I'm the only one who don't like the new theme?

[08993]

Ok.

/Applauds for taking your telling off like a Man.

[tomwarren Veteran]

From my point the old theme (Finity) has been ten times better.

i'm losing my interest with the new theme.

We appreciate the feedback but it's more helpful if you explain why you don't like the new theme :)

[smokn]

I don't see a big difference between the old and the new one...The only downside of the new overall look for me is there's no thread update on the top of the page...You must open that spy thing to see what's going on...Well, this sucks :wacko:

[robertwnielsen]

I'm reminded of one of Mr. Spock's admonitions to Capt. Kirk in the "original" movie series (now that Star Trek has been rebooted) -

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one."

If a majority like the new theme (and I include myself in that majority), then the few need to accept it. If they can't get used to the new theme, or have some other reason for not liking it, there are plenty of other sites on the Web. Nobody forces anybody to come here.

[mad_onion]

Generally it's better, but as already mentioned I don't really like the big red online banner thing. It looks really out of place.

[iamwhoiam]

It's posts like this that put less active members off. The fact that you have a higher post count than another member does not give you the right to talk down to them for doing nothing more than expressing their opinion.

That's the reason why I voted in that poll Neobond posted to remove the post counts and the join date. Too many people get bashed and their opinions discounted because of it.

[Sethos]

That's the reason why I voted in that poll Neobond posted to remove the post counts and the join date. Too many people get bashed and their opinions discounted because of it.

Read the posts, no one discredited his opinion on the theme - I was making fun of his comment about "interest" which is useless and just a bit of drama.

don't be so butthurt guys :)

[SimplySchizo]

It's posts like this that put less active members off. The fact that you have a higher post count than another member does not give you the right to talk down to them for doing nothing more than expressing their opinion.

I agree. I've learned to accept his want-to-be-witty negative posts. Give him credit for always leaving himself an escape route to take after ever comment. It's only by accepting that, that I'm able to post anything in the gamers forums.

I could see new-comers turning away by the stench of his aftershave. One has to wonder, with this quality of countless posts, how many have turned away already?

It can be quite contagious too. It's no wonder why NW's numbers are down.

Edit: I also voted to hide post counts or anything that can influence an 'e=peen'.

[Draconian Guppy]

not my cup of tea, feels to crowded with tags all over the place, like the online red lace that appears on members pics.

Also I feel the reply option should be first and then the attachments later.

[Farstrider]

Noo, please don't lose interest - You're such an active member.

:huh:

It's posts like this that put less active members off. The fact that you have a higher post count than another member does not give you the right to talk down to them for doing nothing more than expressing their opinion.

Well said Frank! So true!

Back on topic:

I have to admit I really do not like it at all! Perhaps over time I will change my mind. I find it slow and cumbersome, It does not render correctly in Maxthon (IE is OK) I hate using Firefox but I have to use it now if I want to come to Neowin.

[08993]

I miss quick edit since I always mess up my posts the first time around :)

Also, dunno what multiquote is all about, sometimes I just want to highlight once sentence of a previous post why can't I just highlight a line of a post and press quote and have it start a new post with that line quoted? Maybe it can but I'm too stupid to work it out I dunno.

Apart from that I think it's great, also speed has shot up dramatically in the last hour, indexing all done?

[Saburac]

Instead of the distracting red banner I think it should have a tiny green symbol by their name or even just say online under their name in small text. I don't know but I really doubt most people care whether someone is online or not anyway. :)

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

I'm a bit of a minimalist, so I do miss some aspects of the old theme, such as the more compact look of comments (avatars are a form of bloat imo, despite their uses), simple boxes, and less liberal use of gradients. I'm also not really liking the "Online" strip next to usernames--it strikes me as too invasive, given the dimensions and colour. I also think it's inconsistent to not also have an equivalent "Offline" tag.

EDIT: Ok, after just a few minutes of use, I think the use of gradients is really too much. It gives the forums an unecessarily chunky, rounded, and bloated feel. This is a classic case of "just because you can, doesn't mean you should". But like I said, I'm a minimalist, so you may not agree.

Neowin uses IPB3, which pretty much has 'bulky, bloated and rounded' everywhere you look: http://community.invisionpower.com/

It's just how a lot of modern websites are looking these days. I personally like it. I see Atlas as a more compact, slimmer version of IPB3.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

I found the new theme to take up too much space at times, there's a lot going on that I just don't care for. BUT - I will hapilly write that off as "not liking change". I recognise the new theme to be amazing and will hapilly play :)

[IMPSBL]

I do hate the online strip. It looks cheap and tacky, and the red color clashes with the entire site.

Completely agree. Something less evasive and more neutral looks way better.

I made a quick draft of something, and here how it looks like (it works great on all color schemes).

here's the icon

[Sethos]

Could just change the colour of the banner, something that matches the theme - Blue, black etc.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Completely agree. Something less evasive and more neutral looks way better.

I made a quick draft of something, and here how it looks like (it works great on all color schemes).

here's the icon

That looks quite good actually. Much more subtle than the current online indicator. You should show that to Timan.

[Growled Member]

I miss quick edit since I always mess up my posts the first time around :)

Me too. I'm not a great speller anyway and I always see something wrong that needs correcting. I want quick edit back.

As for the theme, I am not into themes. I really don't care one thing or another.

[+Anarkii Subscriber²]

Atlas is the Wndows 7 that Finity was the Windows XP.

Some people like 7, some like XP.

[Draconian Guppy]

+1 for IMPSBL's online icon

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

+1 for IMPSBL's online icon

See, this is where the reputation system comes into play: Instead of posting '+1' you could have just give him a reputation point.

[Glassed Silver]

yea, i prefer finitiy, too...

*sigh*

Glassed Silver:win

edit: / addition:

@meph: IMHO reputation is something else than agreeing.

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

yea, i prefer finitiy, too...

*sigh*

Glassed Silver:win

I think the team would appreciate some feedback though. Cause you never know, you might see a finity redux appearing if theres enough interest.

[Steeley]

I have to admit that it's starting to grow on me. My biggest criticism is how the forums fill to the browser window width. I don't run in a maximised browser window now, and still each forum post's text spans too great a stretch horizontally. There are design fundamentals on the optimal number of text characters per line, which the forum design isn't following. I'd suggest running the forum at a fixed width instead.

[zhangm Supervisor]

I don't like the new theme. The mix of dark gradients and putting everything into boxes lacks elegance.

Thankfully, it can be changed using a custom stylesheet.