I'm sure this new site from a moderators point of view is better to use but from an aesthetic point of view (which should always be a consideration with anything to do with Morrissey) I absolutely hate it.
Sorry just my 2 cents. It feels like comparing those old early Solo record sleeves with those dreadful 'Curry' efforts.
Hey David,
The front page needs some work to make it more readable. And to be honest, the comments on this site have always been useless to me, so I hate to see valuable real estate on the right of the main page devoted to them.
Thanks for your years of hard work.
I may be stupid but I don't understand the two stories side by side on the mail page.
Then it starts to be one column.
Example below
Morrissey-solo .
Main_____ forum_____ gallery_____ tour_____ calender_____Etc..
Story 1______ Story2______ Poll______
Story 3_________________ Recent Article Comments
Story 4_________________ ____________________
Story 5_________________ _____________________
Like I said, I may me stupid, but the two stories side by side and the recent article I don't really understand. Are the recent article's from the main listings or the forum?
Story 1 and Story 2 that are side by side on the top are the 'featured' stories chosen to be at the top as the top 2 headlines for the moment. Below that are lesser featured stories in chronological order. Older stories can be viewed in the 'Article Archive' link in the subnav.
The problem with the old site was that everything was chronological. So if a big news item went on the main page, I would not be able to update with smaller stories without knocking down the headline. Now I can update more frequently and still keep featured news items at the top.
The 'Recent Article Comments' module pulls from the latest comments posted on main page articles, the one below that "Recent Forum Posts" pulls from all posts in the forums.
I've come back onto the site and...well...it looks updated, I suppose..
I do like the forum layout colours. It looks rather happier since the site is filled with manic depressives and manic skitzos! The rest are either simply on the dole or clinically insane
Im still in two minds about it myself
The color is just hideous.
I have noticed that I'm not nearly as tempted to come here as I used to be since the change... which is good news for everyone, including me. It's just unpleasant to navigate now. My eyes can't get used to it.