| YourValentine 10.02.2004 08:16 |
Richard has decided to update and revamp the website. This means we have to say goodbye to the poll about the Tim Staffell album and the good old "Calling All Girls" video. Broken links are supposed to be fixed and the website content will be updated. A FAQ section, new mp3s and videos and even a competition are planned. Now you faithful Queenzoners are invited to post your wishes and suggestions for the upcoming changes. Which features are missing? Is there anything you dislike about the website or anything you can't live without? Just post your good ideas, they will definitely be considered. |
| Mr. Scully 10.02.2004 08:23 |
I miss a "stay logged in" feature in the forum (setcookie() function should have a longer period of validity). I don't visit anything here besides the forum that that's all I need :-) [edit] The "remember email & password" checkbox in the profile is sufficient so I don't need anything. |
| Hitman 10.02.2004 08:30 |
For me the Hub project should be more linked to queenzone. at the moment no other ideas....but i appreciate this announced restyling! |
| Mayboy 10.02.2004 08:32 |
Sounds great :D Is the forum getting a revamp or just the front page? |
| siljeoen 10.02.2004 08:34 |
Cool!!!:D |
| Hank H. 10.02.2004 08:39 |
I like the style of the noticeboard as it is and would be glad if it continued to do without smileys and other confusing, unnecessary visual extravagances. |
| Mr. Scully 10.02.2004 08:43 |
Forum - allow bold and italic html tags. Disallow any other tags. |
| Penis - Vagina 10.02.2004 08:47 |
I don't have any trouble staying logged in, but I do lose the indication of which topics have new replies if I reply in one section, or even click on a link which opens in a new window. Wish something could be done about that. Smarter cookies perhaps :-P As for the main site, that's great news. I generally forget that it's there except when checking for new pics ;) |
| Fenderek 10.02.2004 08:50 |
yeah- smileys and all this crap (too many pictures etc) could be the worst thing... Hope we won't be another queenonline... |
| Penetration_Guru 10.02.2004 08:50 |
Maybe rename the "convention 2003" section... My ideal would be to sort out some sort of anti spam filter on the email address - I get 60 a day now and am on the point of abandoning the address. |
| Mayboy 10.02.2004 08:53 |
another idea i have is that when posting in a particular thread which consists of 2 or more pages, what about having the page refresh so that u can see the post u have just made :) rather than going bck to the top of page 1 |
| YourValentine 10.02.2004 09:22 |
PG, before abandoning the QZ email, please dig out my email from all the spam:) |
| Guy 10.02.2004 09:52 |
The forum and the gallery are all I use and I think they're great, besides the feature that allows to put HTML tags in the usernames. I find it very annoying to see bold\colored\whatever usernames (I have nothing against you guys, it just hurts my eyes! ;). Btw, Nathan, did you get my e-mails? I sent you 2 a few days ago. |
| Adam Baboolal 10.02.2004 09:57 |
Hey PG, you used Spamhilator before? I've been using it since December and hardly any spam emails get through now! As for the new look? Good to hear, but I don't have any ideas. Shame that no-one seems to like smilies. This is one of the forums where I thought they were most needed!! Peace, Adam. |
| queenboot 10.02.2004 09:59 |
PG: 60 spam mails a day? ..be happy - these are the only persons that will talk to you...:-) |
| Mayboy 10.02.2004 10:13 |
"Btw, Nathan, did you get my e-mails? I sent you 2 a few days ago." Just sent u one :) let me know |
| Maz 10.02.2004 10:52 |
New Queen pics for the graphics. |
| pma 10.02.2004 12:55 |
New Pictures (I don't like that The Works picture :-P) NEW FORUM! (PhpBB? Yabb..whatever) with a QUOTE feature and bold, italics (no picture posting) Rename MP3 Trading Section to Trading / Collecting (something in that way)... Remove the Freddie tribute section from the site ;-) Sticky topics! Such as a Chatroom access announcement for personal section to better promote the "evil" chatroom of this site. Remove the Chat and Forum testing sections (really..are these necessary ?) That's all I could think of for this second... |
| Sebastian 10.02.2004 13:28 |
Maybe more specific clasification of the pictures. Not only Freddie, Roger, Brian, etc, but in Freddie's section there could be some sub-sections of Freddie singing, Freddie playing (piano), Freddie playing (guitar), Freddie with famous people, Others... that way the photos could have more organisation and the repeated ones (which are a lot) could be detected and deleted |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 13:45 |
