What do you think of the latest changes to iin? (1/19/2012)

Hey Folks,

We just pushed out a few fairly big changes, so I'd like to share a bit of info about what was included in the update and to also provide a place to discuss the new stuff.

- The "unification" of stories and polls.
* The major change was what I'll call the "unification" of stories and polls. Since the inception of polls on IIN, they've been separated out from the stories and always shown in a group on top of the stories. This is now no longer the case.
* We felt this distinction wasn't really necessary and sort of gave the polls an unfair advantage over the stories when it came to attention on the site.
* So, what we've done is put them on an even playing field. The homepage, most popular lists, category pages, related posts, etc. will now include both stories and polls together.

- Revamped submission form.
* To go one step further with the "unification", we've revamped the submit form and merged stories and polls into one submission process.
* There's now just one form to submit a story or a poll, and along the way you pick which type of voting you'd like to have.
* This means that often requested features like previewing, editing and deleting are now also available for polls.

- You can still find "newest polls" or "newest stories" on the right sidebar if you want to look for posts of a certain type.

- The display of the story/poll contents and voting area has been updated. We feel the new look is clearer and more consistent.

- Fixed the bug where commenting after replying was not working.

- Other minor tweaks and fixes throughout the site.

So, that's that. We hope you like the changes! Please discuss below and please email us via the feedback form about any bugs you find. More good stuff to come in the future.

Thanks!!
TheManagement

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Comments ( 77 )
  • Dulse.

    I'm liking the new layout so far. I like how some sites allow the option of switching to old layout styles, I wonder if it could be done here for the sake of those few unhappy users.

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  • Darkoil

    Personally I preferred polls and stories being seperate but you guys are the boss. You could add a 'Comment of the day' on the right hand side and have the comment there which has been given the most thumbs up throughout the day. Or on a persons profile you could show a complete accumaltion of all the thumbs up and thumbs down they have got.

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    • TheManagement
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      Thanks for the suggestions.

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  • detroitlove81

    I am so happy that i can now reply to multiple comments without having to refresh my page. I TOTALLY noticed

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  • taciturn

    I'm okay with it. My only feedback:

    That lime green is fucking hideous. I thought my computer was puking at me.

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    • TheManagement
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      Better now?

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      • Dot123

        can you make me president of IIN?

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      • taciturn

        Much. Thank you. Light blue is easier to look at, and it matches the logo.

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      • Avant-Garde

        I glad you changed it to blue:)

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    • Avant-Garde

      At least it's not the colour of Deviantart. Everything is a puke inducing green!!!!

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    • seabird_71

      You bastard, I loved that green color. >:(

      Just kidding, not that pissed over it. But I did like the green though, it was nice.

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  • randomjelly

    Detest the merging of polls and stories.

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  • Dot123

    We need change of people, make us old members mods. I

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    • taciturn

      How is that a change of people?

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      • Dot123

        We been here longer, we know what is good and bad for the site. All these noob trolls should be banned.

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  • Legion

    has anyone considered the ability to give another user a personal message?

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  • Neat.

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  • Dozis

    it's cool.

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  • chubbawubba69

    I'm using Firefox and can no longer vote. The page reloads without showing results or that I voted.

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    • TheManagement
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      Is this still not working?

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      • chubbawubba69

        It works now, thanks.

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

    - The "unification" of stories and polls.

    ***DISLIKE***. I liked reading them separately.

    The new layout is fine.

    HOWEVER - I cannot see the results after voting on a story. I want to see this again.

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    • TheManagement
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      Sorry, voting has beed fixed!

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      • taciturn

        With regards to story/poll unification:

        This might be difficult, but wouldn't the design be infinitely more intuitive and streamlined if there was just ONE section, with tabs that let us choose:
        - Stories
        - Polls
        - Both
        - My Stuff

        and tabs that let us order by:
        - Most Popular
        - Newest
        - Recent Comments
        - No Comments

        Just saying, that would be far more practical, much easier to understand, AND it would look better.

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        • TheManagement
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          I'll think on it. Thanks.

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    • shuggy-chan

      yeah i went thru the new ones polls and stories one half at a time, but now its so big it a lil more intimidating to try to read thru them all

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      • shuggy-chan

        can we get like both then combined and then like the option under it to see just polls or stories?

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  • I uploaded a picture of two really fat chicks sitting on a pickup truck bed to my member profile.

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  • misca

    Are there two colors on the options? Like lime green and even lighter green? I think there are.

    Gives me a headache to look at the options... :/

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  • alv1592

    I can't post anonymously on my own stories anymore. :/

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    • Sorry, fixed!

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  • sikfrik

    This was supposed to be a place where people can express their abnormalities and not be judged by it, but instead, people mock and insult them because they are different...

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  • Legion

    am i the only one who liked seeing the numbers? Other than that, i like it. Also, i noticed in the past, i could vote on a story or poll, and vote on it again later. Has that been fixed?

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    • myownopinions

      I miss the numbers too. I liked knowing the separation between new and old.

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      • me too the numbers added extra interest

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        • i just noticed that the numbers are on the posters profile, so not completely gone

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  • Legion

    i understand why you would like thhat, but the idea behind the website is the ability to post stories anonymously. I agree, the ones created by trolls are annoying, but if everyone knew who posted what, then many users wouldnt feel comfortable enough to share personal stories.

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  • Alison89

    I have a recommendation. I don't know if it's possible, but I think it would be nice if you could see who created a new poll/question before opening it. I know a lot of them are set to be annonymous, but if there was a way to correlate the ones created by the same annonymous member, I think it would be better.

