All the effort it takes is to hover mouse above the link and see where it takes you. "Hey, a link to a .zip file? Maybe that's the forum link!" doesn't sound too convincing to me. :huh:
All the effort it takes is to hover mouse above the link and see where it takes you. "Hey, a link to a .zip file? Maybe that's the forum link!" doesn't sound too convincing to me. :huh:
You might think you're smart, but I'm smarter and did not fall for your childish tricks.All the effort it takes is to hover mouse above the link and see where it takes you. "Hey, a link to a .zip file? Maybe that's the forum link!" doesn't sound too convincing to me. :huh:
Most people don't really read mouseover links, as explained here : http://paulverona.powerblog.com/blog.php?post=3452903 (http://www.yougotrickrolled.com/)
Anyway, I think either a sticky with a download or a more obvious link like :
Det Officiella EDGE Dataspelet - DOWNLOAD! (http://www.yougotrickrolled.com/)
Discuss anything related to "Det Officiella EDGE Dataspelet" here.
Or both?
Everyone doesn't do that though. It is much better to have a forum designed to be easily accessible than to demand that people change their browsing habits.
Most people are naturally going to assume that those links go to the sub-forum, and then never bother to check them. What if we did something like this? Im sure it wouldn't clutter the forum very much.
Car Game (http://nifflas.ni2.se/forum/index.php?board=18.0)
Discuss and download (http://niffpage.greywool.com/files/Games/Nifflas%27%20Car%20Game.exe) anything related to the "Car Game (http://nifflas.ni2.se/forum/index.php?board=18.0)" here.
Official Levels
Discussions about the official levels. You can download them here.
You might think you're smart, but I'm smarter and did not fall for your childish tricks.All the effort it takes is to hover mouse above the link and see where it takes you. "Hey, a link to a .zip file? Maybe that's the forum link!" doesn't sound too convincing to me. :huh:
Most people don't really read mouseover links, as explained here : http://paulverona.powerblog.com/blog.php?post=3452903 (http://www.yougotrickrolled.com/)
Anyway, I think either a sticky with a download or a more obvious link like :
Det Officiella EDGE Dataspelet - DOWNLOAD! (http://www.yougotrickrolled.com/)
Discuss anything related to "Det Officiella EDGE Dataspelet" here.
Or both?
I used the power of mouseover. >:3
It doesn't make sense to assume that there would be two links to the same subforum that close to each other- even if that's what people would tend to do.Design doesn't always make sense, so some people are not going to investigate something that doesn't.
Standard forum design says that those links take you to the forum itself or something forum related. Many people miss the download links because of that.
Also, Nifflas' home page links to the niffpage. So actually, it shouldn't be TOO hard to find stuff if people would actually use their brain while searching...Indeed. Nifflas' main website is the first step to look for these games, and for the record, "Cheese in the Sky" is actually introduced on Nifflas' site as "Everything you can't find here".
I guess I don't see why it's worth complaining about.Me either. Storm in a teacup? :P
You can't blame us for being rather annoyed at people asking the same questions over and over, when the answer has been provided time and time again.And why is that? Because they can not find the links, even if they are on the main page. It simply isn't clear enough that those are download links, because if it was, nobody would ever have asked.
It doesn't make sense to assume that there would be two links to the same subforum that close to each other- even if that's what people would tend to do.
If we want to address the issue, then its not by altering the index page of the forum. I understand that it might not be conform design specs, but it wasn't ment to be there in the first place. We simply added it as a bonus. The main site offers all the downloads and people should look there in the first place too. True, many people google and end up on the forum rather than the main page, but there isn't much I can do about that. The mainpage could not be that clear, but I can't do much about that either.Frankly, it makes absolutely no sense to have the download links to downloadable games on a forum dedicated to them as a not-so obvious "bonus." As for people ending up on the forums instead of the main site, you could just have
Really, this is just a bonus. If you can't agree with the fact that the index page has links presented like this, then we could ofcource choose to remove this, but why would we want to remove something that is handy once you know how it works?No one is saying to remove the links. We're trying to make it easier for people new to the site. How would you feel if you were visiting a site for the first time, and you couldn't find something? You ask and get the answer, but you're treated like you asked a stupid question and should be expected to search harder. Some people would be scared away from the site for that.
You now know that it works like that, and even if you mistakenly would've clicked it (which you obivously didn't do either, or you would've known) you would have been presented with a "Do you want to open or save the download?" question. You could have cancelled that and then thought: hey, this is handy!So people are expected to discover a feature by clicking in the wrong place accidentally?! That makes even less sense then the download links being a "bonus!" As I said, having the link to the Niffpage at the top would solve the problem, except for the ignorant people who don't look at all. The downloads shouldn't be "hidden" in any way.
It doesn't make sense to assume that there would be two links to the same subforum that close to each other- even if that's what people would tend to do.Spoiler: Well, it happens elsewhere on the site. (click to show/hide)
I don't get this topic. He doesn't mention what he wants to download?This was origanally posted in knytt experiment, but the discussion quickly became more general, so it was moved. And can't you change the defaults? It's kind of redundant. It's not a big deal though.
What the hell. Why don't you all just stop whining and go trust even the worst idiot to read at least the news bar? And put up with redundancy before you complain and nag about stuff that works good enough as is.Most everyone who is suggesting making the download links clearer already knows about them. We aren't whining, we're trying to make things easier for those new here. Even if you do read the news bar, it may not be entirely clear at first. If it was, you likely wouldn't have to answer so many questions about the downloads. And I was just wondering if you were able to change the defaults. It really barely matters. It's clear that you're not going to change it, but could you at least be nice to people who suggest you should change something instead of saying that the site is fine and that the problem is anyone who doesn't think so?
What the hell. Why don't you all just stop whining and go trust even the worst idiot to read at least the news bar? And put up with redundancy before you complain and nag about stuff that works good enough as is.