[Thinine]

Loading time seems improved since last night, though I don't know what that's from.

Smilies matching the style of the stars would be great.

And like I said, the quick reply buttons still need to be styled or graphically replaced.

[Rumor]

Originally Posted by rickey939 

Mods, please update the "Forum Links" collapsable menu to reflect the pull-down menu list and the re-org of forum sections.

Remember, those links aren't dymanic, so it manually has to be done each time a forum section is changed.

You said that much better than I did.

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by Demonhood 

everyone will get used to the sigs on the right (and come to love it).

$50 says I don't.
Other than that I think I'm getting used to the rest of the design. The green blobs are a bit less easily seen than the red dots, but I guess they'll do.

[Kevin]

I LOVE the sigs to the right. At first I was skeptical however.

And I agree about the red dot business.

I think one posting "stage" should at least have a red dot.

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by Gossamer 

$50 says I don't.
Other than that I think I'm getting used to the rest of the design.

Give it time. You will turn. To the right side.

[C.A.T.S. CEO]

Originally Posted by Oneota 

...Or making Addicted to MacNN green again...or something.

I'll chime in on the sigs issue to say that I agree they should be on the left (or, it should be an option). I use the sigs to identify the poster, and having them on the right breaks the flow of the page when they're used for that purpose. Also, if someone's sig is text-only, the "-------" divider should be used to separate their post from their sig, just to eliminate any possibility of confusion.

I don't think we need a sig divider, but It would be very cool if we could have them at the left. Green would be cool if they brought it back

Originally Posted by Thinine 

We need new, glossy smilies to go with this new, glossy theme. Other than that, looks great.

<---- keep those if you change it guys

[Big Mac]

Very nice work, guys. It was really slick to hold off on doing the forum reorganization until the theme was ready. I really like the new Quick Reply. I don't have a problem with losing post count on individual posts, but the higher end star types (green, insane) should be returned. The new thread list sorting options are neat. And I suppose I'll get used to the new post markers. Finally, it seems like there should be a little more white space in the forum and thread lists, but I won't be angry if we don't get that.

[kick52]

Originally Posted by Rumor 

Try dropping your browser cache.

Again, the actually post count number is not that important.

There is still a star rating in place, just like the old one except more have been added. Which means you can still tell if the person is a high poster.

yeah, i have tried the cache.

the thing i meant was there was more colour coding in the old theme. this theme requires more looking around, which i dont like.
but i am starting to like it (perhaps)

though i am still angry about post count. which i find important.

[Weezer]

Comments:

1) I like the new title deliniations, but why get rid of the green stars at 1,000 and multi-colored at 10,000? I really liked that, please bring it back

2) Like others, I'm not used to the sigs on the right yet, it seems unnatural to look over to the side to see them, and creates a large gap of whiteness on the page

3) Smilies could match the theme a little better

[kick52]

Originally Posted by Weezer 

Comments:

1) I like the new title deliniations, but why get rid of the green stars at 1,000 and multi-colored at 10,000? I really liked that, please bring it back

2) Like others, I'm not used to the sigs on the right yet, it seems unnatural to look over to the side to see them, and creates a large gap of whiteness on the page

3) Smilies could match the theme a little better

yeah.

i REALLY miss the old stars.

maybe you could use the old stars, but make them all smooth and neat like the current ones?
also, the other status message things were better.

[Oneota]

Originally Posted by Demonhood 

i also like how no one noticed that we completely did away with the concept of a "hot thread."

Oh, I noticed. I just didn't say anything.

Just to add one more thought to the green-vs-red dot issue: You want the color of the unread dot to be very different from the yellow dot, because I know we have at least one color-blind user (friend of mine who also posts here), and for them, green and yellow tend to look very similar.

[brassplayersrock]

i was going to PM you demonhood about this, but can not for the moment (see my thread in the feedback forum) is there a way to put pictures on top of text or pictures below text in the signatures??

Alex

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by Dakar² 

Give it time. You will turn. To the right side.

But by this time I'm so entrenched in my beliefs that even if I do become convinced that the right side is better, I won't admit it due to pride.

 

A pun? You can do better than that...

[Simon]

Originally Posted by Demonhood 

you'll grow accustomed to the green dots instead of the red ones.

Umm, it's not a question of becoming accustomed. If you're colorblind you have to rely on intensity. Light green vs. yellow or gray sucks compared to something like yellow vs. red or yellow vs. blue. It's not about color preference. It's about usability.

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by Gossamer 

But by this time I'm so entrenched in my beliefs that even if I do become convinced that the right side is better, I won't admit it due to pride.

 

A pun? You can do better than that...

 

It's ok, it was couched in a Star Wars reference.

[slugslugslug]

I love the look of the new stars, but I agree that the old way of having a few colors to differentiate the levels was kinda cool. Also, the "half" stars look more like "blank" ones to me, á la Netflix ratings, so it seems like some folks have 3 out of 4, some 4 out of 5, etc.

The disclosure triangles all over and the styles menu are teh hotness. I like the theme overall, but wish the spacing would get a little tighter when I choose a smaller font.

I echo what rickey939 says about the fixing the f'in forum links.

I miss post counts, but like all the above niggles, I'll get over it.

Oh yeah, what ever happened to consolidating the MB/iB/MBP/PB forums into one Laptop Forum? Seemed like a great idea..

[Velocity211]

time for a redesign. i love it btw! now if i could learn the ranks and if only the post count came back...

[Dakar²]

Just in case anyone missed it: post count is still in the profiles

[Jawbone54]

I don't know yet. I'm not sure that I like it, to be honest. I'll adjust, I'm sure, but I was shocked when I logged on today. I do like some of the aesthetics. I don't know about the sig pictures being on the right, for one thing. Also, I like the post count being visible without clicking on the member name.