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Offline SWSF Hoppus

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Improving these forums
« on: September 19, 2019, 02:31:18 PM »
I am interested in any ideas from all of you on how we might improve the forums, have more activity (both in games and outside of games), and so forth.

Medivh and Syren have their thing going on. Us few stragglers sometimes have something going or ambitions to have something going on. Most of the other folks who used to swing by are long gone (Dementat and many others). No one new really shows up anymore and if they do they post once and disappear.

Probably, having an active game going would help a lot!

But besides that, does anyone have ideas? Is the format/organization of the board not ideal? Should I allow anyone to register again without needing to get approved (did this b/c spammers)?

I would really like to see this be more than two small groups of people on here but I'm jus not sure what to do or if there is anything we can do.

One thing I do believe, and that Severus has put forward before, is that we do need to have a "blessed" game of the forum, the main attraction, something nostalgic and long running that is active... but that may take some time to work towards. I do think having that would help give this forum a bit more of an identity, and help with activity.

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2019, 03:01:12 PM »
We need a game on the forum to draw people in, and turn off the "approval" section. Then we can try to push for people in other avenues. 

If people come and it feels dead they won't post more. They come here/find us because of a nostalgia for SWSF. Let's give them that in the form of an active game of some type.
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Offline EmperorSeverus

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2019, 04:47:13 PM »
Not to state the obvious, but the current look/feel of the forum does not stoke any nostalgia.
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Offline SWSF Eidolon

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2019, 08:05:31 PM »

Yeah, at the very minimum a starry background would help set the mood off a little better!

A star destroyer, blowing up, would be nice.


We can make our own little SWSF logo.
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Offline SWSF Hoppus

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2019, 09:46:06 PM »
Happy to take submissions for designs! :P

Seriously, if anyone wants to provide a background image/pattern and a logo, I can put a little time into making this look better.

That being said, I always prefer the black on white BGs. Are you folks saying you want a dark theme?

Offline SWSF Hale

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2019, 10:23:17 PM »
How about these apples?



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Offline SWSF Hoppus

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2019, 10:45:19 PM »
Ill see what i can do

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2019, 10:50:20 PM »


Its like a chocolate and crushed nut slathered granny smith <3!
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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2019, 09:48:26 PM »
I dig it. 
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Offline SWSF Eidolon

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2019, 04:37:42 PM »
I get it confused with my PNC banking site.
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Offline SWSF Hoppus

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2019, 05:07:13 PM »
I'll see if I find some time to tweak the skin a bit at least...

Offline SWSF Hoppus

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2019, 02:14:30 PM »
Rolled 1d5 : 2, total 2

Offline SWSF Eidolon

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2019, 07:19:29 PM »
I just noticed under our titles for everyone it says Recruit.

Can we nix that?
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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2019, 10:59:36 PM »

When I click the Preview button, I get bunk.  A red error message saying the field is empty and a blank preview quote up top.
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Offline SWSF Hoppus

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Re: Improving these forums
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2019, 07:09:34 AM »
Thats probably tied to the php version change stuff. Ill have a look.