So, how do you guys like the new look?

Post by **Zap!** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:48 am

Added statistics. Check it out, top right button. This .mod is absolutely amazing. It has stats for everything. Check out this one small example in monthly stats:

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Month  	 	Count  	Percent
January 2009	
 
	504	14.802%
February 2009	
 
	527	15.477%
March 2009	
 
	199	5.844%
April 2009	
 
	1142	33.539%
May 2009	
 
	308	9.046%
June 2009	
 
	180	5.286%
July 2009	
 
	153	4.493%
August 2009	
 
	150	4.405%
September 2009	
 
	42	1.233%
October 2009	
 
	31	0.910%
November 2009	
 
	62	1.821%
December 2009	
 
	107	3.142%

That shows our poorest post count month was October, with a pathetic 31 posts for the month. Somehow we were on fire in April, with 1,142 posts. While we are still tiny, it looks like December may be the busiest month in eight months. Here's to the future, hope the posting keeps growing!

Darryl B. · Post by **Darryl B.** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:17 pm

I tried clicking on it and it said I'm not authorized to use it.

Also, is there a problem with the banner? It doesn't fill the whole top of my screen, there's a blank square at the right side. I'm using Opera, if that helps. I can post a screenshot of it too if you need it.

Post by **Zap!** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:54 pm

Darryl B. wrote:I tried clicking on it and it said I'm not authorized to use it.

Also, is there a problem with the banner? It doesn't fill the whole top of my screen, there's a blank square at the right side. I'm using Opera, if that helps. I can post a screenshot of it too if you need it.

Whoops, didn't realize I had to set permissions! Try it now.

As for the banner, did this just start happening today? It looks fine on my end, although I have not seen the board on Opera. I use Firefox. Board looks ok on IE as well. Yes, please post a screen shot.

BTW, sorry the board was slow as hell today. My hosting site, GoDaddy, was apparently running maintenance, and it was beyond my control.

Darryl B. · Post by **Darryl B.** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:50 pm

Ter wrote: Whoops, didn't realize I had to set permissions! Try it now.

Working, thanks...interesting!

Ter wrote: As for the banner, did this just start happening today?

Yeah, I think so...

Ter wrote: Yes, please post a screen shot.

I'll get to it in a few!

Ter wrote: BTW, sorry the board was slow as hell today. My hosting site, GoDaddy, was apparently running maintenance, and it was beyond my control.

They kind of suck now, don't they? I've heard people groan about them for a while now.

Darryl B. · Post by **Darryl B.** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:02 pm

Hah, this took so long to load I was able to open up my Photobucket account in another window and upload the pic!

Post by **Zap!** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:13 pm

It looks to me like it's a definite resolution problem. On your screen, the banner clearly is about 70% of the screen. On mine, the banner is roughly just half the size of the screen, and centered. Did you recently change your screen resolution? If no, try clearing the cache or using a different browser.

As for GoDaddy, while they are the largest hosting site in the world, I heard they have many issues with speed. Doesn't make sense, with all their money. The good part about them is their security. You're much less likely to not lose your data, and the chances of them just closing down are virtually zero. With a smaller host, they can close anytime due to lack of funding.

Post by **Zap!** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:38 pm

Hmm, this could have something to do with the speed. From GoDaddy's site:

You will be unable to manage your .US domains from 1:00 PM until 9:00 PM MST on December 8th, 2009. During this time, any updates to your domain, including name server changes, will not be processed. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you.

Darryl B. · Post by **Darryl B.** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:17 pm

Ter wrote:Did you recently change your screen resolution?

No.

Ter wrote:If no, try clearing the cache or using a different browser.

Looks the same on I. Explorer...

Ter wrote:As for GoDaddy, while they are the largest hosting site in the world, I heard they have many issues with speed. Doesn't make sense, with all their money.

Yeah, I'd say they could definitely work on that issue...this is like being back on dial-up...

Post by **Zap!** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:26 am

Darryl B. wrote:
Ter wrote:Did you recently change your screen resolution?
No.

Ter wrote:If no, try clearing the cache or using a different browser.
Looks the same on I. Explorer...

Ter wrote:As for GoDaddy, while they are the largest hosting site in the world, I heard they have many issues with speed. Doesn't make sense, with all their money.
Yeah, I'd say they could definitely work on that issue...this is like being back on dial-up...

I see what you mean now. I'm working to resolve this. It looks fine on Firefox but is messed up on other browsers. Bear with me...

Darryl B. · Post by **Darryl B.** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:24 pm

Thanks, it's not a big problem, just thought I'd report it...

Post by **Zap!** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:00 am

Still trying to figure this out, Daryl, but I've been totally focused on updating the main's page's look. Right now it still looks like 1997.

Post by **Zap!** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:27 am

Well, after spending over a week, there's a beta up of the main page! First major overhaul to the look of the site since it went up (which was anywhere from December 1996 to March 1997, can't pinpoint the origin date any more than that). Please, everyone check it out and let me know how it looks. There are many bugs I'm working on, so not every link is working (search, subscription, etc.). Any suggestions would also be greatly appreciated!

http://www.zaponline.org/

Darryl B. · Post by **Darryl B.** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:21 pm

I like it! Nice and orderly!

Post by **Zap!** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:37 am

Darryl B. wrote:I like it! Nice and orderly!

Thank you. BTW, I finally figured out the problem as to why the banner was only centering on Firefox. All should be well now, and even added a blog button on the top right, below the banner. Feel free to test it out.

Darryl B. · Post by **Darryl B.** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:22 pm

Yeah the banner's fine now.

Posted about the blog in the other thread.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:10 am

I like the new looks, but I also liked the old geocities page. It really was like stepping back a decade or so.

Post by **Zap!** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:03 pm

Rob wrote:I like the new looks, but I also liked the old geocities page. It really was like stepping back a decade or so.

Don't worry, I have the old look saved, and will soon make it available for public viewing.

Notice anything different now?

Darryl B. · Post by **Darryl B.** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:33 pm

Yeah I did, it moves!

Very nice!

Post by **Zap!** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:19 pm

Darryl B. wrote:Yeah I did, it moves! Very nice!

How long will the snow stay up is the question. I guess it's more of a Winter thing than a Christmas thing, so I'll likely keep it up through February.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:10 am

Yeah, the snow is a nice touch!

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