[wp-forums] Searching where you shouldn't

[Vicki Frei]

Yup, I think the "be sure to search first" text leads the less experienced or in 
a hurry folks to think that's where you do it; as well, the "post new" area is 
NOT warm n fuzzy, nor is it in a logical place at all.  I'm not further beating 
THAT dead horse though....

For those who'd rather not use a custom css, the Firefox extension RIP works 
equally well to remove the tag cloud idiocy.  As well as the top "dashboard" bar 
idiocy on wordpress.com, and the tag cloud on that forum as well.  Among MANY 
other online annoyances.... like flash....

V

On 1/29/2006 3:24:59 AM, Les Bessant (les at lcb.me.uk) wrote:
> We're all too experienced...
> 
> >From a lot of the posts I've seen, my
> impression is that the layout is
> unwelcoming and confusing for new users. Now I use a custom CSS to hide
> the
> tag cloud. But even with that, actual posts start a long way down the
> screen
> in resolutions of 1024x768 and below. Actual forum headings are
> waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down there, and given that a lot of people
> don't seem
> to like scrolling too far, it's not surprising that we see
> people unable to
> find where to post properly.
> 
> Looking at the posting form, maybe
> it's the "be sure to search" text that
> makes people who are either not really concentrating[1], or whose English
> perhaps isn't
> all that good, to mistake it for a search form?
> 
> [1] Common when they've got a problem and they're a wee bit stressed
> about
> it
> 
> 
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