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[Meicyn]

Was using the classic theme, the changes are nice so I finally switched over.

 

[BLAUcopter]

 

[V1LÆM]

well done! really like the new design! the only issue i have is that pikachu sucks. raichu is my favourite pokémon

 

[TLZ]

I like this one better. Nice easy layout of everything. Very tidy.

Can gold members have an extra set of gold reactions instead of just 1?

The theme suddenly switched to Lite theme as I was browsing between topics and for a second I thought I got banned

Lmao. Same

 

[TLZ]

I came on neogaf

 

[plushyp]

Hope you all like the new site design! I was never satisfied with Modern and leaned toward the Classic theme ever since we launched Modern a few years back, so the goal here was to take the best aspects of both Classic and Modern and combine them into one uber progeny to rule them all. We have the Classic typeface and thread list with many of the Modern aesthetic elements, but tweaked for improved user experience across desktop, tablet, and mobile browser types.

Special attention was paid to the header navigation, with cleaned up quick links so that you can click between the main forum sections and also your watched threads, trending threads, and new posts, without extra menu diving.

And of course we wanted to give some special incentives to our Gold members, so we included a new Gold-exclusive reaction to have fun with.

A PayPal option was a common request, especially for our non-US members, so that's been added.

I'm sure we've missed a few things here and there, so feedback is welcome and we'll try to address any issues.

Thanks!

Day 999 of asking for a sad smiley reaction.

 

[Droxcy]

Dig the new Dark theme great color contrasts!

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

It's short for "subscriptions," which an alternate name for the "watched threads" page.

I'm aware of what it means, I'm just wondering why it's not consistent.

Want to call it "Subs" at the top? Then call it "Subscriptions" on the left menu. Or if you want it to be "Watched Threads" on the left menu, then call it "Watched" or something at the top.


Edit: Here is a quick and dirty edit (via Dev tools) on what I think would look better.

I think centered looks so much better and is more easily usable. There can be a lower bound on the width so someone with a smaller screen, it'll still fill the entire page. There are a number of ways it could be done.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I forgot what the 100ppp meant as it used to be standard.

I don't know if that's a Gold feature but I turned it on.

100ppp always the true measure of a big thread. None of this 50 page thread with only 50ppp.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Some of the ads are gross.

Spoiler

 

[MiguelItUp]

Yesss Paypal, let's go.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Some of the ads are gross.

Spoiler

Hahaha. I got that too. I also saw that in other websites too like it's following me around. I swear I have never googled foot fungas to set some internet ad precedence.

 

[ManaByte]

Some of the ads are gross.

Spoiler

Hahaha. I got that too. I also saw that in other websites too like it's following me around. I swear I have never googled foot fungas to set some internet ad precedence.

It's your punishment for derailing any thread where Brie Larson is mentioned with feet images.

 

[Valedix]

Really loving the new dark theme guys!

 

[Valedix]

My only bit of feedback would it possible to separate the pinned threads from normal threads?

 

[akimbo009]

Some of the ads are gross.

Spoiler

Get gold. It only gets worse from here, ya know.

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Today I learned GAF has a sizeable toenail fungus fetish community.

 

[BigBooper]

The new dark theme looks really great on tablets. The site seems to be more responsive on android opera too.

Spoiler

Love the new spoiler button.

 

[Icymanipulator]

New dark theme is even darker, the contrast is better too. Way better then the old style. Nice job!

Also like how the OPs name will be visible when browsing threads. I hated that modern omitted this.

 

[Neolombax]

Loving the new look. Great work!

 

[Bernd Lauert]

The various Patreon tiers should have their own perks. The easiest way would be to add a unique reaction to each tier so that people can flex their supporter levels. Maybe add gif avatars to the higher tiers too (are gif avatars technically feasible?).

Loving the new dark theme btw.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Much improved site and theme, great job !

 

[Jose92]

It is quite left on an ultrawide monitor. Might just need time to get used to it.

You can do what I do and have the page zoomed in at 150% then it will look way better.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Was the fire emote always animated?

I think it was yes.

 

[SJRB]

Is the "posts per page" feature new? I've searched for this but I've never seen this before.

So glad I can set it to 100 posts per page instead of the default 50.

100 POSTS SUPERIOR
50 POSTS INFERIOR

 

[VN1X]

Guys stop switching themes, you're making the site implode!

I demand my premium shitpostings to be active 24/7!!!1

 

[strange headache]

I've always been partial to the dark classic theme, which to me, was almost perfect. Good to see that the modern theme is finally adapting the same design philosophy. Might even tempt me to switch were it not for these small issues

Where is my gaudy "gold" logo?

What is up with that aggressively orange bottom bar? This is an outright crime against dark theme users. Makes me dread scrolling all the way down

Forsaking the breadcrumb for these ugly round buttons is not cool. The ugly round buttons really need to go!

The separation between posts is a bit too aggressive. Quotes are turquoise/green instead of GAF orange? The background is a tad too dark. Less contrast is much easier on the eyes.

Also the "scroll up" button seems to be gone?

All in all it's cool tho, glad the overly playful modern redesign is gone.

Deserves a happy Pikachu from me.

 

[ZywyPL]

I won't lie I was negativity surprised when I visited the site yesterday, all the fonts looked squeezed compared to previous layout, but after a while, man it's so good, especially the nav bar.

 

[Star-Lord]

And of course we wanted to give some special incentives to our Gold members, so we included a new Gold-exclusive reaction to have fun with.

A PayPal option was a common request, especially for our non-US members, so that's been added. We also have a Patreon supporter option now.

