theAstrojone, a new type of community

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ThugTears666

#21 April 16, 2009, 11:06:02 pm

You probally thought you werent gunna die today suprise!
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na just kiddin, if the whole of gw eventually goes i may think about going too but i know panda has stuff planned for this site

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big ass skelly

#22 April 16, 2009, 11:15:42 pm

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Quote from: Afura on April 16, 2009, 11:06:02 pm

na just kiddin, if the whole of gw eventually goes i may think about going too but i know panda has stuff planned for this site

FINALLY some new thread icons

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tuxedo marx

#23 April 17, 2009, 12:14:45 am

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I am joining solely on the basis of the excellent appearance of the site and the stellar personnel.

Last Edit: April 17, 2009, 07:13:30 pm by Rockman

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Drule

#24 April 17, 2009, 06:47:50 am

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Quote from: Bareback Alabama on April 16, 2009, 10:24:11 pm

it looks like a nice site, but there's really nothing there to discuss! i may visit it once it has more members but it's hard holding a conversation with yourself

Yeah I don't think there will be too much discussion going on at this point, but it is a good thing if we can raise the member and topic count.

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Ryan

#25 April 17, 2009, 12:30:25 pm

thx ds k?
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i like the color scheme and layout, nice work!

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Drule

#26 April 17, 2009, 07:11:52 pm

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I don't now if you are being ironic but I am just saying that I am not really trying to make this out to be a valid alternative to GW at this point. I am just trying to get the community off the ground, hopefully with the help of you guys.

If not though then thanks!

Last Edit: April 17, 2009, 07:17:57 pm by Drule

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#27 April 17, 2009, 07:42:17 pm

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i liked the color too whyd you think it was sarcasm?

then again we are literally big babies who like stupid things so maybe ask someone like omeg who knows what a color is.

brian chemicals

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Ryan

#28 April 17, 2009, 09:20:04 pm

thx ds k?
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Quote from: Drule on April 17, 2009, 07:11:52 pm

I don't now if you are being ironic but I am just saying that I am not really trying to make this out to be a valid alternative to GW at this point. I am just trying to get the community off the ground, hopefully with the help of you guys.

If not though then thanks!

no i'm being sincere! i'm no pro (dada...) but i like the pink/black buttons. it just looks pretty unique compared to a lot of other color schemes (like the one here)

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Barack Obama

#29 April 17, 2009, 09:45:53 pm

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Awesome site about videogames, the other day I was wondering "man when is there gonna be another videogame website?"

Good thing you made it!

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Drule

#30 April 17, 2009, 11:14:42 pm

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im sorry i just think videogames are more important than anything really. deal with it

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ThugTears666

#31 April 17, 2009, 11:40:26 pm

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alot of bitchassness in this topic

relax everyone

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mkkmypet

#32 April 18, 2009, 06:06:44 am

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cool site bro A++ would visit again
*registers*

8-)

semper games.

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Ralph

#33 April 19, 2009, 11:31:49 am

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Joined. Finally, a site with GAMES.

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dada

#34 April 19, 2009, 11:46:00 am

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Quote from: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 17, 2009, 07:42:17 pm

then again we are literally big babies who like stupid things so maybe ask someone like omeg who knows what a color is.

I like the colors! To be honest, I don't like the layout very much, but that's for other reasons. I think it's too hefty and overstated. Font sizes are gigantic, you use Impact as heading font (hello 1998) and every element is separated by a huge amount of padding. Nothing wrong with the colors, though. So I definitely think that the layout needs work in the future, but personally I'd just make a whole new theme at some point instead of continually tweaking this one. The site works, though, and it's very easy to find your way around, so it has good usability. Too bad the forum uses a separate codebase.

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EvilDemonCreature

#35 April 19, 2009, 05:10:36 pm

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So... Because nobody could take the time to make GW into what you wanted it to be, you tried making this site so that it could become that.

Then... after realising that that aspiration was way too far out of scope (as in: it would take too much time), you made it anyhow, but only retaining the features that GW had already.

Although to your credit, I do like how you organized it. Splitting the classifications among the same games and listing them on the main page so they are easy to see is a good design choice. The garish colors help emphasize it, so I have no qualms about that either.

This summer, I should have some free time and I'd love to have web-design type programming type stuff to work out on that time. If you'd have me, I'd love to take a crack at pushing the functionality of that site. Although with enough games, I have a feeling it can work out anyhow. (If nothing else, I will post games to it because I like how accessable they'd be based on those classifactions of player-interest listed)

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Drule

#36 April 20, 2009, 12:04:46 am

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Quote from: EvilDemonCreature on April 19, 2009, 05:10:36 pm

So... Because nobody could take the time to make GW into what you wanted it to be, you tried making this site so that it could become that.

Then... after realising that that aspiration was way too far out of scope (as in: it would take too much time), you made it anyhow, but only retaining the features that GW had already.

I never said this. The Astrojone incorporates a lot of the ideas I originally had for the community, I just decided to start out small so I could manage the backend myself and not have to rely on the help of others.

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EvilDemonCreature

#37 April 20, 2009, 03:50:48 am

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Makes sense. Just let me know when it gets to a point where you are open to other people's help. It's looking good so far.

Last Edit: April 20, 2009, 03:55:55 am by EvilDemonCreature

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Drule

#38 July 05, 2009, 12:06:22 am

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Illegal bump!

The site went through some major changes to make the community more appealing to the public. We got rid of the wacky layout and replaced it with something more streamlined, and the focus was shifted from indie listing to indie/video/retro gaming news as well as game development. We are doing really well right now with several editors, and the site is gradually improving in both content and activity.

So yeah, if this sounds interesting to you then you should definitely join up!

Last Edit: July 05, 2009, 12:07:53 am by Drule

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something bizarre and impractical

#39 July 05, 2009, 12:08:35 am

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I like THE IDEA and it seems you are actually dedicated to this, but I am still really not a huge fan of the aesthetic

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Drule

#40 July 05, 2009, 12:14:27 am

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I intend to gradually improve it based on user input. I think it looks very good as a base layout, but I intend to touch up the colors, corners and headers a bit. It's not top priority right now though, and I intend to wait until we've gotten more user input.

Also, the background theme can easily be modified (and probably will depending on current events/competitions/holidays etc.)

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