Errors in the New Site

[Jabode]

This Thread is devoted to fixing bugs in the new site.
1. You have got to capitalize titles and the names of the systems. Otherwise it looks sloppy.
2. If an image is not available, don't have the (Image not available) picture filling in the space. It really is an eyesore.
3. You should get some more writers. Or maybe some proof readers. Many of the posts aren't that serious sounding, with authors notes splattered throughout the writing. It can be a bit distracting. Just saying.

~Jabode

P.S Great work on the newsite, I love it.

[SaladFork]

This Thread is devoted to fixing bugs in the new site.
1. You have got to capitalize titles and the names of the systems. Otherwise it looks sloppy.
2. If an image is not available, don't have the (Image not available) picture filling in the space. It really is an eyesore.
3. You should get some more writers. Or maybe some proof readers. Just saying.

~Jabode

P.S Great work on the newsite, I love it.

1. It doesn't look sloppy if it's used throughout the entire site, as a recurring theme.
2. Trust me, the "image coming soon" text looks much better than a blank spot, or a little red x, ;)
3. If you find a language mistake in the site, just point it out, and it will be fixed. The editors at GN try their best to spot as much as they can, but even the best editor accidently let's one or two sneak by every so often.

~Salad

[John Clabo]

1. It doesn't look sloppy if it's used throughout the entire site, as a recurring theme.
2. Trust me, the "image coming soon" text looks much better than a blank spot, or a little red x, ;)
3. If you find a language mistake in the site, just point it out, and it will be fixed. The editors at GN try their best to spot as much as they can, but even the best editor accidently let's one or two sneak by every so often.

~Salad


Well said. :notacrook

[Jabode]

What I mean with number three is that the site is very loose. If you want that, its fine. I am just pointing out that the stories on the sight are not written very seriously. If that is what you want, a very funny, but not very professional site, OK. If you want to be taken more seriously, you got to be more profesional with your writting.

~Jabode

[Jabode]

The browser for review doesn't work. It just refreshes the page.

[noobman]

What I mean with number three is that the site is very loose. If you want that, its fine. I am just pointing out that the stories on the sight are not written very seriously. If that is what you want, a very funny, but not very professional site, OK. If you want to be taken more seriously, you got to be more profesional with your writting.

~Jabode
We're in a transition stage at the moment. In terms of writing, we're all doing a little bit of everything to see where we're strong and where we're not. As far as "not being serious", I beg to differ. We're trying to add some personality to the articles, while still delivering the latest news. The key is to strike a balance between substance and style. This is really our first month under the new system of game-specific, stylized writing rather than purely factual, industry-wide news items, and as a result we're all still trying to find that sweet spot, where we can deliver the news in a creative fashion while maintaining consistency, and making sure that out writing style doesn't overpower the article.

In the end, all of us here at GamerNode work for our viewers. If our members want more focused articles, then that's what they'll get. As a network driven by the end-user's needs and wants, we're more than happy to take into consideration any suggestions that our members may have. I'll make sure to bring up the issue at our next staff meeting. Thanks for your input. :clap:


On a side note, I found another bug in the site. I really don't know how to describe it, so here's a screenshot:

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5223/bug8co.th.jpg (http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bug8co.jpg)

[claypidgeon]

The browser for review doesn't work. It just refreshes the page.

Can you tell me what exactly you were doing when you got this error? We don't have a way to just view all the reviews yet. If you click on a particular one then you should have no trouble viewing it. If there is a problem please post the specifics of it here so that it can be addressed.

Thanks,

Iain

We're in a transition stage at the moment. In terms of writing, we're all doing a little bit of everything to see where we're strong and where we're not. As far as "not being serious", I beg to differ. We're trying to add some personality to the articles, while still delivering the latest news. The key is to strike a balance between substance and style. This is really our first month under the new system of game-specific, stylized writing rather than purely factual, industry-wide news items, and as a result we're all still trying to find that sweet spot, where we can deliver the news in a creative fashion while maintaining consistency, and making sure that out writing style doesn't overpower the article.

In the end, all of us here at GamerNode work for our viewers. If our members want more focused articles, then that's what they'll get. As a network driven by the end-user's needs and wants, we're more than happy to take into consideration any suggestions that our members may have. I'll make sure to bring up the issue at our next staff meeting. Thanks for your input. :clap:


On a side note, I found another bug in the site. I really don't know how to describe it, so here's a screenshot:

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5223/bug8co.th.jpg (http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bug8co.jpg)


Site updates will be coming regularly so keep your eyes peeled for them. As for the forums issue. We will be addressing those as well as souping up the existing theme to make it look a lot nicer.

