Hey guys,

This is a thread for frank and honest opinions. Essentially, we want your views on the site. What do you think could be improved, what would you like to see? Also, what do you like about the site?

Obviously all comments will be taken under review and if we agree, may take some time to implement. We want to provide a site that's user friendly though, and if it's not doing that, it needs to be changed.

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Twitter: @DarrylGU

Hmmm its difficult to think of things as i'm happy on these forums and too many changes might be a little over-bearing but i can think of a few things.

- A rating system for members' posts, i know a few people have mentioned this before and i think it might be a good thing

- Competitions, obviously this means prizes so i havn't much hope for this being implemented but maybe a 'Staff challenge' where a member of staff pulls off an impressive score or time in a game and challenges members to beat it, the winner could get something for it, maybe just a virtual G.U winners badge on there profile kinda like when we get the top score in an arcade game and its underneath your picture when you post

- Member of the month?

- Eskimo Keith should be staff and have his own podcast called G.U Rebel where he talks about things around the forums and possibly interviews other members on the forums via skype and Audacity xD (just day-dreaming on that one)

Can't really think of much else as i'm happy with the forums as they are, it would be nice for people to comment on the news stories on the main G.U site but i don't know of a good method to get people to post more, oh well
Keep up the good work anyway
Oh and if you could mention Cherry Coke on the podcasts that'd be great, after all it IS the best drink and deserves recognition xD

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I myself am liking the website. I feel it is very user friendly. There isn't much I can say. Maybe the idea of user reviews, and maybe a podcast about the forums.... but not much i can suggest

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Ok.. please be aware, that this post may change several times as I think of more things. Or think one Idea wouldn't work after giving it more thought..

Of course, these are just ideas, I love the site and like Eski said before.. too many changes may be a bad thing.

1) A rating system for posts. I find this to be quite important.
It doesn't have to be like the FXN site where your ratings are permanent and viewable under your avatar. But just a thumbs up/down after the post on that particular thread (No keeping track of peoples scores... Some people get obsessed with their scores, and it may be off putting to new people)
If that makes any sense.... well done, you


2) I heard it on one of the podcasts... I think it was "Under Review" but I would love to have a video podcast from you guys.

3) Member of the month for GU. Thats a command

4) I know this is a costly one... but HTML in posts / Profiles? This would mean we could have music/ videos on our profile that people can watch or listen to.
Of course, this would need to be moderated.

5)Maybe put a Donate button somewhere, and we can donate to the upkeep of the site. Also, when we donate, we get a little title in our avatar.

6) A GU store, where we can buy GU goodies.

7) As Eskimo said at the end of his post

Quote:it would be nice for people to comment on the news stories on the main G.U site but i don't know of a good method to get people to post more

You guys do an amazing job with your reviews, and News section.
However, I would like to discuss this stuff with people a lot more. The comments you can add to the news is good, but not a lot of people comment on the news/reviews... or even read the comments that we have added.

*thinks*

Wait.. I've got it.
Add a new section to the forums where we can discuss the news and (p)reviews you guys have posted. "The News & (P)Reviews" Section. (or something else)
When you post news/reviews about games, immediately create a new thread in this section of the forums with a brief outline of the news in the post. (of course with a link to the full review/news etc)
Have a link to these threads in EVERY piece of news you guys post as well, so that people who may be new to the site, just having a read, can come and see what we think about the news/reviews.
This will encourage more people to take a look at the news and give their opinions on it. Making the community even better and possibly even bigger.

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Omen Wrote:4) I know this is a costly one... but HTML in posts / Profiles? This would mean we could have music/ videos on our profile that people can watch or listen to.
Of course, this would need to be moderated.

Do people really go on member's profiles that much?

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I suppose.. it was just an Idea. Maybe having HTML will mean that people visit each others profile more often. Having it enabled in posting would have its benefits though.

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Omen Wrote:I suppose.. it was just an Idea. Maybe having HTML will mean that people visit each others profile more often. Having it enabled in posting would have its benefits though.

Well its a suggestion so im not gonna argue with you, just thinking aloud or thinking while i type i guess, i can see the benefits of it, could be fun

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hehe no worries. Thats what forums are about. If everyone agreed, it would be pointless

I would really like that Gaming News & (p)reviews section on the forums now though lol
It would be great to discuss these things with people on the forums.
Of course, we could just create these threads ourselves... but there isn't a section for them.
We could discuss your written and podcast reviews, etc whether we agree with you, or disagree and reasons why.

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We did have a section on the forums where we posted threads for reviews, but barely anyone used it.

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Twitter: @DarrylGU

Darryl Wrote:We did have a section on the forums where we posted threads for reviews, but barely anyone used it.

If your talking about the threads made up of staff reviews then theres a good reason for that, there were only 3 threads made if i remember correctly and members couldnt post new threads, we could only post on already existing ones and they weren't on very talked about subjects :/

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