My suggestions: -Include a PayPal Donation button, because I'm sure Richard will need money to host MP3's. I've seen other websites that are being kept up wonderfully because of donations (and I'll admit, I've donated some small amounts to a couple of sites at least - ever $1 counts :) -Hire some MODs that we know are reliable and trustworthy and have time during the Western Daytime to moderate the board in a non-QOL fashion and make sure that, while we are free to say WHATEVER we want, that there are no board abusers like Jake, Charles, that are posting spam (you may oppose me for this suggestion - I do believe in Freedom of Speech and Opinions, but I don't believe in spammers like Jakeass and Baer and so therefore I believe in a moderated board that will allow people their freedom of speech but not allow SPAM) -MP3's (Only rare remixes, similar to that of Ron Buczko's website, and DVD-A DTS rips as well - nothing officially released on commercial CDs, like WWRY/WATC, etc.) -NO RealMedia files - worst files ever -VideoCD-quality MPEG video files if possible -Get rid of Chat section of the forum -Re-implement the Queen Dreams section of the forum with a disclaimer (eg. This may not be appropriate for readers under 17, blah blah blah) like last time -Allow HTML tags to a certain extent (not including increasing the font size - we've had that abused in the past and I won't support any font size changes), and allow non-QZ pictures to be displayed on the messages from other sites rather than having a link -Get rid of the Questions section, and implement a new FAQ section instead -Have different people approve the news that shows up on the front page - lately we've been having crap or old or both old crap "news" show up on the page ("This song was in a movie..." - yeah, like a YEAR ago) That's my ideas for now |
| Starchild 10.02.2004 14:05 |
NO SMILIES- apart from general annoyance they will make the pages load more slowly Update the FAQ by all means, but please keep some of the silly questions (eg "fan from Turkey" or "Was there ever a chance that Dennis Deyoung was going to sing in Queen?") as they are the best bit! |
| NoOneButYou1975 10.02.2004 14:14 |
I do believe in Freedom of Speech and Opinions, but I don't believe in spammers like Jakeass and Baer and so therefore I believe in a moderated board that will allow people their freedom of speech but not allow SPAM) yet you believe in freedom of speech but want a moderated board?... |
| deleted user 10.02.2004 14:21 |
no mods |
| Pim Derks 10.02.2004 14:21 |
- Admin/Moderators. Get some people who are here a lot to have the ability to edit/remove post, move topics to the correct forum and close topics when they're double or stuff like that. I wouldn't mind being a moderator :-P - Allow HTML tags - Bold, Italic, Img Src would be sufficient I think. Some smilies would be nice too. - Have a proper quote function, so you can actually see who someone is responding to. |
| Queenland 10.02.2004 14:28 |
A "Collectors Corner" section on the forum pleeeeeeeeeease ! |
| deleted user 10.02.2004 14:32 |
how would one apply in regards to becoming a moderator? I am not in favour of this really, in most cases it would seem best to ignore charles and them but if this was introduced I would like to help. also, maybe the noticeboard could have a few more interesting things added such as smilies and the like. it's been the same for years and maybe it's time for a change? |
| Pim Derks 10.02.2004 14:48 |
"how would one apply in regards to becoming a moderator?" People who've been around for a long time and are here everyday. |
| Guy 10.02.2004 14:50 |
No mods in my opinion. |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 15:58 |
"People who've been around for a long time and are here everyday." Hmm, these would be the people here who have been members as of August 2001 that I'm sure would qualify right off the gun: myself Pim Derks YourValentine Fatty (although I know for sure he's definitely not going to be up for the job) Penetration_Guru Mr. Scully and some others that I may have forgotten. However, some of these peoples have things against certain peoples (eg. P_G has issues against me) and that is the part that scares me, is that I wouldn't know for sure whether he'd can me right off the spot. This is my idea for the MOD duties: -Edit other peoples posts when inappropriate R-rated language is used (out of respect for younger posters, none who I can name atm.) -If 50% or more of the people here have an issue against a poster (say, eg., Jake, Charles), and we VOTE to oust these problematic posters with a result of 50%+ approval to give the boot, then the MOD will delete that persons account. But this is only to be used in "emergency" times when needed, especially in the case of a spammer Of course, you guys have your ideas too, but I'm more of a Liberal person, and am for change, and I see that some of you show qualities ranging from conservativism, progressive-ism (if that's a word), liberalism, and I can see that we have divided opinions over certain matters. Gee, isn't it wonderful to have a multiculturalistic board? :) But anyways, unless you guys can find a way of being able to oust crap posters such as Baer without the need of MODs or e-mailing Richard Orchard, I'm sure my idea is good. And I would like to see an election, poll-wise, as to who should be MOD, decided on how we older posters should moderate the board and how our views are. I am, also, not for radical MODs, who delete everyone they dislike, like on QZ, or to restrict all aspects of freedom of (normal) speech, except for R-RATED swears, which I must encourage lesser use of. Like I said, we should have a MOD who does things as the majority sees fit to happen |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 15:59 |
