New Look Onsite

**Wyody** · 10-25-2007, 08:42 PM

Okay, so I was in the house this morning - and everything was normal.
Pop in this evening ... what the heck has happened???????
Ne Comprende' Por Favor. Que Pasa? 'Zup Homey?

**Admin** · 10-25-2007, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wyody

Okay, so I was in the house this morning - and everything was normal.
Pop in this evening ... what the heck has happened???????
Ne Comprende' Por Favor. Que Pasa? 'Zup Homey?

I have been testing some new themes. The designer of the old one is no longer updating it for new versions of the forum software.

**Wyoming53** · 10-25-2007, 10:16 PM

wow! Kind of bright compared to the old version. But so far I like it!

Edit: I noticed after I posted this, that was my 1000 th post.

**PDXnative** · 10-25-2007, 11:00 PM

Hmm, not sure if I like this one. Something different would be nice, though. But not this one!!!! Too sterile.

**isabel** · 10-25-2007, 11:05 PM

Okay, go away for a few hours and someone replaced all the furniture in the lounge. Where is my favorite chase lounge...you know the one with cup holder on the side

Okay...I guess I will get use to the new Blue leather Chair and ottoman. This may take a few days to get use too. Where is live feed please? Anything else I should know? Where are you keeping the coffee cups...whoops...I mean herbal tea cups.

Dang the place looks good. Thanks Admin.

Izzy

**isabel** · 10-25-2007, 11:24 PM

Okay, didn't know we were discussing this here. I posted in the lounge my first impressions

First, it took a long time to post my last post. In fact it looked stuck until I hit submit again, then it said I had already posted it.

Being the artsy fartsy one...the header is a little to plain. Nice colors but it needs something more... a landscape in the blue tones.

Also if the posts boxes could have a break of color every other one. Just a light screen of blue maybe 10%...just enough to give the eye a break from all the white.

Now I will go hide while someone calls me ungreatful

I do like it Admin just need to make it home with a few pictures, lamps, and a comfy chase lounge.

Izzy

**isabel** · 10-25-2007, 11:37 PM

Okay...love the feature of rating a topic. Makes it easier for new comers to find the best stuff to read. Did we have that before?

Izzy

**PDXnative** · 10-25-2007, 11:44 PM

Help me... I'm blind!!!!! Need sunglasses to read.... seriously, I am not one for brightness :(

I think you should go back to displaying every post we make on the home page like it used to be months ago. When you changed that feature the front page makes it look like nothing ever happens here.

**isabel** · 10-25-2007, 11:52 PM

Okay we agree on...to much white. Still I like the setup. Front page needs to look a little more like a front page instead of a thread. But then I never go to the front page. New comers might like a "Welcome this is what we are about...mission statement somewhere"...do we have one?

With a side bar of some of the best pics posted here and the state name under them. A best rated topics section so they see us at our best straight off and a go directly to new post button.

Did Admin ask for feedback or are we putting the cart before the horse?

Izzy

**isabel** · 10-25-2007, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wyoming53

wow! Kind of bright compared to the old version. But so far I like it!

Edit: I noticed after I posted this, that was my 1000 th post.

You are at 1,002 congrats

We are old timers

Izzy

Curious George · 10-25-2007, 11:55 PM

Well I definitely don’t need the lights on in the computer room anymore .
What happened to live feed, an can you make the type a little bigger , seems my eyes all of a sudden got worse.

**isabel** · 10-26-2007, 12:02 AM

I found live feed it is called new post at the top in the bar. I couldn't find it at first either.

Don't forget to ID the mods in someway. I see on the front page we are calling them that now

New comers won't know the old timers are blue...are our community reps still green?

You get use to where everything is and you stop noticing details

Izzy

**isabel** · 10-26-2007, 12:10 AM

Okay, I just went to see what color the moderators are on the front page and that section is now gone...Admin are you working on things as we speak? Did you add "New Post" as we speak...did you remove moderator section on front page? Am I loosing it?

Yeah the type needs to be a little bigger for those of us who wear glasses

I do like the orange bar under the avatar showing who is on line...and the number of post. Shows who is an old timer and who is new. Didn't see that right off.

Izzy

Curious George · 10-26-2007, 12:18 AM

We are also missing the three other sites at the bottom of the page , how my gona play games . I still need sunglasses even with the lights out. whoooooosh

**PDXnative** · 10-26-2007, 12:56 AM

Admin, maybe you should do a different theme every day and we can offer opinions on what works and what doesn't.

