  Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3514 Registered: 10-2003 |
 10th Year of the DetroitYES! project begins. New winter color look... More to come. Enjoy. | ||
French777 Member Username: French777 Post Number: 59 Registered: 10-2006 |
IT looks sooooo much better!!!!!!!! | ||
Schoolcraft Member Username: Schoolcraft Post Number: 66 Registered: 07-2005 |
Cool. Blue like our License Plates. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2118 Registered: 10-2004 |
It looks like default PHP? Is that the new look? | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3515 Registered: 10-2003 |
And thanks to the good people at Couples Resorts who retain my company for their internet services which helps me with the means to do the fun things in life like pursue this project. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3516 Registered: 10-2003 |
No LY, same board just new skin colors. | ||
Scottr Member Username: Scottr Post Number: 149 Registered: 07-2006 |
i was wondering for a while if my browser was going nuts or what. looks good, a lot cheerier-looking than the old design, which really it should be. it could use a 'start new thread' link at the top of the detroit page, for some reason it's MIA. scrolling things to the right still have the old colors too. but don't mind me, i'm picky. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2119 Registered: 10-2004 |
Are you selling "naming" rights now? In this new section, the new Copa category, the sports threads will be "parked"... | ||
Flybydon Member Username: Flybydon Post Number: 73 Registered: 01-2005 |
Looks great Lowell. Much easier to read for the few of us that are sight challenged. I like it. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3517 Registered: 10-2003 |
Yes, I have to change the scroll bar styles next. Stay tuned. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2120 Registered: 10-2004 |
I knew (sensed) it was coming as they appeared bit by bit earlier for the other thread sections before this Discuss Detroit category. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3519 Registered: 10-2003 |
Are you selling "naming" rights now? Sure Tigers sold theirs for $66 mil. I'd be happy to give you half off that. | ||
Barnesfoto Member Username: Barnesfoto Post Number: 2909 Registered: 10-2003 |
oww, it's so bright, my eyes are burning... | ||
Dhugger Member Username: Dhugger Post Number: 172 Registered: 03-2005 |
Much easier to read DY Forum. Lowell thank you for your time and effort on this 10 year project. Hugs all around for the new look. | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 832 Registered: 11-2005 |
Happy Anniversary Lowell! | ||
Thecarl Member Username: Thecarl Post Number: 979 Registered: 04-2005 |
wow! looks like some honolulu blue...appropriate for couples resorts! but gee, isn't the color scheme a little too "happy" for detroit? i liked the gritty black color. yup, lowell...you can't please everybody! thanks so much for your work!!! | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3520 Registered: 10-2003 |
testing new scroll bar colors | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 1034 Registered: 01-2005 |
Two new formats this week on my favorites list: 1. The Freep. Loser. 2. DY. Winner Nice job, Lowell. EZ on the old eyes. | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 3550 Registered: 10-2003 |
Lowell what is the actual date the you initially introduced the "Fabulous Ruins of Detroit"? | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 3551 Registered: 10-2003 |
And I did initially think that my laptop was acting up crazy as well.... lol | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 2044 Registered: 02-2006 |
So far I don't like it. | ||
The_nerd Member Username: The_nerd Post Number: 361 Registered: 12-2003 |
I think the best design was in 1995 or 1996 ;) | ||
Douglasm Member Username: Douglasm Post Number: 743 Registered: 10-2003 |
Looks good. I was (cliche warning) a little freaked out at first but I'll adjust. Same thing going to happen across the hall at SD? | ||
Ventura67 Member Username: Ventura67 Post Number: 101 Registered: 12-2003 |
Don't like it. A vote to go back to the very cool and unique black background. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3521 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sylin' the DetroitYES project began sometime in 1997, actual launch date forgotten. Douglasm, no changes coming to SoulfulDetroit. This new skin has consumed enough time for now! | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 4213 Registered: 11-2004 |
It's a tad bright but I know I can adjust. It's head & shoulders above what the Freep did. I KNOW these are threads and forum for people to discuss Detroit. The Freep is a website that's trying to pretend to be a newspaper which doesn't work as well for me; outside of the teeny tiny reference at the top, you'd never know it had anything to do with the paper at all. | ||