Cripes, do I ever talk! :o |
| NoOneButYou1975 10.02.2004 16:27 |
Cripes, do I ever talk! :o *yawns* did u say something? hehe |
| Pim Derks 10.02.2004 16:29 |
It's not like we need 15 mods Dark - 4/5 at max I think. People who can be online a lot @ work/school etc. I'm online 90% of the time from 8.00am till 11pm ;-) And we'd just have to make some rules. I'm not a fan of certain people here either, but that shouldn't be a reason for me to ban them and/or edit their posts. |
| Mayboy 10.02.2004 16:30 |
*puts hand up* Ill be a Mod!! ;) |
| Lester Burnham 10.02.2004 16:33 |
Dark, Inu, or whatever you prefer these days, your ideas seem to be turning the forums into a totalitarian dictatorship full of censorship and bannings by poll. You seem intent on turning Queenzone into Nazi Germany (sorry if that offends, but read his post!!). I'd prefer there to be "silent' mods or administrators: people who keep a watch out for all messageboards and if anything gets out of hand, then the thread is closed. [edit] I'd nominate myself to be a Mod, but I'm not really around all that much. I still think it would be fun, though. |
| dragonzflame 10.02.2004 16:35 |
NO MODERATORS! I think it's fair to say that that's one of the things a lot of people (such as myself) like about this place, that they know their stuff won't be deleted or edited. As for updates to the forum, I firmly believe that less is more, and that avatars and quote buttons are unnecessary and confusing (from my brief sojurn in QOL when this board crashed). |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 16:36 |
"It's not like we need 15 mods Dark - 4/5 at max I think. People who can be online a lot @ work/school etc." I never suggested any amount of MODs, Pim. I think one MOD is effective, if not two, because we're not THAT huge of a BB. "I'm online 90% of the time from 8.00am till 11pm ;-) " And I'm also on during breaks at school and at home during good parts of the day as well "And we'd just have to make some rules. I'm not a fan of certain people here either, but that shouldn't be a reason for me to ban them and/or edit their posts." My point exactly. Like I said, if we have what we consider to be a big problem, the solution is to set up a poll regarding the issue. Let's say this was an issue: Some people want smilies. Some don't. What do we do? I would set up a voting poll to determine what the majority want, within a certain amount of time. I may as well be a politician, considering my views on how certain things go. And I may as well take care of the polls here as well, depending if people here call for them or not. |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 16:42 |
"Several people i can think of for moderators..." Yeah, to list people is one thing. But to go through certain processes is another. 1) Will they have time for the job 2) Will they promise not to abuse their position 3) Do they hold any personal grudges against anyone 4) What is their view on freedom of speech 5) How do they view a MOD's duties as? 6) Are they influenced by QOL heavily? See, I would qualify because: 1) Yes, I have time for the job 2) I wouldn't abuse my position, and if I felt the need to do something, I would consult either you guys or Richard before I did anything, as I feel a MOD has to let everyone aware of his or her duties and what they intend to do 3) No, I wouldn't hold any personal grudges against anyone (except for Baer, but that we can discuss later) 4) I feel anyone can post anything that is appropriate, and the only censoring part I am for is for the censors of adult language, as we DO have young posters here 5) Again, I feel the MOD has to make sure everything is in order, and if someone uses adult language, that they can give the poster a warning to change their post (or edit either way), and if that person doesn't listen, that the word gets censored 6) No, I dislike QOL |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 16:44 |
And I do not believe in totalitarism. Screw the Nazis, for one thing |
| NoOneButYou1975 10.02.2004 16:46 |
hell most people out there cant handle a boob on tv so why adult language.. |
| Lester Burnham 10.02.2004 16:48 |
That's a stupid idea, at least regarding adult language. You say you're anti-censorship, and yet this is the ridiculous idea you propose? Censoring a NAUGHTY DIRTY CURSE WORD?? I, for one, think that's ridiculous, stupid, and utterly absurd. Much like your proposal to be a mod - if that ever happens, I'm getting the **heck** out of here (didn't want to offend our younger viewers!). The point is, if you're old enough to go onto the Internet, you're old enough to learn about the sleazier sides of real life. I can't imagine a parent being irresponsible enough to let a young child go onto the Internet unsupervised, and if the parent is that dysfunctional, then perhaps the child deserves to learn the curse word anyway. [edit] you may not believe in totalitarianism, but read your post again. What you're suggesting - if someone disagrees with someone - is basic McCarthyism! It won't be long that we'll have a witchhunt to get the poor sod who double-crossed the Mods of Queenzone because he had an opposing viewpoint. And it's all because of a poll. Polls are stupid. People will go along with popular decision, even if the presumed guilty are innocent. There will always be differing opinions, and yet banning someone for an opinion they believe in is ridiculous (whereas banning someone for posting "penis" repeatedly is not). |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 16:48 |
