The new layout

[Gumby]

they'll never reach consensus

If I come over to your place, I think I have to pass through Consensus on the way. If anyone has reached it, I'll pick them up.

[Harry72]

Looks fine to me, change your mouse scroll settings if you dont like the extra 1/2 second scrolling time...

[pawnhead]

The improvements are great, but here's another vote for keeping the avatars on the left. If the average post was quite long then there'd be a lot of wasted space at the side, but since most posts are quite short I think it does lead to more scrolling. It's not a big deal either way though.

One feature that I'd like to see added is a 'subscribed thread indicator'.
You can see in this screencap a small symbol ; It tells me which threads I've contributed to by just looking at the page and I don't have to read the thread titles (and try to remember if I've said anything) or go to my email or 'subscribed threads' in user cp.
In that case I started the thread, but it shows up next to any thread that I've posted in.

[DanP]

I think ALL the changes are freaking horrible.

I'm sorry Neil but the whole baby poo yellowy brown colour scheme is drab as hell and now the avatars etc up top, can some one find me a projectile vomit smilie?

Dan

[echnidna]

trouble is if Neil reverts to the old layout to satisfy the whingers
he'll just end up with a new lot of whingers who liked the new layout

[pawnhead]

I think ALL the changes are freaking horrible. I'm sorry Neil but the whole baby poo yellowy brown colour scheme is drab as hell and now the avatars etc up top, can some one find me a projectile vomit smilie? Dan

[ubeaut]

pawnhead - You get one of these if you are subscribed to a thread.

On the left side of the screen you may see any of the following symbols and some others. Note the bottom 3 symbols
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To everyone who wants to see the avatars on the left side of screen look hard at the screen, then look at your left hand and your right hand, then at the screen, then your left and right hands then at the screen.

Now where is the Avatar????
Doh its on the left. The user information is another matter that's the stuff on the right.

Problem is: What do I do now?

Do I....

1/ Leave it as is? The way I never intended, the way I don't really like.

2/ Buckle under the massive weight of protest by less than .05&#37; of the members and appear to be weak kneed, gutless, lilly-livered, yeller-belly who's easily intimidated and manipulated by the minority?

Oh the choices, the choices. What to do? How to decide?

Well. For starters I'm the benevolent dictator, not a bloody politician so that pretty much rules out #2.

I've always figured it wasn't a good idea to step into a paddock and wave a red rag at a raging bull. But every time there is a change no matter how minor there always seems to be that inevitable red rag a flutterin' in the breeze.

Hmmm... I'll just have to think on it a bit more or wait for the inevitalbe pole to be posted which could seal the fate of the the forums and the world as we know it for ever.

[Gumby]

weak kneed, gutless, lilly-livered, yeller-belly who's easily intimidated and manipulated by the minority?

You rang ?

[ubeaut]

Some people just don't get it do they.

The more people complain the longer it will take to make the changes that will continue to make this one of the premier sites in the world.

We could have had the other colour schemes repaired and back up again if it wasn't for the complaints. The new format would never have stayed if people hadn't jumped in and complained a few minutes after it was done.

Do you people honestly think I am doing these things to downgrade the forums?

Do you think I'm a fool who is intent on stuffing up one of the best resources in the world?

I would appear that some of you don't seem to think I'm working for the betterment of the forums.

Change doesn't happen over night. Sometimes we just have to put up with a bit of a detour in the road whilst the potholes are fixed.

So shut up and let a bloke get on with the job.

[Cliff Rogers]

...Think I might leave it like this now, just for fun.

Ya sheyet stirring mongrel.

Some people just don't get it do they. .........So shut up and let a bloke get on with the job.

I didn't say anything.... yet.... so you can suit yourself & put it back the way you like it any time you want.

[ubeaut]

Just gettin in first

[Christopha]

does it come in pink and is it safe for kiddies?????

Who give a flying bucket of wombat droppings!

IT'S FREE YOU WHINGING PACK OF SELF CENTRED NITWITS!!

FREE MEANS YOUR SAY DOESN'T COUNT!

[echnidna]

gee ya gotta way wif words stoppers - very ellykwent

:aussie3:

[Gumby]

does it come in pink and is it safe for kiddies?????

Who give a flying bucket of wombat droppings!

IT'S FREE YOU WHINGING PACK OF SELF CENTRED NITWITS!!

FREE MEANS YOUR SAY DOESN'T COUNT!

Now what was that saying?

Something about a pot and a black kettle ?

[outback]

Now what was that saying?

Something about a pot and a black kettle ?

People in glass pots shouldn't throw black kettles?