Ghetto_butterfly Member Username: Ghetto_butterfly Post Number: 669 Registered: 09-2004 |
Don't like it either. The design does not fit with the the over-all design of the web site. Sorry Lowell, not one of your best creative moves. | ||
Kathinozarks Member Username: Kathinozarks Post Number: 169 Registered: 11-2006 |
Very bright but correctable on my end. Very nice. Happy Anniversary and thank you for all the hard work. It's a great site. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2121 Registered: 10-2004 |
It was too dark before--like it came from 1313 Mockingbird Lane. If it's too bright for some, then throw in maybe 5% gray, but it's OK for me. (Message edited by LivernoisYard on January 06, 2007) | ||
Lghart Member Username: Lghart Post Number: 106 Registered: 03-2004 |
I prefer darker colors and classic fonts/stylings they tend to add an air of seriousness to a site, this reminds me of some bad convention/tourism sites cheerfully touting the merits of their city/region. But I also love the green screens of old for software programs. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 483 Registered: 01-2006 |
I liked it better the other way, but I can see how this look could be easier on the eyes, particularly for some folks. It's not as though you made a radical change and f'ed it up, or anything like that. | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 125 Registered: 12-2006 |
No wonder why I couldn't post. I waited half an hour to post something and it never worked. Then I went onto Non-Detroit Issues and got this layout. Nice concept and looks much better than the old one. | ||
Aschar76 Member Username: Aschar76 Post Number: 60 Registered: 11-2006 |
Bright and clean look hope the ad generate some income. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3522 Registered: 10-2003 |
No money from Couples for ad; just a courtesy for their business to my company. However if someone else is interested in that space, I'm all ears. | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 2045 Registered: 02-2006 |
Heeeeh. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3523 Registered: 10-2003 |
Winter colors just in time for Winterfest. When it snows it will make sense. | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 126 Registered: 12-2006 |
Hehe, wait until next year. From what I heard, if we get any snow, it will be less than 5 inches at max. Thanks El Nino. | ||
Schoolcraft Member Username: Schoolcraft Post Number: 68 Registered: 07-2005 |
newsletter? Cool. | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1442 Registered: 05-2005 |
awesome. oh how i hated the old color scheme | ||
Abraham Member Username: Abraham Post Number: 17 Registered: 06-2005 |
Looking good. Just a suburbanite(?) here who likes to lurk. I get downtown at least once a week or so. Have a wonderful year everyone!! | ||
Dodgemain Member Username: Dodgemain Post Number: 131 Registered: 04-2005 |
This won't stick out as bad at work. | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 3855 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sweet! | ||
Shave Member Username: Shave Post Number: 3 Registered: 06-2005 |
Lowell, This is absolutely beautiful!!! Oh my...this is sooooo much more pleasant to the eyes. Hopefully, the bright and cheery color scheme will adjust some attitudes (for the better). Wonderful, wonderful...and again I say wonderful! | ||
Matt_the_deuce Member Username: Matt_the_deuce Post Number: 691 Registered: 10-2003 |
City Council likely won't approve the new color scheme. | ||
Docmo Member Username: Docmo Post Number: 200 Registered: 10-2005 |
Lowell, You da Man | ||
Docmo Member Username: Docmo Post Number: 201 Registered: 10-2005 |
Where'd the silos go? | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 132 Registered: 12-2006 |
Nice Matt. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3524 Registered: 10-2003 |
Silos? Don't you see that big round one in the middle of those buildings? ;) | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3525 Registered: 10-2003 |
As for City Council approval of the colors, you have to remember this site didn't cost $1.2 million like theirs did. | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 2051 Registered: 02-2006 |
I feel like I'm trapped inside an Excel spreadsheet. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3526 Registered: 10-2003 |
Control + Alt + Delete | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 1353 Registered: 04-2005 |
 /think back to 1983 I feel like I am making entries in Quicken | ||
Iddude313 Member Username: Iddude313 Post Number: 42 Registered: 07-2005 |
nice. | ||
Milwaukee Member Username: Milwaukee Post Number: 613 Registered: 08-2006 |
