New Manor Macabre Layout Questionaire

[The Webmaster]

As I continue working on the new layout for Manor Macabré I wanted to get some feedback from you guys.

What is your general opinion of Flash media? I'm seriously considering making the new Manor Macabré a completely Flash based website. While this will allow for much more interactive visuals, audio and navigation I realize that some people might still be lagging (for no fault of their own) behind in the fast paced evolution of the internet. Meaning, their computers or internet connection can't keep up with the new software elements.

Of course the original design of Manor Macabré will be available in a 'non-flash' style link. The html version of the site will be updated just as often as the Flash, so there is no need to worry that you won't be able to keep up with the 'main' site, however the html version will look exactly like the version of Manor Macabré before the crash.

Any comments, suggestions etc.? Just reply here and let me know. Is there anything you would like to see on the new site? Unleash your desires here... eh, desires about the site that is and I will see what I can do as I start the main redesign.

As for a question I know all of you have had creeping around in your brains... I plan to have Manor Macabré in any incarnation fully up and running again by the 1st of October. You have to understand, the site everyone came to know and love developed into being over quite a number of years, even if I replaced it all as it was exactly as it was, it will take me a number of weeks to reupload all the data. So before you whimper "Don't redesign if it's going to take that long, just put it back up now!" just know that either way it won't be back up fast, sadly.

Unpleasant dreams,
Patterson

[CassandraFan]

For me the less flashy web site would work, since I still use a modem and only download 12 to 15Megabytes/hour. Having the two types of sites you mentioned would be great for us slow pokes. Definitely the highest priority would be this forum and the latest news/photos about Cassandra! Even though it might take up to 10 to 15 minutes to get the video files of Elvira TV, it has been worth the wait. Your collection of beautiful photo galleries were also appreciated. A revised bio and a recent interview with Cassandra would also be a plus. Thanks for all your hard work and take care Patterson. Be looking forward to you new Manor Macabre Site.

Hope for no more Website -- Unpleasant Dreams!

[Orlock]

AMEN!

Id say, as long as you leave an alternative for those of us with less than DSL or a T1 connection, which is a majority still believe it or not, there won't be a problem at all with updates coming down both versions equally. Do what you do best man and dazzle us all.

[Lamprey]

Flash is okay, I think you should plan for the future rather than the past. Anyone who hasn't got broadband now will have soon. As a frequent visitor I was disappointed at the lack of news updates. I know you can't report news if there isn't any, but maybe a bit of LV trivia or notes about merchandise that's still currently available could substitute suring the long lulls between new LV projects? Just a thought.
Long live LV-DD!

[jim]

This is a great website packed full of great info, videos, pics etc. I agree with what others have said about providing it with or without flash, but planning for the future. Any new news or interviews about Cass/Elvira is always great. Finally, I would put on as many pics of both Cassandra and Elvira as possible. This site already had more pics than anywhere else on the internet. I would just load it up with as many pics as possible.

[magnus greel]

Being computer-ignorant, I'll limit my remarks. I'm on a very low fixed income, and will never have everything that everyone is talking about here, but if the site can be used without, i can't see the harm. Please, PL, whatever you do, I hope any conversion in the future won't change things so that print can't be blown up. A few sites are like that. The accessibilty features refuse to work.

I do miss the music that used to play on the old board.

[The Webmaster]

magnus said:

I do miss the music that used to play on the old board.

I never had music playing on the old board. The only music that has ever played is the same music playing on the website now.

[ghost of greel]

well it doesn't look like the board that had the Elvirs stretching out her hand toward you on the left side, with the parts of the board to click on, with a spot at the bottom where you could turn the music on and off. It all looks very different to me now. My accessibilty features change things, but I've always had those on. I miss the music.

[The Webmaster]

Your browser apparently opened the board in the same frame as the website. Which would have kept the side navigation bar and the mp3 music on the left hand side. Either your browser is opening it in a new window or I changed the code to make it open in a new window.

[MagnusGreel]

Uh... me not understand. Anything I can do on my end?