[theforum] +1/-1 Author Info Blocks

[Warden, Matt]

>(1)  Author's block of info as displayed .. photo if one exists, plus number
>of articles written average rating and total number of ratings.  This block
>of info is styled using the sidebar class.

-1

I still think it's way too distracting.
I still think it should be on the user/member page.

>(2)  Author's bio and other articles .. located at the end of the article,
>before the rating bar.  Again, this info is styled using the sidebar class
>of the (at this time) existing stylesheet.  This includes 5 of the author's
>other articles if they exist (there's some fancy math to this, but I can't
>remember what it is .. i.e. content categories will be displayed before FAQ
>ones .. or something like that).  If the author has not written any other
>articles, then that part is left off altogether (i.e. it doesn't say "this
>author hasn't written anything else").  Same with the bio, if the author
>hasn't entered one, then nothing is displayed (much better than saying,
>"this author hasn't supplied a bio" ;).

-1 the way it is now.

I'd be ok with just a bio if entered and a link to all articles by that
author (but not a list of 5 articles) as long as it isn't styled like it
is now. I'd like to see the same background as the article itself and the
text italicized.

Again, it sticks out too much.





These two things should be given less attention than the article
itself. It's the article people come to that page for! The rest is just
extra info.


Thanks,

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mattwarden
mattwarden.com