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Post by Qwerty on May 2, 2012 23:36:00 GMT
I do kinda feel there are a few too many boards on the main page. Any ideas to compress the new general category?
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Post by priok on May 3, 2012 3:43:01 GMT
Maybe make some sub-boards? Like Creative, Serious Debate, Other Games, Technology, Contests, could all just go into General Discussion as sub-boards. Also, maybe compress the Dan-Ball based ones even more, I think it seems like Powder Game and Stick Ranger are really the only big ones, right now, but that is just me. I'm not sure about these ideas, but it is just something quick to think about it. Right now the front page looks very disorganized.
Also, is there a way to have a link to the sub-boards inside of the board description? It might make it easier for people to realize the different sub-boards.
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Post by Qwerty on May 3, 2012 4:24:00 GMT
We didn't compress the dan-ball boards at all though, Fox didn't give me clearance. Putting those boards as sub-boards would basically put us back at where we were before, but honestly it'd probably be worth it considering the clutter on the main page now.
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Post by Clockwork on May 3, 2012 20:17:10 GMT
We're basically half way done with the changes. We've added the necessary boards, now to delete or compress boards.
-Take away archives
-Delete about the forum and stuff, the shop board can stay, but the forum general is basically GENERAL.
-Compress Dan-Ball games all into one board (subboards can exist, but only for PG and SR (maybe EE))
-Move Dan-Ball Games into the general games board as a sub-board instead. That's even better than ^ (Although a bit radical)
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Post by ganondorfchampin on May 4, 2012 0:07:45 GMT
Creative Works really needs some sub-boards, its too broad right now.
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Post by Qwerty on May 4, 2012 2:38:38 GMT
Nah, forum general isn't general. It's a good idea to separate forum-related topics from non-forum-related topics. The dan-ball boards need to be compressed, for sure, but I do think it should have at least a category. The problem is that we don't have two triumvirs that approve, unless you can get Veers. The archives should stay. People deserve to see deleted threads if they want to.
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Post by Fringe Pioneer on May 4, 2012 3:00:59 GMT
About the Forum seems to me an essential part of the process where, at the very least, we can be notified of what needs done and what doesn't need done (hint: what are we doing right now?). I also agree with Temporarily9 that the Dan-Ball boards should be separate from the non-Dan-Ball boards, and I further believe that Dan-Ball boards should remain above non-Dan-Ball boards that don't relate to help for new members.
I do agree with Priok that the main page seems a bit disorganized: all the boards in the General section alone take up nearly the entire forum. Compression would mean going back to what we had, but quite frankly I am of the belief that we ought to do that unless others want to reason why they should not be reverted to sub-boards...
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Post by Qwerty on May 4, 2012 3:03:21 GMT
Do you agree that we should compress the dan-ball boards some, though? Like, one general dan-ball, maybe an other games, PG n SR? Something like that, at least?
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Post by Fringe Pioneer on May 4, 2012 3:31:47 GMT
Yes, General Dan-Ball, Other, Powder Game and Stick Ranger seem good, although not necessarily in that order...
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Post by izacque on May 4, 2012 17:59:11 GMT
Have you considered actually compressing each of the categories with Javascript? You could make the category bar a bit taller, and more visually appealing, and then clicking the category would make all the boards appear below it. Clicking the category bar again would make the boards disappear again. A simple downwards-pointing button-arrow thing would make it intuitive that users should click these things. If none of the admins can do this, I can write the codes for you, and all you have to do is put them in the Headers.
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Post by nmagain on May 4, 2012 18:04:34 GMT
that would be cool i agree
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Post by Qwerty on May 4, 2012 23:02:27 GMT
If we could get the code for that it would be pretty awesome, but it would need a skin update so I think that sort of thing should wait for the next skin.
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Post by izacque on May 5, 2012 16:31:56 GMT
Yes, I will write the codes for you whenever you want. Our triumvirate (or whoever's updating the headers) seems to have trouble with the javascripts, don't worry, your users can helb you!
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Post by Qwerty on May 6, 2012 4:45:10 GMT
I think Disgorged is making the new skin.
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Post by Rabidbadger on May 15, 2012 16:25:17 GMT
If we change the name of the forum to DBF instead of Dan Ball Forum, are we gonna change the name of our currency?
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Post by Zrined on May 15, 2012 19:54:28 GMT
Just call 'em DBs.
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Post by nmagain on May 15, 2012 21:05:42 GMT
can't you guys read? we would remove currency (it's a dumb concept)
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Post by Qwerty on May 15, 2012 22:16:37 GMT
It's irrelevant anyway, you don't have the 2/3 triumvir needed to change the name.
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Post by Fringe Pioneer on Jun 11, 2012 3:35:07 GMT
The sufficient and necessary cause of my agreeing on a name change is that we can agree on a name, i.e. I will agree on a name change if and only if we can agree upon a name to which to change...
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