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Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-22-2004 18:36

So, that was pretty painless, wasn't it?

Feel free to post any questions or comments concerning the launch here. What you think about the pricing and the subscription fee. And what you think about the new look. Actually, the new look should be temporary, because my friend who designed the sleuth homepage is going to help me out with a new site-wide look soon.


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GigaClon
GigaClon

Apr-22-2004 20:12

I like the old look. Black on Black doesn't do much for the readablity

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-22-2004 22:25

Where are you seeing Black text? Is it a specific page? If it's everywhere, it is probably a cacheing issue with your browser. If that is the case, it can be cleared by deleting all your temporary internet files. Let me know what browser you use and I can give more specific insturctions.

jwonie2
jwonie2

Apr-22-2004 23:29

jeez, how much can the server fees cost? i guess i'm just a cheapskate. $8 for 3 months isn't that much i guess.. but i was hoping for somthing more like $8 a year. oh well. like i said, cheapskate.

Greyling
Greyling

Apr-23-2004 01:11

Yeah, I also prefered the old look, it was more elegant and calm. This black, white and grey gets a little "hectic" + it doesn't work as well with the photos, my opinion, everything seem to sort of fade into one.

As for the guidelines about the subscription fees, I think it might be a good idea to put them on the intro page so that it's possible to read them before actually signing up. In that way people will have more of an idea of what it entails before creating a detective.

Oh, and then a question: If no one from an existing agency signs up for a subscription, does that mean that agency will close down seeing as it says that only paying members will be able to buy property?

Greyling
Greyling

Apr-23-2004 01:53

Oh, and another question: Will only paying members be able to participate in the treasure hunts?

Logan Myers
Logan Myers

Apr-23-2004 03:04

I do like the new look. It looks more professional now. Although it does lose a little of that 30s/40s nostalgic feel. I like the colors, but prefer the old font, though I'm not sure if the old font will work with the new colours. Anyway, since a new look is being worked on, I'm sure that will be great!

Since now only paying members can join agencies, I realise that you can't tell if another detective is a subscriber or not, so that is a potential problem for agencies looking for subscribers to recruit.

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-23-2004 07:11

That's interesting Greyling. In my opinion, the color adds more definition to the pages, particularly the pictures. As I said, it's temporary anyway. My big concern is that some people are saying they are getting black text that is unreadable. I'm not sure if it's a browser incompatability error or some browser side cacheing issue that I don't have control over.


Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-23-2004 07:19

About the existing Agencies-

No, I won't be kicking out members of the existing agencies if they don't subscribe. Consider it a thank you for spending the extra time testing all the agency code.

I didn't want to spell that policy out before hand, because that might have led to people creating a bunch of accounts and sticking them in agencies, just to hold the space open.

I hope that some of the existing agency members do decide to describe, particularly because you are some of the most active players. There will, of course, be a competitive advantage for agencies with more subscribed players, since those players get more daily mysteries.


Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-23-2004 07:20

err:
describe should be subscribe


Kitten
Kitten

Apr-23-2004 08:57

I think the new look has a more professional and sophisticated feel to it, while the old one was more pleasing to the eye (just the way the colours went together and things - easier to look at).

$8 for 3 months is cheaper than I thought it was going to be and I think it's a good really good decision for a price. It shouldn't put people off. I think I will suscribe (just came in first, 'cause I was curious about the changes...)

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