Re: My Little Genchat #1: The Ice Man Cometh

by -mazer Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:54 am

Chronos wrote:And we can even make Youtube embeds. My brains just explode

I have been saying that since making my forums on this site. No one ever listens to me damn it.

by **GasmaskGamer** Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:46 pm

I wonder if GT's gonna pull a Kotaku and end up with a terrible looking new site that no one likes.

by Maffi Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:29 pm

Would not be surprised, GT has always been shitty, it's only two steps away from total shitdom.

by FearlessSasuke Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:01 pm

GT so broken it even decided to break again for a while last night.

by **GasmaskGamer** Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:47 pm

FearlessSasuke wrote:GT so broken it even decided to break again for a while last night.

Don't worry, they're using more duct tape on the new site.

by Chronos Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:40 pm

-mazer wrote:

I have been saying that since making my forums on this site. No one ever listens to me damn it.

That was before I was ever considering moving at all. No offense Mazer, but I don't know anyone in the WSS. So I don't really feel inclined to join. I don't want to be the outsider who like ponies in the midst of your friends.

by **GasmaskGamer** Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:13 pm

A preview of GT's new forums

Newlove wrote:We will be using the same php forums that TV Land (another MTV Network site) has been using for a few months now. There are some custom features that GT will use like quick reply which that site doesn't have.

http://forums.tvland.com/

Also

Ochimusha wrote:There very likely will not be bbcode in the next site

http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/add-this/1281706#author_bar_36975722

http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/site-redesign-thread/1282823?page=2#message

by **GasmaskGamer** Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:20 pm

NiGHTS wrote:
GasmaskGamer wrote:From the preview that you (the mods) have seen, do you like the way the new forums look?

In terms of aesthetics, how would you compare them to the current forums?
Anything > the current design. Would I have made some slight changes to the new boards to make them more aesthetically appealing? Sure, but I'd be well content browsing them as is right now. A definite upgrade for sure.

NiGHTS wrote:
GasmaskGamer wrote:Was the preview similar in appearance to the TV-Land forums or did it feel distinctly like it's own thing?
Going by the little we've seen so far, I'd say the GT boards are a whole lot more attractive than the TV land boards. While they are similar in design, the color theme and custom buttons seem more appropriate.

by Chronos Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:26 pm

I wonder why the transparency refused to work for my avatar. Ah well. Good enough for now.

by **GasmaskGamer** Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:46 pm

Chronos wrote:I wonder why the transparency refused to work for my avatar. Ah well. Good enough for now.

It'll work if you link it from a foreign url (like image shack or something), but for whatever reason it doesn't work for an uploaded image.

by Chaos Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:19 am

GosmoskGomer wrote:
NiGHTS wrote:
GasmaskGamer wrote:From the preview that you (the mods) have seen, do you like the way the new forums look?

In terms of aesthetics, how would you compare them to the current forums?
Anything > the current design. Would I have made some slight changes to the new boards to make them more aesthetically appealing? Sure, but I'd be well content browsing them as is right now. A definite upgrade for sure.

NiGHTS wrote:
GasmaskGamer wrote:Was the preview similar in appearance to the TV-Land forums or did it feel distinctly like it's own thing?
Going by the little we've seen so far, I'd say the GT boards are a whole lot more attractive than the TV land boards. While they are similar in design, the color theme and custom buttons seem more appropriate.

Nights said that we should prepare our 200X200 avatars for the new forums in OGF.

by **GasmaskGamer** Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:27 am

M "Of Course" Bison wrote:Nights said that we should prepare our 200X200 avatars for the new forums in OGF.

Remind me what OGF stands for. I keep wanting to think it means Omni-Gamer Faction.

Also, when did he say that?

by Chaos Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:28 am

GosmoskGomer wrote:
M "Of Course" Bison wrote:Nights said that we should prepare our 200X200 avatars for the new forums in OGF.

Remind me what OGF stands for. I keep wanting to think it means Omni-Gamer Faction.

Also, when did he say that?

Yeah, it's the Omni-Gamer Faction, he told us in our Gen Chat that we should get our 200X200 avatars ready. Then again, Nights loves to fool around.

by **GasmaskGamer** Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:30 am

M "Of Course" Bison wrote:Yeah, it's the Omni-Gamer Faction, he told us in our Gen Chat that we should get our 200X200 avatars ready. Then again, Nights loves to fool around.

So he either thinks the new forums won't be all that or he was kidding.

Wouldn't be surprised either way. Can't really interpret it one way or the other. But I guess we'll find out in a few days.

Edit: Or wait, I guess that means the new GameTrailers forums will use 200 by 200 avatars.

by Chaos Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:34 am

GosmoskGomer wrote:
Edit: Or wait, I guess that means the new GameTrailers forums will use 200 by 200 avatars.

GosMoskObvious

by Chronos Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:39 am

Still won't fix the community on that site, and I can imagine they won't keep up with maintenance either.

by **GasmaskGamer** Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:44 am

M "Of Course" Bison wrote:GosMoskObvious

Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, Princess.

Chronos wrote:Still won't fix the community on that site, and I can imagine they won't keep up with maintenance either.

The GT Model: Do nothing while your site falls into disrepair. When it becomes near unusable, build a new version to do nothing with and fall into disrepair. Also be sure to take out popular features and add useless ones with each repeat of the cycle.

In addition, never communicate with your community or let them know what's going on. Never answer their questions or address their concerns. Remain as distant and off-putting as possible.

by **GasmaskGamer** Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:48 am

Anyways, if you actually go into a TV Land thread, the post layout is pretty similar to the current forums (100 x 100 avatars and everything). The text is kind of small and scrunched together though. And outside of individual threads, the layout is pretty bad.

by Chaos Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:53 am

loldoubleposting

by LuminaCaelo Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:01 am

This forum actually doesn't look too bad.

by Chaos Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:03 am

LuminaCaelo wrote:This forum actually doesn't look too bad.

I could look at that avy forever

by LuminaCaelo Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:05 am

M "Of Course" Bison wrote:
LuminaCaelo wrote:This forum actually doesn't look too bad.

I could look at that avy forever

It is amazing. The animation is so smooth, and she even does a cute ear twitch. Twilight Sparkle ftw.

by **GasmaskGamer** Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:07 am

Bison found a genie lamp and Lux's avatar was the result.

by Chaos Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:41 am

You're good, but I'm bettah!

by Chronos Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:55 am

I actually like the black much more.

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