[suggestions] the site
 

ok forgetting about the forums for a second i think we should enhance the actual site, i think we should do more to promote vb3 hacks (i.e. removing the vb2 hacks from hottest hacks)

adding a bit of personality content (dunno how)

adding something like HvBotM (hacked vB of the month) to highlight how somebody managed to bring a community together with hacks.

a highlight on HoTM is should have it's own table on the index show the 12 preview winners, with a link to an interview with the winner about their hack and the thought that went into it (personality content)

something for the non-hackers wouldn't go a miss so Hack Request Of The Month, i know in my years here, i have thought up some awesome hacks.

also on vb they've got something referring to support (how long between support requests and answers on average and last 30 support issues. (this idea would require the splitting of support threads, and adding a new sub-forum named testimonials (i'm sure you could hack it so that the testimonials thread was made automatically along with support thread. infact sorry to confuse you, it would be better if the release threads were for testimonials i.e. "awesome hack" and then set up a sub-forum for support made automatically.

ok now the hacks database, i think this needs to come back, with this it's easier to review hacks, it shows what the hack was and what it would work on, also a few extra check boxes would be nice i.e. converter from previous version, add-in's available, etc, etc.

also i would suggest making another style the default as Dark Blue is horrid on 1280*1024 it has additional borders and don't look too professional, a default vB white or grey would let it look like it tied in with .com further.

it would also be good if we could use the main site to have a FAQ of questions in regards to hacking, i.e. how do i set up a blank vb page, how do i refer to info in the post table, etc, etc.

something nice might be the ability to get vB-Dev's opinions and interviews from time to time referring to hacks and hacking, getting them tied into the site a touch more.

add tickbox's as to what the hack requires you to do.

// run queries

// edit templates

etc

Define "run queries": to install the hack, or adds queries in the natural course of the hack's use? Remember that many queries can implicitly be executed without the hacker's knowledge depending on how the code is written.

to define: i mean queries you'd tradionally enter via phpMyAdmin.

There will be some changes to hack support threads and hack release threads, now that Logician will help me with some codings.

We just wanted to wait for gold before starting to hack this site in a bigger way.

As for the HotM thing: sounds like a good idea to me, so we could add it to the front page.

As for extracheckboxes for addins or such: we've planned another way to better support addons and such, just give us some time.

For the Dark Blue Style: Well, i don't like it myself, that's why i use the traditional plain green.
We will post an end for the style contest soon, which will replace DB as the main style

while u on it - we need a better setup for the way hacks are posted as a lot are posted in this format

[vB 3.0.0] Title

the new gold uses vb3 as its name and its confusing as half of these hacks dont even work on it even though hackers are working on ironing out problems.But to those who dont know they will naturally assume these do work as they are listed for vb3 same as their board if they upgraded.

Also dont disown vb2 users as not everyone will upgrade to vb3 as their not a lot to upgrade to if u like a hacked forum as most of the best hacks are still only available for vb2 so its still a popular format.

Oh and kill pharses as well as i get arm ache typing em in :)

Hmm, to my knowledge the code didn't change that much, so there should be just a handful of hacks which don't work with Gold.

So i don't think this is needed, but if you could mention, that there are a lot of not working hacks, i'll add a vB3 Beta - RC option as well, and change all the entries which were vb3.0.0 :)

As for vb2: we'll keep that things that way as long as there is enough traffic in these forums :)

another suggestion would be a "subscribe to post" feature, now that we have threaded mode, i could subscribe to my post in a support thread and get to be notified to responses regarding that as opposed to the whole thread and all the other clutter therein.

Not sure that would allways work out well. Obviously not knowing how the majority reply I would require them to click Quote in your post, use the QRB icon or work if your post was the first/last on the page.

yup you'd have to turn back on the QRB to post but if people were using it properly it would be great, as i know theirs a few times i just wanna know what's happening in reference to my help request rather than the whole thread.