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Are you okay with the funky font version of the splash page?
Yes, people bitch too much 12%  12%  [ 3 ]
Yes, but I really don't care either way 16%  16%  [ 4 ]
Yes 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
No 29%  29%  [ 7 ]
No, it's annoying 8%  8%  [ 2 ]
No, it will alienate new visitors 16%  16%  [ 4 ]
No, you're just being a retard, Dino 12%  12%  [ 3 ]
Total votes : 24 - total voters: 24
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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:57 pm 
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"No, it will alienate new visitors"

The font is quite unreadable for newcomers who are not used to bending their head the right way.
Change the font of the text into a more readable one and I'm 100% behind it all! ;)

Nice little sites for free fonts >> www.1001fonts.com
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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:24 pm 
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Funky font? What the heck are you talking about?

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:39 pm 
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Wow, now three out of fifteen have voted yes. At this rate, I'll get my way in four years. :)

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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:59 am 
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EVERYONE VOTE NO :P

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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:44 am 
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Tombfyre wrote:
One vote from a super-mega Dragon. I've got to count as more than one vote, right? ^..^ Or as previously stated, perhaps really big votes count for more.


If we are adopting the logic that characters affect votes, I might need to point out that I voted no and I have nine characters...

:lol: LOL!!
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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:20 pm 
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But yeah, if we go by size, I've pretty much lost. :) :ninastomp:

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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:44 pm 
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So we're going by size then? I guess I've won by default. :3
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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:11 pm 
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Not okay. It'd alienate new folks; it did so for me.

I finally found this post with a bit of difficulty (see attachment), in which I note toward the bottom that I didn't make my way to LD5 proper for a long period simply because of the font and overall appearance of the site.
Now, I figure with an image like the one you posted as a background it would be a little easier for a still-naïve to guess they were not in the wrong place, but navigation I still think would be tough. Hell, the only reason I can read what it says now is because I already know approximately what to expect to be there.

I vote for a JS-flip that will change the links to normal text on mouseover. That way you could keep your super-slick funky text, and still retain navigability. Also some plaintext links at the bottom for the main-sections is always a good call no matter what the page.


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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:33 am 
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Oh, cool, I've been looking for that thread a while ago.

*checks search for the too common term* Boy, phpbb sure has its flaws. Well at least you can find things in it usually to customize them, so once I have time again (tm) I might see to finding that list of too common words and kill it.
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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:11 pm 
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Well, since I got voted down and therefore got lazy, Blue's made at least an interim web front page for LD5 that shows off Rex's art. :)

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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:24 pm 
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Yeah, and Dino got tired so wentto bed before I could tweak it properly, which may admittedly take a bit longer.

I guess we'll still have to see if we expand the realm of influence of the php code to the entire page so we can use its stylesheet magic and stuff everywhere, or if I just haxxxor the banner to look like it does here.

Either way, it will be good and there will be much rejoicing.
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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:46 am 
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That was what Blue said, but here's what Dino heard:

blah blah php blah blah Dino's sleeping blah blah slippers blah blah claws blah blah kruft

Hey, I can hear what I wanna hear, right? :slipper:

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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:28 pm 
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Cool, a black background. :P Looks like someone's trying to save a bit of energy.

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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:31 pm 
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I just updated Blue's latest work to it now...he's done a good job moving over the forum banner to a couple of the other main pages...nice work, blootoes!

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 Post subject: Re: VOTE! New LD5 splash page - funky font or plain font?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:40 am 
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Just one comment necessary from me.

YAY!! :D

Lol! :lol: Thanks, guys.
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