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Well,.. I was thinking of just creating a mockup based on the current content. It'll be just the homepage and I'd post it on my domain. Then go from there. Worse case: It sucks, nobody likes it, I belete it, end of story. Best case: It's cool, people like it and it gets used. Either way I'm happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechZ
I'm not upset,.. just disappointed by the negative reaction this idea got. I was hoping for some positive vibes. But I guess we don't do that sort of thing around here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ya_know
I just went back and reread. I will admit, I did overreact a bit and for that I apologize. However,.. Ya_know,.. it's no wonder you get banned all the time with comments like "kicked in the teeth". You are the one who started the negative tone of this thread. A discussion was starting until you hi-jacked this thread with you stupid comment.
hey dont count me out! OK when are u starting it?
congrats on breaking 7500 posts WH
The true ya_k shows through a little bit!Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
i guess my comment seemed to spark the misunderstanding. I wasn't trying to tear down the idea. I guess from now on i'll have to make sure i try to explain myself better the first time around.
Thanks! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TechZ
I don't have a specific time of when I'll start it. I'm hoping tonight I could draw up a rough template. I have plenty of time here at work to do it, but I can't really focus on something like that while here at work because I get interrupted too frequently here. Maybe tonight if time permits? If I come up with something,.. I'll PM you the details so you can see what's going on with it.
All of you are beneath my greatness
If nothing else, maybe this thread will help to be an eye opener to the powers that be to clean up the front page to thier newly acquired site before it becomes the laughing stalk of the tech community.
Yeah, I suppose the crack about Jane and not "getting it" was a little over the top, I’m sorry for that. The teeth thing wasn't at all over the top though, so I missed your point.Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
I get banned because of doofuses like you baiting me with their own brand of stupidity; hence I retort and become the bad guy, when maybe I should show some restraint. Perhaps I should treat you like a retard that doesn’t know better, I’m ok with that.
Right,... it's kinda like if you have a regular bar you go to and the front door is broke. I mean,.. do you say "Screw you guys, fix it yourself while I sit here and drink my beer" or do you say "Hey there, I noticed the front door is broken. Need some help?" Thats the way I see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3fingersalute
Now that was classy. So I guess name calling and belittling others isn't beneath such an intelligent person as yourself?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ya_know
the problem with that analogy is we're not talking about the same thing here. A local bar is an establishment where you know the owners and have become aquainted with the establishment. THat is not what we have here. We have new management that nobody knows anything about, and it's run by a major corporation and not some good ol' bloke looking to make a living. If it was still scott's site the analogy would fit in my mind, and i'd be more than willing to help. But what we have here is lore like the mafia just took over the bar, and now you're looking to help the "new owners" (i couldn't resist ... boondock saints in my head).Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
That's the point, this hasn't been Scott's site for over three years now...he's been working for them, and now his contract is kaput. If Three+ years ago you brought this concept up, it would have met far less of this kind of resistance Webbie...Quote:
Originally Posted by Khazad
It hasn't been Scotts site for years. This site has been internet.com's for quite a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khazad
No I didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ya_know
3+ years ago I wouldn't have had a need to bring up this topic. Scott started a website called windrivers.com just as I and many others have started websites. His was one of the chosen few that became successful. It didn't need any help in the beginning. Now it does.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ya_know
And besides,.. if you guys were all so true to Scott and so anti this new company running this place,.. then wouldn't that mean you would have no desire to continue participating here? I mean,.. why come here and support a product that you are against?
Honestly, that makes me want to jump off a tall building. :sad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ya_know
i see, that is a fact i wasn't aware of.Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
I really don't get it either, if everyone is so **** all pissy about another owner, why the **** are they still here?????
the reason for posting here is the community, not because of the administration.Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
https://forums.windrivers.com/ https://forums.windrivers.com/ https://forums.windrivers.com/ https://forums.windrivers.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleetus
I think freddy needs to perform much more "anger management"
I was never true to Scott, I never knew him, but being that he’s the “maker” of WD my hat’s off to him. I only had one direct conversation with him, and that was when the site went pay. I called him out on the forum and told him how appalled I was that this has happened to the site. But a guys got to put food on the table, and he made money off of Internet.com I am sure, so I hold no hard feelings, it’s just business. As far as why I come back, it's not for Scott, or an of the new entity, it's just 'cause. I’m not against the Corporate giant, I just see them with a staff of web designers making money to do the thing you want to do for free. It’s just not updated for some reason, but I don’t care. Cause just like not listening to Stern, I haven’t been to the main page since the site went pay. I don’t like it, so I don’t go there. I like the forum…Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
Alright, so you didn't, let me kiss the booboo...:kiss:Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
Are there any tech sites that you do visit or that you like the home pages of...just curious....???
Why not? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by freddy
I like windrivers homepage and I like labmice's too. Although windrivers is better for the up to date news information from other tech and news sites.
Windrivers front page was a great page up until last week.............Quote:
Originally Posted by WinDrivers
lol...not much I can do there....Quote:
Originally Posted by 3fingersalute
How about a VIP invitation to the Way of the Post Pad, now that you no longer need to remain detached and impartial? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by WinDrivers
Yay! Scott's back in the house! It's like a coke bottle fell from heaven... err or something like that. Long live the Windriver!https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif
How about craigslist.org?Quote:
Originally Posted by WinDrivers
Just kidding on that last one btw. :D
I kinda like gamespot.com
Also I like the clean layout of photoshop101.com
I like ARSTechnica.com
Just saw this thread and haven't had time to read it yet but I will say that the front page will change slightly but only the layout. Most of the content will remain the same. So as far as a front page contest I wouldn't recommend it. We have a room full of guys that do development for us.
I have been very busy this week, learning all this new stuff, getting ready for the holidays, short week and all that. Slowly I will try improve the Home page's appearance. Please be patient with me. Thanks.
Rich
:sad: Poor webhead, poor poor webhead :sad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard1
Yeah,.. that's pretty cool. I like sites like this one. Very clean, simple layout, yet full of good content.Quote:
Originally Posted by a d e p t
Basically it's not even the content thats the problem. The content is great. It's the fact that everything runs down in one long strip all down the page. It wasn't like that before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard1
But if you guys are working on it, then I won't bother with anything. It just seems weird to see the homepage look like that. Especially for a computer website.
Did you find the button which switches from either the black or white styles? https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by WebHead