Machina said:
midrange said:
Well ... it seems like there is a lot to do on this site. I'd first like to give my thanks to Truck and Machina for keeping this site afloat. That being said, there are a lot of things that need to change.
1. The main attraction of the site is sales. It's what gives this site it's identity. The figures need to be consistent (like they were a few years back). It seems that everyone agrees that there is a clear bottleneck (brett and the HW numbers). This should be one of the main priorities that needs to be addressed ASAP.
2. The mobile site needs a change. The ads are unbearable, the touch screen navigation is buggy, the formatting needs a lot of work, and every now and then users are sent to porn sites (a big no no for an "official" video game site).
3. The main site itself could use some work to look more appealing. While this is by no means a priority, this is something that should be changed if you plan to regain new users.
Clearly there is a lot of work to do, and I would certainly be willing to lend a hand (familiar with HTML, CSS, and Javascript), but if you guys feel you have the manpower to do the work then good luck.
I only ask that you guys keep everyone constantly updated on every change (In fact, it only helps to have feedback in a time of great change). |
Trucks could probably make use of another pair of hands, but the main roadblock for him atm is not having access to certain parts of the site code, which that obviously wouldn't help with.
We tend to make threads for major announcements/changes. For everyday changes there's Trucks' stickied Truck Stop thread.
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That sounds like a killer road block and hopefully one that gets dealt with soon. Not much revolutionary change can be made when you don't have code/materials you need.
Anyway, my main concern lies with trasparency (which doesn't seem to be that big of an issue anymore). Without it, the community falls into a state of paranoia (like it did when we were months behind sales) which is an extremely difficult to come back from (IMO)
