New Home Page

Dizzy · 04-24-2008, 05:26 AM

What do you think of it? I kinda like it.

Sean P Kelly · 04-24-2008, 09:11 AM

Yeah, I started noticing that the main page looked a little bland.

I also noticed that pretty much every other site I visit uses a sidebar, so why shouldn't SMBHQ?

Then in creating the sidebar, I figured that I should create some more specific categories than simply "Mario Eras," "General Sections," and "Speciality Sections."

EDIT: For the record, I just talked to Kyle and he loves it.

Dizzy · 04-24-2008, 07:59 PM

This will only bring SMBHQ that much closer to being in the Top 10 websites of all time.

Although that's like, maybe 30 years away.

Metal Man · 04-24-2008, 10:13 PM

The sidebar from 3 years ago beats this one into the ground.

Perrin Aybara · 04-24-2008, 11:28 PM

<MM>*Something Negative*</MM>

Anyway, I think it's an improvement. Still a little dull and too much random white space. But definitely an improvement.

-jay

Metal Man · 04-24-2008, 11:34 PM

Heh, you should know by now. I'm the SMBHQ Cynic.

Although it does beat the previous way it was, which crashed my browser and used too much javascript. Just that it's... rather basic.

Dizzy · 04-28-2008, 03:09 AM

Um... it's stickied...

Well, I guess it's not that big of a deal, but still...

Gage LaMay · 05-01-2008, 07:11 PM

I like it now - the site is beginning to look more organized.

Dizzy · 05-02-2008, 05:49 AM

Eh, it's OK.

Laika Come Home · 05-03-2008, 10:47 AM

It would look better if the layout was in the center of the page.

Gage LaMay · 05-03-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laika Come Home

It would look better if the layout was in the center of the page.

Or now that you mention it, perhaps the sidebar could be split into two columns surrounding the update space.

Sean P Kelly · 05-03-2008, 11:41 PM

^ Its called a sidebar, but a two-sidebar.

90% of the sides I visit use a single navigation sidebar.

Examples:
TMK
NES World
Metroid Database
World of Warcraft official website (threw that in as a joke)

Now, most of those sides DO have a second sidebar for news and stuff. However, I don't want SMBHQ to become too cramped. It had the two-sidebar format before and I grew not to like it (that's why I changed it last year)

Metal Man · 05-04-2008, 02:11 AM

I generally vary between the types. Natively, though, I use a single sidebar to the top or side of the page. (Oftentimes, hovering at the top of the page part you're seeing, even.)

Nintendo-land · 05-04-2008, 10:21 PM

I miss the MArio and Luigi picture you guys had, without that, I hate it.

Jace VK · 05-10-2008, 09:33 AM

Thanks for the new layout Sean, it looks great!

Luigiman7 · 08-21-2008, 10:34 PM

hmm... maybe you should split the sidebar in half and put a sidebar on each side.

Sean P Kelly · 08-22-2008, 09:07 AM

^ Very few websites I go to do that

Metal Man · 04-26-2009, 03:44 AM

Abomination is misspelled.

The bar would be better split across the left and right of the page, so one doesn't have to scroll to see all of it.

It was formerly like that, then arbitrary change occurred. I won't say it's good or bad. I just see that it could be changed.

I'm considering making some alternate layouts and seeing what people think. Even if they aren't used... I figure it's worth a try anyway. If SMBHQ doesn't want them, I can always use them for myself.

I may fill out some of the Era pages too, they're missing content.

Metal Man · 01-30-2010, 10:21 PM

This can probably be de-stickied, since the page it's about is gone and replaced twice over.

Random User · 01-31-2010, 12:19 PM

Maybe add a background that's more than white space? Other than that, the redesign is way better than what it was before. I like it.

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04-24-2008, 05:26 AM	#1
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	New Home Page What do you think of it? I kinda like it.

05-10-2008, 09:33 AM	#15
Jace VK Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Gender: Posts: 1,618 Thanks: 91 Thanked 34 Times in 29 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Nice! Thanks for the new layout Sean, it looks great!

08-21-2008, 10:34 PM	#16
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04-24-2008, 09:11 AM	#2
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	Yeah, I started noticing that the main page looked a little bland. I also noticed that pretty much every other site I visit uses a sidebar, so why shouldn't SMBHQ? Then in creating the sidebar, I figured that I should create some more specific categories than simply "Mario Eras," "General Sections," and "Speciality Sections." EDIT: For the record, I just talked to Kyle and he loves it.

04-24-2008, 07:59 PM	#3
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	This will only bring SMBHQ that much closer to being in the Top 10 websites of all time. Although that's like, maybe 30 years away.

04-24-2008, 10:13 PM	#4
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	The sidebar from 3 years ago beats this one into the ground.

04-24-2008, 11:28 PM	#5
Perrin Aybara Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Alone....so terribly alone... Some... where... out... there... dies Gender: Posts: 12,760 Thanks: 194 Thanked 504 Times in 235 Posts	<MM>Something Negative</MM> Anyway, I think it's an improvement. Still a little dull and too much random white space. But definitely an improvement. -jay

04-24-2008, 11:34 PM	#6
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Heh, you should know by now. I'm the SMBHQ Cynic. Although it does beat the previous way it was, which crashed my browser and used too much javascript. Just that it's... rather basic.

04-28-2008, 03:09 AM	#7
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Um... it's stickied... Well, I guess it's not that big of a deal, but still...

05-01-2008, 07:11 PM	#8
Gage LaMay Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home Gender: Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I like it now - the site is beginning to look more organized.

05-02-2008, 05:49 AM	#9
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Eh, it's OK.

05-03-2008, 10:47 AM	#10
Laika Come Home Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Gender: Posts: 615 Thanks: 214 Thanked 77 Times in 45 Posts Blog Entries: 1	It would look better if the layout was in the center of the page.

05-03-2008, 11:41 PM	#12
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	^ Its called a sidebar, but a two-sidebar. 90% of the sides I visit use a single navigation sidebar. Examples: TMK NES World Metroid Database World of Warcraft official website (threw that in as a joke) Now, most of those sides DO have a second sidebar for news and stuff. However, I don't want SMBHQ to become too cramped. It had the two-sidebar format before and I grew not to like it (that's why I changed it last year)

05-04-2008, 02:11 AM	#13
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	I generally vary between the types. Natively, though, I use a single sidebar to the top or side of the page. (Oftentimes, hovering at the top of the page part you're seeing, even.)

05-04-2008, 10:21 PM	#14
Nintendo-land Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Gender: Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I miss the MArio and Luigi picture you guys had, without that, I hate it.

08-22-2008, 09:07 AM	#17
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	^ Very few websites I go to do that

04-26-2009, 03:44 AM	#18
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Abomination is misspelled. The bar would be better split across the left and right of the page, so one doesn't have to scroll to see all of it. It was formerly like that, then arbitrary change occurred. I won't say it's good or bad. I just see that it could be changed. I'm considering making some alternate layouts and seeing what people think. Even if they aren't used... I figure it's worth a try anyway. If SMBHQ doesn't want them, I can always use them for myself. I may fill out some of the Era pages too, they're missing content.

01-30-2010, 10:21 PM	#19
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	This can probably be de-stickied, since the page it's about is gone and replaced twice over.

01-31-2010, 12:19 PM	#20
Random User Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Equestrian Republic of Spanglidesh Gender: Posts: 3,562 Thanks: 321 Thanked 195 Times in 143 Posts Blog Entries: 4	Maybe add a background that's more than white space? Other than that, the redesign is way better than what it was before. I like it.