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jcokos
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Posted: 2003-Sep-29 19:38
Reposted Article from Gazette Issue #205
Earlier this year, the forums at JimWorld underwent some radical changes as we moved to a new, custom software package. While the new forums provided us with the back-end functionality that we needed, we've found that there are quite a few front-end usability issues that keep popping up.
Despite John's constant work to update the features and make them more user friendly, we realize that we're still not meeting the expectations of our membership when it comes to creating forums that are fast and easy to use. With so many pre-packed forum software options, we should have realized that forum users have (to quote John...) certain "expected standards" when it comes to posting, reading, and using forums. To this end, we admit it we screwed up. So, we've committed ourselves to working on the front-end of the forums to make them more user friendly. We're working on a better navigation system, a more intuitive posting interface, and an overall look and feel that matches the "look" that our members are used to when visiting online forums.
Sure, John isn't exactly a "let's comform" kinda guy, but he understands that our members are what make JimWorld great, and that giving them an environment that they are comfortable in is the most important thing we can do. So, the JimWorld staff has been hard at work giving John a To-Do list on making the forums more useful.
We are more than happy to have you take a sneak-peek at the in-progress redesign. You can view the new layout here:
http://www.jimworld.com/forums/new/
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Curt
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Posted: 2003-Sep-29 21:17
Good job! Scrolls much better with up/down arrows too 
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St0n3y
Joined: May 01, 2002
# Posts: 1620
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Posted: 2003-Sep-30 04:50
Looks good, but the top banner/navigation colors don't really mesh with the rest. But I do like where its going!
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jcokos
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Posted: 2003-Sep-30 06:46
Still workin on that ... I'm trying to come up with a top nav system that'll "work" for all of Jimworld, and will mesh into the forums better.
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MMacGillivray
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Posted: 2003-Sep-30 09:50
Just a thought - one of the features that I really like about the current version is the list of new/updated topics which appears when you click the forums tab first time round. I'd be disappointed if that were to disappear.
Second - I surf quite a lot using Netscape Version 7.1 - and in both the current and new version of the forum, I can't stay logged in long enough to post a reply to a forum. I've got to head back to IE for that.
Apart from those thoughts, the new forum feature works well for me!
Thanks - this is a magic resource!
M
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yellowwing
Joined: May 21, 2002
# Posts: 2526
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Posted: 2003-Sep-30 11:55
What about a notification of new Private Messages? Can you add a line of script to show the inbox gif in red when there is new mail.
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jcokos
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Posted: 2003-Sep-30 13:07
It actually turns yellow
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yellowwing
Joined: May 21, 2002
# Posts: 2526
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Posted: 2003-Sep-30 13:38
Nice feature, great colour!
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g1smd
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Joined: Jul 28, 2002
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Posted: 2003-Oct-11 20:26
The only problem I had with the software was the annoying "Last Edited" message that appeared after editing a posted message.
Now that you have fixed it to have a ten minute delay before appearing, I don't have any problems.
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