Richard 953 Report post Posted August 24, 2004 I thought I might let you know what's going on with this site as we speak. There's a brand new site design for the main site coming soon and appropriate forum style to match. The new design will be much more compact and more efficient, plus a lot easier on the eyes. It's a complete rebuilt from the ground up, but nothing will be lost in the change thanks to the database driven backend. A new key feature will be a site search system that lets you find exactly what you're after far quicker. The system will search all areas of the site (articles, database and galleries) and display them all at once so you're guaranteed to find what you're after. I don't like to set dates for anything, because I never actually meet them, but it will be ready *soon*. No previews either; I figure you can all wait and see. Rest assured that the design is a huge improvement on the current design, and it takes into account some of the responses I got from the survey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 1,786 Report post Posted August 24, 2004 Sounds cool, your sites designs are improving with every revamp. So is updating and running TT and RC.com.au a full time commitment for you now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard 953 Report post Posted August 25, 2004 In a normal week, if I spend two hours working on the sites then I've done well. That is to say, no, it's anything but full time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macboy 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2004 Gotta say, Nice update dude! Make the site a lot easier to navigate. All the good info seems to jump out and say README As kath would say "Its Noice..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djrappa 2,112 Report post Posted August 27, 2004 LOL wouldn't life be grand if you could make a living from this little website... Don't think that's happening anytime soon ay Richard :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard 953 Report post Posted August 27, 2004 Of course, if you want to help me make a living from this site, get buying! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-bone 479 Report post Posted August 27, 2004 On an Averagge Richard, How Many people per month purchase the goods from Cafe Press? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza 1,786 Report post Posted August 28, 2004 Where did the posters go? Do uou have anymore of those park profile posters? I think they look really good because they are colourful and contain a bit of info. A SFMM or a KBF one would be cool, then I could gety a few and put some up in my room. Also, The green you have used on this new site reminds me of AAF, the old lime green looks better IMO, but its your site anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willsy 0 Report post Posted August 28, 2004 Sites looking good, but i think it needs a lot more color. Just my thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoGoBoy 340 Report post Posted August 28, 2004 A definite improvement. I was a bit worried there while the change-over was happening as the forums didn't match up with the new site layout and the tables were a bit skewed. Ofcourse it's all been fixed now... thanks to Richard and his eye for detail. I still don't really get the main graphical heading though. I know Rich once told me it was a roller coaster but I just can't see it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard 953 Report post Posted August 28, 2004 The posters are still around but the link's become somewhat lost. They can be found here. Thanks everyone for the support of the site. Remember I'm more than open to comments or suggestions about it. If you've got something, let me know or post in the Site Issues forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoGoBoy 340 Report post Posted September 9, 2004 Hey Rich just noticed the change to the graphic in the main header. It looks so much better. I can actually see the roller coaster now! Looking good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard 953 Report post Posted September 24, 2004 I know some people have said they preferred the original site design. What I've done is made it so that the old site design can also be used. All the content is identical. Simply use http://www.roller-coaster.com.au/old/. If you get a link for the original site design you can add the "old/" to reflect the old site, i.e. "http://www.roller-coaster.com.au/article.php?aid=27" would become "http://www.roller-coaster.com.au/old/artic...icle.php?aid=27". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
