Whoa, what's up with the stormtrack front page?

[Mike Gauldin]

What on earth is going on? And the link to the forums doesn't work (at least in FireFox).

[Tyler Allison]

looks like they've gone Blog on us :)

I was looking at WordPres for my own blog but I haven't had time to pull the trigger yet.

[Tim Vasquez]

There's been a good party in the house for a couple of years now... we might as well go out front and mow the lawn.

Tim

[Tim Vasquez]

BTW, if anyone wants permission to post news items, weather stories, educational items, etc on the front page, PM me with the front page username you picked (after you register it).

CORRECTION: Anyone can now submit a story; it will just have to be approved first. Trusted members who want instant approval of their stories can PM me.

I believe we tried this about a year ago and stopped for some reason (presumably poor story quality, I can't remember), so if we have the same problems I'll rein in privileges and either try to do the page myself or put static content there.

Tim

[Morgan Palmer]

I actually like it, Tim. It looks very organized. That's the number one thing I look at when I go to a new website. Call me rain man or something, but I'm a neat freak when it comes to web design.

and H.N.Y.
MP

[Steve Miller OK]

Tim:
Great job on the front page!
The blog look is actually quite appealing and the news section is a great idea. It holds more content than the previous version which will be great for new users and veterans alike. I will now change my favorites link to the stormtrack front page rather than having it take me directly to the forums since there will be more updated info there.
I think it was very smart of you to have the chaser blog list shuffle upon refresh. When I first saw that I thought, oh no, here comes some issues... then I clicked refresh and thought - hey, that's a good idea!
Again, nice job - thanks for all your hard work!

[Scott Olson]

I like the idea like a big group blog. Breathes some life into the old magazine in a digital way.

[David Drummond]

Much MUCH improved over the old layout Tim! Well done! 8)

[Jay Cazel]

I like the new look Tim!!! Good Job!! :D

[Shane Adams]

Yep, I dig it

[Howard Robinson]

Tim, I like the new look, it gives this site a much "cleaner" feel to it.

[Tim Vasquez]

Thanks everyone... hope I can keep up with it. I guess it's a moot point as we've given everyone the ability to contribute to it.

Tim

[J West]

Looks good...nice job.

[Geoff Boyle]

Yeah, the new blog looks great! :D

[Andrew Khan]

I like the blog layout as well. It's a nice change.

[Tim Vasquez]

If anyone has submitted a story but hasn't seen it appear, please PM me about it. I'm still trying to get the hang of WordPress. I don't see any draft stories or stories awaiting moderation, so I assume no one has submitted anything.

Tim