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the redesign

kingo	Date: September 5, 2006 @ 1:16 PM Why isn't anyone talking about the re-design in the places where we lowly non-subscribers can join in? OH THAT'S RIGHT, that's because we lowly non-subs can't fcking see the re-design. That's okay, though. It was only built up for a year and pushed back in its release until just after my sub ran out. I'm sure that was only a coincidence. Right? RIGHT?!?? ARE YOU THREATENING ME? So how is it? HOW IS IT IN THERE? HELLO? ANYBODY HOME? My god, it's full of stars.
Opossum	Date: September 5, 2006 @ 2:08 PM Wha?
jack	Date: September 5, 2006 @ 5:31 PM I actually wrote a really big rant about this thread but now I just feel it's better to say that this is the best thread in DMusic history.
ChillinBuzz	Date: September 5, 2006 @ 7:40 PM i'd hand you an award but they've been reduced to bloodied stumps whilst watching American Idol reruns. ©
imemine	Date: September 5, 2006 @ 9:18 PM
ChillinBuzz	Date: September 5, 2006 @ 11:17 PM What has a horse got to do with potatoes?
jess1561	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 12:31 AM
Fraser	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 1:49 AM Im with Kingo on this one
Opossum	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 3:19 AM Horse potatoes? Horseradish?
TameasDust	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 4:08 AM actually the Redesign is Version 8 ... but whose counting ...
hantu	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 7:50 AM actually it is Version 9
Svensta	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 8:05 AM American Idol Rewind, only on the new CW11.
evansorchid	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 9:31 AM Even if you're not a subscriber you can still see it if you know where to click.
imemine	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 10:04 AM
ChillinBuzz	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 12:28 PM Indeed, there is a place where you can see a part of the new design... and... are those magic mushrooms?
TameasDust	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 1:13 PM actually all the pages are coloured a nice shade of ...
imemine	Date: September 6, 2006 @ 11:05 PM Far out!
vladb	Date: September 7, 2006 @ 10:10 AM I think I must be the only one to have missed out on the redesign shenanigans. I know there was a banner or two, but thought I was sold to… To hear all this talk it seems like there’s a Dmusic apartheid in place…
GeneHilbert	Date: September 7, 2006 @ 10:17 AM You state this like there's a problem.......
vladb	Date: September 7, 2006 @ 10:26 AM Your right. I should know my place. Now can i shine your shoes guv'nor?
imemine	Date: September 7, 2006 @ 10:36 AM spit
GeneHilbert	Date: September 7, 2006 @ 10:56 AM ........ buff....... repeat
DeadraveN	Date: September 7, 2006 @ 10:57 AM I hope you two are still talking about shoe shining...
freddemillio	Date: September 7, 2006 @ 3:26 PM Kingo, the old version is better. Nothing is as good as it used to be.
AthenasGhost	Date: September 28, 2006 @ 7:33 PM Horse patooties. Non subscribers get the new design now! It's easier to find stuff. lol
imemine	Date: September 28, 2006 @ 8:13 PM Who moved the forum button? I want an analogue knob! My record player doesn't work here anymore!
thelorinator	Date: September 28, 2006 @ 9:36 PM i like it way it was now you cant have pictures in your journal how put picture in your profile? Lori
guitaroo	Date: September 28, 2006 @ 10:13 PM lorinator...just use bb code...tameas dust has some bb code stuff in his journal...I think...and go to my dmusic then hit profile or something then upload it
acousticgrrl	Date: September 28, 2006 @ 10:33 PM Hey guys, I have a cool idea for our music pages... Let's take everything and smush it all onto one page so it looks like a cluttered piece of shit! Let's leave about 2 inches of un-used space along both sides of the page so everything is crammed in the middle, but have the right side of the used space be filled with ads. DMusic's old design wasn't exactly slick, but it was user-friendly. Now, it's even uglier but less user-friendly. Nice work. Simplicity is more... why is Google more popular than Yahoo? Oh, that's right, they don't cram their site with crap. I think it's safe to say that even after my mic is fixed, I'll be at PureVolume or SoundClick.