In regards to Gold membership, I still think a tiered system should be introduced, along the lines of Plus, Gold, and Platinum. The higher the tier you are on, the more benefits you receive as a member. I'd happily pay £6.99 a month to help keep the forum running and give me little bonuses. Just an idea, though, and I'll be supporting you through Patreon as soon as I get paid.

 

[GymWolf]

Now we only need a "i'm laughing at you" emoticon.

 

[ZywyPL]

What still bothers me the most is when you have someone on ignore list and that person is being quoted, when you want to see his post to get the reply's context it reveales all ignored posts on the page, which automatically scrolls the entire page and you lose the post from your sight, would be really great if when clicking on particular post it would unhide only that single post, whereas for unveiling everything on current page you'd have to use the option on the bottom of the page.

Also - whenever an ignored person gets permabanned he should automatically be removed from people's ignore list, freeing up the slot for potential future new candidates.

 

[Rentahamster]

Awesome touch with how the thread titles subtly light up on mouseover. It makes navigation just a bit easier and it's appreciated.

 

[Star-Lord]

Also - whenever an ignored person gets permabanned he should automatically be removed from people's ignore list, freeing up the slot for potential future new candidates.

Do you have that many people on there? I mean, I have like two people on mine, and I'm not even sure if they're active anymore.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Dark Theme is sweet

I finally switched to Dark Theme, seems nice. I'm dark there everywhere except GAF, as the white letters used to smear my eyes. I'll see if I can get used to it as the Light Theme is extremely bright. If there was a light grey one it would be perfect.

 

[Pantz]

One more little bug on the new themes both light and dark,
When posting or editing a post, there is no color highlight

or I guess the color might match the background, you can slightly see it in light mode.

 

[V1LÆM]

the site was so bright i thought i had loaded up Elden Ring

i'm on my desktop now. the site is great on phone/tablet but on desktop it feels like there's a lot of wasted space. would be nice if there was an option to center the list of threads like RadioactiveLobster showed in their post earlier:

I'm aware of what it means, I'm just wondering why it's not consistent.

Want to call it "Subs" at the top? Then call it "Subscriptions" on the left menu. Or if you want it to be "Watched Threads" on the left menu, then call it "Watched" or something at the top.


Edit: Here is a quick and dirty edit (via Dev tools) on what I think would look better.

I think centered looks so much better and is more easily usable. There can be a lower bound on the width so someone with a smaller screen, it'll still fill the entire page. There are a number of ways it could be done.

 

[Bakkus]

I'm not a fan of this revamp. Is there a way to centralize the post field a lot more like it used to be? And be able to permanently have the 3 lines in the upper left corner window visible?

 

[strange headache]

Accidentally posted in the wrong thread. So here it is again

Can we also have a separation between sticky topics and regular ones?

Right now, they look the same, and it is easy to confuse them.

 

[clem84]

I usually have the dark theme so I went back and forth a few times between classic dark and Neogaf dark and I prefer the new one. Well done.

 

[Saber]

Could you guys do the same work on the classic dark theme?

 

[ZywyPL]

Do you have that many people on there? I mean, I have like two people on mine, and I'm not even sure if they're active anymore.

At one point I've reached the ignore list limit, but most of those console warriors are banned so whenever some new bumbass appears I don't have many slots left, so like I said, it would be nice if those permabanned users disappointed from people's vignore lists, because I'm sure as hell won't bgo back to reviewing who is banned from my list and who is still active.

 

[ANDS]

I'm not a fan of this revamp. Is there a way to centralize the post field a lot more like it used to be? And be able to permanently have the 3 lines in the upper left corner window visible?

Same. The old layout was a lot easier on the eyes and less. . .I dunno. . ."busy."

 

[DeepEnigma]

and potentially enough to click less on this site TBH.

 

[Bakkus]

Same. The old layout was a lot easier on the eyes and less. . .I dunno. . ."busy."

It honestly feels like going backwards here. Like, this is how forums were like in early 2010 and the one we had up until a few days ago was the new modern layout. Hopefully they see this criticism and give us the option.

 

[Palliasso]

We continue to tweak various aspects of the new themes - thanks everyone for your feedback.

• There is now a small line separating sticky posts from non-sticky posts
• The footer colors for light and dark themes have been swapped
• Banned users will now show as banned in the thread list
• A bug was fixed that caused banned users to appear as unbanned
• A bug was fixed that caused the homepage icons to now show correctly

We are still investigating the following issues and are actively working to resolve them as soon as possible:

• An issue exists where if stylized text is highlighted in the reply box, the highlighted color is incorrect and inconsistent
• NeoGAF Gold members are seeing the default site logo, rather than the gold logo
• Some larger advertisements are incorrectly covering elements on the page
• Background covers are not showing on some users tooltips
• Users with resolution set lower than 340 horizontal pixels are experiencing issues with the site navigation / page width scaling

 

[Punished Miku]

• A bug was fixed that caused banned users to appear as unbanned

 

[Neys]

The new dark theme is too "contrasty", also maybe too many color accents on everything ? Personnally I prefer that other website dark theme and structure on PC desktop, easier on the eyes, everything is centered, easier to read, my eyes aren't going from on side of the monitor to the other and this is on a 24 inch 1080p monitor about 2 feet away (?) depending on how I sit

 

[Putonahappyface]

I've joined the elitist groovy gang. Pour my crown on me master.

 

[strange headache]

• There is now a small line separating sticky posts from non-sticky posts
• The footer colors for light and dark themes have been swapped

Great job, I'll keep using the dark modern theme. Switching over from classic has been really smooth so far.

 

[Big Baller]

Just stay away from the purple colours.