Fits DetroitYES! and Detroit RISES! bright colors are happier. | ||
Dday Member Username: Dday Post Number: 872 Registered: 10-2003 |
Like the change. Congrats on 10 years! Glad to have been a part of it for so long! Thanks, Lowell | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 1851 Registered: 10-2003 |
I definitely like the blue background and the associated font change. But I'm not so sure about the actual thread real estate...it's so sterile looking! And I already miss the Soulful Detroit link at the top. I used it frequently to hop back and forth. Still...change is good, as we are often told. I'll get used to it!! Congrats, Lowell, on 10 years of DetroitYES! | ||
Deegee Member Username: Deegee Post Number: 35 Registered: 11-2004 |
I like the new look. I was wondering how long this forum had been going along. What were some of the topics 10 years ago? | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 138 Registered: 11-2006 |
Lowell, I know you may not want to reveal this information, and that is understandable, but what is the monthly cost of a website such as this? with the extensive content, photos, and large volume of guests, I imagine its costly. Anyway, Ive always been curious about what these types of websites cost.... | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1726 Registered: 04-2005 |
It looks too much like the para-site. What next, avatars? (Message edited by Hornwrecker on January 07, 2007) | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 5383 Registered: 02-2004 |
YAY PRETTY COLORS!!! | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 174 Registered: 07-2006 |
Hi Lowell, Congrats on 10 years! While it seems most people agree that the new color scheme is better, I actually thought the darker scheme was easier on the eyes and enjoyed it. Perhaps there is a way to slightly darken the background but leave it basically the same? I do like the slight change in color between every other post, though. That's a nice touch. Congrats! | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 176 Registered: 07-2006 |
Lowell, Practical problem: On the hall of fame threads, the text after "CLICK HERE" at the top of the thread is still in white, and is not visible. You will have to make that text a darker color to make it visible. | ||
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248 Post Number: 363 Registered: 10-2006 |
Could you give us a little warning next time? Geez I was just on this thing a couple of hours ago! | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3527 Registered: 10-2003 |
Thanks Cman710, I got it. Kathleen, you're right I forgot the SD link. I'll get that up in a day or two. | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1727 Registered: 04-2005 |
One problem I see with this is with the old B&W photos and maps in the HOF and archived threads having no borders. I know that I corrected the pics to show up better on a dark background, and looking at some of them again in the new format, frankly, they look like crap. The white/baby blue works for color/colour pics, but otherwise... | ||
Matt Member Username: Matt Post Number: 1152 Registered: 10-2003 |
Change it back, please. | ||
Skipp Member Username: Skipp Post Number: 110 Registered: 06-2005 |
Holy crap! I thought for a minute that someone roofed me. Looks good! Congrats!!! | ||
Crash_nyc Member Username: Crash_nyc Post Number: 722 Registered: 08-2004 |
Ouch! I've been blinded!!! Throw in a splash of pink and it would look like a 'new mommies' forum. I spend all evening at work looking at bright monitors, so the dark, rich appearance of DetroitYes was a welcome respite. Can't say that I'm a big fan of this new look. Waaaaay too bright. | ||
Dave Member Username: Dave Post Number: 124 Registered: 10-2003 |
Good job Lowell. Happy Anniversary. dave | ||
Exmotowner Member Username: Exmotowner Post Number: 64 Registered: 06-2005 |
Will take some getting use too, it is quite bright! But looks good! Thanks for all the hard work for us Lowell! | ||
Dtrain Member Username: Dtrain Post Number: 55 Registered: 11-2003 |
Lowell, Congratulations on 10 years. I've been a follower of this site for some time and I always enjoy the scoop I am able to get from the forum especially when it comes to the Book Cadillac or the Michigan Central. Good attitudes or not all the posts give color to each situation. I dig the new colors. It's kind of like an awakening for the site. The old colors were cool and I liked them for different reasons but the bright yellow and orange fireball in the middle of the cityscape always kind of bugged me. Honestly, you could change the colors to purple and pink and I'd still read it everyday. (don't though ok?) Good luck in the next 10 years Lowell! DTrain | ||
Realitycheck Member Username: Realitycheck Post Number: 395 Registered: 08-2004 |
