Forum Tidy Up

In an effort to try and make everything look a lot neater, as well as reduce the main page size and stop people complaining that their "car is at the bottom" - have reshuffled the forums and grouped them all together.

The old "General" forum is now just the cars name, with the Tech and Styling now sub categories of the main one....

If there are loads of objections, I can change it back - but I think this might be a better solution what with the models starting to stack up....?

Let me know

 

[MATT 68]

I think it looks too thrown together, instead of the old one that was set out neatly. Like arc said "it wasnt broke..... so".Im an old man of 37 tho so us old gits dont like change!!

 

[ben]

Yes, but the problem was the list was starting to get quite long, and the cars at the bottom were being missed altogether... then through in the new commercial section and the mpv's and the pages were getting huge

But the poll will decide...

One thing that will declutter it though would to put some descriptions under each car, this will then pad them out a bit...

 

[Hellcat]

Preview of posts in various forums was a very useful option.

 

[ben]

That does seem to be the general view - and one i can agree with. It doesn't help the problem with the forum list becoming huge though....? Or something we can all deal with?

 

[arseofbox]

Well I like it....

 

[arc]

i don't mind the list being huge, it's fiats fault for making so many cars.

for the new punto, might be no point having the 3 sub forums for it quite yet - wait till its taken off better

what about for the MPVs and Vans have a forum each for them, and list the models in the forum description?

 

[Hellcat]

Owning cars near the bottom of the forum, I don't mind the scrolling. Maybe we can do a competition and offer some wheel mice?

Grande Punto needs its own forum since there are bound to be loads of questions.

 

[sammiboo]

like others have mentioned I like being able to see the last post in each section.

 

[beau]

well i only use 'new posts' so tbh i wouldn't of ever noticed whats happened because i only use new posts so this makes no difference to me what so ever, but at a glance it looks complicated but i prefure it

 

[sammiboo]

well i only use 'new posts' so tbh i wouldn't of ever noticed whats happened because i only use new posts so this makes no difference to me what so ever, but at a glance it looks complicated but i prefure it

I usually use new posts... but at work it wont let me :bang: so have to go into each individual forum.

I think it looked tidier before for the newbies anyway.

 

[ben]

I think a lot of the "cluttered" look is due to some having sub categories and some not, making the heights all uneven..... though unless they all split of course, we can't do much about that...

Hmm... making this whole post rather pointless :chin: lol...

 

[Jai]

we could split it further, hatches small and large, sports (xi/9 coupe) etc etc
or the old way, i liked scrolling down to the uno house near the bottom, go past everyones elses shiny new car section, and turn in where i like....but thats me, and i bow to the majority.

 

[bulldog5046]

seems awkward to navigate, simplicity is the key

 

[dave]

my lot are just posting all thier stuff in punto general, they dont seem to see the other bits

 

[Stu DemonD]

Easy - 2 sections are all that is needed:

- Car stuff

- Spam stuff

 

[stilosporting]

i liked the other way, never really had any problems with it.

 

[H2DaE]

I don't really like the new layout, looks a bit too mixed up and confusing

 

[bozzy]

As it was before for me I'm afraid.

 

[christopher watson]

Bring back the old sections, as i am set in my ways, and dont like change

 

[hmallett]

I don't see what the problem is. It's pretty much the same, just a bit neater. Coupe section is back down to one section (understandable, given that other Coupe-related forums are available ). I don't see why there's separate section for cars, MPVs and commercials though - I'd just lump them all under Fiat vehicles.
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