[diceman111]

I think that something more like a banner would be more useful

Something like this (See Attachment) and it would be linked to some thread that simply says Hi and explains a bit with of useful links and then it says that if you have anything to ask just post (not in that thread however)


/Dice

you misspelled ''click''.

Sorry its "klicka" in swedish got the two mixed up but something tells me that one isent going to be used anyway so it really dosent matter

[jr2]

OK, so what was there in V2 that you want to see in V3?  When Kalfireth starts asking for suggestions again, post them in his thread.  No need to go back to V2, just change V3 a little, if everyone agrees with you.  I didn't notice a big difference.  Just looked a little less streamlined.  Of course, I didn't dig too far... what am I missing?

Oh, and about the comments earlier, about the supposed separation of oldies and newbies, I did say a banner, or some locked stickies in the new Board / Child Board.  Then, the other threads will be a place for Newbs to ask questions, and L337s to answer them.  Basically, a newb-veteran interface, the newbs know where to get help, the vets know where to help out.  Catch my drift?

[wolfen]

Soooo, I voted for a cracker, when do I get it?
 





( yes I'm being a s a

[Huggybaby]

I vote for a new forum, with FAQ and stickies at the top.

One of the stickies should be called "Installation Guide", another "Latest Updates/Downloads".
Any questions regarding how to make FS install and play would be answered there.

It should be the one place that always has links that work and none that don't, and I nominate jr2 as moderator.

Huggybaby

[asyikarea51]

Well I won't vote, but I think a banner's good. I feel that a banner attracts more attention, even more so if it's in a prominent location.

Like, when I first came here (yeah I came here early enough to see the older front page), I was pretty much stumped at first by the countless boards in the forum area.

[Snail]

Watch that boy shake his authoritah.

And this be the old home page: http://web.archive.org/web/20051126014605/http://www.hard-light.net/

Missing an image or two, granted...

Man... That homepage brings back memories when I was still in Class 2A, before all my friends left.

[Unknown Target]

How about http://web.archive.org/web/20010424110916/www.3dap.com/hlp/ ?

[jr2]

Ooh, that looks cool.  I hadn't seen that one before.  Nice.

[Snail]

Snail's Velocity Mod: R3 Available - Posted by Setekh at 22:35 PST
The famed Velocity Mod by Snail has just reached its third release version! If you haven't picked this fantastic mod up already, take this opportunity and do so! Post your comments here in the HLP Forums.

Hehe, that's what I THOUGHT it said.

[Mobius]

Suggestion:

In the new board, pin a thread and write there the MSN, AIM, YIM and ICQ addresses of members who consider themselves skilled enough to help newcomers who have problems. You can, for example, my address to an "Instant FRED Help List".

We can reduce the number of "Help Me" threads....and my chances of Welcoming newcomers... but I think it's something good for the community

[Fury]

If there is a problem, adding a "newbie banner" or a "newbie board" isn't a solution.

If newbies don't know what and where, then the solution is to make current forum layout, mainpage and wiki more understandable and accessible to newbies.

Adding new stuff, no. Reorganizing existing stuff, yes.

[Mongoose]

I think some type of banner image would fall under making the main page more accessible, though.  Considering that's the first part of the site that most new visitors are going to see, having some sort of prominent link to a good beginner's page, such as a "Getting Started" page on the Wiki, seems like it would be effective.

[Mobius]

...

But for my Instant Messenger Address List, so you can just pin a thread.

[jr2]

If there is a problem, adding a "newbie banner" or a "newbie board" isn't a solution.

If newbies don't know what and where, then the solution is to make current forum layout, mainpage and wiki more understandable and accessible to newbies.

Adding new stuff, no. Reorganizing existing stuff, yes.

Right... but in your re-organizing, you should be able to find some instructions/links to install FSOpen from the Main page (both the Main, and the Main Forum.)