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Post by Revoltie on Apr 30, 2006 7:50:56 GMT -5
From what I read, most of us don't really like the shout box etc. I would like to get rid of them but I thought a poll would be a better idea.
I'll explain in short why I prefer to delete these items. First, I don't see the purpose of a shoutbox on a forum. If there's one on a website I can understand, but I believe that everything in the shoutbox can be posted somewhere on our forum.
Same goes for the newsbox. We have an announcement section and if we keep that updated there no reason for an additional newsbox.
I'll keep this poll open for a week.
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Post by KaiserWilhelm on Apr 30, 2006 14:36:34 GMT -5
I'll be mean: I'll disagree with revoltie  For people who are looking to join this site I believe the news scroll at least is useful. It says a small amount about the alliance, about what is happening within the alliance, and gives a feeling of realness to the forum. In other words, if we have something about DT being married, well, it gives us more of a feeling than having nothing, or just listing the top gamer of the week. In addition, the scroll tells people who is playing what game, who the admins are, and some basics on joining the forum. For the shoutbox it's nice to have people who are not on the forum be able to talk to us. It's also nice for us to be able to ta lk to one another. saying something we would probably never otherwise read. |
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Post by R_E_B (Scotcher) on Apr 30, 2006 16:41:16 GMT -5
i agree with Kaiser. The news may be a little old but the idea is sound. Perhaps someone could add newer news to it like in 2 weeks it could say Scotch turned 21  Shoutbox I like more than the news. For guests to be able to talk to us is pretty cool. The stuff that I post in it are smaller things (like saying hi to someone) and not something I would waste making a whole thread about. i'm really tired, forgive the lack of flow or structure here. |
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Post by SK6 on Apr 30, 2006 20:04:03 GMT -5
i like them, but isn;t there some way to make it so we dont have to scroll so far to get to what should be at the top of the page
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Post by ploor on Apr 30, 2006 21:04:59 GMT -5
I like the shout box, its' great!  But the news box is a pain, those are ancient old news.... Perhaps give every member access so that we can input our own news to share with everybody. eg. knut has taken 2 months leave from Hyps! |
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Post by Mr. D. V. Devnull on May 1, 2006 1:31:53 GMT -5
I agree with Kaiser...
Keep the shoutbox and news thingy...
The only suggestion I have is to locate it off the side (or behind a pop-up link) of the forums area, because I don't mind scrolling off to the right to check... and I bet others might not mind either...
Just my $0.50 on it...
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Post by Powerpuffblossom on May 1, 2006 8:40:17 GMT -5
i can live with shout box... but i wouldn't die of pain if it's gone
about the news thingy.. i believe that's stupid cause it rarely is updated anyway
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Post by Dusty6585 on May 1, 2006 20:04:08 GMT -5
I like it. I think it adds a little more depth to the site!
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Post by Powerpuffblossom on May 2, 2006 2:18:07 GMT -5
yeah annoying scroll time.. that's what it's adding lol
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Post by Knut on May 2, 2006 2:40:42 GMT -5
yeah annoying scroll time.. that's what it's adding lol Yeah, the scrolling is annoying indeed. it's nice to have the newsbox and the shoutbox but I preferred them to be located on the side, or to be removed so we can see the posts back on top of the page. I voted "no", but if we can arrange something else it would be fine to keep them. I allready discussed this with kaiser, the problem seems to be the screenresolution people are working with, I am using 1280 x 1024, and like I see it the posts could easily be smaller allowing the shout- and newsbox to be located on the side. But if you are working with for example 800x600 your view would be pretty crowded. |
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Post by SK6 on May 2, 2006 14:25:22 GMT -5
i know its possible to code the site to come up differently based on the screen resolution it detects... tho i kinda stopped programming a year and a half back, so i dont rememebr the exact code, but i know it can be done.. haha, i'm SOOO useful
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Post by Mr. D. V. Devnull on May 2, 2006 17:14:03 GMT -5
Abso-flaming-lutely funny!!!  [Edited for a typo...] |
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Post by Akula Matata on May 4, 2006 13:14:11 GMT -5
i agree with kaiser on this one i love the shoutbox, it's a quick way to see what s "hot" atm, you can post small, relatively unimportant stuff there,...it rocks the newsbox...nice way to show that we are more than just a bunch of KoC nerds to the outside world...i need that...;D and i can live with the scrolling i s'pose...  but i remember a time when we had a newsbanner positioned vertically at the top of the site...wouldnt it be possible to relocate the news box to the centr of the page and make it less long?that would lessen the scrolling i s'pose... just a suggestion for a compromis |
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Post by Mr. D. V. Devnull on May 4, 2006 21:35:09 GMT -5
They're forcing ads on us... I'd bet Kaiser's stuff is being over-ridden...  |
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Post by Akula Matata on May 7, 2006 3:28:46 GMT -5
dont think so...proboards puts adds on non paying forums i think...
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