Who's pissing about with the forum software ?

[Rogue]

I think there's a reason why many sites have details such as "users online" placed out of the way - it's "interesting" but of little practical use. I can see a reason for "active topics" as it's a quick and easy way to see if a new post has been made in a thread you might be following, if you were so inclined.

It will be interesting to see how it all works out but to be honest... right now the sidebar doesn't seem like such a great idea.

[Rogue]

Or even the same as the Italian flag, white text on a white background ?

I'm fairly sure that's a French flag

[Jonathan]

For someone like Lee who's obsessed with getting the most out of the least it a total waste of space

I'd rather have the extra space for forum posts than the information down the side. I now find myself stretching the page across two monitors to recover the lost territory. I don't see why showing which users are online should be given such a prominent position, let alone which staff members are online. Still it's not a big deal so I'll wait and see what's coming next.

Have you got that milling machine going yet?