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AfterElton's New Look

I have a few comments about AfterElton's new look.

Pros

Homepage is better organized.

My Account section is better looking.

Forums section is organized and looks good.

Blue and gray letter colors match with the AfterElton logo.

Avatars fit in their given space.

Alternating light gray and white color scheme differentiating two posts or names.

Cons

The AfterElton logo at the top of the blog page looks cheap with the gray surrounding it.

Gray line separating Latest Blog Post side and Latest Video side.

White space is larger than the gray space in the alternating color scheme. The gray size looks better.

Information under a blog posting is too small. I preferred the old style except the tags part which is fine.

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Submitted by

Evan (2890 points) (574 posts)

on Thu, 2008-04-17 21:26.

TAGS ::

Forum Announcements, Rules, etc.

Thanks for the feedback, Evan.

Submitted by

Michael Jensen, Editor (2510 points) (4823 posts)

on Thu, 2008-04-17 21:58.

We're evaluating all the feedback and much appreciate it.

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After-Change

Submitted by

Insideguy (934 points) (187 posts)

on Fri, 2008-04-18 03:16.

It will be interesting to see what benifits arise out of the re-vamp. I am fairly sure that it is not solely about your decorator gene. I pretty much concur with Evan's assessment. I might add that I miss some of the bolding as the font size appears lightweight now to add the white space.

I know how hard it is to deal with all these develepment issues, and appreciate all your hard work that currently benefit AE.

After Elton is an important part of my internet experience.

Thanks guys, high-fives all around

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The new site - looking good

Submitted by

afhickman (1431 points) (294 posts)

on Fri, 2008-04-18 09:58.

afhickman

"It takes a village (to make Village People)"

I was hoping a re-vamp might include a function for finding old posts. I am often surprised to stumble across a reply to something I wrote days or even weeks earlier, and I don't know how to check for old posts other than by this less than foolproof method.

Otherwise, I am sure I will get used to the new look, but it is a lot busier in appearance than the old.

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Track

Submitted by

Evan (2890 points) (574 posts)

on Fri, 2008-04-18 11:41.

Go into your My Account section. Click on the Track section in there and you will find all your old posts.

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Thanks so much

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afhickman (1431 points) (294 posts)

on Sat, 2008-04-19 02:04.

afhickman

"It takes a village (to make Village People)"

I thought I had looked everywhere. Thanks, Evan.

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A bit lost..

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j U d E (755 points) (235 posts)

on Fri, 2008-04-18 18:21.

All in all I like the new look! I have some problem finding my way around though. I found this section about the new look by chance - clicking on everything clickable). Also, sometimes you can reply to a post by clicking 'quote', sometimes you can't.

Similar to afhickman, it's not easy to find replies to your posts or replies to one specific thread. I know about 'My account' - 'track', but even there I don't understand it all. When it says there are x new posts, how do I see quickly which ones are the new ones when I open the thread?

How do I find certain blogs quickly? When I click on 'Blog' (in the top line - next to 'TV', 'Movies' and so on) it gives me a page full of info, but I can't necessarily find 'Michael's Blog' (about Forbidden Love for ex. ..) or 'Brian's Blog' or what do I do wrong?

I'm also agreeing with the poster who said that you never stay 'logged in'. When I leave AfterElton.com and come back I have to log back in again. And when I want my login/password to be remembered, it doesn't remember..

Hope this does not sound too negative. I love AfterElton.com!!

Edit: [just lost 5 points] - yes, em, what's with the point counting? The post count is good, but the points I don't understand. I keep editing my own posts and keep losing points - it doesn't really matter, but it's frustrating all the same.. *smile*

Edit2: When I read old threads/blogs it doesn't say when they were posted (date). Or am I blind?

R.I.P. - Heath Ledger [1979 - 2008]

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Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted by

Michael Jensen, Editor (2510 points) (4823 posts)

on Fri, 2008-04-18 18:25.

I'll add it to the list of things to look into and to try and streamline.

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Bookmarks!

Submitted by

j U d E (755 points) (235 posts)

on Fri, 2008-04-18 18:42.

Thank you Michael!

One more thing - bookmarking threads doesn't work with me. When I click on my bookmarks I have a page full of 'Chinese' illegible html jumble.. It has a nice crimson-coloured background, but it's no good for finding bookmarked threads! ;o)

BTW, love AE!! ;o))))

R.I.P. - Heath Ledger [1979 - 2008]

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Crisp

Submitted by

poof (326 points) (62 posts)

on Fri, 2008-04-18 11:41.

new format is nice and crisp. my biggest hangup is when you log in you don't stay logged in. Have to resign in each time.

