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It's not bad
All change takes some getting used to but from what I can tell a couple things were moved around and the black lines separating the front page from the side bars are gone.
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 7:02 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I Like It Except
It doesn’t allow you to put a line between paragraphs. On longer comments that’ll make them appear like one long ramble, which will probably get annoying.
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Predictions for 2009
1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.
by UCrawford on Nov 3, 2009 7:07 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ah, I see
There’s supposed to be two spaces between it. I see.
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 7:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup
That could get very annoying.
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Predictions for 2009
1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.
by UCrawford on Nov 3, 2009 7:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Predictions for 2009
1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.
by UCrawford on Nov 3, 2009 7:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I have to agree
No one wants to read a mass block, breaking things up looks better and reads better for everyone. And let’s not forget there is a reason for paragraphs.
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by KC Fanatic on Nov 3, 2009 8:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Picking nicks like an amphetamine fueled chimp
I don’t like that they moved the New Story/Fanshot/Fanpost got moved to the right.
The entire “look” of it is just not as classy.
The paragraph thing is going to get annoying fast.
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by FSBlueApocalypse on Nov 3, 2009 7:14 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yea...
I was wondering how the more amateur looking design was approved….specifically the tabs for “home” “fanposts” and such at the top are no longer smooth but jammed together, stark and distorted
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by woodman212 on Nov 3, 2009 8:48 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Question
So do you guys have any real control over the layout, or is it mostly limited to picking colors/images and so on? As far as the new style goes, I liked the darker sidebars better (right now it just looks like one big swath of white and grey with some red highlights).
by cvigz on Nov 3, 2009 7:31 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Suggestions are welcome
But, no, we can not necessarily say “Put this here” or “Put that there”.
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 7:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The tech team is pretty freakin' good at what they do
So I trust the moves they make…doesn’t mean it’s free from criticism/suggestions, though :)
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 7:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just a note for Joel
Right now the colors are ok, not great but ok. But I did want to ask you that if they do start playing with colors that some of us are color blind to different degrees. My Brother is completely color blind and see’s everything in shades of gray, where as I’m only partially and similar colors tend to blend together. and the wrong color combination can render a page to a mass of color to an instant headache.
is it me? or isn't about time the Lamar Hunt trophy belonged to His team?
I’m a Chiefs fan Dammit and I’m damn proud of it!
by KC Fanatic on Nov 3, 2009 8:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It looks bad on my computer
I’m using firefox… which hasn’t been a problem before.
by timmer on Nov 3, 2009 7:40 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
For example, the logo at the top is floating
by timmer on Nov 3, 2009 7:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Sent into support. Screen shots are a huge help. Nice work.
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 8:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have AdBlock on?
That seems to be part of the problem. Tech team is aware.
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 8:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That is what I have on...
I’ll turn it off and see if it works.
by ravenhawk on Nov 3, 2009 8:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That is the issue.
I turned it off and everything looks correct. Looks like they just need to put in an open block then place ads in that area.
by ravenhawk on Nov 3, 2009 8:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ditto
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by nateforchiefs on Nov 3, 2009 10:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Firefox
For me is formatting things funny. The AP logo is sitting on top of the Fanshot text, so it’s covering a good amount.
Also the headline font looks pretty eh. I don’t know if it’s because it isn’t bold text, or the font just doesn’t look good to me.
by sayten on Nov 3, 2009 7:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
+1 on headline font.
Not the end of the world, but as long as we’re all bitching. ;)
by NJ Chiefs Fan on Nov 3, 2009 7:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
the font choices and whatnot look incredibly low-budget for some reason.
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by JHWK on Nov 3, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for the feedback
Which fonts do you think look odd, and why? The headlines, or something else?
And if you get a chance, let us know what browser you’re using. Thanks!
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by sixfoot6 on Nov 3, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks a little cluttered
Looks like they made the info on the right and left sides wider. Takes focuse off the “meat” in the middle of the page to me. I don’t know where to look. I mean I do, but if I was knew I think it would be over load.
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by Patrick Allen on Nov 3, 2009 7:49 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
We fear change
The Chiefs are on their way to an 11-5 season...I think....
Okay, so it'll be 10-6, I can live with that...
by mushin on Nov 3, 2009 7:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Okay, One Other Gripe
WTF with the Chinese Red Star being the default profile pic now on SB Nation? I liked the old default pic.
Moderator - Arrowhead Pride
Predictions for 2009
1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.
by UCrawford on Nov 3, 2009 7:53 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Refreshing
maybe a little pink with some flowers?
j/k looks good!
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by Lanier63 on Nov 3, 2009 7:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I still do not like the paragraph formatting...it looks like a run on paragraph.
I went through some threads and gave up reading through them….(maybe that’s a good thing). ;-)
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by THE_TRUTH on Nov 3, 2009 8:09 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Heard a few complaints about that – probably biggest complaint :)
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 8:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The paragraphs thing is completely wrong
Paragraphs are your friend. And it’s now taken me like five attempts to say so.
John
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by RDOGuy on Nov 3, 2009 8:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm...
