Tormod Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 We need your feedback on which entry page to use. Either the current one, which is the Forum Index. Or - the Portal page (click "Portal" up at the main menu). This was the old way. The Portal page makes it easier to keep up with our recent news. What do you folks think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishteacher73 Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Opening w/ the portal I think is a bit better. I tend to overlook the news unless I am directed to the portal...(Sorry C1ay, you do a great job, but I get headed straight to the forums and forget the news pieces, which are often very interesting...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrmdave Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I usually hit the forum link before the portal page even loads, so I suggest just loading to the forum index. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Mind Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Doesn't matter to me. I usually check both pages, but the "Latest Articles" are in the upper right hand corner if you like to start from the forums, which most members probably do. Crud, now I want to change my vote to Forums Index, oh well, live and learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted April 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 I think the important thing to remember is - what do newcomers see first? A portal page might be more inviting. Then when they get more used to the site they might opt for the index. So we could make the portal page the default page, yet have the forum index link up just as it is now. You oldtimers can just bookmark whatever page you want anyway. :xx: Just my 2c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robust Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 I appreciate the Portal Page, Tormud....but then I'm admittedly a bit slower than most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1ay Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 54 views and only 9 votes. Do we count all the views with out a vote as "I-don't-care"s? If for no other reason, I like the portal page since it makes announcements, like our recent "technical difficulties" issue, more visible. OTOH, I often come in with a bookmark for "Today's posts" when I want to access the discussions since the read/unread marker for posts doesn't really track what's actually been read or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted April 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 BTW the correct link for that is: http://hypography.com/forums/search.php?do=getdaily ...the /scienceforums/ has been dropped. :xx: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1ay Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 BTW the correct link for that is: http://hypography.com/forums/search.php?do=getdaily ...the /scienceforums/ has been dropped. :xx:Yeah, I guess I could update my bookmark. It's one of those things you don't think about since it still works :xx: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctus Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 I voted doesn't matter, because I prefer forum list, but I think for new members it's better the portal so I guess I should have voted something else ie portal, because the new members are more important than myself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Mind Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 I'm changing my vote to Portal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I think the important thing to remember is - what do newcomers see first? A portal page might be more inviting. Then when they get more used to the site they might opt for the index. So we could make the portal page the default page, yet have the forum index link up just as it is now. You oldtimers can just bookmark whatever page you want anyway. :) Just my 2c.The first thing that I saw when I first came to the site was the forum index and I began reading the forum titles and signed up immediately. I didn't even notice the portal page until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 The first thing that I saw when I first came to the site was the forum index and I began reading the forum titles and signed up immediately. I didn't even notice the portal page until now. Exactly. Which would you prefer to see when you come to Hypography? Our portal page with news or the forum index? Or a mix of both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I voted for the portal page. Especially since C1ay went crazy with article postings, its really substantial (thanks C1ay!). But my main thinking is that these forums are filled with us whackos, and can be intimidating. Nice to get folks looking at the magazine-like content to suck them into the vortex. <marketing hat>Also, thanks for getting rid of the Gray on the banner. I had one friend visit here who said "Oh is it for UFO nuts?" </marketing hat> Cheers,Buffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 <marketing hat>Also, thanks for getting rid of the Gray on the banner. I had one friend visit here who said "Oh is it for UFO nuts?" </marketing hat> LOL. That was just my Christmas decoration (he wore a santa hat) but I forgot to give him a break... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1ay Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I voted for the portal page. Especially since C1ay went crazy with article postings, its really substantial (thanks C1ay!). Glad you like it. Welcome back BTW. We missed you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Unless something very strange happens in the next day or so I will make the portal the default entry page again, but make it easier for people to locate the forum index from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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