Oh, hello! And welcome to the brand new BME News!
After years of the old news design (which is still there as an archive for the time being until we can transfer everything over), I thought it was time for a change. I don’t know about you, but I’m a fan. Look at it! It’s so clean! It’s still got that new blog smell! Big thanks to Jonathon and Jordan for putting this together.
As you can see, the launch of BME News means changes in some other areas — most notably, the end of the old ModBlog. But ModBlog isn’t gone — it’s now integrated into BME News, which makes sense, and is more convenient than having to juggle several different URLs to access all of BME’s content. (Now you only need to juggle a couple!) As well, the ModBlog archives aren’t here yet, but they are most certainly on their way, so hold tight on that one.
Please note: Comments on Modblog are disabled to allow the entries to be migrated without the loss of new comments. Once the old entries are imported, the template will be updated to allow browsing of the “new” modblog in a similar format as the old one. You will not have to click through to each link.
We’ve got a lot of exciting additions on the way, including a weekly (hopefully) advice column from David Vidra, the return of Shawn Porter to BME’s editorial team, and some other surprises that we’ll ideally be able to unveil soon. At the moment, though, everything you see on this page at the moment is 100 per cent new, and updates should be coming soon and often.
If you run into technical issues, please, let us know via e-mail or in the comments. Other than that, enjoy all the new content, and I’ll check back in soon!
Comments
94 responses to “Letter From the Editor (July 11)”
Sorry, other than that, I meant to say, looks great, bmenews works for me!
Sorry, other than that, I meant to say, looks great, bmenews works for me!
I like it. I find it a tad bit confusing, but nothing I won’t get used to in a day or so. I think it’s much more professional, which is what I’d like to see.
Stop bitching about change just because you can. *offers some cheese to go with everyone’s whine*.
I like it. I find it a tad bit confusing, but nothing I won’t get used to in a day or so. I think it’s much more professional, which is what I’d like to see.
Stop bitching about change just because you can. *offers some cheese to go with everyone’s whine*.
i don’t like change!
hmph
i don’t like change!
hmph
you know me thoughts…keep up the good work! and thank you for bringing the site into the modern era. 😀
you know me thoughts…keep up the good work! and thank you for bringing the site into the modern era. 😀
I like clean and simple. 🙂
I like clean and simple. 🙂
Changes are good!
I don’t understand how a community of people who regularly change their own body can be against change when it comes to a website.
Site looks much more 2008!!
As far as I’m concerned news.bmezine.com could replace the front page bmezine.com completely.
Changes are good!
I don’t understand how a community of people who regularly change their own body can be against change when it comes to a website.
Site looks much more 2008!!
As far as I’m concerned news.bmezine.com could replace the front page bmezine.com completely.
Looks good! I’m guessing the rest of BME’s content will be integrated into this front-end in due course?
Looks good! I’m guessing the rest of BME’s content will be integrated into this front-end in due course?
Eventually everything will be updated and available through one cohesive vision. We’re just slowly trying to move to that format. With millions of images and 300+GB of data, it’s a big transition that will take some time.
Eventually everything will be updated and available through one cohesive vision. We’re just slowly trying to move to that format. With millions of images and 300+GB of data, it’s a big transition that will take some time.
Huzzah! Larger text for all!
Well I’m on a roll now, so heres my list of suggestions that (I think) would be really nice to implement:
BME News Mobile
How about a nice mobile browsing theme that gets activated if your screen size (usually reported in HTTP headers) is less than 800×600. I tried browsing this on my HTC Touch, and the results were not pretty.
Comment update alerts
Ideally, an RSS feed with all the comments for a particular article, so I can keep a track of the conversation without having to come back to the site every 20 minutes.
Picture-Of-The-Moment
One thing I really liked about the old template was the ever-changing header image. It was a really nice touch. I miss it *sniff*
Keep up the nice work 🙂
Dan
Huzzah! Larger text for all!
Well I’m on a roll now, so heres my list of suggestions that (I think) would be really nice to implement:
BME News Mobile
How about a nice mobile browsing theme that gets activated if your screen size (usually reported in HTTP headers) is less than 800×600. I tried browsing this on my HTC Touch, and the results were not pretty.