The problem seems to be about using the Reply link, instead of the new comment input fields at the bottom.
John
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by RDOGuy on Nov 3, 2009 8:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
When I hit the Reply link
I get two sets of input fields. And one of them (the top one) throws an error
John
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by RDOGuy on Nov 3, 2009 8:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Works for me
There have always been two comment boxes when replying. One for the reply, and one below it if you want a completely new comment.
Try it again.
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 8:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OK... maybe I never noticed that before.
Hey.. like Pioli and Haley, I’m a rookie here!
Hey.. like Pioli and Haley, I’m a rookie here!Now it seems like it has to do with previewing the post first.
John
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by RDOGuy on Nov 3, 2009 8:33 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Holy smokes
This is annoying
John
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by RDOGuy on Nov 3, 2009 8:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But yes... upon further review...
… it seems to be about previewing first. At least for me.
John
"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"
by RDOGuy on Nov 3, 2009 8:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If only there was a Preview button for coaching decisions!
As long as it actually worked, of course… :-)
John
"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"
by RDOGuy on Nov 3, 2009 8:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
At least
None that can be seen by others :-)
John
"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"
by RDOGuy on Nov 3, 2009 8:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OK... more clarification...
I am able to preview first – and then post – IF I use the Post button below the input field. But if I use the Post button that is within the preview itself, that’s when I get an error.
At least I have found a way to be as error-free as Joel! :-)
John
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by RDOGuy on Nov 3, 2009 9:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for input.
Solved my problem with your explanation!
by ttownmikey on Nov 3, 2009 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It looks more clean in some places
And more cluttered in others, like the headlines of articles, the tabs up top, the logo bordering the sections, etc. Could be worse I guess but I definitely looks half-baked to me.
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by Jason Shore on Nov 3, 2009 8:56 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I've been told
Fixing the space in the comments are a priority at this point.
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 9:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe its just my shitty computer, but the new page takes much longer to load up
I DON’T LIKE CHANGE
Козацькому роду нема переводу
by craig in calgary on Nov 3, 2009 10:00 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's supposed to be quicker
Does it really take longer? Try it a few times.
by Joel Thorman on Nov 3, 2009 10:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
meh
everything looks good to me
firefox=adblock too, guess they got everything fixed….
by Cassel is a west coast pretty boy on Nov 3, 2009 10:18 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me
Or did our Logo change as well? I am using firefox if that makes a difference
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by nateforchiefs on Nov 3, 2009 10:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Couple of things...
the font is ugly, and the design looks a bit more childish/amatureish than the previous. Might just be the newness of it, but I won’t warm up to that font.
2nd, I don’t like the changes in design with no added functionality. that’s like Tim Taylor-ing your toaster… It’s not broken, but it needs more power!
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by IISaiNtII on Nov 3, 2009 10:49 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you on both counts
change for the sake of change is pointless if there are no improvements to go along with it. That headline font is my biggest complaint, it looks like a 12 year old’s blog on myspace or some shit.
Bask in the glory that is Kwame Harris. Poor Alex...
by JHWK on Nov 3, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I could see the design change is there was something inherently wrong or bad with the site to begin with
but that’s not the case here. Nothing was really streamlined I don’t think, for the most part it looks the same to me with a more rudimentary design, which I suppose should speed up the loading because it’s cutting down on bandwidth.
I thnk I need to use it for a day to see if I develop a love/hate relationship with it.
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by IISaiNtII on Nov 3, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Love it!
I’ll be the lone dissenter (or in this case, lover) but I think it’s great! Cleaner, easier on the eyes. It makes the logo look awkward, but definitely a step in the right direction (and toward what many others on the web are headed toward).
by Matt Conner on Nov 3, 2009 10:52 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I am having some issues with the screen blacking out were the text is supposed to be.
Not always, but it seems like if I try and scroll with my mouse it happens. Might be my crappy laptop however.
by saskwatch on Nov 3, 2009 11:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Poor font...
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by woodman212 on Nov 3, 2009 11:09 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Can you describe what you mean
by “poor font”? Do you mean the headline text, the body text, or something else?
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by sixfoot6 on Nov 3, 2009 11:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who moved my cheese?
Jk, everything looks good to me!
by jboot1 on Nov 3, 2009 11:31 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I don't really like it that much...
nothing seems to jump out at you when you are reading it like the old one did. Especially when it will say “Chiefs trade LJ to the pats for a 1st rounder” :)
by Wrestler189s on Nov 3, 2009 1:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It would be interesting to have the arrowhead pride logo in the background.
This wouldn’t be something bold, but as you scroll down the comments it would be centered in the middle of the screen. The same could be done for each respective sites. (I would prefer an arrowhead but they probably couldn’t do that because of copyright infringements.
by ravenhawk on Nov 3, 2009 2:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
They need to make an option where you can view the site the old way
This new look is absolute shit in my opinion. The old look was just more comfortable for me to use. Now it just looks a little less developed than the old version. Certainly NOT what I was expecting with the format change.
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by SuperTurtle on Nov 3, 2009 2:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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