Our baby continues growing! DetroitYES! is in middle school, wearing a new look and picking up a well-earned allowance from a sponsor. Thanks for the first decade of strengthening our community this way, LB.  | ||
Redhead Member Username: Redhead Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2006 |
I like the new look. Thanks Lowell! | ||
My2cents Member Username: My2cents Post Number: 154 Registered: 10-2003 |
Wow Lowell! Awesome and congrats! I love it! Much easier on my ol' eyes. Been around since the end of 98 and now more than ever an instant connect to my beloved D, for my still homesick heart here in the desert. Bright & light & mood uplifting! | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 200 Registered: 10-2006 |
Love it! Much more optimistic coloring goes with the theme of the web site and much more upbeat feelings about Detroit. "This won't stick out as bad at work." I second that... | ||
Douglasm Member Username: Douglasm Post Number: 744 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hornwrecker..... .....I was thinking the same thing in regards to avatars. If there's a poll on the subject, my vote is NO. 10 years. Wonder who the first registered poster was? | ||
C_p Member Username: C_p Post Number: 4 Registered: 11-2006 |
Much easier on the eyes, I don't need my glasses. | ||
Aschar76 Member Username: Aschar76 Post Number: 61 Registered: 11-2006 |
Lowell , The votes counted the results are : Positive : 35 Negative : 15 and Hanging Chads :27 Congrats ! on the 10 years Please Keep up the fine work. | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1728 Registered: 04-2005 |
Much better with the gray, I really didn't want to start adding borders to Sanborn maps and old pics. Thanks. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3529 Registered: 10-2003 |
Testing this on Discuss Detroit before I regenerate the entire board. What's the verdict white or off-white [light gray]? off-white 2 white 0 | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 1355 Registered: 04-2005 |
This gray is much better then the white | ||
Kova Member Username: Kova Post Number: 88 Registered: 12-2003 |
off white is better, but i like the old design! | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2128 Registered: 10-2004 |
With the white my ThinkPad can light up the place and I can turn off any other lights. Too bad there's no option like the PHP's ability for users to elect their own themes. (Message edited by LivernoisYard on January 07, 2007) | ||
Thnk2mch Member Username: Thnk2mch Post Number: 580 Registered: 02-2006 |
off-white [light gray] | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 139 Registered: 12-2006 |
White. | ||
Matt Member Username: Matt Post Number: 1153 Registered: 10-2003 |
Black. | ||
East_detroit Member Username: East_detroit Post Number: 911 Registered: 11-2003 |
http://web.archive.org/web/199 61115115623/http://bhere.com/ | ||
Scottr Member Username: Scottr Post Number: 150 Registered: 07-2006 |
gray. | ||
Douglasm Member Username: Douglasm Post Number: 745 Registered: 10-2003 |
Having seen it, I like the gray better. Doesn't glare as much. | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 5012 Registered: 10-2003 |
The Flash graphics in the photobar at the top is simply killing the speed of my connection, and I've got high-speed. | ||
Dhugger Member Username: Dhugger Post Number: 173 Registered: 03-2005 |
White I've seen enough gray clouds during Dec., Jan., Feb., & March thank you very much. | ||
Genesyxx Member Username: Genesyxx Post Number: 651 Registered: 02-2004 |
Looks alot clearer. Good job! | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 2057 Registered: 02-2006 |
Much better. | ||
Wolverine Member Username: Wolverine Post Number: 256 Registered: 04-2004 |
The gray is easier on the eyes. Nice work Lowell! | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2132 Registered: 10-2004 |
Has that graying been progressively darkening (in stages)? Or am I looking at the laptop too much at an angle? Lowell, exactly what color parameters have you settled on for the alternating two main colors? Just curious, and what were they initially? In case I ever get around to altering the board's themes at the open-source documentation forum I'm administering for an OpenOffice project. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 139 Registered: 11-2006 |
yea, its definitely darker, even when i change the laptop angle. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 1301 Registered: 12-2005 |
Livernoisyard, the old colors were \rgb{1D273A,} and \rgb{0D1522,}. These are now \rgb{FFFFFF,} and \rgb{E3E3E3,}. (MSPaint gave me those numbers.) | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 141 Registered: 12-2006 |
Glad you did that and not me, Jimaz. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2133 Registered: 10-2004 |
