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Wed 22/10/08 at 12:21
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1 being 'Excellent', 10 is 'Not so good'.
Wed 22/10/08 at 13:27
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Silent Thunder wrote:
> Does seem a bit squished, especially as there appears to be a lot
> of white space running down the right hand side of the page with
> only the one advert at the top.

The sizes haven't really changed at all. There's less space in between individual posts in a thread, and the thread listings pages is narrower, but apart from that...

The white space over the right-hand side with the Get Dotted search box only gets seen by visitors with larger resolutions, therefore we'll never put anything important to the use of the page off the right as many people won't even see it.

The 'Post a Reply' pages have the text areas where you type your content reduced to the width that your posts will actually appear on the page. This also applies when submitting walkthroughs. So your post should appear exactly as it is shown when you type it.
Wed 22/10/08 at 13:22
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Shadowdream wrote:
> I also can't seem to make any posts in the games forum, it keeps
> telling me fill in the category box, which doesn't exist! ^-^

Hi, I think this was an issue for IE users which should be fixed now.
Wed 22/10/08 at 12:58
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Don't forget to digg this thread.
Wed 22/10/08 at 12:50
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I also can't seem to make any posts in the games forum, it keeps telling me fill in the category box, which doesn't exist! ^-^
Wed 22/10/08 at 12:47
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Silent Thunder wrote:
> Does seem a bit squished, especially as there appears to be a lot
> of white space running down the right hand side of the page with
> only the one advert at the top.

Imagine one of Grix GAD attempts in this new design.
Wed 22/10/08 at 12:46
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ButchML wrote:
> If you view the 'General Chat' forum in the Freeola Chat section
> the theme should change back to the similar colours as before.

That's better, I kept trying to change it back using the thing over there -> but it didn't work.
Wed 22/10/08 at 12:45
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Does seem a bit squished, especially as there appears to be a lot of white space running down the right hand side of the page with only the one advert at the top.
Wed 22/10/08 at 12:43
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Machie wrote:
> Uh oh, is the colour scheme going to be black? If it is then I
> cant look at it for long periods as it really messes up my eyes.
> :(

If you view the 'General Chat' forum in the Freeola Chat section the theme should change back to the similar colours as before.
Wed 22/10/08 at 12:43
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Silent Thunder wrote:
> Is the creative writing forum disappearing: I notice it has been
> renamed to 'Web Design & Creativity', putting stories in a
> forum named that doesn't seem entirely appropriate? Hope the
> review forum isn't going either.

Creative stories alongside threads about php tutorials and advice on what kind of monitors to buy.
Wed 22/10/08 at 12:42
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Changes are still being made to the forums so dont panic if things are not working/appearing yet. Give us till this afternoon and we'll talk more :)

Personally I prefer the darker gaming theme.

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