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Poll: Are you using Windows Live Messenger?

I’ve been wanting to add a poll feature to the site for some time now, so now with the WP-Polls plugin, I will be running regular polls.

You can find the poll in the sidebar, just after the syndication buttons. First question is Are you using Windows Live Messenger?

We already have 108 votes, with 86% of visitors using Windows Live Messenger, among them 28% are not entirely impressed with its new features and look. 14% of visitors are not using Windows Live Messenger, but doesn’t necessarily mean they’re “still” using MSN Messenger, it could just be they’re using a third party client — I never thought of this possibility when creating the poll.

I will post again soon with the results and a new poll. In the meantime, if you haven’t already, go ahead and vote!

If you want to elaborate on your vote, leave a comment for discussion.

Fanatic Live gets a new look

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Did you think Fanatic looked ugly? I did, so I gave it a makeover.

This wonderful theme is known as K2, an advanced open source template for WordPress. It is essentially version 2 of the default Kubrick theme for WordPress, having more heart and soul.

Apart from the header, I haven’t done a lot of design customizing to it, but I will be tinkering with things in the future. The downside here is it’s not unique, you are bound to see similar looking blogs on the internet.

For the curious, these are the plugins I am using:

I’m pleased to now be using K2 after discovering it a few months ago. At the same time I heard about Ultimate Tag Warrior and realized the author lives in the same city as me, which I thought was quite cool considering how small New Zealand is.

As usual, if you think I’ve missed something that needs attention, leave a comment or send me an email and I’ll get on it.

What does everyone think of the new look?