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hansgrinder
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Joined: Sat May 16, 2009 1:43 pm
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 1:44 pm 
 

Hello,

As my thread title suggests, I have a small and somewhat inconsequential suggestion for the forums.

Would it be possible to add a link or button at the top of the forums pages to take you back to the main page or open it in another tab? There have been numerous times where I read about a band on the forums and wanted to look it up, only to have to open up a new tab or window to do so. I keep thinking that the big "Encyclopedia Metallum" banner will do this, but it only takes you back to the forums index. I know this is a pretty lazy thing for me to suggest counteracting, but I feel like it's a small addition that could be useful for everyone that uses the forums.

Thanks.

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Derigin
The Mountain Man

Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:25 am
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Location: Canada
PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 1:53 pm 
 

Yeah, I can do that for you.

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Azmodes
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Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:44 am
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Location: Ob der Enns, Austria
PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 2:11 pm 
 

Hehe, I've actually been thinking the same thing a couple of times. Just make the banner in the upper left direct to the site instead of the forum, I say. We already have "Forum index".
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MalignantThrone
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 2:19 pm 
 

Doesn't the "Back to the Encyclopaedia Metallum" button at the bottom of the forum page do exactly that, though? :scratch:
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Azmodes
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 2:37 pm 
 

Guess so, but for me the banner seems the more obvious choice.
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splyu
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Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:09 pm
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Location: Germany
PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 2:47 pm 
 

MalignantThrone wrote:
Doesn't the "Back to the Encyclopaedia Metallum" button at the bottom of the forum page do exactly that, though? :scratch:

Now that you mention it, it does, but with it being at the bottom of the page and not particularly visible, I never even noticed it. At the top it would be much more convenient.

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Morrigan
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 2:53 pm 
 

Ehhh I'm so used to the banner taking us to the forum index that I would be annoyed at changing it. Just use the link at the bottom.
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pbsisbad
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Joined: Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:39 pm
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:08 pm 
 

Would making the "Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives" at the top of the page (the text, not the picture) into a link to the site be feasible?
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Derigin
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Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:25 am
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 5:30 pm 
 

What I had in mind was doing what pbsisbad just noted. The banner will remain as is.

Hold on while I do it.

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Derigin
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:43 pm 
 

Alright, it is done. :)

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splyu
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Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:09 pm
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:44 pm 
 

Great, thanks! I'll certainly be using this.

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Derigin
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:47 pm 
 

The added bonus to this is that when you click the link at the top, you don't have to move the cursor to get to the site's search function.

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kingnuuuur
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Joined: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:35 pm
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:55 pm 
 

If anything it should be the other way around, since it says "Message board" under the center text, and the banner is associated with the main page. There's even a Forum Index link directly under the banner anyway.

Personally I have both archive and forum bookmarked in the Firefox toolbar. More convenient.

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pbsisbad
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:31 pm 
 

Awesome.
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hansgrinder
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Joined: Sat May 16, 2009 1:43 pm
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:17 am 
 

Aw shit, awesome! I admit I did notice the link at the bottom mere minutes after I posted this thread, but I guess I wasn't the only one who missed it. This is cool, and sure to improve the flow between the mainpage and the forums. Thanks to the mods and normal users alike!

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splyu
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Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:09 pm
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 6:41 am 
 

kingnuuuur wrote:
If anything it should be the other way around, since it says "Message board" under the center text, and the banner is associated with the main page. There's even a Forum Index link directly under the banner anyway.

It may not be logical, but it's better than nothing. Looks like changing it that way around isn't feasible (see Morrigan's comment - though that may not be the final word on it).

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Personally I have both archive and forum bookmarked in the Firefox toolbar. More convenient.

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It's not user friendly to have your users have to do that, though. The above issue, too, really. The site itself would benefit from setting it up more logically.

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