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Should every forum have its own banner?

Discussion in 'Communications' started by weezer, Jul 6, 2002.

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  1. Smuggler-of-Mos-Espa

    Smuggler-of-Mos-Espa Jedi Youngling star 6

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    It would be nice, but JC doesen't have enough guru's to do that.
     
  2. AlienAcid

    AlienAcid Jedi Knight star 6

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    Dan games always > rest of jc


    foo.
     
  3. Dan

    Dan Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Yeah, but it's so obvious now.

    foo.
     
  4. AlienAcid

    AlienAcid Jedi Knight star 6

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    Well lets see, games has only 1 mod who doesnt go to other boards then the JC so his full attention is there to keep games a good place.

    So yes games is better then all.
     
  5. Dan

    Dan Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    ... Plus we're there.
     
  6. AlienAcid

    AlienAcid Jedi Knight star 6

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    True. cannot beat DAN AND AA
     
  7. Dan

    Dan Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    And the forceboat! FORCEBOAT!!!

    Dear thread,

    YUO = HIJACKED!!!1~@
     
  8. AlienAcid

    AlienAcid Jedi Knight star 6

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    FORCEBOAT!

    Dont forget VIDEO GAMES.
     
  9. Dan

    Dan Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Oh yes, them too! i liek games, i liek nwn and i want to liek wc3!
     
  10. AlienAcid

    AlienAcid Jedi Knight star 6

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    WarCraft 3 is meh.. im still a fan of the homeworld!
     
  11. jp-30

    jp-30 Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Alright boys, back to Games please.

    Well lets see, games has only 1 mod who doesnt go to other boards then the JC so his full attention is there to keep games a good place.

    Rubbish. You'll also find me at YJCC, Comms and NZ FanForce (and AOTC before the film. Post release I've avoided it like the plague). I make quality YJCC threads. As you'd expect they sink without trace rather quickly.

     
  12. Dan

    Dan Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Yes, master. :(
     
  13. AlienAcid

    AlienAcid Jedi Knight star 6

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    Well lets see, games has only 1 mod who doesnt go to other boards then the JC so his full attention is there to keep games a good place.

    I was talking about private boards like the SC and refuge boss
     
  14. jp-30

    jp-30 Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Oh. Right.

    Yeah. No time for that...
     
  15. AlienAcid

    AlienAcid Jedi Knight star 6

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    See? JP-30 > all
     
  16. FlamingSword

    FlamingSword Jedi Knight star 6

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    I like the idea of some different banners, but not too many.

    The fact that the banner is the same on all but the FanForce board I visit I like. It adds coherence to the JC.

    For the different FanForce sections to have banners makes sense and uniqueness to each section. I could also see that it might be nice for sections such as EU. But a different banner on each page would be too much difference and too much loading. The loading wouldn't be a problem for me since I have cable, but I know a lot of people don't.
     
  17. ADONIAH32

    ADONIAH32 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I'd make new banners :D Photoshop is my life ;)

    I'd like to see some different banner. It would be a nice change from the same one on every page.
     
  18. jp-30

    jp-30 Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    If any banner variants had different filenames for their components (right now they're all called banner.jpg, curve.jpg etc) then the page would be slightly slow to load on your first visit. After that first visit the images would be cached and loading time would not be a factor.

     
  19. farraday

    farraday Jedi Knight star 7

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    Of course before we decide this is a great idea perhaps we should have a few sample banners. Make certain the people with the skills are willing to put enough time in to make a quality banner that the denizens of that particular board won't mind.

     
  20. FlamingSword

    FlamingSword Jedi Knight star 6

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    I'm all for changing the banner regularly, say every three months.

    Too many banners will be too confusing and unappealing, IMHO. But it looks like msot people don't share that view :)

    The caching point is good, although I set my cache so low that it doesn't cache much.
     
  21. jp-30

    jp-30 Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Much like icon selection, any banner that is sub-par would be rejected. If multiple banners for one forum are submitted, a simple poll in census can be utilised to select the favourite - or, like is planned in games, we'll change them on a semi regular basis (every quarter, say).

    I also agree with earlier comments that not every forum needs a unique banner. There are plenty that work just fine with the default banner, even though themed banners could be made. Those that do not have a corresponding theforce.net section for instance. eg. Communications, YJCC, Census etc

     
  22. jp-30

    jp-30 Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Too many banners will be too confusing and unappealing, IMHO. But it looks like most people don't share that view

    I flick through many of the news / info sections of theforce.net. Each section has a different banner. I don't get confused by this. In fact, the unique page themes help remind me what section I'm in. :)

    Tying forums in closer to their respective theforce.net sections seems like a nice reciprocal gesture. We have links to and from theforce.net/games and the games forum and we like to send traffic between the two pages. The consistent theme works well, IMO.

     
  23. Master Salty

    Master Salty Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    I think every forum should have it's own banner. It adds a unique feel to that particular forum.
     
  24. Smuggler-of-Mos-Espa

    Smuggler-of-Mos-Espa Jedi Youngling star 6

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    It would be nice, like i said.
     
  25. Senator_Elegos_A-Kla

    Senator_Elegos_A-Kla Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I wouldn't mind it.

    Everytime I go the Aussie-NZ FF forums, it seems a bit more spiced-up or brighter than the rest of the JC.
     
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