General Suggestion Thread

[Ghast]

Here are some general suggestions for the betterment of the community (particularly the website)


- WEBSITE CLOCK (MINOR)
Some of us, do not live in the same timezone as the server/host, and although most standard computers have built-in clocks/time-trackers, it'd be nice if we could see the correct time displayed on the site, according to the timezone we live in.


- VENTRILLO
More slots. That's pretty much the only thing it needs. Earlier today, people weren't able to join because it was too full.


- LUA CODE CONSCRIPTION
Those who are willing to learn, should learn, and some should be drafted to be taught. In a month, CG could have well over 20 coders, trained and ready to serve, instead of just waiting for a coder to stop by CG,help out for a while, then leave. (which seems to be the trend. Will probably never happen)


- EXPLICIT IMAGERY
Instead of completely deleting posts that contain pornographic or just graphic material, the website should (depending on the age[used to register on the forums] of the user viewing the post) censor the post with another image. If the user is above the age requirement, they may view the post (the users will be prompted whether they want to view the post or not)


- ARCADE GAMES
Inject, creator of the arcade add-on to the site, should give public access to which games should be added (preferably a poll/voting system). Users may nominate various flash games (that are not licensed) and users can choose whether or not it should be added. Users may also submit some of their own content to the site.


- PROFILE CUSTOMIZATION
Although this is REALLY asking for much, I feel that each CG member is unique and what better way to broadcast our uniqueness than a customized profile page? We could add custom background images, custom text, and even custom music that plays whenever you visit the page. I'm just saying.. the avatar and sig. aren't enough !


- WEBSITE ACCOLADES
Awards/Medals given to users on the forum who accomplish certain goals/requirements. (e.g, 500+ posts, Alcohol/Drug Abuser, for saying a 'secret phrase', etc.) It'd be cool to see on your profile and it'd give users more of a reason to use the forums.


- CONJOINT GAMING IN SOCIAL NETWORKING
I know many of you use Social Networking websites or services and that may be the key to attracting people to the community! For example, if CG were to have a Twitter account, Wholegrain (or whoever) could tweet major updates to the site, things being added to the store/servers/arcade, and various events, like Movie Night. Other examples are, a Facebook/Myspace Group, a Twitter, or even a Tumblr (fuck this shit).


- IRC
Instead of the shoutbox (although I'll dearly miss it, if it gets removed) why don't we use IRC(internet relay chat). I'm sure many of you have heard of this service that allows users to have real-time text conversations with each other. I'm pretty sure Cadaver will know how to configure/use this.




If you have any other suggestions, or would like to comment/add on to the ones aforementioned, feel free to do so in this thread.

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[AlphaWeeaboo]

I've already asked Inject about the profile customization thing. It's completely possible. They have several addons built for SMF that we can use.
Medals/trophies or whatever you want to call them - was something I was thinking about too. Used to show great achivements and goals that have been reached by members in the community. We could also host
mini games on the RP server for in game money and medals.

[Kwaurtz]

Censorship is wrong.

[Ghast]

I've already asked Inject about the profile customization thing. It's completely possible. They have several addons built for SMF that we can use.
Medals/trophies or whatever you want to call them - was something I was thinking about too. Used to show great achivements and goals that have been reached by members in the community. We could also host
mini games on the RP server for in game money and medals.

Everything you say hits my face with an explosion.

[AlphaWeeaboo]

I've already asked Inject about the profile customization thing. It's completely possible. They have several addons built for SMF that we can use.
Medals/trophies or whatever you want to call them - was something I was thinking about too. Used to show great achivements and goals that have been reached by members in the community. We could also host
mini games on the RP server for in game money and medals.

Everything you say hits my face with an explosion.

Meaning...?

[Ghast]

I've already asked Inject about the profile customization thing. It's completely possible. They have several addons built for SMF that we can use.
Medals/trophies or whatever you want to call them - was something I was thinking about too. Used to show great achivements and goals that have been reached by members in the community. We could also host
mini games on the RP server for in game money and medals.

Everything you say hits my face with an explosion.

Meaning...?

That it's so awesome.

[Skieski]

- EXPLICIT IMAGERY
Instead of completely deleting posts that contain pornographic or just graphic material, the website should (depending on the age[used to register on the forums] of the user viewing the post) censor the post with another image. If the user is above the age requirement, they may view the post (the users will be prompted whether they want to view the post or not)

If young/unprepared people could have a way to avoid being exposed to that sort of content, I believe it would be a good idea. However, the issue is not limited to that.

One of the big reasons why we did not allow porn before we switched hosts was precisely because our host's TOS explicitely stated that any pornographic material was strictly forbidden in the webserver. If they found it, they were legally permitted to promptly suspend our account.

I am not familiar with our current's host TOS, but I believe it will have the same anti-porn restriction. Most hosts do. Porn sites are hosted with companies specially created for that, or that work under "No questions asked" policies, which tend to be rare.