Is somebody messing with the logo?

[kennymo]

Well at least I’ll get to enjoy Phil Lamarr once the kid discovers it….

[Doug_M]

He'll forever be that UPS delivery guy to me (was that Mad TV?)

[harbl_the_cat]

Ah so its a propaganda ploy conspiracy theory by my little ponies that can only be solved by Alberta separation

Not quite. You guys used to have the GOC banner on the header div a span style graphic that was better optimized for desktop traffic.

Now you switched to an icon style graphic, I think maybe to try to create a better mobile experience, but it creates a HUGE dead space in your header, especially in desktop view.

That's pretty poor UX and graphic's design, since white space like that on your above-the-fold site real estate is a huge waste.

You could stuff that space full of ads or CTA's to promotions, which would help boost revenue and attract traffic.

Here's some screenshots to illustrate what I mean:



Space filled with the graphic at least directs user attention to the "GOC" / "Gun Owners of Canada" text which programs them to better remember / access the page through search.



The dead space makes "GOC" "Gun Owners of Canada" text harder to recognize on first glance, which for first time users doesn't create a powerful enough of an impression that would help them access the sight later through search.

[awndray]

[Doug_M]

You can't take an outdated template like the one in use here now and made it responsive. You can try to make it mobile friendly but that really won't work too well and isn't worth the effort attempting to tweak things.

GOC should put the old desktop logo back and install a second user selectable template that is mobile friendly. This is the common solution for vBulletin sites of this "vintage".

[Telos]

You could stuff that space full of ads or CTA's to promotions, which would help boost revenue and attract traffic.

Good thing that's exactly what we are doing. Just wait out.

[harbl_the_cat]

If I were working as a software tester, I'd report that as a usability bug.

In E-Comm, that real estate is crazy valuable.

Having a big empty space like that makes for a loss of impressions and loss of revenue.

From a usability perspective, a new user navigating to a page (like GOC) or using any WebApp will form an impression in their first 5 seconds that will influence their long term engagement with the page/platform/app.

A dead space like that is one of the first things a new person will see in their first 5 seconds that will leave them with a subtle impression of frustration, since there's a few hundred millisecond delay between when they can access the information they want as they swipe down below the fold to access the juicy content in the forums.

Most desktop users can forgive that, but mobile users are MUCH more easily influenced by those kinds of UX bugs given time, bandwidth, and visible real-estate constraints on their mobile devices.

I'd guess that most GOC traffic is search traffic (evident by the high count of "guest" access the page has), and if so, it's a pretty big deal (in terms of lost traffic and impressions) having a small usability bug like that.

[harbl_the_cat]

Good thing that's exactly what we are doing. Just wait out.

I figured you were going to put some sort of widget or something up there.

[RangeBob]

[Telos]

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GOLD!

[Telos]

If I were working as a software tester, I'd report that as a usability bug.

vBulletin v4 handles that all on its own.

[harbl_the_cat]

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I haven't caught the new series and my kids don't seem to really be into it... It'll be hard to top FIM, though.

In hindsight, my opinion of Vancouver and BC in general was very much swayed for the better knowing it was basically a show about British Columbia.

[Aniest]

Here's a relevant suggestion for the header then (from https://imgur.com/gallery/RM5W4 includes ARs, etc):

[kennymo]

What fresh hell is this?

[SIR VEYOR]

What fresh hell is this?

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