Site Updates Incoming

There's a new patch for vBulletin, so I'll be updating when the forum styles are updated. While the forums are down, I thought it would be a good opportunity to make some changes around here.....

The front page is a little crappy atm, so I'd like to hear your suggestions for some widgets to stick on there (movie trailers/good RSS feeds/stuff like that). At the moment there simply isn't enough content coming from you lot to make a page which changes regularly, but it'd be great if you lot actually did put stuff on there. Nothing too major, but driver updates with changelog and links, a mini review of something you've just bought, patch links and changelog, etc etc etc.

I can put the shoutbox, recent threads etc into the forum page (like THIS) to make room for the front page if need be, with the forum page becoming more of a community hub. Thoughts on this?

Also, styles......... I'm kinda bored of the ones we have now. Have a look HERE and see if there's anything you lot like. Or if you spot styles elsewhere, then link me up.

I want plenty of suggestions in this thread btw. No point in moaning later if you haven't bothered to say anything now.

I like the idea of moving the shouty to the forum section cuz it'd probably get everyone looking at the forums more and possibly keep older threads going so there's a bit more activity.

Really liking the Mystic style on that page you linked, but the current styles we have are cool and personally I haven't got bored of them yet.

RE the front page - youtubes and trailers fo' sho', and perhaps we could write up a few guides out of problems that people have had and fixed, for example dead PSU problems/mobo problems that quite a few of us have had in the past. I'd do that when I have some spare time after exams have finished (29th) unless someone a tad more 'qualified' than me would prefer do it

And for the short duration of the World Cup, It'd be cool to have a page on there which shows the latest scores/results - not sure if this is possible though. I'm thinking of an RSS feed type thing (although I don't really know what that is...) from the BBC Sport website if possible!

IMO though we don't really need that many changes, just a kick up the arse to get us all to pitch in with some useful articles and a bit more space on the front page to show them off Oh and definitely keep the Slideshow and Visitor Map widgets cuz they are cool!

more recent threads on the front page. Most people (including me) are lazy and don't go into the forum index very often to check what's new since there are so many threads there. But the recent threads are more visited so maybe show 10 recent threads like on the old site instead of 5 like it is today would make the forum a little more active that's all I can think of now, maybe Ill come up with something more later but tbh I like the site as it is now. Miss the old shouty ofc but we have already been through that discussion ^^

I'll be trialling out a new shouty and I'll see what I can do with the recent posts stuff. Moar suggestions!

Cool ! A bit of changes ...

What we really need is a Red vs Blue game(s) lining up. BC2 and L4D2 maybe.

I'd like to join a Blu or Red team, but it would mean being on TS and the problem is that the input part of my motherboard is dead ... :'[
I have to buy a new one but I think I'm gonna change my rig soon, so I don't know what I'll need yet.

Originally Posted by dinozo74

I'd like to join a Blu or Red team, but it would mean being on TS

That's not a requirement

But it would be better.

Originally Posted by Code_001

more recent threads on the front page. Most people (including me) are lazy and don't go into the forum index very often to check what's new since there are so many threads there. But the recent threads are more visited so maybe show 10 recent threads like on the old site instead of 5 like it is today would make the forum a little more active ^^

I totally agree on that one, I'd also like to have the silly world map moved, I hate it! sorry. It would also be good to see more at the top of the page, bu tthats our fault as we don't seem to post anything up there

Is there a list of all the blue/red players? And yes we really need a red vs blue on bc2 to make our server a little more active as it has been dead for ages