AP.net 2.0 - Problems, Bugs, Suggestions, etc.

[Jason Tate]

The new AP.net (which I am calling 2.0 (http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&tag=inside%20ap.net&j=1)) is set for launch in the near future. This version will bring a variety of changes to the AP.net environment -- all of which we have done to help facilitate how you use the website and bring forth the best possible experience. We know that "change" is confusing and difficult at times. We definitely understand there is a transitional period while you get used to something "new" after having used something else for so long.

However, we have retained the AP.net feel and look in a variety of ways to make this change easy on everyone. We firmly believe we have put together a website that is even better than ever. We're able to provide you with better content, quicker ways to find that content, and the tools to find what you're looking for in the AP.net world.

At this time we're looking for help in finding any problems with the website. This includes bugs, problems, browser issues, aesthetic issues (something not look right? Or not work as it does elsewhere?), as well as suggestions for what you think could improve your time and experience on the site (features, improvements, things you see on other sites or forums, etc.).

We are going to be reading every single post in this thread to make sure we craft AP.net to be the best it can possibly be. We have even bigger things in our minds for where the website can go in the near future ... so this is just the beginning of the next stage in the AP.net world. But in the end -- AP.net is for you ... the users. So what you want matters the most to us and we're going to do our best to bring it to you.

IMPORTANT: Please be as descriptive as possible in your posts. If it's a bug - letting us know how to duplicate it is extremely helpful. Screen shots are also helpful. Anything at all to help us diagnose the problem (browser, operating system, steps you went through, link to the page). Thank you!

[KillMeTheKing26]

screenshot of the new site?

[Iwudstilldie4u]

Can you make sure everything is compatible in Chrome? It's a great browser that is become more popular, and some features don't always work on it. Namely the "Search this thread" function. Maybe fix the script so a searchbox appears.

[Russellmcdoogle]

ready for it!

[PunkRocks]

Can you make sure everything is compatible in Chrome? It's a great browser that is become more popular, and some features don't always work on it. Namely the "Search this thread" function. Maybe fix the script so a searchbox appears.

I've also noticed that multi-quoting sometimes will not work with Chrome.

[jerseysbest]

I agree about things not always working in Chrome. Look forward to seeing 2.0.

[RecklessXRandy]

In Chrome the Colors and Smilies boxes? doesn't work as well as it would in Firefox

[Yellowcard2006]

Let us know when we are quoted in a blog entry.

[Jason Tate]

Can you make sure everything is compatible in Chrome? It's a great browser that is become more popular, and some features don't always work on it. Namely the "Search this thread" function. Maybe fix the script so a searchbox appears.
Chrome is a horrible browser to code for (and until it sees double digits in marketshare, I'm ignoring its existence at the moment) - and reads code horribly (handles some basic javascript stuff funny) .. www.getfirefox.com (http://www.getfirefox.com)

Not sure how it's reading the text box. Screen shot?

/Sorry.

[Jason Tate]

screenshot of the new site?
http://twitpic.com/5q25j

Slightly old.

[xmicandmoshpitx]

http://twitpic.com/5q25j

Slightly old.
maybe make the my dashboard area the same height as the band boxes? the two different heights are bothering the OCD in me.

[zubinmoosa]

Is "Most Recent Blog Entries" going to be retained on the news section? I find that a really useful part of the front page

Also, I've been having this bug on this version of the site as well, but might as well relay it here. When I try to give User Ratings on Album Reviews, the Loading message never finishes. The circle just keeps spinning, and I'm unable to Rate albums. I'm using Safari 4. I'm not sure if it's just me though...

[oncedarkness]

I hope that Latest Blog Entries remains on the homepage.

[Iwudstilldie4u]

Chrome is a horrible browser to code for (and until it sees double digits in marketshare, I'm ignoring its existence at the moment) - and reads code horribly (handles some basic javascript stuff funny) .. www.getfirefox.com (http://www.getfirefox.com)

Not sure how it's reading the text box. Screen shot?

/Sorry.

I understand. I have FF but I like the slim, simple nature of Chrome. Hopefully it will become more mainstream.

As for a screenshot, there's really nothing to take; after I click the "Search this thread" button, nothing happens, as if I were just clicking normal text (although the "You are hovering over a link" hand appears).

EDIT: I can't wait for the music player! I think it will be a really good tool for helping people explore new music. Maybe in future versions, try to code it like Hypem.com's music player, which continues playing the same song no matter what page you're on (although that might not work for ap)

[TSLROCKS]

Is there any way to manually choose what forums you want to see in the Latest Forum Threads on the front page? Like I hate most of the Personal Life threads so is there any way I can just not have threads from that specific forum show up for me? And I want the Music Forum Threads to appear there instead. Is that at all possible?

And is there any way you can stop posters from doing this (http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=49643152#post49643 152)? It is the most aggravating thing to see when reading through a thread

[anamericangod]

Is there any way to manually choose what forums you want to see in the Latest Forum Threads on the front page? Like I hate most of the Personal Life threads so is there any way I can just not have threads from that specific forum show up for me? And I want the Music Forum Threads to appear there instead. Is that at all possible?

And is there any way you can stop posters from doing this (http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=49643152#post49643 152)? It is the most aggravating thing to see when reading through a thread

First part needs to happen, or at least remove Personal Life, Poetry, and Classifieds threads. Being able to customize it manually would be great. Music forum would get a lot more activity this way.

As for your second part, well, those are usually only posted during special occasions for certain reasons, so honestly it's not much to be concerned with.

[TSLROCKS]

First part needs to happen, or at least remove Personal Life, Poetry, and Classifieds threads. Being able to customize it manually would be great. Music forum would get a lot more activity this way.

As for your second part, well, those are usually only posted during special occasions for certain reasons, so honestly it's not much to be concerned with.

Starting to see the repeated picture thing more and more lately. Very annoying to see. It's not that bad if it's done once on the page but then when someone quotes a post like that it just gets aggravating

[splitsecond]

Starting to see the repeated picture thing more and more lately. Very annoying to see. It's not that bad if it's done once on the page but then when someone quotes a post like that it just gets aggravating

the only place it has happened was in the Brazilian Invasion and any time Rohan's failures as a staff member come up. not that big of a deal

[Thomas Nassiff]

the screen shot of the new version doesnt look much different at all. better though!

[poppa Q]

And is there any way you can stop posters from doing this (http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=49643152#post49643 152)? It is the most aggravating thing to see when reading through a thread

Seconded.

[Praetor]

Search function, search function, search function.

