Freddie and Brell - front page of the forum is MUCH better - I really like the individual pages for each custom mansion.  Well done.

Matari
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Thanks Matari  :)

It isn't always easy to know what is best. And it is never okay for everybody. It is like walking a tight rope. But, together with brell, I am trying to (re)arrange our MMF in the best way we have in mind.

Thx for your reply, Matari. It encourages us to go on. But do NOT hesitate, when you have remarks. It really helps us.

[smiley=dankk2.gif] and because I am moved: :'(.

Yes, thank you so much, guys, for all your hard work. It will be much easier to find a topic on a specific mansion now.

But I am glad I have a scroll button on my mouse!
::)

Major, major kudos you guys! If I had a smiley that was clapping for applause, I'd post him. Brell and Freddy, you do a GREAT job.  ;D

The boards are looking really nice! Much easier to find things, even for non-newbies. Thanks guys!

I did think of one minor issue though- since the custom mansion sections could go on infinitely (with any luck!  :)  ) maybe the free chat section should be up with the other static sections? It kind of gets lost way down at the bottom.

josephine wrote on 11.09.2008 at 12:48:33:

I did think of one minor issue though - since the custom mansion sections could go on infinitely... maybe the free chat section should be up with the other static sections? It kind of gets lost way down at the bottom.

Sounds like a good idea to me! :)

Lara wrote on 12.09.2008 at 03:43:31:

josephine wrote on 11.09.2008 at 12:48:33: I did think of one minor issue though - since the custom mansion sections could go on infinitely... maybe the free chat section should be up with the other static sections? It kind of gets lost way down at the bottom. Sounds like a good idea to me! :)

BUMP

Admins? :)

Well,

Usually on most forums the "free chat" is at the bottom of the forum,

and,

new CM's will fit perfectly into the alfabetical categories so we will not need more categories for new CM's.

I think it's just a scrolling issue, lots of scrolling if you have a smaller monitor. :). No biggie.

Yes but remember that you can minimize the scrolling by collapsing the categories by clicking the small minus in the top left corner of each category.

brell wrote on 21.09.2008 at 07:50:52:

Yes but remember that you can minimize the scrolling by collapsing the categories by clicking the small minus in the top left corner of each category.

And, good point for our YABB-software, a collapsed category shows when there is a new post! Or not.

This works only when you are logged in, btw. When you are not logged in, all boards are shown. Thus ... always log in!

brell wrote on 21.09.2008 at 07:50:52:

Yes but remember that you can minimize the scrolling by collapsing the categories by clicking the small minus in the top left corner of each category.

I know, that's how I view the board. :).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/lararuffle/Picture2-1.png

Hi Guys,

I think the boards look great, and are much better organized, and also easier for a beginner to find their way around.  ::)

I am finding one thing that is cumbersome for me with the new set up;

The listing of each and every custom mansion makes the page so long, and requires a lot of scrolling to get through all the topics.  

I was delighted to read the above posts about minimizing these topics, but alas, this only works when one is logged in, and I traditionally only log in when I wish to post or reply, so this procedure does not help me.  

Wondering if perhaps it could be standard that they be listed as "Approved Custom Mansions (A - C)" and then the guest/viewer could click on that and open them up to the individual named mansions?  As I don't know much about how forums are programmed, this may not be possible, but just an idea.

Thanks to all the admins for the great work they do to keep MM game and forum working smoothly !!!    

SandyBean [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

SandyBean wrote on 22.09.2008 at 02:36:20:

I was delighted to read the above posts about minimizing these topics, but alas, this only works when one is logged in, and I traditionally only log in when I wish to post or reply, so this procedure does not help me.

Well, this is one more reason to log in every time you visit the forums.  Also, when logged in, you'll quickly see which categories and boards contain new posts.


SandyBean wrote on 22.09.2008 at 02:36:20:

Wondering if perhaps it could be standard that they be listed as "Approved Custom Mansions (A - C)" and then the guest/viewer could click on that and open them up to the individual named mansions?  As I don't know much about how forums are programmed, this may not be possible, but just an idea.

I am not sure what you mean.  You can only collapse the categories while logged in.  If you do, they stay collapsed next time you log in.

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Wondering if perhaps it could be standard that they be listed as "Approved Custom Mansions (A - C)" and then the guest/viewer could click on that and open them up to the individual named mansions?  As I don't know much about how forums are programmed, this may not be possible, but just an idea.

Sorry Brell, I knew when I was writing the above it was confusing even to my eyes, but I was in a bit of a rush.   [smiley=undecided.gif]

What I meant was, If when a person first looked at the forum (not logged in) if the CM's could be contained inside categories,  (such as A -C), and then open to show each one, once this was clicked on.

So the main page would look like the pic in Lara's post, without a member/guest having to be logged in.

This way, the main page would not be soooo long, but all the CM's would still be easily located and readily accessed.   8-)

Hope that makes my fuzzy thoughts a bit clearer !  ;)

Thanks,

SandyBean [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

That's a really great idea SandyBean, have the main header visible for CM's then click it to get to the list specific CM's. I know you can collapse the header if you're logged in, but a lot of times I check the forums at work and don't want to log in (for various reasons.)

I agree, keep the first page short for a good overview. Still, it's a very nice forum [perhaps not only due to design but to content as well :) MM rox]

If I understand correctly you are asking whether we can have the categories collapsed while not logged in.

No, we can't.

A question about the great new individual boards:

Why are some mansions' individual boards different from all the rest by stating details about their size and difficulty etc. (e.g. Daedalus), while most others say only "This board is open for use" as a subtitle ??

Because the work is still not done  ;)

Yep. And any good MMF-member will have noticed that only a few CM-boards have an important topic with a shortcut to the download page yet.

See first sentence in the news corner, btw.