vBadditions.com opened, feedback please

[Deaths]

After some weeks of coding & designing, we finaly got to launching vBadditions.com (http://www.vbadditions.com/).

Most of the hacks on the site are made by me, like the hack thingy, and the Products system.
You only see a very small part of the products system, because the largest (and the best :D)part is still under construction.
The chat system is FlashChat, worth every dollar.

Please give some feedback about the forum, the layout, and stuff like that.

And no, this is not an April Fools joke, I hate april fools. You should know that :ninja: .

PS We're also looking for moderators, feel free to apply :D

[Guest190829]

I really like the header, but the nav images on the top have text that is very unreadable, it also looks like you just took the images from here and edited them. I'm not accusing but thats the thought I got when I saw it.

The site loaded O.K., it could be a little faster. I'm using DSL.

[Deaths]

Ok, thanks for the feedback.

I didn't take the images from here, but I am trying to make the site look a little like this one, sothat people will be more familiar(sp?) with the site navigation.

Also, thanks for pointing out about the images, I'm on very high res, so they show perfect for me :D

[The Realist]

Its clean, clear but the top right button text is very hard to read and make out.

Time will tell but good luck with the forum.

[Deaths]

Thank you for the feedback :).

I will fix the buttons tomorrow, as I don't have any time to do so today.

[Guy G]

I dont like the color scheme.... dont like purple colors...

And the header buttons are hard to read.

[Blue Moose Aaron]

Excellent. I too am having trouble reading the nav buttons, otherwise great style. I'm going to try out that member area script :)

[Zachery]

Excellent. I too am having trouble reading the nav buttons, otherwise great style. I'm going to try out that member area script :)
The navbuttons were stolen from here :p

(Yes i can tell)

THe dark colors look like they are from one of floris's styles :)

Good luck with the site, Its great to see the enthusiasm from a starting site. Hopefully it will continue :)

[Tigga]

Most of the hacks on the site are made by me, like the hack thingy, and the Products system.
I suppose that includes all the HTML too? It's one thing to get ideas from another site. It's another to straight up steal their code line for line. :rolleyes:

[filburt1]

Rephrased, it is illegal to steal others' work, regardless of what you want to call it, because it is still stealing. I honestly don't know how people have the morals to completely steal somebody else's hard work and have the (part of reproductive system) to call it their own on top of that.

[ericgtr]

I honestly don't know how people have the morals to completely steal somebody else's hard work and have the (part of reproductive system) to call it their own on top of that.

Overies? :surprised:

I agree that the buttons are hard to read, other than that it's a nice looking site.

[twoseven]

to be honest have you ever referenced everything you had an idea from weather it was taught to you at a young age or not? its like saying there are x CMS' here you can make them all look like one another so does that mean they are equal? the colors look like a few others i've seen floating around with some variations. i've done up a style in the past and it came out similar to one that was done by someone else. i didnt even see the other style for 2-3months after i made it and it was made prior to me making mine. so does that mean i stole it? well to get back on topic...
i'm not a big fan of purple/blues. the colors work well together to give it a soothing atmosphere but the text really doesnt jump out at you. personally there are so many spinoff sites anymore for .org it seems that the market is flooded(unless your selling your own products). just my thoughts

[Tigga]

As I said, it's one thing to look at a site and get ideas. It's another to just steal their code. He's stolen the look for his "vBMA" hack from vbadvanced.com's programs/scripts section and not even tried to make it look any different, and stolen the PHP coding for parts from another hack here.

[AlienSector]

Just constructive criticism:

1). Create your own, unique style from scratch as it is what will attract users to your website. While you may want people to be familiar with navigation areas on your website, the goal is to be different, not like another website. I've not looked over your coding, but if you did copy content, it'd be best to go back to the drawing board, think again and start over. Nothing makes you look worse than copying anothers work, in small or in whole.

2). I am on 1280 x 1024 and cannot read the navigation bars at all, on higher resolutions they look even harder to read. Use clear fonts that are easy to read on all resolutions, or at least most of them. Currently, I can read pixel font easier on higher resolutions than the current.

3). If your website is about your products and services, allowing others to sell their on your website does not make your products stand out. It'd be easy for another member to come in, create the same product and market it better and have an edge over you, on your own forum as well.

4). Worry about moderators latter when you need them. There's no need to start promoting members right away, especially ones you do not know and then have them sit there. Most moderators want something to do.

[Dean C]

Site appears to have been suspended. Closing :)