Ugh! Totally disappointed. I grade the whole experience a D. It still needs a lot of work.
Speed is horrible - I'm hoping this is a server or script issue.
Why include Latest Activity and My Subscriptions content on loading main page? Leave it off. It requires a lot more resources to create. On top of that, it will require additional browser rendering time (javascript/css/etc). Just imagine loading time on large forums.
Most of this content will be ignored (not seen) by visitors. I recommend displaying/fetching content only when the user clicks to view it. (The same applies on the profile page. Fetching so much for nothing.)
When viewing the Topics listing: What's more important - the topic titles or last reply?
Who's idea was it to include a mini avatar on the Last Post column? Huge mistake. The avatars are calling for attention. It will confuse your readers. It will feel even worse when people start uploading avatars. All the colors will draw more attention to them. I would rather have all the focus on the side where the titles are located.
Breadcrumbs are poor
Right now they look like a subnav. Dress it up and make it clear to your readers.
Too many Javascript calls - for almost everything
Keep it simple ... ajax is great when submitting/updating but it's not great when going page to page ... we also don't need all these fancy options ... it just makes everything slow
Design
Overall I like the design but it feels cold. Soften it up by increasing border radius.
Nested Post Comments - Love this feature!!
Statistics Column in Topics view ... it's really hard to follow - one has to focus specifically on the column to read number of posts and vote count (vs a quick scan) ... a simple 1-5 star image would be a huge improvement for those who favors topic ratings
Ugh!
Speed is horrible - I'm hoping this is a server or script issue.
Why include Latest Activity and My Subscriptions content on loading main page? Leave it off. It requires a lot more resources to create. On top of that, it will require additional browser rendering time (javascript/css/etc). Just imagine loading time on large forums.
Most of this content will be ignored (not seen) by visitors. I recommend displaying/fetching content only when the user clicks to view it. (The same applies on the profile page. Fetching so much for nothing.)
When viewing the Topics listing: What's more important - the topic titles or last reply?
Who's idea was it to include a mini avatar on the Last Post column? Huge mistake. The avatars are calling for attention. It will confuse your readers. It will feel even worse when people start uploading avatars. All the colors will draw more attention to them. I would rather have all the focus on the side where the titles are located.
Breadcrumbs are poor
Right now they look like a subnav. Dress it up and make it clear to your readers.
Too many Javascript calls - for almost everything
Keep it simple ... ajax is great when submitting/updating but it's not great when going page to page ... we also don't need all these fancy options ... it just makes everything slow
Design
Overall I like the design but it feels cold. Soften it up by increasing border radius.
Nested Post Comments - Love this feature!!
Statistics Column in Topics view ... it's really hard to follow - one has to focus specifically on the column to read number of posts and vote count (vs a quick scan) ... a simple 1-5 star image would be a huge improvement for those who favors topic ratings
Ugh!
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