New Design

by shawn.m July 11th 2011, 3:22 pm

I think it's time help forumotion get a re-design since you can almost do anything with forumotion forums i think it would be a great idea! as the site need updateing ect Smile

by Base July 11th 2011, 6:31 pm

With what exactly? I think it looks fine as it is.

by shawn.m July 11th 2011, 8:13 pm

i don't know a new style ect

by Darren1 July 16th 2011, 1:24 pm

I'd say hell no to a new design.

If it's simple, keep it. If it's clean, Keep it. If it's white (Thus easy on the eye), keep it.
It follows the KISS (Keep it simple stupid) rule...

Were known on this image, if we changed it, overnight, then people would think that were no longer ForuMotion, on top of that, the last change was only a few years back Very Happy

by BlaCkMinD July 16th 2011, 1:34 pm

This design is old, all the support forums have this design, don't you think is time to change it? I think so i vote yes...Maybe something in version phpbb2 and forumotion will have more option (EDITING, COMPLEXITY OF DESIGN,ETC)

Sorry for my bad english but I am from Romania Wink

by Base July 16th 2011, 2:35 pm

Don't forget, we're only a support forum. We're not a discussion forum so having a good design isn't really necessary. What we need is a simple and user friendly theme so that new users can find their way around and ask for help. Wink

My vote stands as no.

by Caihlem July 16th 2011, 5:22 pm

I'll start by saying I'll be voting NO Wink

Now, I'll go explain why, and our friend here BlackMind is going to help me Smile

BlaCkMinD wrote:This design is old

=> Irrellevant. Some sites, like say Easyjet (for example), have the same design since their internet site was online. It allows users to recognise the trademark

all the support forums have this design

=> Yes, a trademark is the same is all countries, that's the principle. It'd be an issue and wierd if all the official support forums didn't have the same structure and organisation. (Ok, details may change, but the general picture doesn't)

don't you think is time to change it?

=> "If it ain't broken, don't change it"

Maybe something in version phpbb2 and forumotion will have more option (EDITING, COMPLEXITY OF DESIGN,ETC)

=> phpBB2 is the simplest design ForuMotion has to present (right now we're on phpBB3). Going backwards wouldn't show a good image of progress and inovation FM strives to stand for. If you're implying a possibility to use Template Editing, I'd also say that's a bad idea. Template Editing requires knowledge of internet coding. I'll agree it isn't the hardest thing on earth, but again, FM strives for an easy-to-use interface, with newcomers able to compete with users who're more used to the internet.

One little last word for the record

Sorry for my bad english but I am from Romania

=> Sorry, can't accept that tongue

Luky, the ex-admin here, did a [Language] good job and his english was near perfect while being Romanian too

by The_Professor July 16th 2011, 5:24 pm

I'm going with a simple no. The design has been the same ever since I came on to forumotion.

So with that, keep it, don't get rid of it.

by JimmyBuzzBuzz July 26th 2011, 10:28 pm

No! I think it is fine.

by LH Justin July 31st 2011, 11:59 pm

Spoiler:

Now after saying all that I'll voice my opinion about changing the theme. People want to change for the wrong reasons and people want to keep it for the wrong reasons.

Yes the theme is nice, and we're used to it, but that in no way means it shouldn't be improved. Where would society be today if no one dared to improve anything?

And for those who want to change, "it's old" is not a valid reason to change. "It could be streamlined and enhanced for user interface simplification" is.

The theme is a little old, but it's still got one or two years in it. This place was a lot different when I got here, but it's still the same place. Eventually this theme will be considered "ugly" if not updated, because the rest of the Internet will keep moving forward while people here are trying to hold this site back. Forumotion will eventually break down and pay someone for a new theme, but don't expect it to be anytime soon.

by Empire_1 August 17th 2011, 11:33 pm

With the excellent points from the staff: Base, Justin, and especially Caihlem, I'm voting no.

by Light Elf August 18th 2011, 12:10 am

Why changing style when that doesent affect on users. They will come over and over because they know that they canget help here. Style is last spot.

by Caihlem August 18th 2011, 12:13 am

The Divine Clutch wrote:With the excellent points from the staff: Base, Justin, and especially Caihlem, I'm voting no.

Except that I'm not staff bounce

Thanks for the reference though Very good

by bHulleT.w August 18th 2011, 12:26 am

Yes, because darker theme is better, white does rule my eyes :S

by Polka-Dot-Heart September 4th 2011, 7:23 pm

Why change the theme when there is simply nothing wrong with it, yes it's white but this has been the style of the support forum for quiet a few years. Why change something if it isn't broken? To change it will only make users a little bit iffy. The forum theme is simple and nice, and it's not old, I've been on the forum for two years, whereas you have been on this forum for only a couple of months...so what if it's a few years old, I don't think it matters, there are bigger changes then changing the style of this forum. So the question is...why change something that isn't in dire need to be changed?