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New look

Submitted by

netogeno (1323 points) (337 posts)

on Fri, 2008-04-18 12:15.

I love the new look and layout. Its better organized and easier to navigate. The two tone color scheme does wonders to diferenciate each entry. I really apreciate the description of the latest posts in the homescreen. Congrats.

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The 'rich-text' function isn't working

Submitted by

Dave (1553 points) (286 posts)

on Sat, 2008-04-19 12:15.

I love the new look, but I when I posted I couldn't make any of the rich-text tools work.

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Nuke Liplock Clock

Submitted by

Glenn F. (10 points) (2 posts)

on Sun, 2008-04-20 14:55.

I don't know if this is the right thread to ask and if not I apologize but why has the Nuke liplock clock been taken off the front page?

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Some comments I have

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Joseph (2304 points) (463 posts)

on Sun, 2008-04-20 16:11.

In the column on the right side of the screen that lists the most recent posts, it would great if not only did it give you the title of the post, but the thread in which it is posted.

Is it possible to remain logged in for more than just 2 hours? Perhaps it's a minor quibble, but I hate having to log in every time I visit the site.

Currently, I'm having difficulty accessing Snicks' blog about Les Bleus from last week; only half the screen is coming up and I'm not able to see any of the comments posted to the thread.

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I'm having problems, too.

Submitted by

AnnieO (146 points) (28 posts)

on Mon, 2008-04-21 21:17.

I'm having the same problem Joseph is with this URL:

http://www.afterelton.com/blog/snicks/les-bleus-now-translated-for-our-viewing-pleasure

BTW, Joseph I did manage to see your comment before the link stopped working. Thanks for letting me know about A Love to Hide. I haven't seen the movie, although I think I must have recognized your profile pic from the trailer.

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Hmm, I can see the post just fine. Are you in IE or Mozilla? As

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Michael Jensen, Editor (2510 points) (4823 posts)

on Mon, 2008-04-21 21:44.

for the logging out after two hours, no, that won't be changed. It's actually a security issue in case you leave a computer unattended after you logged on, it will eventually log you out. You shouldn't ever be logged out as long as you're moving around the site, but I'll have to double check that didn't change with the redesign and now you get logged out after two hours no matter what.

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Internet Explorer

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AnnieO (146 points) (28 posts)

on Tue, 2008-04-22 01:45.

I don't know about Joseph, but I'm using Internet Explorer. At first I thought it might be a problem with my computer, but I checked the URL at the library just to make sure, and it wouldn't load there either.

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this is weird, but....

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Liz (3672 points) (759 posts)

on Sun, 2008-04-20 19:13.

Ok, sometimes i want to highlight a sentence or quote if i want to reply....and now, when i try to highlight something, the whole page is highlighted.

can someone else try to highlight a sentence? I want to make sure it's either just me and if it's not just me...then that is probably an issue with the new look somehow.

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Highlighting

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VioletFemme (108 points) (19 posts)

on Sun, 2008-04-20 19:23.

I have the same problem when I try to highlight a sentence. The entire page is highlighted and I don't know how to avoid. It seems to be an unfortunate "side effect" of the new look.

If By Gay You Mean Totally Freaking Awesome, The Yeah, I Guess It's Pretty Gay

--Des Ark

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Thanks. I'll have tech look into this one ASAP

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Michael Jensen, Editor (2510 points) (4823 posts)

on Mon, 2008-04-21 21:51.

and let you know what I hear.

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Highlighting and 'Recent comments'..

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j U d E (755 points) (235 posts)

on Sun, 2008-04-20 19:35.

Liz, I have the same problem!

I have an additonal remark. How come the 'Recent comments' are never really recent. It takes up to 30+ minutes for a comment I posted to be seen under 'Recent comments'. Pushing the 'refresh' button does not help.

R.I.P. - Heath Ledger [1979 - 2008]

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Everything on the site is "cached" when it's posted from

Submitted by

Michael Jensen, Editor (2510 points) (4823 posts)

on Mon, 2008-04-21 21:47.

articles to comments. Sometimes things will show up almost instantly, other times it takes up to half an hour. Sorry about that!

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OK.

Submitted by

j U d E (755 points) (235 posts)

on Tue, 2008-04-22 11:04.

Thank you Michael. I don't know what "cached" is, but it's ok. I was just wondering..

R.I.P. - Heath Ledger [1979 - 2008]

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Forum Topics

Submitted by

Nukely (1342 points) (299 posts)

on Fri, 2008-04-25 11:13.

I like the new look. It's easier on the eyes.

An unrelated request:

AfterElton has community forums Topics for Movies, T.V., Books, etc. Could I suggest a Topic for 'Internet' which might hold discussion of blogs, online news, YouTube, etc.

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