LinearLook of the site (General)
by Tony Kosten 
, France, Tuesday, May 30, 2006, 10:05 (6899 days ago)
My girlfriend doesn't like the content of the opening page, and finds a lot of the other pages too 'wide'. 
Does anyone else have any real dislikes?
Look of the site
? My girlfriend doesn't like the content of the opening page, and finds a lot
? of the other pages too 'wide'. Does anyone else have any real
? dislikes?
My girlfriend (a web designer) thought it looked mostly ok. Didn't like the 3d rotating new, thought there was sometimes a lot of white space around the headings. There is also a bit of inconsistency in alignment (left aligned v centered) and what happens when you resize the browser.
I think these are all minor though. You should concentrate on utility rather than looks. In general, I can find the information that I want to, so its ok.
Look of the site
? My girlfriend doesn't like the content of the opening page, and finds a lot
? of the other pages too 'wide'. Does anyone else have any real
? dislikes?
You should never use the words 'wide' and 'girlfriend' in the same sentence. It is just asking for trouble ;)
Look of the site
by Tony Kosten , France, Wednesday, May 31, 2006, 11:33 (6898 days ago) @ Don Lester
Yes, the 'new' icon is particularly annoying in Firefox, where it seems to rotate 10 times faster! 
I can make all the text left-aligned or centered - which is easiest on the eyes?
I know the content is the key thing with a site like this, but even so, it might as well look nice! 
Look of the site
by Anthony Wood 
, London, Monday, June 05, 2006, 11:03 (6893 days ago) @ Tony Kosten
? My girlfriend doesn't like the content of the opening page, and finds a lot
? of the other pages too 'wide'. Does anyone else have any real
? dislikes?
Whilst agreeing that content is king I don't think the overall look of this site properly reflects the quality of the content. To me it looks a little dated (my apologies if the designer is reading this). I find the look of e.g. redhotpawn.com and chess.emrald.net more contemporary.
With the functions I would welcome the opportunity to "see the solution" and to review problems I've failed to solve via a button on the page that informs me I've failed.
But overall I'm very grateful for all the time, hard work and thought that goes into this site -