[Thomas Nassiff]

Search function, search function, search function.

this site most definitely has search.

ever used the internet before?

[Praetor]

this site most definitely has search.

ever used the internet before?
You're an idiot, I know there's a search function, it's just that it blows. I've been here 1000x longer than you have, if you're going to patronizing about something like that then do it to someone else.

[Thomas Nassiff]

You're an idiot, I know there's a search function, it's just that it blows. I've been here 1000x longer than you have, if you're going to patronizing about this site's features then do it to someone else.

im well aware that youve been here longer, please calm down. you could have specified that in your first post. i see no problem with the search function, its fairly efficient for having so many sections to search through.

[Praetor]

im well aware that youve been here longer, please calm down. you could have specified that in your first post. i see no problem with the search function, its fairly efficient for having so many sections to search through.
Except that more often than not it returns no results. Multiple other members have experienced this.

[saysmydoctor]

More custom colors.

Perhaps an orange.

[Thomas Nassiff]

Except that more often than not it returns no results. Multiple other members have experienced this.

ive had this happen to me, only at work though. i figured it was something to do with the combination of the proxy and the lower level of internet.

do you have the newest version of IE or firefox or whatever?

[Praetor]

Yes, Firefox.

[Thomas Nassiff]

i dont know what to tell you then. maybe its firefox, maybe its the actual site. im a fan of internet explorer, call me old fashioned.

i just had an idea, what if the release date calander was extended like a month? that way you could see releases for the next two months, i.e. september which is gonna be huge

[Anton Djamoos]

http://i31.tinypic.com/262sbon.jpg

Quotes in private messages in the grayed out reply part are not showing up properly.

[Jason Tate]

http://i31.tinypic.com/262sbon.jpg

Quotes in private messages in the grayed out reply part are not showing up properly.
You mean the & portion?

[Anton Djamoos]

You mean the & portion?
Yessir.

[everybodywakeup]

I'm on firefox, and I can't search through members. Anytime I type a word or letter it shows every member in existence.

[tait]

exploring

[saysmydoctor]

BRING BACK SIGNATURES PLEASEEE
x

Edit: Nevermind, found it, but I don't like it.

[on a frequency]

looks good, but when you click from the home page to see the replies to a news entry, they look different than the replies in a forum thread. is this going to be fixed?

[on a frequency]

also i'm missing latest blogs :( but i'm enjoying the music player :) .

[bobby runs]

Everything is big/spread out but the font is the same size. Maybe make the font bigger so I can zoom out and still read it.

Also can you make the submit news thing more prominent? I think that's an important tool that should be easier to notice.

[hailthewarrior]

I agree the font seems really small in comparison to the size of everything else that has been spread out.

Looks great, otherwise.

[sweetforever]

Looks good so far, especially the music player on the front page

[bobby runs]

I like everything else but the whole forum text size to everything else. And thank you for not changing the forums too much.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Dig it, but would like to see a recent blog section on the main page.

[Broclee]

I'm really digging it.

[scottwh]

Jason, making a comment on your most recent blog post didn't work. clicking the "make a comment" button or whatever didn't lead anywhere.

it's late, but I can give more specifics/info in the morning if need be

[on a frequency]

random also, but how does everyone else have such large avatars? i've tried like three or four and when i come back here they all look like little 75 x 75 pictures.

is it based on number of posts? or something?

[Who IsHollywood]

when i click on someones name it doesn't give me a link to their blog anymore, dunno if it was intentional, but i miss that

[HometownHero]

New lay out is fantastic

[CLoach]

wow i like the new layout!

[zubinmoosa]

random also, but how does everyone else have such large avatars? i've tried like three or four and when i come back here they all look like little 75 x 75 pictures.

is it based on number of posts? or something?
Prestigious members (10,000 posts or at least 1,000 over two years) can have larger avatars/bold names

[on a frequency]

Prestigious members (10,000 posts or at least 1,000 over two years) can have larger avatars/bold names

ahhhh thought so. cool.

[smogs]

It just seems too blinding to me. Everything is too big and wide.

[Yellowcard2006]

Clicking user info takes me to the top of the page...but I'm using Chrome. I suck.

[Crossfade]

I love the music player on the front page with staff picks. It'd be really awesome to see a band member pick a song.

[GetWellBoss]

looks great.

[calciumwaste]

i know this would be a lot for the site to handle, but it would be nice if there were an option to search in thread contents and not just thread titles.

[katiebaima]

it looks fantastic.

[samschelfhout2]

love it.

[mrxstripes]

I can dig it, I really like the staff picks on the side, that's a good idea.
The wideness might take a while to get used to, it's a little off putting, but I think in a while I'll be fine with it.

[BryterJonah]

Can I have it in green? I'm not a red sort of guy.

[Angel Jin]

damn i'm gonna have to start reading your blog. i thought i broke something for a minute. like the changes. i'll be sure to add stuff if i see anything.

[micsforsinging]

it looks great i like it well done

[timb89]

no more quick reply :(

[RunningFool]

Chrome is a horrible browser to code for (and until it sees double digits in marketshare, I'm ignoring its existence at the moment) - and reads code horribly (handles some basic javascript stuff funny) .. www.getfirefox.com (http://www.getfirefox.com)

Not sure how it's reading the text box. Screen shot?

/Sorry.

I know Chrome isn't widely used, but it is so much faster than Ff. I love it.

A screen shot isn't really necessary here: when clicking "Thread Tools" or "Search This Thread" nothing happens. The address has "#goto_threadsearch" or "#goto_threadtools" appended to it, but that's it.

I've also noticed that multi-quoting sometimes will not work with Chrome.

I've never had this problem.


I just want the color themes back. Not a fan of brown-maroon.

[whyte39]

i think it looks pretty good. Only thing that bothers me is the band names that aren't completely visible under the exclusives ending with '...'

also a minor alignment thing that looks a little weird within the text placement under the two main features at the top of the page.

Both points are just personal preference, so carry on. I like that the overall feel of the site remains, the change isn't that shocking, so thumbs up from me.

[makeasound]

When I go to read the replies in a news post on the homepage, people's avatars are showing up for me in the middle (or close to the middle, in some cases) of the post, separate from their userinfo (which is still centered on the left like it should be). Only on the homepage though, in the forums it looks fine.

Other than that, I love the new site. It looks great.

[makeasound]

no more quick reply :(
I used a quick reply to post in this thread...?