Isn't {FFFFFF} the argument for pure white--the blow torch used earlier? Are those numbers for the correct set? Did you settle on the final numbers through some trial-and-error or through some suggested parameters or ...? | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 1302 Registered: 12-2005 |
That E3E3E3 gray did appear today. This morning it was \rgb{DCF1FD,}. | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 1356 Registered: 04-2005 |
The pages are taking longer to load. OCF takes a month of sundays now. Broadband connection here. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2134 Registered: 10-2004 |
Anybody know offhand the official parameters for the Honolulu blue and silver colors? | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 1303 Registered: 12-2005 |
Not sure how official it is, but there's this: http://www.ssur.org/experiment s/ProposedColorSets/documents/ DetroitLions_PFC_001.pdf | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3533 Registered: 10-2003 |
Okay the tweaking is finished and settled on lighter shades. [#F7F7F7 -- 4% gray and #F5FBFF -- 4% blue for the geeks of you.] Any slower load times for big threads, such as the OCF and other image larded threads, is most likely due to the fact that the board has been regenerated to write the new colors on all threads. This means all files now have new modification dates that may cause your browsers to have to reload them rather than pulling old ones from your browser cache. I regenerated the board three times in the process of getting to this point. | ||
Ghetto_butterfly Member Username: Ghetto_butterfly Post Number: 670 Registered: 09-2004 |
Ok,now it looks more integrated into the over-all website design, much better. Before the board was sticking out like a sore thumb. But Psip is right, it does take longer to load. And congratulations to 10 years of excellence about Detroit. | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 177 Registered: 07-2006 |
Gray is really great. I like it! It's much easier on the eyes than the white you had before. | ||
Miss_cleo Member Username: Miss_cleo Post Number: 382 Registered: 05-2005 |
too blue for me. Happy Anniversary~ | ||
Mcwalbucksnfitch Member Username: Mcwalbucksnfitch Post Number: 33 Registered: 10-2006 |
I'll third the "This won't stick out as bad at work." [School] | ||
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner Post Number: 702 Registered: 04-2006 |
Looks like you ripped off Kwame's web-site! | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 143 Registered: 11-2006 |
clock is a bit off, Lowell.... | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 155 Registered: 12-2006 |
Clocks been off for a while. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 4739 Registered: 11-2003 |
Advise why the right side scrollers aren't working. jjaba is not a happy user right now. Never had those prob.s before. jjaba. | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 9135 Registered: 10-2003 |
I don't like it much. But then again I don't like change unless it is my clothes or a shower. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2143 Registered: 10-2004 |
How come the rightmost 20% of the DY banner has that vague, undefined repetition of the riverfront? It's obvious that the banner was simply "extended." The appearance of the river is quite different from what was shown to the west of it and yet it doesn't change either for the 20%. Wasn't the graphic wide enough? | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 1239 Registered: 12-2004 |
That vague extension of the riverfront is a social commentary on the blight and abandonment plaguing parts of our community. | ||
14509glenfield Member Username: 14509glenfield Post Number: 153 Registered: 05-2006 |
Wispy clouds, blue skies and calm waters should be the the sites direction. An Outsider looking in. | ||
One_shot Member Username: One_shot Post Number: 312 Registered: 11-2003 |
AWESOME looking. I'll admit I do already miss the dark simple look but thats only because people hate change! I'll get used to it. It's like going from a black and white TV to a color one! | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 1014 Registered: 11-2003 |
BLUE PHI | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3537 Registered: 10-2003 |
Regarding the continuation of the header, I design webpages to fit on a minimum of 800 pixel wide monitor resolution setting, but to also stretch to fit any resolution. 800 is a standard sized monitor setting choice on most computers, so pages designed at that setting don't require horizontal scrolling to read. Also pages designed at 800 pixels don't require head turning to read. The Detroit panorama above is 800 pixels wide by 116 high. Beneath it, a 1 wide x 116 high table cell background .gif spreads infinitely to prevent an abrupt end and allow the 'stretchability'. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2144 Registered: 10-2004 |
