Dinosaur Toy Blog changes

[DinoToyForum]

The Columbian mammoth will be debuting on the blog next week, meaning we'll have three unique species all tagged as Mammuthus. What do we think about specifying the species type for Mammuthus in all the reviews?

Yep, let's do it. And/or the species 'common names'?

Yes, that makes sense. I can go back and gradually edit my own woolly mammoth reviews, and the guest ones as well. I believe we only have two steppe mammoth reviews, Papo and Eofauna, but there's 39 woolly mammoth reviews the last time I checked. 

Don't worry, I can do them in bulk.

Done. I used the abbreviation M. for the genus for the species names.

[Fembrogon]

Do people use the Quick Links sections often? I'm thinking about removing them for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they are a bit sluggish to load and slow the site down. Secondly, they don't obey the filters, so if someone filters by, say, Brand: Mattel, and Genus: Velociraptor, the posts will be filtered to show only Mattel Velociraptors, but the Quick Links at the top will still show all Mattel reviews. It's not a big deal though, so if the Quick Links truly add value we can keep them. I rarely use them.

I like the quick links, both practically and visually; but I can understand why they might seem useless if they don't respond to multiple search keys. Perhaps they could be programmed not to appear for multiple filters?

[Gwangi]

I like the idea behind the quick links too but I have never used them.

[bmathison1972]

I have never used the Quick Links and kind of find them a visual distraction (I am comfy using the filters and the Explore section to find what I need; plus I use tags as filters). But I say keep them if enough people use them.

[DinoToyForum]

I've updated the style of the Dinosaur Toy Blog to make it a bit more visually appealing and colourful. If people like it I can implement a similar more vivid colour scheme on the forum as well.

[Protopatch]

Cool, this new style enlivens the site
Just a quick question to make sure : are we supposed to rate the reviews or the toys ?

PS : regarding the stars, I find that they are slightly less visible on the pink background.

[MLMjp]

I've updated the style of the Dinosaur Toy Blog to make it a bit more visually appealing and colourful. If people like it I can implement a similar more vivid colour scheme on the forum as well.

This is an april fools joke, right?

[DinoToyForum]

I've updated the style of the Dinosaur Toy Blog to make it a bit more visually appealing and colourful. If people like it I can implement a similar more vivid colour scheme on the forum as well.

This is an april fools joke, right?

It's only working on the desktop version, I think.

[MLMjp]

I've updated the style of the Dinosaur Toy Blog to make it a bit more visually appealing and colourful. If people like it I can implement a similar more vivid colour scheme on the forum as well.

This is an april fools joke, right?

It's only working on the desktop version, I think.

I'm on desktop. I mean that the new layout is the joke. No offence, but with the fonts and colors it looks like it's a website for children...

[DinoToyForum]

I've updated the style of the Dinosaur Toy Blog to make it a bit more visually appealing and colourful. If people like it I can implement a similar more vivid colour scheme on the forum as well.

This is an april fools joke, right?

It's only working on the desktop version, I think.

I'm on desktop. I mean that the new layout is the joke. No offence, but with the fonts and colors it looks like it's a website for children...

But I put hours of work into selecting the best combination of gaudy neon colours. And who doesn't like comic sans?

[Paleo Flo]

I've updated the style of the Dinosaur Toy Blog to make it a bit more visually appealing and colourful. If people like it I can implement a similar more vivid colour scheme on the forum as well.

This is an april fools joke, right?

It's only working on the desktop version, I think.

I'm on desktop. I mean that the new layout is the joke. No offence, but with the fonts and colors it looks like it's a website for children...

That was my first thought! Definitive an april fools joke...

[Gwangi]

Cool, this new style enlivens the site
Just a quick question to make sure : are we supposed to rate the reviews or the toys ?

PS : regarding the stars, I find that they are slightly less visible on the pink background.

The ratings are for the toys.

I was relieved to see that the blog changes were an April Fool's joke, well played @DinoToyForum! 

[bmathison1972]

hahaha. I just came to this thread to find out what the heck happened to the Blog and now I see it's an April Fools joke. Whew. I was worried!

[suspsy]

Jesus effing Christ. That's what I said just now when I uploaded my new review.

[DinoToyForum]

Jesus effing Christ. That's what I said just now when I uploaded my new review.

[DinoToyForum]

April Fools!

Don't worry everyone, I'll revert the blog back to normal very soon. 

[Shane]

Yknow sometimes my browser does weird stuff, so I just chalked up the bright colors and Comic Sans font to some issue with Chrome.

[Gwangi]

Jesus effing Christ. That's what I said just now when I uploaded my new review.

I think a few of us might have to wait until tomorrow to read your review. 

[DinoToyForum]

Screenshot for posterity.

[BlueKrono]

Now that's a good April Fool's joke. It's a shame to take it down so quickly; some of us in the States are just waking up.