Is the theme of the OC forum a tad outdated and hard to read

JollyJamma · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:49

Hi all
I couldn't find a better place to put this and I'm sure there will be some people who disagree but I think that the OC forum could use a bit of a revamp.

It's looking a tad early 2000s but with high res textures.

Looking at a few other forums I'm on and they are easier to read and less chaotic.

I know that it's a theme and OC are correct in being consistent in their theme choice between the sales side and the forum side but I think that the theme could be kept just with a slightly better layout.

Happy to keep using it as it's a great source of information.

Edit: I changed the theme to black and it's a lot better. Still a touch web 2000s with the size of icons and the structure but a lot better.

Edit Edit: seems I'm very wrong and the theme is beautiful. Sorry if I offended anyone. I shall beat myself for being so insolent.

Regards,
JJ

rare · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:53

Honestly, I think it’s great.

Its early 2000’s vibe is part of the charm.

It only recently went through a revamp and that was trying enough…

I think it’s really easy to read? Compared to something like Reddit, it’s beautiful.

Chuk_Chuk · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:53

Have you tried using a different colour?

Hades · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:55

No, keep it as it is imho.

K.C. Leblanc · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:56

rare said:
I think it’s really easy to read? Compared to something like Reddit, it’s beautiful.

I really struggle with nested replies,

I really like the OcUK layout, but that might be because I'm old.

Thekwango · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:57

Chaotic? I think the layout is perfectly fine.

Deleted member 77746 · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:57

JollyJamma said:
but I think that the OC forum could use a bit of a revamp.

I disagree. It's what makes it OcUK Forums.

Have you tried changing the colour?

Thekwango · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:57

rare said:
Compared to something like Reddit, it’s beautiful.

Reddit makes my eyes bleed.

Feek · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:58

JollyJamma said:
It's looking a tad early 2000s but with high res textures.

The basic layout was designed in 2002 and revamped earlier this year with high res textures.

So you are absolutely bang on. Yes.

chroniclard · 4 Oct 2022 at 10:59

Bru, if they change a single thing there will be an 800 page moaning thread about it. Don't poke the bear.

METEORIC · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:00

Thekwango said:
Reddit makes my eyes bleed.

Not if you use the old Reddit!

Anyways, this layout is fine.

McBain · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:00

Er no.

JollyJamma · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:03

Bouton Aide said:
I disagree. It's what makes it OcUK Forums.

Have you tried changing the colour?

This is 100% what I expected. It's the theme that always has been the theme and it's an community that gets on fine so don't change it.

Happy with that, just asking the question.

The second hand forum section is terrible with old outdated threads and current threads all bunched together.

kaiowas · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:05

JollyJamma said:
It's looking a tad early 2000s but with high res textures.

Most of the users have been here since the early 2000s. This is our little corner of the old internet, how it used to be. And we like it this way.

Megahurtz400 · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:05

Never change from the beautiful simplicity.

It makes it super easy to see all the crazy old racists Tories argue with all the woke af lefties and I love it.

adidan · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:06

I don't mind it.

The only bit I've had to spend more time reading are usernames, it's been easier since I ditched avatars mind.

Feek · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:09

JollyJamma said:
The second hand forum section is terrible with old outdated threads and current threads all bunched together.

How? Threads can’t be bumped, they disappear naturally :confused:

I’m sure that your MM access can be removed if you dislike it that much

Beef Burger · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:10

The theme doesn't matter to me but I have to be honest and say it's a bit pathetic that users can't even upload pics/images directly to the site and instead have to upload pics/images to 3rd partie hosting sites and then link the URLs here.

That's prehistoric internetting lol

Kenai · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:10

JollyJamma said:
The second hand forum section is terrible with old outdated threads and current threads all bunched together.

Sounds like you've not got threads sorted by date

Armageus · 4 Oct 2022 at 11:15

Beef Burger said:
The theme doesn't matter to me but I have to be honest and say it's a bit pathetic that users can't even upload pics/images directly to the site and instead have to upload pics/images to 3rd partie hosting sites and then link the URLs here.

Eh? Surely it's just good business practice. Why should OcUK pay both for both bandwidth and storage to host thousands of copies of Jesus.gif, memes and other nonsense?