Proposing a restructuring of the forum

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Metal Fan · #51 Post by **Metal Fan** » 21 Jun 2010 21:37

Took long enough! *launches* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Bender B. Rodriguez · #52 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 21 Jun 2010 21:48

how nice,you got the page too haha
well,i guess it's time to come up with another sig,since the polaris is gone forever

Metal Fan · #53 Post by **Metal Fan** » 21 Jun 2010 21:50

Yeah page steal!!

Bye-bye Polaris! And to think I'd be the one to throw it off that cliff...*will not mention that I don't have a drivers license*

*Oh wait, I did*

Bender B. Rodriguez · #54 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 21 Jun 2010 21:57

And "Bye Bye Polaris" is my temporary sig,until i come up with something more...er...goovy

Metal Fan · #55 Post by **Metal Fan** » 21 Jun 2010 22:02

Yeah! I'm in your sig!

Bender B. Rodriguez · #56 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 21 Jun 2010 22:04

yeah,just beware of radioactivity down there,the polaris was there long enough to contaminate the whole area

Metal Fan · #57 Post by **Metal Fan** » 21 Jun 2010 22:07

Uh-oh...Oh well!

Desert_Storm · #58 Post by **Desert_Storm** » 22 Jun 2010 10:29

*walks by, singing:

Taste the water from a stream of running death
Eat the apple and cough a dying breath
give me - the freedom to destroy
give me, the radioactive toy

hey guys, what areyou still doing here?

Bender B. Rodriguez · #59 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 22 Jun 2010 14:28

awesome song,that one,PT
keeping the thread ALIVE!

Metal Fan · #60 Post by **Metal Fan** » 22 Jun 2010 23:55

You changed your sig

#61 Post by **Led Guardian** » 23 Jun 2010 04:34

Oh no?

Metal Fan · #62 Post by **Metal Fan** » 23 Jun 2010 07:57

Yeah. 'twas what I said before

Bender B. Rodriguez · #63 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 23 Jun 2010 08:26

i did say temporary

Desert_Storm · #64 Post by **Desert_Storm** » 23 Jun 2010 16:52

This is getting boring.
*walks out, humming
Run through forests on a hot Summer day
Trying to break down walls of numbing pain
Give me - the freedom to destroy
Give me, radioactive toy

Bender B. Rodriguez · #65 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 23 Jun 2010 18:03

we all miss the polaris,but it's gone forever...

Metal Fan · #66 Post by **Metal Fan** » 23 Jun 2010 20:05

Yeah I know. Bye-bye polaris!

*digs hole, dumps in*

Bender B. Rodriguez · #67 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 27 Jun 2010 04:29

ah,what the heck,you're going back into my sig,side by side with my president killing desires

Metal Fan · #68 Post by **Metal Fan** » 27 Jun 2010 17:49

Yeah!! Me likes.

Need any help kill the president?

Bender B. Rodriguez · #69 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 27 Jun 2010 19:23

Metal Fan wrote:Yeah!! Me likes.
Need any help kill the president?

i might,need help taking out his bodyguards and all

Metal Fan · #70 Post by **Metal Fan** » 28 Jun 2010 01:25

Ohh!! Me, ME, ME!!! Pick me!! I have bazookas!

Bender B. Rodriguez · #71 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 01 Jul 2010 19:45

bazookas will do juuuuust fine.
back on topic
cmon restructure the thing already!

Metal Fan · #72 Post by **Metal Fan** » 01 Jul 2010 20:03

Bender B. Rodriguez wrote:bazookas will do juuuuust fine.
back on topic
cmon restructure the thing already!

or we can buy a new Polaris and launch it!

The Rider Of Rohan · #73 Post by **The Rider Of Rohan** » 16 Aug 2010 11:25

Sooooo.... webmaster, how about it?

#74 Post by **Webmaster** » 17 Aug 2010 07:31

The Rider Of Rohan wrote:Sooooo.... webmaster, how about it?

I already talked with Joost about all of this and he has my permission to carry out the changes.

