New website - opinion

[Alexias]

I have been working on a new front page for the website. Please could you take a look and give me your opinion and any comments or suggestions. https://pothos.org/contentnew/index.html. It doesn't look too bad on my phone!

Do you think it is too flashy?
Do you think it will attract new members?

I have also been working on a template for the sub-pages https://pothos.org/contentnew/template.html, but haven't quite finalised this.

[marcus]

I have been working on a new front page for the website. Please could you take a look and give me your opinion and any comments or suggestions. https://pothos.org/contentnew/index.html. It doesn't look too bad on my phone!

Do you think it is too flashy?
Do you think it will attract new members?

I have also been working on a template for the sub-pages https://pothos.org/contentnew/template.html, but haven't quite finalised this.

Looks good. Yes, I think it might help to attract - the current view is quite old, and old-looking, which might indeed be a turn-off for some people.

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[Alexias]

Thanks for your input!

[sikander]

Greetings,
The new site looks good- more what people might expect to see today. Hope it draws the attention of new people.
Still in the working stages but I can see how it should work when it's full-on.
Navigation still new to me but time will make it smoother.
Thanks for your work on this.
Regards,
Sikander

[Alexias]

Hi, thanks for your input. The initial page is designed to draw people in and the subsequent pages will have a more text-based and flatter navigation - once I can get the responsive HTML to work.

[ramsonmyhead]

I have been working on a new front page for the website. Please could you take a look and give me your opinion and any comments or suggestions. https://pothos.org/contentnew/index.html. It doesn't look too bad on my phone!

Do you think it is too flashy?
Do you think it will attract new members?

I have also been working on a template for the sub-pages https://pothos.org/contentnew/template.html, but haven't quite finalised this.

Whilst I do think that the 'upgrade' is more to the times and easier for those who want a simple browse-through, this old style that I did not grow up with is really awesome and adds a whole lot more to the website. The logo at the top left with I would assume Alexander and Bucephalus, the forum replying format, the EMOJIS... I understand that this website is aimed towards the general public who want to learn but as a current student studying classics, this website with its format, information, is a gold mine and I find it so cool!

[Alexias]

Thanks. A lot of the information on the main pages of the website is out of date, or current thinking on the subject has changed. It is also not exhaustive, and personally, I always found it a bit difficult to navigate. You might find the two boards 'Topics for study' and 'Alexander sources' easier to use.