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Metal Man · 02-07-2009, 03:01 AM

All right, so I got angry and left for quite a while over a bit of HTML on the front page.

I don't care about that anymore, however I am curious about how you, the viewer, would like the Front page to be.

This is to be a 'what-if' topic. Sean can have it as is, add racing stripes, or make it download viruses to people's computers if he wants; I'm just asking what you guys want.

Then, maybe, just maybe, when he goes to change it again (as he likes to do) he might look here while doing it, and then he might take these suggestions.

Or he might make it purple with racing stripes.

But that's what suggestions are all about, right? So, what would you like as front page/which front page was your favorite, design-wise?

Robotazy · 02-07-2009, 09:23 AM

I want the front page to explode, showing Bowser ready to eat you.

Also, Sunglasses will be thrown everywhere.

Luigiman7 · 02-07-2009, 09:25 AM

How about green racing stripes?

Redshirt · 02-07-2009, 09:30 AM

It needs music.

SpaceNose · 02-07-2009, 10:11 AM

A big anti Mario symbol

Metal Man · 02-07-2009, 04:25 PM

* Metal Man notes these down for the April Fools front page

Luigiman7 · 02-09-2009, 08:28 PM

Maybe MIDI remixes of SMB music playing. :/ Or just normal Mario music.

Dizzy · 02-11-2009, 04:41 PM

^Yes.

Now that you mention it, I have some Mario MIDI's I remixed. I could submit them. You could even have sole ownership over them.

Laika Come Home · 02-20-2009, 10:14 PM

I suggested using Joomla a long time ago, but it was shot down. The best thing SMBHQ could use right now, though, is better content management.

Sean P Kelly · 02-25-2009, 11:14 AM

I have no plans to ever change the front page again. I believe the current one is decent and to the point.

And I agree the true problem is finding something to update every week (though there are definitely some sections that are fixer-uppers)

Laika Come Home · 02-28-2009, 07:20 PM

The entire website besides the front page is a fixer-upper. It's stuck in 1995, with tables and animated .GIF's, and HTML and plain white backgrounds and such. Joomla would be such a great option for this site as it makes organizing and displaying this content much more uniform, better laid-out, and generally easier for viewers' use. By flat-out refusing to use it, Sean, you're basically saying that you want SMBHQ to be a fossil.

Sean P Kelly · 02-28-2009, 09:41 PM

^ Don't tell someone that actually knows HTML/PHP code to build a website with a friggin template!

It's insulting.

I would redesign the whole website if I could. However, truth be told, I am lucky if I have the few hours a week I have to do my (bi-)weekly updates.

EDIT: Plus, even if I did want to use Joomla, I'd never be able to install it. Shane controls the server.

Metal Man · 03-01-2009, 02:00 AM

I think what Sean here is hinting at is that while he isn't opposed to a redesign, odds are no one is gonna just do a redesign that'll work on SMBHQ's servers and meet his approval, for free, all at the same time. That leaves him to do it, and he has no time.

So, case closed. I made this topic just out of curiosity over what people thought of it and if small tweaks might be a good idea. Ya'know, things like buttons to jump to different parts of the site real quick, or moving an ad.

Perrin Aybara · 03-02-2009, 10:08 AM

Personally, I still think the main page could use some work.

-jay

Dizzy · 03-02-2009, 12:16 PM

Perhaps a little more organization wouldn't hurt. Put the updates in tables, maybe splash a little bit more color in the layout...

I might be able to make an HTML demo to show what I mean.

Sean P Kelly · 03-02-2009, 09:55 PM

^ No, I know how to do it. I believe I tried something like that at one point (EDIT: Yep, past main pages had ALL those suggestions).

When I was college for computer programming I was told to follow the KISS principle.

Keep It Simple Stupid

The main page does it's job and I'm no longer bothering with bells and whistles.

Metal Man · 03-05-2009, 01:44 AM

Well, a well-designed software project has a clear set of goals and a roadmap to do them. It can then KISS by doing the best it can to follow those principles and do nothing else.

But I am sure Sean has had enough about the front page, for when the chance was had to help suggest a functional one, it was squandered by jokes and/or angry "Bring the old one back", thus, we are stuck with this one, whether we like it or not, forever.

02-07-2009, 03:01 AM	#1
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Front Page All right, so I got angry and left for quite a while over a bit of HTML on the front page. I don't care about that anymore, however I am curious about how you, the viewer, would like the Front page to be. This is to be a 'what-if' topic. Sean can have it as is, add racing stripes, or make it download viruses to people's computers if he wants; I'm just asking what you guys want. Then, maybe, just maybe, when he goes to change it again (as he likes to do) he might look here while doing it, and then he might take these suggestions. Or he might make it purple with racing stripes. But that's what suggestions are all about, right? So, what would you like as front page/which front page was your favorite, design-wise?

