DannyStewart.com v2.5

Danny Stewart · #1 April 14, 2007, 11:03 PM

You all have probably noticed by now that the site has returned to the previous style and design. For a lot of reasons, I feel the new design was a bit of a failure. I think with some (considerable) work it could have been made to fit the site, but as the saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," and this style certainly isn't broke. We rushed into something we weren't prepared for, and the result was substantially less than I expected it would be. I've come to view this existing style as the perfect style for the site, and I don't feel a need to change it at this point in time.

We do however have a new layout, which I've been meaning to do for a while, so I hope you still enjoy the changes on the site as they're being made. I would like to sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to the site's members, and assure you all that normal operation should resume immediately. Thank you all for being so patient.

Superkid11 · #2 April 15, 2007, 12:48 AM

And I was just getting used to it, too. =< Oh well, I was feeling kind of nostalgic for the first layout.

I see you're also back to using David Tennant in your avatar... like... how many of us do too?

(funny thing is I almost used that picture for my avatar on the Questionable Content*webcomic* forums. =P But I went with what I have here.)

Danny Stewart · #3 April 15, 2007, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by Superkid11

And I was just getting used to it, too. =< Oh well, I was feeling kind of nostalgic for the first layout.

Yeah, I know what you mean. The new design would have taken weeks worth of work to make fit. I hope you understand.

Originally Posted by Superkid11

I see you're also back to using David Tennant in your avatar... like... how many of us do too? xD

Dominic Glynn may be stopping by here soon. I didn't want to scare him by having the group picture as my avatar.

Ross Hendrie · #4 April 15, 2007, 7:21 AM

Damn, I quite liked the new skin too. Btw, the new posts thing on the front page has disappeared. That was how I viewed new posts, is there any chance of it returning?

Ronnie Rowlands · #5 April 15, 2007, 7:22 AM

uh Ross, the new posts bar is on this page...

Danny Stewart · #6 April 15, 2007, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Ross Hendrie

Damn, I quite liked the new skin too.

Again, I apologize. It simply wasn't working anywhere near as well as I'd hoped. It's not removed completely, so there's a (slim) chance we may go back to it in the future.

Originally Posted by Ross Hendrie

Btw, the new posts thing on the front page has disappeared. That was how I viewed new posts, is there any chance of it returning?

Ronn is correct. Look at the bar on top.

Ronnie Rowlands · #7 April 15, 2007, 10:50 AM

I think Ross was referring to the one that is on the bottom of the main page, the stats lists.

Danny Stewart · #8 April 15, 2007, 11:59 AM

Oh, that. I turned that off... I didn't know anyone used it, and I thought it was hard to maintain. I'll consider reinstalling it.

EDIT: This has been put back. It's a new version too, so there are some nice new features.

Ross Hendrie · #9 April 15, 2007, 12:21 PM

Ah, excellent. Yes, the Stats bar was what I was meaning. That's how I check for new posts, so I did miss it when I saw that we had reverted to the old skin. Thanks for re-installing.

Danny Stewart · #10 April 15, 2007, 12:36 PM

Sure thing, Ross. Glad to be of service.

Recurring Villain · #11 April 16, 2007, 1:43 AM

Site looks sexy now, but I'd appreciate if you blocked the Who forum sometime Danny. I can still see THINGS.

Chris Britton · #12 April 16, 2007, 7:28 AM

My favorite bit has to be that Episode disscussion bar added to the top of the forums, neat idea

Ronnie Rowlands · #13 April 16, 2007, 7:36 AM

I thought that looked great as well.

Recurring Villain · #14 April 17, 2007, 4:12 AM

I don't like it.

Makes this place look like some flashing-banner commercial site. Danny sold out to the Establishment, man...

Danny Stewart · #15 April 17, 2007, 7:26 AM

Bah, phooey on you, RV, I like the episode bar.

Ross Hendrie · #16 April 17, 2007, 2:42 PM

As do I. Quicker than sifting through forums.

Dalek104 · #17 April 17, 2007, 2:53 PM

I also like it.

Recurring Villain · #18 April 18, 2007, 1:39 AM

Originally Posted by Danny Stewart

Bah, phooey on you, RV, I like the episode bar.

Down with the system, D=<