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Post by Stove on May 21, 2015 19:06:46 GMT
Add another tab to the top HUB bar thing (home/profile/messages thing) or add a stickied thread with the link to this Chatzy: us21.chatzy.com/64262435894342This needs to be more easily accessible and noticeable so it's not just myself, Alberenza, Indigo and Ultima in there ever. Admin said...like, six years back that there's no need for an IRC in a Forum, but there is. Quick responses are much nicer when wanting to just talk with someone, and forums are all about communication, so why not?
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Post by Admin on May 22, 2015 2:48:15 GMT
Add another tab to the top HUB bar thing (home/profile/messages thing) or add a stickied thread with the link to this Chatzy: us21.chatzy.com/64262435894342This needs to be more easily accessible and noticeable so it's not just myself, Alberenza, Indigo and Ultima in there ever. Admin said...like, six years back that there's no need for an IRC in a Forum, but there is. Quick responses are much nicer when wanting to just talk with someone, and forums are all about communication, so why not? I never wanted to add a chat because I didn't want it to overshadow actual, everlasting posts. A forum has always been about making new and seeing old posts dedicated to various topics. That being said, since I'm still computer-less, I couldn't add a chat program even if I wanted to. Which I still honestly don't. Sorry. - Admin
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on May 23, 2015 15:39:02 GMT
Add another tab to the top HUB bar thing (home/profile/messages thing) or add a stickied thread with the link to this Chatzy: us21.chatzy.com/64262435894342This needs to be more easily accessible and noticeable so it's not just myself, Alberenza, Indigo and Ultima in there ever. Admin said...like, six years back that there's no need for an IRC in a Forum, but there is. Quick responses are much nicer when wanting to just talk with someone, and forums are all about communication, so why not? I never wanted to add a chat because I didn't want it to overshadow actual, everlasting posts. A forum has always been about making new and seeing old posts dedicated to various topics. That being said, since I'm still computer-less, I couldn't add a chat program even if I wanted to. Which I still honestly don't. Sorry. - AdminIf I may be so bold, why not just have the link scroll across the top banner, along with the FB group link? There, you'd be able to click it, find out where the password is, go get the password (which is impossible to find unless you're a member IIRC), and then just go back to the Chatzy link with the password in hand. Simple enough. Or, if nothing else, I could simply remove the password restriction all together, as we now have at least two capable admins on the chat regularly. Any randoms that show up, we simply kick them, ban them if they get unruly. Thoughts on this Admin?
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Post by Death Eye on May 26, 2015 0:24:37 GMT
Went ahead and stickied the Chatzy thread for you guys. Add another tab to the top HUB bar thing (home/profile/messages thing) or add a stickied thread with the link to this Chatzy: us21.chatzy.com/64262435894342This needs to be more easily accessible and noticeable so it's not just myself, Alberenza, Indigo and Ultima in there ever. Admin said...like, six years back that there's no need for an IRC in a Forum, but there is. Quick responses are much nicer when wanting to just talk with someone, and forums are all about communication, so why not? I never wanted to add a chat because I didn't want it to overshadow actual, everlasting posts. A forum has always been about making new and seeing old posts dedicated to various topics. That being said, since I'm still computer-less, I couldn't add a chat program even if I wanted to. Which I still honestly don't. Sorry. - AdminThe thing is the dynamic in a real-time chat room sort of thing is different from on a forum. The former lends itself to discussion about whatever random nonsense not worth the effort required for a thread is on one's mind, while the latter lends itself more to structured discussion about the topic at hand. Also I'd be surprised if more than about half the active users here entered into the chat room anyway, you need not worry about it overshadowing the forum itself.
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Post by Admin on May 26, 2015 3:26:51 GMT
Can't say I'm too eager about it, but then again, maybe it's just my stubborn anti-chat demeanor taking hold. That being said, since I can't access my proper admin options from this console, it'll still have to wait I'm afraid.
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Post by Stove on Jun 18, 2016 7:13:11 GMT
I believe it's time we had a change in administration. I love Admin, but due to the fact that he is still computerless (and has been for years), his activity has been essentially nonexistant with roughly five posts per year. I don't want to try and keep things "the same" either; the board has been pretty much completely stagnant outside of poll of the day and rps for months now. I don't know what yet, but we need something new, and I think it makes the most sense to have the lead admin be someone active like thaddie because, to my knowledge, while thaddie is above the mods, she doesn't have all the capabilities admin does. This has been bothering me for a bit and I didn't want to say anything for a while, but I felt someone needed to. In the meantime, I'll be brainstorming, and return in due time with an idea.
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jun 18, 2016 7:21:31 GMT
Hmm. Interesting idea. Unfortunately, not likely, as Admin is the owner of the forum.
As far as I know, Thaddie is already an admin, one with the same abilities as Admin. It makes no sense to make Admin "step down", as there's no reason to replace him. If Thaddie has full control of the forums, the same as Admin does, then all you'd be doing is making us have one less admin.
If you have ideas on how to change the forums, do bring it to Thaddie, as she is still an admin.
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Post by Stove on Jun 18, 2016 7:26:08 GMT
Hmm. Interesting idea. Unfortunately, not likely, as Admin is the owner of the forum. As far as I know, Thaddie is already an admin, one with the same abilities as Admin. It makes no sense to make Admin "step down", as there's no reason to replace him. If Thaddie has full control of the forums, the same as Admin does, then all you'd be doing is making us have one less admin. If you have ideas on how to change the forums, do bring it to Thaddie, as she is still an admin. I'm suggesting we promote one of the current mods (Al) to secondary admin.
