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Subject: January Site Update

Tom Achronos
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"I have no words that would do justice to the atrocities you commit to the English language, as well as your continued assaults on the concepts of basic literacy and logical reasoning."

As you may have noticed, we've applied a fairly major update to the web site today. Read on for a list of some of the changes that matter to you.

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  • 01.30.2008 11:55 AM PDT

The Second Mouse Gets The Cheese.

sweet

[First post ....double sweet 8D ]

[Edited on 01.30.2008 2:01 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2008 11:58 AM PDT

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.

~Joseph Campbell

I would really like my sig. to be useful again, and I would like to see from the forum, the last person to post in a thread, that'd be great.

  • 01.30.2008 11:59 AM PDT
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what's a little spinal fluid between you and a friend?

Whoa It'll take some getting use to.

[Edited on 01.30.2008 12:08 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2008 12:02 PM PDT
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I hate it. My brain hurts.

  • 01.30.2008 12:13 PM PDT

Okay.

  • 01.30.2008 12:14 PM PDT

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posts containing nothing but "1st!" / "1st post!, "2nd!" / "2nd post!","1st page!" etc on Bnet bulletins make you a forum n00b.
those who cuss out others for having a crummy K/D ratio are elitist scum who suck at life.

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does that explain why there wasn't an update last friday?

also I want to know why people are complaining..if they actually mean it..I find the changes to be small & handy, really..c'mon..it's nothin' that'll crack your brain thinkin' about, it's just a cool update

[Edited on 01.30.2008 12:20 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2008 12:16 PM PDT

Lies for the weak, beacons for the deluded.

I wondered what was going on

  • 01.30.2008 12:17 PM PDT
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its better then before it will just take some getting used to is all. Nice job!

  • 01.30.2008 12:19 PM PDT

Et In Arcadia Ego

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God, I can't stand this change! Way too messy, way too cluttered is there anyway to change preferences back to what it looked like before? Also the topics don't stand out anymore, they pretty much blend in with the rest of the info below. It make it a lot more difficult to read a page at a glance.

Also, way to waste page space with the block of topics on the side.

And in the Halo3 forum the tag line is cut off. Did this change ever see UAT?

[Edited on 01.30.2008 12:26 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2008 12:22 PM PDT

Join Planet Reach
Hog sniping
Exalted is considered "the highest" because you can't get any bans or warnings of any kind for quite a long time, which is harder than just being a member for a long time.

Everything I have seen looks nice!

It switched in the middle of browsing the forums... odd!

  • 01.30.2008 12:23 PM PDT

original "halo 3" public beta tester
contributor, "This Spartan Life"
posts containing nothing but "1st!" / "1st post!, "2nd!" / "2nd post!","1st page!" etc on Bnet bulletins make you a forum n00b.
those who cuss out others for having a crummy K/D ratio are elitist scum who suck at life.

More at my YouTube page & blog

Posted by: the DERAGOTH
God, I can't stand this change! Way too messy, way too cluttered is there anyway to change preferences back to what it looked like before? Also the topics don't stand out anymore, they pretty much blend in with the rest of the info below. It make it a lot more difficult to read a page at a glance.


HOW is it "Way too messy, way too cluttered"? if anything..it's NOT messy..AT all..and SURE as hell not cluttered...the forum is just downsized with handy forum links on the right..HOW is that messy & cluttered? give me your rationale..

[Edited on 01.30.2008 12:27 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2008 12:26 PM PDT
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Posted by: the DERAGOTH
God, I can't stand this change! Way too messy, way too cluttered is there anyway to change preferences back to what it looked like before? Also the topics don't stand out anymore, they pretty much blend in with the rest of the info below. It make it a lot more difficult to read a page at a glance.

Also, way to waste page space with the block of topics on the side.

And in the Halo3 forum the tag line is cut off. Did this change ever see UAT?

thats what i was thinking. Its just too cluttered.

  • 01.30.2008 12:28 PM PDT

Et In Arcadia Ego

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Posted by: Sgt Hartsock
Posted by: the DERAGOTH
God, I can't stand this change! Way too messy, way too cluttered is there anyway to change preferences back to what it looked like before? Also the topics don't stand out anymore, they pretty much blend in with the rest of the info below. It make it a lot more difficult to read a page at a glance.


HOW is it "Way too messy, way too cluttered"? if anything..it's NOT messy..AT all..and SURE as hell not cluttered...the forum is just downsized with handy forum links on the right..HOW is that messy & cluttered? give me your rationale..



Because it compressed everything. While before it was in blocks from left to right. Thread title, creator last reponder, etc. Now it's top down so you have to wade through the other info before you can see the next topic which no longer stands out. And like I said after my edit, the topic block on the right is a waste of space. Once you pass the block you have nothing just a scrunched together text .

[Edited on 01.30.2008 12:31 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2008 12:29 PM PDT

Et In Arcadia Ego

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http://encylopaediamalazica.pbwiki.com/The+Deragoth

Also, I'm not sure if it's for everyone but the box that separates quotes goes in and out of visibility. Click on one of the quotes or on the actual reply and it goes away then comes back.

Edit:

And I can't use my scroll button on my mouse on the actual topic. I press down on it and try to move up the page and it won't let me. Instead I have to go on the side of the topic to do it.