The Rider Of Rohan · #75 Post by **The Rider Of Rohan** » 17 Aug 2010 15:42

Cool.

#76 Post by **Led Guardian** » 17 Aug 2010 19:51

So Joost is the problem.

#77 Post by **Webmaster** » 19 Aug 2010 07:03

Led Guardian wrote:So Joost is the problem.

Passing the buck is my specialty.

spamel · #78 Post by **spamel** » 19 Aug 2010 17:58

How about stopping the spammers? That'd be great! I was reporting the posts all the time before and even posted a way of preventing a large percentage of them but it was duly ignored and then a spambot had the temerity to post in the thread! I would report them if something was attempted to stop them registering in the first place but whoever is accepting or denying new accounts must be clicking "yes to all"!

Bender B. Rodriguez · #79 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 19 Aug 2010 18:22

spamel wrote:then a spambot had the temerity to post in the thread!

that one was so fucking hilarious

spamel · #80 Post by **spamel** » 19 Aug 2010 18:23

Bender B. Rodriguez wrote:
spamel wrote:then a spambot had the temerity to post in the thread!
that one was so fucking hilarious

I agree!

Still, it took the piss somewhat!

Bender B. Rodriguez · #81 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 19 Aug 2010 18:26

you know what we need?Guards.If they spot a spambot,they kill them,end of story

spamel · #82 Post by **spamel** » 19 Aug 2010 18:27

Bender B. Rodriguez wrote:you know what we need?Guards.If they spot a spambot,they kill them,end of story

Just don't allow them to become members, then they cannot post! These spammers do the rounds and their IP and usernames are logged, it takes a matter of seconds to check them and then deny them.

The Rider Of Rohan · #83 Post by **The Rider Of Rohan** » 23 Aug 2010 17:34

Bender B. Rodriguez wrote:you know what we need?Guards.

Yes. Blind ones, if possible.

Bender B. Rodriguez · #84 Post by **Bender B. Rodriguez** » 24 Aug 2010 15:32

The Rider Of Rohan wrote:
Bender B. Rodriguez wrote:you know what we need?Guards.
Yes. Blind ones, if possible.

ditto

last.fm · #85 Post by **Joost** » 08 Sep 2010 09:51

Finally did the long-due restructuring! I also took the freedom to change some of the forum names... if a lot of people object to them for some reason, I might consider reverting one or all of the changes.

Also, allow me to introduce the advent of a new moderator, Led Guardian!

#86 Post by **Webmaster** » 08 Sep 2010 09:57

Thanks Joost. Now I don't have to scroll down to see all the forums.

End Of An Era · #87 Post by **End Of An Era** » 08 Sep 2010 12:06

Webmaster wrote:Thanks Joost. Now I don't have to scroll down to see all the forums.

Never had a problem with my FullHD screen

Sentinel · #88 Post by **Sentinel** » 08 Sep 2010 12:24

Joost wrote:Finally did the long-due restructuring! I also took the freedom to change some of the forum names... if a lot of people object to them for some reason, I might consider reverting one or all of the changes.

Also, allow me to introduce the advent of a new moderator, Led Guardian!

Nice work there! I really like the new structure. The only thing I find a little bit irritating is the name "The Bard's Song" for the former 'Metal' and 'Other Music' sections. It's a little bit confusing using BG's most famous song-title for a section, in which you talk about every other band but Blind Guardian.

End Of An Era · #89 Post by **End Of An Era** » 08 Sep 2010 12:49

Sentinel wrote:
Joost wrote:Finally did the long-due restructuring! I also took the freedom to change some of the forum names... if a lot of people object to them for some reason, I might consider reverting one or all of the changes.

Also, allow me to introduce the advent of a new moderator, Led Guardian!
Nice work there! I really like the new structure. The only thing I find a little bit irritating is the name "The Bard's Song" for the former 'Metal' and 'Other Music' sections. It's a little bit confusing using BG's most famous song-title for a section, in which you talk about every other band but Blind Guardian.

Banish from Sanctuary then?

last.fm · #90 Post by **Joost** » 08 Sep 2010 13:40

How about Fiddler on the Green, then?