02-07-2009, 09:23 AM	#2
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,284 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,238 Times in 885 Posts Blog Entries: 43	Reminds me of my first Flash project. I want the front page to explode, showing Bowser ready to eat you. Also, Sunglasses will be thrown everywhere.

02-07-2009, 09:25 AM	#3
Luigiman7 ~)´◡｀(~ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: representin da bronx yo Gender: Posts: 17,304 Thanks: 1,099 Thanked 992 Times in 698 Posts Blog Entries: 8	How about green racing stripes? __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

02-07-2009, 09:30 AM	#4
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,607 Thanks: 683 Thanked 998 Times in 690 Posts Blog Entries: 50	It needs music. Last edited by Redshirt; 02-07-2009 at 09:51 AM.

02-09-2009, 08:28 PM	#7
Luigiman7 ~)´◡｀(~ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: representin da bronx yo Gender: Posts: 17,304 Thanks: 1,099 Thanked 992 Times in 698 Posts Blog Entries: 8	Maybe MIDI remixes of SMB music playing. :/ Or just normal Mario music. __________________ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ＷＯＮ’Ｔ　ＹＯＵ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　Ａ　ＭＡＧＩＣＡＬ　ＧＩＲＬ？

02-07-2009, 10:11 AM	#5
SpaceNose Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Everwhere! Muhahahaha!! Gender: Posts: 285 Thanks: 68 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	A big anti Mario symbol

02-07-2009, 04:25 PM	#6
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	* Metal Man notes these down for the April Fools front page

02-11-2009, 04:41 PM	#8
Dizzy A Real Sonic Hero Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 18,214 Thanks: 1,670 Thanked 1,077 Times in 750 Posts Blog Entries: 111	^Yes. Now that you mention it, I have some Mario MIDI's I remixed. I could submit them. You could even have sole ownership over them.

02-20-2009, 10:14 PM	#9
Laika Come Home Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Gender: Posts: 615 Thanks: 214 Thanked 77 Times in 45 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I suggested using Joomla a long time ago, but it was shot down. The best thing SMBHQ could use right now, though, is better content management.

02-25-2009, 11:14 AM	#10
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	I have no plans to ever change the front page again. I believe the current one is decent and to the point. And I agree the true problem is finding something to update every week (though there are definitely some sections that are fixer-uppers)

02-28-2009, 07:20 PM	#11
Laika Come Home Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Gender: Posts: 615 Thanks: 214 Thanked 77 Times in 45 Posts Blog Entries: 1	The entire website besides the front page is a fixer-upper. It's stuck in 1995, with tables and animated .GIF's, and HTML and plain white backgrounds and such. Joomla would be such a great option for this site as it makes organizing and displaying this content much more uniform, better laid-out, and generally easier for viewers' use. By flat-out refusing to use it, Sean, you're basically saying that you want SMBHQ to be a fossil.

02-28-2009, 09:41 PM	#12
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	^ Don't tell someone that actually knows HTML/PHP code to build a website with a friggin template! It's insulting. I would redesign the whole website if I could. However, truth be told, I am lucky if I have the few hours a week I have to do my (bi-)weekly updates. EDIT: Plus, even if I did want to use Joomla, I'd never be able to install it. Shane controls the server. Last edited by Sean P Kelly; 02-28-2009 at 09:54 PM.

03-01-2009, 02:00 AM	#13
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	I think what Sean here is hinting at is that while he isn't opposed to a redesign, odds are no one is gonna just do a redesign that'll work on SMBHQ's servers and meet his approval, for free, all at the same time. That leaves him to do it, and he has no time. So, case closed. I made this topic just out of curiosity over what people thought of it and if small tweaks might be a good idea. Ya'know, things like buttons to jump to different parts of the site real quick, or moving an ad.

03-02-2009, 10:08 AM	#14
Perrin Aybara Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Alone....so terribly alone... Some... where... out... there... dies Gender: Posts: 12,760 Thanks: 194 Thanked 504 Times in 235 Posts	Personally, I still think the main page could use some work. -jay

03-02-2009, 12:16 PM	#15
Dizzy A Real Sonic Hero Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 18,214 Thanks: 1,670 Thanked 1,077 Times in 750 Posts Blog Entries: 111	Perhaps a little more organization wouldn't hurt. Put the updates in tables, maybe splash a little bit more color in the layout... I might be able to make an HTML demo to show what I mean.

03-02-2009, 09:55 PM	#16
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	^ No, I know how to do it. I believe I tried something like that at one point (EDIT: Yep, past main pages had ALL those suggestions). When I was college for computer programming I was told to follow the KISS principle. Keep It Simple Stupid The main page does it's job and I'm no longer bothering with bells and whistles.

03-05-2009, 01:44 AM	#17
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Well, a well-designed software project has a clear set of goals and a roadmap to do them. It can then KISS by doing the best it can to follow those principles and do nothing else. But I am sure Sean has had enough about the front page, for when the chance was had to help suggest a functional one, it was squandered by jokes and/or angry "Bring the old one back", thus, we are stuck with this one, whether we like it or not, forever.