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  0 0 i like it. yup. i do. well done. afborwick answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I really hate it. Sorry I don't pander to anyone to make them feel good. Cato the Younger Younger answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Charles B and Cato the Younger Younger … 0 0 Sorry to hear that (about the pandering I mean). Seriously though, that's disappointing. But the Borg are notoriously hard to please. If you have suggestions to make it better we'd be glad to hear them. Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Have no fear, we will as assimilate your website and incorporate it in our own. blah blah blah and you know about the thing about resistance Cato the Younger Younger commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I love the design - I think it's fun and super cute! I love love love the day and night changes and also the "rest" and "play" options at the bottom. Like Lukeiscool, I'm wondering about easter eggs. I haven't found any yet and I've looked! Okay, now that I've had some time to use the site, I have some minor, nitpicky things to point out. Feel free to ignore them. I'm not sure how I feel about the info boxes at the top. I understand why they're there, but as Phil M mentioned, they do push the content that we want to see down pretty low on the page. From a UI standpoint, it weirds me out a little that clicking the Questionland logo on the blog header doesn't take me home. I know it says Questionland blog, but my reptile brain just sees logo and thinks "link to homepage." This is minor, of course. Also, as a designer, I can't help but get nitpicky about type. It feels like there are too many typefaces on one page. I know type on the web is a bitch and there's only so much you can do, and I'm probably one of three people who cares, but it bothers me that you have two different serif typefaces in such close proximity. The brown one, which is used in subheads like "The Questions," is really nice and seems to display well on my PC. The blue one which is used for the question headings is okay, but not as nice as the brown one. It doesn't render as well on my PC and also I don't like the look of it (purely my personal aesthetic, but the x-height is too high for my tastes). If I were in charge, which of course I'm not, I'd probably just use the brown typeface for the question headers, but keep them blue. That said, overall I think you've handled the type nicely. Oh, one more suggestion: it would be great if Questionland had a way of reminding people to award mushrooms. I was just looking at my own page under "Questions" and it's not obvious whether or not I've awarded a mushroom for each question. Perhaps there could be some kind of icon that changes when a mushroom has been awarded? Just a thought. e.strange answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Rev.Enant… 0 0 (Count me as one of those three then: It totally makes me throw up in my mouth a little to see typeface-scramble like that. Plus, TimesNewRoman doesn't set any better with me than ComicSans...) Rev.Enant commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I really like it! SurleyYurMom answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Charles B and SurlyYurMom… 0 0 SurelyYurMom, Your not surly at all. Thanks a lot for the feedback. So glad you like it. Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 OH SNAP! SurlyYurMom commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 My mind did go down the "ooh, change, change bad, argh" route for all of about 2 seconds, but having slapped myself around I rather like it. The new look that is, not slapping myself around. ozchick answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Charles B… 0 0 Maybe a little TMI on the "slapping" business... practice makes perfect, so don't give up now, I think you'll come to like it. But thanks for liking the site. Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 In longer answers the avatar and kitschnsync are quite far apart. Actually, I wish there was an easy way to turn off QL avatars and just display the username in that spot. (That's why I prefer the text-only design of sites like Metafilter.) stinkbug answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Charles B and Rev.Enant… 0 0 That's a very good point. Perhaps we can integrate the username with avatar. Not sure about turning it off though. I get where you are coming from, but most of us (I think) get a kick out of the avatars. Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 oohhh! *warm hug for metafilter* though Qlandia avatars are FTW also Rev.Enant commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I would like commenter's names to stand out more, as well as the thumbs up/thumbs down numbers. Both look so tiny and faint, and they are the first things I look for. Can you bold them, or highlight the names and categories in different colours? I also don't like how "Report" comes up right under the name if the line is too long. I want to see the name, right there, uncluttered. Anyone agree with me? Other than that I love the changes. Irena answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Charles B and Irena… 0 0 I had the same problem in an earlier prototype and we changed it. Now it stands out quite a bit - bold and everything. So... I think this is a browser issue. If you could tell me what browser/os you are using we could check it out and fix it. Thanks for letting us know. Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 I use Firefox/Windows. Irena commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 It's way too busy. On every page, I'm interested in about 20% of what you've placed there.  All of my vertical space is taken up by crap at the top that I must scroll past. A paragraph of terms of use (to which I am not bound), including a link to more terms of use, at the bottom of every page? All the "featured" crap at the top, not just on the front page, but on every page? Come on. Phil M answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Charles B… 0 0 I'm sorry you don't like it much. I also understand what you are saying about the vertical space being taken up by the "stuff" (shall we say) at the top. We had/have the same concerns and will be testing out that aspect of the site over the next little while. It's pretty common these days to have these "sky boxes" at the top of the site so that occasional users can easily navigate to the content that they are most likely to find interesting. It may be that these should be returned to the right side. We'll keep an eye on it and continue to get feedback. Thanks for taking the time to answer. Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I love it. Cory answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Charles B… 0 0 The feeling is mutual. Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I do like it, but is there a link somewhere to get back to the stranger site? Or am I just being a dumb ass? Also, the bottom of the page seems to be consistently messed up. Tom answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Charles B and Rev.Enant… 0 0 We'll look into a link to The Stranger and try and get one in there soon. When you say "messed up" could you give me a little more detail about what it looks like and ideally what browser/os you are using to view it? I'd love it see it so we can fix it. If you are seeing it, I'm sure plenty of other people are too. So, thanks for being the one to let us know. Much appreciated. Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 The less linking to that rag, the better IMO Rev.Enant commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I like it. I like the tree sidebars. I find the movement of the thumbs annoying, but like Fnarf said, I'll adjust. I like the featured boxes at the top of the page. The only two microscopic nits I could possibly pick are: I liked the color of the shroom the way it was before, and I think the sky at the top of the page should be cloudy. Otherwise, how will we tell ourselves apart from other Q-Land cities. I'm sorta proud of our gray-skied identity. It works for summer, though. Nothing to act on, just my $0.02. Sacrelicious answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 3 comments by Charles B, Sacrelicious, and Rev.Enant… 0 0 As Marty, the elf (also featured) said when he read this: "But, it's always sunny in Questionland!". I know what you mean about the shroom, it's hard to let go of the guy we came to know and love. My feelings are mixed. Did you notice how he changes expressions? Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 I did NOT notice that. I will have to watch for it! The little button at the bottom of the page that says "rest" is also an interesting discovery. Sacrelicious commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 He's been changing expressions for a bit though. The change to Redcap is interesting though: is this a super obscure Blue Oyster Cult fanboy reference?? Rev.Enant commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I love the design and the expansion in the layout. It would be nice to have more clear linkage back to the stranger's site and slog as I'm usually back and forth between them. Lukeiscool answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 4 comments by Lukeiscool, Kip Waddle, and ozchick… 0 0 OOoooh, and hide easter eggs! There are so many graphics around here I keep expecting to be able to click on everything! Bonus points if they link to lindy west jokes. Lukeiscool commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Good call on the lack of a slog/stranger button! Kip Waddle commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 I sort of agree with you about the Slog/Stranger link, but if there were a link, you'd still have to scroll up or down to get to it. I have put the links on my bookmarks bar, to save on the scrolling boredom. ozchick commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Thanks, these are all good ideas. The Stranger link really needs to be somewhere easy to get to. Lukeiscool... you didn't find any yet? Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Meh. Reads kinda like a non-offensive south park / construction-paper-art band poster. For a band that sucks live. The tree-colored sharrows are not at all my thing. At all. i.e. We fear change. oh, and... Needs more cowbell. Rev.Enant answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Charles B and Rev.Enant… 0 0 Rev, We had an all-hands meeting to discuss your comments. We were not pleased that you were not pleased. That is unacceptable to us for such a key contributor. We thought of changing the design entirely, but that would be a huge amount of work and no guarantee that you would like the new one. So we decided that the only strategy left to us was for you to change your mind and come to love it. I want to thank you in advance for helping us out on this. I'm not kidding when I say that one of the most prolific/best contributors not liking it is just NOT ok. So like it! please... Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Well, I SUPPOSE, with all the laying on of compliments and such, and highly quoteable accolades, I COULD end my (24 hour) boycott then... But no promises on coming to love or even like it. My schtick-in-mud design-aesthetic is deeply entrenched. p.s. Might I suggest the only foolproof strategy be to let yours truly redesign the entire thing in velvet reds and velour black, gilded idols and smokey candles - something inline with the 'Rubrics According to Rev Smith' styleguide... something featuring a lot of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sacredheart.svg ;) So we gonna get more cowbell or what? Rev.Enant commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 Nice job!! It is juvenile but, that seems appropriate for this site. Thanks for encouraging playful community interaction. I totally missed the "after dark" change and look forward to seeing it tonight. Kip Waddle answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Charles B and Kip Waddle… 0 0 Kip, Nice backhanded compliment there. I agree, we tried to keep the "fun" feel. This isn't meant to be work after all. Of course, juvenile may be ideal, who asks more questions than a kid? Hope you liked the "Questionland After Dark"... Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Many years as an art director makes one good at the soft criticism. I decided "who is your designer, fisher price?" was too harsh. I DO think it is fun though. Kip Waddle commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I think it's fine. I was going to mention the paragraph spacing but you already changed that. The rest of it, I don't care. I don't like having to move my eyes to a new place to see the thumbs up and down but in a few days I won't even remember where it used to be. Fnarf answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by capicola… 0 0 ["HTML-in-comments" test concluded. Pls disregard.] capicola commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 It looks pretty sharp. Typically online communities go all OMGWTF when there is any kind of redesign, so the fact that no one has protested so far seems to indicate everyone digs it. I also think the blog tab is a great idea. It's a simple way to communicate directly with the community. But, honestly, the events tab seems a little redundant at this point. Given that you already promote the expert weeks on the blog, maybe you could open the events tab up to the community to promote Qland events like happy hours, things members are doing out in the world that might be of interest to Qland, or whatever. Or was that already your intention? You guys are doing a great job on this site. It is very cool that you continue to welcome feedback from its visitors. kitschnsync answered in Questionland Redesign about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Charles B… 0 0 You are so right about the OMGWTF, but Qlanders really seem to a unique community in that way. So civilized. So we are really pleased with the response. We were thinking of making the Questionland community part of the blog and events are a good way to do that. Great idea. I'll invite people in a blog post. The reason we have an events tab is so people can easily get a list of the past events in one click. We used to list them under the current event but that list got too long. Thanks for the feedback. It's great to get and thanks for being one of the all time great contributors. Charles B commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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