    The reason I say this is because there are a lot of these that sound like they were written by the same person, like the ones about smelling farts, smelling feet, or smelling armpits. The same goes for the ones about whether it's normal for a guy to wear various parts of a woman's clothing. This would make it obvious to tell the person is just a fetishist who is trying to get responses for his fetish.

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  • its ok , i liked the "no comments yet" which in yr wisdom you discarded, oh well its a great site

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    • i just noticed under "more stuff to check out" the old format remains ..cool :)

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  • Glass

    The only thing that annoys me is how the "Yes it's normal" and "No, it's not normal." Options arn't aligned anymore.
    Also, a suggestion on profile customization. What if we were able to change the border color of our posts? This could allow for some more variation between the looks of users without taking away from the simple look of the site, and a few more color options would nice.

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    • TheManagement
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      They look nicely aligned to me. What browser are you using? Can you by any chance send a screenshot to [email protected]? Thanks!

      The profiles need some work, agreed. Def. on the to-do list.

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      • LaurentinChevalier

        Hi there. I have a suggestion.

        I know that the reason for bunching the Polls and Stories together was because the Stories weren't given enough attention, but how about taking advantage of the 2 inch empty spaces on the left and right side of the site, make room to put the Stories next to the Polls side-by-side so that way both of them are aligned and will be in the constant view of people viewing the site?

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        • TheManagement
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          Unfortunately not everyone has a large monitor with that empty space on the side, so we can't use it like that.

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          • LaurentinChevalier

            I don't think monitor size is a factor. Isn't the webpage centered in the middle with 2 large empty spaces on the side? I visited IIN on many computers and that's how it always looks.

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            • TheManagement
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              The amount of space on either side depends on the size of the window/monitor so it will vary for different people.

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      • Glass

        I'm actually using the default browser (simply titled "Browser") for my Samsung Galaxy, and now that I know it's alright on other browsers, my guess is that it's just the side effect of the page auto aligning to my phone screen, and not actually a problem on the site.

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  • Alison89

    I don't know about the changes/improvements, but I've noticed that when I right-click on a new link and select "open in new tab," it hangs up, then opens two new tabs with one of them being completely blank.

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    • TheManagement
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      Hmm, doesn't sound related. Does the same thing happen to you on other websites?

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      • Alison89

        It didn't happen before, but it happens now. It's the only website it happens on. Sounds related. How? I have no idea.

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        • TheManagement
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          What browser? Thanks

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          • Alison89

            Internet Explorer 9.

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            • TheManagement
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              Thanks. Which links does it happen with? Any link on the site? Just the homepage? Related posts? Notices?

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  • Inspector019

    annoying that polls are mixed in....

    please separate again :/

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  • No. This is chaotic. It made an absolute mess out of the whole thing. Sorry...just being honest. It now takes forever to weed through the garbage & get to the interesting material.

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  • deb

    Change everything back:( I like the NORMAL version better.

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  • joybird

    I don't like the options over the top of the sheep coz I find them hard to see.

    Haven't experimented with much of the site yet.

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    • TheManagement
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      Not sure what you're seeing here. Please email me a screenshot. Thanks.

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      • joybird

        Not a techie so don't know how I'd do that...

        The words are like this;
        Home Submit Browse Feedback
        Help Community Guidelines Advertise
        Copyright 2012 <a href="http://isitnormal.com" rel="nofollow">isitnormal.com</a> All rights
        Reserved ... lawyer

        The first 4 letters of the words on each line are just outside the frame and the rest of the words on on the top two middle sheep wearing the earphones.

        Hope that helps.

        It's not like that on the home page.

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        • TheManagement
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          Thanks. And you're using IE9, correct?

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          • joybird

            Eh???

            The Lord God only knows....

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  • wigsplitz

    SUCKS!! OK, I never had to sign back in before....so that just sucks. I've had to sign back in every visit. And I personally don't like to commet on stories, just polls, so now it's harder. I don't like it.

    And get rid of the kids.....come on. It's about time. They don't belong here. Or at least offer an adult only section.

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    • TheManagement
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      Nothing changed in this update with regards to signing in. Not sure what the issue might be there...

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  • aussiewolf

    the only gripe i have is that some of my comments dont show in public but still show on my profile. i dont know why.. so is that a bug that can be fixed too? thanks.

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  • Megid

    Apathetic.

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    • TheManagement
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      Care to elaborate?

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  • ThisIsNotAUsername

    I like the way it looks, it kind of resembles the new Twitter layout in the sense that the boxes in which the polls/stories are placed are rounded and more clean cut.

    Saying that, I'm not too fond of the merge between polls and stories; it makes the page look untidy. :(

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  • Avant-Garde

    I'm starting to really like it:) But I've been wondering if the polls we create can be stuck on our public profiles?

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    • TheManagement
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      More profile options will be forthcoming. But now that I've done the merge it should be easy to add.

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  • seabird_71

    I don't really like the integration of polls and comments. And the right side bar merges with the middle and the page is elongated.

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  • sunny_wantsome

    Even I preferred polls and stories being separate. As it was easy to first finish the polls and then finish the stories i mean like divide and rule i used to open all the new polls in new tabs first finish them and then new stories in phase 2. but now i think ill have to find an alternate way by doing a few clicks more on new polls and new stories.. anyways you are the boss.

    And i don't think the orange border suits the user options below the options.

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    • TheManagement
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      I think you were right about the orange there. I just tried something else. Better?

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      • sunny_wantsome

        Much better, good work :)

        "Wondering will we see IIN special smileys, not much but a bunch"

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