Finally: It's good!
Friday, March 19, 2010 by Mellowe | Discussion: WinCustomize 2011 Feedback
I'm not a WinCustomize guy, but I've visited the site a few times. I was always turned off by the primitive nature of the old site. It was ugly, outdated, and unintuitive. The new site (beta) is absolutely wonderful. I think it'll go a long way in attracting new users for several reasons:
- Clean and simple (so important!)
- Great header (useful mouseovers are always a plus)
- Better organization of information (news, popular skins, etc.)
Bravo!
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Reply #2 Friday, March 19, 2010 6:04 AM
BoXXi's right, I'm afraid...I think you reversed the intuitive part reversed. The old Home page has everything layed out in one spot.
But, glad you're happy....so many of us aren't. 
Reply #3 Friday, March 19, 2010 6:13 AM
I like the new forum site but use the old wincustomize site instead of the new one, pretty much don't like it one bit.
Reply #4 Friday, March 19, 2010 6:34 AM
I like the new forum site but use the old wincustomize site instead of the new one, pretty much don't like it one bit.
Reply #7 Friday, March 19, 2010 7:04 AM
i disagree! except forum, the new forum is much better i think
Reply #8 Friday, March 19, 2010 7:09 AM
Looking at the two sites side by side, the new site has a very confused layout.
And it still hasn't got what I would have liked - a download button on the gallery page. It would be really quick just to have a button to click instead of having to follow the skin link.
Reply #9 Friday, March 19, 2010 7:15 AM
Ooh look, the site was functional once upon a time...
Reply #10 Friday, March 19, 2010 7:45 AM
Personally I agree with Boxxi, the old site is fine, laid out great and easy to use. It just needs all the bugs and slowness fixed. I will say however that the new site has merits in its own right, a bit faster and such, but you have to search for what you want a lot more. Once you get used to it though I guess it's "OK". I think the reason why people do not like the new site is because we are just not used to it. If forced to use it (which I hear may be soon), I am sure we will become accustomed to it after awhile.
Reply #11 Friday, March 19, 2010 9:07 AM
Much of the same things were said about the current WC when it was released as well. The desire for the new site was to make it clean and simple to navigate, and I think it's much better.
Reply #13 Friday, March 19, 2010 10:30 AM
Everything goes forward or becomes extinct, even though I prefer the current site because of familiarity. I will eventually get used to the new one once the bugs are ironed out.
Reply #14 Friday, March 19, 2010 10:40 AM
I'm not keen on the the new site at all, the fact that everything is stuck in menus, to item previews being bunched up real close together. There is nothing nice looking about it either. For a site thats about customization, themes etc you would think it would have a much better theme than the current very boring one.
Reply #15 Friday, March 19, 2010 11:00 AM
I remember skinz.org before it was brown.
The exact same comments/complaints have surfaced at every site revision, both big AND small [revisions, not complaints]....
You can look on the bright side...at least the public/visible end of it all is getting updated/improved.....the admin end of it is just so cute and cuddly....just as ancient and disfunctional as ever....
Reply #16 Friday, March 19, 2010 11:35 AM
The only thing I like about the new site is that I can come back to the old one...
....gonna be a bastard when that option's gone.
Reply #17 Friday, March 19, 2010 11:43 AM
I concur.
Reply #18 Friday, March 19, 2010 11:44 AM
Except the DesktopX library is buried so deep a proctologist was called in and we haven't seen him since.....
And you must run a search to find your own gallery. 
Reply #19 Friday, March 19, 2010 11:46 AM
I think what has been written here just defines what change is, it can be good or bad and either accepted or not.
What we will find though that at the end of the day change will occur, most folks just look at it and move knowing that tomorrow will bring more change. 
Reply #20 Friday, March 19, 2010 11:59 AM
Yes, and for much the same reason. With each version, WC has become more Microsoftized in appearence and less functional. Why is it more difficult to find stuff, and why are there extra clicks to get to a download button?
All I want is a simple way of downloading skins. I don't need something which resembles Bill Gates' backside.
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Reply #1 Friday, March 19, 2010 5:08 AM
Hmmmm i AM a Wincustomize guy, and I totally disagree......