I'm all out of ideas, so if you can do any better than me, you guys, be my guest. Or feel free to ask me questions I may not have thought of in the first place |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 16:52 |
Well, Lester, if you guys believe in that part of freedom of speech, then by all means go ahead and approve it. But don't come whining to me or Richard if a younger member complains about the foul language and wants us to stop cursing. Like I said, the MOD has to act on behalf of the majority of the people's interests, just like a democratic gov't does. So even if I hold different views, I cannot totally force my views on other people's views. If the majority don't approve of something, FINE. I'll abide by their decisions. But I AM welcome to introduce ideas and to try and get some influence, but not to force my view on others, despite how some of my other posts may appear, depending on how one interprets it |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 16:54 |
And even like I said, even if as a MOD I wanted to get rid of Charles personally, for example, I won't do that unless the posters here give me the OK as a majority (in a poll, like I suggested) |
| AC 10.02.2004 17:03 |
I say: "No smile. AC for moderator!" ;-) |
| -fatty- 2850 10.02.2004 17:06 |
Well you can strike my name from the list of candidates for a start. There is only one man capable of moderating the board and that is Dark. fatty. |
| Lester Burnham 10.02.2004 17:07 |
Clever, actually. It may be a good idea to get Dark to moderate the board, after rereading his post. Perhaps I was a bit too harsh, but if there's one man (boy, whatever you are) who can bring about the deconstruction of Queenzone, it's Dark. |
| wstüssyb 10.02.2004 17:09 |
we dont need mod's if it bother's you ignore the topic, so simple but yet so hard to understand. I would agree with Pete on too many different forums, all we would need it is, Queen-mp3( lets change the name to Queen collectors, mp3's are so old fashioned now) and Personal and maybe "Coventions", with topic lock so that are dont get 20 topics about other things. |
| inu-liger 10.02.2004 17:23 |
I'll tell you guys what. Tonight I'll write an argumentive report (or partial essay) on my views on why we need a MOD or two, and give evidence or supportive bits and pieces to back up my views. And then tomorrow I will post it, and set up a poll over the MOD issue. Until tomorrow, can we just drop the MOD issue for now, please? |
| Lester Burnham 10.02.2004 17:38 |
Your assignment is to write an essay between 3 and 7 pages, no more than 1200 words but no less than 1000, arguing the case on why there should be mods. You will be graded for punctuation, grammar, capitalization, correct spelling, and content. Please do extensive research, and include in-text quotations and citations. I expect a fully annotated bibliography, containing at least five sources, but only one of them may be from the Internet. You must hand the essay into me before the end of tomorrow, and PLEASE, PEOPLE, CHECK YOUR MARGINS! This counts as 60% of your final grade. Class dismissed. |
| YourValentine 10.02.2004 17:39 |
Actually, there are no plans to have the board moderated, so please don't hand in applications or set up polls:-) |
| Lester Burnham 10.02.2004 17:39 |
Shh!! It'll keep him busy for a while! |
| deleted user 10.02.2004 17:48 |
I have been here a long time and I am here everyday. ah f*ck it then, don't want no sh*tty moderators :p |
| Michael Allred 10.02.2004 17:53 |
Having a mod or two is not that big of a deal. Richard should simply limit what a mod can or cannot due, such as censoring someone's posts, etc. However simple tasks such as closing multiple threads about the same topic or moving threads to a more appropriate forum are fine by me. Banning someone due to excessive abuse or spamming should be left to Richard. Wouldn't that appease everyone? |
| SallyJ. 10.02.2004 18:11 |
- no mods - no smileys - better directions and access to the chatroom :) |
| geeksandgeeks 10.02.2004 18:15 |
Change the picture :) |
| goinback 10.02.2004 19:23 |
Something by each thread that shows if we have posted to it or not :) Also there is a screensaver on my site they can use...I tried donating it a long time ago but it never showed up. It's a slide-show of the different vinyl record labels used on Queen albums. |
| geeksandgeeks 10.02.2004 19:47 |
Actually, Lester, i think it's a good thing that we have no moderators. Kat and Sea, the two moderators on my preferred Pearl Jam board, are so tight that when they raise their eyebrows their knuckles crack. Say the word "girlfriend" and you're doomed. Mods tend to abuse their owers too much. |
| Saffron Caribou 10.02.2004 19:51 |
Honestly, this is good news. I'm glad that Richard is taking the time to re vamp this site. As far as suggestions go, here are mine. -Web page: 1. Yes, include an updated, and reliable FAQ. This could be achieved with the help of some posters of this board, esp. the ones that have been here since the beginning. 2. I once posted about changing the layout, and I got "lashed" by some here LOL. Now that Richard is planning to update the page, how about another picture? The colours should stay as they are. That's all. 3. Yes, new mp3's would be nice. However, after the whole parasite fiasco, the mp3's have to be non commercial releases. 4. Yes, the hub should be linked to QZ. 5. Yes, new videos would be great like interviews, snippets of concerts, and the sort. 6. One poster suggested about organising the picture gallery, and deleting the ones that are repeats. I second that suggestion. 7. Some new quizzes would be okay. 8. New screensavers. |
| Lester Burnham 10.02.2004 20:03 |
Geeks, there's a forums I belong to - somethingawful.com - which has pretty tight moderation, but they're pretty lax about what is posted. They don't read every thread (who could, considering there's over 25,000 people subscribed, and about 3200 on at one time), but are instantly notified if there's some idiocy going on within the threads. It's actually my preferred method, as it keeps idiots out (it costs $10, a one time fee, for a whole hell of a lot of stuff), and if they really go over the line, they're banned. However, I agree that on a smaller board like this, moderation isn't necessary, but if we would have to go with moderation, I'd rather we had somebody keeping track of everything, making sure we're not screwing up, instead of just completely abusing their powers and screwing everyone over for posting "kiss' or whatever. Anyway, I do agree with you. |
| Saffron Caribou 10.02.2004 20:31 |
-The Forum: 1. When a thread goes out for 10 pages, and then by the eleventh page the posts start to get out of order is really an annoyance, and it should be fixed. 2. I used to find annoying typing my email address, and password every time when I wanted to post, but I got used to it. However, it would be easier for some to just incl. a log in. 3. Nathan's (MayboyQZ) suggestion is good. Instead of seeing the first page or post after you posted in a thread, why not the post that you have just posted. 4. There should be Trading/Collectors forum. This can be merged with the MP3 section. 5. Forum testing should be removed. Sorry Mex, Nath, and others. There is chat here, use it. I have, and it quite good. The Chat forum should be removed also, but it is a place where problems can be reported if the chat function on here fails. 6. Listen, if you want mods, smileys, poll functions, avatars, html tags, and quote features? Go to QOL. I personally do not see the use of having mods here. QZ has a reputation of not needing any mods, and it should stay that way. In order to have mods there should be a set of strict guidelines that have to be followed, and the MOD (s) should be the example (s) of how these guidelines should be followed. Therefore, the mod cannot be hypocritical, have any personal vendettas against any of the posters, and shouldn't abuse their power (being a mod can be a power trip for some). Therefore, finding a good, and reliable mod can be difficult. A MOD, I assume, has to be fair, mature, and unbiased. Also have the time, and patience to read every single post, and deem if its appropriate or not following strict guidelines. Oh, and also be available to explain WHY, in an intelligent manner, you, the MOD, decided to edit/delete the post. Do you really think any of us would be suitable for this? I know I'm not. Dark, no offense, but you don't have the "chops" to be a mod either. You say that you believe in free speech, but you are able to ban people and delete /posts that are offensive, use curse words, and spam? Are you really being serious? That's not free speech. Free speech includes everything, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Using the words like “Jakeass” are not appropriate words that a mod should use. About the spamming, and Baer, was it REALLY hard for some of you to IGNORE these kinds of posts?! Also, replying, and egging on the spammer doesn’t help sending a spammer away. You are just prolonging the problem. Thank you Barb for clearing up the need of not having moderators. No smileys, avatars, quote features, nor images. Why? Because people like me, and others, who have slow connections, would get easily irritated if a thread will slowly loads itself. Ilike it the way it is. Perhaps, I’m a minimalist at heart. 7. No more sections. Keep Queen, Personal, MP3’s and Chat as it is. |
| pma 10.02.2004 20:45 |
Surely just a basic quote feature and a few allowed tags (bold, italic) won't slow anyone down by any means or any logic...... |
| Saffron Caribou 10.02.2004 21:46 |
Ugh Lester! Do not remind me of the MLA format! I had to do a 30 page paper about Slash Fan Fiction last year, ughhh! Took me forever to get it right with the MLA :P |
| Richard Orchard 10.02.2004 23:31 |
hi Guys, Thanks for your thoughts. OK. the first thing i will be doing is replacing the existing front page to something a bit fresher. Secondly, addressing any areas that need attention e.g. an FAQ. Thirdly i am going to take on most of the feedback about the forum and fix it to most peoples liking. I am going to be doing work on this in the next few weeks so hopefully you will start seeing some changes soon. Sounds samples will be in MP3 format, and video will be in DIVX so it will be very high quality. |
| Saint Jiub 10.02.2004 23:57 |
A search function with more functionality No Mods ... if Freddie can curse on Wembley '86 CD/DVD that is good enough for me ... Actually no changes are absolutely necessary, but any improvements will be nice. |
| Mr. Scully 11.02.2004 02:15 |
I think most of the ideas for improving are very useful, I agree with most of them. HTML tags, search function that would work properly, no html tags in usernames AND signatures, MP3 section together with a trading/selling section. Moderating of the forum - YES. Nobody means censorship of vulgar words - who gives a fuck about that. But it's important to have at least ONE tool to be able to get rid of various idiots like charles bear. |
| Pim Derks 11.02.2004 02:30 |
I thought of some new ones which I don't think have been mentioned: - no possibility to change a username. This would save a lot of confusion, because a lot of people are changing their name every week it seems. - "My Active Topics" only display recent topics in which I've posted (easy to see if anyone responded) - A PROPER FAQ which every new user who registers receives via e-mail so we don't have a "What are the eastereggs on GVH1" topic every week :-) Damn, getting close to 2000 posts everyday and now we'll get a reset - lose my postcount again :( |
| Flashman 11.02.2004 02:49 |
It is absolutely imperative that when the board is reset, MexQueenFM starts on minus10000 posts. That'll learn him. Mind you, he'll still be the leading postwhore come Christmas. |
| RMT 11.02.2004 03:16 |
Well, I'm happy to volunteer to be a mod if we are going to have them. I've been knocking round here a long time. I don't think we need to moderate the posts and the language in them, we just need to have the ability to 'kick' members such as Ted (remember him?). As for the rest of the ideas, I like them but please don't allow too much HTML, I hate boards that are laden with photos and stuff (QOL ne1?). |
| Future Manager 11.02.2004 03:44 |
Even the most crappy sites have more modern forums than Queenzone. QZ deserves a modern one too where people can have avatars (but limited in size so you don't get those huge ones like on QOL), make polls themselves easily and where topics can be made sticky (don't know if this is useful for QZ)... those kind of things. Basically a QOL-like forum would be nice but without all the graphic overload. You see these kind of forums everywhere, so they shouldn't be too hard to implement here. |
| Ian R 11.02.2004 04:16 |
I vote that we have a pHp board like this one: link |
| Pim Derks 11.02.2004 05:03 |
Indeed, avatars would be nice - but only a certain size (80x80 px or 100x100 px) and HTML indeed should be limited to just bold, italic and images (which should automatically resize when they're too big to fit in the table). Also it shouldn't be allowed to have images in the footer of every message. |
| YourValentine 11.02.2004 05:07 |
This board looks like QOL, Ian! I really hope this forum will never be like the QOL board with all these gimmicks. You open a message and you have about 6 nested boxes saying "user a wrote, user b wrote, user a wrote" etc and when you search for the actual message it's only 3 different smileys. What a waste of time. I seem to remember that on the old board we could see the previous messages when we posted in a thread, that was a useful feature although I also got used to open a second window when I want to reply to a certain message. |
| Mr. Scully 11.02.2004 05:11 |
To be honest, I'm not interested in the so-called "modern" boards (phpBB and others) which have 1 MB of source code. I prefer simple fast boards because all I want is to read a topic and post a reply. Maybe introduction of "private messages" would be interesting but I don't know if many people would use it. [edit] the order of messages is fucked up again - earlier Pim's post is below mine for example. This should be corrected :-) |
| S@turn 11.02.2004 05:45 |
Hmmm, revamping the site is a good plan, but I think that there are many things that should remain. First of all I love the color settings and I love the idea of the links to chats, pictures and a forum. Remember Queenzone was the first and still is the best Queen platform there is, and it might look a littebit old fashioned, but it works fine I think that it should not be a site like Queenonline, with all the pictures aviators and so on and all the fonts and gadgets will only make a load and irritations I should love to see at least that people are easier detected and warned for their posting behavior What shall not be easy, because the freedom of speech here is a huge huge thing, please let it remain that way, even if we then have to take the annoying people as well with it. Maybe they should get a warning (not in public), and a time to behave before there can be taken action I should say that there could be a nice link and promotion for the Queen hub as well, as a good alternative for the o so much missed mp3 section.... That are my 3 cents, I hope Richard is doing a good job like ever and I trust fully on him and his team H |
| Richard Orchard 11.02.2004 06:26 |
hi, as far as the forum goes, i will be addressing all of the usability issues first. As far as avatars etc. I do plan to implement them, but they will only show up if a person is logged on and has specifically said they want to see all the graphics, etc. the default will be no graphics. |
| [StArMaN] 11.02.2004 09:04 |
If you need some graphical help, I'm here :) |
| Mr. Scully 11.02.2004 09:40 |
Also it's time for redoing the site in CSS so that we get rid of the 'FONT size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" color="#FFFFFF"' crap. The whole site could load much more quickly then. |
| Mayboy 11.02.2004 10:05 |
When the forums been revamped, will our post counts reset? |
| inu-liger 11.02.2004 10:19 |
Even though YV said there may be no need for MODs, I will post my argumentive report most likely, later today (I forgot to bring the CD-R with me to school that I burnt the report on) And I approve of the DivX idea for the videos...even though honestly I prefer MPEG-2 |
| Togg 11.02.2004 10:35 |
You gotta love reading Darks posts, makes me chuckle everytime, it's a wonder he remembers to get up in the morning. Anyway, no surprise to you all I'm sure but my vote would be for some form of MOD, just to keep a few numptys in line, but apart from that I think the site is pretty cool, the link to the Hub would be good but don't make the place too fussy. |
| Lester Burnham 11.02.2004 10:40 |
I'm glad to see Dark did what I assigned last night. You should all follow his example. I look forward to your essay, Darkinson. |
| Togg 11.02.2004 11:19 |
PS you are too kind, but sadly I have little time to devote to such a huge task, therefore I bow to your leather trousers and curvy figure! and vote for you. God I'm all weak at the knees again |
| Banquo 11.02.2004 12:52 |
NO MODS. That's why I came here in the first place. If mods do come on the board I'll be leaving and I'm sure I won't be the only one. Dark as a mod, fuck, he has improved a little but to have him as a mod is next of kin to chaos. |
| Daburcor? 11.02.2004 16:33 |
I think a PM function would be a nice addition. |
| inu-liger 11.02.2004 16:36 |
I'll second that PM function Danno |
| deleted user 11.02.2004 16:37 |
"5. Forum testing should be removed. Sorry Mex, Nath, and others. There is chat here, use it. I have, and it quite good. The Chat forum should be removed also, but it is a place where problems can be reported if the chat function on here fails." - I agree. |
| Mayboy 11.02.2004 16:38 |
I third that :) then if Baer comes bck or anyone like him we can spam there inboxes *cough* just kidding *looks at Miss James with evil eyes* how dare u ;) |
| Hitman 11.02.2004 17:04 |
Finally...freedom!!! :) |
| deleted user 11.02.2004 17:06 |
Sorry, Nathan, but I do dare. ;^) |
| Mr Mercury 11.02.2004 17:58 |
“And I approve of the DivX idea for the videos...even though honestly I prefer MPEG-2” That’s nice to see that YOU approve of it. MOD already are you? HEHEHE!! “Anyway, no surprise to you all I'm sure but my vote would be for some form of MOD, just to keep a few numptys in line” I agree Togg. |
| Saffron Caribou 11.02.2004 19:54 |
Just an opinion. If there is an IM or PM function on here, chances are that we might get spammed as well, or worse than the actual board. It is a priviledge, but if its abused in a small, and non moderated site like this one. Tons of problems can emerge. I believe that in having a PM function can be useful if there is a mod. I know, they are private messages, but if they are abused a mod can ban the person who is causing trouble through pm's. I still stay with what I said. I don't want mods. This is a small site, and there is no need for mods IMO. If the spam or abuse situation still continues as we had before we can just email Richard, and he can take care of the situation. After all, he is the administrator of this site. Therefore, I share Banquo's opinion. Also thanks Richard. It's good to know that there will be a no graphics option, if avatars and the sort are to be implemented. |
| Richard Orchard 11.02.2004 20:04 |
hi, For the record there will be no moderator. People can say pretty much what they want. however, i reserve the right to delete a spammer or someone so totally offensive that it would be unconscionable not to remove them. e.g. Ted with the death threats... |
| Saffron Caribou 11.02.2004 20:10 |
Thank you Richard. That's what I was trying to say. This is your site, and you have the "power", sort to speak, to ban a member if things get way out of hand. Just as it always been. Thanks for clearing up the need of not having mods. |
| Daburcor? 11.02.2004 20:38 |
"Sorry, Nathan, but I do dare. ;^)" *snicker* |
| Whatinthewhatthe? 11.02.2004 21:15 |
I wonder...whatever happened to TED or WKMahler? I remember all those fun posts... |
| Saffron Caribou 11.02.2004 21:17 |
Mahler? A fun poster? Huh? :P I don't remember TED. I think I wasn't here when that was going on. |
| Whatinthewhatthe? 11.02.2004 21:26 |
TED was a real psycho. He even emailed people offlist threatening to burn houses down, kill them and rape their children...the guy was very disturbed. Richard banned him from the list for life. I think he lived in Holland or somewhere? (Can't remember -- anyone else?) |
| Saffron Caribou 11.02.2004 21:31 |
Oh God Lisa. Thank Goodness he isn't here anymore. What a real sicko. :S |
| wstüssyb 11.02.2004 21:50 |
he lived in Ireland I think his IP was traced to Wales through. |
| iron eagle 11.02.2004 22:04 |
this place is full incognito folks always have and suppose always will be |
| Mr. Scully 12.02.2004 02:34 |
"this place is full incognito folks" Pretty much true. For example my real name is Jacky Smith. But I want to hide that so I'm pretending that I'm an evil fan who doesn't like Jacky. |
| Hitman 12.02.2004 05:06 |
yes, Scully, but everybody already knew that. ;) |
| siljeoen 12.02.2004 05:52 |
lol!:) |
| Billie 12.02.2004 07:24 |
The LINKS section doesn't work since ... a long time! |
| inu-liger 12.02.2004 12:05 |
Oh well, so much for my MOD report |
| iron eagle 12.02.2004 12:56 |
so ITS true! :) |
| geeksandgeeks 12.02.2004 18:44 |
What's everybody's big problem with text effects and smileys? I think they're cool. |
| MexQueenFM 12.02.2004 19:16 |
the board should stay as is, no moderators and no smilies, QOL sucks with all the color thanks for revamping the site Richard |
| MexQueenFM 12.02.2004 19:24 |
I agree with who said to have a Paypal thing, so we can donate money to QZ and how about just changing the titles of the sections to : Queen, Personal, Trading and Conventions? Let's delete Forum Testing and Chat :) maybe more tests? and can we delete the pics that are duplicate? :) |
| Mayboy 12.02.2004 20:07 |
Ok i know when ive been beat ;) Lets delete Forum Testing, i dont know about deleting chat though? we need somewhere for idle chit chat :) |
| Saffron Caribou 12.02.2004 20:26 |
Er Nath you can choose the chat in this site you know :P |
| Saffron Caribou 12.02.2004 20:32 |
Btw the chat here is great, thanks to Barb and pma :D I go there once in a while during the late afternoon. |
| inu-liger 12.02.2004 22:25 |
"I agree with who said to have a Paypal thing, so we can donate money to QZ" That was me, thanks |
| Farlander 12.02.2004 22:37 |
Having no images and smilies is great, but refusing to have a moderator is ridiculous, and paves the way for this board to become more of a crap whole than it already is, particularly in the personal section. Just have somebody to get rid of the spam and the trolls. Have him be anonymous if it's such an ego issue. |
| inu-liger 12.02.2004 22:39 |
"Have him be anonymous if it's such an ego issue" Is it really that much of an ego issue? I never noticed... |
| Lester Burnham 12.02.2004 22:50 |
You were hell-bent on convincing us you would be the Ultimate Mod. How much more an ego trip could it possibly be? |
| Guy 12.02.2004 23:50 |
lol Lester |
| MexQueenFM 13.02.2004 00:16 |
"Er Nath you can choose the chat in this site you know :P" Well, thats' true, but it's a problem with timezones, sometimes i just talk to people thru posts , like Marit and Silje, they post like when it's 1 am here, and i'm not online, so i reply later and they reply the next day, so we still need a chat topic :) |
| Mr. Scully 13.02.2004 04:22 |
The photos in the gallery should have some reasonable names. I downloaded the whole archive but it's a big mess. If mods have to confirm/detele the images, they could at least be able to rename them. Roger_Cozy.jpg looks much better than 04564564012.jpg |
| siljeoen 13.02.2004 05:43 |
yeah,Mex,-i know,it sucks!!:) |
| MexQueenFM 13.02.2004 12:30 |
"The photos in the gallery should have some reasonable names. I downloaded the whole archive but it's a big mess. If mods have to confirm/detele the images, they could at least be able to rename them. Roger_Cozy.jpg looks much better than 04564564012.jpg" Exactly, I can help putting titles and/or deleting the duplicates |
| dragonzflame 14.02.2004 18:57 |
How about fixing the search thing? Last time I checked, the only one that worked was checking by user - not too helpful if you can't remember who posted what you were looking for! |
| ilizarov 15.02.2004 12:35 |
I think that a priviate messaging feature would be very useful, as it would mean people could communicate in private without giving out their e-mail addresses on this site. And lets not beat around the bush; there are some fucking strange people on this site, and I dont want any of them knowing my email. I think that a PM feature is really the only way that this board could be enhanced in a way that could prove useful. I like the way the board is quick and simple, so I dont think theres really that much of a revamp needed. |