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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:20 PM

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 The posting area got smaller, but the ads got bigger...How does that work?  On my screen, I get 3 inches on the left of green, 6 inches of posting area, 3 inches of ads, and 3 more inches of green.  Other fora use the full width of the screen. 

Ads? What ads. I don't see any ads. That's an advantage of Firefox with Adblock. As far as the new look goes, I like it. Gonna take a little getting used to but it's similar to what I see on some other forums. Wonder how well it keeps the trolls out?

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Posted by arkansasrailfan on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:14 PM
so what are those boxes underneath our avatars? I had a few "bleep" moments but I just logged out then in.
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:08 PM

Maybe I'm missing something but the Active Topics and My Topics tabs have both gone bye bye

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Posted by dehusman on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:05 PM

Waaaaay cluttered, very hard to find things.

I wish they had paid the extra $10 a month and got the web hosting service that doesn't have all the ads on it. 8-)

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Posted by ChrisNH on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:04 PM

 I can't get any subscriber content..

I am not a fan at all of the large strip of junk to the right of the message board.

Other then those issues, the site looks nice.

 

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Posted by howmus on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:00 PM

Frankly.............. So far it looks less usable and more complicated than the old one.  One more reason to hang out more across the street I guess. Lots of room for the ads though.  Since I turn the durn things off, I have half a blank page now. 

Doesn't do a thing for me.

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We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by WSOR 3801 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:58 PM

 The posting area got smaller, but the ads got bigger...How does that work?  On my screen, I get 3 inches on the left of green, 6 inches of posting area, 3 inches of ads, and 3 more inches of green.  Other fora use the full width of the screen. 

We'll see if things move faster on here.  Sometimes loading up anything took a looong time. 

Any way for subscibers to get more posting space, and less ad space?

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Posted by Dallas Model Works on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:48 PM

Testing ... testing ... one, two, four...

 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:47 PM

It's OK on old IE6.  Hey, let's try posting a picture...

 

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Posted by MAbruce on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:42 PM

Seems to work fine for me.  A bit busier of a look.  MR might consider trimming down the clutter a bit.  I hope it comes with new tools to make the job of moderation easier - especially when our pal AL tries to visit again.

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Posted by 0-6-0 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:42 PM

Hello  wow looks good so far works fine for me not slow at all good job MR staff. Have day day Frank

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Posted by richg1998 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:40 PM

Looks good with Firefox 3.0.3.

Change is inevitable, struggle is an option.

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Posted by mainetrains on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:40 PM

Will take some getting used to, but change is good - at least that's what I'm told.

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Posted by Cannoli on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:38 PM

Nice job! I love the new design, nice and speedy too on my end, and I'm even using the beta of IE8!

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Posted by scottychaos on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:38 PM

Looks good! Smile

nice upgrade!

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Posted by DigitalGriffin on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:34 PM

Dang Skippy

Where did all this spiffy new fangled-ness come from?

Nice job!

 

BTW: Number 3!

 

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Posted by Loco on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:24 PM

Woot, I'm number two poster!!!  Cool

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We're baaaaackkkk......!
Posted by selector on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:11 PM

Welcome back, everyone.  Wow, quite the difference.  I like it, but it'll take some getting used to.  I find it a bit slow right now, too, but expect I'll learn what the cause is before long.

-Crandell

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