Thanks everyone for pointing this out and while I don't actually want you to do it, keep finding those problems and pass them our way.

Cheers,

Iain

[Josh Hubi]

As of right now, I will be looking at every component and page on the site. I will make note of every bug that I have ran into. We will review this bug chart and work as fast as we can to get them fixed.

We are doing the best that we can, Thank you for your patience. Your waiting will soon pay off.

[Jabode]

Can you tell me what exactly you were doing when you got this error? We don't have a way to just view all the reviews yet. If you click on a particular one then you should have no trouble viewing it. If there is a problem please post the specifics of it here so that it can be addressed.

Thanks,

Iain
When it says click on letter or search for review, if you do either, all i does is refresh the page instead of showing what reviews there are to read.

[Josh Hubi]

The search component will be offline untill the 2nd, Thank you for your patience. Your waiting will soon pay off.

[Sam Raven]

On a side note, I found another bug in the site. I really don't know how to describe it, so here's a screenshot:

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5223/bug8co.th.jpg (http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bug8co.jpg)
Hey that was the one I mentioned before. It still is a problem alright. Cool that you use the pic I first put up.:rockon:

[OWNAGE TIME]

Just found one on the forums when you try and do lists it goes off the page.

If you need a screen shot tell me...

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Another issue that I found is that at the bottom of the site the brose and letters when clicked are not working. They just bring to to the top of the page.

~Ownage

[Josh Hubi]

May I see a screenshot?

[dooganking]

i don't think the "new posts" link of the forum is working correctly... every time i click on it, it says that there are no new posts and then has the link for the posts of the last 24 hours but every time i have been on the site there really have been new posts (every time i use the posts of the past 24 hours link there's more there...)

[Kevin Watford]

I get the same thing as dooganking.

[riel]

new post button shows no new post

[SaladFork]

We are aware of this issue and are working on it. For some reason, after making a post in a forum (like this post), it showed up to me as a new post, and appeared under 'New Forum Posts'. It seems random, and we're trying to find the root cause of it.

Please bear with us, and just look at post dates, thread titles, and latest poster to try and figure out if you've seen the thread yet.

Thanks!

~Salad

[noobman]

Yeah I found a problem... I can't log out!

[dooganking]

you weren't supposed to notice that GN is taking over the world...

[Kevin Watford]

really?... Jjjjoooohhhnnnnn I didn't get THAT memo.

[Quasar]

Just noticed that the PS3 tab, at the top of the webpage, is broken. When I click on it from the "Home" page, I get an error message.

[Yeldarb]

Just noticed that the PS3 tab, at the top of the webpage, is broken. When I click on it from the "Home" page, I get an error message.

Oh noes. I get the same message.

[OWNAGE TIME]

Just noticed that the PS3 tab, at the top of the webpage, is broken. When I click on it from the "Home" page, I get an error message.

Okay if you click on it from the forums it works. If you click on it from anywhere else it doesn't...Odd

Edit: lol it was Iain who was messing around and forgot to save it as a .php. See what you have done John giving Iain to much power ;)

~Ownage

[Quasar]

It seems that GN 2.0 is loading really, really slow because of the intensive graphics on the page. It really bogs down especially when you try clicking through the news pages. I know you guys are probably working on this right now, but I thought it might be a good idea to mention it anyway. I'm only running dial-up but most people who log onto GN probably have that too.

The slow load times may discourage new people from visiting or give them a bad first impression.

But inspite of this, the site looks awesome. Never seen anything like it before.

[John Clabo]

That has a lot to do with the top story image. We're currently working on that. I must mention though that if you were to many of the other game sites around the web....you'd get extremely slow loading times on a dial up. As I said. We're working on it ;)

[Not_My_Style]

You should think about getting DSL. I recommend SBC becuase its cheaper than dial-up AOL.

[FLIPINOMAD]

don't remind me of the 56k days of CS, Quake, Diablo, etc

[John Clabo]

I always had Cable during CS........oh well.

[Natoksane]

I had dial up all up until the christmas that COD came out. What was that? 2 years ago, 3 years ago?

[dooganking]

my experiences with DSL have been pretty bad... especially for online gaming... specifically i've seen incredible download speeds for dsl but the upload was pretty crappy... cable on the other hand isn't quite as fast as dsl (though i don't think its that far behind...) and the upload is a helluva lot better...

i've had 3 people running their own xbox over live on the cheapest cable service in my area (i think they tout it at 1.5 meg service...) and it ran just fine... but at my friends house (he has dsl) it had trouble running one xbox over live...

