Suggestions regarding MM, your feedback here please Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hello everyone!  :wave:

We've made many changes to our site since our opening in August 2003.

I'd like to hear your thoughts regarding our site (both the forum board and the home pages).

Here are some preliminary ideas I came up with to start:
[*] What do you like about MM?
[*] What do you think could/should be improved?
[*] Is our staff helpful?
[*] Can you contact us easily?
[*] Would you like to see anything different?
[*] Would you like to change your role here?

These are just questions to start you thinking. Honest feedback is most appreciated!

Thanks in advance!
~Cleo  :pharoah2

[Guest_Jox_*]

Hi Lori - sorry I hadn't seen your first reply to me, apologies.

Well, all the various recent changes do seem to be settling. I have heard it said that the poetry division (which I suggested) may be putting off freeformers from visiting RMR but I'm not absolutly convinced of that personally. However, if anyone does have any concerns about the poetry forums please give them another couple of weeks to settle then, if you're still concerned, post a few comments here. (I'm not trying to stop debate now - if anyone wishes to comment now, please do so - it's just I feel we ought to give the new system a fair chance).

Lori, you asked...

"I do not follow you here? We do have categories and Site Map? "

I wasn't saying that people couldn't get around (or if I was, my error). I was trying to say that the "front page" still acts as a barrier. Does ikonboard / php allow the hot-spotting of images (as does HTML). That is, to turn an image into the equiv. of hypertext? If it does then I would suggest a graphical front page. If not then I think we could still achieve that with special characters. But I'd quite like to see all the confusing words (small print) disappear from the openijng page and be replaced by simple, friendly clickable symbols - or text if that cannot be done. Something like a circle of icons - all clickable - to draw people in - especially newcomers and potential members.

That's me idea...

All the best and thanks for all the recent extra work as well as your on-going efforts. (I know it's easy for me to come up with ideas - harder for you to implement!)

James.