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    The Front Page

    So they changed the front page, personally preferred the old one as it was easier to glance through the headlines on but it doesn’t bother me, it does seem odd though that I have to log onto another thing before commenting on a site that I’ve been a member of for years.

    And it’s funny seeing all the ‘finally a comment section’ posts when we’ve been commenting on the articles here forever.

    Good job getting rid of the bloody pop ups though.

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    At one point they had the comment feature on some time ago but ended up turning it back off. So guess Rajah decided to put it back on again. Lets see how long it lasts.

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    I wish we could comment through our forum names.

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    Very excited about the change. It's been coming for a good long time.

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    But why do I have to create an account on a third party site to comment on a site I’m already a member of @Cewsh mate? Explain in simple terms, I’m old and have been drinking Jack Daniels Cider all night.

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    Because the Forums and the Main Page are not the same site, do not use the same code, and are not for the same audience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rip View Post
    But why do I have to create an account on a third party site to comment on a site I’m already a member of @Cewsh mate? Explain in simple terms, I’m old and have been drinking Jack Daniels Cider all night.
    Jack Daniels cider you say

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    Quote Originally Posted by Poppa Pump View Post
    Jack Daniels cider you say
    Bloody lovely stuff, but it has a habit of sneaking up on you

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    I'd love to know how its existence passed me by

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cewsh View Post
    Because the Forums and the Main Page are not the same site, do not use the same code, and are not for the same audience.
    LOL

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    The forums is basically an old folks home.

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    Rip likes something better the old way in huge online shocker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Poppa Pump View Post
    I'd love to know how its existence passed me by
    Well worth looking for mate.

    Quote Originally Posted by GOLDBERG'S BEST FRIEND View Post
    Rip likes something better the old way in huge online shocker.
    I don’t mind some new stuff, see previous comment.

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    What would be glorious would be for posts to unwrap when you click the headline, right there on the page, so you don't have to open a dozen windows every time you go to read the news.

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    I'm not too overly excited about the layout of the new format... I like being able to glance and click what I wanna read instead of having to scroll and scroll and....... scroll down a page to see what's happening.... On a side note... I do like that I can now comment on an article... However, I can see myself getting blocked from using it...

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    You could just not be a troll.

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    The new main page isnt super eye pleasing compared to the last one but it is something to just get used to. Still easy to navigate and no pop ups or 5 billion ads.

    Fun fact rajah.com is the only site i visit where i purposely click on ads. I am hoping that helps.

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    I dig that comments are available now although it also means i have to see stupid shit from idiots talking about "Fag Balor". Out of curiosity, is someone moderating the comments?

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    I am. Is his name not bundle of sticks balor?

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    More like Thin Balor good lord he looks like he needs to eat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mth View Post
    I dig that comments are available now although it also means i have to see stupid shit from idiots talking about "Fag Balor". Out of curiosity, is someone moderating the comments?
    Yes, though the kinks are still being worked out.

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    I just saw there is a Comment Policy posted.

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    Thanks for the feedback. I'm not exactly thrilled with the how the headlines aren't all compacted and listed one by one but I was told it wasn't possible with the new version of the CMS we had to move on. I also hate the little teaser or preview or whatever but again, I'm told it has to be there...still going to investigate.

    The site was massively outdated to the point where the content management system we were using was no longer supported...and that happened years ago. Not only was it urgent to bring it up to date for security reasons, but I was getting beat up bad by Google for not having a mobile/responsive site. And then someone mentioned those pop ups or re-directs...those were happening because of desktop ads being displayed on mobile phones. Now that I have mobile ads specifically for mobile users, it should have went away.

    Anyway, this is all still a work in progress and probably the next design update will happen before 2033.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rajah View Post
    Thanks for the feedback. I'm not exactly thrilled with the how the headlines aren't all compacted and listed one by one but I was told it wasn't possible with the new version of the CMS we had to move on. I also hate the little teaser or preview or whatever but again, I'm told it has to be there...still going to investigate.

    The site was massively outdated to the point where the content management system we were using was no longer supported...and that happened years ago. Not only was it urgent to bring it up to date for security reasons, but I was getting beat up bad by Google for not having a mobile/responsive site. And then someone mentioned those pop ups or re-directs...those were happening because of desktop ads being displayed on mobile phones. Now that I have mobile ads specifically for mobile users, it should have went away.

    Anyway, this is all still a work in progress and probably the next design update will happen before 2033.
    Just in time for the boy to take it all over.

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    Thanks for the update Boss, I agree on the two headline issues they do detract from the site fir me, they also play into my other issue which is that, to me, the place doesn’t look as nice, and unique, as it did

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    This might be just me being stubborn but I'm sick of these reports saying "photo: " or "video: " and then I have to go to the other news site to see said content.

    Just link them properly.. If I wanted to go to the other site, I would. I don't need Rajah being the middleman... step up!

    I will not surrender!!!!!!

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    Being the middleman is kind of the entire point of the front page. It’s a news aggregate site.

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    Meh, I guess I never paid attention to the changeover properly if that's the case... find it annoying but I guess it's that or Daniel Pena so...


    ...quickest surrender since the finger poke of doom.

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