[EclipseSix]

my experiences with DSL have been pretty bad... especially for online gaming... specifically i've seen incredible download speeds for dsl but the upload was pretty crappy... cable on the other hand isn't quite as fast as dsl (though i don't think its that far behind...) and the upload is a helluva lot better...

i've had 3 people running their own xbox over live on the cheapest cable service in my area (i think they tout it at 1.5 meg service...) and it ran just fine... but at my friends house (he has dsl) it had trouble running one xbox over live...

DSL (almost always) has better upload speeds and worse download speeds then Cable. Cable internet providers always limit the upload (mine is limited to 50k up, but I have 4meg down with comcast cable). My friends with dsl can download at like 1.5 meg but uplaod at 200k.

[John Clabo]

I get 3m down and 125 up....but I pay 50 a month for my dsl.

[OWNAGE TIME]

I get 3m down and 125 up....but I pay 50 a month for my dsl.

I'm getting around 4m down and around 150 up and I have cable. Jabode's internet connect is awesome!!

~Ownage

[dooganking]

not sure if the indent text modification buttons work for the forums. I tried to use them for the "kill bill vol. 1 and 2" thread for the part i quoted (i just copied all the text over to notepad and then pasted it all in the message box of a new thread, then i tried to indent joe's quote but it was never indented...).

[EclipseSix]

I'm still not having any luck with the new posts button, and the new post indicator doesn't change on the forum index so I can't tell which threads have new posts in them in any way other than the 'last 24 hours' button.

[Quasar]

Got a suggestion. (But you guys are probably working on this one).
When anybody clicks on a news link, the user is brought to the main story. To the left, is the "Image Gallery". If there are no pictures, it just says, "Image Not Available."

Can we replace that message with something else? The reason why is that it looks like the page is broken or something. Maybe the squares can just be replaced with a gamernode logo "{GN") without any text. If text is really needed, maybe, just "News" is enough.
Thanks

[John Clabo]

Got a suggestion. (But you guys are probably working on this one).
When anybody clicks on a news link, the user is brought to the main story. To the left, is the "Image Gallery". If there are no pictures, it just says, "Image Not Available."

Can we replace that message with something else? The reason why is that it looks like the page is broken or something. Maybe the squares can just be replaced with a gamernode logo "{GN") without any text. If text is really needed, maybe, just "News" is enough.
Thanks


Changed.....thoughts?

[Chris Reinhart]

It looks better, but perhaps the little yello squares should be smaller, or the whole image darkened, because I think it kind of draws too much attention to that area.

[00sven]

I have noticed that when I am starting a new thread all of the tools go way out of the frame and into the gray on the sides.
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3927/16oo.th.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=16oo.jpg)

[Quasar]

Changed.....thoughts? Wow John. That was quick!
I agree with Chris, it looks a lot better, but a little too big. You were doing some avatars a while back that had a GN in the box with the three squarres. Maybe that could be used? Look at 00sven's avatar. Something along that line but different colors.

[00sven]

I have my avatar slightly narrower in green, red, blue, orange, and yellow on a thread called "Avatar" in the Art/Graphics section.

~Sven

[Kevin Watford]

Ok on the forums can anyone else not logout?

[D3TON8R]

i don't think the "new posts" link of the forum is working correctly... every time i click on it, it says that there are no new posts and then has the link for the posts of the last 24 hours but every time i have been on the site there really have been new posts (every time i use the posts of the past 24 hours link there's more there...)

this is still an issue yeah? i never get new posts anymore.....:(

[Kevin Watford]

I don't get new posts either. I think it has something to do with using FireFox.

[OWNAGE TIME]

The new post error I believe has been fixed.

~Ownage

[D3TON8R]

nah, it hasn't.....:(

[OWNAGE TIME]

It was just working for me odd.

~Ownage

[dooganking]

it works as long as any new posts are entered while you are already looking at the forums (so... say i go to GN homepage and navigate to the forums... i click the new posts link and it doesn't work... then while viewing the forums for the next 5 minutes 2 other people post stuff and i reply to a thread as well... then click on the new posts and the 3 posts/threads will show up... but other than that... it doesn't work...)

i also cannot log out and i am using whatever number the latest IE is... i have no knowledge of the stuff involved but if the system still believes you are logged in while you really aren't, wouldn't that be something that could cause the new posts link to not work?

