Help old Trav

Trav · 03-05-2007, 08:32 PM

Ok, this site is taking years to finish because I do it in my spare time and I have lots of other sites to be making that are more important than my spare time.

I am a coder I am not a person who thinks of user interests

So I need help with:

Good Content
Better Navigation Links
User Functionality - What would a user want to do - What would you want to see on an MGS site?
I have user login and registration sorted, but what would you want to get from being a member.
Forums arent a problem

So thats that. I am not doing RSS so forget that.

If you feel some layout is better changed then feel free. If someone puts forth a large contribution... and I mean LARGE then I'll put them into partnership in this site. I just never get the time to finish it im affraid.

Dave · 03-05-2007, 08:47 PM

I wouldn't mind being a partner on this with you, but I'm not a fan of the layout.

Trav · 03-05-2007, 08:51 PM

Site design never was my strong point

Dave · 03-05-2007, 08:54 PM

It has a lot of strong points and weak points, its obviously much more impressive than anything I could create, but I'm one picky **** hahah.

I like the header and the small details. I don't like any of the buttons or the big empty space, looks out of place (the buttons on the header are far too massive, and the ones of the side just don't look right.

There should be some kind of colour contrasts somewhere too, the content area shouldn't be the same shade of green.

Trav · 03-05-2007, 08:57 PM

Yeha, im not to proud of the navigation links, especially as its image. I'd prefer it to be text linked over a background image.

The header links, again I cant think what to put in them im stumped. Maybe registration?
The big space, again no idea what to fill it with.

This is what happens you train to make pre-packaged sites, leave no ideas for yourself

and I think FFEx is just a tad bit more impressive than mine Dave :P + i'm liking the partnership

Dave · 03-05-2007, 10:58 PM

hehe if we can get a layout makeover, I will definately partner up with you on this project.

Any ideas for a domain name?

Etheon · 03-05-2007, 11:52 PM

I'm not a big fan of MGS, but you can give you tips and such. Personally, I'm a software developer, so graphic design isn't exactly my strong point either, but if you need anything from SEO, HCI, Web 2.0 technologies, I wouldn't mind. It's not like college is all that occupying.

Trav · 03-06-2007, 10:23 PM

I'm a software developer too, so I dont think I need much help on that front but thanks anyway dude.

Jak · 03-07-2007, 06:38 PM

I'm interested

.

Trav · 03-07-2007, 07:29 PM

Give me ideas

test123 · 03-07-2007, 07:34 PM

I'm thinking of a logical way to set the content out. LET ME THINK!

Edit: Oh **** off, wrong account, this is Jak.

Dave · 03-13-2007, 12:32 AM

Ban jak for multi-account rly.

I won't be much help on a design front, but I know how to run a large content filled site pretty well.

Hey Trav wanna work on a Game specific - vBulletin CMS together? I need to make one for a chain of other sites I wanna make, but I need a partner lol. Could use it for this site too.

Ashley · 03-13-2007, 12:37 AM

If you don't mind it being a slow process(meaning, I've got other site work to do) I can help you make it look pretty.

Trav · 03-13-2007, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave

Ban jak for multi-account rly.

I won't be much help on a design front, but I know how to run a large content filled site pretty well.

Hey Trav wanna work on a Game specific - vBulletin CMS together? I need to make one for a chain of other sites I wanna make, but I need a partner lol. Could use it for this site too.

Give me more info on the structure and details of the CMS.

Dave · 03-13-2007, 09:46 PM

I've been wanting make a CMS for a while that can control and organize things in a fiilesystem manner (I hate polluting pages with tons of MySQL queries) and can handle things like

Images
Music
Videos
Content
News
vB Forums

and integrates them all, can search thorugh them all, and they all kind of cross link (content is sorted into games, each game has differnt kinds of content, as well as images, videos, content, news etc specific to it).

I'd need to lay it out for you better obviously, but basically picture how FFE is organized, except it all indexed within a CMS, so that there can be "General Music" pages that combines the indexes and lets you browse specific content, as well as search it.

I don't like the idea of having data and content stored in MySQL, so I'd have it based on a file system, with only the vBulletin and user comment type things use MySQL, the indexes could also be in MySQL, but hte content itself would be file creation.

However it'd need a user friendly interface so hired people could just write their content into an admin cp, and it would create the file and automatically get it working on the website for them (menus would probably be MySQL based as well though).

Trav · 03-20-2007, 09:30 PM

Interesting idea, I think it requires a diagram lol, but I kinda get what you mean.

Like: PHP page - entry form - data filled - file created on server.

