Same FoG taste; classy new style!
I was treated with a nice surprise this morning when I woke up from a rock hard sleep after flying on a mission for all of two days straight. I knew that our friends over at FoG (a site that is listed in our Favorites directory) were anticipating a new theme, but I never thought that Axiom (FoG’s co-owner and technician) would reel out something this spectacular. Yes, this will be another one of those over-the-top-of-your-head website reviews; but I’m dedicating this one its special place in the header because I’m that impressed with it.
Let’s get started shall we? First and foremost, you have to understand that Footsteps of Ghosts uses the dreadful Forumotion client, which throws a wrench in nearly everything they do administration- and technical-wise. Whenever they want to fix an error or change up the layout they have to leap over some pretty tall hurdles to reach their goal, and even then they usually end up with a plate full of disappointment caused by bad hosting. Let’s face it, Forumotion is light years behind their competition. Almost every other free forum host offers the utilities that FM clients have demanded be provided to them for years. When looking at everything that Fate Foretold (founder and co-administrator) and Axiom have done, their determination to ignore FM’s horrible hosting and boundaries and upgrade the site for their members’ sake is clearly evident. Therefore, a job well-done as far as perseverance goes. Continue reading
