View Full Version : The new look
OK we've gone with new forum software and a new (simple but neat) look.
Some people are commenting that the forums are running faster, this is probably because vBulletin is proving to be way more efficient than phpBB with regards to database design and use etc.
I've heard a few peeps saying they find vBulletin "bulkier", not sure what exactly they mean here as it's got the same features as any other forum software, the look is set by the template so some installs could look bulkier than others.
So, the look we've gone for, do you like it?
Comments / suggestions etc please!
Kev.
i hated it at first.... just prefered the way phpbb etc etc are layed out...
but the more i use it, the more i like it
Lol you replied before the poll was added!
Strange, the post goes up before the poll. hmmm.
Kev.
strange.. wasn't a poll when i first looked at the post
wisewood
30-01-06, 12:52 PM
i've had my own implementation of phpbb and used the NL one for ages, and i think the more i use this one the more i like it. The appearance of it is still annoying me though... think its the icons that are winding me up ;)
The old site seemed easier to use. The old colour scheme probably separated it out a bit more. IMO it does seem "bulkier", it's just the way it's all laid out, like it's got more stuff crammed in to the same amount of space.
I've had forums change which I used and I eventually got used to 'em though.
peester
30-01-06, 01:04 PM
agree with above; colour scheming helped, but its just cos we're new to this so we wud say stuff like that.. as long as the site/forum benefits from the changes then its all good.
FlatBeatBoy
30-01-06, 01:12 PM
Looks better than the previous novaload in my oppinion.
Keep it up :thumb:
wisewood
30-01-06, 01:19 PM
I've actually found that this is slightly slower than the previous version... could just be someone sharing MY bandwidth at work though, Dunno.
it be lunchtime at work
interwibble always slower
I like it, especially as the search etc works, and with quick reply etc etc.
It loads pretty quickly even on 56k:thumb: :)
wisewood
30-01-06, 01:48 PM
it be lunchtime at work
interwibble always slower
lol only 10 people work here, two of those are in here with me and i know they're not on the net. Two from upstairs are out on lunch, boss is in a meeting, one person is not here today... can't be that many people using MY connection with me.
wisewood
30-01-06, 03:11 PM
lol at fire. that fire thing was disgusting.
i like it, it loads quicker and the layouts great.
only the 2 IT geeks like you and kev disagreed
here is an alternative we thought of for everyone else:
3
click thumbnail
Deffo faster times at the client end. Is there any way of slightly adjusting the shade of grey for alternate posts to add a visual reinforcement of where one post stops and another begins?
thats exactly what i said fester, theres no knowing where one ends. but there is if you look lol, getting used to it all
i think the new design is wicked, and as a few have mentioned, it all works, search features, more stuff, just neater and nicer :)
this is better than that scary black and orange one lol
preferred the old one, but maybe that is becuse im not used to this one yet.
Yea black and orange one just doesen't suit a car website.
Everyone I shown wasn't impressed lol
Hmm... this is growing on me, but I'm still undecided as to whether I prefer this or the old version.
I liked the layout, colour and design of the old one. It seemed a lot more compact and tidy than this, although this version does seem a lot faster.
The banner at the top looks a little disjointed compared to the rest of the site as well.
And the envelopes... I don't like the envelopes :tard:
the banner at the top will be made so it fits in and will be random. it aint totally finished yet, but kev had to put it back as people suffer withdrawal symptoms ;)
Primie.uk
30-01-06, 08:00 PM
Preffered the older forum, this 1 is dull and horrible, urgh its vBulletin for god sakes! :(
lmao just deal with it folks.
Primie.uk
30-01-06, 08:38 PM
Bear in mind that was only my opinion, thats what you asked for? :p
i'll reserve judgement.
i'm missing all the car galleries at the mo'
thats come up a lot...... is that all novaload is used for... a specialist version of photobucket? lmao
yeah i must agree with most, it is better. Dont get to spend much time to get used to it but it does look loads better.
Top work Kev
Chris
at the min i still prefer the old one , but im sure ill get used to this one :D
I like it, good work!
It'll take a bit of getting used to, but that's tuff lol
wisewood
31-01-06, 10:12 AM
Well having used this one all day yesterday, and this morning i have to say i now prefer this version. The quick reply (which could have been added to the old on anyway) is good. The ability to format your post as it will appear on the page is MUCH better, especially as when you include an image it shows up in the text box so you know if you got the URL right.
Face it people, this is better. It might not be as pretty in places, but this is a much better forum system, which runs quicker and more reliably with less bugs. AND, because you have to pay for it, if someone does find a bug, they'll fix it pretty quick and get the patch available asap.