[Jason Tate]

When I go to read the replies in a news post on the homepage, people's avatars are showing up for me in the middle (or close to the middle, in some cases) of the post, separate from their userinfo (which is still centered on the left like it should be). Only on the homepage though, in the forums it looks fine.

Other than that, I love the new site. It looks great.
What browser is doing that? Can you screen shot it? I tested every browser I could think of for basic design look.

[Jason Tate]

no more quick reply :(
Yes there is?

[jcoop05]

I just want the color themes back. Not a fan of brown-maroon.

Same here, I became quite fond of the black....

[DCfreak]

woah this is weird... not bad.. just weird

[timb89]

Yes there is?

yeh turns out i wasnt looking real hard. my bad.

[Jason Tate]

yeh turns out i wasnt looking real hard. my bad.
;-)

[Jason Tate]

I know Chrome isn't widely used, but it is so much faster than Ff. I love it.

A screen shot isn't really necessary here: when clicking "Thread Tools" or "Search This Thread" nothing happens. The address has "#goto_threadsearch" or "#goto_threadtools" appended to it, but that's it.



I've never had this problem.


I just want the color themes back. Not a fan of brown-maroon.
The colors will be back ASAP. I promise.

[RunningFool]

Oh, also the "User Info." link doesn't do anything in Chrome (except append a # to the address and take you to the top of the page), so now there is no easy way of seeing a user's picture. Too bad for the few Chrome users, I guess.

Clicking on a username (in Chrome) still takes you to the user's profile page. I am fine with this.

Signatures are gone, yes? Again, that's fine.

[BryterJonah]

I just want the color themes back. Not a fan of brown-maroon.
Seconded. Edit: sweet

Also, I don't know if it's my grandmother's comp but the buttons like quote and all that are a little hard to see.

[RunningFool]

The colors will be back ASAP. I promise.

Figured. Thanks.

[makeasound]

What browser is doing that? Can you screen shot it? I tested every browser I could think of for basic design look.
I'm on Firefox... it's only doing it on the news posts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v32/motivatedchange/apnet.jpg

[everybodywakeup]

Photos should be bigger. I know they're downsized automatically, but since the forum is wider I think the size they're downsized to should be larger.

[jlazaroff]

Chrome is a horrible browser to code for (and until it sees double digits in marketshare, I'm ignoring its existence at the moment) - and reads code horribly (handles some basic javascript stuff funny) .. www.getfirefox.com (http://www.getfirefox.com)

Chrome uses Webkit as its rendering engine, which is generally considered one of the more standards-compliant rendering engines out there (in the same league as Gecko, which Firefox uses). It passes the Acid2 and Acid3 tests. It DOES use its own Javascript engine, but that shouldn't really impact the design of the site.

Furthermore, Webkit isn't just used in Google Chrome - it's also used by Safari and the iPhone, not to mention many less popular browsers. Together, this makes up a larger market share than 10%, even if Chrome itself is only used by one or two percent of internet users.

I'm sorry for making an account for the sole purpose of replying (I'll make up for it by posting a lot in the future!), and I'm sorry if I sound like a troll, and yes, I DO know I sound like a douche, thanks for asking :(

In conclusion, new design is really slick. Props :)

[MattDennis]

Also, I've been having this bug on this version of the site as well, but might as well relay it here. When I try to give User Ratings on Album Reviews, the Loading message never finishes. The circle just keeps spinning, and I'm unable to Rate albums. I'm using Safari 4. I'm not sure if it's just me though...

Nope, same thing has always happened when I try.

[Jason Tate]

Chrome uses Webkit as its rendering engine, which is generally considered one of the more standards-compliant rendering engines out there (in the same league as Gecko, which Firefox uses). It passes the Acid2 and Acid3 tests. It DOES use its own Javascript engine, but that shouldn't really impact the design of the site.

Furthermore, Webkit isn't just used in Google Chrome - it's also used by Safari and the iPhone, not to mention many less popular browsers. Together, this makes up a larger market share than 10%, even if Chrome itself is only used by one or two percent of internet users.

I'm sorry for making an account for the sole purpose of replying, and I'm sorry if I sound like a troll, and yes, I do know I sound like a douche :(

In conclusion, new design is really slick. Props :)
Menus work in Safari ... so the javascript engine must be what is reading something wrong.

[Jason Tate]

Nope, that has always happened to me as well.
How about now? Should work.

[abusedcat]

Not the hugest fan of it, but I've never been a fan of change.
I'm sure I'll get used to it in due time.

[bobby runs]

Bigger text in the forums and news posts from users????

[MattDennis]

How about now? Should work.

Comes up in a nicer looking box right over the review, but still dosn't finish loading

[smogs]

Wait, where did the "tags" link at the bottom go?

[delvec19]

looks cool

[WarpSpeedChewy]

Wow. It looks amazing. Very impressive layout. Job well done Mr. Tate.

[sweepthenation]

Liking it all except for the Band banners just above the news posts, I liked them on the side. But then again, I hate change

[koala72]

Looks good and works perfectly on Opera. Good Job.

[emmx8D]

Liking everything but the band banners at the top also, liked them better on the side. But that's real easy to adjust to, nice work overall :)

[Krs-One]

The new site looks amazing! It's working fine on Chrome and Firefox for me, but should this section have a banner?

http://i28.tinypic.com/2djqs7c.jpg

Just checking :) made a fake one

[UniversePaul]

Digging the new layout on first impression.

One thing I notice is that there is no 'last' option for pages within the thread. Only option is 'next'

edit: working now. Not sure if it was just mine, or just got fixed.

[jerseysbest]

Has the "This Thread Is Closed" gone or am I just not seeing it?

Edit: 2.0 seems to work fine on the iPhone.

[Utrguitar]

Awesome look! Everything looks smoother and bigger and better.

[Trevor Sostarich]

Love the new layout. With this being as wide as it is does this mean no more stupid ads for magic?

[ZeoVGM]

Honestly, it's great. I like that it looks bigger. There's less wasted space. About Chrome, which was mentioned earlier, agreed that you shouldn't waste time on it. It's not a BAD browser, but it's hard to code for and just isn't popular enough to worry about. It's still missing some simple features of Firefox too, that it could add, while keeping the simplicity it has now.

My only thing is that I wish news icons on the front page were a little bigger. Perhaps the size of the exclusive icons to the left of the news stories.

But that's minor. Damn good job Jason.

[funtasticrich]

it blew my eyes went i first saw it but i like it. dont like the snap*linkads under the dashboard though. eugh. necessary evil?

[uberlou]

I love the updated look. It adds to the site visually without being obnoxious about it. I dig the music player as well. Still gotta do more exploring, but great job so far.

