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Post by CowboyGuy on Jan 17, 2007 18:51:09 GMT -5
Okay, well speaking up is a good thing. I may not be the head mod, nor do I wish to be. But I will try to think of new things to do to keep the forum lively. I will do whatever is in my power to make it fresh. Off the top of my head:
1)NEW layout and color scheme. I made two new headers using the comic art. Since we do not make a profit from this forum, I hope they can be used. I do not know if changing the forums color template is possible though.
2)Maybe an official weekly poll of some sort.
3)Slayerverse Photo of the Day (just an ongoing archive of rare behind the scenes photos)
4)Featured Affiliate Site of the Month (have your own fansite? Fanlisting? Let us know and we might choose it to be our featured site!)
5)KEEP THE TOP NEWS SECTION UP TO DATE!
6)A new section devoted to the Season 8 comic
7)Lastly a new Comment Box. I am looking into this right now.
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Post by Thorn Of Deucalion on Jan 17, 2007 18:55:04 GMT -5
they all sound great . i like the weekly poll and a section devoted to the Season 8 comic.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jan 17, 2007 18:57:03 GMT -5
I right now looking at coding to see what we can do about a brand new layout, I -will- keep this up to date! I really love the look of the MAC UI, I think I am going to see if we can make it look very professional and unique. We'll see. I am motivated.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jan 17, 2007 19:16:22 GMT -5
Also, I think the Tag Box should be on the main page. The one we use now is not that great. I want to see if we can put a new one on the main page from cBox. Those tag boxes are able to refresh themselves rather than refreshing the whole page. Which is how a tag box should be.
Unfortunately, I am extremely limited in my admin options. It sucks cause I am very good with coding. I could have a new look up today if I was allowed access to the full admin options for even one day.
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Post by a dusty pile x on Jan 17, 2007 19:25:37 GMT -5
I would hate the tag box to be on the main forum. It's annoying, and it takes forever to load. Pretty much all tag boxes to for me. Isn't that one of the reasons it has it's own forum, so us with slow connection don't have to wait forever for the forum to load.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Jan 17, 2007 19:27:14 GMT -5
It is very small in size, and is self loading... Meaning that the page and it load differently. I run on a dial-up, and the page loads first, the box following.
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Post by Kenobi on Jan 17, 2007 19:46:04 GMT -5
I think the news fader slow speed works really well. Now just put something up there to read
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Post by a dusty pile x on Jan 17, 2007 20:49:13 GMT -5
Ah whatever. I think tag boards on the main page make the board look tacky.
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Post by Thorn Of Deucalion on Jan 17, 2007 20:59:25 GMT -5
Ah whatever. I think tag boards on the main page make the board look tacky. I am not really for it on the main page too.....
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Post by Jedi Doug on Jan 17, 2007 21:43:16 GMT -5
How about a contest to design a new logo for the board? The one on here now has been here for ages.
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Post by Jinxieman on Jan 17, 2007 23:12:39 GMT -5
I like your suggestions CowboyGuy, especially the official weekly poll.
It would also be nice to have the figure pictures updated. I don't understand why we don't have the Giles and Faiths up in the Buffy figure board. Heck, we should be looking at a Dru/Oz/Wood update for that page. Those little touches would be nice. I know there was one started, but it certainly has not be updated in ages. Either bring that one back and update it, or create a new one. I'm sure there are several people on this forum that could create and maintain such a site.
And it would be really nice to have an official, up-to-date, compainion site that has all the figures listed by series with photos. I know that's not exactly forum material, but it would be nice to have. I know there was one, but it hasn't been updated in ages...there doesn't even seem to be a link to it anymore. I'm sure there some forum members that would be glad to help create and maintan a site like that.
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Jan 17, 2007 23:39:39 GMT -5
I like your suggestions CowboyGuy, especially the official weekly poll. It would also be nice to have the figure pictures updated. I don't understand why we don't have the Giles and Faiths up in the Buffy figure board. Heck, we should be looking at a Dru/Oz/Wood update for that page. Those little touches would be nice. I know there was one started, but it certainly has not be updated in ages. Either bring that one back and update it, or create a new one. I'm sure there are several people on this forum that could create and maintain such a site. And it would be really nice to have an official, up-to-date, compainion site that has all the figures listed by series with photos. I know that's not exactly forum material, but it would be nice to have. I know there was one, but it hasn't been updated in ages...there doesn't even seem to be a link to it anymore. I'm sure there some forum members that would be glad to help create and maintan a site like that. I would love to help with a site. It'd be like simple to do too, since there are only so many updates a year.
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Post by SlayerLV on Jan 18, 2007 1:36:17 GMT -5
I think the new poll every week is a cool idea, also I would be cool to have another layout other than this one to use, but still keeping this one as a choice.
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Post by BuffyFanOne on Jan 18, 2007 10:13:23 GMT -5
I love every idea here (with the possible acception re: the tag board on the front page). I think CowBoy Guy has some great ideas and his motivation should not be wasted! As for the apperance of the board and a sister site....Great ideas! We should definately use www.He-Man.org as inspiration! Thay have a great forum and an AMAZING site to go with it that has pages for the show and each of its spin-offs, merchandise...etc... I think another good idea could be to have a custom of the week or maybe a customizer of the month, and their work for that month or a custom chosen for the week could be desplayed on the front page or maybe just get a link in the news header.
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Post by Afer on Jan 18, 2007 15:18:37 GMT -5
I agree with most suggestions. The Tag-Board was on the main page when it was first introduced, but was quite annoying because the constant reloading of the page. I think the tag is fine where it is, IMO.
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Post by Mattitude on Jan 18, 2007 18:49:18 GMT -5
Yeah but the kind of Tag Board he's suggesting now only refreshes itself and has no impact whatsoever on the main page, except for the appearance and the fact that that's the location of it. Other than that, your browsing will be exactly the same.
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Post by Kenobi on Jan 18, 2007 22:20:23 GMT -5
Personally, if there's a tag board I'd want it on every page. Don't all kill me at once, but like many have said, the tag board is a way to chat with members while surfing the board. If it's just on one page, then I'll just open another browser. And if that's the case, I might as well have AIM open instead so I can chat with people outside the forum as well. Just my two cents
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Post by poprox★82 on Jan 20, 2007 22:24:49 GMT -5
I can't wait for the new layout it will be a nice change.
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Post by CowboyGuy on Feb 7, 2007 19:12:35 GMT -5
I don't think any of these changes can happen...kinda sucks.
I mean eventually the board will die if nothing changes. It gets dull here sometimes. I feel like starting my own.
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Post by Mattitude on Feb 7, 2007 19:55:18 GMT -5
Hey, we still have that cool Survivor game going! ...oh yeah. Actually, we don't. When it was decided to take a break for the holidays, I didn't think Valentine's Day and Black History Month were all going to be included in that.
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