Evil Genius

It is yet another time for people who want more out of Mindwerks to be able to voice in one place how to make this place better. I'll sticky the thread so that future discussions can go here in case anyone has ideas.

So, I guess we can just call this the Forum Idea, Improvement, Suggestion thread. The objective here is to figure out what is best for all of you.

Some key questions I have are:

* What can moderators/admins do to help make this a better place?
* What can be done to generally increase the volume of 'quality' posts?
* What can be done to get more people posting instead of a core group?
* What would you like to see here in the forum?
* Basically, what would make 'you' addicted to coming back and posting?

No one will be flamed for their ideas, we still would like to discuss them so speak up and have your voice heard.

Something that occured to me just now as far as getting new people to post here, is that this forum is pretty depressing visually.

I know we went through a lot of trouble to establish this as the Mindwerks template (I voted for it myself), but looking back on it, it's just pretty dead looking and uninspired.

I guess my suggestion is that we make this forum more aesthetically pleasing.

It's pretty boring looking.

PS: Great thread.

Then my mission to you and others that want to improve the view... find or create a new layout for phpBB.

I'll keep an eye out myself, no drastic changes however till we get more people on board.

we need some kind of reccurring content to keep people looking forward and coming to update.
i dunno what. just throwing my thoughts about.

the bulk of forumers here are united in berserk. maybe something to do with that.

also, it will be great if we can reduce the number of clicks it takes from the main page to change our av and sig,
currently i takes like 5 clicks.

hope it don't break your fingers

Femto had it right this time
the background is OK (I woed on it dammit!!!), but perhaps if not everything else was blue too, it would be a happier place

as to what it would attract us back regularly besides Berserk...hmmm

edit:
fuckit, I'm bored outta my skull here

I'll look around for templates.

I'm not saying we need something bright and cheery, but at least something that isn't so monochrome and dead.

Quest wrote:also, it will be great if we can reduce the number of clicks it takes from the main page to change our av and sig,
currently i takes like 5 clicks.

How often do you change your avatar and why is it so important for you to be able to change it 3-4 seconds faster?

What a pointless suggestion.

Maybe we should start up some mindwerks projects of our own. Like umm. Releasing other versions of chapters colored? Or making some music videos or some other multimedia projects. I've mentioned this before I think.

Releasing colored chapters would be pretty neat, I think.

Coloring them could be an incentive for people to join as well.

I don't think we have the manpower though.

Ban Femto

jk

no really, I would suggest to split the support and news section, but that's allready discussed b4, so nevermind

I think new people are "afraid" to post, so maybe you could make this forum more "cute"? like a babycolor background? (I prefer pink though)

or a music track that plays while visiting the forums? you know like a song from the berserk game?

I think this is one awesome template.

Perhaps the mods & admins should have pink avatars and sigs ... SO CUTE!

btw Femto I luv teh site

Femto wrote:I'll look around for templates.

I'm not saying we need something bright and cheery, but at least something that isn't so monochrome and dead.

Quest wrote:also, it will be great if we can reduce the number of clicks it takes from the main page to change our av and sig,
currently i takes like 5 clicks.

How often do you change your avatar and why is it so important for you to be able to change it 3-4 seconds faster?

What a pointless suggestion.

i kinda like to change my av/sig every week. its lame to you but that is one of the things that make me 'come back to the site'.
if you make it easier for people to express themselves then they will keep coming back i guess.

I actually like that pink layout. But seriously Mindwerks should start up some multimedia projects.

Femto wrote:I think this is one awesome template.

ACK! My eyes!



I like the idea of coloring Berserk. Maybe make some kind of contest out of it.


We can always lure some dumb newbs in and feed them to Femto, thats always entertaining. Better than soaps.

Gaiseric wrote:

Femto wrote:I think this is one awesome template.

ACK! My eyes!



I like the idea of coloring Berserk. Maybe make some kind of contest out of it.


We can always lure some dumb newbs in and feed them to Femto, thats always entertaining. Better than soaps.

and let Femto have all the pleasure? no way

If anyone likes the whole colouring contest thing, people could post their colouring or fan art in that thread and I'll decide or you guys could vote which art goes in the next release.

Not too crazy about the idea personally. Also, I don't think there will be too many people posting their artwork or even be bothered making one. I know from experience.

Eldo wrote:Not too crazy about the idea personally. Also, I don't think there will be too many people posting their artwork or even be bothered making one. I know from experience.

This is true.

It's a good idea, but few people will come through.

I'd like to, but I couldn't find the time to do it.

I must say I miss Aeleous a whole lot.

Any ways, I don't know what exactly to do for reoccurring content. I tried some threads in gaming but they last for a week tops. As ya do.

I am at a loss. I don't know what else could be done to boost member activity...

Femto wrote:

Eldo wrote:Not too crazy about the idea personally. Also, I don't think there will be too many people posting their artwork or even be bothered making one. I know from experience.

This is true.

It's a good idea, but few people will come through.

I'd like to, but I couldn't find the time to do it.

If I see anything good coloured pieces on the fanart thread, I might put that in next week's release.

I do hope that we see more cool fan art by other people. I'm not too keen of the idea, but if you guys like it, I don't see the harm in it.

Unban all the previously banned people?

Devil_Dante wrote:Unban all the previously banned people?

That's already been done.

And what's the point in that? Seriously, how would that attract more people to the forums, and what makes you think that they're going to start posting again?

Eldo wrote:

Devil_Dante wrote:Unban all the previously banned people?

That's already been done.

And what's the point in that? Seriously, how would that attract more people to the forums, and what makes you think that they're going to start posting again?

I'm still conviced that most are "afraid" to post, there are many lurkers that don't post. So we should show that we don't want any flames and stuff.... right? ... (wait, who am I bullshitting? )

I like the contest thing, matter of fact I was thinking of how to start one up... but I didn't think of the coloring (any EG manga really). Good job!

Where in the forums should the contest be held (Manga or EG News) ?

Great idea guys, keep 'em coming. I liked Aelous too, how-ever, it didn't look... "Professional" enough imho. I want something kickass.

Where in the forums should the contest be held (Manga or EG News) ?

Manga would be more natural, no?

Stickies or something like that.

I agree about the template this one is starting to make me depressed.

I would like on that is colorful,bright after being so long in the dark.

I would even choose the pink one before this one..