Looking for some comments on my layout / etc

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OasisGames
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Looking for some comments on my layout / etc

Post by OasisGames »

Well, I've been working on a news/forum/calendar for the past two months, and things have been going quite well. I've been in an "upgrade mode" for the past few days, throwing in as many usable features as I could possibly find, and now I'm looking for suggestions on the layout (or anything else you happen to find that should be changed)
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Blame my ISP for slow loading times, and if they're a problem, look at this site instead.

Just looking for any and all suggests on making the site more usable.
I suggest you change the theme to "Aeolus", as my defaults are old and retina-burning and I haven't changed them. Feel free to make suggestions on the theme, but only if they pertain to the Aeolus theme, not the others. Please also try and look at some of the features, and feel free to register for the forum so you can look at the posting interface, etc.


So, again, any suggestions or comments would be nice.
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Post by califdon »

I like the organization and the Aeolus theme. Incidentally, the response time was good. Have you thought about offering an option to increase/decrease font size? Some users may prefer smaller font and see more on a page, others (like me) may prefer larger fonts, due to vision limitations.
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Post by RobertGonzalez »

I like aero in blue.

It is actually a pretty nice looking site. I don't have the time I normally would dedicate to a full review, though I would suggest posting your markup validation and CSS validation statistics. I would also recommend a test with CSS off and Javascript off. Otherwise, at the moment, it looks like a decent forum should look.
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