15-09-2007, 21:48 | #21 |
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I open a game of Civ4 or Civ3 once every 2-3 months and rarely play more than 2 hours. I guess my Civ days are over. I like this community very much, it is I guess the only community where I have been active for more than 4 years !?!. Of course time is much limited for me now and in a larger or lesser extent it is for all of us.
What to do? I have no clue but I'd miss the site going down. I know I'm now active only on the Hattrick sub-forum, and not even there much but I can't help it. I still want to come to one of those CDZ RL reaunions in the Netherlands although I imagine it has to be like 11 years from now when I plan to have a sabbatical year . I can only say 'keep up the good work', and that fresh blood will always be good.
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15-09-2007, 22:27 | #22 |
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not sure completely but i guess our company (Propain and Swingue) owns (and pay) the domainname and for sure the server where it is hosted. PP can tell this for sure.
We also have the license to Vbulletin. For me, I love lurking around, especially the ISDG. Most other things i just browse by but i love reading. A great anarchy around here, works like a charm! Keep up the good work as Yndy quotes.
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16-09-2007, 17:19 | #23 |
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Hey mr. Robosuck - long time no see.
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17-09-2007, 09:56 | #24 |
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So, to sum this up until now:
- Friday Night Pitboss seems to be a good idea to many - Ladder might be fun... - ...but more important are spoilers! - A front page is not important to most people - IRC are also not high in demand - Tournaments sound good to some, not tempting at all to others - Many agree that attracting new players would spice things up - There are three options as a forum software: vBulleting (apparently we have a license thanks to PP and Swingue), phpBB (has the largest community with the most MODs), Simple Machines or just upgrading to a newer version of Snitz. - and, most importantly of course, we would need people who volunteer to implement any changes! [u]Out of these things, there are only a few that actually need work:</u> As we already have at least one person who offers a computer as a Pitboss server, all we need is a forum post where people can sign up. Maybe the settings can change from week to week but a simple thread should be enough to get this started (maybe an own subforum would be nice so everybody can follow the progress over time and conveniently look at old games) For more people (and more spoilers) all we actually need (and I guess can) to do is occasionally post at CFC/Apolyton, inviting people to come here if they want to play a MP game and read some spoilers. While the redesign of the page would be nice, it is not a pressing matter. And as it seems that the forum is still in good hands for now, so is upgrading the forum I guess. Don't get me wrong, I think it still would be nice, but this would also mean that somebody had to do it. From what I found out via Google, vB seems to be the superior choice when it comes to features, security and SEO capabilities. However, I don't have any experience with it (and not really the time to get into it right now), all I know is this MOD of phpBB that I mentioned above. It has tons of features that phpBB lacks (pretty secure against bots, sub-forums) and of course an easy-to-implement attachment MOD and a way to make it search engine friendly. |
17-09-2007, 10:27 | #25 | |
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I think the forum should be kept simple. I'm thinking of a merger between the front page and active topics, with limited news items and featured threads. That way it's clear to everyone what the site is about. Although this should be possible with snitz as well, my preference is vB. I understand that most posters feel the front page is obsolete. I can understand this, because you are already a member. I feel that visitors/new members have a hard time figuring out what the forum is about, a good front page/active topics merger could fix this. Besides, featuring some threads/spoilers will increase attention to those threads. A. Good. Thing. Spoilers should be encouraged. Perhaps we should make some people write single player walkthroughs, I'm sure that'd attract a lot of attention. To return to the ladder: we've had some issues in the past with it that were a real turn-off for most of the "older" members. These issues would arise if we reinvigorate the ladder. Besides that, I think the competitive nature of such a ladder isn't really fitting with our equalitarian forum spirit. We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune after all, not some fancy self-perpetuating autocracy.
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17-09-2007, 13:12 | #26 | |
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Actually, I still remember that I "discovered" the front page months after I came here.
Anyways, I am happy that you are willing to do this! Quote:
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17-09-2007, 13:19 | #27 |
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Cheating.
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17-09-2007, 13:46 | #28 |
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It wasn't me and you couldn't prove it.
PS. And I will try and resize my Avvie
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