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Old 11-15-2005, 08:46 PM   #1

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Waste of Time - an excoboard forum

Waste of Time is a brand new excoboard forum I started today. I've been working all day with the colors etc, so I don't have much content yet, but it's coming.

Lemme know what you think about the forum, and you're welcome to give tips and feedback and stuff like that.

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Old 11-15-2005, 08:48 PM   #2

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the banner dosent really go with that forum. i like the forums, like grey i like a grey board, caz im miserbale and sad.
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Old 11-15-2005, 08:50 PM   #3

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Yeah I know, it's just a temporary banner I made myself, because I suck at making banners and I need someone to make one for me.
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Old 11-15-2005, 09:01 PM   #4

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Old 11-15-2005, 10:19 PM   #7

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My suggestion would be to switch software choices. Now, I hope this comment doesn't get misconstrued like my stance on proboards, but here me out. Free hosting and free software is fine. But excoboards is limited in its modding capacity when compared to something like phpbb. IMO if you want something remotely hosted, then switch to IF. Otherwise, upload phpbb or SMF on a free host and do some modding. Again, nothing wrong with freeware or remote hostin (as should be evident from my suggested alternatives) but IMO excoboards is not the strongest piece of software, nor does it have great styles. (In advance: Sorry shell, I know you're exco staff, but he asked for advice, I feel as though I'd be doing him a disservice if I didn't make this suggestion to him).

Also, the idea of a General Chat site, as yours is, is rather common. So find something that will make it unique.
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I like it actually, I like the colors and the surreal ambience of it's theme, I wouldn't say switch servers if your happy with this one, for two reasons,

1. You're already set up here.
2. I haven't seen many excoboards, and as they servers are upgrading all the time with better forum software they need more people who know the layout and can make suggestiongs to them for better and more useful things.

Who knows what the future holds.

And as for members and content once it is set up to your liking why not enter it into the forum Incubator here? It's free, it's quick and it'll boost your ratings all over the web.

Good work nontheless.
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My suggestion would be to switch software choices. Now, I hope this comment doesn't get misconstrued like my stance on proboards, but here me out. Free hosting and free software is fine. But excoboards is limited in its modding capacity when compared to something like phpbb. IMO if you want something remotely hosted, then switch to IF. Otherwise, upload phpbb or SMF on a free host and do some modding. Again, nothing wrong with freeware or remote hostin (as should be evident from my suggested alternatives) but IMO excoboards is not the strongest piece of software, nor does it have great styles.
That's your opinion Gprime, and you are welcome to it, but... Dreamwalker asked for advice on his forum, his choice of software was NOT the question asked.

Dreamwalker has used excoboards for well over a year, he has also tried many others and runs a few successful forums already including ones on if. He is more than aware of other software but has chosen excoboards, this decision should be respected Gprime, everytime someone asks for a review its for their layout, design, management etc, the choice of software is NOT up for review.

Can we please review the board and not the admins choice as i have requested before thanks.


If a question arises such as "which forum software should i choose" then feel free to make suggestions, but if a fellow admin posts a review for board already created please review that board and not the admins choices, all admins software choices must be respected, it is doing them a disservice to cast aside the work they've done on the board just to suggest another type of software that you prefer.
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Old 11-16-2005, 09:25 AM   #10

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Waste of Time is a brand new excoboard forum I started today. I've been working all day with the colors etc, so I don't have much content yet, but it's coming.
Lemme know what you think about the forum, and you're welcome to give tips and feedback and stuff like that.
Thanks!
I think it was a good logo. Nice job. Good luck with it.
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