- Oct 18, 2009
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new site layout pro/con
Im really late in on this debate.
But first of all thanks ben and the other adminstratrs for putting so much work into these changes which you say are necessary to keep the sight profitable.
My biggest axe is these pictures which reveal your race results before you get a chance to read them (spoilers?). Theres no describing how bitterly i resent those, because previously, I could come to the site a week after milansanremo and read an exciting live report with excitement like the race was still unfolding but to have that now I need to cover the spoiler with one hand, the news headline with my other hand, the race result text alongside spoiler with a friends hand and then somehow manage to click the live report link - and ill tell you, I havent succeeded in this yet.
Another thing is there used to be extensive access to old race results i cant remember if it was on the mainpage or a database but the results available now seems to be just the last 6 weeks and F*# all else.On the upside the site does look a whole lot better so well done everyone involved there its good to get cycling up to date with the times probably even more than other sports websites.
I do find some of the journalism in the articles now is too long, repetitve and boring because you guys have got to remember the people using this site are: 1. mostly after some quick results and squiz at the pictures. 2. currently getting alot of their results/news from other online cycling sites, twitter and magazines so we dont want to be told for the sixteenth time that "Tyler Farrar is having a great season having already won vattenfall classics and several second places in the- bla bla bla bla bla you get the picture. What i would want if youre going to write me a long article is to give original opinions or news thats not just been wholesalely cut and pasted from another source. If you dont have the time or resources to write originals then - dare i say it - dont even bother writing such damn long rubbish just give us full results, pics and a little comment on the weather.
Now i may be peeving alot of people off here but let me say I understand you adminstratrs need to keep us on the site as long as possible to satisfy the sponsors well let me say i used to spend hours trolling thru this site and even going into the sponsors pop-ups and sometimes buying some gear but now i just cant enjoy myself on the site anymore. How about bringing back the old design your own grand tour team competition form a few years back that was surely a good way to bring the punters in.
Ill continue using i geuss but i just had to let someone know how this sight has lost all of its punch and pazaaz.
Anyway thanx for reading let me know if you agree/disagree with my gripes.
Im really late in on this debate.
But first of all thanks ben and the other adminstratrs for putting so much work into these changes which you say are necessary to keep the sight profitable.
My biggest axe is these pictures which reveal your race results before you get a chance to read them (spoilers?). Theres no describing how bitterly i resent those, because previously, I could come to the site a week after milansanremo and read an exciting live report with excitement like the race was still unfolding but to have that now I need to cover the spoiler with one hand, the news headline with my other hand, the race result text alongside spoiler with a friends hand and then somehow manage to click the live report link - and ill tell you, I havent succeeded in this yet.
Another thing is there used to be extensive access to old race results i cant remember if it was on the mainpage or a database but the results available now seems to be just the last 6 weeks and F*# all else.On the upside the site does look a whole lot better so well done everyone involved there its good to get cycling up to date with the times probably even more than other sports websites.
I do find some of the journalism in the articles now is too long, repetitve and boring because you guys have got to remember the people using this site are: 1. mostly after some quick results and squiz at the pictures. 2. currently getting alot of their results/news from other online cycling sites, twitter and magazines so we dont want to be told for the sixteenth time that "Tyler Farrar is having a great season having already won vattenfall classics and several second places in the- bla bla bla bla bla you get the picture. What i would want if youre going to write me a long article is to give original opinions or news thats not just been wholesalely cut and pasted from another source. If you dont have the time or resources to write originals then - dare i say it - dont even bother writing such damn long rubbish just give us full results, pics and a little comment on the weather.
Now i may be peeving alot of people off here but let me say I understand you adminstratrs need to keep us on the site as long as possible to satisfy the sponsors well let me say i used to spend hours trolling thru this site and even going into the sponsors pop-ups and sometimes buying some gear but now i just cant enjoy myself on the site anymore. How about bringing back the old design your own grand tour team competition form a few years back that was surely a good way to bring the punters in.
Ill continue using i geuss but i just had to let someone know how this sight has lost all of its punch and pazaaz.
Anyway thanx for reading let me know if you agree/disagree with my gripes.