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Forum Changes Coming Up- From Lee Koo

Dec 7, 2004 8:31AM PST

Hi everyone,

In order to streamline forum production processes this coming Thursday evening 12/9/04, all of the CNET Help.com Forum branded templates will be REMOVED from the forums and reflect only a single brand, which will be the CNET Reviews version of the forums, found here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7600_7-5565323-1.html

A few forum URLs will change, but other than that nothing in the forums as far as content goes will be altered--same great forums, just no more co brands.

So going forward the New URLs for the CNET forums will be:

CNET Forum Home page:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7600_7-5565323-1.html

Forum FAQ:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7600_7-5565360-1.html

Forum Policies:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7600_7-5565331-1.html

Forum Moderators:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7600_7-5565454-1.html

If you enter the forums through Help.com, links will still be available to get to the forums, but they will take you to the Reviews branded forums rather than the Help.com version. Eventually all Help.com forum pages will be redirect to the permanent Reviews version of the forums.

Thanks everyone!
-Lee

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Re: Forum Changes Coming Up- From Lee Koo
Dec 7, 2004 6:56PM PST

Good morning..Thanks for the info.

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Re: Forum Changes Coming Up- From Lee Koo
Dec 7, 2004 10:31PM PST

I have no idea what "branded forums" are but am rezassured by:
"A few forum URLs will change, but other than that nothing in the forums as far as content goes will be altered--same great forums".
Keep up the good work.

DC

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DC et al, To See The Difference
Dec 7, 2004 11:25PM PST

You can see the slight difference by clicking on the two links below. They both take you to the "Newbies" forum, but the "branding" and coloration in the upper part of the screen is slightly different. Other than that, all text and such should remain the same.

The Current link with "CNET" and "Help.com" "branding" combined:

http://reviews.cnet.com/5204-6121-0.html?forumID=45&start=0

The future link with CNET only:

http://reviews.cnet.com/5204-6121-0.html?forumID=45&start=0&tag=cnr

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Ah HA!!
Dec 7, 2004 11:34PM PST

More banners and ads.

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(NT) (NT) LOL, Just Different Ones ! Variety- Spice Of Life
Dec 8, 2004 12:19AM PST
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Re: (NT) LOL, Just Different Ones ! Variety- Spice Of Life
Dec 8, 2004 12:31AM PST

Grif, thank for the comparison. The adds are no problem but all that horrible overpowering orange color simply blinds me. Maybe I'll adjust but it's awful!!!!!!!!!1

Glenn

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Glenn, You're Not Alone About The Color....
Dec 8, 2004 12:45AM PST
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Re: (NT) LOL, Just Different Ones ! Variety- Spice Of Life
Dec 8, 2004 2:34AM PST

Good afternoon Glenn..hmmm,,I see the color as horrible "Yellow" lol..It is very hard on the eyes..Over in "Feedback" Forum..Say cant do anything about that one. ; (

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Forum Changes Have Been Slightly Postponed...
Dec 9, 2004 10:44AM PST