{"id":18217,"date":"2012-04-16T08:01:21","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18217"},"modified":"2012-04-16T08:01:21","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T13:01:21","slug":"you-maniacs-you-blew-it-up-ah-damn-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18217","title":{"rendered":"You Maniacs! You blew <Br>it up! Ah, damn you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18217\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=left src=\"newsimages\/site00.png\" hspace=\"8\"><\/a>No, you\u2019re not at the wrong site. I just decided it was time to freshen up the place. Move the couch over there, try the television by the window, get rid of that old curio, that kind of thing. The changes are mostly cosmetic, but there are a few cool additions&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Last October-ish, I decided that IAT was due for a 2012 makeover and I set a firm date of January 15th to design and implement the new layout. It had been two years since I&#8217;d last updated the site from being that little one-column blog, so it was definitely time for a change. I resolved that I&#8217;d have an update by the first of the year! Well, January kind of came and&#8230; kind of went. Somewhere in the hubbub of the last few months, I picked April 16th as the <em>new<\/em> date. And it looks like we made it! Maybe. I&#8217;m still waiting for something to break&#8230; and there&#8217;s a few more things to be done&#8230; but for now, let&#8217;s cue the music and toss some confetti! <\/p>\n<p>As I said, it&#8217;s mostly cosmetic, implementing a few more CSS tricks I learned and giving a little bit more of a graphical representation, but there are some changes beyond looks too. The biggest one has been to navigation. There are some new buttons that will help everyone move around the site easier like the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?cat=47\">News<\/A>&#8221; button which will change the central feed to only news related articles (still trying to figure out why it isn&#8217;t two columns, but I digress). The Reviews button still takes you to the <A href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?page_id=2203\">Review Index<\/A>, but I&#8217;m considering having it do the same thing where it loads the most recent Reviews in the central column. We&#8217;ll shake down this new layout and see if that and other sorting buttons would come in handy. Say, like one for MOTU-only or Marvel-only feeds. <\/p>\n<p>For right now, that uncaptioned Spidey Banner will span the entire site, even the <A href=\"http:\/\/www.motuclassics.Com\">MOTUClassics.Com<\/A> &#038; <A href=\"http:\/\/www.dcclassics.Com\">DCClassics.Com<\/a> areas. We had planned on keeping the banners the same size, the new taller\/thinner banner was a recent change, so give me a few days to sort out some new banners and get the other headers working properly and we can get back to the variety up there. <\/p>\n<p>The big news is that we&#8217;re going to try out having some contests and giveaways around here (You know, if any of you guys like free stuff that is). Head over to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=8&#038;t=670\">forum<\/a> to get the skinny on the contests. And, no, your eyes don&#8217;t decieve you, we&#8217;re kicking off the giveaways with two 30th Anniversary Zombie Vipers! <\/p>\n<p>I know I&#8217;m forgetting stuff but my late has become early! One thing I don&#8217;t want to forget is that we&#8217;ve added a new checklist! <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re proud to announce our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?page_id=16179\">Spy Monkey Armory Series<\/a> collector&#8217;s guide! We&#8217;ve got a few more ideas for that particular checklist, but we&#8217;ve got the basics ready for you perusal. <\/p>\n<p>Okay, I think that will do for now. I hope you guys enjoy the new layout and the weird obsession with octagons I discovered while building it! If you find something not working, love something or&#8230; sigh, yes, hate something. Let me know! Feedback is generally appreciated. \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n<p>Anyway, hope you all have a good &#8220;Matty Order Day&#8221;. I plan to sleep through the sale! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, you\u2019re not at the wrong site. I just decided it was time to freshen up the place. Move the couch over there, try the television by the window, get rid of that old curio, that kind of thing. 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