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New Paydirt Site - gavin

gavin		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 6:27:44 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Hi guys and girls, I've just finished putting the new site live. It combines all 3 old sites into one now (www.paydirt.co.nz, forums.paydirt.co.nz & permitmap.paydirt.co.nz). Makes things easier for me to manage and the new platform will allow me add new functionality e.g. blogs, community calendar, etc. But you may have to wait a while for any new functionality - the new site was a hell of a lot more work than I originally thought, so I need a wee break now as I'm all Paydirt'd out! :P Ok, hopefully the site's working correctly for everyone? Attached are a few screenshots to show what it should look like! It will vary a bit depending on which web browser you're using, but it should hopefully look good in all browsers?! (IE took a bit of extra work as always!) Bonus - it now resizes for better viewing on mobile phones, though the forums don't resize too well yet so I'll see if I can do something about that soon. Anyway... please, please let me know if things aren't working as they should for you so I can get any issues ironed out. Hope the new look and feel doesn't scare anyone off! Cheers, Gavin :) gavin attached the following image(s):
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gavin		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 6:33:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Just noticed the RSS feeds aren't working so I'll fix that shortly. Also going to try and re-route all the old forums.paydirt.co.nz addresses to their new www.paydirt.co.nz equivalents so old bookmarks, RSS readers still work. Edited by user Friday, 6 July 2012 7:37:56 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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chrischch		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 7:13:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 811 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 192 times Was thanked: 105 time(s) in 104 post(s)		Thank you Gavin for the hard work. The site looks great!
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gavin		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 7:36:31 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Originally Posted by: chrischch Thank you Gavin for the hard work. The site looks great! Cheers - hopefully the new look won't put anyone off! ;)
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 7:55:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		I acknowledge Gavins Hard work and admire the effort put in but I dont like sites where sponsors plaster their adverts strategically where my mind is drawn to their products and I sure in hell didnt appreciate the lying Sheila who claims she only lives 4ks away trying to solicit me - its caused a matrimonial dispute here!

gavin		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 8:30:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Lammerlaw I acknowledge Gavins Hard work and admire the effort put in but I dont like sites where sponsors plaster their adverts strategically where my mind is drawn to their products and I sure in hell didnt appreciate the lying Sheila who claims she only lives 4ks away trying to solicit me - its caused a matrimonial dispute here! Just as well I substantially reduced the number of ads on the site then ;) I've not seen any lying Sheila's yet... amazing how Google tailors the ads shown to what you've previously been searching for. I ain't going to ask what you've been typing in to Google! :P
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 8:56:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: gavin Originally Posted by: Lammerlaw I acknowledge Gavins Hard work and admire the effort put in but I dont like sites where sponsors plaster their adverts strategically where my mind is drawn to their products and I sure in hell didnt appreciate the lying Sheila who claims she only lives 4ks away trying to solicit me - its caused a matrimonial dispute here! Just as well I substantially reduced the number of ads on the site then ;) I've not seen any lying Sheila's yet... amazing how Google tailors the ads shown to what you've previously been searching for. I ain't going to ask what you've been typing in to Google! :P Naked sheilas of course - Gold, guns and good keen woman are at the top of my mind...honestly though this computer is absolutely totally new and I havent looked at anything untoward...yet...Hmmm I did have a brief look at a dating site...Maybe lying sheilas are THAT quick to pounce on a poor unsuspecting individual. Edited by user Sunday, 8 July 2012 7:50:28 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

gavin		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 8:59:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Lammerlaw I acknowledge Gavins Hard work and admire the effort put in but I dont like sites where sponsors plaster their adverts strategically where my mind is drawn to their products and I sure in hell didnt appreciate the lying Sheila who claims she only lives 4ks away trying to solicit me - its caused a matrimonial dispute here! Ah, just realised you mean the "sponsors" that show in threads... these only show if you're not logged in. Figured non-members could put up with them, where as registered members get to see a site without them. Guess you weren't logged in when the 4k away lying Sheila propositioned you ;)
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 9:18:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		looks great gavin well done mate...
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Foiled again		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 9:27:05 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Tis definitely easy to see and use from the iPhone. Good job Gavin and the new colour is unexpected but I think looks great!
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mineforgold.co.nz		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 10:38:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 299 Location: Nelson Thanks: 58 times Was thanked: 38 time(s) in 35 post(s)		Looks good, it is has a more modern feel about it.
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number8wire		Posted : Friday, 6 July 2012 11:01:57 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Hi Gavin. Definitely agree with the other positive comments so far. The continued evolution of the site continues to impress, and is obviously reflective of the hard work and man-hours that you have dedicated to it's construction. A very professional look but at the same time, very user friendly. Congrats....monsta effort! #8.
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kiwikeith		Posted : Sunday, 8 July 2012 4:40:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		hi gavin thanks for all your hard work