Counting Down......
Officially Aisleyne
Posted 28/2/2007 17:34 (#5846)
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The countdown has begun....

  

(Watch out for updates) 

 

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deeb
Posted 28/2/2007 17:46 (#5847 - in reply to #5846)
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Posted 28/2/2007 17:54 (#5849 - in reply to #5846)
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Bring it on!! Can't wait for what ever it is
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Posted 28/2/2007 18:40 (#5853 - in reply to #5846)
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What number are we starting at?
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Posted 28/2/2007 22:01 (#5864 - in reply to #5846)
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Oooooo sounds interesting!
Cant wait! xxxx
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Posted 1/3/2007 02:07 (#5870 - in reply to #5846)
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Officially Aisleyne
Posted 1/3/2007 09:10 (#5881 - in reply to #5870)
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counting down .......

to a brand new, interactive,  site.....

(check back for updates)

 

 

 

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remaha
Posted 1/3/2007 21:07 (#6036 - in reply to #5853)
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emma*the*bird - 28/2/2007 18:40 What number are we starting at?

 

And what units? Days? Hours? Months? Seconds?  

Interactive   . . what does that mean? A webcam perhaps? A blog?

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deeb
Posted 1/3/2007 22:49 (#6076 - in reply to #6036)
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remaha - 1/3/2007 21:07

Interactive . . what does that mean? A webcam perhaps? A blog?

Well, the Invincible chat room costs 5 dollars (3 quid) - worth every cent, IMHO

> FlashChat <

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Officially Aisleyne
Posted 2/3/2007 13:01 (#6126 - in reply to #6076)
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1000

Counting down.....

to a brand new, interactive,  site
with:
1. Totally new or expanded sections...


(Watch out for updates)

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Officially Aisleyne
Posted 3/3/2007 08:09 (#6203 - in reply to #6126)
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1000

Counting down.....

to a brand new, interactive,  site
with:
1. Totally new or expanded sections
2. Flash applets on every page....

(Watch out for updates)

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Odm
Posted 3/3/2007 12:38 (#6214 - in reply to #6203)
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Whatever it is it has to be good...trouble is I dont know whats going on myself yet as Ive been away ... but Im sure I will find out soon.
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Officially Aisleyne
Posted 4/3/2007 09:59 (#6295 - in reply to #6214)
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1000

Counting down.....

to a brand new, interactive,  site
with:

1. Totally new or expanded sections

2. Flash applets on every page

3. Extra news section, original news section, diary and updated biography all now database driven and fully searchable

Fuelling has begun....


(Watch out for updates)

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deeb
Posted 4/3/2007 11:42 (#6300 - in reply to #5846)
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I like 3) ... fully searchable I'm a nerd
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Posted 4/3/2007 12:44 (#6307 - in reply to #6300)
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deeb - 4/3/2007 11:42

I like 3) ... fully searchable I'm a nerd

Lmao!! You make me laugh deeb! xxxx
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Officially Aisleyne
Posted 5/3/2007 09:55 (#6387 - in reply to #6295)
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1000

Counting down.....

to a brand new, interactive,  site
with:

1. Totally new or expanded sections

2. Flash applets on every page

3. Extra news section, original news section, diary and updated biography all now database driven and fully searchable

4. Gallery - additional section, with all gallery pix now served from a database using macromedia flash via a console.

Commencing final checks....


(Watch out for updates)

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Posted 5/3/2007 19:56 (#6409 - in reply to #6387)
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Officially Aisleyne - 5/3/2007 09:55

Counting down.....

to a brand new, interactive,  site
with:

1. Totally new or expanded sections

2. Flash applets on every page

3. Extra news section, original news section, diary and updated biography all now database driven and fully searchable

4. Gallery - additional section, with all gallery pix now served from a database using macromedia flash via a console.

Commencing final checks....


(Watch out for updates)

Looking forward to 1 & 3

However, as far as I'm concerned, you can keep your Flash applets though. As far as I can tell, they normally slow everything down without providing any tangible benefit. I look forward to being proved wrong!

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bengos
Posted 5/3/2007 21:05 (#6415 - in reply to #6409)
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remaha - 5/3/2007 19:56

Looking forward to 1 & 3

However, as far as I'm concerned, you can keep your Flash applets though. As far as I can tell, they normally slow everything down without providing any tangible benefit. I look forward to being proved wrong!