I personally prefer it. It's making me post a lot more!
wisewood
31-01-06, 10:29 AM
you've FINALLY almost reached 1000 posts lol
I'm not too fused on post count tbh
wisewood
31-01-06, 10:46 AM
you are like a mythical figure, who everyone has heard of but hardly anyone has ever seen lol
who everyone has heard of but hardly anyone has ever seen
Says the man who has never attended any of the shows lol
wisewood
31-01-06, 11:12 AM
Finances are the only thing that have stopped me. If you want to organise a collection for the "Get wisewood to a show this summer" fund i'll be more than happy to attend ;)
I went to a few MK meets a while back when i went through my phase of "i've got no money but f*ck it" ... and went to a sheffield meet once too.
Nova-Sweetie
31-01-06, 12:18 PM
looks good :D
wisewood
31-01-06, 12:20 PM
lmfao, you only joined today so you dont know what it was like before lol
Nova-Sweetie
31-01-06, 12:23 PM
Ive seen the old one before lol i just never had my nova then :)
wisewood
31-01-06, 12:25 PM
well, either way i'm glad you like it. Welcome to novaload.
Nova-Sweetie
31-01-06, 12:27 PM
:thumb: thanks for the welcome :)
hi and welcome... make a post with some pics of the nova :thumb:
I'm not too fused on post count tbh
Disable it then ;)
Jim
wisewood
31-01-06, 01:06 PM
pmsl @ your new sig jim.
Much better site.
Limited use of signatures is good too... and those that do have them should not have big bold ones!
scott.parker
31-01-06, 06:00 PM
Well i like many enjoyed the old one,but thats only as your use to it,im sure in time i will like this one as much,but the only thing that bugs me is it seams too dull i recon the darker greay could do with being say a light almost sky blue color.
all the same though very fast to use and good job:thumb:
Scott
Limited use of signatures is good too... and those that do have them should not have big bold ones!
I disagree, if you just have plain text or links in your sig it becomes harder to spot with ease where the post ends and the sig begins
not to keen on it lol but like said i was used to the old one so in time this one will grow on me!
as for signatures i liked them the way they were! it took me ages to get mine they way i wanted it lol
leemh1234
31-01-06, 09:37 PM
Dont like it what so ever.just the same layout as migweb.dont think i'll come on this site so often anymore..Migweb is a better colour scheme.blue and grey.
novamadcars
01-02-06, 12:09 AM
i think you lot have done a great job on it. looks like a totaly diffrent site
just the same layout as migweb
That's coz we've swapped to vBulletin from phpBB, mig also use vBulletin...
Kev.
got used to it now, its all good
wisewood
01-02-06, 11:02 AM
Migweb is a better colour scheme.blue and grey.
Mig stuck to the standard colour scheme, we decided to go with something different. All forums these days are blue and grey lol
As opposed to grey and... grey? :p
lmfao i just said the same to kev, this is near enough a pale blue and grey lol. people will like, people will dislike, content is the same but this site now works better, and all the addons etc work.
buster12345
01-02-06, 06:20 PM
yer this one is ok
onephatnova
01-02-06, 09:24 PM
I have been using Migweb more, but this new user-friendly format might make me use this one again too. :)
I think its cock - on:thumb:
RobIsGrt18
02-02-06, 04:44 PM
helloooo, ermm has the old email facility gone?
wisewood
02-02-06, 04:49 PM
i dont think the email facility worked for quite a long time did it?
yea its still available:
http://novaload.mail.everyone.net/
Kev.
RobIsGrt18
02-02-06, 08:06 PM
cheers buddy
love it, means i can log on at work now. old forums where restricted at work.
love it, means i can log on at work now. old forums where restricted at work.
Hows that work, the address hasn't changed :confused:
Hows that work, the address hasn't changed :confused:
Wasn't the previous forum under novaload.net/forums/?
NickWalliams
03-02-06, 05:57 PM
I much prefer this one for the fact that when you hover over a thread it comes up with the first few lines of the first post!
Wasn't the previous forum under novaload.net/forums/?
True, but surely they'd have blocked the domain www.novaload.net
Perhaps they blocked www.novaload.net/forumS
So it lets /forum through.
Perhaps they blocked www.novaload.net/forumS (http://www.novaload.net/forumS)
So it lets /forum through.
Aye that's what I was thinking :thumb: Probably a general */forums/ block
wisewood
05-02-06, 10:28 AM
its probably a block on the /forums URL. The new one will be blocked again when they realise what you're doing lol
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