03-05-2007, 08:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trav kill em all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Age: 24 Posts: 351 Rep Power: 0	Help old Trav Ok, this site is taking years to finish because I do it in my spare time and I have lots of other sites to be making that are more important than my spare time. I am a coder I am not a person who thinks of user interests So I need help with: Good Content Better Navigation Links User Functionality - What would a user want to do - What would you want to see on an MGS site? I have user login and registration sorted, but what would you want to get from being a member. Forums arent a problem So thats that. I am not doing RSS so forget that. If you feel some layout is better changed then feel free. If someone puts forth a large contribution... and I mean LARGE then I'll put them into partnership in this site. I just never get the time to finish it im affraid.

03-05-2007, 11:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Etheon Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal Age: 20 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 4	I'm not a big fan of MGS, but you can give you tips and such. Personally, I'm a software developer, so graphic design isn't exactly my strong point either, but if you need anything from SEO, HCI, Web 2.0 technologies, I wouldn't mind. It's not like college is all that occupying. __________________ "I may be vile and pernicious, but you can't look away...I'll make you think I'm delicious, with the stuff that I say. I'm the best you can get, have you guessed me, yet? I am the slime oozin' out, from your TV set." - Frank Zappa

03-07-2007, 06:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jak KING OF THE INTERNETS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Liverpool Age: 17 Posts: 2,363 Rep Power: 9	I'm interested . __________________

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03-05-2007, 08:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dave Former FFExtreme Owner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Posts: 706 Rep Power: 6	I wouldn't mind being a partner on this with you, but I'm not a fan of the layout.

03-05-2007, 08:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trav kill em all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Age: 24 Posts: 351 Rep Power: 0	Site design never was my strong point

03-05-2007, 08:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dave Former FFExtreme Owner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Posts: 706 Rep Power: 6	It has a lot of strong points and weak points, its obviously much more impressive than anything I could create, but I'm one picky **** hahah. I like the header and the small details. I don't like any of the buttons or the big empty space, looks out of place (the buttons on the header are far too massive, and the ones of the side just don't look right. There should be some kind of colour contrasts somewhere too, the content area shouldn't be the same shade of green.

03-05-2007, 08:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trav kill em all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Age: 24 Posts: 351 Rep Power: 0	Yeha, im not to proud of the navigation links, especially as its image. I'd prefer it to be text linked over a background image. The header links, again I cant think what to put in them im stumped. Maybe registration? The big space, again no idea what to fill it with. This is what happens you train to make pre-packaged sites, leave no ideas for yourself and I think FFEx is just a tad bit more impressive than mine Dave :P + i'm liking the partnership

03-05-2007, 10:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dave Former FFExtreme Owner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Posts: 706 Rep Power: 6	hehe if we can get a layout makeover, I will definately partner up with you on this project. Any ideas for a domain name?

03-06-2007, 10:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Trav kill em all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Age: 24 Posts: 351 Rep Power: 0	I'm a software developer too, so I dont think I need much help on that front but thanks anyway dude.

03-07-2007, 07:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
Trav kill em all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Age: 24 Posts: 351 Rep Power: 0	Give me ideas

03-07-2007, 07:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
test123 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 18 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I'm thinking of a logical way to set the content out. LET ME THINK! Edit: Oh **** off, wrong account, this is Jak.

03-13-2007, 12:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
Dave Former FFExtreme Owner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Posts: 706 Rep Power: 6	Ban jak for multi-account rly. I won't be much help on a design front, but I know how to run a large content filled site pretty well. Hey Trav wanna work on a Game specific - vBulletin CMS together? I need to make one for a chain of other sites I wanna make, but I need a partner lol. Could use it for this site too.

03-13-2007, 09:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dave Former FFExtreme Owner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Posts: 706 Rep Power: 6	I've been wanting make a CMS for a while that can control and organize things in a fiilesystem manner (I hate polluting pages with tons of MySQL queries) and can handle things like Images Music Videos Content News vB Forums and integrates them all, can search thorugh them all, and they all kind of cross link (content is sorted into games, each game has differnt kinds of content, as well as images, videos, content, news etc specific to it). I'd need to lay it out for you better obviously, but basically picture how FFE is organized, except it all indexed within a CMS, so that there can be "General Music" pages that combines the indexes and lets you browse specific content, as well as search it. I don't like the idea of having data and content stored in MySQL, so I'd have it based on a file system, with only the vBulletin and user comment type things use MySQL, the indexes could also be in MySQL, but hte content itself would be file creation. However it'd need a user friendly interface so hired people could just write their content into an admin cp, and it would create the file and automatically get it working on the website for them (menus would probably be MySQL based as well though).

03-20-2007, 09:30 PM	#16 (permalink)
Trav kill em all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Age: 24 Posts: 351 Rep Power: 0	Interesting idea, I think it requires a diagram lol, but I kinda get what you mean. Like: PHP page - entry form - data filled - file created on server.

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