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backsidetailsli

backsidetailsli

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Aug 1, 2006
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Toronto!
i think that the site could use a new look. i think it looks very "PC" as appose to mac. just a little blah..
do you think they would ever consider revising the look maybe give it a little aqua etc.
 
backsidetailsli said:
i think that the site could use a new look. i think it looks very "PC" as appose to mac. just a little blah..
do you think they would ever consider revising the look maybe give it a little aqua etc.
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We've considered a new look.... but haven't got around to it yet.

arn
 
Maybe you can hold a contest since there are quite a number of designers around here. Don't let that go to waste :p
 
The problem is finding something that pleases everyone and not making it look to busy.
 
MacRumors look is timeless.

It's pretty much stayed the same for as long as I can remember.
 
I recently used an aqua theme for MR in FF, but got fed up with a few bugs in it, switched back to safari and the normal theme, and I've gotta say, I just love it. so clear. I suppose aqua-ish could be ok if done well, but only if done VERY, VERY well.....
 
wmmk said:
I recently used an aqua theme for MR in FF, but got fed up with a few bugs in it, switched back to safari and the normal theme, and I've gotta say, I just love it. so clear. I suppose aqua-ish could be ok if done well, but only if done VERY, VERY well.....
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There was a complete Aqua-pinstripes theme on the forums a few years back. It was decent (a lot better than the purply default theme), and I got pretty used to it. Quite shocking to change to the current look.

I wouldn't mind some changes, but it's all the same in the long run.
 
on the forums, i followed this post, and it looks fantastic.

followed instructions in that thread to attempt to get it working in Safari, but it never worked for me. now i use ABP, the del.icio.us bookmark plugin and others i can't do without - so Firefox is the one.

but this theme is cool:

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Looks ok to me, but if you do some minor changes, that'd be fine too. Not really that big of a deal. Xlr8yourmac did some minor updates, asked how people liked it, was fine by us. MacCentral on the other hand pulled a TV Tome (bought out by CNet, masters of teh suk, now TV.com) and did a complete overhaul with no feedback, made you re-register from scratch, and then got all pissy if you complained. Needless to say, I don't go to either of those anymore than I have to.

Last time you guys did a change you talked with us, and believe me, it was appreciated.
 
Could we have like a contest? Obviously, you couldn't have people design directly into themes, but you could have people come up with a HTML-based theme, ZIP it into a file, post it, arn could post the HTML files on the site (similar to the advertisement gallery), set up a poll(s), and whoever wins gets their theme as the new MR theme, subject to administrative approval.
 
Blue Velvet said:
Quit your whining. We now have these!
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;)
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Yeah i was looking at those and was wondering why they are there because they just don't look right.

They attract a lot of attention at least for me and i have never used those icions on any forum i have been to.

However other people may use it for reasons.
 
a sideeffect of some of the server changes.

I'll look into it.

arn
 
eva01 said:
Yeah i was looking at those and was wondering why they are there because they just don't look right.

They attract a lot of attention at least for me and i have never used those icions on any forum i have been to.

However other people may use it for reasons.
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arn said:
a sideeffect of some of the server changes.

I'll look into it.

arn
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I guess it has a usefulness Im just not sure what it would be.
 
eva01 said:
Yeah i was looking at those and was wondering why they are there because they just don't look right.

They attract a lot of attention at least for me and i have never used those icions on any forum i have been to.

However other people may use it for reasons.
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I really have to agree with you, eva01They do attract attention to me, and they honestly make using MacRumors.com a bit less "pleasurable" :D
 
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