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Testing Testing - Ok so now here's our new look (but you don't have to have it, do you hear?)

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JustinExcelsisMumsnet · 19/12/2008 21:43

This is a sneak preview of our redesign - it's planned across the whole site but we thought we'd give you a preview of Talk so you could give us your thoughts. ETA is early in the new year (God willing).

Two things we should make clear:

First Customise talk and Mn Classic WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE so don't panic if you really hate it!

Second it's not finished yet so not everything works perfectly - it's a test site.

You might wonder why we are bothering with a redesign by the way. We have had quite a lot of feedback that newcomers find the site a little hard to find their way round at first so we are trying to simplify it. We haven't changed much overall in nine years but we've added quite a few bits and bobs on, and to newbies it can be quite daunting we think.

And one more thing - we've found in the past (and we know ourselves) that change can be disorienting but do give it a go for a wee while before you trash it completely, please? .

There's no link to it yet - YetMoreTech will post it in a minute - he wants to add more caveats before he posts it up!

Hope you like it (or at least don't loathe it) - let us know your thoughts.

(Please address all complaints to [email protected])

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 20/12/2008 14:34

the posts are too cramped too. they lack the blank space separating them like the "classic" layout has.

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 20/12/2008 14:33

The ad is still very large in Firefox.

merryberry · 20/12/2008 14:33

i never use active convos. will miss last 15 mins (used on mobile) andlast hour optoins, used on desk computers.

rest is ok, that i've seen so far. may get more chance to play later

RustyBear · 20/12/2008 14:31

As Tech said above, having to scroll past the advert is an IE problem and is going to be fixed. (If you're getting it on another browser, he'd probably like to know)

And I think there are only 10 active convos showing because they are the only ones that have been added to on the test site - if you look now, there should be 11 because I've just added a post to another thread.

27 · 20/12/2008 14:24

I dont like it. It does look "cleaner" than the current site, but the advert is irritatingly big, and would probably put me off using mumsnet, having to scroll past that everytime.
When I looked active convos only seemed to go up to the last 10. I much prefer being able to see the last 100.

RustyBear · 20/12/2008 14:22

If you visit a topic frequently, you only have to find it once, then drag the icon at the left of your address bar onto the 'Links'/Bookmarks bit of your toolbar. You can rename it so it says 'Special needs' instead of 'Mumsnet Discussions - Special Needs' & it'll have the MN icon there to remind you which site it's from.

SwampsterQuakesAtTheSight · 20/12/2008 14:21

[whispers] I like it.

But...

I really would like a 'next thread in topic' type link to help navigate through the quagmire of posts.

Pixel · 20/12/2008 13:41

How on earth can anyone think this is easier? I always look at special needs first and it's taken me ages to find it in a horrid drop-down thingy.
This is like lots of other sites that I've given up on because they are just too confusing.

southeastastra · 20/12/2008 13:18

it's so jumbled.

seeing all the thread topics on one page is better than more...

ToysAreLikeDogs · 20/12/2008 13:16

wouldn't mind a profanity moving smiley choice

fuck orf - with the finger
knobhead - with the wanking hand
shitstirrer - with the Stick Of Poo

Oh and yes, I likey the new layout

moston · 20/12/2008 13:16

It's very nice.

It looks very like a number of forums out there though. No uniqueness. Maybe that's what you want though.

I'm omni-forum-capable so it doesn't bother me anyway

ChristmasCakeYerbouti · 20/12/2008 13:12

I say NO to moving smilies as well. Especially those irritating ones holding placards and the one that laughs while beating the floor.

no no no no no NO!

Next there will be a profanity filter and then we'd be fucked.

4 seconds since I last fucking swore

southeastastra · 20/12/2008 13:11

it's awful

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 20/12/2008 13:10

I don't think the Active Conversations layout is as clear as the current one.

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 20/12/2008 13:08

"Are we going to get more smileys too? Surely a vomit one is a must??? Preferably the ones that move"

Oh FGS NO, NO and NO again.

[old]

ChristmasCakeYerbouti · 20/12/2008 13:04

Change frightens and unsettles me.

Therefore I shall be keeping MN classic, thankyouverymuch

ChubbyDickAndSnowBalls · 20/12/2008 12:56

I now have at LEAST 50 lines of --> between the top of the page and the list of threads in the Chat topic. GRR.

RustyBear · 20/12/2008 12:28

The big gap at the top is an IE thing - it's OK on Firefox & Google Chrome - and YMT has said he's going to fix it on Monday.

HeinzSight · 20/12/2008 12:22

I really like it

NotTooTiredToThinkForChristmas · 20/12/2008 12:22

Are we going to get more smileys too? Surely a vomit one is a must??? Preferably the ones that move (not asking for tickers, honest guv).

NotTooTiredToThinkForChristmas · 20/12/2008 12:20

"RubberDuck" - I don't know - got a 17" screen if that's what you mean?

I know how to switch computer on, off and.......nope, just on and off.

Overmydeadbody · 20/12/2008 11:55

But...but...but

it looks like other forums now!

So generic

I don't like change

PoinsettiasScareMe · 20/12/2008 11:41

I'm in.

Horrible.

PoinsettiasScareMe · 20/12/2008 11:37

Why can't I get into talk?? It said I was logged in, but it won't let me into any of the topics.

I hate that you have to click "more" to see all the topics in the section - I can't find chat as I have no idea what section it is in, and it would be the same for others (serious - AIBU as a most popular is just inviting trouble)

Generally pissed off I can't see the main boards to comment

RubberDuck · 20/12/2008 11:27

Ah - I bet I know the problem with the big gap at the top. What size window are you running it in, do you know? I did notice the fixed width is a bit wide (considering you're supposed to allow for 800x600 screens) - I wonder if you're viewing smaller than it's set to then it does funny things with the scrolling/resizing?