06-19-2008, 02:38 PM
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Simon,
Something you might want to look into is the fact that when web-links are inserted into threads, they are no longer underlined. You must move your mouse over the text to notice that a link is there. Or, what I did was changed the color of the text for the link.
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06-19-2008, 02:51 PM
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Ugh! Sorry folks, but I do not like the new board look at all. We don't need "professional"! The old look had the most warm and "homey" feel of any bb I have participated in, and that is quite a few. This board brings out a very special community feel, and I am afraid that will decline with the new look.
Sorry Simon! I'm sure that you have put a lot of work into this, but, it just seems all cold and anonymous like the run-of-the-mill boards. Nobody befriends you on those boards like they do here.
Now, maybe once you correct the colors, and bring back the member's cars at the top of the page, it'll be OK, but until then, YUCK!
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1979 Spt. Sdn. "Cecilia" A rustfree Alfetta 
1990 Mondial T Cabrio - OH MY GOD! Metallic Nirvana
1979 Sport Sedan Alfamatic For sale... "soon"
(1 or 2 more Sport Sedan parts cars.)
"Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life." - Ayn Rand
(That's why she drove an Alfa and then bought a Ferrari  )
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"Griswold" and never-driven '74 series 2 to Harry Riley
"Isabel" traded for "Cecilia"
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06-19-2008, 02:53 PM
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Ooooh...shiny!
My only complaint about the new layout is the "articles" window on the right prevents the posts for being the full screen width. Other than that it looks good. Maybe an option to collapse that or turn it off.
I appreciate the option to stick with the old layout for now. Once the new one gets finalized I'll give it a shot and probably eventually get used to it.
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06-19-2008, 02:55 PM
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I still stand by my remarks made earlier today. "Taking this site to the next level" has less meaning than it might suggest, as the true value of this site is as an open resource for the free exchange of information and ideas. This community needs a simple, elegant platform and, as long as it works simply and effectively, it will flourish - and thereby the community will expand as new members are drawn to it. I fail to see how fancier (and less elegant) graphics will improve that. There are untold thousands of sites out there which look glossy but don't do the job effectively. I'm no sentimentalist, but this is what we had and it did the job well as a user experience. Why change that, and at greater cost?
Randy Lee, I'm with you!
One further suggestion - enable a search function to allow to search for new posts made in the last 24 hours, in addition to the general 'new posts' function.
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06-19-2008, 03:12 PM
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Alfetta Nut!
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Originally Posted by Gubi
Ooooh...shiny!
My only complaint about the new layout is the "articles" window on the right prevents the posts for being the full screen width. Other than that it looks good. Maybe an option to collapse that or turn it off.
I appreciate the option to stick with the old layout for now. Once the new one gets finalized I'll give it a shot and probably eventually get used to it.
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Look, Simon, layout and search options are one thing. Color schemes and top banner content are quite another. To mess with the latter two is like effing with the "soul" of the board. It's just not a good idea. Keep the new layout or change it as you are inspired. Bring back the old colors and the member's cars, and all is forgiven. Seriously.
As for searches, I am not an expert, but I believe that there should be a way to offload that to Google somehow. That's what they get paid for - let them earn it.
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Randy Lee
Randy's Italian Lot:
1979 Spt. Sdn. "Cecilia" A rustfree Alfetta
1990 Mondial T Cabrio - OH MY GOD! Metallic Nirvana
1979 Sport Sedan Alfamatic For sale... "soon"
(1 or 2 more Sport Sedan parts cars.)
"Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life." - Ayn Rand
(That's why she drove an Alfa and then bought a Ferrari )
Ex:
"Griswold" and never-driven '74 series 2 to Harry Riley
"Isabel" traded for "Cecilia"
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06-19-2008, 03:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex
...One further suggestion - enable a search function to allow to search for new posts made in the last 24 hours, in addition to the general 'new posts' function.
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That option is already there. On the gray menu bar at the top of the screen, click on "Quick Links", then select "Todays Posts".
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06-19-2008, 03:19 PM
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i like the new setup, but liked the red / green look - more italian.
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06-19-2008, 03:22 PM
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I'm gonna get flamed for this, but
if those of you that are whining and complained about the new layout and colors, don't stop, then Simon might just get PO'd, and terminate the AlfaBB all together, and then where would we be? You must learn to live with change, so keep repeating to yourself "change is good"
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06-19-2008, 03:41 PM
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Gifford,
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06-19-2008, 04:33 PM
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Looks modern, very easy to use, and yet functional.
Oh and I like that you can switch back to the old style now wherever did you get that idea from? 
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06-19-2008, 04:35 PM
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I say keep it. Ignore the peanut gallery.
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06-19-2008, 04:35 PM
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I like the new look....although with Alfa coming back to the states and the MiTo looking to be a good cheap Alfa the BB might grow like crazy~!
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06-19-2008, 04:36 PM
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Welcome to 2008 Alfisti, and please Step Up.
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06-19-2008, 05:17 PM
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Maybe since the 8C isn't even out yet, and the minuscule amount of people that are going to have one, we could use that area for member cars? I do like the fade into the pattern though.
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06-19-2008, 05:38 PM
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Massive improvement  .
Only thing I don't like is the banner picture of a modern car. There are many modern Alfa Romeo sites on the internet, what makes this one the BEST is the fact that it is primarily for the older REAL Alfa Romeos (not a Maserati wearing different clothes, or a FIAT).
Please Simon keep this primarily a classic Alfa site .
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