victorsskull	Date: September 28, 2006 @ 10:42 PM
Israfel	Date: September 28, 2006 @ 11:45 PM Is it just me or are people making more of this change than there is? Sure, its new and takes some time to learn to navigate but its really not that hard and overall it looks A LOT better. Soon, we can use wide mode which will take up the grey space. I don't know. I'm kind of liking it. I think the coders and admins did a good job and something that was long overdue. There are still some bugs and they have been working on them all day. Give them a break! Just take some time to look around. It's really very nice! to the coders, the admins, Leflaw and whoever else had a hand in this. Kudos!
EchoMinor	Date: September 29, 2006 @ 12:16 AM ok i like the redesign, my picture for my front page is now squished but thats only a minor flaw.
Rodrica	Date: September 29, 2006 @ 3:56 AM I would agree with Israfel...the admins work hard on this site. There will always be technical and other problems that need sorting - it's just a part of running a successful site. I've had experience of other sites and their administrative staff are nowhere near as responsive or quick in tackling problems. However I think we are also being a bit hard of the members here. I think most of us point out problems and voice our opinions not to take a pop at the site or the admins, but to ensure that DMusic continues to be the best music site on the web. Many of the members' ideas have been implemented - and that's why this site will be here long after the others have closed.
Safix	Date: October 1, 2006 @ 10:06 AM Well, navigating isn't better actually. If you click on artist and browse his tracks, there is no place where it says which genre each track is... Wider site would be better, no squishing. But I am really happy about the new upload system!
MindSculpture	Date: October 1, 2006 @ 11:31 AM To be honest, I much prefered the way my page used to look. In terms of navigation - I think it is a bit confusing. I'm all for change if it's for the better, but I don't see anything to rave about.
MindSculpture	Date: October 2, 2006 @ 5:30 PM ...ok, I've just spent the last 20 minutes trying to find my OWN page (you know, the one that has my songs on it!) finally found by clicking on a tiny link on the left of the screen . It now takes me to my "overview page. It looks all messed up with a giant pic of a radio on the right side of the screen. I really don't like this new navigation system at all.
Snoogans775	Date: October 2, 2006 @ 7:47 PM it was rough for all of us, I just wish the mp3's were first on the list of files.
TnyjMuzic	Date: October 7, 2006 @ 7:22 AM Is anyone a subscriber to DM? does the site look different for subscribers? I am thinking about becoming a subscriber but the free non-sub works for me.
rhthesinner	Date: October 7, 2006 @ 7:28 AM It looks the same for everyone but that shouldn't you from subscribing! TTFN.
ChillinBuzz	Date: October 7, 2006 @ 9:38 AM Safix, for "wide mode", go to http://my.dmusic.com/settings/ and look under Skin Settings, it's been there for a while. TnyjMuzic, you can tell if a user is a subscriber on their user page and yes, the site looks the same to everyone (browser variations excepted) but being a subscriber gives you over 3 times more space for your music, apart from other benefits. MindSculpture, you mean the artist page links right under your main name? Something will be done about that, it's been discussed before. Also, during the conversion of the pages, some existing pages probably messed up a little and need changing - this couldn't really be avoided at the time. As for the "giant" radio... Things like the artist section still need a good debate anyhow, I for one would like users to decide whether overview or music page should come first, or even seeing them "back together" in a way, I raised this in another thread but it didn't really get discussed... and as for the File Manager, it's missing a couple of things that are being fixed - My only gripe with it really is the fact on the old upload system we could set several options as we uploaded a new track, that has to be done separately now. Handy tip: When using the pop-up window under file properties, if you click a link within it and it takes you to another page within the pop-up, rather than closing the pop-up and selecting properties again, use ALT + LEFT ARROW to go back a page (works in Firefox, didn't test it in other browsers).
zedsalt	Date: October 7, 2006 @ 10:36 AM When deciding what a visitor should see first, I'd ask that people please consider why that person is visiting.