[Theforum] +1/-1 Author Info Blocks

[A. Erickson]

> (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 on content.

-1 on style.

The bg color is too dark using that class. If it matched the header text
color then it might be less weighty. If it currently does match the
headline text then some other color needs to be chosen.

> (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" ;).

> Once we've ascertained the level (or not) of support for these two
items, work can continue building the backend required to accommodate
them.  It's been started, but isn't ready for use at this time.

-1.

I don't like the double author's info. Takes away too much from the
article. I agree with Matt that this stuff would go well (better) on the
members page.

- amanda