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Post by Bishop on Dec 4, 2013 17:06:19 GMT -5
Since this topic is all of the rage I will share what I have been working on. I've already shown the Skype group but I guess this is the public announcement. I've made a test forum to give an example of how the forum could be organised more to remove some of the clutter. Some of the main features are: - Merged the Miscellaneous category into the General Board.
- Dalmatians, Other Fan Characters and Original Characters merged into one board.
- Character lists to find bios easier.
- Separate board for forum games under the General Category since they're so popular.
- Roleplay has its own category.
- No Express Yourself section because why would anyone want to join when all they see is drama and whining? ._.
Anyway, the link is below. Head over and browse around for yourself, Discuss what you like, what you don't like, things that need adding etc. Just ignore that there's no spotty background or anything like that, because that's not the point. We're just trying to organise things here.
Again, this is a TEST. Nothing is getting (re)moved from this forum as of yet, and it's not an attempt to replace this website. It's just a sandbox where I can play around with web development.
bishopsplayground.proboards.com/
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Post by Stirfry on Dec 4, 2013 17:11:26 GMT -5
I do rather like this design here especially the character bios lists because as an artist I find it very annoying to have to search through endless threads to find a character description that's 5 years old.
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Post by Shadow Dearly on Dec 4, 2013 17:24:45 GMT -5
Anything...at all...to get more members here I'm for it. I like the fact that this will get rid of all the unneccesary clutter that this board has if this is given the green light to go ahead. Not to mention that things will be easier to find.
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Post by Belchic on Dec 4, 2013 18:18:47 GMT -5
I'm okay with reorganizing. Just as long as no fanfics or anything get deleted, I'll be cool with it. What do the admins have to say about this?
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Post by Nemo on Dec 4, 2013 20:39:53 GMT -5
1. I agree with the Misc + General sections merging.. I always wondered what the difference between them was? Because they don't seem different to me. 2. Merging of the char boards could work as long as they have the separate sub boards. Cause I don't wanna be looking for someone's OC and have to go through 20+ pages of dalmatians. 3. People already do this 4. You mean sub-board? Could work. 5. Personally I think it's fine where it is. 6. Sadly I have to say no to this, sometimes people need a place to let out steam. They just need to be taught not to make drama or something c.c;
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Post by Stirfry on Dec 4, 2013 20:49:43 GMT -5
1. I agree with the Misc + General sections merging.. I always wondered what the difference between them was? Because they don't seem different to me. 2. Merging of the char boards could work as long as they have the separate sub boards. Cause I don't wanna be looking for someone's OC and have to go through 20+ pages of dalmatians. 3. People already do this 4. You mean sub-board? Could work. 5. Personally I think it's fine where it is. 6. Sadly I have to say no to this, sometimes people need a place to let out steam. They just need to be taught not to make drama or something c.c; The problem with the current character lists board is it's incomplete and cluttered up with a bunch of other threads.
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Post by Belchic on Dec 4, 2013 22:46:07 GMT -5
I gotta say, I agree with both Nemo and General here.
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Post by Nemo on Dec 4, 2013 23:20:13 GMT -5
@general: Then why don't we just delete the unnecessary threads there?? Like we don't need lists for "dark horses", couples, board canon, 10 words or less, those kinds of thread?
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Post by Stirfry on Dec 4, 2013 23:36:41 GMT -5
@general: Then why don't we just delete the unnecessary threads there?? Like we don't need lists for "dark horses", couples, board canon, 10 words or less, those kinds of thread? Yes, that would work too. All I want is a place where I can find all member's character profiles easily without having to dig through so much clutter. A sub board just for character lists would work.
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Post by Nemo on Dec 5, 2013 0:20:57 GMT -5
Yes I feel it'd work to. I even took the liberty of deleting some of the unneeded threads already.. I think almost 1 page worth x.x
But some of the threads I do question if they should stay or be removed like: Bark Brigade Cadets, Mooch's Gang, Char Families, and Gen 2??
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Post by Belchic on Dec 5, 2013 0:39:50 GMT -5
Yes I feel it'd work to. I even took the liberty of deleting some of the unneeded threads already.. I think almost 1 page worth x.x But some of the threads I do question if they should stay or be removed like: Bark Brigade Cadets, Mooch's Gang, Char Families, and Gen 2?? Well, like I recommended: I think it might be wise to check with the creators of those topics first before you remove them. Or better yet, we have folder for "Other Fan Discussion", so you can move them to there. I've actually noticed a lot of character profiles haven't been moved to their respective folders yet, which is part of the reason why it seems so cluttered.
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Post by babclayman on Dec 5, 2013 9:40:30 GMT -5
I think for Characters, we can make a list thread, with links to their bios to save searching for them. Like Bishop did with the Fanfic list.
I like the basic layout idea though. Bishop even said if for a Canon Dal, one thread be devoted to plain facts (like a Wiki page) and another thread be made for Discussion on said character.
With Character Lists for 'Bark Brigade' and that, I don't think we would need a Second Gen Page, since we could put in brackets next to our Character List (2ND Gen) Etc. Bark Brigade, maybe get a thread, since that is somewhat the main occupation for some Pups and can consist of more than one Pup, right?
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Post by Belchic on Dec 5, 2013 10:22:37 GMT -5
I say before we take any action on this, we should see what our head hancho, Sparky, has to say about this.
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Post by babclayman on Dec 5, 2013 10:53:17 GMT -5
That is the basic idea. What Bishop has is simply testing the layout at this moment. Once we get a few more ideas of where to sort things and where what can go, we'll check these designs with Sparky.
He is the Head and something tells me the Lay Out is under his control. Right?
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