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Imatk

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Ok am I the only one who is not digging the layout of the new site with all of the "recent threads" stuck way over on the side in a VERY small column?



I mean I know you want to advertise but every other forum I go to puts the ads on the side where you have the forum threads... Just wondering.
 
Imatk said:
Ok am I the only one who is not digging the layout of the new site with all of the "recent threads" stuck way over on the side in a VERY small column?



I mean I know you want to advertise but every other forum I go to puts the ads on the side where you have the forum threads... Just wondering.
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I have to agree on that one and I believe other people have also stated that they miss the old layout of the recent threads. It really should be the largest section on the front page, not the adds.
 
Domas said:
I miss the old layout too... :sosad
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Many of us do
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. How about it David? :nixweiss
 
Yeah I find myself going to Detail University now just because I don't like the homepage anymore... ah well :(
 
a.k.a. Patrick said:
Excellent idea! It appears Autopia has taken a turn, be it good or bad...........Its changed.

I actually find myself here, less and less........Im not sure if thats due to time constraints or just a general lack of 'warm and fuzziness'.......
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Same here. I think it is the latter. First, all the adds just seem to have taken away the warm fuzzy feelings. Second, the site is no longer navigation friendly. Something else too, but I can't quite put my finger on it, but the personal touch seems to be gone. Now it feels very impersonal and mechanical. My number of posts have increased dramatically on other forums. I miss the old Autopia. :cry:
 
but the personal touch seems to be gone. Now it feels very impersonal and mechanical. My number of posts have increased dramatically on other forums.
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EXACTLY................There are some heavy sponsors now, that was sort of the appeal with Autopia before, not a whole lot of commercialism.......
 
a.k.a. Patrick said:
EXACTLY................There are some heavy sponsors now, that was sort of the appeal with Autopia before, not a whole lot of commercialism.......
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Yeap, unfortunately it is becoming very commercialized. Now we even have AG as a sponsor, a huge conglomerate. Autopia used to be the place for the little guys with the personal, friendly customer service. :sadpace:
 
I dunno, but either my browser is blocking these ads (Firefox) or I'm just not seeing them. I always just log-on to the forums:



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I see Palm Beach (AG, etc.) now has a forum in the sponsor section, but besides that I don't notice any ads. I don't really see where the "little guys" are being pushed out. The only recent sponsor that left was Bob (Danase) because the rates went up. It seems that over the years sponsors have come and gone. And wasn't Autogeek a sponsor a few years ago? I remember their forum was giving away free stuff at Christmas (the 12 days of Christmas?).



Until we are limited to what products we can discuss I don't really notice that much of a change..... the same guys can post in the forums, and that is basically all I pay much attention to.
 
I'm with Eliot, I don't really notice that much difference other than looks obviously. I always go the the forum homepage, bookmarked, and just hit new posts anyway, maybe thats why I dunno :nixweiss.
 
Eliot Ness said:
I dunno, but either my browser is blocking these ads (Firefox) or I'm just not seeing them. I always just log-on to the forums:



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I see Palm Beach (AG, etc.) now has a forum in the sponsor section, but besides that I don't notice any ads. I don't really see where the "little guys" are being pushed out. The only recent sponsor that left was Bob (Danase) because the rates went up. It seems that over the years sponsors have come and gone. And wasn't Autogeek a sponsor a few years ago? I remember their forum was giving away free stuff at Christmas (the 12 days of Christmas?).



Until we are limited to what products we can discuss I don't really notice that much of a change..... the same guys can post in the forums, and that is basically all I pay much attention to.
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You don't see the adds because you are not at the homepage which is: Autopia - Autopia Home. May be I just have to get use to this change, though a bigger space for the new posts would still be nice instead of all the adds.
 
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