Smacks of revisionism. Albom had to be banned for a month or so for his indiscretion. Lock the board in "maintenance" mode for a month... | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 284 Registered: 04-2006 |
A LOT better. Not so depressing anymore... Were there always ads? | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 3556 Registered: 10-2003 |
Took me a minute to get used to it, its a lot more a dramatic change than the previous change, but for the most part I do like it... | ||
Kenp Member Username: Kenp Post Number: 162 Registered: 03-2006 |
Takes a little getting used to, but I think its an improvement visually. Seems a little sluggish moving up and down threads, and not as responsive when bringing up a thread. | ||
Mpow Member Username: Mpow Post Number: 230 Registered: 11-2003 |
I miss the intimate feel of the original, cozy, out from the cold. But change is good and we are in a global warming period, then cold is good I guess. | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 9138 Registered: 10-2003 |
A blast from the past from Mpow! | ||
Miss_cleo Member Username: Miss_cleo Post Number: 383 Registered: 05-2005 |
Every time I log in , its like a slap to the system. The blue is too bright. A little darker please, not so *Honalulu Blue* | ||
Michmeister Member Username: Michmeister Post Number: 51 Registered: 10-2006 |
It would interest me to know how posts have been made and who are in the top twenty-five in total posts. What a wonderful labor of love! I personally thank you, Lowell, for your time and effort. To tell the truth, I don`t care which colors you use or in which shades.You don`t eat the box, you eat the cake! It`s what`s inside that matters. If I had learned this much about our city growing up, I don`t know if I would have left it so long ago. I just didn`t know enough to appreciate it. Alas, another product of the DPS school system. I have learned more in the few months as a lurker/forumer as I did in my twenty-one years as a resident.Cass Tech grad in `81 and gone for good two years later. | ||
Amy_p Member Username: Amy_p Post Number: 744 Registered: 10-2003 |
R.I.P. black... Happy Anniversary in Migraineville! :/ | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 5018 Registered: 10-2003 |
What I'm noticing is a increased chances that my post won't go through on its first post, and could we please get rid of the moving graphics in the banner? It's really killing the speed for me. | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 180 Registered: 07-2006 |
Do you mean the "10th Anniversary Year" banner or the ad? I doubt Lowell will remove the ad, as I am sure it helps support the site. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2146 Registered: 10-2004 |
Apparently few notice or think about what they read and how they react. Most babies are zero years-old when born, but Lowell's baby was somehow a 1 year-old when born. Or that's how some minds work. That caper seems to be working for conning some doofuses, though. Entering a tenth year is the same as a ninth anniversary to rational, sentient beings. (Message edited by LivernoisYard on January 08, 2007) | ||
Jasoncw Member Username: Jasoncw Post Number: 319 Registered: 07-2005 |
Maybe it's time for a forum upgrade? A good forum isn't mega expensive (1 or 2 hundred dollars for something really nice), and some kind of a forum fundraiser would probably cover it. I personally don't have any spare change, but I'm sure there's other people who have a few dollars to donate. I like that there are new colors and that it's brighter, but maybe it's too bright. Maybe a darker blue would look better? | ||
623kraw Member Username: 623kraw Post Number: 927 Registered: 10-2003 |
The new look is great... | ||
Exmotowner Member Username: Exmotowner Post Number: 66 Registered: 06-2005 |
Yea, now that the whole site is different it looks AWSOME. Thanks Lowell | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1445 Registered: 05-2005 |
whats up with the "couples resorts" advertisements in the box to the right of the rencen at the top? | ||
Karl Member Username: Karl Post Number: 5726 Registered: 09-2005 |
First Jason says: " I personally don't have any spare change..." Then Jason says: "...maybe it's too bright. Maybe a darker blue would look better?" What is this, the charity beauty salon?? | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3541 Registered: 10-2003 |