**MyAzi** · 10-26-2007, 02:49 AM

Change is difficult... so this is what the new VBulletin looks like. I am looking for a new fourm for my other site... I just may have to think about one like this.

Lots of skins???

**MyAzi** · 10-26-2007, 02:51 AM

Just hand me my coffee and I am good to go!!!! Nice to come home to a clean looking house!!!

**Panterro** · 10-26-2007, 04:06 AM

I dont like it.

**Admin** · 10-26-2007, 09:48 AM

I haven't yet decided to keep this theme, I just left it on overnight while I was sleeping. I do appreciate the feedback though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by isabel

Okay...love the feature of rating a topic. Makes it easier for new comers to find the best stuff to read. Did we have that before?

Izzy

Yes, we have had that since we opened.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PDXnative

I think you should go back to displaying every post we make on the home page like it used to be months ago. When you changed that feature the front page makes it look like nothing ever happens here.

I will consider changing that back.

Quote:

Originally Posted by isabel

I found live feed it is called new post at the top in the bar. I couldn't find it at first either.

Don't forget to ID the mods in someway. I see on the front page we are calling them that now

New comers won't know the old timers are blue...are our community reps still green?

You get use to where everything is and you stop noticing details

Izzy

New Posts and the Live Feed are different, I just didn't add the custom Live Feed button yet. New Posts was always there before and is similar, but needs to be refreshed manually. For now you can access the "Live Feed" here http://www.talkstates.com/forum/vaispy.php .

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curious George

We are also missing the three other sites at the bottom of the page , how my gona play games . I still need sunglasses even with the lights out. whoooooosh

Customizations like that will be added once I decide on a theme to keep.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PDXnative

Admin, maybe you should do a different theme every day and we can offer opinions on what works and what doesn't.

I will probably do something like this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyAzi

Change is difficult... so this is what the new VBulletin looks like. I am looking for a new fourm for my other site... I just may have to think about one like this.

Lots of skins???

Stock vBulletin still looks like city-data with a different logo on top, but there has always been many custom skins available. It is by far my favorite forum software to work with.

**Admin** · 10-26-2007, 03:31 PM

Better or worse than the last one? Still too bright? Other comments?

Curious George · 10-26-2007, 03:40 PM

Much better as far as brightness , I can take my sunglasses off , still need the type bigger , one of the reasons I couldn’t be a fighter pilot , had to do the racing thing instead , no eye tests.

**PDXnative** · 10-26-2007, 04:30 PM

Much better than the last one. Sunglasses off. The font used for the buttons "New Reply" and "Quote", etc looks a little odd. It is lacking something... maybe photos or graphics on the header?

**PDXnative** · 10-26-2007, 04:53 PM

Another thought. Once you decide on a new theme, can you send out a mass email to everyone that is a member here to come and check out the new layout? It would be nice to get more people posting and something like that may be the perfect thing.

**Admin** · 10-26-2007, 04:53 PM

I like it, but after using it for awhile I think it would fit better on a different site. So it is on to the next one.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by PDXnative

Another thought. Once you decide on a new theme, can you send out a mass email to everyone that is a member here to come and check out the new layout? It would be nice to get more people posting and something like that may be the perfect thing.

I will do that.

**Admin** · 10-26-2007, 05:07 PM

I think that I like this one best so far. Opinions?

**PDXnative** · 10-26-2007, 05:11 PM

This is the best so far. Still do not like the font used for the buttons. But the colors seem to be nice. Still need graphics or photos for the top. Any graphic desingers in the house (Izzy?, hint, hint...)

Curious George · 10-26-2007, 05:14 PM

Saving the best for last ha..?

**PDXnative** · 10-26-2007, 05:41 PM

Check out this intro page at another forum:

http://cb450dohc.com/

Maybe you could do something like that. Nice a nd clean with a mission statement. And if you notice in their forums area, that there are not a lot of different forums to spread stuff out too thin. I feel that this site is spread out too thin with all 50 states having their own area plus other areas. Maybe a general area about relocation with all of the threads from the states forums in there and then the rest of the forums that you currently have. When this site gets bigger, expand it out. I also like how the CB450 forum has little lightbulbs that turn on when a forum has a new post.

Curious George · 10-26-2007, 06:06 PM

Ya know pdx looking at that bike you wouldn’t think anybody in there right mind would want to take that thing up to 100 , never the less without a helmet an on a little country tar road south of Fergus, T S might know the area , there wear no bugs that day , good thing. Young an dumb , now I’m just older an half as dumb , I could see doing it again , only with a crotch rocket on the highway though.

