Originally Posted by Recurring Villain
I can do teh photoshupz but as for coding I fail hard cores.
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I'm looking for different people with different strengths so that's no problem. Hopefully the coding needs will be pretty basic -- just some rudimentary HTML and CSS. Pete will hopefully be able to do all we need.
Originally Posted by Recurring Villain
If you can find a better style, by all means go for it, but I remember last time you changed it, it didn't go down too well. I do think that something other than brown would be a nice change, but it's a good idea not to sacrifice usability for aesthetics.
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I haven't forgotten the last time either. This change, if/when it happens, will be a little more thought-through. What I'd really love is to do a totally custom style from the ground up, and make a main site that utilizes that same style. Realistically, with the people we have, that's just not going to happen, so instead I will have to settle for finding a new style myself.
That said, I really like the current style. I think it looks subtle yet very functional, and above all, extremely professional. I have very high standards when it comes to aesthetics, and any subsequent styles will have some big shoes to fill. I'm not going to move away from this style unless I find a very good one, and one that members here find agreeable (even if it takes some customization/modification to get it there).
I also just discovered today that vBulletin is currently churning out beta releases of version 3.7, which incorporates some pretty substantial changes and feature additions. I am considering doing a fresh install of vBulletin and importing all the data so that there are no leftovers from the various modifications installed that would conflict with the new version (not to mention I like the idea of a clean start on the board while preserving members and posts).
Originally Posted by Recurring Villain
I definitely recommend getting rid of the portal, even if you just replace it with the forum index. The portal just adds an extra step to go past when I forget to click on the /index.php option in the URLs dropdown box and makes me one hella sad n*gga.
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It made sense to install the portal at the time, because it provided some functionality of a "main page" while retaining the forums as the main function of the site. In practice, however, I am disappointed with just how useless it is. I don't know if it's my fault for not putting it to more effective use or the software's fault for not doing enough (but then what else should it do?), but either way I don't think it works and I doubt whether anyone uses it. I'm happy to replace it with a redirect sooner rather than later if you think that would be better.
Originally Posted by Recurring Villain
May I inquire as to the reason for this change? Just for the sake of it or what?
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I do think it's a good idea to change things around every so often. There is no specific reason for these changes at this time, but I have been feeling more and more that this site is not living up to its full potential lately, and I would like to do what I can to correct that. I definitely think this site can be more than it is, and to do that, we need to keep people focused on it and keep the energy going. I feel it's been lacking in energy and motivation in recent months, and I'd like to consolidate what we have now and begin thinking about expanding into other areas, if that makes sense.