We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

New forum top - please help us get it right.

124

Comments

  • Edinburghlass_2
    Edinburghlass_2 Posts: 32,679 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    While you are about it, any chance of a new pic of Martin, the blog one is nice and fresh :)

    http://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/
  • Old_Wrinkly
    Old_Wrinkly Posts: 5,182 Forumite
    edited 18 March 2010 at 9:23AM
    Thanks Edinburghlass, I should have realised ... :o (been logged on overnight :doh:)

    And I agree about the blog pic.
    More friendly looking :)
    Less of the staring, hypnotist's eyes :rotfl:;)
  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,268 Money Saving Expert
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Just on the 'moderated' issue - we had that discussion in another thread - if you look below the image you'll see i've posted the new text - the image is to show "look" not content :)
    Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
    Please note, answers don't constitute financial advice, it is based on generalised journalistic research. Always ensure any decision is made with regards to your own individual circumstance.
    Don't miss out on urgent MoneySaving, get my weekly e-mail at www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips.
    Debt-Free Wannabee Official Nerd Club: (Honorary) Members number 000
  • Victoria_Meldrew
    Victoria_Meldrew Posts: 774 Forumite
    All looks far too cluttered generally to me although the new bit is an improvement. When I first found this site it took me an absolute age to work out what was what and where the links to forums etc. were. Now I know the layout of the site it's OK but as a first time visitor I think I'd give up. (As a regular user I never look at the top anyway I just go to where I want to be mainly because it is so cluttered - it offends my eyes).
    It's 5 o'clock somewhere!
  • Fran
    Fran Posts: 11,279 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    My eye is immediately drawn to the green and the pictures, if scanning I don't think I would register "IMPORTANT! This is an open forum - anyone can post. Please exercise caution ...". Could that bit be on the green too (ie lose the lines, one rectangle not two.)
    Torgwen.......... :) ...........
  • fermi
    fermi Posts: 40,542 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Rampant Recycler
    edited 31 March 2010 at 3:23PM
    I notice it it now in place. :)

    Looks good for the most part, but the large grey areas to either side look a little odd. Is something going to go in there?

    Martin's example in the opening post of this thread didn't really show clearly how this might look....

    There are also no working links for the 'Forum Help' and 'Etiquette' tabs. I presume these are just not in place yet?
    Free/impartial debt advice: National Debtline | StepChange Debt Charity | Find your local CAB

    IVA & fee charging DMP companies: Profits from misery, motivated ONLY by greed
  • Former_MSE_Dan
    Former_MSE_Dan Posts: 1,592 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi fermi,

    When you click forum help and etiquette buttons, doesn't a popup box of text appear?

    If it doesn't, can you let us know what browser and operating system you are using

    Dan
    Former MSE team member
  • alwaysonthego_2
    alwaysonthego_2 Posts: 8,422 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    MSE_Dan wrote: »
    Hi fermi,

    When you click forum help and etiquette buttons, doesn't a popup box of text appear?

    If it doesn't, can you let us know what browser and operating system you are using

    Dan
    They are not working for me either and I am using Internet Explorer and Windows XP.
  • fermi
    fermi Posts: 40,542 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Rampant Recycler
    MSE_Dan wrote: »
    Hi fermi,

    When you click forum help and etiquette buttons, doesn't a popup box of text appear?

    If it doesn't, can you let us know what browser and operating system you are using

    Dan

    Nope. :(

    Tried it in Firefox 3.6.2 and Opera 10.10 on Mandriva Linux.

    Give me a minute or two and I'll fire up VirtualBox to try in on Windows.
    Free/impartial debt advice: National Debtline | StepChange Debt Charity | Find your local CAB

    IVA & fee charging DMP companies: Profits from misery, motivated ONLY by greed
  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    alwaysonthego wrote: »
    They are not working for me either and I am using Internet Explorer and Windows XP.

    Same here.

    Overall it looks very sweet although I'm a bit worried about the Dalek Baby the User Tools Morph is carrying - probably just my age ;)
    .................:)....I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 247K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.6K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.3K Life & Family
  • 261.1K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture