mscreashuns — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 01:01:01 +0000

Yeah, I understand your purpose.

It's okay. I really don't care to have my ideas shot down.

JeevesBond — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:54:33 +0000

And thanks for that mscreashuns. Sorry, wasn't wishing to poo-poo your ideas, just wanted to explain the problems that are inherant in article contests, and why many sites use them.

mscreashuns — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:10:24 +0000

I was just trying to come up with something off the top of my head because Megan asked what we could have contests for. I'm not really sure, but I'm sure you people can find a way.

Megan — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:17:24 +0000

I know Dream in Code has a lot of consests so I'll talk to them and find out what they do. The Admin Zone might be helpful there too. Dream in Code gets really great prizes donated by sponsors so I'll look into that too.

About articles - I want this site to become really well known. I think there's a lot of opportunity to be one of the best general sites for web design help and info. The only way we're going to get there is by publishing top quality content. So contests might not be the right route to go there.

Keep the suggestions coming! We appreciate them

JeevesBond — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:36:53 +0000

mscreashuns wrote: We could have contests for best overall ... articles, or whatever.

Well a lot of sites do this with articles, but only so they can gain content, keywords and ranking in Google.

We will - probably (not my decision) - be accepting articles, but I doubt there will be a general airing of any old rubbish bja might write ( ), we're not going to sacrifice useability to pander to the SE's needs - what's the point in getting traffic when your members have all left and new visitors don't stay?

Although it might work if the articles (same goes for sites and other stuff) were submitted to the mods and admins, then we could vet them and only let the best through.

Sorry, not meaning to degrade your suggestions at all mscreashuns, just trying to point out the pitfalls!

JeevesBond — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:21:16 +0000

demonhale wrote: I hope themes change every month so the eyes can be a bit more refreshed

Well IMO it's important to keep some form of rolling update going, there's a particular "redesign day" if I remember correctly (Zeldman mentioned it). I don't believe we need to change the whole design - too confusing - but it would be nice to keep inline with trends, so we always look current.

A complete redesign every month though? Definately not, we haven't got the resource and it would be too confusing for users to have to re-learn how to use the site almost every time they visit... Not everyone's a TWF-a-holic so only appear once or twice a month, we don't want them to think they've come to the wrong site!

demonhale — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:58:53 +0000

hmmm pretty much all suggestions are in, I hope themes change every month so the eyes can be a bit more refreshed, hmmm... I hope current members become premium members incase you do put up a premium membership... so many more I cant think now, my heads focused on the bbq...

mscreashuns — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:25:17 +0000

We could have contests for best overall site, articles, or whatever. It depends on what all you're planning to add to the main site...

bja888 — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:17:15 +0000

Megan wrote: We are also definitely going to do a chat of some sort

Please no java! I hate java chats.
Flash is accetable.

Megan wrote: what could we have contests for?

Software (I'm sure we will get alot of donations)
Bragging rights - winners board on the main page? or point system?
Damins - can you get domain gift cards?

Personaly, I like the site to work as fast as possble.
(alt + s has become my best friend!)
I usually filer the threads I want to read by the title. Sadly though, when the indivitual forum is maked as unread I don't know how amky topics are unread so I must invistagate. Possable to have the last 5 active threads drop down on mouse over?

DC_Sara — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:15:29 +0000

dragonsjaw wrote:

Hey Hi Sara..long time no see...

~bobbi

Wow, hey Bobbi! Blast from the past!