Website - What do you want?

[admin]

Hi All,

We are looking to re-design the website shortly and would like to ask our fellow members what in particular they would like to see (or not - if that is the case!).

Please let us know your thoughts - good or bad, and we will see what we can do!

Please respond by replying to this message thread,

Thanks again,
Dave

Admin :wink:

 

[izabel]

Hi Dave, maybe we could make the background brighter - like the home page.

 

[admin]

No problem (I think). :wink:

See what I can do.

What other sort of information would you like to see?

Regards,
Dave

 

[pee wee]

Hi Dave,

Maybe an information section for newbies. A first step stop for them to get ideas about where to start looking & what other sites are helpful. Also tips on record keeping.

 

[admin]

Yep thats a good idea - especially as we have:
Genealogy FAQ

New to Family History

Maybe that section is not clear enough - so we will look to expand this and make it more prominent.

We did have a section on Record Keeping - but it got mislaid unfortunately. We will see if we can add that somewhere.

Thanks Peta
Regards,
Dave :wink:

 

[britannia]

Hi Dave,

I would suggest that the:
Genealogy FAQ
New to Family History
Is highlighted or shown better in the menu possibly!

I know most people in this genealogy game are looking for names - and when they do not find their particular name they move on! But we all know it is not just about collecting names:
We need to build a good community here (like this forum! - to keep people coming back!) - helping anyone and everyone.
We need to give them information on how, what and where - such as links to sites of interest (I know there is a lot of links here and that there is a Genealogy Directory but again not many people are adding links to their sites or favourite sites! (maybe people are lazy : )
The Wanted Names is great, I regularly check and have found a few contacts - thanks

I like coming back here to this site as most other sites are sell, sell, cost, cost, money, money

Sorry, just my "two peneth" (thoughts) on the site.
Cheers

 

[izabel]

Looking good Dave, thanks for all your hard work

 

[izabel]

WOW how incredible is the new format. Really classy - well done

 

[dawnlea]

Hi Dave ;D

Gotta admit, the new look is kinda cool!! Good work! Very professional - like it a lot.

 

[admin]

Thanks izabel and dawnlea,

Funny thing was I accidently deleted the some of the forum files . I then quickly uploaded the newest version of the forum. I then added the old theme, which because the forum is a newer version the theme broke the site!
So I quickly uploaded a bog standard one then came up with this. I still have a lot of things to change - some images etc..

After your comments I may keep this one! Maybe I will put it to a vote/poll?

Thanks again,
Dave :wink:

 

[admin]

By the way folks,

Could you let me know of any problems you come across (hopefully not many!)

Thanks,
Dave

 

[pee wee]

Looking good Dave.
Nice & fresh. Don't know about the scroll bars on my picture. Maybe will have to deflate myself and choose another picture :2fun:
The embarassed icon is missing from my screen. But that might be me not you.
Looking forward to seeing it after you have finished tweaking things.

 

[admin]

Hi ya Peta,

Hopefully the embarrased :redface: icon has now been fixed for you

Your avatar (or should I say what is supplied) was too big for the section, so I gave been resizing some of them.

though I do see that you have changed yours and uploaded your own
Very nice,

Dave

 

[pee wee]

Hi Dave,

Embarrased icon fine now. My new avatar is one of the ones supplied. Don't you just love the windswept look. :2fun: It would take me a month of sundays to look like that even if I was young enough. : When I work out how to import a photo from my camera program I might get one of the real me on here ;D

Cheers Peta

 

[pee wee]

Quite like the new look Dave. The Blue seems less hard on the eyes somehow. I noticed the home button takes you back to the Forum home page. Is there a link to the Family History Home page. The one that you log in on. Other than pressing the back button? Couldn't see one.

 

[admin]

Hi ya folks,

Right, hopefully most things are now working correctly.
Everyone now should be on this new theme.

Can I have any comments please - good or bad

Thanks to you all, :wink:

Dave

 

[joyceawood17]

I am not sure if we can already do this or if it is just me, but I want to be able to insert like a picture, I will give you an example, I was looking up a census but the typed portion and the hand written were actually different from what I was seeing, I can at home print the hand written and then scan it but what I can't seem to do is paste it here,:'( but if of course if you do that you would then also need to be able to enlarge it so you can see what is actually written.

 

[familyman]

well i am new to this site so no idea yet