Your Opinions on my Forum

[ArcticFox]

http://arctic.ithium.net/IPB2.0/
Colours, font sytles, topic 'priorities', dead links, background, etc.


I want to hear nothing good in this thread. I would like you guys to rip this forum a new one! I want to know anything/everything that you feel is wrong, out of place, whatever.

None of this, “looks nice” bull - 'cause I'm not buying it!

BUT, I don't want to hear anything about the sourcecode; no, “this doesn't work/showup/validate for (unknown browser type)”... - 'cause I'm not listening to it!

LOL!
Thanks! :thumbsup:

[riddy]

i like the background but i think u should use phpbb
http://www.phpbb.com

go there its good

[hemebond]

BUT, I don't want to hear anything about the sourcecode; no, “this doesn't work/showup/validate for (unknown browser type)”... - 'cause I'm not listening to it!Hard luck. Clean that **** up, you're making my intaweb stink.

[Graft-Creative]

Colours, font sytles, topic 'priorities', dead links, background, etc.


I want to hear nothing good in this thread. I would like you guys to rip this forum a new one! I want to know anything/everything that you feel is wrong, out of place, whatever.

None of this, “looks nice” bull - 'cause I'm not buying it!

BUT, I don't want to hear anything about the sourcecode; no, “this doesn't work/showup/validate for (unknown browser type)”... - 'cause I'm not listening to it!

LOL!
Thanks!

Hrm, you've pretty much rouded us into a corner there, do you want us to comment or not?

[ArcticFox]

LOL!

I just want to know of any psychological problems with the site, not sourcecode/validation problems.

Example:

The background colours make my left eye twitch.
The page is too wide - how about using 2 or three coloums of information to break things up?
How about adding a forum for (grandma's cookie recipes)...


:D

[rmedek]

Maybe you should post a review request at "PsychologicalForums.com?"
:D

[ArcticFox]

Oh, you're funny!

(yes, I actually checked to see if PsychologicalForums.com existed)

:p

[AaronW]

Your background looks to me as though the Easter Bunny couldn't hold its lunch.

And I see you're using tables for your forums. A few <div style="display: table-row"> ought to fix that ;)

Muhaha. The last bit there was just some playful mocking. But seriously, it looks like its mostly the usual style for vBulletin (is that it?) with a new background image? I only looked for a second though...

[chilipie]

Your background looks to me as though the Easter Bunny couldn't hold its lunch.
You're funny LOL :D .

It's Invision Power Board (the clue's in the link Aaron :p ).

Is this meant to be there?

Time: $time
IP Address: $ip
Referer URL: $referer
Browser Type: $browser"); fclose($fp); ?>


Finally, although it doesn't really matter, the link at the bottom which says "Hosted by Ithium.net" actually links to http://www.ithium.com/ - although it doesn't matter, it's just a bit weird.

[ArcticFox]

Ah, hah! It's things information like this that I was looking for! Thanks people!


It's interesting to see that the php code is being displayed in view-source, but not actually running... anyone with ideas on what its problem is? I tried placing it on the actual index.php, but that screwed with cookies and attachments. So I tried placing it through the ACP; and this is what I get??

Ithium.net (not .com)- thank you!

“Easter Bunny couldn't hold its lunch.” - ROTFLMAO!! I'll change it. :D

:thumbsup:

[tsguitar2004]

I like permission to be blunt. It saves me editing time!

Change that background image. I don't like it and it's unnecessary as we can't really make out what it is anyhow. I want that background a solid color that matches with your color scheme.

Make the columns different colors so we can look down the page, just like www.codingforums.com! I'm speaking of the "topics" column one color, "replies" a slightly different color, etc.

The fade onclick is taking too long and I'm not enchanted by it. I feel like I'm in an old PowerPoint presentation or something. When I click on a link, I want to go to the next page, now!! I'm not expecting nor wanting a nice transition from one page to the next. Just show me new content.

Add a "Home" link in the top-right navigation. I know it's also in the breadcrumb, but you establish that your navigation is top-right and I'm not looking for a breadcrumb. Plus, that breadcrumb link is kind of hidden since it's so far down the page. Again, look at the way codingforums.com did it. Nice...

If you can lose 'em, ditch the google ads. I hate those things and avoid sites that use them. Just a nervous tick of mine...
-ts

[ArcticFox]

I like permission to be blunt. It saves me editing time!

Change that background image. I don't like it and it's unnecessary as we can't really make out what it is anyhow. I want that background a solid color that matches with your color scheme.
Changed it back to plain white - I couldn't figure out a good colour to match with the site, yet.





Make the columns different colors so we can look down the page, just like www.codingforums.com! I'm speaking of the "topics" column one color, "replies" a slightly different color, etc.
I don't quite understand what you mean on this one... :(
'Topics' and 'Last Post' maybe?




The fade onclick is taking too long and I'm not enchanted by it. I feel like I'm in an old PowerPoint presentation or something. When I click on a link, I want to go to the next page, now!! I'm not expecting nor wanting a nice transition from one page to the next. Just show me new content.
Removed completely.






Add a "Home" link in the top-right navigation. I know it's also in the breadcrumb, but you establish that your navigation is top-right and I'm not looking for a breadcrumb. Plus, that breadcrumb link is kind of hidden since it's so far down the page. Again, look at the way codingforums.com did it.
Are you thinking of something like this:
Home Help Search Members Calendar Statistics
I've also linked the top "Abigail Forums" text directly to index.php






If you can lose 'em, ditch the google ads. I hate those things and avoid sites that use them. Just a nervous tick of mine...
-ts
Eh... I can. I'm just trying to make some money from the site - something to try and pay for hosting, that's all... I will think about it and see what my mods think as well.


Thank you!

[tsguitar2004]

Each column you have on your forum main pages, it would be nice if those were a different color than the column right next to it. It's just a good way to break up the page a bit.

Yes, that's what I mean about the top-right navigation. And I'm glad that you linked the site title to the home page, too.
-ts