[funtasticrich]

also what happened to the list of recent reviews and interviews that again used to be under the latest forum posts? miss that!

Edit: Found it!

[Hamlet]

I like that you actually make use of the width of the screen. No one is on 800x600 anymore!

The bigger fonts and spacing are a welcome touch, too - makes the site more accessible for first-timers.

[Uwe Blab]

I'm getting database errors every time I try to go to the home page.

[kouphax]

Chrome is a horrible browser to code for (and until it sees double digits in marketshare, I'm ignoring its existence at the moment) - and reads code horribly (handles some basic javascript stuff funny) .. www.getfirefox.com (http://www.getfirefox.com)

Not sure how it's reading the text box. Screen shot?

/Sorry.

Really? What basic JavaScript stuff does it handle funny?

Not attacking you here but if Chrome makes your JavaScript fall over my guess is your JavaScript is at fault. I'm a software engineer whose primary work revolves around UI work in both Java and .Net worlds and I've never had any trouble with Chrome. My current project alone has nearly 1MB of (uncompressed) JavaScript (these are enterprise scale applications not websites we are talking about here) and not once have I had a single issue with Chrome.

James.

[chcougar1]

Really? What basic JavaScript stuff does it handle funny?

Not attacking you here but if Chrome makes your JavaScript fall over my guess is your JavaScript is at fault. I'm a software engineer whose primary work revolves around UI work in both Java and .Net worlds and I've never had any trouble with Chrome. My current project alone has nearly 1MB of (uncompressed) JavaScript (these are enterprise scale applications not websites we are talking about here) and not once have I had a single issue with Chrome.

James.


haha. Was the "James." a knock at -ACA? ;)

[kouphax]

haha. Was the "James." a knock at -ACA? ;)

No I tend to do that when in "work mode".

[chcougar1]

No I tend to do that when in "work mode".

Ah that is cool I was just messin anyway:)

[TachyonEvan]

Where are signatures?

[OldJersey]

I think this is the first time i've ever been surprised by a new screen layout and everything and actually liked it right away instead of having to get used to it. Great job.

[Undue Noise]

Where are signatures?
You just have to click on user info, on the top right of each post. That shows profile pic and signature etc.

[HeadSock]

I was gonna make a joke about bringing back the old design (ala facebook) but every idea sounded lame as hell.

Great new look.

[_><_]

Im not really a fan, but i'll get used to it.

[emkvetwin]

Not bad. Definitely not used to the width, but the forum setup just seems more inviting. Oh, and the frontpage is fantastic.

[weworemasks]

definitely a fan of the new homepage. i realllllly like it. bring back the black liquid skin, though! that was my shit.

the dashboard rules all. great work, tate.

[astretch4glory]

I think this is the first time i've ever been surprised by a new screen layout and everything and actually liked it right away instead of having to get used to it. Great job.
This for sure i like this layout a lot more already. The old one was never complicated but this just looks a lot more organized and refined. Great Job

[bencoles]

The snap link ads in the dashboard are really irritating.

[I am Mick]

I'm getting database errors every time I try to go to the home page.

so am I. Kinda annoying lol

[TheBestBet]

Woooah. Too wide.

[saveyourshows]

looks like a bunch of add space to me.

[blindrider529]

I like it! I enjoy the staff music player.

I think you should allow for an AP.net userpick and do some kind of contest or drawing each week or something where the winner gets to have their pick for a week.

[ericsounds41]

I'm really liking it.. I guess the only thing I can think of is that when you see people's comments on the news and updates that get posted, if we could see the number of posts from that person listed like it is here in this forum, as opposed to clicking on the more info. part. No big deal really, but just something I would like to see.

[aoftbsten]

I love the new AP, my only complaint is that when I click "Tools" it doesn't say Noah Fawkes's name anywhere.

[AKrowdy]

you should make the site where you can like subscribe to bands you like and be able to get alerts when news is posted about the bands with a link that takes you to that article y so that way you dont have to sift threw a bunch of news posts that you arent interested in if you dont want too

[Lamboo]

Mmmm looks good, but I just prefer the old one for its simplicity. The new boxes were just the right size and stuff - maybe it will just take some getting used to.

[jusscali]

The only issue I have with it is the smaller font, and the fact that on top threads on the homepage the user who created the thread can't be seen. Even if I'm not remotely interested in a topic I still sometimes go into a thread if a certain person has created it.

[derekmoyer4]

The only issue I have with it is the smaller font, and the fact that on top threads on the homepage the user who created the thread can't be seen. Even if I'm not remotely interested in a topic I still sometimes go into a thread if a certain person has created it.
i am in agreement with this. knowing who created a thread can make one more or less inviting.

[lastchancegdbye]

I think it's brilliant Tate, I love the music player idea to see what the staff members are spinning.

[gonfreaks]

Looks good.

[denissuxx]

I like the changes, well done to all the people behind them - I know a lot of hard work has gone into designing and implementating them

I have a few minor reservations however:

1. Latest blog entries on front page? I loved that feature
2. Comments in news posts don't show age/sex/location
3. My dashboard is really cool, but maybe you could customise the options you want on it? For example, I never 'Upload Pictures', and yet it's the first option.
4. Multi quote in blog comments - although this wasn't available before, either

[BigSpaz15]

It looks sick.

[geebee889]

I really like the new layout, Jason. Like a lot. :)

[trappedintime]

:appl: Great job Mr. Tate. It looks awesome.

[dubey]

This doesn't really have anything to do with the new site because I don't think the mobile site changed. But the font size is too small to read the news on an iPhone. Make it a little bigger (maybe 1 or 2pt).

[TheQ]

New site layout is fantastic. I'm definitely a person who is adverse to change, but I have only find the new layout to be a total improvement so far (and I didn't even have complaints with the old layout). I'm loving the easily accessible profile functions at the top right, the selection of streaming songs by various site admins, man it's all great. Best part is everything, for the most part, is still where it was in the past. The site as a whole is just a lot more aestheticaly pleasing now!

[Neilhouse]

Looks good. I'm getting older and it's getting harder to see things as I progress into my mid-twenties. So thanks for the larger font on the homepa...arg...my arthritis...

[Kif]

For some reason this site has been really buggy with me for ages. I'll have to click buttons several times for them to load, sometimes when I post it just times out and sometimes it doesn't load certain images (Avatars and borders for news items).

But I do like the new look.

[Zulufu]

I think that its a bit too BIG as far as everything goes. The smaller fonts and picture made everything a little IN YOUR FACE. Either way i still like everything else new a lot.

