AvianAzure
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Post by AvianAzure on May 25, 2010 15:25:45 GMT -5
Random little bit, thought it might be cool/useful if where it says "The PokeMall Temp Forum" at the top left of the page was clickable and would take you back to the home/main page of the site.
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Post by Arceus on May 25, 2010 15:27:52 GMT -5
That is a good idea! Yomamathecableguy is the only admin, so once he isn't too busy i'm sure he'll get to it!
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AvianAzure
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Post by AvianAzure on May 25, 2010 15:30:19 GMT -5
also there should be a general thread/forum/sub-forum and a Q&A type thread/forum/sub-forum
edit: I like the exalt/smite option xD
edit 2: I notice the icon's by/under people's avatars and don't really know what any of them mean (aside from the xbox live one). Just thought you might, if you could, add in hover text over each icon so you know what each one is.
Also I noticed the post/modify post page seems a little... cluttered.... while i like having option to 'spell check', 'reset' and all that right there it might seem a bit much to more basic forum users. So you might want to add those as icon options up with the others, and some of the ones that have the same meanings you might want to make like a drop down menu kinda like how the pokecommunity forum has their smileys set up, which i would also recommend doing with yours.
What I mean by that is like, add all the options for 'tables' into one menu you can drop down/open in a new (smaller) window, same with all the text alignment options.
The reason I say all this is because on a site like this simplicity is great as well as having great functionality. Ideally you want both which can be a bit hard to maintain/achieve. Not to mention not everyone will be pleased with it but most will. In my experience that is
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Post by Arceus on May 25, 2010 15:35:42 GMT -5
Yo yomama, this guy should be one of the main idea-dudes.
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AvianAzure
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Post by AvianAzure on May 25, 2010 15:43:37 GMT -5
Should also, if you know how, give the option to open the shout box in a separate window. Also where do I post if I find bugs/weirdness? Do we have a forum for that yet or what?
Also I just saw the quick reply box (and am using it) and in my experience with quick replies this seems a bit complicated, well not complicated but again, "cluttered" with options listed. Quick is to imply that it's simple text and fast done, if the user wishes to add some kind of coding to it they should hit the "reply" option or know the coding themselves.
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Post by yomamathecableguy on May 25, 2010 15:45:59 GMT -5
Thanks for your ideas avian. I would make the top left title a link to the home page, but there's a Home button like half a centimeter below it As for everything in your second post, I probably won't be doing much of that to this forum, as it's just temporary and basic. Now, the forum on the final site will be different, and will probably include all of these things. I'll also probably add a few more boards here as well to encourage more discussion.
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Post by Arceus on May 25, 2010 15:47:59 GMT -5
Alright, pretty basic Q here, how are we going to upgrade this site to the final one?
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AvianAzure
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Post by AvianAzure on May 25, 2010 15:51:25 GMT -5
Yeah I see the "home" option now that you mention it. But it's prolly not something necessary especially as most forums have a link in the logo to the homepage so most users will expect it (i think anyways). And if you want us to beta-test it you should change it on here so we can see how it works and it's flaws and all that instead of when the final site comes up and people start using it. *shrugs* just a thought. xD
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Post by yomamathecableguy on May 25, 2010 15:55:43 GMT -5
@typhlosion - When the final site is up these forums will be scrapped. Because then the final forum, etc. etc. will be completely finished and everything. These forums are just a temporary medium for us to discuss things. AvianAzure - lol Yeah, but forums that have something like that are just forums. This site won't need that, because you'll access the forum via a tab at the top, and there won't be like a main banner for the forum, it'll be the site banner up top that will link to the first page.
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AvianAzure
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Post by AvianAzure on May 25, 2010 16:02:08 GMT -5
I'm not quiet sure I understand what you mean but I guess I'll see... and shouldn't we be testing on where the final forum is so we can see what if anything is wrong? I mean if this site isn't going to be looking like or in functionality like the actual site then beta testing this is kinda... not gonna do anything but gather ideas, Also we should figure out what operating system and internet browser everyone is using so we can see if anything is off with any of them.
currently using Vista and Firefox
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Post by Arceus on May 25, 2010 16:06:01 GMT -5
Currently using Windows XP and Google Chrome
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Post by yomamathecableguy on May 25, 2010 16:08:42 GMT -5
AvianAzure - No, this forum is going to have nothing to do with the site. lol Beta testing is going to start tomorrow, as soon as I actually finish some of the features that I'm developing. When the forum that I make is up on the site, we will beta test that, and probably start using it instead of these forums. And that's a good idea, but I'm going to be testing the pages with every browser and OS as well.
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Post by Arceus on May 25, 2010 16:12:12 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]awesomeness! cant wait![/glow]
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AvianAzure
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Post by AvianAzure on May 25, 2010 16:13:13 GMT -5
Well you still should have everyone else list it because it might be something that's a 1/1000 chance or something and you don't hit it but someone else might. And sorry for the confusion on the beta testing thing. That wasn't made clear so I was like "uh.... what?" Also may i suggest multiple themes for the final site? People like a choice, and when all is said and done can I be a mod on one of the forums? I've always wanted mod power *evil laugh* uh.. .not that i'll abuse it or anything *shifty eyes* =P and get rid of that horrible smiley the site makes when you combine : and D it's so ugly XD
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Post by yomamathecableguy on May 25, 2010 16:21:37 GMT -5
Oh yeah, everyone will still be testing. lol I'll just be doing it as well to make sure. That's actually something I was already going to include The user will have a choice to change the theme that they see when they login. ^_^ Of course you can be a mod! You'll just have to prove yourself helpful and such. lol You'll just have to deal with it for about a week longer until I get the forums for the site finished XDD
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