Comments on: My Scene

By: Ang

Ang — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:18:33 +0000

the site isn't rendering at all in IE 6.01

I was wondering why the only thing loading was an insane background a random /a> in the upper left corner.

By: ericam

ericam — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:15:46 +0000

Oh, and the site isn't rendering at all in IE 6.01 because all of the graphics are PNG and they didn't use the PNG work-around that's needed to display transparent PNGs in IE 6.

Well that explains why I saw nothing but a psychedelic trip. (I know, I know, but I'm stuck on IE6 at work, and for once I might be grateful for it.)

Until I've actually looked at it for real, I'll just assume that it's pretty heavy on the G and light on the LBT, like all the other "inclusive" sites.

By: aliecat

aliecat — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:15:12 +0000

get off it, pointlessly deriding someone's work won't turn you into a hepcat.

I think MNSpeak would shrivel up and die if we all stopped doing this...

By: StevenW

StevenW — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:08:32 +0000

Or maybe I wasn’t talking about your comment kurtis, whichever way you want to view it.

By: kurtis

kurtis — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:02:22 +0000

“They stole their design from a myspace template.” != “It ran over my dog and defiled my mother,” but hey, whatever. From now on if I can’t say something upbeat and encouraging I’ll say nothin’ at all.

By: mb21

mb21 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:54:16 +0000

Sounds like a graphic designer…

By: StevenW

StevenW — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:50:50 +0000

All I’m saying is the design isn’t great but people are reacting like it ran over their dog and defiled their mother; get off it, pointlessly deriding someone’s work won’t turn you into a hepcat.

By: aliecat

aliecat — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:41:35 +0000

"Or maybe I'm optimistic here and the truth is if the site's focus wasn't gay culture the reception would be positive."

Wha?

By: kurtis

kurtis — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:24:25 +0000

“Or maybe I’m optimistic here and the truth is if the site’s focus wasn’t gay culture the reception would be positive.”

Yeah, because we love bad design when straights do it.

By: StevenW

StevenW — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:18:20 +0000

Actually, it’s just the background that is way too busy, if the background was calmer it wouldn’t have the negative reception. Or maybe I’m optimistic here and the truth is if the site’s focus wasn’t gay culture the reception would be positive.
Also, 90’s design? You’re kidding right? This site uses so many design elements that weren’t even possible in the 90’s; transparency on the rounded boxes for starters.