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Do you like the new icons?

I love the new icons!
4 (14.3%)
I like the new icons as well the old ones!
13 (46.4%)
I hate the new icons. I wish the old ones came back!
10 (35.7%)
I didn't like the new or old icons!
1 (3.6%)

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Offline Localonthe8s

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TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« on: July 04, 2007, 10:26:46 AM »
Bringing a topic/poll  back from Twcclassics. I love the old icons. Especially because you can tell a regular thunderstorm icon with two stikes and a severe icon with 1 strike. The new icons I absolutely hate!
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2007, 10:30:39 AM »
I wouldn't call them new, since they've been in use for 6 months now :D
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2007, 10:34:03 AM »
I like both sets alot. They're both great icon sets, but if I had to pick a favorite, I'd pick the old ones.
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2007, 10:35:50 AM »
Quote from: beanboy89 on July 04, 2007, 10:34:03 AM
I like both sets alot. They're both great icon sets, but if I had to pick a favorite, I'd pick the old ones.
Me too
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2007, 10:45:18 AM »
I love the new icons. IMO, now that I've gotten used to them, they look a lot better than the old icons. B)
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2007, 01:18:16 PM »
I still like the old icons better.  With the new ones, there's still no difference between isolated storms and scattered storms.  There's also no strong storms icon.  :censored:
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2007, 03:08:45 PM »
Frankly, I haven't liked TWC's icons since the 90's. :no:
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2007, 03:19:18 PM »
I like both the new ones and the old ones. My favorite icon is wintry mix from the new set. I love the way the sleet bounces. :P
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2007, 05:07:58 PM »
Yes, sleet bounces :)

haha

I like these, and the old ones.  These ones seem more realistic than the other ones.
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2007, 06:59:15 PM »
I like them both, but often times I find some of the new icons hard to differentiate (like snow and rain). Plus on the IntelliStar, they seem to be too high on the black bar.

I get the best of both worlds since the XL still has the old icons. Although the storm cloud icon looks like an evil Smurf hat...
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2007, 07:48:50 PM »
Once you get used to the rain and snow... you'll be able to see the difference.
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2007, 05:37:01 PM »
Quote from: ericster88 on July 04, 2007, 01:18:16 PM
I still like the old icons better.  With the new ones, there's still no difference between isolated storms and scattered storms.  There's also no strong storms icon.  :censored:
I agree!
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2007, 05:41:43 PM »
The general public probably could care less whether or not there is a severe thunderstorm icon or not.  Most people consider a severe thunderstorm..to be "a storm"

It does annoy me thatthere is no difference between the scattered and isolated storms icon.  Oh well.
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2007, 01:17:08 PM »
Quote from: beanboy89 on July 04, 2007, 10:34:03 AM
I like both sets alot. They're both great icon sets, but if I had to pick a favorite, I'd pick the old ones.
Same here. The newer icons are great, but I just wish there were more icons in the set, such as an isolated thunderstorms, AM clouds, AM thunderstorms, and strong storms among others. I still like the older set better, which is why I am still using them in my weather reports over at the classics forum.
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Re: TWC new icons, to like or not to like
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2007, 05:05:17 PM »
Quote from: wxmediafan on July 05, 2007, 05:41:43 PM
The general public probably could care less whether or not there is a severe thunderstorm icon or not.  Most people consider a severe thunderstorm..to be "a storm"

It does annoy me thatthere is no difference between the scattered and isolated storms icon.  Oh well.

Probably not, but you have to realize that MOST people who watch TWC are not the general public or average joe's. Most viewers are either fans of the channel like we are or are weather junkies. In either case more notice is taken of such things then wouldbe by an average person casually watching the channel.
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