Comments on: New CyberNet Design Nicely Optimized

By: Will

Will — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:13:05 +0000

Looking good!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:36:50 +0000

That’s a good idea Claus…I might have to do that.

By: Claus

Claus — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:41:43 +0000

Thanks for the clarification, Ryan!

Actually, I also find it easier to just type the code in there myself then use the “help” buttons.

Nice to know that hyperlinking or URL’s is now automatic.

Maybe you could add a tiny mention of that in the comments area to clarify for non-HTML coder commenters? Above or below the smilies?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:10:55 +0000

Claus Valca wrote:

I’m not seeing the HTML code helps for the comments. Am I missing something?

I'm assuming that you're referring to the buttons to insert links and such? We thought about using those but we asked a lot of people whether they used/knew what they were, and the response was quite enlightening. Most people were more confused by them, so we wanted to keep it plain and simple.If you still wanted to insert a link or something you could use the HTML, but generally it is just easier to paste the link right in the comment. We shorten it up and automatically hyperlink it to the site.

By: Claus Valca

Claus Valca — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:47:38 +0000

Reminds me just a touch of [arstechnica.com]

I mean that in a good way.

I’m not seeing the HTML code helps for the comments. Am I missing something?

Good luck! I’m sure you will be tweaking it for a few more weeks but it is a nice change.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:37:26 +0000

@Jack:
1) We can’t make it too easy because of spammers, and as it stands right now we receive thousands of spam comments everyday.
2) If you’re talking about the checkbox next to the Submit button that is only used when you are submitting a comment, the footsteps button can be used even if you don’t submit a comment.
3) We have setup advanced filters for spam that put a lot of spam into moderation for us to flip through, so we don’t want to show moderated comments on the page. Otherwise there would be a lot of spam showing.

CoryC wrote:

From the home page I’m logged in but from this page I’m not.
Also from the Login area if you type in a a user name and hit tab the cursor is positioned on the “Website” text box instead of the “Password” text box.

I’ll go ahead and fix the tab, but the login thing sounds really weird. What browser were you using and was it just the one page that you didn’t appear to be logged in on?

By: CoryC

CoryC — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:48:23 +0000

From the home page I’m logged in but from this page I’m not.

Also from the Login area if you type in a a user name and hit tab the cursor is positioned on the “Website” text box instead of the “Password” text box.

By: Tinhed

Tinhed — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:13:38 +0000

Yea the Speed has definitely Improved. Good Work.

By: Jack of all Trades

Jack of all Trades — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:47:09 +0000

after posting 3 new comments in the new design, i think its not very clear as to what happens when you post it:
1. first comment was flagged as spam, so i used the link given (to contact you) to report it. and although its the same solution u had in the old design, i wonder if there should be some automated button to do this. although the negative side for this is that real spammer will use it to bug you even more. but maybe a simple solution that will copy the comment text the contact page will help.

2. beneath the posting window, u have an option to track new comments. but isn’t it the same as the footsteps button?

3. i posted a new comment, and got message about it that it is waiting moderation. after couple of minutes, both message and my comment disappear from the post page. i think it might b better to leave the comments which wait moderation on the post, with the msg about it/different color. cause at first i didn’t know if i imagined it or not.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:11:51 +0000

We kind of had the feeling that some people wouldn’t like the font, but it is kind of a lose-lose situation when it comes to that. It is hard to make a design that everyone will love because we all have different tastes. Maybe it will grow on you though.