Things to improve the site

Zardon · Aug 19, 2003, 09:22 AM

This site has been here since may 2002, and while I feel the content is pretty much as well rounded as can be, id like to hear what you feel you would like to see to improve the site or what things you would like to see happening.

Comments are welcome.

brc64 · Aug 19, 2003, 02:01 PM

I agree that the site is very well-rounded as it is. There really isn't much I could think of to make it better. Maybe more hardware reviews/articles.. I always enjoy reading those. I'm not sure what else to suggest. I'll have to think on it for a little bit.

- Me

Chaos · Aug 19, 2003, 02:15 PM

If I had a decent 2nd video card I would like to put together a comparrison with my Sapphire 9500 np.....something like a FX 5600 so I could do a dollar value comparisson also along with performance and IQ.....wink....wink...nudge....nudge...know what I mean

Zardon · Aug 19, 2003, 02:29 PM

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Originally posted by Chaos
.....wink....wink...nudge....nudge...know what I mean

so really what you are saying is the site could be improved if I got you a 5600 video card to compare to your 9500?

BWX · Aug 19, 2003, 02:37 PM

Yeah, and I think the site would be better if I got a free 9800 pro (256mb), OCZ 3500mem (1 gig), Nf7 2.0, and an AMD xp3200- Yeah, that would make it a better site!

Really though, It's doing pretty good right now. I don't see a problem w/ more "off topic" type threads, as long as people that need technical help still get help.

Chaos · Aug 19, 2003, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
so really what you are saying is the site could be improved if I got you a 5600 video card to compare to your 9500?

Pretty much exactly waht I was saying....funny how easy it can be to read between the lines

I am also curious how the two will react to the nvidia chipset on my mainboard...do you think the FX 5600 will have an advantage due to the Nvidia input or will the ATi card still come out on top????

Zardon · Aug 19, 2003, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chaos
Pretty much exactly waht I was saying....funny how easy it can be to read between the lines

im an expert at it, with the 10 requests I get a day looking for hardware bud.

Chaos · Aug 19, 2003, 04:15 PM

oh well do I at least get points for effort :P

DriveEuro · Aug 19, 2003, 05:41 PM

I can't believe that just a few statements that I made have turned into this......

kinetic · Aug 19, 2003, 06:01 PM

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Originally posted by DriveEuro
I can't believe that just a few statements that I made have turned into this......

You seem an intelligent guy Drive and much more tech savvy than me but you're not very good at expressing yourself. I'm sure you don't mean to be critical and 'holier than thou' but sometimes that's the way you appear to people. I'm sure that there is a lot more that you could contribute to the site but please try to make your comments a little more constructive.

Believe me, it takes a lot more to keep a site like this going than either you or I realise and we can only praise Zardon for his efforts thus far! Here's to the future!

FluffyChicken · Aug 20, 2003, 09:38 AM

I believe cutting down on the NEWS that just get posted (Iie taken from Warp2Search, Inq etc..) To me this site doesn't need it and actually detract from it. Stick to the name of the place. That should be it main purpose. Fill this part of the comunity. Expand that. Keep news more specific to that. We don't need anohter 25 + post a day of purely linked news. It doesn't look good. Leave it to the millions of other sites do the same thing. As for the forums. Hey have the news if you want. But only driver or specific nes need to be posted. 30 BIOS updates isn't news! NEw Drivers or driver comparison Should be the news for this site. Driver review should be. You don't NEED to be All-Rounded. Get more Specific.

OR An All Rounded Driver Heaven

Not specific to one driver type. Get them all, a Driver Community.

Other wise you'll just be like the rest, maybe popular but with nothing usefull. Soon get bandwidth problem, no one will come and youu'll soon need to close.
Not something that should happen JUST to get more people here.

FluffyChicken · Aug 20, 2003, 10:38 AM

(Just to add)

Good things about the site to keep

off the top of my head I can think of these..

Nice Clean appearence (but looking at the new look, you've kept it

)
Nice people

Good selection of Forum Categories. (maybe lacking some knowledge in specific areas, but that's not a problem)
Good association with Driver modders and makers
Very little flaming (a very very good thing, makes it a please to come here)
Fun atmosphere

Little Niggles.....
Huge sigs in the forums. They make it difficult to read what's important, ie the post. And slow the place down.
God help thoose on a 56K modem (I help run a few forums and we pretty much ban them now. unless they are small in size and filesize). Good witty one liner text sigs are far better (and chear you up too

). Not sure if this effects you direct bandwitdh either.

I might not participate that much in the forums but I come here a lot and you want comments. I don't mind giving comment's on what I see, as I hope this place can get better and stay around for a long time.

Jeff · Aug 20, 2003, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FluffyChicken
Little Niggles.....
Huge sigs in the forums. They make it difficult to read what's important, ie the post. And slow the place down.
God help thoose on a 56K modem (I help run a few forums and we pretty much ban them now. unless they are small in size and filesize). Good witty one liner text sigs are far better (and chear you up too ). Not sure if this effects you direct bandwitdh either.

If a use is on 56k he can disable showing sigs in his user options.

Judas · Aug 20, 2003, 06:44 PM

I ran 14.4kb modem and connection for the longest time.... i even spent a good year on DH with sigs and whatnot.... really, it isn't that bad as long as everyone obeys the rules...... 35kb signature doesn't take to long.... and if your still on dial-up..it's to be seen that things are going to get vastly worse overall..... but yes... dh doesn't need high end/quality shockwave animation all over the place....

brc64 · Aug 20, 2003, 08:39 PM

I have vBulletin set not to show embedded images, so instead of sigs images (or any other images for that matter), I just see links. I much prefer this option.

