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Post by missklew on Jun 7, 2013 5:00:44 GMT -5
What do you think of the new board upgrade?
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Jun 7, 2013 5:20:30 GMT -5
Not sure yet. Bits of it are okay. Generally looks a lot more modern and tidier.
However...
When you reply to a thread, the white text on the green background is highly irritating and the small font is impossible to read (tip: press preview and do it that way... much better).
Not to mention the fact that now, on my third login, I'm still having to enter verification things like my birthday. And the way you log in has changed. All one word, now.
Oh, and it's crashed my iPad Internet about five times now. Only happens on unstable websites. But these bugs will get fixed in time.
I'll get used to it, I suppose.
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Post by Zoe on Jun 7, 2013 6:22:48 GMT -5
I find the running text displaying the news very annoying when you are in the main page of the forum. This new format is going to take a while to get used to....
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Post by Outcast on Jun 7, 2013 11:51:12 GMT -5
Why was there an upgrade? It looks ok to me though.
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Post by Scotty on Jun 7, 2013 12:30:22 GMT -5
Why was there an upgrade? It looks ok to me though. Proboards updated to a new version...which I think they started doing back in April. I guess they finally got to the server that SU is on. Overall I'm liking the new look. There are a few things I'll need to get used to, but that wont take long. I like the new snazzy polls.
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Post by Astroruss on Jun 7, 2013 15:19:03 GMT -5
It sucks!
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Post by missklew on Jun 7, 2013 20:37:41 GMT -5
The defualt avatars are very creepy
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Jun 8, 2013 6:44:43 GMT -5
The avatars are creeping me out, too. I'll have to create one, now.
Oh, and I'm up to 11 crashes. It's getting a tad annoying.
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Post by Grayback on Jun 8, 2013 13:09:02 GMT -5
I actually like this new style/upgrade, it's very modern compared to the previous one. I do agree with Missklew and Sexy Spork though, the default avatars are a little bit strange .
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Post by Scotty on Jun 8, 2013 19:39:42 GMT -5
< ---So there's my attempt at recreating myself in the proboards avatar maker.
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Post by missklew on Jun 8, 2013 23:22:02 GMT -5
< ---So there's my attempt at recreating myself in the proboards avatar maker. That looks good. I didn't know the board had that. I made one too. Much better than the creepy one.
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Post by Stranger on Jun 9, 2013 0:11:45 GMT -5
I think it's a mix, mostly negative. I really appreciate the paginated "recent posts" page, and the expanded search options are cool. There are definitely lots of jarring design problems though - awkward font sizes, borders which are too pale, and the green background of the reply text area to name a few. The preview button also no longer displays a true preview. Maybe some of that could be fixed if the site owner touched up some customizations - would be cool if we could reach out to Twice Shy. The larger avatars could work well if most people used real photos of themselves, but I don't think it does much for SU. The old emoticons had more character, and the fact that they flat out broke Ol' Cheeky (;D) is inexcusable. Finally the account reactivation procedure is a total pain in the ass and absolutely unwarranted. I work on websites for a living, and I understand the need to do intrusive upgrades like this from time to time, so I'm not too peeved. But I do think this could have been handled better.
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Post by Sweet Pea on Jun 9, 2013 3:38:21 GMT -5
hate it, hate it, hate it!
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Jun 9, 2013 9:10:38 GMT -5
That avatar maker is brilliant! Oh my word, I could get lost tweaking that avatar for hours.
I did my best to make it look like me. Hair isn't quite right. I don't look like I'm from an '80s glam rock band.
But apart from that... WOW!
Top notch, I must say.
Still not happy with the crashing every five seconds, mind. Up to 14 crashes now. But apart from that...
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Post by Grayback on Jun 10, 2013 13:00:03 GMT -5
I've got to admit, this avatar maker is pretty great. Anyway, the one I've made looks exactly like me in real life ! Or does it ?
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