How about a new fansite?

POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Sunday, October 28, 2007 13:46
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WYTCHCROFT

Saturday, October 20, 2007 6:45 PM

and how's it coming along haken???

MYCROFT2

Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:51 PM

I think ShinyUniverse sounds like a great idea, Haken.

One of the primary things the new site needs is the ability to delegate.

Fireflyfans.net is an excellent template for having different content areas. (e.g. news items, message board, blue sun room, etc.)

In terms of specific features, a "All time greatest fan art or fan fic" would be good. So would a search feature.

DEEPLYKIDDING

Sunday, October 21, 2007 4:07 AM

Love the idea, Haken. And also love FFF.net!

I'm with most everyone above on their suggestions (as well as the things they like & want to keep).

I especially would love to see a searchable or sortable BSR to make things easier to find. Also, allowing the author to indicate if a story is complete. It is so frustrating to invest time in a story, and also really be enjoying it, only to have the author abandon it before the end.

Another feature that I would appreciate is if the message boards included a path or link of its location within each message. Sometimes when I read messages I go through them so quickly I am not sure which category I am in, and cannot find it easily later on. As an example, check out the boards at www.mnfirefly.com. The path is hyperlinked near the top to the category header and to the main menu. nice feature.

Otherwise, great job on FFF.net & good luck w/the new site! Looking forward to it!

I'd rather be a smartass than a dumbass...

MACBAKER

Sunday, October 21, 2007 5:10 AM

I like the idea of a general genre' fan site, but I also think a Torchwood site designed similar to this one would be great too. The UK sites aren't that good!

It looks like Torchwood will get at least one more season, but we all know BBC programing is more iffy from season to season (or "series" to "series" as they call their seasons), so why not include all of the Doctor Who universe's series, in one fansite?

Currently, there are three Doctor Who based shows:
1. Doctor Who. (obviously)
2. Torchwood. A more adult oriented show, with an X-files feel.
3. The Sarah Jane Adventures. A show for a younger audience, with former Doctor Who companion (and fan favorite) Sarah Jane, and her "tween" age sidekicks. One, an alien posing as her son, and the other, (literally) the girl next door.

There is also an animated series, based on Doctor Who's robotic pet, K-9, in the works.

Seems like Russel T. Davies is Great Britian's version of Joss! Was that sacrilege to say that?

I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.

FREELANCERTEX

Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:41 PM

I agree with the first few posters (didn't read everyone's post, very long thread). I like this site as is :-\ just gettin' used to this place.

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STEAMER

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:19 PM

The only thing I'd like to see is longer post history. Right now it's limited to a user's what, last 7 or 8 posts? Be nice if that could be extended a bit. Might help to cut down on repetitive threads and make the server's life easier.

Haken, I'm sure this has already occurred to you, but - how about moving Buffyverse, Angelus Arcanum and Other Science Fiction Series over to SU? Just a thought.

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LEADB

Sunday, October 28, 2007 1:46 PM

Suggestion: Find a way to limit the net size of signature blocks. Something sane, like 600 x 400 'netted out'; or some other block size sanity check. It is real distracting to see a one line comment with a page and a half siggy following it.

Also it would be nice to be able to post tables without the forum 'compressing' spaces and using a mono-space format. Often sites use
[code] [/code] but [table] [/table] works for me (other than folks might think you mean 'real table'). I just want something that respects spaces, tabs and uses a mono-space font.

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