FG Redesign Time

Monday, Feb. 14 2005 | Author: Scrivs

So it’s time to give the site a makeover. Simplicity will always remain at the forefront because we like to present you with the content. However, there are features that need to be added as well which the current design prevents us from doing.

Are there any ideas/features you would like to see or takeaway for the upcoming redesign? Content-wise are we doing okay? What can we improve on? We are all ears on this one.

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12 Responses for "FG Redesign Time"

Mark

February 14th, 2005 at 3:28 pm
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Podcasts! Podcasts just simply rocck, I got really sad when Engadget just suddenly stopped, they are entertaining, informational and incredibly intelligent. Well, thanks, can’t wait for the redesign, keep up the good work.

Mark
Dan Watson

February 14th, 2005 at 3:56 pm
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Can you make it so that the smooth scrolling icon (the thing that appears when you middle click and scroll down) works correctly in firefox 1.0

It works fine, but the icon is always about an inch to the left of the place where you middle click.

Cheers, keep up the good work
Dan
waylman

February 14th, 2005 at 4:00 pm
3

Well, I was sick and didn’t turn on a computer for the last 4 days and I think I missed a few entries. By my count, the home page only shows the last 11 and the feeds, the last 15. I find no easy way to check for any other entries made between the last one listed in the feed, and the last one I saw five days ago.

I know, in the past entries were more sparse and this was not so much of a problem. However, as you keep adding people who add more posts (which = more variety, a good thing) I have actually encountered this problem once or twice in the last month or so when checking back once a day.

I’m not insisting on a chronological archive listing like many blogs use (although that would certainly work), but a simple ‘next’ link at the bottom of the home page that would show the previous x number of entries would be sufficient.

That’s really the only thing I see that needs improvement. Otherwise, excellent site and excellent content. Keep it up and many thanks.
cameron (desk003)

February 14th, 2005 at 4:11 pm
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that is very easy to do with wordpress, and i know its possible with mt as well. however wordpress is better.
Mason

February 14th, 2005 at 5:17 pm
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On a subjective and purely cosmetic level, I’d like to see a splash colour to brighten the place up.
Vinnie Garcia

February 14th, 2005 at 5:27 pm
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I like it the way it is. Don’t change much other than what’s needed to make the new features work, in my opinion at least.
Chim

February 14th, 2005 at 5:57 pm
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I think waylman has a good point. Other than that, I don’t what you should change.
Chris G.

February 14th, 2005 at 7:42 pm
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As one of the writers here at Forever Geek, I suggest moving from MT to WordPress. I know for one that I am more likely to actually write articles on a blogging system that I’m 1) used to and 2) is easier to use and 3) more powerful.

One of the reasons why I haven’t written much at Forever Geek is that I dread using MT.
Nicole

February 14th, 2005 at 11:34 pm
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Here, here Mason. I’m all for a little color as well. And more whitespace.
Derek

February 15th, 2005 at 2:39 am
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I am an FG editor and I am used to MT and think it is easier to use and more powerful. Please don’t switch.

:)

CMS fight!
Beatniklew

February 15th, 2005 at 10:35 pm
11

As long as we’re voting on CMS, I vote blosxom.
John

February 18th, 2005 at 2:58 pm
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One simple coment, Do somthing to set the Google adds apart from the site as they are now they seem to disrupt the flow of the news pages.