Dearest Otaku:
All of our sections (like Fan Art and Wallpapers) have shiny new main pages. These pages have been in the works for a long time and feature a number of carefully thought out new elements:
(1) Highlights new art alongside 'popular' art: One of the big complaints against our old layout was that it only displayed the 16 more popular thumbnails on the main page. Now you get 8 popular thumbnails and the 8 most recent thumbnails, great for up-and-comers.
(2) Randomly features one new work of art every hour: Any art that's good enough to be on theOtaku.com in the first place is good enough to feature.
(3) Showcases members who contribute comments and submissions as well as first-time contributors. People who comment well on lots of works deserve as much recognition as those who submit. First-timers also get some love, I hope people will pay extra attention to helping them out.
(4) Emphasizes challenges so you can quickly see what's about to expire and what's the most entered. Challenges is one of my favorite parts of this site so I hope this helps promote it even further.
It's risky to make such a dramatic change to our site and I know it'll take some time to get used to it, but I hope that a month from now you'll never want to go back.
Cheers and please leave all feedback in the comments!
