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by **fatrabbitbrain** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:26 am

whats up with it? no offense but it is kinda ugly

should check out http://www.phpbbhacks.com/templates.php for more.. i think they are free to download.

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by **surf patrol** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:56 am

Our first bit of feedback and it is negative. I suppose that is what you get for adding a feedback section.

The reason for the change was to fit in more with the colourscheme of the main site following the redesign. If everyone is put off by it then we'll have to take another look.

by **fatrabbitbrain** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:16 am

haha fair enough. i think my biggest problem with the change is that the font is really hard to read now.

tahoma 12px was good!

edit - as well as that, its really hard to see where each post starts and ends. sorry SP.

by **surf patrol** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:46 am

Ok, the font size is a little larger now and there is a dividing line between posts.

by **Broosta** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:06 pm

I like the idea of more sections but I gotta agree that it is harder to read now. The font seems really old fashioned and traditional - looks like it should be a legal forum or something now :lol:

. Maybe its just a case of getting used to something different, but anyway these were my first impressions.
I do like the layout tho, and the colour is fine, just not the font and the thin lines as it is harder to read.

by **tadwablue** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:50 pm

all i can say is apparently i got a reply on a topic and i can't even see it.............. what the?????
Oh and i can't find the topics i have been reading is it supose to be this difficult??

by **Lallylagirl** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:17 pm

Yeah I agree that the font's pretty old fashioned, but the colours are cool. Why the change? Not critism, just wondering!

by **deathfrog** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:32 pm

very...minimal...

by **duhkine** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:57 am

Colors seem very in the 90s, but I love that you added more forum sections. Thanks for the awesome longboard section. I will definitely take advantage of that. Thanks

by **surf patrol** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:59 am

tadwablue wrote:i can't find the topics i have been reading is it supose to be this difficult??

This will only be temporary until the posts are in the right forums. Once you are logged in you can use the View posts since last visit on the main forum page.

Lallylagirl wrote:Why the change? Not critism, just wondering!

The change was done to firstly match the main site redesign. Secondly it was changed from the original phpbb template to give it some originality. See hereand you will get the idea. There are lots of forums using the original template.

Broosta wrote:The font seems really old fashioned and traditional - looks like it should be a legal forum or something now

Broosta wrote:not the font and the thin lines as it is harder to read

OK - a small change to the font to make it more readable & a change to the post dividers.

by **babyboarder89** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:08 am

i like it. its pretty

only one criticism (sorry) when people quote it comes out white so you cant read it, unless you highlight it, actually nah its k im just being lazy, its great! go you!

by **Phil** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:50 pm

i dont like it colours are to bright and in your face its much harder to read and find what you want sorry, sorry surf patrol

by **surferdude_scarborough** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:04 pm

i dont mind the colours or the font but i dont like that you cant see which posts in a topic are new like you could before

by **Hazy_daze** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:16 pm

I like it, it'l take a while to get used to the new layout etc, but no complaints this side of the screen.
Good effort SP

by **surf patrol** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:17 am

surferdude_scarborough wrote:i dont like that you cant see which posts in a topic are new like you could before

This was unintentional and got missed by mistake. It's now back so you can see what specific posts for a topic are new.

babyboarder89 wrote:when people quote it comes out white so you cant read it, unless you highlight it

Your right - I had another look and the quotes were rubbish.

A couple of the sections have been removed following a suggestion by Papa. Some of them may have been unnecessary and a little too much.

by **Brian** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:01 am

why dont you make it so you can chose what kind of style of board you like..ive seen it on other boards where a user can chose his own theme. too hard? i dunno but its so bright :shock:

have to like squint..anywho, the new sections are quite sweet

by **surf patrol** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:32 am

BrianTheGod wrote:why dont you make it so you can chose what kind of style of board you like..ive seen it on other boards where a user can chose his own theme. too hard?

I'll take a look and see if it can be done - that will save you squinting anyway. :wink:

by **Brian** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:54 am

good to see we are being looked after :wink:

by **libby** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:48 am

I like. I like alot.

by **little waves** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:44 pm

i like the new look - but would have to agree with the others that the color scheme needs some looking into. maybe having a background color instead of plain white would give it some more character and make it a bit easier to read.

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