Finger lickin' good

Petrie. · **on:** August 10, 2007, 10:19:12 PM

You got some nice water to wash down that chicken with.

So what do you think? Yay! Nay! Why the hell did you change it?

(board hasn't had a design change in nearly two years)

action9000 · **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2007, 10:24:49 PM

Well-done on the changes Petrie! Glad I could help out with the piccy supply.

Generally I love the colour scheme! The only slight problem I'm having is that the light-blue text on the forum pages (not reading posts, as that text is white) is occasionally difficult to see against the light-green/white shades on the ferns on the right-hand side of the background image.

As for what to do about it...I'll plug away at it in Photoshop and see if I can resolve it. Other than that, I'm very impressed! B)

Manny Cav · **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2007, 10:50:07 PM

GAH! Why fix it if it isn't broke!?!?!? :blink:

I don't get it. I know change is good, but why was the scheme changed in the first place? I liked it the way it was.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2007, 10:54:41 PM

I don't really mind the change.

Petrie. · **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:01:40 PM

Quote from: Manny Cav,Aug 10 2007 on 09:50 PM

GAH! Why fix it if it isn't broke!?!?!? :blink:

I don't get it. I know change is good, but why was the scheme changed in the first place? I liked it the way it was.

I don't forsee the board going to hell because five images were changed and the text colors were modified (very slightly). It was time for a breath of fresh air; we've had that design for a very very long time now and I felt it was stale and time for something different.

Manny Cav · **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:09:53 PM

I don't disagree that change is good. In fact, this is probably why I change my desktop picture as often as I do. However, I have noticed a few missing pictures that makes the board seem... incomplete somehow, like some of the borders. Are there any future plans to place them back? Is this what action9000 talking about,

Petrie. · **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:16:21 PM

The pine holly? Yeah, I accidentally removed it, but that's not what he was talking about. That's the only image that isn't here. All the "add reply" type buttons were replaced and the background, but everything else is as it has been for years. I wasn't going to change everything; many things are still good and fine as they are.

Manny Cav · **Reply #7 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:19:36 PM

Aww... I liked the background picture of Littlefoot gazing out "beyond the mysterious beyond." It fitted the theme somehow....

KingdomKey23 · **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:39:23 PM

Nice new scheme, Petrie.

Flathead770 · **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2007, 11:53:02 PM

i like it, nicely done Petrie

Unknown Person · **Reply #10 on:** August 11, 2007, 12:47:57 AM

Change is good, and I welcome it.

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2007, 01:07:23 AM

Hmm, interesting change, though it will take some getting used to. :^.^:

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #12 on:** August 11, 2007, 01:08:54 AM

Nice! I like it!

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2007, 01:29:35 AM

I actually like this change...it makes me think of Littlefoot's mother when she spoke to him from....well where ever dinosaurs go when they pass away

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #14 on:** August 11, 2007, 01:36:53 AM

Well, I hate to say it, but this skin is rather...distracting. Couldn't you give members a choice between skins or perhaps even allow them to add their own? It sorta hurts my eyes. I genuinely like the background pic, but I just don't think it works too well for a background on a message board. <_<

DarkHououmon · **Reply #15 on:** August 11, 2007, 01:53:07 AM

Quote from: landbeforetimelover,Aug 11 2007 on 01:36 AM

Well, I hate to say it, but this skin is rather...distracting. Couldn't you give members a choice between skins or perhaps even allow them to add their own? It sorta hurts my eyes. I genuinely like the background pic, but I just don't think it works too well for a background on a message board. <_<

Now there's something I've never seen suggested before.

Tails_155 · **Reply #16 on:** August 11, 2007, 02:31:56 AM

is that sarcasm? XD I've heard that before

DarkHououmon · **Reply #17 on:** August 11, 2007, 02:51:07 AM

Quote from: Tails_155,Aug 11 2007 on 02:31 AM

is that sarcasm? XD I've heard that before

You asking me?

Sky · **Reply #18 on:** August 11, 2007, 03:42:39 AM

It's good. I like it.

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Couldn't you give members a choice between skins

That would be a cool idea. Hmm...

Petrie. · **Reply #19 on:** August 11, 2007, 06:27:14 AM

It doesn't matter if I offer choices or not. Everyone is always going to have an opinion on an ideal board design. I'm not going to please everyone in the end because some are bound to say one thing, some are going to say another, so in the end, someone is always going to say its not perfect while others say they like the change.

At the moment, many have stated they support this design, and I was not going to go out and create something which would hamper our ability to continue to read and post messages without being too distracting, hence a dark picture (made darker, the original capture is much brighter). So far it would seem the majority support the change to this, and that's good in my eyes.

:^.^: