You really need a makeover. This blocky, dull, uninteresting look is just not doing anything for me.
You suck longer and harder than the people who bitch about the cover art ruining the books for them. The content is what is important and if the look is enough to turn someone off, they aren't the sort of people I want to be discussing WoT with. We already have enough idiots who ignore the text for IMAGINARY superficial appearance issues (such as thinking Cadsuane in a bikini would be a horrific sight, despite the fact that Aes Sedai never wrinkle), we really don't need any more nincompoops who were drawn to us by the pretty colors. I know there's not a lot of traffic here so maybe if we jazz it up we could be more appealing!
People suck. The more traffic, the more suck. Fact of life. You only want to increase traffic if you receive financial recompense. And we don't. It's nice and respectful that you followed wotmania's old look but it's time to be your own person...er website. I'm thinking maybe instead of blocks on the side we could do some kind of bubble or leaf motif (you like that rhyme?). And get rid of the pasty white background. If you don't want some sort of art in the background then how about just a color that's not white? I like the green. Maybe we could run with some type of forest/elf design?
Why don't books have green pages? Because its a distraction and inhibits the reading. People come here to read what others have to say, and write things for others to read. If you want to look cool while lurking/posting on your douchey little Mac in a cybercafe, may I suggest...um, no. Sorry, not even that faggy background you proposed would help. So good people of RAFO, I ask you, in a perfect world, what should RAFO look like?
Like it does! Change blows.
Cannoli
"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
- The Crownless
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Deus Vult!
"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
- The Crownless
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Deus Vult!
Dear RAFO:
- 14/09/2010 03:35:10 PM
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...forest...elf design...No. Just, no. *NM*
- 14/09/2010 04:00:31 PM
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Agreed
- 14/09/2010 04:03:06 PM
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*NM*
Lol I was just throwing that out there *NM*
- 14/09/2010 04:45:52 PM
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I like the semi-retroness of it
- 14/09/2010 04:34:35 PM
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It's easier to mess around at work when the site doesn't look like an elfin playground.
- 14/09/2010 04:40:17 PM
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*NM*
Art in the background was something used by teenagers on angelfire.
- 14/09/2010 04:44:29 PM
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uhm, there's a VERY GOOD REASON to keep a white background
- 14/09/2010 08:30:40 PM
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Re: uhm, there's a VERY GOOD REASON to keep a white background
- 14/09/2010 09:19:51 PM
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I am totally with you. Part of the reason I love this site is that it is so easy to use and read. *NM*
- 15/09/2010 12:44:07 AM
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Dear RAFOnaught: F*** off and die. Love, Cannoli
- 14/09/2010 11:24:21 PM
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See, I get paranoid when I almost agree with you. Of course, I'm more diplomatic...
- 14/09/2010 11:34:57 PM
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Macs are UNIX distributions that you pay for.
- 14/09/2010 11:45:08 PM
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Re: Macs are UNIX distributions that you pay for.
- 14/09/2010 11:46:35 PM
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Personally I do not think that the learning curve is worth $1000, but that is okay. 
*NM*
- 15/09/2010 12:00:08 AM
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*NM*
- 15/09/2010 12:00:08 AM
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Well, I don't
- 15/09/2010 05:27:12 AM
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Re: Well, I don't
- 15/09/2010 08:40:32 AM
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- 16/09/2010 02:49:00 PM
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Re: ...
- 16/09/2010 02:59:34 PM
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Took me forever to find; snoop suggested it just over a year ago:
- 16/09/2010 03:17:02 PM
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I'd put a language filter and Local Events list higher on my list of changes.
- 16/09/2010 03:04:16 PM
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