Discuss the state of the forums and find solutions

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BasilZero said:

curl-6 said:

The problem with Install Base is that it's pretty much sales and only sales, which has its place, but the lack of actual game discussion means I don't go there much any more.

Famiboards is better, but it inherited a lot of political BS from Resetera where you're not even allowed to talk about some games and if you say anything that doesn't adhere to extreme political correctness, you're a goner.

Neogaf is quite active still, but it goes hard in the opposite direction with a lot of right wing culture warring, plus it's kind of a time capsule from the 2000s in that there's a pervasive attitude of "lol Nintendo is trash for little kids, real men play on Playstation/PC".

For all its problems, VGChartz still offers a more balanced environment than any of the alternatives, which is why I still come here despite it having shrunk to a fraction of its former size.

Completely agree on this. 

Looking at Famiboards, its almost identical to ResetERA when it comes to discussions and viewpoints.

The only thing it has going imo superior to ResetERA is the UI on Famiboards is amazing. The "Like" buton actually has a sound too lol. Custom backgrounds like the Tears of the Kingdom style is really appealing to me.

VGChartz just needs a fresh coat of paint and a bit more activity and users - and all would be well.

A fresh coat of paint would be great. But we don't have the money. Bandorr has helped us with adding many features as a volunteer, however, to redesign the site is another level. I'm not even sure how we want a redesigned site to look. 

I'm looking at the biggest gaming site (I think?), IGN, and instead of a top row with links to the different areas of the site they have it on the left. While the front page is essentially just one really tall column that keeps loading more articles as you scroll down. VGChartz has the front page on desktop as three columns (left sales, middle articles, right forums/user content).