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[pixelated]

I uploaded the image to good 'ol www.imgur.com and copied-and-pasted the image's BBCode link into my post.

[eyore]

lost me after "uploaded" 

[eyore]

see if this works http://imgur.com/ssOvrlA

[pixelated]

Aflter you upload an image to imgur, look over to the right sidebar labeled "Share this image".  It's probably where you got the link that you posted.  If you click on the down arrow labeled "More", you'll see more links; one of them is labeled BBCode.  That one gives you a link that causes the image to be embedded in a forum post that uses BBCode tags for formatting, such as MouseBits.

Anyway, your screen grab shows the same problem.  You may have grown accustomed to seeing the actual page content at that width when there were banner ads on either side.  But now that the ads are gone, all that blank background on the left and right sides shouldn't be there.

[RocketRodsXPR]

Huh, never considered that an error.  Just thought, okay, they designed the page to appear this wide.  ::shrugs::

I'd sort of chalk that up as one of the lesser issues with the site.

[eyore]

I recall disneychris having similar issues when he first set up his site and, for me, it still has wide bars at the side just like MB. I took it to be my wide screen monitor.  Do some people not have those spaces or is it just the fact that they didn't adjust it when he ads went?

[pixelated]

I took it to be my wide screen monitor.

I assume you've visited magicmusic.net .  I don't see big empty spaces on the sides for that site and I'm guessing you don't either.  I agree it's not a big problem but it would be nice to be able to expand or contract the content display as needed by changing the size of the browser window.

[eyore]

fills the window at 133% mag.    It doesn't bother me in the least. I presume they just left the margins at the side rather than risk damaging the site by messing with it.   

[ChrisLyndon]

Some sites have these side bars and others don't. I figure that my format makes it better for those using smart phones or with older monitors that are more old time TV shaped, and not as wide screen. A lot of other sites use this format as well I am sure for the same reasons.

[pixelated]

Responsive web design is a widely used method to accommodate different screen sizes, resolutions and aspect ratios.

What The Heck Is Responsive Web Design?
http://johnpolacek.github.io/scrolldeck.js/decks/responsive/

It's not rocket surgery to implement but it's also not drop-dead simple either, which is probably one of the main reasons a website would not be using it.

[ChrisLyndon]

Yes, it would be a lot of work to implement a responsive layout but that is not the reason why I do not want my site to be that way.  I am very particular about the layout of my site. I do not want it to be able to change the font layout or placement of imagery for different ratios because it will alter the way I have meticulously designed every page on my site to appear. As a graphic designer that is very important to me. This is a case of form beating out function.

[pixelated]

You have a very restrictive view of responsive web design.

[ChrisLyndon]

I do understand there are ways to design things with responsive web design in mind. But since I have never thought about design as being a shift-able and changeable thing, it is hard for me to wrap my head around the concept from that perspective. It is teaching an old horse new tricks. If I put my mind to it, I could figure it out, but it would require me to completely redesign everything on my site and learn what is essentially a new design language. So in addition to the technical aspect of converting everything, it would be even more work to teach myself this "language" and then to come up with artistic solutions that involve new layouts and formats for the site, so that when things shift around, it would continue to look pretty.

Since my primary focus is on the audio, this is not something I even want to consider doing. I just don't have enough hours in the day. As it is, it will take me about two years to catch up on the over 500 new audio additions I have in the queue for the site. Perhaps once the audio project is nearing an end, I will be looking for a new challenge, and that will be the point when I consider taking on a project like this.

[772pilot]

The only reason it bothers me is because the site header stretches to 100% of the browser window width, however, the forum iframe doesn't. That's only because the table row that the iframe element is inside has a designated width of 982px (and is center aligned)

[pixelated]

Replacing the 982 fixed width with 100% width works for me.

http://imgur.com/9Mpmbyt