[nickthehick2]

I hate it :/

[kwsqd]

Here's a bug I've noticed: If you go onto the 2nd page of someone's wall, the year section of the date has a 2 behind it. So instead of today reading 07/30/09 it reads 07/30/092 or if it was a year ago today, 07/30/082. See attachment.

[CellarGhosts]

Everything looks way too big, not a fan of that.

[Kill_the_radio]

I get this error when browsing the homepage:

Database error
The AbsolutePunk.net database has encountered a problem.

[Thomas Nassiff]

everyone stop hating and get to know it first. i think its way efficient. the dashboard is glorious.

edit: actually my only beef is the loss of the latest blog entries, that was so great. oh well, its worth it for the improvement

[jynxedheart]

hollllly christ ads. what a huge boombox ad. all about the benjamins...

[_grantlong]

At least you got rid of that damn Dear Hunter picture that we all had to stare at for weeks

[mms13]

I like it. Especially the 'My Dashboard' section

[saysmydoctor]

The user info thing is incredibly repetitive to me, showing the vitals which are right under your avatar. Also, I really don't like how View Signature/View Picture is hidden away up there like that. Other than that my only other real issue is that under Hidden Treasures, you shout out the Sports Forum but not the Politics Forum!

[TakenByCars]

looks tight! everything's awesome as always.

[gloriousmuse]

I love it. My only problem is how wide the forums are and the lack of color themes. But really no complaints. I can get used to it. :-)

[LPMagic]

My suggestions:

1. Skip the pictures under "Exclusives." Half the bands have "..." at the end of their name because the column isn't wide enough.

2. If you're going to have the "My Dashboard" feature, get rid of the page-wide banner that says "AbsolutePunk.net" (which we already get at the top) and has "Welcome, [Username]." It would save on space and get rid of, what I consider, redundant material.

3. Generally speaking, less clutter! There is too much going on in too small of areas.

4. A personal favor: Bring back the black theme! It has come and gone a few times over the years.

I love the idea of change to the site, as well as the music player with staff picks. However, I think there are still improvements to be made.

[schaft0620]

I like it

[knux]

Can you please make this new version compatible with IE 6? It's the best browser ever. :P
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/008-death-of-ie6.jpg

________

Like the new look a lot! Can't wait to use it and fully see all the changes

[adam . . . ???]

Love the music player guys! Great idea. I'm hoping it gets updated very often

[Broclee]

I hate it :/

I think reasons and insight would be more helpful.

[ndoleman]

looks good!

[astereo]

from one designer to another, sweet job Jason. Nice to see AP embrace a larger width finally!

[Keagan Ilvonen]

I get this error when browsing the homepage:

Database error
The AbsolutePunk.net database has encountered a problem.

Finally someone else. I have the same issue, although the front page worked for me when I log out, which does me no good what so ever. Tried it on both Chrome and Firefox. Don't know what's wrong.

[encmetalhead]

I'm not a fan, but the kids like it

/joke

anyway, i LOVE it :) very eye-candy like

[freaking_engel]

Things are easier to read and find. Seems more clean.

[erinfxs]

Actually, I would like to mention that since things have changed, the Smilie scrollbar and Colors scrollbar are actually working well for me using Google Chrome Browser.

:thumbup:

[zachff]

I like the music player, it's definitely a great addition. I am also seconding (3rd, 100th - ing, etc) the ability to customize what category of Forum Threads you see on the front page.

Might also be nice to be able to do the same for bands, labels, etc, so that say all the articles/threads pertaining to Decaydance (just an example) show up on top of your news or at the top of the latest threads if a new one is created.

[DItaliaO]

i would like the past 5 blog posts box put back somewhere on the main page

[Kevin Lazaroff]

The new layout really looks sick! Maybe a "buzz bands" mini section on the homepage. I know a bunch of people that are really into to checking out the up and coming bands and a section for that would make finding these bands so much easier and more accessible.

Thanks man, (site looks great)!

[zachff]

HUGE REQUEST:
I think a lot of people loved (though they might not realize it until now) seeing the "Vitals" i.e. when the user joined AP.net, Location and Post Count, in the replies of news articles, etc. They show up here but not on news replies, which is where I post the most often. I don't like having to click on "User Info" to see that, definitely helps to discern who's a new poster, who's been here forever, etc.

[sweethypocrisy]

firefox 3.5 windows vista....new homepage takes 3 times as long to load..probably because its all new and hasnt been in my cache for 3 years haha. thought id mention it anyways.

[Yellowcard2006]

No posts counts in the news comments. That's kinda disapoointing.

[Jason Tate]

Is "Most Recent Blog Entries" going to be retained on the news section? I find that a really useful part of the front page

Also, I've been having this bug on this version of the site as well, but might as well relay it here. When I try to give User Ratings on Album Reviews, the Loading message never finishes. The circle just keeps spinning, and I'm unable to Rate albums. I'm using Safari 4. I'm not sure if it's just me though...
Has the rating issue been fixed for you?

[BlackoutMemory]

When I try clicking User Info, it just jumps me back to the top of the page. I'm using Chrome.

[zubinmoosa]

Has the rating issue been fixed for you?
Not yet. It just says "Loading", going on 4 minutes now

[jcarter13]

When I try clicking User Info, it just jumps me back to the top of the page. I'm using Chrome.

same in safari

[sammyboy516]

i dont really see a need for the black text at the top of the scree that tells you if you have any PMs and quoted messages now that we have the new function below it that tells you the same thing plus more. i love the new design, by the way.

edit: just realzied that the new one only appears on the home page. maybe take the old one away from the home page and only have it visible when viewing threads, etc.

[Kevin Lazaroff]

for some reason, in the replies it no longer shows a person's location or number of posts???

[Steve16]

Is there more adverts on the site? if there isn't then they're definitely more prominent as it's the first thing I notice now every time I come on.

The homepage looks horrendously cluttered as well. Some of the stuff could be got rid of, like do I really need the music player with staff members picks or what the latest threads were? If I was bothered I'd seek that information out.

One final thing as well is that when I go on my subscribed threads I can now no longer find an option to read from my first unread post, is this gone or just been moved?

[Machu505]

I'm currently incapable of right-clicking and opening a new tab to see the latest post of a not recent thread on the forum pages. Could this be fixed?

[lenard27]

I like it so far. the only thing i can think of is the size of everything is a tad bit too big. Maybe a happy medium between the new size and old size would be better. I kinda feel like I'm reading the large print edition of a book. Although, I'll probably get used to it pretty quickly.