Got to agree with you there. Not everyone has broadband either!
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Officially Aisleyne
Posted 6/3/2007 01:15 (#6446 - in reply to #6387)
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1000

Counting down.....

to a brand new, interactive,  site
with:

1. Totally new or expanded sections

2. Flash applets on every page

3. Extra news section, original news section, diary and updated biography all now database driven and fully searchable

4. Gallery - additional section, with all gallery pix now served from a database using macromedia flash via a console.

5. All text pages offer separate pop-ups for a printer friendly, and an email a friend version.

6. Live Aisleyne news feed available for other web sites, personal web space, etc., requiring a single line of code.

Final checks completed, standing-by.....


(Watch out for updates)

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becki
Posted 6/3/2007 18:06 (#6470 - in reply to #6446)
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Officially Aisleyne - 6/3/2007 01:15

Counting down.....

to a brand new, interactive,  site
with:

1. Totally new or expanded sections

2. Flash applets on every page

3. Extra news section, original news section, diary and updated biography all now database driven and fully searchable

4. Gallery - additional section, with all gallery pix now served from a database using macromedia flash via a console.

5. All text pages offer separate pop-ups for a printer friendly, and an email a friend version.

6. Live Aisleyne news feed available for other web sites, personal web space, etc., requiring a single line of code.

Final checks completed, standing-by.....


(Watch out for updates)



Yayyy lol!! Thanks, sounds good!!! xxxx
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Officially Aisleyne
Posted 6/3/2007 19:24 (#6484 - in reply to #6446)
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1000

Commencing final count down, launch sequence initiated....

 

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bengos
Posted 6/3/2007 19:37 (#6488 - in reply to #6484)
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Officially Aisleyne - 6/3/2007 19:24

Commencing final count down, launch sequence initiated....

 



LOL - this had better be good, OA.

I hope this pudding isn't being over-egged.
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deeb
Posted 6/3/2007 20:54 (#6497 - in reply to #5846)
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Can anyone else feel the throbbing?
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Posted 6/3/2007 21:33 (#6503 - in reply to #6484)
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Officially Aisleyne - 6/3/2007 19:24

Commencing final count down, launch sequence initiated....

 


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bradley27
Posted 6/3/2007 22:07 (#6511 - in reply to #5846)
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Is there anyone else out there that doesnt understand half the things that are meant to be happening?
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Posted 6/3/2007 22:22 (#6515 - in reply to #6511)
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bradley27 - 6/3/2007 22:07

Is there anyone else out there that doesnt understand half the things that are meant to be happening?


Aisleyne's going to flash her apples, I think.
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Odm
Posted 6/3/2007 22:40 (#6518 - in reply to #6497)
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deeb - 6/3/2007 20:54

Can anyone else feel the throbbing?


My goodness Deeb, come and lay down while I get you a glass of ice cool water....
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Odm
Posted 6/3/2007 22:42 (#6519 - in reply to #6511)
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bradley27 - 6/3/2007 22:07

Is there anyone else out there that doesnt understand half the things that are meant to be happening?


Dont worry Bradley...the truth is that OA is really sitting in the broom cupboard pretending to be an astronaut doing his countdown....best thing is not to disturb him and he will return to normal quite soon I feel....lol
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Posted 6/3/2007 23:01 (#6526 - in reply to #6515)
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bengos - 6/3/2007 22:22

bradley27 - 6/3/2007 22:07

Is there anyone else out there that doesnt understand half the things that are meant to be happening?


Aisleyne's going to flash her apples, I think.


Apples you say, well I might show her my coxs then

Sorry couldnt resist
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Posted 6/3/2007 23:03 (#6527 - in reply to #6519)
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Odm - 6/3/2007 22:42

bradley27 - 6/3/2007 22:07

Is there anyone else out there that doesnt understand half the things that are meant to be happening?


Dont worry Bradley...the truth is that OA is really sitting in the broom cupboard pretending to be an astronaut doing his countdown....best thing is not to disturb him and he will return to normal quite soon I feel....lol


maybe so, but do any of us know what normal is?
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Posted 7/3/2007 02:40 (#6552 - in reply to #5846)
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Well, i've tried to go to the new bits (all look very nice, i'll say that) 3 times and each time i've lasted about 2 minutes until the site has cut my internet connection (information overload, I presume).

Would be nice if I could see a list of videos without being forced to download/watch one by default, or just pop to the home page to see any news without being forced to download lots of music and a slideshow every time.

I think i'll just be sticking to the forum.
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Posted 7/3/2007 02:48 (#6553 - in reply to #6552)
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bengos - 7/3/2007 02:40

Well, i've tried to go to the new bits (all look very nice, i'll say that) 3 times and each time i've lasted about 2 minutes until the site has cut my internet connection (information overload, I presume).

