[quote=“Goose Egg”][quote=“TainanCowboy”][quote=“fee”]Thanks for all the hard work making the changes and upgrades, but my constructive criticism is that I don’t like how the personal ads and Taiwanted now fill up so much of the right-hand side of the screen.[/quote]Gus -
This is what I wanted to say in my original post.
I switched from ‘prosilver’ to ‘forumosa’ and it seems to help some.
Thanks for the work you do here.[/quote]
fee, TC
I’m sorry to hear you guys aren’t happy about the sidebar. And I’m sorry to disappoint you further, because I don’t plan to remove it. That space represents a lot of opportunity. And I’m not just talking about lost ad revenue - although it’s value for getting people’s attention should be pretty obvious by now. But it ain’t all about money: that area could simply be so much more productive and useful.
I’d be more understanding if we were talking about the content pages (viewtopic) where we read what people post. But I am careful not to futz around that that too much. Now, this sidebar only appears on the search and index pages of the forums, pages that are meant to be scanned.
I’m planning to fill the rest of that area with Taiwanted ads when we get the new Classifieds website up and running. They won’t be “display banner” ads like the 2 near the top of the sidebar, but the listing should still be scannable – just like the list of forums or topics that you see on the left side of the page.
If you have an alternative suggestion for how to use the right side area, I’ll be listening. I always have been. I won’t guarantee I’ll change it, but I will promise to consider your ideas.
TC - enjoy the ol’ forumosa theme while it’s there. I consider it a mild security risk just for keeping it around, and it will not survive the next major forum upgrade. If I realize it does compromise the website’s security, however, I’ll remove it the soonest I can get online.[/quote]
No problem, Goose Egg. Just letting you know what I was thinking about that, but I’m sure I will get used to any new display that is used. And I’m sure we all want what’s best for the site.
Thank you for your explanation for the reasons behind the changes.
And thanks again for all you do. We appreciate it.