Future Website Proposals ~ Changes

[Elgan {sfx}]

I was just on a website named http://www.codeproject.com/">Code Project and i was looking at the way you can submit Articles. I was also thinking of the rep system TMT had. Code project works as a huge information base for programming code. You can search for information and get help. I know from having to find help on programming that there are a couple of sites like http://www.codeproject.com/">Code Project in the way you submit articles and rate them and can talk about them.  SO i thought why not have soemthing like that for game code and MRU?

   

   Articles on MRU

   on Mods-r-us, users will be able to  submit articles for any game. Articles will be catagorised depending on the game and what it is an article about. Others uses can then rate the atricle. based on the rating the article owner gets rep/rate points like on TMT.  Articles can be for any game and on anything, they can be a tutorial form or just information on findings. Each article will be able to include some downloads. Each article can have a section like in the forums to talk and ask questions.

   

   As well as the articles will be the normal forum where you can ask questions or chat like normal. The forums may or may not have a rep/rate system also. The difference between Articles and just normal forums is that they will be a big section of searchable  information without all the forum questions in between.

   

   We could also have an article of the week based on rep/rate points given to it during that the week it was submited. Each user will be able to view other users profiles and see all their articles and what they have submited. Each user will also be able to showcase in their profile the mods they have made and the current project they are working on. Eventualy people will pick up on the idea. Submit articles, gain points, become a big MRU guru. new users can search through the sorted articles or ask in the forums. Search forums also.

   

   More

   * Articles database and rating system on submission

   * Catagorise downloads into games and sub catogories

   * Fix or remove the broken stat option in the drop down list found in forums index

   * Maybe include the rep system that will be on the articles with forums?:S dunno why:S

   * Expanded user profile with their articles, input, submission, donwloads , projects , mods and other information visible.

   

   * Adverts, Adverts to be added the website to help pay for it:)

   * When using CODe tags in forum. Dont lose spaces and keep code format.

   * any other ideas :S

   * popup on recieve pm

   

   Feel free to post any comments, concerns or questions you may have. Note that these are only in the idea stage.

[Cobra {sfx}]

Its the way forward really, im all for it, ive tried to do a few things with the site but been held back for various reasons, time to progress!

   

   :yes

[trooper22]

sounds good dude, a really useful search system would be good as well- maybee have a field per topic/post called "key words" and just shove a load of key words relating to that article into this field, so any searches performed can track down articles more effeciently.

[Cobra {sfx}]

Yes that would help a lot, keep the ideas coming

   

   A wider game coverage would be beneficial for sure

[GiffE1118]

hehe i told u, u need to do some updating, cobra.

[Card {sfx}]

How bout a little "toilet" to find my posts?????:p:p

   Either way it means something...

   1..They from Carl

   2..They belong in the "shitter"...LMAO!!!!!!

   3..ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!!!

[Cobra {sfx}]

Updatings always been a plan Giffe, its whats most usable and useful to peeps we need to decide.

   

   I think you mean a system where you can monitor your previous X amount of posts Carl?

[Elgan {sfx}]

SSUK :
   Some form of reputation score - TMT use reps - reward for good support to those that need it - but not the 'rep my m8' that spoils the TMT one. Just reps for positive help to posters -  Cobra and Elgan should be the only ones that can give the rep.

   

   

   yeah thats why i thought maybe ratign system for articles instead of rep.  maybe not have it at lal in forums and only on submitted articles so your rep points in forums etc are from what u have submited. In forums people can see your rep points only?

[Cobra {sfx}]

Or have each post have a poll for ease of use and functionality, the higher the better? this could lead to Elgan or Myself just needing to look at peeps replies to give the +rep idea? or it auto gets there even

[Card {sfx}]

Sounds good to me.......Now i need +rep for agreeing with you all...:D:D

   

   but make it so people dont use it just to say "I got 300 rep points"

   My god when TMT came back up people were pissed that their REP points

   were not the same as before.

   

   This might sound like BS ......But help people to HELP PEOPLE!!!!

[Elgan {sfx}]

Cobra :
   Or have each post have a poll for ease of use and functionality, the higher the better? this could lead to Elgan or Myself just needing to look at peeps replies to give the +rep idea? or it auto gets there even

   

   

   the poll as u say is what i mean by rate the article. Then from the rating (score) the user gets a score. The more good articles you post the better score you have. Maybe  abig list to see who is the top scoring user?

   

   

   

   Sounds good to me.......Now i need +rep for agreeing with you all...

   

   but make it so people dont use it just to say "I got 300 rep points"

   My god when TMT came back up people were pissed that their REP points were not the same as before.

   

   

   thats not what im aiming for and why it may be excluded from the forum section. you can just rep someone for agreeing or saying a word u like. The system will be based on input via articles and scoring of them. That way to get points you have to actualy have good input.  if people say "i have 300 score points" its because they have been good and not a big mouth.

[Card {sfx}]

^^^^^^ EXACTLY!!!!!^^^^^^^

[Cobra {sfx}]

Agreed.

   

   Also what about a system that can "filter out" undesirable members (and yes every site gets them), say start with X "Health", you mess up you lose health

[Guest]

Nah Cob - dont let it be a passive system. U guys need the last say. It's ur site after all. If u wanna delegate to admins then fine - just dont loose control  :love

[Guest]

The undesirables can be forced to visitor only ?  They can be a source of entertainment whilst they make a fool of themselves? U already have ban option anyway.