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1. Can I suggest that the Front Page (https://www.shrewdm.com/MB?command=listBoards) be altered slightly? I propose that the top 10 active company boards in the last week/month or so, could be listed directly. For example, I've written two posts on the Meta board, but I fear no one will ever find them.

This also offers a nice way to 'offload' off-topic threads about say, Tesla, Facebook, or whatever, onto the correct board easily, because people will quickly find the recent discussion in the right place on the front page.

2. Can I suggest also that clicking the 'shrewdm' logo on the top left could direct to the url ((https://www.shrewdm.com/MB?command=listBoards)). This makes it easy to move between boards using the top left logo as a 'home' button. Currently the castle icon takes you to the Shrewdsmith board specifically, and the text (Shrewd'm) doesn't take you anywhere.

3. Just a random thought 'A Shrewd / Followed Shrewds' sounds very strange to my own ear. Have you considered 'Shrew' (as in, the little mice)? The Shrewd Shrews of Shrewdom. Hmm. Unfortunately, I don't know if shrews are actually shrewd or not. Personally I feel I would rather be a Shrew than a Shrewd but this may just be personal taste. Also shrews are very cute.

4. Also, thank you for your work on the boards, Manlobbi. As one programmer to another, you have done excellent work here.

lux

I have taken these 3 ideas on board and will factor them in with future upgrades. Thank you!

And thank you for the kind compliments also.

Currently the castle icon takes you to the Shrewdsmith board specifically, and the text (Shrewd'm) doesn't take you anywhere.

It takes you to the last board you are on, as simply visiting the website by typing "shrewdm.com" into the address bar.

- Manlobbi

> It takes you to the last board you are on,

I'd suggest an ambiguous icon that directs to a different place each time isn't a good UX choice. I would never have guessed that was its purpose or behaviour, from looking at it or clicking on it a few times. The 'back arrow' icon is normally used for this purpose. A castle looks like a 'home', I'd expect it to go to a home page.

> as simply visiting the website by typing "shrewdm.com" into the address bar.

There is no website anywhere in the world where clicking the top bar and typing urls there would be considered a 'simple' way of navigating the site.

Indeed several mainstream browsers nowadays hide the address bar while browsing.

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A 'home' icon & text on the top left is a must-have for navigation and has been adopted almost universally by every site on the internet.

It is strange and baffling not to follow the convention that ten million other pages use.

Technically a 'home' button exists in the phrase 'all boards' but it is hidden among other options.

But 'home' is a central, prominent, obvious button, always on the top-left.

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For example, I'll just pick a random page on Yahoo.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/tips-to-tame-the-bear...

The top-left is the place normally used by most sites to put a 'home' button with the site logo.

Clicking the "Yahoo" name takes you to the home page.

There is an *additional* 'HOME' text next to that too. That's how important this navigation function is.

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OK, I'll choose another site at random. WSJ.

https://www.wsj.com

Clicking the banner "The wall street journal" is a home link.

Additionally, the top left link is the word "HOME" which is also a home link.

Pick a few dozen sites, you will see that this is the pattern that has been adopted globally.

2 of: "Top left icon" or "SITE NAME" or "home" -> takes you to the top level page.

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Another

https://www.fool.com/

Clicking THE TOP LEFT , the fool icon / "The Motley Fool" text, takes you to the top level home page.

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There are literally tens of thousands of examples of major sites that use this standard, and I'm struggling to think of any counter examples.

lux

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