EDIT: And I love the Favorite Bands news filter. That was a great idea.

[paidtomakegirls]

the forum feed is awesome jason...being able to access threads directly from the main page is going to boost forum activity for sure and bring people into threads they wouldnt normally have, great idea

[Jason Tate]

As of this post everything in the thread has been seen by me and added to my to-do list (http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showentry&e=205952). So if you have something I need to see and have missed, make sure I see it.

Search function, search function, search function.

What would you like fixed about it? Faster index for finding new posts?

when i click on someones name it doesn't give me a link to their blog anymore, dunno if it was intentional, but i miss that

That information is under the user info menu.

i know this would be a lot for the site to handle, but it would be nice if there were an option to search in thread contents and not just thread titles.

http://www.absolutepunk.net/search.php? and then click the filter and select "search entire posts." It's just not the default option for reasons you mentioned.

I'm on Firefox... it's only doing it on the news posts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v32/motivatedchange/apnet.jpg
Woah, you look like you're at a really small resolution size. I've never moved my screen down that small. I'll look at it.

Wait, where did the "tags" link at the bottom go?

Really? What basic JavaScript stuff does it handle funny?

Not attacking you here but if Chrome makes your JavaScript fall over my guess is your JavaScript is at fault. I'm a software engineer whose primary work revolves around UI work in both Java and .Net worlds and I've never had any trouble with Chrome. My current project alone has nearly 1MB of (uncompressed) JavaScript (these are enterprise scale applications not websites we are talking about here) and not once have I had a single issue with Chrome.

James.

It doesn't handle the DHTML pull-down menus correctly. Not sure why.

Where are signatures?
Under the user info menu.

The snap link ads in the dashboard are really irritating.
Snap link ads? Not sure what that is.

you should make the site where you can like subscribe to bands you like and be able to get alerts when news is posted about the bands with a link that takes you to that article y so that way you dont have to sift threw a bunch of news posts that you arent interested in if you dont want too
Already implemented. If you have bands in your favorite band list or are a fan of them on this website - you'll see a 'recommended news' link in your dashboard when new news about them is posted.

www.absolutepunk.net/mynews.php

New site layout is fantastic. I'm definitely a person who is adverse to change, but I have only find the new layout to be a total improvement so far (and I didn't even have complaints with the old layout). I'm loving the easily accessible profile functions at the top right, the selection of streaming songs by various site admins, man it's all great. Best part is everything, for the most part, is still where it was in the past. The site as a whole is just a lot more aestheticaly pleasing now!
Thank you. Exactly what we were going for.

Can you please make this new version compatible with IE 6? It's the best browser ever. :P
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/008-death-of-ie6.jpg

________

Like the new look a lot! Can't wait to use it and fully see all the changes
Haha, it should technically work under that browser.

I like the music player, it's definitely a great addition. I am also seconding (3rd, 100th - ing, etc) the ability to customize what category of Forum Threads you see on the front page.
Will be done.

Not yet. It just says "Loading", going on 4 minutes now
Weird, time to look into that and add it to my to-do list.

same in safari
Works in safari for me ... which version?

for some reason, in the replies it no longer shows a person's location or number of posts???
Check under the user info menu.

Is there more adverts on the site? if there isn't then they're definitely more prominent as it's the first thing I notice now every time I come on.

The homepage looks horrendously cluttered as well. Some of the stuff could be got rid of, like do I really need the music player with staff members picks or what the latest threads were? If I was bothered I'd seek that information out.

One final thing as well is that when I go on my subscribed threads I can now no longer find an option to read from my first unread post, is this gone or just been moved?
It is now called "new".

[Praetor]

What would you like fixed about it? Faster index for finding new posts?
A lot of users, including me, have been having trouble lately with the search function returning no results at all. Even searching for words that are plainly in the thread titles on the first page return no results. It's an intermittent problem, it seems like (as it is working fine now), which makes it hard to diagnose I would assume. Still I don't think that I'm the only one to experience this.

[TachyonEvan]

Jason, just so you know, I love the new layout, now that I've kind of figured out where everything is. I'd been reading your blogs and wondering when (or if) any of that was going to be implemented.

Great job.

:appl:

[paidtomakegirls]

how often is the forum feed updated from new posts in the actual forums?

[Kevin Lazaroff]

I really like the new alert for "quoted posts" but after checking the "quoted post" the notification doesn't go back to zero, it stays at "1 quoted post" which could potentially be confusing, leaving the user unaware of when the ACTUALLY have a new quoted post.

But the feature itself is really helpful and nice.

[jcarter13]

Works in safari for me ... which version?


Safari 4.0 should i upgrade to 4.0.2

[Praetor]

I really like the new alert for "quoted posts" but after checking the "quoted post" the notification doesn't go back to zero, it stays at "1 quoted post" which could potentially be confusing, leaving the user unaware of when the ACTUALLY have a new quoted post.

But the feature itself is really helpful and nice.
Yeah, this too.

[Tony]

I like it! From a functional standpoint, I think this is the fastest the site has ever loaded for me, so kudos for that.

Aesthetically, the main page still looks a bit cluttered, albeit less so than before. So I suppose that's a step in the right direction. I'd say the featured band block takes up too much space and should probably be confined to the sidebar, but that's me.

EDIT: Yeesh. My avatar kinda looks like shit when it's that big.

[GetWellBoss]

I really like the new alert for "quoted posts" but after checking the "quoted post" the notification doesn't go back to zero, it stays at "1 quoted post" which could potentially be confusing, leaving the user unaware of when the ACTUALLY have a new quoted post.

But the feature itself is really helpful and nice.

i agree. it did that to me for the old system too. kind of annoying.

[I am Mick]

Yeah, I still get database issues everytime I try to go to the front page. I'm using firefox. It loads for me using Opera, but I don't really use that...

[drewk16]

idk if this has been said already but when viewing comments on my phone the avatars arent lined up with the comments. idk if its just my mobile version but it was never a problem before. now its a little hard to read.

[miapiv89]

i love the player on the front page

[redsoxguy676]

So can we not change the skin color anymore or what?

[imtimwhoareyou]

When I attempt to move to subsequent pages at the bottom of My News, it says its on page two, three, etc., but the news doesn't change.

I love the idea though, as well as most of the new site! You should give the option to move around things on the front page, make it all AJAXy, so the clutter can be cleaned a little... It's a little hard on my eyes, and I like to have neat, clean, minimal displays (like the way you can rearrange windows on Facebook).

