Our Next Project should be cleaning up the forum's looks, right?

Started by Legend, Nov 09, 2014, 04:14 AM

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Focus on a new and refined theme?

Yes. It'll help bring in more users.
5 (83.3%)
Yes. I'd enjoy it.
3 (50%)
No. New features would do a better job at bringing in more users.
1 (16.7%)
No. I'd prefer new features.
1 (16.7%)

Total Members Voted: 6

Dr. Pezus


daredevil.shark

The reason I am less active here is because of overall looks. Its not appealing. Plus new members wont stay long is the format is not changed.
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7H3

hmm... it would be cool if when an img is quoted it was automatically put into a spoiler tag to save on page loading

forum and website need a makeover desperately
"It's hip to be square." - Eurogamer<br />"Shut up its art!" -Legend

the-pi-guy

Quote from: daredevil.shark on Nov 14, 2014, 08:02 AM
The reason I am less active here is because of overall looks. Its not appealing. Plus new members wont stay long is the format is not changed.
What do you want changed?

kitler53

i don't think "cleaning up" the forum will do anything to pick up traffic to this site.  there are a million forums on the internet.  you need a hook to create traffic.  vgc has their guesstimates.  what do you have?   
         

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Legend

Quote from: 7H3 on Nov 14, 2014, 02:41 PM
hmm... it would be cool if when an img is quoted it was automatically put into a spoiler tag to save on page loading

forum and website need a makeover desperately

Done.

Legend

Quote from: kitler53 on Nov 14, 2014, 04:48 PM
i don't think "cleaning up" the forum will do anything to pick up traffic to this site.  there are a million forums on the internet.  you need a hook to create traffic.  vgc has their guesstimates.  what do you have?   

We have nothing!

VizionEck the game should bring some people in once it launches, but still those members will mostly not care about our non VizionEck threads.

We need a hook that we ourselves want. That way the new guys mesh with the current guys. So sales are the obvious shared interest. We could start a competing service to vgchertz haha, but that wouldn't really help out much unless our numbers were spot on. Plus either way I just don't have the time to give this forum everything it needs. To add a big hook or something, another member would have to step up to the challenge. I'd just be able to help and give them access to the source code.

Legend

Quote from: daredevil.shark on Nov 14, 2014, 08:02 AM
The reason I am less active here is because of overall looks. Its not appealing. Plus new members wont stay long is the format is not changed.

Yup.

Based off the poll and responses a fancy new look is our next project. At least making a theme is technically easy. Instead it takes a good artistic eye.

kitler53

Quote from: Legend on Nov 14, 2014, 07:16 PM
We have nothing!

VizionEck the game should bring some people in once it launches, but still those members will mostly not care about our non VizionEck threads.

We need a hook that we ourselves want. That way the new guys mesh with the current guys. So sales are the obvious shared interest. We could start a competing service to vgchertz haha, but that wouldn't really help out much unless our numbers were spot on. Plus either way I just don't have the time to give this forum everything it needs. To add a big hook or something, another member would have to step up to the challenge. I'd just be able to help and give them access to the source code.

yeah, i guess what i'm getting at is what is your hopes for these forums?

if you want to get "big" then you need to find your hook.

if you just want a small but intimate community than i don't know that you really need to do anything really.   i get a bit annoyed by the amount of "coding" i have to do to post a pic but meh.  i think the look is fine.   ...just keep the overdrive sunset font away from it.
         

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kitler53

oh, and our shared interests come down to two things.  A) playstation B) laughing at ioi.
         

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Legend

Quote from: kitler53 on Nov 14, 2014, 07:26 PM
yeah, i guess what i'm getting at is what is your hopes for these forums?

if you want to get "big" then you need to find your hook.

if you just want a small but intimate community than i don't know that you really need to do anything really.   i get a bit annoyed by the amount of "coding" i have to do to post a pic but meh.  i think the look is fine.   ...just keep the overdrive sunset font away from it.

I want this forum to be as fun and enjoyable as possible. As part of that we need to increase activity which is done by building up a larger community. I don't really care about getting big, just big enough.

Fixing the ease of posting and what not will happen with the new theme. It's all about pleasing the eyes and being user friendly.

7H3

Quote from: Legend on Nov 14, 2014, 07:43 PM
I want this forum to be as fun and enjoyable as possible. As part of that we need to increase activity which is done by building up a larger community. I don't really care about getting big, just big enough.

Fixing the ease of posting and what not will happen with the new theme. It's all about pleasing the eyes and being user friendly.
have you used the reddit app?
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kitler53

Quote from: Legend on Nov 14, 2014, 07:43 PM
I want this forum to be as fun and enjoyable as possible. As part of that we need to increase activity which is done by building up a larger community. I don't really care about getting big, just big enough.

Fixing the ease of posting and what not will happen with the new theme. It's all about pleasing the eyes and being user friendly.

i'm already visually stimulated.


what i need is a vgcz add-in that streamlines thread porting.
         

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Legend

Quote from: kitler53 on Nov 14, 2014, 08:28 PM
i'm already visually stimulated.


what i need is a vgcz add-in that streamlines thread porting.

I can do that.

Legend