Comment update alerts
Ideally, an RSS feed with all the comments for a particular article, so I can keep a track of the conversation without having to come back to the site every 20 minutes.
Picture-Of-The-Moment
One thing I really liked about the old template was the ever-changing header image. It was a really nice touch. I miss it *sniff*
Keep up the nice work 🙂
Dan
oh, and I like the HTML comments too (could you do that on the old template?)
oh, and I like the HTML comments too (could you do that on the old template?)
very nice and much more professional looking ^__^
very nice and much more professional looking ^__^
Looks great! Love it and congrats!
Looks great! Love it and congrats!
you did redirect the old modblog.bmezine.com to the new news.bmezine.com/category/modblog/ amazing! now it doesn’t even matter which of both bookmarks i click!
just a question, where do i submit pictures now? i’m sorry i just can’t find it
you did redirect the old modblog.bmezine.com to the new news.bmezine.com/category/modblog/ amazing! now it doesn’t even matter which of both bookmarks i click!
just a question, where do i submit pictures now? i’m sorry i just can’t find it
I’m still a bit confused as to the purpose of BMEnews. I understand that it’s a collecting point of various other parts of BME but isn’t that what bmezine.com’s homepage is? Will BMEnews ultimately/eventually take the place of BME’s homepage? If so, I hope you find a place for recommended experience submissions as I think it’s one of the best parts of BME.
I’m still a bit confused as to the purpose of BMEnews. I understand that it’s a collecting point of various other parts of BME but isn’t that what bmezine.com’s homepage is? Will BMEnews ultimately/eventually take the place of BME’s homepage? If so, I hope you find a place for recommended experience submissions as I think it’s one of the best parts of BME.
The main page of BME will eventually be redesigned to incorporate everything. The news section is simply bringing news articles and modblog together. Recommended experiences are still linked from the main page.
The main page of BME will eventually be redesigned to incorporate everything. The news section is simply bringing news articles and modblog together. Recommended experiences are still linked from the main page.
I DEFINITELY adore the new layout and I agree with Lori completely – Everyone must have known that modblog was going to change and everyone else must have known that others would bitch about it. SO, I agree with Lori 100% on that.
I love the new modblog – and I’m loving how everything looks like a newspaper 🙂
I DEFINITELY adore the new layout and I agree with Lori completely – Everyone must have known that modblog was going to change and everyone else must have known that others would bitch about it. SO, I agree with Lori 100% on that.
I love the new modblog – and I’m loving how everything looks like a newspaper 🙂
Don’t like it.
Hopefully it will grow on me.
It’s so, blah? I think it’s the plain colors.
Don’t like it.
Hopefully it will grow on me.
It’s so, blah? I think it’s the plain colors.
I really like it. Modblog is a lot cleaner, and I never really ventured in to the news articles before – now I will! And the plus side of it looking more like a ‘regular’ news site – makes it less conspicuous to have up on my screen at work ;p
I really like it. Modblog is a lot cleaner, and I never really ventured in to the news articles before – now I will! And the plus side of it looking more like a ‘regular’ news site – makes it less conspicuous to have up on my screen at work ;p
I didn’t like it at first, when there was the title page list of entries but after a couple days with it how it is now I think it’s really cool.
I didn’t like it at first, when there was the title page list of entries but after a couple days with it how it is now I think it’s really cool.
Crap, I need my glasses… I think I’ll give ya’ll some time to get everything done and in order before I pass any judgment. Hehe 😉
Crap, I need my glasses… I think I’ll give ya’ll some time to get everything done and in order before I pass any judgment. Hehe 😉
Oops, I just saw that you’d already mentioned integrating the rest of the site’s content, Rachel. I need to stop scanning so badly.
Oops, I just saw that you’d already mentioned integrating the rest of the site’s content, Rachel. I need to stop scanning so badly.
Diego – There’s an image submission form under each post on ModBlog, and there’s the usual links on BME (add photos / add experiences).
Don’t forget though you’re submitting to BMEzine.com, not ModBlog.
Diego – There’s an image submission form under each post on ModBlog, and there’s the usual links on BME (add photos / add experiences).
Don’t forget though you’re submitting to BMEzine.com, not ModBlog.