[PunkRocks]

I like. Good job, Jason.

[Neo Cassady]

Dropdown menus work in Chrome now. Woot!


edit: sometimes.

[Russellmcdoogle]

Interactive Drama needs a link to the thread that contains the poll, not just the poll forum. Often times I want to vote, but all the information I need isn't on the front page, and when I go to the Poll Forum I can no longer find the poll.

[alexa_ATL]

overall, i think i like.

except i can't access the front page. it'll load everything from "0 unread private messages" & that stuff and above. i can't get any of the news, it's just the background. anyone else have this problem?

[CarouselBoy]

I love the new AP, my only complaint is that when I click "Tools" it doesn't say Noah Fawkes's name anywhere.

At least you got rid of that damn Dear Hunter picture that we all had to stare at for weeks

I loled

Im not really a fan, but i'll get used to it.

reminds me of brokencyde's album name...

Actually, I would like to mention that since things have changed, the Smilie scrollbar and Colors scrollbar are actually working well for me using Google Chrome Browser.

:thumbup:

I noticed this too!

HUGE REQUEST:
I think a lot of people loved (though they might not realize it until now) seeing the "Vitals" i.e. when the user joined AP.net, Location and Post Count, in the replies of news articles, etc. They show up here but not on news replies, which is where I post the most often. I don't like having to click on "User Info" to see that, definitely helps to discern who's a new poster, who's been here forever, etc.

I second this

I really like the new alert for "quoted posts" but after checking the "quoted post" the notification doesn't go back to zero, it stays at "1 quoted post" which could potentially be confusing, leaving the user unaware of when the ACTUALLY have a new quoted post.

But the feature itself is really helpful and nice.


I noticed this too. Often it says I still have a quoted message to check even after i already clicked on the link to the thread

[Jason Tate]

Dropdown menus work in Chrome now. Woot!


edit: sometimes.
Should most places now.

[Kill_the_radio]

Finally someone else. I have the same issue, although the front page worked for me when I log out, which does me no good what so ever. Tried it on both Chrome and Firefox. Don't know what's wrong.

Try again, Jason has been working on the bug and it works for me now...

[BlackoutMemory]

When I try clicking User Info, it just jumps me back to the top of the page. I'm using Chrome.

Nevermind. Works now.

[zachff]

[/quote]I noticed this too. Often it says I still have a quoted message to check even after i already clicked on the link to the thread[/quote]
Yeah this has been really bothering me as well today

[Jason Tate]

When I attempt to move to subsequent pages at the bottom of My News, it says its on page two, three, etc., but the news doesn't change.

I love the idea though, as well as most of the new site! You should give the option to move around things on the front page, make it all AJAXy, so the clutter can be cleaned a little... It's a little hard on my eyes, and I like to have neat, clean, minimal displays (like the way you can rearrange windows on Facebook).
Fixed.

[Jason Tate]

I noticed this too. Often it says I still have a quoted message to check even after i already clicked on the link to the thread
Yeah this has been really bothering me as well today[/quote]
It's been like that for a while -- it's on the list.

[Jason Tate]

Nevermind. Works now.
Should work for chrome now ... changed up how it reads us.

[smogs]

Ah, Jason, you quoted me about the tag feature but you didn't answer the question. :[

[SKooT]

Not really sure if this counts as a "bug", per se... but on user profile pages, if they are a fan of an artist, the space allotted for the artist's name only seems to be about 7 characters... anything past that gets a line break. Which means that, for a vast majority of artists, the section looks squeezed in a bit haphazardly.

That being said, I'm not sure how it would fit/look otherwise, so do with this what you will. Haha

EDIT: Also, something like "Avenged Sevenfold" gets a line break, so it appears as:

Avenged -
Sevenfold

(with the dash). Again, not sure if this is fixable, nor is it anywhere near a priority.

[Snails]

Yeah this has been really bothering me as well today
It's been like that for a while -- it's on the list.[/QUOTE]
Cool, I came in here to ask about that.

I also noticed that if someone quotes you and then deletes their post, it still shows up in the Who Quoted Me section. I know this has also happened for a while, so not sure if you're looking at fixing it.

[rhinitus]

WOAH this was an intense surprise. Didn't expect it today, whether I knew it was comin or not. Gonna have to check it out.

[thexflamesxburn]

scrolling down the page seems to be laggy and jumpy.

[ManInMusicBox]

I am a fan of the wider format. I could read the old, slim, version but this is a welcomed addition. that's all for now.

[imtimwhoareyou]

Yeah this has been really bothering me as well today
It's been like that for a while -- it's on the list.[/quote]

Awesome, I was just about to note that.

[MoChroi]

Suggestion: I was thinking that the boxes posted on the front page would be highlighted or something for the bands that youre a fan of (for all those who only have a few minutes to skim the posts). A "become a fan of 'this band'" button should be there in the replies, too. You could also have a little icon for indie, progressive, punk, etc. in the bottom corner of the post (something like the icons next to the title of the post) because sometimes band names can be misleading and something so small shouldn't turn people off to checking a band out. I really like the new composition of the page and the 'whats popular' box although i think it should include 5 bands and not 2.

[MoChroi]

...Something for recommendations too. Kinda like Last.fm

[bste_lax]

I haven't read the previous pages to see if this has been mentioned or not (hey, I am lazy....;-)), but I really liked how it linked the 5 or so most updated blogs on the main page. You could always find some decent reading when you clicked a blog title that interested you or you could tell there was a new blog entry by Jason or someone else on the staff.

Otherwise, I am digging the new design.

[MoChroi]

Also, it would be cool if there was a question box on every band's profile that they can visit from time to time to answer. The weekly band questionnaire is cool but i think that a separate thing like this would allow bands to field user questions in a more intimate way. It might also somehow encourage bands to frequent the site more often and create a more frequent dialogue between bands and fans.

[ticky]

I'm all for the new changes but how many more times do you want to 're-arrange the furniture'?

[Jordachejeans91]

Where is the reviews at?

[I am Mick]

Can you make the "forum feed" clickable to just take us to the forum page? I used to always click that to get to the forums, it was convenient.

[Broclee]

I'm all for the new changes but how many more times do you want to 're-arrange the furniture'?
This is the first major change I can think of as long as I've been an active member....

[alexa_ATL]

FRONT PAGE WILL NOT LOAD!!!!!!!!!!!

anything below private message indicator is just blank. show's the background of the site.
could AOL have anything to do with this? (yes, i have AOL. yes, it sucks.)


