half the time when I try to get here my browser can't find the page. And most times when I try to post a reply I have to make several tries to get the site. I don't have this problem anywhere else, so I have to assume it's you and not me!

[His_blizzard]

Wow! I had to check to see if I was in the right site at first but I think I like it and I am not one to like change. Great job! ~blizz~

[His_blizzard]

But where the heck is the chatroom????

[lookingforsomething]

its pretty, i liked it darker, ask me in a week, i may like brighter more lol. i guess its the surprise of it all. and yeah where is chat??

[SAE]

Yes definitely too bright and wheres the chat link

[dave]

Where is chat?? I'll go crazy if i dont get to chat anymore.
dave

[ThisYouWillDo]

You can get to Chat by clicking on Links at the top of the page, and going to the room from there.

TYWD

[SAE]

Ive tried that just brings me back to here

[ThisYouWillDo]

I've just tried it myself: it doesn't work!!!!!!!

Sorry, thought I was being helpful, but obviously not!

TYWD.

[thepast]

It used to be light... then it went to black & everyone complained... now it's back to light & so people will complain *laughs* But Tiger, I think it looks fantastic, MUCH easier to read stuff & doesn't hurt the eyes!!!

I am sure the chat link will be fixed, but for now, y'all will have to cope without chat for a day or two while Torq & Tiger take care of the issues... so pleaaaaassssse don't continue to post about it... yes, we all know it's missing, yes, working on fixing it... I will PROMISE to let you allllllll know when it's back up... though you'll probably figure it out on your own.

Anyway, I like it better this way (colors wise)... not that my opinion matters much *laughs*

Regards,
delia

[annie]

Since you asked...

The color personally doesn't matter to me, it was yellow, then black, now blue. What does bother me are the posts with special colors that will, once again, be harder to read because we went from light to dark back to light. This post being a prime example.

And I haven't checked many profiles, from what I have seen though it doesn't look user friendly.

What does Top Thanked and Top Referrers mean on the front page? And is it really wise to show the "Most viewed threads" at the top since they are all gaming threads, atm, and top posters? That doesn't seem to be highlighting that we are a BDSM site but more of a game site.

And I guess my only other comment is more of a plea... could you PLEASE post a thread a few days in advance letting everyone know that changes are going to be made, the site will be down, on such and such a date so people know what is going on? I don't think the changes are so much the issue as the frustration level that is built up while the changes are being made since no one knows why/what is happening all they know is they can't log on. After all BDSM is all about communication you would hope a BDSM site would involve active communication as well...

[ThisYouWillDo]

Thanks for your post, Annie. Maybe instead of "Thanks" and "Thanked" we could have "Whipped" and "Whipped by"?

Personally I like playing games but I agree that their predominance in the "most popular" section does make it seem like this is a games site. Although ... there ARE games played here, and lots of members do play them ... maybe BDSM isn't all serious.



TYWD

[annie]

Personally I like playing games but I agree that their predominance in the "most popular" section does make it seem like this is a games site. Although ... there ARE games played here, and lots of members do play them ... maybe BDSM isn't all serious.



TYWD

Don't get me wrong... I enjoy the games section as much as anyone and spend some down time there occasionally as well. But as you stated so much better then I could their predominance in the "most popular" section probably won't give a first impression of the site being "the best BDSM site on the net."

[Logic1]

Since you asked...

The color personally doesn't matter to me, it was yellow, then black, now blue. What does bother me are the posts with special colors that will, once again, be harder to read because we went from light to dark back to light. This post being a prime example.

And I haven't checked many profiles, from what I have seen though it doesn't look user friendly.

What does Top Thanked and Top Referrers mean on the front page? And is it really wise to show the "Most viewed threads" at the top since they are all gaming threads, atm, and top posters? That doesn't seem to be highlighting that we are a BDSM site but more of a game site.

And I guess my only other comment is more of a plea... could you PLEASE post a thread a few days in advance letting everyone know that changes are going to be made, the site will be down, on such and such a date so people know what is going on? I don't think the changes are so much the issue as the frustration level that is built up while the changes are being made since no one knows why/what is happening all they know is they can't log on. After all BDSM is all about communication you would hope a BDSM site would involve active communication as well...

I think Ill just copy paste that one cause it speaks for me too except for one thing...
baby blue??.

[Thorne]

The color personally doesn't matter to me, it was yellow, then black, now blue. What does bother me are the posts with special colors that will, once again, be harder to read because we went from light to dark back to light. This post being a prime example.

Just a little tip, for those who may not be aware of it. By holding down the left mouse button and "dragging" the cursor across the text, you can highlight it, making it MUCH easier to read. This works for light text on a light background or dark text on a dark background.

[Torq]

For now,,, you can turn off the ""Top 5 Statss"" panel at the top by clicking on top left of the stats box and menu will appear to let you turn it off,,,

Working hard on things,,, please be patient as issues are worked through one by one,,, aware of chat issue already,,,

Thanks
T

[drusilla]

Well, honestly, i liked the black, but i'm also very accustomed to working on sites and message boards with black backgrounds. The message board i've been visiting for 10 years now has always had a black background. i guess i just got used to it. When i started comming here, everything was black, so that's what i got used to here. Like Lookingforsomething, i say give me a week or so to get used to the new changes, i don't think that i 'dislike' them, i think i just need to get used to them. One thing i did really like was the new thing with profiles where you can leave messages, not private messages, but ones that everyone can see, that's kinda cool. Thanks Torq for letting me know that you can take the stats off the top, i don't really have much interest in those, so if i can take them off, alls the better for me! Also, i agree with annie, the server was weird almost all day yesterday, had a couple of hours where neither Draco or i could access the site at all. Then it suddenly came back and i figured it had a cyber fart or something. Came back around 2:30am (EST) and found everything still in black, but profiles were down and the chat link kept linking to the forums, that got weird. Torq, i tried sending you an IM, but i didn't know if i remembered your screenname correctly, so if you got one around 3am, that was me.
All in all, i've got no real complaints and eagerly await all the changes to be made and finalized so i can go back to using everything as i used to.
One little suggestion i do have though, maybe until everything's finalized, putting up some type of notice at the top of the page "This site is undergoing upgrades, please check back soon" or something like that. i know a lot of new people come through here and i wouldn't want to miss out on them because they don't know everything the site has to offer. Not sure how feesible that is, but it's just my two cents.

[SAE]

Wasnt sure about the new layout at first but now ive had a play around I like it. Agree with Dru about the profiles. I much prefer these now ive got used to them. Still prefered the dark colour tho much more dungeon like!!! Still u cant have everything. May be away on vacation when chat comes back sao ill see you all when I get back!

[SheepishJaina]

I like it. Change is good.

[Qmoq]

Change is good.

Not always! I had no problems with the last one, but this format (blue/black text on white background) will be easier to read, particularly with the various colours that some members use. Thumbs up (just).

Q