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'So what happened to the new site Martin?' blog discussion

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Former_MSE_Lawrence
Former_MSE_Lawrence Posts: 975 Forumite
in Martin's blogs & appearances & MSE in the news
This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's "So what happened to the new site Martin?" blog. Please read the blog first, as the discussion follows it.
Read Martin's "So what happened to the new site Martin?" " Blog


PLEASE REMEMBER THE IMAGE SHOWN IN THE BLOG IS ONLY A ROUGH DUMMY IMAGE. IT'S NOT FULLY LAID OUT - THE COLOURS, FONTS ETC AREN'T CLOSE TO BEING FINALISED. IT'S JUST TO GIVE YOU A LOOK AT THE WAY WE'RE GOING
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  • BodyOfBones
    BodyOfBones Posts: 281 Forumite
    I did not see any of the new site idea as I was away on holiday. Today is the first I have seen of it and like the new appearance. I do not like the tools on the right, prefer the look of the ones you have now.

    The site does need a makeover after 4 years but what ever it looks like it will not stop me using it or recommending it to other people.
  • SonOfPearl
    SonOfPearl Posts: 439 Forumite
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    Good for you Martin. It takes guts to reconsider something as important as this and admit that you weren't happy with the design as it was.

    I think the changes you have made are very sensible and would be happy for this version to go live. :T
  • scurtis_2
    scurtis_2 Posts: 1 Newbie
    Sold your soul to the devil did ya? ;)
  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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    NOOOO It's not a You-Tube Advert - it's a site video - hosted on You-Tube - thought I think when we go live we'll use Google Video! :D
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  • jmarko
    jmarko Posts: 4,137 Forumite
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    The Forum button should be even bigger. I'd say half the page! :D :rotfl:
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  • reehsetin
    reehsetin Posts: 4,916 Forumite
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    all perfect except i think the little section which has 'credit card tart alert' etc makes the site look too busy and confusing, too much information, i think take that out and if you definatly want the information on the front page put it under the tools bit
    Yes Your Dukeiness :D
  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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    reehsetin - don't worry - its just that we haven't formatted or looked at the tools or site stats centre yet; they're the last thing to be done, i just wanted to get everyone a look as I know many are wondering what happened
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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    Please make it work in Firefox - [strike]the 'screen sample' doesn't[/strike].

    Doh - a left click scales it up from 32% to full screen (thanks MSE Dan).
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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    Don't worry Heinz the new site is designed for cross browser compatibility - funny about the screen grab it works in Firefox for me
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  • Chrismaths
    Chrismaths Posts: 931 Forumite
    I think it's key that Martin updates his photo to show off his new hairline ;)
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