Forum/shoutbox, it's just how it's always been and I am unable to adapt to any form of change whatsoever.

 

But it's never been that way..

 

Oh.... I must have always had my shortcut on the forum bit then :p

 

I voted Forum/Shoutbox for three reasons:

1. it makes much more sense: the articles section is a section of the forum;
2. it's better for veterans: it takes one click less to go to any forum section, which is where you want to go 99% when you open the forum;
3. it's better for new players as well: I was bewildered by the oddity of the previous setting when I joined the server and it took me a very long time to get used to it.

One minor con against this option is that important news might have less visibility. This could be solved showing just one single item of the news section (the last one) in a frame just below/above the shoutbox frame (hoping it won't be too complicated)

 

forums ftw

 

Clicking on the logo takes you back to Articles. Shouldn't it take you to forums?

 

Articles. Makes it a lot easier for us to see any critical news if there is any.

 

Forum view. I set all my bookmarks to go to the forum view anyway.

Not only can you see articles from the forum view you are also easily able to navigate to other sections.