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I like it. Very clean, modern, and elegant!

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Are we going to get the thank you button for the new site?

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Yahtzee wrote: September 12th, 2017, 1:08 am
BrianM wrote: September 11th, 2017, 11:37 pm
Yahtzee wrote: September 11th, 2017, 11:20 pm But I frequently use the "first unread post" button and don't see that. I would really miss that on the threads that get really long when I'm gone a few days.
I think that's what the blue circle is..
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I'm not seeing anything like that on my phone. I'll keep playing with it tomorrow, maybe get some screen shots.
I, too, would like to know if there is a way to go to the "first unread post" when using mobile device.

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mes5464 wrote: September 12th, 2017, 9:40 am Are we going to get the thank you button for the new site?
The Thank You button is there.

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BrianM wrote: September 12th, 2017, 10:15 am
mes5464 wrote: September 12th, 2017, 9:40 am Are we going to get the thank you button for the new site?
The Thank You button is there.

Ah. I see it. I was looking at my own post when I didn't see it. Appears I can't thank myself. :)

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As typical of most updates on most websites and software, I don't like it. I think the biggest nuisance is the incredible amount of empty space. I can fit one+ small post on my screen now, where before I could fit 2-3. I could see 10 threads; now I can see 5. That's a lot so scrolling and a lot of getting lost for me.

The side bar takes up a lot of space, too.

But if the "ldsff2015" option remains, I will be very, very happy!

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SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 12:07 amNo. Too hard to read. I'll get used to it when I have to.
Any specifics would be helpful. What makes it hard to read?

This new design started with a forum template made by someone else and over the past few days I've been customizing it and improving it as I felt was needed. If some people think it's "hard to read" and if there are actual UI/UX (user interface / user experience) issues that make it that way, I would like to improve it.

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BrianM wrote: September 12th, 2017, 10:53 am
SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 12:07 amNo. Too hard to read. I'll get used to it when I have to.
Any specifics would be helpful. What makes it hard to read?

This new design started with a forum template made by someone else and over the past few days I've been customizing it and improving it as I felt was needed. If some people think it's "hard to read" and if there are actual UI/UX (user interface / user experience) issues that make it that way, I would like to improve it.
It's better now. I think one of the above suggestions fixed it.

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I don't like the oval cropping on my avatar but that's just personal preference. It looks good on some of the avatars but I don't like it on mine

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SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 11:18 am I don't like the oval cropping on my avatar but that's just personal preference. It looks good on some of the avatars but I don't like it on mine
I think it was intended to be for square avatars - which seems fine.

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BrianM wrote: September 12th, 2017, 11:31 am
SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 11:18 am I don't like the oval cropping on my avatar but that's just personal preference. It looks good on some of the avatars but I don't like it on mine
I think it was intended to be for square avatars - which seems fine.
Ah yes, I'll have to design another one then. Thanks :)

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BrianM wrote: September 12th, 2017, 11:31 am
SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 11:18 am I don't like the oval cropping on my avatar but that's just personal preference. It looks good on some of the avatars but I don't like it on mine
I think it was intended to be for square avatars - which seems fine.
Hmmm... I cropped another image, resized to 150 X 150 pixels on my paint program (which used to work) but when I try to upload it says it's thousand's of pixels wide and long. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

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The site seems faster... Like you moved from outdated webserver technology to newer and better performing technology...

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YouTube videos don't look right.

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looks great!

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A time machine would be cool. Put in a date and time, and presto you see the recent posts.

Prolly a way to do this manually using search?

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SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 12:29 pm Hmmm... I cropped another image, resized to 150 X 150 pixels on my paint program (which used to work) but when I try to upload it says it's thousand's of pixels wide and long. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
I would have to see the image...

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SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 1:24 pm YouTube videos don't look right.
What do you mean?

EDIT: That might be resolved for you now, if you were referring to the videos not resizing on smaller/mobile screens. The YouTube videos are responsive now.

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SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 11:18 am I don't like the oval cropping on my avatar but that's just personal preference. It looks good on some of the avatars but I don't like it on mine
I fixed your avatar.

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BrianM wrote: September 12th, 2017, 5:05 pm
SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 11:18 am I don't like the oval cropping on my avatar but that's just personal preference. It looks good on some of the avatars but I don't like it on mine
I fixed your avatar.
Good enough I guess but I wanted a sized down version not a cropped down one
It used to work manually on paint but it doesn't now, I don't expect you to have to intervene every time I change my avatar, but whatever...
Thanks for your help

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BrianM wrote: September 12th, 2017, 4:46 pm
SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 1:24 pm YouTube videos don't look right.
What do you mean?

EDIT: That might be resolved for you now, if you were referring to the videos not resizing on smaller/mobile screens. The YouTube videos are responsive now.
It's still the same (I use a pc) the video doesn't fit in the comments section, you have to scroll to see the other side of the video and can't see the whole video at once

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SmallFarm wrote: September 12th, 2017, 7:58 pmIt's still the same (I use a pc) the video doesn't fit in the comments section, you have to scroll to see the other side of the video and can't see the whole video at once
Maybe your browser cache hasn't updated yet and you're still seeing how it was before I changed it.

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Brian, I'm a professional UX/UI/front end/graphic designer and am very skilled with HTML/CSS/LESS. I agree with some of the sentiments about the spacing. While I still thought the old site is fine, I do kind of like many aspects of the new format. I think it can be made to work if we can address some of the issues that others have mentioned. I don't find the sidebar problematic and it can collapse down as well but it is much more convenient I think.

Many aspects are different and they'll take some getting used to but that's how it is with anything. I've been on this forum for almost 10 years or so now I think so I'm definitely used to the old one, but I think an update is a good idea, especially if the experience can be improved on mobile. I might be able to help you with some of these things.

I think we need to get some more feedback from the forum users and take those things into consideration.

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The print is so small it is difficult to read. And I still can't see an option to go to my first unread posting in a topic. I'm using an IPad. I don't see the blue dot you referenced above.

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Spider wrote: September 12th, 2017, 11:47 pm The print is so small it is difficult to read.
That's odd, considering the print is bigger than the older forum design.

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