How you coming on your bike?

**PDXnative** · 10-26-2007, 06:14 PM

In the process of replacing the handlebars and it has turned into a can of worms. I thought I would put some sweet looking drag bars on it, but then I had to replace the controls, and alter the cables, etc, etc, etc. Got wires everywhere and need to get it assembled and maybe someday soon, I can finish getting tuning the carbs and setting the timing correctly. Who would have thought handlebars could be so involved.

10-25-2007, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wyody arrgh, me buckoes Join Date: Jan 14th, 2007 Posts: 2,142	New Look Onsite Okay, so I was in the house this morning - and everything was normal. Pop in this evening ... what the heck has happened??????? Ne Comprende' Por Favor. Que Pasa? 'Zup Homey? __________________ Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it. <Mark Twain>

10-25-2007, 10:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: New Look Onsite wow! Kind of bright compared to the old version. But so far I like it! Edit: I noticed after I posted this, that was my 1000 th post. __________________ Wyoming Heat.

10-25-2007, 11:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,855	Re: New Look Onsite Hmm, not sure if I like this one. Something different would be nice, though. But not this one!!!! Too sterile. __________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket???

10-25-2007, 11:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,361	Did we move up town or what? Okay, go away for a few hours and someone replaced all the furniture in the lounge. Where is my favorite chase lounge...you know the one with cup holder on the side Okay...I guess I will get use to the new Blue leather Chair and ottoman. This may take a few days to get use too. Where is live feed please? Anything else I should know? Where are you keeping the coffee cups...whoops...I mean herbal tea cups. Dang the place looks good. Thanks Admin. Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

10-25-2007, 11:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,361	Re: New Look Onsite Okay, didn't know we were discussing this here. I posted in the lounge my first impressions First, it took a long time to post my last post. In fact it looked stuck until I hit submit again, then it said I had already posted it. Being the artsy fartsy one...the header is a little to plain. Nice colors but it needs something more... a landscape in the blue tones. Also if the posts boxes could have a break of color every other one. Just a light screen of blue maybe 10%...just enough to give the eye a break from all the white. Now I will go hide while someone calls me ungreatful I do like it Admin just need to make it home with a few pictures, lamps, and a comfy chase lounge. Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

10-25-2007, 11:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,361	Re: New Look Onsite Okay...love the feature of rating a topic. Makes it easier for new comers to find the best stuff to read. Did we have that before? Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

10-25-2007, 11:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,855	Re: New Look Onsite Help me... I'm blind!!!!! Need sunglasses to read.... seriously, I am not one for brightness :( I think you should go back to displaying every post we make on the home page like it used to be months ago. When you changed that feature the front page makes it look like nothing ever happens here. __________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket???

10-25-2007, 11:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,361	Re: New Look Onsite Okay we agree on...to much white. Still I like the setup. Front page needs to look a little more like a front page instead of a thread. But then I never go to the front page. New comers might like a "Welcome this is what we are about...mission statement somewhere"...do we have one? With a side bar of some of the best pics posted here and the state name under them. A best rated topics section so they see us at our best straight off and a go directly to new post button. Did Admin ask for feedback or are we putting the cart before the horse? Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

10-25-2007, 11:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
Curious George Banned Join Date: Jan 08th, 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,025	Re: New Look Onsite Well I definitely don’t need the lights on in the computer room anymore . What happened to live feed, an can you make the type a little bigger , seems my eyes all of a sudden got worse.

10-26-2007, 12:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,361	Re: New Look Onsite I found live feed it is called new post at the top in the bar. I couldn't find it at first either. Don't forget to ID the mods in someway. I see on the front page we are calling them that now New comers won't know the old timers are blue...are our community reps still green? You get use to where everything is and you stop noticing details Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

10-26-2007, 12:10 AM	#13 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,361	Re: New Look Onsite Okay, I just went to see what color the moderators are on the front page and that section is now gone...Admin are you working on things as we speak? Did you add "New Post" as we speak...did you remove moderator section on front page? Am I loosing it? Yeah the type needs to be a little bigger for those of us who wear glasses I do like the orange bar under the avatar showing who is on line...and the number of post. Shows who is an old timer and who is new. Didn't see that right off. Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

10-26-2007, 12:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
Curious George Banned Join Date: Jan 08th, 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,025	Re: New Look Onsite We are also missing the three other sites at the bottom of the page , how my gona play games . I still need sunglasses even with the lights out. whoooooosh

10-26-2007, 12:56 AM	#15 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,855	Re: New Look Onsite Admin, maybe you should do a different theme every day and we can offer opinions on what works and what doesn't. __________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket???

