Showing off my NFL Site: GridironFans.com (now complete!)

[SBlueman]

GridironFans.com: 100% Uncensored Football Forums (http://gridironfans.com/)

This is my NFL football site. We pride ourselves in being a uncensored forum that allows our members to express themselves in any way they want without having to worry about being banned. One of the features that helps this is our "Fight Club" forum which allows people to partake in flame wars. This forum gives them a place to do so instead of all over the forum, lets only the people interested in the war read it and lets members feel like they have freedom to express themselves how they want.

We also pride ourselves in keeping our members up to date with all the latest news and rumors from around the NFL. We have a staff of 9 members who are constantly scouring for and posting news. We also recently installed the vBogetin hack and are on our way to our goal of eventually having a blog for all 32 NFL teams.

I edited the vBadvanced modules some so they would show the post icons in a separate table and more organized. I am also using the Frontpage Slideshow hack by Lionel (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=139529). Here is a list of other mods I am using on my site:


Blank Profile Fields
Detects if a user has not filled out a profile field (or fields) and displays a notice.

BoardTracker Topic Tagging System
A fully integrated, advanced thread tagging system for your board powered boardtracker forum search engine.

Contact Us Visual Authentication
An image based verification system to prevent bots using the Contact Us page

Enhanced Captcha Image Verification
An image based verification system to prevent bots signing up to your forum

EWT - Thread Description
Adds a description to threads and adds a separate column for thread author.

ibProArcade for vBulletin
ibProArcade - professional Arcade System for vBulletin

ICash
User point system

Inactive User Reminder Emails
Sends emails out to inactive users encouraging them to re-visit the forum

Logician's WebTemplates
Logician's WebTemplates Hack

Members who have visited the forum
Display members who have visited the forum.

Multiple Login Detector
Cookie-based multiple account login detector

nCode Image Resizer
Automatically resize posted images

No Links or Images alowed (15 posts or less)
Throws an error message for spammers.

Referrer Statistics
Created By VisionScripts (www.visionscripts.com)

Require X Posts To Use PM System
This mod requires users to have X posts to use the private message system.

vB Milestones
This starts a thread congratulating a member on a post milestone in a forum of your choice.

vBadvanced CMPS
vBadvanced Content Management & Portal System

vBlogetin
A blogging system for vBulletin 3.6 by Adrian Schneider (SirAdrian)

vBookie
vBulletin Betting Hack

vB_Cement
Thread weigting system for vBulletin

Welcome Thread
Automatically Start a Welcome Thread in the Forum of Your Choice

Yet Another Award System
Admin can give members awards, and award

Yet Another Mass Private Message System
Allow Admin to send mass Private Message to users
Other mods:

inlineVideo - Youtube / Myspace / Google / Ebaums
Default Avatar
Incomplete Profile Fields Reminder
Embed your DailyMotion Video into your posts
Filter Threads By Post Icon
Automatically Start a Welcome Thread in the Forum of Your Choice
Require post icon - Forum specific
My Team Hack
How To Separate Sticky and Normal Threads

[wolf32]

LoL 'uncensored'

Overall, good looking site...it's just a lil' cluttered IMO.

[SBlueman]

I also forgot to mention that my site used to run on phpBB since it first opened in July 2004. We have gone from some real scary designs:

The ORIGINAL GridironFans.....scary! (http://web.archive.org/web/20040811110805/www.gridironfans.com/forum/index.php)

And went through a nightmare with with IntegraMod portal for phpBB. (If anyone ever suggests IntegraMod, just run....don't look back). Eventually we went back to a stock phpBB board with a custom wordpress-style front page. The front page was great, but the forum was a mess thanks to the sloppy code. I finally decided to jump in and get vBulletin recently and have not looked back. I am amazed at how easy it is to work (outside of the permissions which I am still trying to learn, you need to set a permission for everything it seems) and I guess I am also battle tested from dealing with phpbb for years. This new site is my first effort with vBulletin and I am pretty happy with how it turned out.


Thank you for the review!