Please note that this thread will later today be moved to Detroit Connections where it belongs as it is not about Detroit, but about the forum. The reason I started it over here was that the questions were sure to rise. Regarding some points above. First of all, thanks to all for the many kind compliments and suggestions. Jasoncw, thanks but no thanks for donations for a forum upgrade. Cost of software is not an issue, but the hundreds of hours required to install it, learn it, tweak it, deal with all the support questions, transfer accounts which would require everyone to reset their passwords and on and on take the cost into the several thousand range. The current software Discusware is capable of doing most of what other forums offer including profile options like those cute little avatar pictures. I have deliberately disabled everything but the bare essentials needed for discussion. Enabling them merely puts a bigger hit on the server and leads to more questions and support issues. We already deal with more of those than we we care to do. Discusware is also highly stable and secure. Gravitymachine, regarding the Couples Resorts ad, it is something I am doing as both a learning experiment and as a courtesy to Couples Resorts. I am not being paid for it. They are a Jamaican owned company with a terrific product and are the nicest people I have ever worked with. I love doing this project, but in business terms this site is a big money loser for me. Couples Resorts, whose internet services my AtDetroit company manages, is one of my paying customers which allows me to make a living while I pursue my for love and art projects like Detroityes and SoulfulDetroit. Some of the lessons I have learned on my not-for-profit for-art projects have been carried over to my for-profit side. For instance a few years ago, based on what I had learned here, I implemented a highly successful message board on the Couples site - an innovation in the hospitality industry now being copied by others. Beside allowing guests to get all the details prior to visiting, it has become a meeting place for future and repeat guests who have gone on to independently form their own clubs and planned gatherings - ala the Forum Social Club. Now instead of guests nervously going to an unknown 'foreign' country with a bunch of other unknown guests, they are arriving into a family of others they have virtually met, knowing what to bring and what to leave home, etc. Take a look at the "Meet Up at Couples" mega thread if you wanter over to that message board. Finally I want to say a big thanks to all of you, and you know who you are, who have donated to the support of this site over the years. Your donations have covered most of the 'real dollar' costs of this site and have been a huge encouragement to its maintenance and growth. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2151 Registered: 10-2004 |
Again, some socialists at DY want something for nothing and even attack a lesser socialist (for his giving in?) who provides free forums because some meager advertising revenue is generated. (Message edited by LivernoisYard on January 09, 2007) | ||
E_hemingway Member Username: E_hemingway Post Number: 1011 Registered: 11-2004 |
I like it. The light colors and pictures give it a more uplifting feeling. The redesign also makes it easier to use. A good change. Keep up the good work Lowell. | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1446 Registered: 05-2005 |
wow livernois! your deductive skills are amazing!!!!!!! from my simple benign question, you were able to deduce that I was a militant socialist hell bent on belittling others who don't share my views. have you ever considered a career with the CIA clandestine services? mostly i was questioning the stylist aspects of it, scenes of detroit interrupted by scenes of jamaca, seems disjointed and unintentional, I thought perhaps the banner was hacked or something at first. and lowell, thats cool (not that you needed my approval), I'm not judging you on it, but by your extened, somewhat defensive response, its clear you thought long and hard to justify it to yourself | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 183 Registered: 07-2006 |
Has anyone noticed that the Discuss Detroit forum has been kind of slow (that is, a small number of posters)? Is this normal for early in the week? (Message edited by cman710 on January 09, 2007) | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 851 Registered: 11-2005 |
Yes.
No. | ||
Quozl Member Username: Quozl Post Number: 83 Registered: 07-2005 |
Looks good Lowell. | ||
Doctors Member Username: Doctors Post Number: 706 Registered: 10-2003 |
Wow. This IS different. | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 1859 Registered: 10-2003 |
Thanks, Lowell, for putting the Soulful Detroit link back on this page. Very much appreciated!!! | ||
14509glenfield Member Username: 14509glenfield Post Number: 316 Registered: 05-2006 |
Black words against white background = easier reading. Nice panorama from your canoe. (Message edited by 14509glenfield on February 04, 2007) |
