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Re: FUD needs a new default style [message #6184 is a reply to message #6183] |
Sat, 05 October 2002 09:34 |
Olliver
Messages: 443 Registered: March 2002
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Matt wrote on Sat, 05 October 2002 07:44 | I've come to this site a few times in the past, but I would just leave thinking FUD was just another garbage wannabe forum coded by some 12 year old, like so many forums out there. My opinion was based mainly from the look of the default template.
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U judge a forum by its default template? There are people out there who also take a look on its functions before using it .
Quote: | But today, just because I was bored and had nothing to do, I installed FUD on my local machine. So what's the verdict? FUD is great! It has so many features in the AdminCP that other free boards lack. FUD has to be the most feature rich free bulletin board on the net, next to Invision Board.
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Quote: | So that leads me to ask, why the hell does FUD use this god awful template?! It's just terrible.
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Well, and I do like it. Now u got two different opinions. And there are a lot more people out there which u didn't ask...
Quote: | You'd attract a lot more visitors if you gave FUD a better default style, because the current one will just scare people off.
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Can u prove ur claim? How will u know that people are scared off? Only because u don't like the forum's style? There are many people out there, and some of them even dare to have a different opinion, so u can't speak in their name.
Quote: | Seriously, change this template...I beg you. I hate to see a great forum like FUD get forgotten because of it's ugly template.
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More seriously: U don't like the default style, u know how to change it. So what keeps u from creating a different template? Only because u suffer with this style this doesn't necessarily mean the rest of the world will do as well.
bye
Ken
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Re: FUD needs a new default style [message #6211 is a reply to message #6183] |
Sat, 05 October 2002 22:21 |
Matt
Messages: 2 Registered: October 2002 Location: Michigan
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Quote: | Can u prove ur claim? How will u know that people are scared off? Only because u don't like the forum's style? There are many people out there, and some of them even dare to have a different opinion, so u can't speak in their name.
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You know, I didn't come here to bash FUD, I like it...I'm just giving some feedback. And I do judge forums by the default template to some extent, as do most other people. If FUD has such an amazingly good template that everyone loves except for me, then explain to me why this forum is nearly dead?
This being a good or bad style is not a matter of opinion really, it is bad. And having a good looking style does attract users, take phpbb2 or Invision Board for example. phpbb2 lacks so many basic features, yet it's extremely popular.
Quote: | Well, I am a programmer and not a designer, the layout itself is a refinment of something I've came up with when the forum was written. Until some more graphically inclined person offers a better solution, this will be the layout used.
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Maybe you should put out some "help wanted" ads on the main site...there are plenty of skilled people out there who would be eager to help.
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Re: FUD needs a new default style [message #6221 is a reply to message #6211] |
Sun, 06 October 2002 15:57 |
valiant
Messages: 80 Registered: September 2002 Location: Zurich
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Matt schrieb am Son, 06 Oktober 2002 00:21 | If FUD has such an amazingly good template that everyone loves except for me, then explain to me why this forum is nearly dead?
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PHPBB, Invision Board, UBB, VBulletin,... they are all older. They've had a long time to get known while FUD Forum is still in development.
Matt schrieb am Son, 06 Oktober 2002 00:21 | This being a good or bad style is not a matter of opinion really, it is bad.
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The default style is in fact a little bit too gray in gray. It lacks of colors and contrast, but hey, if you can do it better, I'm sure protoss would appreciate a better default style.
As for functionality you could put buttons "submit", "preview" directly under the message box. I did that on my phpbb2 forum and it looks better and all users like it. They're the most important buttons and it doesn't make sense if the attachment thing and all the radio buttons which are almost never used directly under the message box.
Thanks and keep up the good work - Andy
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Re: FUD needs a new default style [message #8741 is a reply to message #6187] |
Thu, 20 February 2003 10:19 |
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I dont think FUD needs a new default layout at all. It looks a bit plain, admittedly, but that's a good thing. Default should be neutral so it fits with everyone's tastes.
What FUD really needs is a few easily-accessible themes that you can choose after you've installed the forum.
Even if these are simple colour changes it would be a great feature that gives more than it costs to produce.
*Suggestion*
What the FUD guys could do to help here is provide a means of importing (and exporting) themes easily. I'd like to download a theme from the site, copy it to my site and install it as easily as the forum.
And yes, I will post one when I finish tinkering with it, and no, I'm not a graphic designer so don't expect too much from it ;-)
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