Feedback: New Forum and Article Layout

Well, on Alien-Covenant.com I go to forums, because I see all news in scified.com main page. And I checked sidebar, occasionally.

Great, thanks for that Leto! What in the sidebar was the main draw for you? Was it the movie info, the latest topics, Fandom activity or latest images?

I have this and another forum saved as favorites. I didn't use the side bar much except to see the newest posts. The news headline link at the top of the page is nice.

Can you increase the font size for text in topics on the main site?

I typically navigate straight between the main pages (Alien, Pred, JW etc) via the Network tab in the top bar.

I use the sidebar and fandom activity a lot but mostly to scroll through forum topics. I mostly use the Scified home page to keep an eye on latest activity

Chris

I just search something interesting, but in the first place - it's latest topics and fandom activity.

Working hard as always, good job Chris! I almost always hop on alien-covenant.com and when I do, I scan for any new articles and go to the sidebar to see what latest topics are!

The Side Bar is what i relied on the most, i will have to get used to how to navigate and find Recent Topics and Recent replies etc

But i am thankful for all the effort that you Chris and the Team put into the Website and what ever layout seems to be the best for the Sites needs.

agreed bigdave, it could do with parts of the side bar back imo. some people who hadn't been on for a few days got the list of new topics and threads raised which helped, for me anyway, and I didn't need to go scrolling about to see whats new.

Chris

On the mobile some posts appear cropped on the right side, like when the text is not wrapped. I noticed this issue after the last update. Thanks!

Great feedback everyone, thank you!

So from what I gather, seeing latest topics and fandom activity seem to be top priorities. I will improve the site's main navigation to emphasize these pages for you so loading up the respective info is only a click away.

Regarding text size yes I will be increasing it slightly.

As for mobile, I am still working on things and should have all the kinks ironed out shortly!

Thanks again for comments!

I can get used to it, but I sort of miss the bottom portion listing who was online and the member count. 

I can probably bring that back, dk. I'm gonna try to work it back into the new design.

Chris It is a nit pick really. I would think it would be helpful to give a heads up if the site will go dark though. Sorry if you did and I missed it.

In the mean time, here is a funny way to view what you are doing with our member complaints. You are the manager and we are Nigel Tuffnel!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHGJEdjCoeU

Not sure if this is completely on topic, but the thing I find the most lacking about this site is a 'new posts since last visit' option. A close second is the apparent lack of being able to quote other posters' posts.