# New gCaptain website is live **URL:** \ **Category:** gCaptain\ **Created:** [November 18, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497 "2020-11-18T11:36:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497/1 "2020-11-18T11:36:51Z")
Thanks to months of hard work during a pandemic lockdown by our development team, lead by Mike McDonald, and our editorial team, lead by Mike Schuler, gCaptain is excited to announce our ALL NEW website! 🎉🎉 > **[gCaptain – Maritime News](https://gcaptain.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![Anonnymouus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/anonnymouus/32/69293_2.png) [@Anonnymouus](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Anonnymouus)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497/2 "2020-11-18T23:06:42Z")
Looks good. … No more Scuttlebutt? ---
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497/3 "2020-11-18T23:13:43Z")
> [@Anonnymouus](#): > > No more Scuttlebutt? It will be back ---
**Author:** ![Klaveness](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/klaveness/32/7001_2.png) [@Klaveness](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Klaveness)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497/4 "2020-11-19T07:12:49Z")
There is a website? ---
**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497/5 "2020-11-19T07:44:18Z")
Nice improvement. Although I am not looking for a job, it is nice to see the opportunities out front/side for some that are. ---
**Author:** ![spork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@spork](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spork)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497/6 "2020-11-19T11:14:32Z")
Looks good, the atricle view count is a nice feature. Have you considered letting people comment under articles directly on the homepage? I think it helps news sites drive a lot of traffic when people are allowed to comment under articles. To stop spam and abuse it could be made that you need to sign up for a forum account to comment under an article. I think news comment sections tend to go a bit crazy when people don’t actually have to sign up with an email. ---
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497/7 "2020-11-19T11:16:49Z")
> [@spork](#): > > To stop spam and abuse it could be made that you need to sign up for a forum account to comment under an article. We had that for many years and we still have that on our facebook page. But have you seen the comments on our facebook page? Unlike this forum, very few of the facebook comments add value to the conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Phoenix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/capt_phoenix/32/281_2.png) [@Capt\_Phoenix](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497/8 "2020-11-19T15:10:23Z")
> [@john](#): > > very few of the facebook comments add value to the conversation. It isn’t about adding value to the conversation but driving traffic to the site. ---
**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/new-gcaptain-website-is-live/57497/9 "2020-11-19T15:22:34Z")
That’s not a bad thing Mr Phoenix. I really enjoy this site and the mariners that participate. I hope more mariners participate. Some negative stuff , not so much, but a wealth of information that benefits all. We don’t always agree, but well done Mr Konrad.