- Me

ivan300 · Aug 20, 2003, 08:51 PM

suggestion #1 CHANGE THE LAYOUT i dont know is it just me but i cant stand this layout anymore i used to like it but i cant stand it anymore (i know you guys are working on a new one looks great

)

suggestion #2 we should have some kindoff a competition like user game or hardware reviews then each month we have a poll who made the best reviews that month and he gets a prise or seomthing like that

these are things i think would improve the site

k_away · Aug 21, 2003, 03:14 PM

change the "news archive" (in the menu left of the screen) to link to a custom php script that shows all the threads (titles only, linking to the vbb thread) of the last 2 days

reading the news forum with vbb is shitty cuzz when someone replies, a (old) thread jumps to the top of the page.

WildChild · Aug 21, 2003, 08:59 PM

possibly a live java chat...might be interesting

Chaos · Aug 21, 2003, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wildchild
possibly a live java chat...might be interesting

like this u mean

WildChild · Aug 21, 2003, 11:44 PM

yup just like that

Aug 19, 2003, 02:15 PM	#3
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	If I had a decent 2nd video card I would like to put together a comparrison with my Sapphire 9500 np.....something like a FX 5600 so I could do a dollar value comparisson also along with performance and IQ.....wink....wink...nudge....nudge...know what I mean __________________

Aug 19, 2003, 02:37 PM	#5
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Yeah, and I think the site would be better if I got a free 9800 pro (256mb), OCZ 3500mem (1 gig), Nf7 2.0, and an AMD xp3200- Yeah, that would make it a better site! Really though, It's doing pretty good right now. I don't see a problem w/ more "off topic" type threads, as long as people that need technical help still get help. __________________

Aug 19, 2003, 04:15 PM	#8
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	oh well do I at least get points for effort :P __________________

Aug 19, 2003, 05:41 PM	#9
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Aug 20, 2003, 09:38 AM	#11
FluffyChicken DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: England Posts: 320 Rep Power: 0	I believe cutting down on the NEWS that just get posted (Iie taken from Warp2Search, Inq etc..) To me this site doesn't need it and actually detract from it. Stick to the name of the place. That should be it main purpose. Fill this part of the comunity. Expand that. Keep news more specific to that. We don't need anohter 25 + post a day of purely linked news. It doesn't look good. Leave it to the millions of other sites do the same thing. As for the forums. Hey have the news if you want. But only driver or specific nes need to be posted. 30 BIOS updates isn't news! NEw Drivers or driver comparison Should be the news for this site. Driver review should be. You don't NEED to be All-Rounded. Get more Specific. OR An All Rounded Driver Heaven Not specific to one driver type. Get them all, a Driver Community. Other wise you'll just be like the rest, maybe popular but with nothing usefull. Soon get bandwidth problem, no one will come and youu'll soon need to close. Not something that should happen JUST to get more people here. __________________ [COLOR=#455b64]Team mauisun.org [/COLOR]

Aug 19, 2003, 09:22 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Things to improve the site This site has been here since may 2002, and while I feel the content is pretty much as well rounded as can be, id like to hear what you feel you would like to see to improve the site or what things you would like to see happening. Comments are welcome.

Aug 19, 2003, 02:01 PM	#2
brc64 Zeeky H. Bomb Join Date: May 2002 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 826 Rep Power: 0	I agree that the site is very well-rounded as it is. There really isn't much I could think of to make it better. Maybe more hardware reviews/articles.. I always enjoy reading those. I'm not sure what else to suggest. I'll have to think on it for a little bit. - Me

Aug 20, 2003, 10:38 AM	#12
FluffyChicken DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: England Posts: 320 Rep Power: 0	(Just to add) Good things about the site to keep off the top of my head I can think of these.. Nice Clean appearence (but looking at the new look, you've kept it ) Nice people Good selection of Forum Categories. (maybe lacking some knowledge in specific areas, but that's not a problem) Good association with Driver modders and makers Very little flaming (a very very good thing, makes it a please to come here) Fun atmosphere Little Niggles..... Huge sigs in the forums. They make it difficult to read what's important, ie the post. And slow the place down. God help thoose on a 56K modem (I help run a few forums and we pretty much ban them now. unless they are small in size and filesize). Good witty one liner text sigs are far better (and chear you up too ). Not sure if this effects you direct bandwitdh either. I might not participate that much in the forums but I come here a lot and you want comments. I don't mind giving comment's on what I see, as I hope this place can get better and stay around for a long time.

Aug 20, 2003, 08:39 PM	#15
brc64 Zeeky H. Bomb Join Date: May 2002 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 826 Rep Power: 0	I have vBulletin set not to show embedded images, so instead of sigs images (or any other images for that matter), I just see links. I much prefer this option. - Me

Aug 20, 2003, 08:51 PM	#16
ivan300 Booooo Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Vancouver Bc Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	suggestion #1 CHANGE THE LAYOUT i dont know is it just me but i cant stand this layout anymore i used to like it but i cant stand it anymore (i know you guys are working on a new one looks great ) suggestion #2 we should have some kindoff a competition like user game or hardware reviews then each month we have a poll who made the best reviews that month and he gets a prise or seomthing like that these are things i think would improve the site

Aug 21, 2003, 03:14 PM	#17
k_away DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	change the "news archive" (in the menu left of the screen) to link to a custom php script that shows all the threads (titles only, linking to the vbb thread) of the last 2 days reading the news forum with vbb is shitty cuzz when someone replies, a (old) thread jumps to the top of the page. Last edited by k_away; Aug 21, 2003 at 03:24 PM.

Aug 21, 2003, 08:59 PM	#18
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	possibly a live java chat...might be interesting __________________ Knowledge is SCARY,Stupidity is REALLY frightening

Aug 21, 2003, 11:44 PM	#20
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	yup just like that __________________ Knowledge is SCARY,Stupidity is REALLY frightening