[DieselMinded]

Are you allowed to use the NFL logo ? Just Courious

[SBlueman]

I don't know....I know numerous other NFL forums do (nfl-fans.com, nfltalk.com for example)

[DieselMinded]

Had a friend Get shut down for using a Rams Head Dodge Logo on his home page Just seen how many NFL logos you have and was curious thats all , I Dont care Knock Your Self Out ...lol

DM

[puertoblack2003]

not bad something we can talk smack about a players....i like the lay out but i'm using FF and saw that its spread to wide...if i were you write small a disclaimer at the footer of the page about all logos used on that forum is the property of nfl you are not associated with nfl in anyway what so ever..Sometrhing to that effect. they won't have a problem with it as long as you are not profiting from there log0s. I had to do that for my mobile forum when i was using the nextel logos .

hope that helps:up:

by the way E.A.G.L.E.S ...eagles rule...lmao :D

[vertigo jones]

I like it!

To the logos question...at the VERY least they're going to have an issue with you using the NFL logo inside of your official logo. That gives the perception that you're officially associated with the NFL. I'm not a lawyer so take that for what it's worth, but I'd be willing to bet that would be a problem.

[gtsch]

I run an NFL team fansite, and the rule of thumb we have to follow is 'no logos or player images in our headers'. Everything else is fair game. They will usually give you a warning if there's a problem, so I'd keep them until they make you change them.

[puertoblack2003]

I run an NFL team fansite, and the rule of thumb we have to follow is 'no logos or player images in our headers'. Everything else is fair game. They will usually give you a warning if there's a problem, so I'd keep them until they make you change them.

you'll be ok bud good work:up:

[SBlueman]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I am going to be changing the site from my current domain to "NFLUncensored.com" (I can't believe that the name wasn't registered) and once I do I will be changing the header image and having a custom site logo.

[sonichero]

If its uncensored why do you not allow nudity avatars...?

...hypocrite....

:D

[SidelineSports]

I noticed that all of the NFL and team logos are gone. It definitely looked a lot more appealing with all of the logos. Did you find out that you can't use them? Just curious.
Nice site by the way!

[SBlueman]

I did...the NFL contacted me! I posted about it on my site:

http://gridironfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31582

[Guest210212002]

"Serious and irreparable harm?" "Egregious" acts?

* Guest210212002 rolls his eyes

Superlawyer also pointed out that vBookie is somehow illegal, even though it's gambling with virtual money. I'm sure nobody will watch the Super Bowl this year because you had their logo on your site. :down:

Sorry to hear they're hassling you man, that's just weak. Perhaps the idiot lawyer from the NFL should sue half of MySpace for having their favorite team's logos on their pages as well.

If its uncensored why do you not allow nudity avatars...?

...hypocrite....

:D

I'm going to guess that he's not 13, and wants to be able to browse his own forums from places like work.

[blastup]

how i just saw your site a few days ago.. from a link on vblogetin.. nice site dude.. keep it up..

[SBlueman]

how i just saw your site a few days ago.. from a link on vblogetin.. nice site dude.. keep it up..


Thanks! We have made even more changes to the site and now have our own site logo for a change. :cool:

[puertoblack2003]

nice job but the logo would look good..lol...did you ever tried contacting nfl?? just curious i'm sure they'll allow you...but anyways looks great:up:

[SBlueman]

nice job but the logo would look good..lol...did you ever tried contacting nfl?? just curious i'm sure they'll allow you...but anyways looks great:up:

I'm sorry....but...what?

[puertoblack2003]

I'm sorry....but...what?

that's it ...what....!!!

[teamsupra]

WHat is the image rotatore on the front page?

[SBlueman]

WHat is the image rotatore on the front page?


News Slideshow (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=139529)

Just know though that the News Slideshow mod that is posted does not work. You have to buy the Frontpage Slideshow from JommblaWorks THEN e-mail the owner of the site there for the vbulletin version. It's a very frustrating mod to deal with and there is no support at all.

[SidelineSports]

News Slideshow (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=139529)

Just know though that the News Slideshow mod that is posted does not work. You have to buy the Frontpage Slideshow from JommblaWorks THEN e-mail the owner of the site there for the vbulletin version. It's a very frustrating mod to deal with and there is no support at all.

That is right. I'm dealing with it right now and what a PITA it is. Part of me regrets buying the addon because of the lack of support, but I know the finished product will be worth it. Trying to hang on!

[DieselMinded]

Perhaps the idiot lawyer from the NFL should sue half of MySpace for having their favorite team's logos on their pages as well.

Theres A Big Difference , People on myspace are not trying to make Money off the Trademarked logos and images

DM

[TalkBolts]

If its uncensored why do you not allow nudity avatars...?

...hypocrite....

:D

uncensored there means little kids can cuss, that's all. It's actually a very over moderated site.

[welovehiphop]

very nice!