[Souliarc]

Thank-you for removing the information under the torrents, and thus removing the scroll bar. My mouse would always get stuck there when rolling with the scroll wheel :P

Now, will more people not use the torrents because they decide not to find the information on how to use them on their own, who knows.

[watkinzez]

I'm surrounded by retards.

(Like the new design btw; uses space more efficiently)

[djpretzel]

Originally Posted by Evilhead

Ugh, browsing the site at work using IE. I prefer Firefox of course, but I have no choice while I'm at work. The site looks utterly broken. Anyone else have problems using IE? I know most computer savy people use Firefox these days, but a lot of people still use IE and it might reflect badly on the site having it look like a broken mess.

Clear your browser cache.

[Souliarc]

Wow, that shopzilla ad is annoying, like those graphic design ads that take up 1/3rd of the t.v. At least this one doesn't have the chance to take up valuable captioning or some dialogue with SFX.

But whatever keeps my OCR runnin'!

[Evilhead]

Originally Posted by djpretzel

Clear your browser cache.

Whoops, that did it. Feeling pretty dumb now.

[Dhsu]

Originally Posted by djpretzel

I *tried* to point out in that initial description that some of the formats aren't truly "chiptunes", but ultimately this distinction is unimportant to the target audience, which is the average user who doesn't really care whether emulation or sample-playback is involved.

I realize this, but I feel a site with an actual focus on the subject should set the example by using the correct terminology. Otherwise, it'd be like Digitally Imported referring to all electronic music as "techno." :P

[Chordless]

I distinctly remember there being *two* Pilotwings 64 remixes on this site. Now there's only Midnight Altitude, and the download-links for that one are all broken. I found the missing remix (Birdman ClearSkies http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00141/) by looking around supertux.com, but no such luck with Midnight Altitude

[sephfire]

I like seeing more of the projects on the frontpage. Nice work on the redesign in general.

[Defend]

Always meant to bring this up, and the recent remix write-up ('The Koan of Drums') is a good example to go from.

My question is, why is the website news written in the middle of write ups?

You load OCR, and the main page never says anything to do with the site's recent events. But if you load a new remix write-up, all that unrelated news is right there. Not just on the same page.. in the same article.

Is there a reason for that? Doesn't it seem a tad.. unorganised? At least this particular remix IS djp's, so he can't be blamed for cluttering up the article on someone's work. But clutter is a good way to put it.. I see that write-up and I automatically start jumping paragraphs looking for where the related info begins. In this case, that's 5 of them. Five paragraphs that will always be off topic. In a year someone will click on that remix and will still have to see all that.

Frustrating to me anyway. Main page, news, not in write-ups. Please?



Other comments:
The tabs for download, reviews, etc are nice. Now that 'reviews' gets a whole tab/page, it would be nice to see more than 3 lines of the last reply appear on that page.

Is the 'chiptunes' tab going to have the relating chiptune, or will it always just be a plug for ChipAmp?

The write-up page definitely feels more messy than it used to. Its probably only those "Ads by Google" in the same text-space as the article that are making me notice so much. But it definitely feels more "Which part do I read" now.


Sorry for all the nitpicking, I'm like that. Good work maintaining such a site in the first place.

[djpretzel]

Originally Posted by Defend

My question is, why is the website news written in the middle of write ups?

Valid question; currently using that space to emphasize activity on the forums, but may use it for announcements at some point. I *like* having the mix writeups read like an on-going, linear site blog of sorts, but certain announcements do warrant homepage status. Also looking at a mailing list for site news, etc. Whatever is done, I like having the gen disc. posts on the homepage & clearly visible, and don't want to get rid of them.

Originally Posted by Defend

Other comments:
The tabs for download, reviews, etc are nice. Now that 'reviews' gets a whole tab/page, it would be nice to see more than 3 lines of the last reply appear on that page.

Is the 'chiptunes' tab going to have the relating chiptune, or will it always just be a plug for ChipAmp?

Sorry for all the nitpicking, I'm like that. Good work maintaining such a site in the first place.

Well, everybody *thinks* they're a designer, and many don't think through ALL the numerous implications of site design, ad placement, etc. when they make suggestions.

Regarding more content on the reviews tab, I agree - perhaps even the latest three reviews, instead of just one, who said them, and when they were posted. You can get that from the thread, of course, but the point of the tab is to quickly sum up recent comments, so the extra space could definitely be taken advantage of.

The chiptunes tab was supposed to have a link to download the actual chiptune, when available, as well as links to other chiptune players. It's still going to, it's just something I didn't finish in time and thought could wait.