[Closed] Can anyone make heads or tails of the "new" Brooklin website?

The new website is a cause of much vexation at Bath Dick..

It's being run by the Italian web company and went live before it should have done. Things are gradually improving but it's giving Nigel and Martyn lot of grief. Traditional features like the Diary are returning as will a complete archive section which will be similar to the old site. Eventually it will be fine...that's the hope!

This afternoon I spent a half hour of enjoyment and mostly confusion with it. Never did find this week's photos.

David, on their home page scroll down to "Brooklin Blog"...

click on "More" button. On the right you see "Recent post" and below that "The Brooklin diaries" by date.

Once working properly, it will be a real upgrade.

Thanks, Ralf. (later) And the '55 Studebaker is looking better and better!

You're welcome, David - and the Studebaker will surely be a beautiful model!

"Lorem ipsum..." is gibberish used by publishers to fill spaces while checking the appearance of pages they are formatting. It is a standard convention. Having said that, it is intended for developers not the public and by rights we shouldn't be seeing it because it is nonsensical.

The problem is, as John R said, its gone live too early.

I would have thought that the old site should have stayed "live" whilst the new one is being developed. Its not impossible to do that if you are a pro webmaster,
Whoever thought of the idea of calling part of it the Boutique. I always associate that with womens' clothes. certainly not model cars. My own suggestion to Nigel is to call it The Showroom. There may be other more appropriate names. I would suggest that you pass on your dislikes, and suggestions to Nigel, and they might be taken on board. After all, a web site has to be equally accessible to all, and if the collector at large finds it difficult to navigate, then it loses its raison d'etre.

On need not read too far in between the lines to hear...

that the current situation is frustrating for everyone including the folks at Brooklin. Sounds like some patience is due here. Brooklin is growing rapidly and offering us new product that far surpasses anything they've offered in the past. Glitches are bound to happen. I'm willing to give them time to sort things out.

I agree. Let's all step back, take a few deep breaths, and give it a chance.

In the end, I'm sure that it will all be worth it. A little patience and forbearance seem to be called for here.

"Lorem ipsum"

Lorem ipsum and whatever follows it is used by website and graphics designers as placeholders for future text in lieu of the actual wording. It means nothing by itself, just shows the looks and feel of the future page.

+1.

A "like" for at least part of the new version

The new diary page pics are terrific, much better size for these old eyes. In addition, pics of currently available models are far better and larger.

I agree Alan

That's why I have been putting bigger pictures on my web site for years. Folk like to see bigger pictures, and especially as their eyes lose their efficiency as the years progress. The pictures I post on this forum have a minimum width of 1000 pixels. That just fills the screen without having to scroll sideways.