Expanding the fleets

[Seahawk]

GothiComp itself should really be a gallery with just the voting and rules and such on the forum. But its fine the way it is too.

I also like this idea a lot.

How will things change? Right now, GothiComp as a main board forum is empty. It's also carrying an empty sub-forum, making for two empties just gathering dust. My suggestion will mean it will get a lot more traffic as we troll it for ideas/express our own, leaving only one empty forum.

Finally, the software as is, shows the sub-forums as direct links on the main page, meaning it's still only one click to get to it.

[afterimagedan]

GothiComp itself should really be a gallery with just the voting and rules and such on the forum. But its fine the way it is too.

I also like this idea a lot.

How will things change? Right now, GothiComp as a main board forum is empty. It's also carrying an empty sub-forum, making for two empties just gathering dust. My suggestion will mean it will get a lot more traffic as we troll it for ideas/express our own, leaving only one empty forum.

Finally, the software as is, shows the sub-forums as direct links on the main page, meaning it's still only one click to get to it.

Touche my friend... Touche... 

[horizon]

Andrew,
how do you mean a gallery? Care to explain more?

No one touches my GothiComp and in what forum it is put:

general internet rule number 1: No one reads stickies, especially if called read these first.
rule number two: subforums are often overlooked.

Also: TacCom has many forums & subforums, a thing some like, some don't. The SG forum does have its forums but not a lot of trees.

Bandwidth: I think we all wish this would be an issue. 

... but with a separate modelling/painting section for BFG you override the main forum for that.
So, then it is up to Cybershadow, Lex and the moderators of the other games who they like to see it (1 main section or all their own).

[Seahawk]

@dan: I get that you really dig GothiComp as an inspirational thing, and it's true, there's always some pretty awesome stuff going on there! I just want to see more use and functionality out of our 4th forum.

@horizon: Turning it into a gallery makes the most sense. Nobody is discussing the models, nobody is ooing and aahing; it's all just votes. Come in, drop a number, and leave, not to return for six months.

I personally prefer a P&M section just for BFG, allowing easier access and fewer pages to dig through to find something awesome. I pretty much only just recently discovered the painting forum as it is, and I've been here for years!

[horizon]

But isn't it a gallery right now as well?
http://www.specialist-arms.com/bfg/gothicomp/gothicomp12/index.html

Or here as well:
http://www.twolandscreative.com/warprift/index.php/gothicomp

(Cybershadow still hasn't gotten around to upload the older years)

That are galleries, right?
And voting & rules are on the forum.

So, what is the idea Andrew has, really. I am not trying to hold of changes, I just don't understand the request.

Aside of moving the forum, but as said, that needs input from the rest of the board as well.

[AndrewChristlieb]

If you look on the top bar theres a Gallery area. Seeing how out of everyone theres only one person actually using the built in gallery feature. I think it would be a good way to bring some attention to that feature.

http://www.forum.specialist-arms.com/index.php?action=adkgallery;sa=activas

[horizon]

2 members:
http://www.forum.specialist-arms.com/index.php?action=adkgallery;sa=activas;area=activas_letter;filter=h



Weird indeed, only that other member pops up.


But, because of bandwith I assume: the internal gallery only allows for a small size picture to be uploaded. Plus no sub-galleries allowed. Only one per person.
Plus it is the least userfriendly part of the forum imo.

Better to have Cybershadow upload them to the site (as GC 2012).

[Jimmy Zimms]

If you look on the top bar theres a Gallery area. Seeing how out of everyone theres only one person actually using the built in gallery feature. I think it would be a good way to bring some attention to that feature.

http://www.forum.specialist-arms.com/index.php?action=adkgallery;sa=activas

incorrect. 5 pages of 1 person each page
I think it is running a "group by" for the user name first character for the query

[AndrewChristlieb]

Ah, still very under utilized. With something to draw people to it it may find more use tho. 

[Gothmog Lord of Balrogs]

I've tried to upload images to the gallery and it never lets me on my browser (Opera)