What Can Be Done to Improve PokeBeach Forums?

King Arceus said:
It wouldn't be icons. It would just say Juniors, Seniors, or Masters.
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Hmm.. well then what about putting it under the Member, Mod etc. bar? It would be easy to see there. Maybe above the Icon and below the little message you can add on your profile.
 
Would it be required to state your age division? Because some members don't want to give even the slightest hint to their age.

I'd support this idea, but I'm not too sure about it.
 
A few things...

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The size is far larger than how much space is actually needed. I think bullets would work better here too...

And it seems out of place below the bio.
 
The age division thingy is already an option in people's profile. I doubt KA is going to do anything more for it, I mean really, why does it need to be below your userbar? Why not just click on someone's profile instead to figure it out? Anything more than that just seems unnecessary...

Edit: Ninja'd! But I agree with everything in the above post.
 
Lucky Fire said:
Would it be required to state your age division? Because some members don't want to give even the slightest hint to their age.

I'd support this idea, but I'm not too sure about it.
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I am not going to force it.

Rusticks said:
A few things...

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The size is far larger than how much space is actually needed. I think bullets would work better here too...

And it seems out of place below the bio.
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That's how MyBB parses the field. Its not how I would do it if I had full control.
 
I would say one thing would be to make the New Thread buttons easier to find and use. The first thread I posted here took me like a minute to find out how, and that's how it will be for a lot of newer members.

It would be great to see some "New Thread" icons or something so it will be easier to find and use the Post New Threads.

I /support ;)
 
I totally agree with ManPeach. It took me five minutes just to track down the "new thread in such-and-such" button.
 
King Arceus said:
I am not going to force it.


That's how MyBB parses the field. Its not how I would do it if I had full control.
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Would it be a bother to put that field above the biography field? Usually, bio fields are actually pretty big, and I didn't even know it existed until I went to User CP, noticed it was after the bio field, and then went to my own profile and scrolled all the way down.
 
ManPeach said:
I would say one thing would be to make the New Thread buttons easier to find and use. The first thread I posted here took me like a minute to find out how, and that's how it will be for a lot of newer members.

It would be great to see some "New Thread" icons or something so it will be easier to find and use the Post New Threads.
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I actually had to ask in the chat because I didn't find it. It's just so unusually placed. I mean, I thought "something bolded up there" would be just a forum name, so I didn't even bother to read it. (It should be an icon.)
 
Teal said:
I actually had to ask in the chat because I didn't find it. It's just so unusually placed. I mean, I thought "something bolded up there" would be just a forum name, so I didn't even bother to read it. (It should be an icon.)
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Not only is it unusually placed, the emphasis placed on it is almost nonexistent. Heck, I just used a Ctrl + F to find "New Thread," only to stare in disbeliefe for a brief moment over how inconspicious it looks right there.
 
I've looked on these forums before, and I thought that they had icons for the New Thread in the past, did they not?
 
The old forum layout did have icons, but we have since changed that.
I don't find it a problem.
 
Oh, well a lot of new users agree that it isn't really a problem, but it is an annoyance and can drive some newer members away from the forums.

I whipped one up right quick because I was bored. I know it's not that great, but it's something.

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Maybe it would be better with a transparent background?

Here's one without the background.

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To me, icons are harder to find than big bolded print at the top of a given forum, so I honestly don't want to see that changed...
 
I fall into the crowd of "wait, how do I post a new topic again?". It is something to get used to, yes, but that text, although bolded, is extremely inconspicuous, as it's integrated into the page border itself effectively.
I'm all for making it more visible, actually. It took me a few days to find the New Topic button after the forum layout changed, and even now it doesn't stick out very much.

And apparently I'm not alone in my train of thought.
 
Incinermyn said:
To me, icons are harder to find than big bolded print at the top of a given forum, so I honestly don't want to see that changed...
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I find that strange, because my understanding of a human's tendancy to notice color contrast would mean having a blue New Thread button on an orange bar would grab more attention than dark brown font on same orange bar. I speak in general terms, so your case could really hold, but I believe the majority would find it easier to locate the New Thread feature if we implemented the button.
 
Zyflair said:
I find that strange, because my understanding of a human's tendancy to notice color contrast would mean having a blue New Thread button on an orange bar would grab more attention than dark brown font on same orange bar. I speak in general terms, so your case could really hold, but I believe the majority would find it easier to locate the New Thread feature if we implemented the button.
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My mind is actually trained to read through and spot things, so I tend to ignore pictures/icons unless I have a reason to notice them.
 
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