StaceyG opened this issue on Oct 18, 2006 ยท 14 posts
Bobasaur posted Tue, 31 October 2006 at 11:14 AM
I just find it unfathomable that you can't create a link to the Animation Outlet within the drop down boxes in the gallery. You don't have to recode the Animation Outlet itself. Just make it so it can be found. Set the link to open a new window with the Animation Outlet main page so it's easy to close Or add the Animation Outlet as a static link in the galleries in the line of links that says: [what's new] [most viewed] [most commented] [best ratings] etc. Or put a link to it back under the Features column where it was. Or heck, you could even go the extra distance and replace the "Who's Online" feature at the very top of the page (under the banner ad) with a link to the Animations Section and then move that "Who's Online" under the "Features" or "Member Options" (since members are probably the only people this feature relates to) on the right side of the interface. I understand ya'll are fighting with technology to change the actual coding of the gallery itself. My concern is not that (although to be honest I have been requesting changes for years literally in that area). My concern is that the animations get lost and aren't seen when links to them are in a completely unexpected and illogical place. Yes, the "Free Stuff" is an illogical place. Look at it from the point of view of someone who knows nothing about the coding limitations of the site. Do you honestly think anyone is going to look at the link menu and think, "Hmmm. I wonder if they have any animations? Let's see... Galleries? Forums? Tutorials? Contests? Marketplace? Free Stuff? Yeah, that's it.. Free Stuff. I bet that's where I can find animations!" "Illogical" is actually an understatement, isn't it... It would appear that ya'll are letting coding determine site navigation rather than user-friendliness.
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