10-26-2007, 02:49 AM	#16 (permalink)
MyAzi Slave to Sir Azi Join Date: Jan 14th, 2007 Location: Western Washington Posts: 1,306	Re: New Look Onsite Change is difficult... so this is what the new VBulletin looks like. I am looking for a new fourm for my other site... I just may have to think about one like this. Lots of skins??? __________________ FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY

10-26-2007, 02:51 AM	#17 (permalink)
MyAzi Slave to Sir Azi Join Date: Jan 14th, 2007 Location: Western Washington Posts: 1,306	Re: Did we move up town or what? Just hand me my coffee and I am good to go!!!! Nice to come home to a clean looking house!!! __________________ FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY

10-26-2007, 04:06 AM	#18 (permalink)
Panterro TEXAS ***** ADVISOR Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 1,512	Re: New Look Onsite I dont like it. __________________ "No ma'am. We at the FBI do not have a sense of humor that we're aware of".

10-26-2007, 03:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
Admin Administrator Join Date: Oct 12th, 2006 Posts: 461	Test Theme 2 Better or worse than the last one? Still too bright? Other comments?

10-26-2007, 03:40 PM	#21 (permalink)
Curious George Banned Join Date: Jan 08th, 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,025	Re: Test Theme 2 Much better as far as brightness , I can take my sunglasses off , still need the type bigger , one of the reasons I couldn’t be a fighter pilot , had to do the racing thing instead , no eye tests.

10-26-2007, 04:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,855	Re: Test Theme 2 Much better than the last one. Sunglasses off. The font used for the buttons "New Reply" and "Quote", etc looks a little odd. It is lacking something... maybe photos or graphics on the header? __________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket???

10-26-2007, 04:53 PM	#23 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,855	Re: Test Theme 2 Another thought. Once you decide on a new theme, can you send out a mass email to everyone that is a member here to come and check out the new layout? It would be nice to get more people posting and something like that may be the perfect thing. __________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket???

10-26-2007, 05:07 PM	#25 (permalink)
Admin Administrator Join Date: Oct 12th, 2006 Posts: 461	Test Theme 3 I think that I like this one best so far. Opinions?

10-26-2007, 05:11 PM	#26 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,855	Re: Test Theme 3 This is the best so far. Still do not like the font used for the buttons. But the colors seem to be nice. Still need graphics or photos for the top. Any graphic desingers in the house (Izzy?, hint, hint...) __________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket???

10-26-2007, 05:14 PM	#27 (permalink)
Curious George Banned Join Date: Jan 08th, 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,025	Re: Test Theme 3 Saving the best for last ha..?

10-26-2007, 05:41 PM	#28 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,855	Re: Test Theme 3 Check out this intro page at another forum: http://cb450dohc.com/ Maybe you could do something like that. Nice a nd clean with a mission statement. And if you notice in their forums area, that there are not a lot of different forums to spread stuff out too thin. I feel that this site is spread out too thin with all 50 states having their own area plus other areas. Maybe a general area about relocation with all of the threads from the states forums in there and then the rest of the forums that you currently have. When this site gets bigger, expand it out. I also like how the CB450 forum has little lightbulbs that turn on when a forum has a new post. __________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket???

10-26-2007, 06:06 PM	#29 (permalink)
Curious George Banned Join Date: Jan 08th, 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,025	Re: Test Theme 3 Ya know pdx looking at that bike you wouldn’t think anybody in there right mind would want to take that thing up to 100 , never the less without a helmet an on a little country tar road south of Fergus, T S might know the area , there wear no bugs that day , good thing. Young an dumb , now I’m just older an half as dumb , I could see doing it again , only with a crotch rocket on the highway though. How you coming on your bike?

10-26-2007, 06:14 PM	#30 (permalink)
PDXnative Omnipotent Join Date: Jan 16th, 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,855	Re: Test Theme 3 In the process of replacing the handlebars and it has turned into a can of worms. I thought I would put some sweet looking drag bars on it, but then I had to replace the controls, and alter the cables, etc, etc, etc. Got wires everywhere and need to get it assembled and maybe someday soon, I can finish getting tuning the carbs and setting the timing correctly. Who would have thought handlebars could be so involved. __________________ Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket???