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I'm Rick Jones, bitch

04:24 / 24.11.03

Right, so I've been thinking for a while now: the frontpage isn't ever going to be updated in it's current state again, is it? It's been the same since I first found the site (January or so). So what I was thinking was, maybe it would be cool if some people from the board wrote reviews of whatever films/comics/albums were hot in the forums, and they could then be put up on the frontpage and linked to the threads in question. Be a nice way to inject new blood into the webzine and forum, although you'd have to re-open the board for it to work like that. Since there's always a broad selection of opinions, multiple reviews could be posted (like there's a page for NXM #149, and all the reviews for that ish are linked to or presented there).

Thoughts?

Tryphena Absent

06:15 / 24.11.03

I don't know quite the ins and outs of the situation but I was always under the impression that time was lacking rather than content.

Quantum

10:22 / 24.11.03

It would be nice though, it doesn't even have to be too complicated, just new. I'm sick of looking at the same thing (or I would be if I didn't shortcut straight to the underground).
Would it be heresy to suggest putting the underground as the front page?

Tryphena Absent

10:25 / 24.11.03

Is there a point to that?

Olulabelle

10:30 / 24.11.03

I think the point people are trying to make is that something that occasionally changes might be nice.

Quantum

10:37 / 24.11.03

Having the same thing makes it look stale, like one of those corpse websites gathering dust. I'm proud of the 'lith, I want it to look good! Are you saying appearances aren't important Tryphena?

What if we rephrased it to 'Should Barbelith get some new clothes?'

Tryphena Absent

10:51 / 24.11.03

Oh no, I like the aesthetic idea but I don't see the point of making this the frontpage. It would be a rubbish frontpage and impractical and plus if you don't like the cover, you don't have to go there, just link to the underground.

Here are some old threads that anyone interested in this might want to look at-
The Webzine

The Webzine Returns

I think we should perhaps bump this thread over to Policy?

Quantum

11:00 / 24.11.03

Fair points. Yeah, policy would be better, and the underground would make a bad front, but a new front would be nice..

I'm Rick Jones, bitch

11:54 / 24.11.03

Yeah, move it over.

Kit-Cat Club

11:56 / 24.11.03

I don't see what good that would do given that people who aren't registered can't actually access the board at the moment...

I'm Rick Jones, bitch

11:58 / 24.11.03

Also, I think what I was trying to suggest when I woke up this morning was that there should be more "reviews" than the longer articles, to keep it a wee bit more accessible and fresh.

I'm Rick Jones, bitch

12:00 / 24.11.03

Already mentioned that, kat.

Dances with Gophers

12:06 / 24.11.03

Maybe we should all read through the articles for inspiration for new articles.
Perhaps a picture of the week?

Bear

12:13 / 24.11.03

I think the front page should be that crappy animated skull beckoning you in with his finger as Vincent Price laughs spookily in the background.

I think the idea of linking to popular threads is a good one, Click here to read the shit storm about regarding The Matrix - put it would be a hassle to update it all the time right?

Regrettable Juvenilia

13:15 / 24.11.03

I think that the front page should be a collage of images of the best-looking members of the board, culled from the 'Photos' thread.

Tryphena Absent

13:23 / 24.11.03

I think that the front page should be a collage of images of the worst facial hair on the board. Just a load of random beards stuck together, no faces or anything, culled from the 'Photos' thread.

Quantum

13:28 / 24.11.03

What about a random sampling of words from threads ("Secret huggles joycore shrews") or just the Rage generator to welcome potential members...

Quantum

13:40 / 24.11.03

Oh! I thought the board was unlocked for a moment, but it was just the newest member changing their name.. now Azrael..

Lionheart

21:35 / 25.11.03

Heh heh heh..

Uhm..It's all my fault. I've been a tad bit lazy.

I'll have it updated ASAP.

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