Website Suggestions and Ideas

Zero wrote:I think the 32 rules is a bit long and can be compressed into a shorter, more concise and generalized set of rules. Not saying that there's anything wrong with them, but some are repetitive and can easily be abridged or zipped into one rule. For example, 14 and 24 can be mashed together into a "no advertising rule" or 4 and 22 can be compressed into a "no spamming" rule. I just think it'll be easier to adhere to and enforce a shorter set of forum laws than a longer one.

Edit: I also noticed that there isn't a section to post up writing (prose, fanfics, poetry etc.).

Edit 2: And just as a input on the chatbox idea of KyouMizune above, I've noticed that when you have a chatbox on a forum, moderation becomes difficult since chats, unlike, forum posts, move quickly and spamming generally become a big issue within them. Granted, it's a great way for user to interact, but it's rather redundant to have a quick posting widget on a site that is built on a forum hierarchy of threads and posts, especially one equipped with a PM functionality and a "Spam" section. It's fine for blogs and video streaming sites, but less relevant on network boards in general.

But that's just me and my ramblings...I'll shut up now. -.-

playamount wrote:um can there be a just for laughs section? where we can just post things that make us laugh like jokes and videos @_@ not like the spam section.

espeon977 wrote:The symbols for 'locked' and 'no new posts' should be made different.


I just spent about five minutes trying to figure out why the banner contest thread was locked, before realizing there were just no new posts.


Also, darkening the default font color would make it a little easier for me to read the posts here, I just find that there's less contrast than I'm used to.

espeon977 wrote:Also, darkening the default font color would make it a little easier for me to read the posts here, I just find that there's less contrast than I'm used to.

akuawind wrote:

espeon977 wrote:Also, darkening the default font color would make it a little easier for me to read the posts here, I just find that there's less contrast than I'm used to.

+1 mate.
That gray is quite too light for such a colored beigy background.

JinSeng wrote:

akuawind wrote:

espeon977 wrote:Also, darkening the default font color would make it a little easier for me to read the posts here, I just find that there's less contrast than I'm used to.

+1 mate.
That gray is quite too light for such a colored beigy background.

I've been checking in the admin panel for a change in font colour, and as soon as I find it (and stop playing L4D2) then I'll make it darker

akuawind wrote:The icon issue bothered me too… Espeon, you're not the only one who spent minutes until finding out the topic wasn't lock.
@JinSeng, If all you need is an icon, here is it:


(and get a refund for L4D2, your fifty bucks aren't worthy a sequel :S)

[Edit] GEEZ, IT'S OVER TEN THOUSANDS!

chou. wrote:More smilies for sure.

chou. wrote:More smilies for sure. And there's a crack in the background... I'm sorry. Let's make a new theme. :D Or background for the forums. >>

MorbidGlasses wrote:

http://www.anikaos.com/0040-onion_msn_smileys.html
Don't like those? Here are more smiley you can choose from. I guess if no one can choose, you can put a poll up ^_^

Zero wrote:

MorbidGlasses wrote:

http://www.anikaos.com/0040-onion_msn_smileys.html
Don't like those? Here are more smiley you can choose from. I guess if no one can choose, you can put a poll up ^_^

The problem with those is that they can cause pages to load slowly (especially people without high-speed internet). They can also interrupt scripts since they are generally larger, compressed images.

Does this forum have an internally set limit on how many smiles that can be used? Most forums tend to limit them to 10 icons per post to reduce lag and to prevent smilie spam.

Edit: Also, on most forums, the posts made in the "Spam" or "Random" section usually are not counted on the user's post count. This is primarily to reduce topics that become filled with spam and flaming. When users want to reach a high post count, some do it by having legitimate conversations and by being active, which it generally what I'm seeing here so that's good. But as a forum gets larger and more popular, there will be more and more trolls coming to the site to stir up trouble and they can take advantage of the spam section to increase their post count.

I also bring this up being I get a bit annoyed when I see comments in the spam section like "lol" and "cool," which don't contribute to the conversation at all. Not pointing any fingers, but most of us (including myself) are guilty of having at least one of those moments. I'm not saying that there's any problem with the spam section, it's just that I can foresee some kind of abuse occurring in the future. Just something to consider.

Sakura桜 wrote:oh my god i'm dead serious about this!!! We never did anything to our forum mascot before. and i think it should be RAASTA!! (yeah i guess you'd kind of have to go to hokaru-san for more details) but i sincerely believe raasta is a good choice of mascot becomes he is so random and everybody loves him.