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What would you like to have as the main index page for the site?

This sux, i want to enter the forum, if i want to see the news i browse that forum
3 (20%)
I like having the news displayed on the frontpage
6 (40%)
Meh, i dont really care either way
6 (40%)

Total Members Voted: 15

Voting closed: June 12, 2006, 07:16:15 pm

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Offline Khalem

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Site update and index poll
« on: June 05, 2006, 07:16:15 pm »
As part of wanting to get some more flexibility for the site without taking the focus away from the forum i have installed a very lightweight Content Management System (CMS) that integrates fully with the forum. Seeing as you, the users who make BeBot what it is spend more time on the site than i do it is only fair to let you decide what should greet you when you enter the main site. As such a poll has been setup.

For those that prefer to browse the forums without the side coloumns, they can be rolled up and hidden using the "minus" buttons next to the header menu.

All feedback welcomed :)
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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2006, 11:46:29 pm »
Just a shameless bump.

This poll will run until Jun 12th.

Initial indications is that people like having the news on the main page, or simply dont care either way.
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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2006, 06:41:56 am »
Not really fan of portals.
However I do like having the recent posts on the right, more fits into it and it's very easy to catch up on new threads using it.
It all gets a bit crowded on lower resolutions though, but that luckiely isn't an issue here

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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2006, 05:18:10 pm »
There's not much use rolling up the panels as they still take up overall total width. If you have the blocks all on one side it wouldn't be too bad as we would gain overall width for the forums. Having blocks on both sides just squashes the forum width.
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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2006, 05:24:03 pm »
There's not much use rolling up the panels as they still take up overall total width. If you have the blocks all on one side it wouldn't be too bad as we would gain overall width for the forums. Having blocks on both sides just squashes the forum width.

Bump, but I do like the portal being here, just not taking over like it is ^^

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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2006, 05:59:02 pm »
There's not much use rolling up the panels as they still take up overall total width. If you have the blocks all on one side it wouldn't be too bad as we would gain overall width for the forums. Having blocks on both sides just squashes the forum width.
there are buttons at the top to close them

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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2006, 08:54:30 pm »
there are buttons at the top to close them
Yep, those little two [-] buttons to the right of "logout" - they should be made more prominent though (maybe taken into that top menu somehow). I didn't notice them at first either.

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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2006, 11:11:08 pm »
was wierd first time i opened forum after like 1-2 weeks, but i got used to it already :D

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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2006, 01:18:57 am »
There's not much use rolling up the panels as they still take up overall total width. If you have the blocks all on one side it wouldn't be too bad as we would gain overall width for the forums. Having blocks on both sides just squashes the forum width.
there are buttons at the top to close them

oh so there are, guess that problem is solved thanks :)
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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2006, 01:54:28 am »
Really appreciate all the feedback :)

I agree fully with the placement of the roll up buttons, they are not the most intuitive. However im not sure if they can be moved easilly without causing problems.
Im not a web guy either which doesnt help ;)
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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2006, 08:54:41 pm »
I like the new layout.
And personally I don't think those buttons at the top are too small.

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Re: Site update and index poll
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2006, 12:36:40 pm »
The first thing I did after reading the top news post was to try out the two little minus boxes in the top - they practically called "click me" :)

 

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