Site and Forums Update

[AirrisKakoako]

I've been away from the forums and the site for awhile due to real life sickness, but WOW, this is amazing to return to! It looks so amazing, and has more of a fall/pumpkin feel now! ^-^

[RobotPenguin]

Today is my first day on & wow! I really like the style and color scheme! Especially because of the reddish browns, it's a lot easier on my sensitive eyes (bright colors like pink, blues, any pastels make my eyes burn & strain). Keep up the great work! (´ε｀ )♡

[kuurou]

oh i kinda like it the new website update

[Sarrene]

This one is not boring?
Just temporary as I work out the bug that is preventing some of you from using the Profile edit function. So while this is up for now, let me know if there are any problems with the profile edit a your Community/Profile in the bug section.

[RickyKitty]

I really like it though it feels a bit inaccessible. its very crowded. But the art being used and the colours are beautiful, and I like the increase in options.

[Sarrene]

I really like it though it feels a bit inaccessible. its very crowded. But the art being used and the colours are beautiful, and I like the increase in options.

I am curious on how the site feels inaccessible and crowded? If there is something I can do to help sort things out and it works for the best, let me know!

[TheIronGod]

I am curious on how the site feels inaccessible and crowded? If there is something I can do to help sort things out and it works for the best, let me know!

I have a suggestion for that. Sometimes, when someone has a popular idea, the actual idea and useful dialog is drowned in posts saying "I support this" and "I like this". The constructivism kinda gets lost in the clutter. If we could show our support by liking or +1ing or thumb-upping or glad-pumpkinning or whatevering a thread... the devs could see which ideas resonate with the community and the supportive chatter wouldn't bury the actual meat of the conversation. Plus, I think tracking a single variable on the thread might be easier on the servers than 50+ whole posts just saying, "Good idea!"

[CalliopeSoul]

Good idea! (I'm tempted to end the post with that )

In seriousness though, I see what you mean, although I've been guilty of those kinds of "Good idea" supportive posts. Something similar to a "like button" (I like the "glad pumpkin-ing", haha) could certainly cut down a bit on posts.

[TheIronGod]

I say 'em, too. We have to right now because it's the only way to show support.

[Kasran]

I was actually thinking a bit earlier about how the site might benefit from some kind of karma or post-liking system.

I, at least, would also like [s]strikethrough functionality[/s]. BBCode doesn't feel quite the same without it - but that's just me being silly.
Also: [spoiler]spoilers[/spoiler]! I find directly putting images in posts can often make the posts unnecessarily large and rather clunky; hiding them behind clickable spoilertags has done wonders in cleaning up posts on a lot of other forums I've seen. In addition, if someone is stuck on (for instance) trying to woo a particular suitor and comes onto the forums to ask for help, we'd be able to hide hints and solutions behind spoilertags for people who are just perusing the thread and don't need the help.

Goodness, now I feel demanding. Apologies!