Standard or Legacy? Page 2

Started by Signomi October 3rd, 2010 11:58 AM
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Posted June 30th, 2018
Standard was the default when I joined and by the time I learned that it could change I was already too used to it to want it any different. Then I forgot legacy existed. I wouldn't change because it would look too weird to have PC in that kind of layout, all pushed to the side and unbalanced.
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I see some people who joined around my time say Legacy was the norm back then. Really? I could have sworn it was always Standard. Anywho, I used to use Standard from 2005-2009, then made a transition to Legacy after trying out a few new options on PC and then getting accustomed to them.
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Posted December 8th, 2010
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Standard and Legacy refer to two ways you can view the forum. Standard being the default, what most people are probably using. Legacy is the often underrated counterpart. The only real difference between the two is your post display. Standard has your information, avatar and userbar if that applies to you along the top of your post, while legacy has it on the left of your post. Right now I'm using legacy, though I'm probably gonna end up switching within the next few months. It's like a breath of fresh air every time.

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Legacyyyy. <3
I didn't even know you could switch the forum style until recently. I just love how much neater Legacy is. Posts on one side, user info on the other... doesn't get much better than that.
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Posted June 9th, 2017
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I was using Standard for a very long time - ever since I signed up on PokeCommunity, actually. I thought Legacy's sidebars would stretch out the page too much. However, I am using the Generation InVerse forum style, and I read that the Online status bars look much better in the Legacy mode. So I switched to try it out. And does Legacy look good! I've made the switch over to the Legacy view, and I don't think I'll be reverting to standard anytime soon! :D

Legacy also makes the user info on the side in its concise, small little cozy rectangle. Standard just seems to unnecessarily create a long rectangle that wastes space for the same information... :\ I mean, Standard's OK, but Legacy just looks so much sleeker now...!
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I love Legacy. When I joined here, Legacy was the default I came accustomed to. I tried Standard, but I didn't like it as much as Legacy. Everything seems more organized by using Legacy. Especially using Fixed-width themes. Legacy is the best to go, imo.

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Standard's been the norm since I joined, so that's what I've been using. I switched to Legacy just to see what it looks like, and I'll probably have to stick with Standard just because my username is one of those that are long enough that it can't fit on a single line in Legacy.

I do like Legacy's more compact layout and less wasted space and I might use it if I had a shorter username :P

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I was all ready to say Legacy and I just happened to notice the fact that I'm using Standard and I really like it. So...Standard.
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Standard.

I'm completely used to it now, and I think it just looks a lot better than Legacy. Legacy's just "eh" and I really don't like how there's a lot of leftover space under signatures due to the bar on the left.
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