Another New Skin

[edieparks 2]

Alex,

You are keeping me on my toes.

That's good for toning too.

edie

[NimbleBean 2]

Love the new colors, the wide bands and the link to new posts.

Don't mind the ads at all, but I do HATE them on the left. I

have to keep scrolling over to the right to see the posts on screen.

This is just a waste of time. Can't the ads be move back to the right?

As to the image at the top, seems cliche and a bit exclusionary...

a pretty, white young woman. Twenty years ago I was that image

myself; but I don't think it adds anything to the site.

But I really applaud the changes and willingness to try different

things. Most are fine, but they also need to be user friendly.

[Alex Brecher 10,515]

If you all would like to have the image removed at the top and if thats what the majority of you all prefer I will make it happen.

I am also working on a solution for those of you who prefer the ads to be on the right side of the page.

I will keep you all updated!

[Iluvharleys 15]

Actually I like the gal at the top! She's cute, has a great smile, and when I come on it makes it look like a really friendly place to come! I vote keep her! I would like the ads on the right though!

[wavydaby 1]

It would be nice if there was a small "before" picture of her. I think there are enough "model quaility" bandsters on the board that maybe we can have one of our own up there.

[Alex Brecher 10,515]

It would be nice if there was a small "before" picture of her. I think there are enough "model quaility" bandsters on the board that maybe we can have one of our own up there.

She's just a nice gal relaxing next to our logo. The logo is a little boring so we figured a little sex appeal never hurt anybody

I'm going to make some changes to the advertisements but before I do that I want to understand WHY the ads on the left are bothering you ? Do you have to scroll the screen horizontally ?

[Wheetsin 714]

They don't bother me, then again I'm running 1600x1200. I wonder if it's partially a matter of resolution for those it does bother?

[Alex Brecher 10,515]

They don't bother me, then again I'm running 1600x1200. I wonder if it's partially a matter of resolution for those it does bother?

My resolution is set to 1400 x 1050 and it's fine for me. What's everyone else running ?

[Alexandra 55]

My guess is that most people are looking at 800 x 600, and in that view the screen is too narrow to accommodate the ads without scrolling.

[Zannie 6]

Personally, I couldn't care less about the girl at the top – though I think it’s valid to say she’s not all that representative of Lap Band.

The ads on the left are fine for me in reading the actual posts (1024x768). It’s when I go to past an advanced reply that things get all catawampus. My window, even scrolled all the way over, no longer shows all the emoticons – but more importantly, I can’t get over to the spell-checker!! Egad! I don’t know if the ads being on the left are the contributing factor in the screwy advanced editor setup, or if anybody else has the same problem.

Oh, and I have seen other posts about the weird smiles and <p> characters that appear when trying to go back to edit an already submitted post! Everything gets all messed up when all I wanted to do was correct a typo that remains because I can’t get to the spell-checker! What’s up with that?

Another thing I saw someone mention was no longer being able to change the username. I never thought about doing that, but I guess other people miss the feature.

I do like having our screen names & data down the side of the posts, rather than across the top. Change is good, even if I’m usually slow to embrace it!

Suzanne

[Wheetsin 714]

The logo is a little boring so we figured a little sex appeal never hurt anybody

Sex appeal... so since we're mostly women, I vote that this little chunk of sex appeal gets put up instead:

[Elisabethsew 50]

What about a cartoon character to replace the girl? You could have a before and after that would be eye-catching, appropriate to the purpose of lap banding, and not offensive to anyone.

[Carlene 12]

I had to scroll before I changed my resolution.

As for the girl, I don't have strong feelings either way, but I do think if you are going to have a "real person" up there, it should be a Bandster. People with weight issues are VERY touchy about misrepresentation. We've all seen a ton of those fraudulent ads with fake "before" and "after" photos....."I lost 100 pounds effortlessly - while I slept". You don't want Newbies to think she's a Bandster if she's not.

[laphappy 0]

Anyone think she looks a lot like Jachut?

[wavydaby 1]

I like the hot guy better, personally.