JASON, HELP.

[zachff]

Yeah this has been really bothering me as well today
It's been like that for a while -- it's on the list.[/QUOTE]

Cool, thanks. Whenever I see I've been quoted by a staff member I always automatically assume I've said or done something bad. Very ominous.

Also Jason any plans for a mobile/ iPhone friendly site? The full site works on the iPhone but a full blown mobile site would be awesome.

[Keagan Ilvonen]

Try again, Jason has been working on the bug and it works for me now...

Yeah everything is all good now.

[lovemedo]

Hey Jason. So I like the "Music Player" on the right side of the home page. I have a suggestion for it. How about link the artist's name of the song to their AP.net profile or MySpace? And how about linking who's pick it is to their AP.net profile (ex: "Jason Tate's Pick" If I were to click Jason Tate it would go to your profile)?

Lemme know what you think.

[calciumwaste]

i'd still really like to see RSS feeds for individual artists. i asked about this in a site help thread and someone pointed out the image-based widgets, but RSS is far more versatile.

[bobby runs]

Can you bring back the "go to post" on the forums. Like the last person to post thing. I always liked that.

[Jason Tate]

Can you bring back the "go to post" on the forums. Like the last person to post thing. I always liked that.
Still there.

[bobby runs]

Still there.
Oh okay. I thought it took you to that users profile.

[Jason Tate]

Oh okay. I thought it took you to that users profile.
I'll be making it a better link soon -- so that it can be right clicked as well.

[oldwirehands]

Tried to upload a new picture to my band's profile here. Now it shows just a dead link to what our picture would be. The whole profile is really out of date as well. None of our news articles are up (had one just a few weeks ago), no links to buy the cd, and the song on the page doesn't play. I'd love to utilize our page more.

[ticky]

This is the first major change I can think of as long as I've been an active member....
A major change would be a complete new re-design a'la new layout.

[lftcoastenvy05]

like and maybe dislike options

[RunningFool]

Sweet, the option thingies work in Chrome now! Thanks Jason!

Can't wait for the color options!

[RunningFool]

Now that the User Info. dropdown works, I can comment on it:

I think it's weird that the dropdown stays dropped down after you choose to view a picture. I know it's just an extra click, anywhere, to make it go away, but it bothers me a little. I'd say either make it like the Signature view, where you can just click again to close the picture, or make the dropdown disappear after you choose to view a picture, since you're gonna have to click the X in a second anyway.

[electricheart]

I like the new look.
The home page isn't working in Opera though.. the tables on the right side don't fit.

[MattRM]

Hey Jason, just wondering if you know about these ads or not. They expand whenever you roll over them, which is pretty annoying when you don't mean to. Apologies if you've already heard about this.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/MattRM/rolloverads.jpg

[Anton Djamoos]

I like the new look.
The home page isn't working in Opera though.. the tables on the right side don't fit.
Opera? Why do you use Opera?

[imtimwhoareyou]

Can I suggest additions to parts of the site in terms of content, rather than infrastructure? I would suggest adding a Myspace link to album reviews...

[piglet]

Warning: MagpieRSS: Failed to fetch http://www.youtube.com/rss/user/http://www.youtube.com/betweenthetreesmusic/videos.rss&l=3324 (HTTP Response: HTTP/1.0 400 Bad Request ) in /artists/magpierss/rss_fetch.inc on line 238

Warning: array_slice() [function.array-slice (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/function.array-slice)]: The first argument should be an array in /artists/showlink.php on line 382

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /artists/showlink.php on line 383


got this when i was trying to go to between the trees artist page.

[Jason Tate]

I like the new look.
The home page isn't working in Opera though.. the tables on the right side don't fit.
Latest version of Opera?

[midtown4657]

I really like the way the new site is looking and working, but i'm not a huge fan of these clicksor ads that are showing up occasionally.

[aoftbsten]

Only glitch I've found that is kind of annoying is that every time I go to my subscriptions and click to go to the last post it take me to a random post about 5-10 pages from the last page.

[anamericangod]

like and maybe dislike options

Please God no.

[lftcoastenvy05]

Please God no.

maybe in doing so we can sift through the news posts and see then what people do and dont want posted news wise, ie jeffree star/brokencyde not being posted, cant imagine they would get very many likes... stuff like that

[electricheart]

Opera? Why do you use Opera?
because opera > firefox >>>>>>> IE

Latest version of Opera?
I'm using 9.64, pretty sure it's the latest version.

I think it's something to do with the "In stores now" under the band pictures because when the page first loads everything is fine, but then the "in stores now" shows up and makes everything shift over.

[briewer]

My website on my profile keeps disappearing. Suggestions?

[zerock]

loving the new layout.

[abandonship]

I like the new layout, not sure if it has been mentioned but it would be nice if the words 'the forum feed' could be hyperlinked to the forum front page.

[Iwudstilldie4u]

I few minor things:
1) The "Private Message" yellow bar should disappear when you are reading your last unread private message, not at the next page you visit. It feels like I still have an unread private message when I'm reading my last unread one.

2) The "# Quoted Message" link in the headbar doesn't seem to change right away when I go to my quoted messages. It stays like it is (i.e., with "1 Quoted Message") even when all my quoted messages have been checked. It eventually goes away (in like 20 minutes) but I don't see why it wouldn't update immediately.

[Anton Djamoos]

Blog search is timing out.

[Snails]

I'm not sure whether you're still going through this, but I noticed that the "Related news" on news posts is displaying the oldest related items at the moment.

[calciumwaste]

I have a suggestion for the mobile version: could you make the page numbers bigger? I'm using an iPhone and it's hard to select the right one. You could just make the size bigger or make it a pull-down menu like the navigation so that the big scrolling thing pops up.

[thehereaway]

Sort of relevant, but the new adverts are really annoying considering i listen to music whilst surfing this site. I get 'Oh My God! Go Away' from those annoying smiley banners every time i load a new page, anyway to disable the sound or something?

[Adrian Villagomez]

http://i29.tinypic.com/148f0cm.jpg

I can no longer reply to Private Messages. I first noticed a couple days ago (it worked before that time). Clicking on "Reply" has no effect, though I the "Forward" link still works.

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It's not a problem, but hovering over the area above (^) in the UserCP allowed me to see how many page views a thread had. Is there any way to still have that option? I liked to gauge how popular certain threads were.

[Smash Adams]

Not sure if it's a bug but the time of post doesn't match my time zone, and I went to edit options and that's all right, all the posts are just an hour in the past which is weird