(Although that might confuse people too, making them think it's the new D&W section)

Sentinel · #91 Post by **Sentinel** » 08 Sep 2010 13:56

If the title really needs to be related to BG's discography, I'd say "Battlefield".

Also, shouldn't the "Xbox360/PS3"-thread be moved to the "Otherland"-section?

#92 Post by **Orodaran** » 08 Sep 2010 15:07

Some sections offer more choices of song titles, and other none...

I'd say however to take into consideration The Minstrel(s), either as a replacement for The Piper's Calling (which still works fine, btw) or for the other music section... which could also get Imaginations from the Other Side...

However, if we all go BG-titles, how about re-structuring the Coffe Shop into the Bards' Tavern, like the writing from the LIVE album says?

Sentinel · #93 Post by **Sentinel** » 08 Sep 2010 15:25

Orodaran wrote:However, if we all go BG-titles, how about re-structuring the Coffe Shop into the Bards' Tavern, like the writing from the LIVE album says?

I concur.

I'd say however to take into consideration The Minstrel(s), either as a replacement for The Piper's Calling (which still works fine, btw)

Skalds and Shadows would also work well. As for me, I'm also fine with The Piper's Calling.

last.fm · #94 Post by **Joost** » 08 Sep 2010 15:28

Orodaran wrote:Some sections offer more choices of song titles, and other none...

I'd say however to take into consideration The Minstrel(s), either as a replacement for The Piper's Calling (which still works fine, btw) or for the other music section... which could also get Imaginations from the Other Side...

However, if we all go BG-titles, how about re-structuring the Coffe Shop into the Bards' Tavern, like the writing from the LIVE album says?

The Bard's Tavern is already the official name of the #tavern IRC channel.

So I guess that ones's taken already.

Beren Ercharmion · #95 Post by **Beren Ercharmion** » 08 Sep 2010 17:56

Orodaran wrote:... or for the other music section... which could also get Imaginations from the Other Side...

I really like that as a replacement for The Bard's Song

last.fm · #96 Post by **Joost** » 08 Sep 2010 18:01

That's a cool idea indeed!

The Rider Of Rohan · #97 Post by **The Rider Of Rohan** » 08 Sep 2010 18:19

Joost wrote:Finally did the long-due restructuring! I also took the freedom to change some of the forum names... if a lot of people object to them for some reason, I might consider reverting one or all of the changes.

First of all, good job, and thank you for not pruning all of our spam.

On the new names, it took me some time to figure out what is what. I prefer a boring and generic description myself, and having names that don't immediately make it clear what's inside of them could make it more difficult for newcomers. It does have a learning-curve that one is able to overcome in a couple of days, so I'll leave this one open for debate.

Also, allow me to introduce the advent of a new moderator, Led Guardian!

Led Guardian ftw! The spambots won't stand a chance.

Also, shouldn't the "Xbox360/PS3"-thread be moved to the "Otherland"-section?

Given the description I would say yes, it does fit in more nicely with books and art, more so than with serious discussions about every day life. In fact, I propose to add the word 'videogames' to the description in the index (instead of games), just to avoid any confusion. There's some other stuff in the coffeeshop too (David Hasselhoff, Borderlands, Hercules which could me moved too).

#98 Post by **Orodaran** » 08 Sep 2010 20:07

And yeah, in the frenzy for the names for the sections, I forgot to say it as well: Congratulations to Joost and everyone else involved in the redesigning of the forum, and welcome on board to Led Guardian, now I'm not the only fiddler on the GREEN anymore

as practice, I'd suggest we let him take care of banning all the spambots and deleting their posts one by one

Lord Borbak · #99 Post by **Lord Borbak** » 08 Sep 2010 20:34

I'm not too sure about the merging of Metal and Other Music sections.

As for the names...meh

But it's nice that there's fewer subsections.

#100 Post by **Led Guardian** » 08 Sep 2010 20:45

You know, I think I look rather good in green.

Should we rearrange the sections of the forum?

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