[Edited on 01.30.2008 12:34 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2008 12:30 PM PDT

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.

~Joseph Campbell

I just want to see the sigs easier, and to see who last posted in a thread without having to go into it.

  • 01.30.2008 12:34 PM PDT

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.

~Joseph Campbell

Ugh, I want to see who last posted in a thread!

  • 01.30.2008 12:35 PM PDT

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Posted by: Trace007
I just want to see the sigs easier, and to see who last posted in a thread without having to go into it.


This is what I'm talking about, if you look below the actual topic you can see who created it but with the clutter it's hard to see.


Edit:
My bad, I thought you were talking about how started the topic and I agree with you

[Edited on 01.30.2008 12:36 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2008 12:35 PM PDT

original "halo 3" public beta tester
contributor, "This Spartan Life"
posts containing nothing but "1st!" / "1st post!, "2nd!" / "2nd post!","1st page!" etc on Bnet bulletins make you a forum n00b.
those who cuss out others for having a crummy K/D ratio are elitist scum who suck at life.

More at my YouTube page & blog

Posted by: the DERAGOTH
Posted by: Sgt Hartsock
Posted by: the DERAGOTH
God, I can't stand this change! Way too messy, way too cluttered is there anyway to change preferences back to what it looked like before? Also the topics don't stand out anymore, they pretty much blend in with the rest of the info below. It make it a lot more difficult to read a page at a glance.


HOW is it "Way too messy, way too cluttered"? if anything..it's NOT messy..AT all..and SURE as hell not cluttered...the forum is just downsized with handy forum links on the right..HOW is that messy & cluttered? give me your rationale..



Because it compressed everything. While before it was in blocks from left to right. Thread title, creator last reponder, etc. Now it's top down so you have to wade through the other info before you can see the next topic which no longer stands out. And like I said after my edit, the topic block on the right is a waste of space. Once you pass the block you have nothing just a scrunched together text .


strange dude..I have no problem with it. like I said, I think it's pretty cool that there are handy forum links to the right, and I don't mind the forum being downsized a little

change is good. The only thing I want brought back is the ability to scroll over somebody's avatar & see their info, signature, text, etc

[Edited on 01.30.2008 12:37 PM PST]

  • 01.30.2008 12:36 PM PDT
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so we don't have signatures anymore? I noticed you can't scroll over the player picture anymore.

  • 01.30.2008 12:36 PM PDT
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Talk to the Soul | ~B.B. | Know Your Duardo |  | Hero | ISFJ | 77135 | 94371

"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

A little cramped, but I like it.

(Bring the "Last post by _____" back)

  • 01.30.2008 12:36 PM PDT

Et In Arcadia Ego

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Posted by: Sgt Hartsock
Posted by: the DERAGOTH
Posted by: Sgt Hartsock
Posted by: the DERAGOTH
God, I can't stand this change! Way too messy, way too cluttered is there anyway to change preferences back to what it looked like before? Also the topics don't stand out anymore, they pretty much blend in with the rest of the info below. It make it a lot more difficult to read a page at a glance.


HOW is it "Way too messy, way too cluttered"? if anything..it's NOT messy..AT all..and SURE as hell not cluttered...the forum is just downsized with handy forum links on the right..HOW is that messy & cluttered? give me your rationale..



Because it compressed everything. While before it was in blocks from left to right. Thread title, creator last reponder, etc. Now it's top down so you have to wade through the other info before you can see the next topic which no longer stands out. And like I said after my edit, the topic block on the right is a waste of space. Once you pass the block you have nothing just a scrunched together text .


strange dude..I have no problem with it. like I said, I think it's pretty cool that there are handy forum links to the right, and I don't mind the forum being downsized a little

change is good. The only thing I want brought back is the ability to scroll over somebody's avatar & see their info, signature, text, etc


But not for the sake of change, is there anyone here who goes to any forum and doesn't know where the stickies usually are? They're always on the very first page.

  • 01.30.2008 12:38 PM PDT

original "halo 3" public beta tester
contributor, "This Spartan Life"
posts containing nothing but "1st!" / "1st post!, "2nd!" / "2nd post!","1st page!" etc on Bnet bulletins make you a forum n00b.
those who cuss out others for having a crummy K/D ratio are elitist scum who suck at life.

More at my YouTube page & blog

Posted by: Spartan_1089
so we don't have signatures anymore? I noticed you can't scroll over the player picture anymore.


I know..I want to know the rationale behind that decision..not being able to have a little pic for a signature was bad enough on Bnet..but yanking our text & crap...that'll raise some eyebrows

  • 01.30.2008 12:38 PM PDT

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.

~Joseph Campbell

Posted by: Duardo
A little cramped, but I like it.

(Bring the "Last post by _____" back)


It's also annoying about the sigs

  • 01.30.2008 12:38 PM PDT
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My first impression of the new forum is negative. I don't really like it at all. It doesn't scale well to my 22" widescreen monitor, and so there is a lot of empty blue space on the sides, which is annoying. And overall, it looks pretty busy, in my opinion.

Who knows, maybe it will grow on me.

  • 01.30.2008 12:38 PM PDT