Would be nice if I could see a list of videos without being forced to download/watch one by default, or just pop to the home page to see any news without being forced to download lots of music and a slideshow every time.

I think i'll just be sticking to the forum.


You can always navigate to the News page from the navigation bar on the forum and skip the home page entirely.

Anyway, thank you for your comments and we'll see if we can make some changes for people with slower connections.

PS: Is the gallery quick or slow loading for you?
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Posted 7/3/2007 02:58 (#6554 - in reply to #5846)
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The gallery is all good/fine (like the way it works too, mate).

Sorry to moan, but as (I think) 71% of homes (which is presumably where most people will visit OA) have slow connections me thinks a large potential audience will be alienated. If I go to a site that has music and video the moment I get there I usually get irritated (or disconnected) very quickly whilst it's all trying to download and I go somewhere else. I appreciate it all has to look good, but it doesn't have to be NASA mission control.

If one person leaves before s/he's looked around because there's music, or a slideshow, or a video, getting in the way of him having a scoot around the site then that's 1 person too many (and 1 person who would have otherwise stayed). A site is judged on its content IMO, and not it's technical wizadry (in the same way that i'd stop reading a book if it started playing tunes at me every time I turned the page).

Hope this is taken in the constructive way it is intended.
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Posted 7/3/2007 03:13 (#6555 - in reply to #6554)
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bengos - 7/3/2007 02:58

Sorry to moan, but as (I think) 71% of homes (which is presumably where most people will visit OA) have slow connections me thinks a large potential audience will be alienated.


It's the other way around according to this...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6228367.stm

However, you've got a good point, we don't want to alienate any non-broadband visitors. So we'll definitely take your comments into account.
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Posted 7/3/2007 03:16 (#6556 - in reply to #5846)
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Yep, 69% of net users. IE computers. IE the vast majority housed in offices. I believe I specifically used the term "homes". Anyway, i'm very important and at present represent 100% of your customer feedback.



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Posted 7/3/2007 03:26 (#6557 - in reply to #6556)
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bengos - 7/3/2007 03:16

Yep, 69% of net users. IE computers. IE the vast majority housed in offices. I believe I specifically used the term "homes". Anyway, i'm very important and at present represent 100% of your customer feedback.





We could mute the music by default and use the sound button for turning it on. Also, we could try to simplify the opening animation. Would that be 100% better, 50% better, 0% better?

PS: A lot of people access this site from their place of work.
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Posted 7/3/2007 03:28 (#6558 - in reply to #6556)
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bengos - 7/3/2007 03:16 Yep, 69% of net users. IE computers. IE the vast majority housed in offices. I believe I specifically used the term "homes". Anyway, i'm very important and at present represent 100% of your customer feedback.

Make that 50% ... I'm stunned in rather a pleasant way

/me off to investigate and try to crash this mutha  

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maringo
Posted 7/3/2007 03:41 (#6559 - in reply to #6558)
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,p>Make that 50% ... I'm stunned in rather a pleasant way

/me off to investigate and try to crash this mutha  



I've been trying that with every page that OA has thrown at me. He's done the bulk of the work and I'm just a crash test dummy.
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Posted 7/3/2007 03:44 (#6560 - in reply to #5846)
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Don't get me wrong, it looks FANTASTIC. I just don't understand why everything has to be so, erm, "complicated".

I appreciate I might be in the minority, but if 1 person gets cut off who would have not done so yesterday, that's a bad thing IMO, and flashy stuff won't get any more people through the door as people don't know what it's like until they get there.

Simple 2 questions.

a) Have you ever been to a great website and ever said: "wow, that's great - I wish there was some music, though"?

b) Have you ever gone to a non-musician's website and got naffed off with any music?

If the answer to the first question is yes, and the second question no, i'll shut up.

I think i'll shut up anyway. I dunno - live in a nice house that the broadband suppliers won't touch with a bargepole and you're an outcast these days.

PS. My home IS my place of work.
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Posted 7/3/2007 04:11 (#6562 - in reply to #5846)
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Posted 7/3/2007 04:18 (#6563 - in reply to #5846)
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O/T - on the bottom banner of:
http://www.aisleyne.com/ashfans/graphics.asp
height=2800 should be 280
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Posted 7/3/2007 08:07 (#6565 - in reply to #5846)
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I love it!! lol
It is going a bit slower than usual :(
I'm just off to check the whole site out. Thankyou xxxxxxxxx
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Posted 7/3/2007 08:39 (#6566 - in reply to #5846)
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Posted 7/3/2007 09:06 (#6567 - in reply to #6559)
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maringo - 7/3/2007 03:41

I've been trying that with every page that OA has thrown at me. He's done the bulk of the work and I'm just a crash test dummy.

