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Nice New Picturecons
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 11:54 PM UTC
Nice surprise after a double shift.
The new forum picture-cons look great.
Nice job Jim.
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 12:04 AM UTC
I agree, I like them too
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 01:05 AM UTC
....veeeeeery pretty...but can they fight!!! hahaha :-)
(for you Dirty Dozen fans out there....)

Seriously now folks.... they look really good. Nice job.....

Bob
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 02:19 AM UTC
I'll probably be one of the few descenting voices, but I think they look cartoonish. Just my opinion .

Mike
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 02:23 AM UTC
The dioramas section would be better to have a building icon instead of tree.
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 02:31 AM UTC
Hey, cartoonish or not :-) :-) :-)

They lighten things up when we can take things in the hobby toooo seriously.
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 03:38 AM UTC
Good job jim and crew. Icons look good

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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 04:17 AM UTC

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I'll probably be one of the few descenting voices, but I think they look cartoonish. Just my opinion .

Mike
I agree. The older ones had a more uniform, professional look.
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 06:51 AM UTC

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I'll probably be one of the few descenting voices, but I think they look cartoonish. Just my opinion .

Mike


You are not alone. I wholeheartedly agree.

Scott
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 07:19 AM UTC

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I'll probably be one of the few descenting voices, but I think they look cartoonish. Just my opinion .

Mike


Yea, me too Mike....saw them and was kind of like "okay...." they changed....I liked the older kind of "hard edged" pics.

My two Pfenning.

Mike
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 07:27 AM UTC

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I'll probably be one of the few descenting voices, but I think they look cartoonish. Just my opinion .

Mike


Well I think your avatar is too cartoonish. :-) :-) :-)

I was already resigned (last night) to changing the Armorama specific icons. I actually like the ModelGeek Network ones (cartoonish or not they are better "icons").

Jim
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 03:51 PM UTC
Well, I just an old Geek anyway, I think they look great. :-) :-)
Removed by original poster on 09/12/06 - 22:56:41 (GMT).
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 06:54 PM UTC

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Nope. I don't like them either. Cartoons.

Vinnie


Opinions.... everybody has one. :-)

Jim
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 07:02 PM UTC
I rather think there needs to be different/constrasting colors on the Folder thing....
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 07:10 PM UTC
I think they look good. Nothing wrong with cartoonish.
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 07:46 PM UTC
Well I like the folder ones now. Just a matter of getting used to them.

Jeff
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 07:49 PM UTC

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I rather think there needs to be different/constrasting colors on the Folder thing....


There will be... but that will be based on each site.

You know I do have sufficient IQ to understand that the old icons being different colors and different designs were easier to key in on. However because of this they presented a jumble of colors and designs when displayed on the main forum pages, or the new Network Latest Posts page.

I am going to nicely ask your brain to key in on the design element (the icon) instead of the colors. Don't worry you will apapt.


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Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.
H. G. Wells


Cheers,
Jim
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006 - 08:11 PM UTC
My 2 cents is that I like the MG one. I'll get used to the Armoama ones. They remind me (now I'm dating myself) of Windows 3.11 and early MAC icons.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 10:47 AM UTC
I like the icons but because they're all the same colour it's difficult to find what you're looking for. Maybe change the colour of the folders for the relevant topics?
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Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 04:19 PM UTC
Aaahhh! Much better!
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Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 05:03 PM UTC
I like them too, good job.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 08:17 PM UTC
They just appeared on my computer for the first time today. I think that they look good. Nice job.

HARV
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Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 09:50 PM UTC
The new folders look very professional, they go well with the site's overall appearance.
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Posted: Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 03:47 PM UTC
Greetings all,

An icon is an icon I suppose, but having used these for a few days I can't say I like them. As was already pointed out the folders being all the same colout just blend into one another and it's more difficulty to zero in on what your looking for.

Not so good for those of use with failing eyesight LOL, LOL.

My thoughts anyway.

Cheers

Al
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