A new look for ilikecoins.com!

cmerlo1 · February 1, 2008 8:45AM

We have finally completed redesigning ilikecoins.com. It has a much more professional look, and improved features including easier search functionality and broader want list criteria. We are still in our free period- no seller fees of any kind until March 1, so, if you're a seller, the site is free to sell on until then. Check us out today!

--Christian

tmcsr69 · February 1, 2008 11:27AM

New site looks great! Nice job Christian.

Dennisl · February 1, 2008 11:51AM

I am getting error codes when I attempt to do a search on your website.

Dennisl · February 1, 2008 11:53AM

Server Error in '/' Application.
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Validation of viewstate MAC failed. If this application is hosted by a Web Farm or cluster, ensure that <machineKey> configuration specifies the same validationKey and validation algorithm. AutoGenerate cannot be used in a cluster.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: Validation of viewstate MAC failed. If this application is hosted by a Web Farm or cluster, ensure that <machineKey> configuration specifies the same validationKey and validation algorithm. AutoGenerate cannot be used in a cluster.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[CryptographicException: Padding is invalid and cannot be removed.]
System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManagedTransform.DecryptData(Byte[] inputBuffer, Int32 inputOffset, Int32 inputCount, Byte[]& outputBuffer, Int32 outputOffset, PaddingMode paddingMode, Boolean fLast) +1455156
System.Security.Cryptography.RijndaelManagedTransform.TransformFinalBlock(Byte[] inputBuffer, Int32 inputOffset, Int32 inputCount) +306
System.Security.Cryptography.CryptoStream.FlushFinalBlock() +30
System.Web.Configuration.MachineKeySection.EncryptOrDecryptData(Boolean fEncrypt, Byte[] buf, Byte[] modifier, Int32 start, Int32 length, Boolean useValidationSymAlgo) +159
System.Web.UI.ObjectStateFormatter.Deserialize(String inputString) +152

[ViewStateException: Invalid viewstate.
Client IP: 72.179.180.30
Port: 2164
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; CMS Music Store2 v1.00.13 (Music Store,1033); .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; InfoPath.2; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)
ViewState: 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...]

[HttpException (0x80004005): Validation of viewstate MAC failed. If this application is hosted by a Web Farm or cluster, ensure that <machineKey> configuration specifies the same validationKey and validation algorithm. AutoGenerate cannot be used in a cluster.]
System.Web.UI.ViewStateException.ThrowError(Exception inner, String persistedState, String errorPageMessage, Boolean macValidationError) +116
System.Web.UI.ObjectStateFormatter.Deserialize(String inputString) +251
System.Web.UI.ObjectStateFormatter.System.Web.UI.IStateFormatter.Deserialize(String serializedState) +4
System.Web.UI.Util.DeserializeWithAssert(IStateFormatter formatter, String serializedState) +37
System.Web.UI.HiddenFieldPageStatePersister.Load() +220
System.Web.UI.Page.LoadPageStateFromPersistenceMedium() +83
System.Web.UI.Page.LoadAllState() +35
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +6978
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +213
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest() +86
System.Web.Util.AspCompatApplicationStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +19
System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +64

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coinpictures · February 1, 2008 12:26PM

Some suggestions:

Main page:

1. Looking at the front page, when a listing doesn't have an image, the words "submit query" are put in place of the thumbnail image. This means absolutely zilch to someone who isn't a techgeek.

2. When someone submits a listing, generate an actual thumbnail image rather than simply displaying the fullsize image with small width and height tags. The way you're currently doing it slows down page rendering immensely and if and when the site gets going your bandwidth bill will suffer for needless fullsize image loading. Also, by resizing the images so far they are heavily artifacted; actual thumbnail images would look clearer. Seriously, the page loading on your site is incredibly slow for the amount of information that is actually displayed.

3. The script font for "preserving and promoting..." is incredibly unreadable.

4. You're using too many different types of fonts between the text and the image headers. It doesn't look cohesive. Use at most 2 font families, 1 for heads and 1 for text. Use them consistently and don't mix them.

5. Department of redundancy department: Get rid of the "View" link and make the title of the listing a link instead.

Individual listings:

6. The "Help!" icon looks incredibly amateurish. Also, clicking on said help icon not only pops up a window but also reloads the current page. Not necessary.

7. In the help window that opens, place a "Close Window" button and give it focus so the user only has to hit the spacebar to close that window.

8. What is the little flag next to the userID? Clicking on it does nothing. It has no context.

9. The "View" icon next to the "SSR" (whatever that is) is not clickable, unlike all the other icons on the site that looks like that. What is it?

Registering:

10. When registering, you're sending people off to some other domain: https://787900.web001.whp.server-hosting.com. What is that and why isn't registration being done under your own domain name?

11. Your cute little "SSL" icon is unnecessary and reeks of 1995.

12. That registration form is fugly. There is no need for all fields to take up the width of the entire page. It's hard to read.

13. Choose a different and larger window size for the "Help" screen that opens from that page.

Other:

14. Make the banner image across the top a link to the site homepage.

15. When you go to "View Feedback" a lookup list of members would be handy in case you've forgotten the exact spelling.

I don't mean to seem harsh, but some of these things definitely need fixing...

percyb · February 1, 2008 1:25PM

I like this much more than the old site!

tmcsr69 · February 2, 2008 2:26AM

ajia · February 2, 2008 3:55PM

Just chose 'Dollar' for the denomination, but only 'Any' is an option in the pull-down for type. Actually 'Any' seems to be the only option for type of any denomination.
What is 'AA', 'Q' 'B' & 'H' after some of the early dates? Might be showing some of my ignorence on early date coins.

tmcsr69 · February 3, 2008 10:06AM

Half Time-great time to take a look at this new site.

A new look for ilikecoins.com!

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