[D3TON8R]

that's right doog, the new posts works when you are logged on, but as soon as you close the site down all the new posts will disappear and not reappear when you log on again.....:(

makes it very frustrating.....to the point where i couldn't be bothered finding topics.....sad, shouldn't be that way.

[OWNAGE TIME]

I'm going to look into the php file that controls the new posts and see if I can find the problem.

~Ownage

[dooganking]

well... i can now log out and the new posts link seems to be working (for the one time that i've been back to the site...), but logging in on the main site and the forums seems to be completely independent of each other at this time... also on the main site the titles for the username and password at the top seem to be missing... not sure if thats currently by design while the site is being worked on or not...


edit: well... having come back to the site again the new posts link doesn't seem to work...

[Jabode]

I'm getting around 4m down and around 150 up and I have cable. Jabode's internet connect is awesome!!

~Ownage
I got about 6 down and 200 up. God I love FiOs
~Jabode

[Jabode]

Big problem. Its really hard to see the forum button. Black on black. It took me about 10 minutes to find it, and that was an accident. Let us try and fix it.
~Jabode
P.S by us, I meant ownage time...

[OWNAGE TIME]

Big problem. Its really hard to see the forum button. Black on black. It took me about 10 minutes to find it, and that was an accident. Let us try and fix it.
~Jabode
P.S by us, I meant ownage time...

There was no problem, one you were viewing the page at a very low resolution so thats why the forums button was over on the left, and the page didn't fully load so the mouseover was messed up. So I guess problem fixed?

~Ownage

[D3TON8R]

New posts still not working............:wall:

[dooganking]

There was no problem, one you were viewing the page at a very low resolution so thats why the forums button was over on the left, and the page didn't fully load so the mouseover was messed up. So I guess problem fixed?

~Ownage


umm... alright... not sure about this but i think the original "problem" is that the word "forum" is in black and the first layer that is loaded onto the page is also black. So the problem exists that if one has a slow download, but wants to get to a certain page quickly without having to wait until everything loads they may not be able to see 'right away' where they are trying to go. So basically what happens is that for a time there is a link that is there but still cannot be seen. As for mouseover stuff you still have to guess as to where the link is in the first place then wait for the mouseover popup to... uh... pop up...

For the most part i don't really see this happening to me unless i'm doing some extensive downloading of my own, but i have seen it as well, its just that i can remember exactly where the link is and most people can do the same but for those newcomers out there that are stuck with 14.4 dialup and/or downloading 30 torrents at any given time... well... that, thats a different story...

[Jabode]

There was no problem, one you were viewing the page at a very low resolution so thats why the forums button was over on the left, and the page didn't fully load so the mouseover was messed up. So I guess problem fixed?

~Ownage
Its not my fault the school computers are crap.
~Jabode

[OWNAGE TIME]

New posts still not working............:wall:

For now go to quick links 'today's posts'

~Ownage

[dooganking]

i realize this isn't much of a "problem" with the "archive" pages but... i was wondering if there was a way to display what game you were searching under so that if nothing comes up you still know where you were (or if perchance someone clicks on the next/previous/first/last links on accident they know where they are...), maybe some sort of an actual label to show if it was a news item or a review (maybe a colorcoded GN symbol or something) or a preview or something. Other than that, would it be possible to somehow be able to use the 'back' button instead of getting a "warning: page has expired" thinger.

I realize you guys are working your butts off and its much appreciated, just thought i'd throw that out there and see what you guys thought...

[OWNAGE TIME]

Could be implimented in the future. Next time make a suggestion.

~Ownage

[Jabode]

Not to necro an old thread, but I think that bring this back could help with the new new site design...

My only critique is it might be a little to bright and distract from the actual content.
Also, I seem to have lost 30 posts during the move? Did you guys clean up old posts?

[Josh Hubi]

nope, we may have moved with a ten minute backup difference and this may be why your missing a few posts. excuse us for any inconvenience that we may have caused by this.

[uneak]

staff, you better get on this situation.


*OFF TOPIC*

it's been awhile josh? what's good son?

[jambo]

Missing reply button in personal message, when people have big picture sigs, or pictures in the pms

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9576/missingreplybuttonmu8.jpg

[Dr.Aaron]

That's because half of the message is cut off.

[CatzEyes93]

1) Error on page is everywhere
2) Threads with big pictures added screw up the formatting of the board.
http://forums.gamernode.com/showthread.php?t=5431&page=31
Is it possible to auto resize any pic brought in so that it conforms to board size?