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jun 18, 2016 7:32:29 GMT
Alright, sure, but what does that have to do with Admin? Why does having another admin facilitate the "removal" of the main admin?
Have Admin as the main admin/owner, Thaddie as secondary/active admin, promote Alberenza to tertiary/backup admin.
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Post by Stove on Jun 18, 2016 7:34:55 GMT
Because not all functions are avaliable to thaddie and Admin literally is unable to use them.
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jun 18, 2016 7:40:08 GMT
Are you sure of that, or are you going off of a guess?
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Post by Stove on Jun 18, 2016 7:59:00 GMT
Can't say I'm too eager about it, but then again, maybe it's just my stubborn anti-chat demeanor taking hold. That being said, since I can't access my proper admin options from this console, it'll still have to wait I'm afraid. - AdminAdmin said this right above us and Thaddie's stated the other before.
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jun 18, 2016 8:04:41 GMT
Hmm... That being noted, can he even shift full functionality over to Thaddie? He is the owner still, after all.
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Post by thadudette on Jun 20, 2016 17:21:37 GMT
Ohei, how did I miss this? It's true that I don't have full functionality, but the only thing I've been able to tell that I don't have access to is name colors (for whatever reason ). As far as I know, everything else seems in working order, though it's kind of impossible to tell for sure xD That being said I'm not even sure if it's possible for Admin to give me his status, because we're in the same member group already so I'm not sure what else he can do short of giving me his password I'm just curious Steve, how do you think a change in administrative structure will change GFF activity? The same people will be involved, just slightly different access to graphics and forum structure-y stuff. That said, I realize I've been a bit irresponsible as admin because I'm just discovering functions I have that I should have looked at the day I became an admin ... Hey, did you guys know we have a post-like system? Should I turn it on? XD Being relatively pro-chat I also could add a tab up top, though I feel obligated to at least duke it out with Admin first even though maybe I shouldn't have to feel that way
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jun 20, 2016 18:28:25 GMT
Did you add a birthday calendar to the forum? Cuz now I'm getting that as a nav option on mobile.
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Post by thadudette on Jun 20, 2016 19:23:12 GMT
Did you add a birthday calendar to the forum? Cuz now I'm getting that as a nav option on mobile. Yeah, it was disabled and I don't see why not have it enabled :3 You can also add other events but don't abuse the system
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Post by Stove on Jun 21, 2016 5:26:44 GMT
Ohei, how did I miss this? It's true that I don't have full functionality, but the only thing I've been able to tell that I don't have access to is name colors (for whatever reason ). As far as I know, everything else seems in working order, though it's kind of impossible to tell for sure xD That being said I'm not even sure if it's possible for Admin to give me his status, because we're in the same member group already so I'm not sure what else he can do short of giving me his password I'm just curious Steve, how do you think a change in administrative structure will change GFF activity? The same people will be involved, just slightly different access to graphics and forum structure-y stuff. That said, I realize I've been a bit irresponsible as admin because I'm just discovering functions I have that I should have looked at the day I became an admin ... Hey, did you guys know we have a post-like system? Should I turn it on? XD Being relatively pro-chat I also could add a tab up top, though I feel obligated to at least duke it out with Admin first even though maybe I shouldn't have to feel that way I don't know, really, just having the majority of our staff be inactive is frustrating. It was a "heat of the moment" sort of post.
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Post by thadudette on Jun 21, 2016 15:47:54 GMT
I don't know, really, just having the majority of our staff be inactive is frustrating. It was a "heat of the moment" sort of post. I see, I see. Yeah, I'm not sure what other forums do when staff members start to become inactive. Maybe it'd be better to have a renewal system of some sort instead of just permanently making people staff members I'm pretty sure I've already said this before, but as far as GFF activity goes, everyone pretty much has equal weight in affecting it. Yeah, it would be nice to have admin and staff as more initiators in the general conversation of things by principle, but in a place as small and long-lived as this one, it's kind of hard to think up ways to systematically drum up conversation that won't die out in a couple weeks
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 18:17:05 GMT
Sorry for missing this for a while.
If you ask me, the reason the site doesn't see much activity if you ask me is because Gotcha Force is an incredibly Niche game that came out on a console that didn't sell as well as it's competitors over a decade ago by a company that doesn't care about most of their older IPs. I love Gotcha Force, but it's a dead game where everything that can be discussed about it has been discussed. We've even managed to exhaust fan fiction and fan theories, as the state of the RP section has proven for years now.
Therefore, the only things left to discuss is anything other than, well, Gotcha Force. We're not supposed to be a dedicated game, anime, or RP forum, and it's not what we advertise ourselves as, we don't show up on search engines unless you specifically mention Gotcha Force. If we want more activity, I honestly believe we'd need to rebrand the site entirely and move it away from a focus on Gotcha Force.
But do we really want to do that? I'm not sure I like the idea of pulling the plug on the site we've come to know, even if all it means is changing some names, skins, and forum structure, it still feels like a betrayal of what the site was made for to begin with. And that's before you even get into all the problems that come with increased traffic. All it takes is one toxic person to sign up and make things miserable for everyone. If only we care about Gotcha Force, than neither do the attention seeking trolls that the internet is crawling with.
If we keep the site as is now, I don't think a change in administration is necessary. I pretty much never have to use my mod powers, and apparently Thaddie has control over most of the site anyway. Admin has done a lot for us by maintaining this site for as long as he has, I don't want to ungratefully boot him from his position.
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jun 23, 2016 21:53:19 GMT
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