It's a great job OA & team

Running at 2.2GHz (AMD 3500+), the only problem I notice is when scrolling down a forum page (slightly slower? - could be imagining). The overall content doesn't seem to be much higher (hardly registering on a download bit-meter).

I guess there might be more rendering going on in our browsers; that could be catching some people out if they have an aging graphics card in their PC. Newer source compilers use newer optimisation features built into hardware but, for PCs that don't have the features, things can slow down to a grind

Thanks for the work, all - it's as HOT as ****

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Posted 7/3/2007 10:18 (#6569 - in reply to #5846)
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The site looks Amazing! Well done!
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Officially Aisleyne
Posted 7/3/2007 10:53 (#6572 - in reply to #6563)
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deeb - 7/3/2007 04:18 O/T - on the bottom banner of: http://www.aisleyne.com/ashfans/graphics.asp height=2800 should be 280

Thanks

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Posted 7/3/2007 12:27 (#6574 - in reply to #5846)
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Having been a self-appointed prophet of doom, it is only fair to report that everything is working fine for me. It's not noticeably slower (at least not on a broadband connection), but it is noticeably better looking. 

Personally, I am not a big fan of videos and music that automatically load. Rather than having a stop button, I prefer a start button. Music doesn't add much to my surfing experience. In fact, I find it irritating if I'm playing my own music through the PC's media player.

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Posted 7/3/2007 12:41 (#6575 - in reply to #5846)
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I have just been testing out the gallery in Firefox and noticed that you only have to click the Flash applets once. My version of Internet Explorer requires you to double click on any control the first time you use it, which can get pretty irritating as it's not always clear whether a single or a double-click is required.

It's Firefox for me in future when I visit OA. 

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Posted 7/3/2007 13:35 (#6577 - in reply to #6575)
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well it seems fine on speed for me, but I'm on broadband. It seems nice and tidied up, but one thing that might be nice is maybe a post (maybe on the Home page) to explain what exactly is new. Being not very bright on the computer, I cant see anything new, just a much neater and tidier website.
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Posted 7/3/2007 16:32 (#6586 - in reply to #5846)
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this website is brilliant!!!!!!!!! its well better good job
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Posted 7/3/2007 16:52 (#6590 - in reply to #5846)
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Well Done Officially Aisleyne
You've done a really good job xxxx
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Posted 7/3/2007 17:58 (#6603 - in reply to #5846)
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Am I right in thinking that there has been a large increase in the number of "guests" on the site today; They seem to have been outnumbering the online members at times. Do we know where they've clicked in from? Maybe some of them are Aisleyne's 1200+ myspace friends? Good news anyway.

Edited by ofni 7/3/2007 18:00
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Posted 7/3/2007 18:25 (#6610 - in reply to #6577)
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bradley27 - 7/3/2007 13:35

well it seems fine on speed for me, but I'm on broadband. It seems nice and tidied up, but one thing that might be nice is maybe a post (maybe on the Home page) to explain what exactly is new. Being not very bright on the computer, I cant see anything new, just a much neater and tidier website.


The changes...
1. News feed section added to Ash Fans
2. Biography updated
3. New gallery section added (TV & Radio)
4. News updated
5. TV & Radio section added
6. More videos added
7. Options to search site, suggest content, email articles etc.
8. General site look and layout changed

We'll be adding more content soon. Also, we'll take into account everybody's comments and make any necessary changes.
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Posted 7/3/2007 18:52 (#6612 - in reply to #6603)
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ofni - 7/3/2007 17:58

Am I right in thinking that there has been a large increase in the number of "guests" on the site today; They seem to have been outnumbering the online members at times. Do we know where they've clicked in from? Maybe some of them are Aisleyne's 1200+ myspace friends? Good news anyway.


The Bliss mag plug could have contributed as well.
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Posted 7/3/2007 18:54 (#6613 - in reply to #6612)
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dannyk - 7/3/2007 18:52

ofni - 7/3/2007 17:58

Am I right in thinking that there has been a large increase in the number of "guests" on the site today; They seem to have been outnumbering the online members at times. Do we know where they've clicked in from? Maybe some of them are Aisleyne's 1200+ myspace friends? Good news anyway.


The Bliss mag plug could have contributed as well.

