Comments on: The new Scotsman.com http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/ Not a real vee Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bellgrovebelle http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/comment-page-1/#comment-259012 Bellgrovebelle Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:37:17 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/#comment-259012 Urgh. Not a fan of the new version either (although I'm always irritated by the current version hiding the letters page!). Could such people not be put to better use redesigning the Sunday Herald? Urgh. Not a fan of the new version either (although I’m always irritated by the current version hiding the letters page!). Could such people not be put to better use redesigning the Sunday Herald?

]]> By: David Farrer http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/comment-page-1/#comment-258524 David Farrer Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:43:52 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/#comment-258524 What a mess! See <a href="http://freedomandwhisky.blogspot.com/2007/12/scotsman.html">here.</a> What a mess!

See here.

]]> By: Richard Havers http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/comment-page-1/#comment-258339 Richard Havers Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:30:33 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/#comment-258339 It's dire. I put a comment on their web site to that effect. Plus I cannot access the premium content, despite being a subscriber AND it doesn't work properly with Safari. Other than that it's great :) It’s dire. I put a comment on their web site to that effect. Plus I cannot access the premium content, despite being a subscriber AND it doesn’t work properly with Safari. Other than that it’s great :)

]]> By: duncan2 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/comment-page-1/#comment-257506 duncan2 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:32:29 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/#comment-257506 One thing I forgot to mention... the web team at the Scotsman responsible for the original site, I believe have now all left. At least some of them have gone to the List One thing I forgot to mention… the web team at the Scotsman responsible for the original site, I believe have now all left. At least some of them have gone to the List

]]> By: Graeme http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/comment-page-1/#comment-256754 Graeme Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:08:33 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/#comment-256754 It looks like they're going ahead with it on the Evening News: http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1944572007 It looks like they’re going ahead with it on the Evening News:

http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=1944572007

]]> By: doctorvee http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/comment-page-1/#comment-256669 doctorvee Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:49:22 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/#comment-256669 Duncan, well spotted. If anything, they ought to be giving the local papers the Scotsman template. It looks like an excuse to put adverts for lots of Johnston Press services all over the place now. Duncan, well spotted. If anything, they ought to be giving the local papers the Scotsman template. It looks like an excuse to put adverts for lots of Johnston Press services all over the place now.

]]> By: Graeme http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/comment-page-1/#comment-256394 Graeme Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:34:00 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/#comment-256394 I got sent the beta one and a survey yesterday too and those were my thoughts exactly. Apart from maybe increasing the width to fit the bigger default screen ratio there's nothing needing tampering with. I got sent the beta one and a survey yesterday too and those were my thoughts exactly. Apart from maybe increasing the width to fit the bigger default screen ratio there’s nothing needing tampering with.

]]> By: duncan2 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/comment-page-1/#comment-255737 duncan2 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:48:23 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/2007/12/12/the-new-scotsmancom/#comment-255737 compare the new design with that of any of the provincial papers also owned by Johnston Press. e.g. http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/ http://www.ballymenatimes.com/ http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/ etc etc... all built to the same slightly amateur template. a real step backwards for the Scotsman. the beta is now offline it seems, pretty short-lived beta test! compare the new design with that of any of the provincial papers also owned by Johnston Press. e.g.
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/
http://www.ballymenatimes.com/
http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/
etc etc… all built to the same slightly amateur template. a real step backwards for the Scotsman.

the beta is now offline it seems, pretty short-lived beta test!

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