Oh yeah, deffo

I love this new layout, its really nice. Also the home page is fab! xxxx
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Posted 7/3/2007 19:34 (#6615 - in reply to #5846)
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My first impression - well having the menu on the side makes the page about 50% wider than my screen which means each time I go to a new page I've got to scroll across, so I don't like that .

sorry , don't mean to be a gripe but it is kind of annoying and I can't see the benefit of it .

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Posted 7/3/2007 20:45 (#6616 - in reply to #5846)
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I like the new look, well done to everyone who works for OA website
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Posted 7/3/2007 21:06 (#6618 - in reply to #5846)
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I like the new look, well done to everyone who works for OA website
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Posted 7/3/2007 21:49 (#6619 - in reply to #5846)
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yes well done(Y)!! its brilliant!! i love it (Y) xxxx
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Posted 7/3/2007 22:23 (#6621 - in reply to #6610)
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maringo - 7/3/2007 18:25

bradley27 - 7/3/2007 13:35

well it seems fine on speed for me, but I'm on broadband. It seems nice and tidied up, but one thing that might be nice is maybe a post (maybe on the Home page) to explain what exactly is new. Being not very bright on the computer, I cant see anything new, just a much neater and tidier website.


The changes...
1. News feed section added to Ash Fans
2. Biography updated
3. New gallery section added (TV & Radio)
4. News updated
5. TV & Radio section added
6. More videos added
7. Options to search site, suggest content, email articles etc.
8. General site look and layout changed

We'll be adding more content soon. Also, we'll take into account everybody's comments and make any necessary changes.


thanks for that. It certainly looks much more professional. Congrats
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emptybox
Posted 7/3/2007 22:54 (#6624 - in reply to #5846)
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It's all working well for me, and looking good.
Glad you haven't changed the layout of the forum.
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becki
Posted 7/3/2007 23:08 (#6628 - in reply to #6624)
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emptybox - 7/3/2007 22:54

It's all working well for me, and looking good.
Glad you haven't changed the layout of the forum.

Yeah, it was going slow for me this morning but its back to normal now. I really like it Thanks so much to everyone who helped with the new website layout xxxx
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Julian
Posted 7/3/2007 23:28 (#6638 - in reply to #6628)
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I love the new colour scheme - very classy

The slideshow and music are cool too. Perhaps the best way to accomodate non-broadband users is to add an option in the Control Panel to turn flash on or off. Or have some kind of pop-up the first time to ask the user if they want to run the flash stuff and save the answer in a cookie?

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bengos
Posted 7/3/2007 23:41 (#6644 - in reply to #5846)
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Good idea, Julian - a lot of site have a small "skip intro" button.
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becki
Posted 8/3/2007 00:02 (#6660 - in reply to #6638)
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Julian - 7/3/2007 23:28

I love the new colour scheme - very classy

The slideshow and music are cool too. Perhaps the best way to accomodate non-broadband users is to add an option in the Control Panel to turn flash on or off. Or have some kind of pop-up the first time to ask the user if they want to run the flash stuff and save the answer in a cookie?

Regards

Julian


You right Julian, thats a really good idea xxxx
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Officially Aisleyne
Posted 8/3/2007 00:17 (#6665 - in reply to #6660)
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Hi guys -

We don't need a skip intro button. That's only required to navigate beyond a flash introduction, when its all that's visible on page.

On OA home page, you can simply click any  button on main menu to navigate to another section

If you want to stay on home page, then you can either mute the music, or stop the flash applet entirely by pressing either of the two buttons provided along bottom of applet.

All the reminder of the flash applets around the site have been specially compressed. The byte size of the flash applet running the main menu is less than most fm's individual signatures; the total size of all four applets running the new gallery consoles is about same as some of the larger individual signatures in this forum. So none will particularly affect download speeds.

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bengos
Posted 8/3/2007 01:05 (#6668 - in reply to #5846)
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Thanks very much, OA (and Maringo and everyone else), that's very helpful.
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kowalski
Posted 8/3/2007 19:25 (#6903 - in reply to #6665)
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Officially Aisleyne - 8/3/2007 00:17

Hi guys -

We don't need a skip intro button. That's only required to navigate beyond a flash introduction, when its all that's visible on page.

On OA home page, you can simply click any  button on main menu to navigate to another section

If you want to stay on home page, then you can either mute the music, or stop the flash applet entirely by pressing either of the two buttons provided along bottom of applet.

All the reminder of the flash applets around the site have been specially compressed. The byte size of the flash applet running the main menu is less than most fm's individual signatures; the total size of all four applets running the new gallery consoles is about same as some of the larger individual signatures in this forum. So none will particularly affect download speeds.



sorry to be dumb, but what are the Flash applets?

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