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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: Aaron on May 31, 2003, 06:30:39 PM
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VideogameJournal.com
VgJournal.com
TVGJ.com (The VideoGame Journal)
All of these have also been registered to cover all of the bases with a good domain name.
It\'s not fancy, but it\'s professional sounding, and will reflect our desire to cover all covers, not just with reviews, but columns and commentary as well. The shorter URL\'s will make it easier to remember, and easier to type in as well.
We\'ve got a lot of new, great ideas for the site, which will slowly roll out begininning June 10th. Not all of them will happen at once, but you guys will like it, even the ones that never go to the main page.
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will the message boards change??? will we have to re-register???
:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
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^ditto
but glad to see u decided on something.
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You won\'t have to re-register. Bjorn\'s still going to run the boards, but I guess the name might change here, or both url\'s will point here more than likely. We\'re still working that out, but you won\'t have to do anything different.
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New color scheme I hope...
Or multiple ones :D
Im glad you guys are finally going to update the main site. Its uhh- dead? Basically...
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I thought the site would change with the new Playstation, a bit later...
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please dont mess with the forums too much, i think there great the way they are.
Also, wouldn\'t it be cool if we could have a members comp to design the new logo for the site or design etc?
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Yeah, I\'ve been thinking a contest for the new logo would be good. I think we\'ll probably do that.
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I am looking forward to the new site.
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Hey hey!! Want to affiliate with GameTrigger? Well, once the main site is up, that is..
:)
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one thing you need to do is fix the time....mine is at gmt+1 but I am in the eastern time zone in the USA which is now GMT -5.
:hat:ScottyJ:hat:
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^lol, i got the same prob i\'m at GMT+3 but i have to set it at +9:30
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Im glad that the site is being reworked but the name is lame as hell. Why journal? that makes no sense considering its not really a journal. Should be something more cutting egde that would grab peoples attencion. I say screw being proffesional in a way thats already been done. Be creative dammit.
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Journal as in "Wall Street Journal" or any other newspaper with a similar name. It\'s easy to remember and professional, which is what I was looking for. We tried to be creative, and the sad fact is that there\'s not much out there as far as domain names go. Of the top 10 suggestions you guys gave, only 1 of them was not taken. It\'s quite difficult picking a good name, trust me. You might not like it, and that\'s cool, but a lot of time and effort went into picking the name, and it\'s a good one.
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Yeah well. the fact is that the name is a different type of professional and you have no "the" in it making it not even resemble what your trying to achive. Out of all the names in the world im sure there could have been something else available. Im not trying to down on any of your creativity or the idea, but i just think that it is somewhat flawed and could be reconsidered. I am not trying to tell you what to do, im just adding my opinion.
I think all the names but the first are OK.
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I like the third the best.
*steals $.02*
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That\'s the whole point of having three names. The first name is how you would say it to someone if they asked the name of the site. That makes it easy to remember and type in. I avoided the "the" because very few sites have it, and I feel that it makes it unneccisarily long. The second name, "vgjournal.com" is good for business cards, looks better, and is easier for people to type in once they know it. The last one is only four letters, and is in case the site catches on, and can just be referred to as tvgj.com. Again, I\'m quite happy with the name, and will say if you don\'t like it, then where were your big money suggestions in the contest. Ask anyone that participated how tough it is to find names, and keep in mind, almost all the good ones they came up with were taken. I\'m glad to hear what people think about the name, and like I said, you are entitled to not like it, but it seems your reasons aren\'t very good.
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Your making business cards?
I want some.
Just have it http://www.videogamejournal.com
simple as that.
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Originally posted by Aaron
That\'s the whole point of having three names. The first name is how you would say it to someone if they asked the name of the site. That makes it easy to remember and type in. I avoided the "the" because very few sites have it, and I feel that it makes it unneccisarily long. The second name, "vgjournal.com" is good for business cards, looks better, and is easier for people to type in once they know it. The last one is only four letters, and is in case the site catches on, and can just be referred to as tvgj.com. Again, I\'m quite happy with the name, and will say if you don\'t like it, then where were your big money suggestions in the contest. Ask anyone that participated how tough it is to find names, and keep in mind, almost all the good ones they came up with were taken. I\'m glad to hear what people think about the name, and like I said, you are entitled to not like it, but it seems your reasons aren\'t very good.
Well obviouly they are to me. I wasnt sure how your logic was determining on using those names. Something that you could hve explained earlier. I have no doubt it was hard to come up with something but what is your primary goal in doing all of this? And FYI I didnt contribute because i was gone for some time without the oppotunity to come on a respond thank you very much so please spare me.
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grrrrrrr..... I had VG in two of my recommendations. ;)
Hey Aaron, I\'d like some info from you for your plans on the Madden League Website. I have some things in the works for next season, and if psx2central is going to continue to sponsor the site, I\'ll need a little more authority.
The new site in development will be database driven and will be asp pages. Maybe we can talk more about this in the NEAR future.
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Too bad IvoryGrail isn\'t here to make us a logo, like she was back in the old days.
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I want a site that has a white background. :)
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Agree\'d . The site and forums both need to be white. Black is too drab and un-professional.
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White would look sweet, though don\'t over do it, its pretty hard on the eyes, especially at night.
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Yeah, I\'m thinking that a white background will be good. I don\'t know about the forums, as Bjorn\'s going to be handling those for a while it seems, but maybe we can have a matching scheme.
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NO!!!! not white, thats just too bright. but gunmetal grey is sweet.
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Originally posted by Tyrant
NO!!!! not white, thats just too bright. but gunmetal grey is sweet.
Agreed. It would be nice if you could add some transparencies (like orb type icons) in there. It would look very clean and professional in an unconventional way.
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I\'m not sure what you mean by that. You have a link with an example?
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Are you going to be renaming the forums? It would be cool to keep them exactly the way the are, except re-name Main to General, where all gaming topics can go, or you could have a seperate one for each console, though I\'m concerned about stupid flaming that occurs in every other mutli format forum.
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Ok, I have a question. Will there be PSX2Central and Video Game Journal or just VGJ? Anyway, I was dreading this change when I first hear of it but now I can\'t wait for the change. This really sounds cool.
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I like the new name. I\'ll miss the old one, but change is good. Can\'t wait...:) We should have more contests for the design of the webpage again...that was fun.
And Titan...for the love of god, change your picture icon!!
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Please do not change the site to white!!!!
Black is fantastic if I log on in the morning. White kills the eyes in the morning. Another site I go to is white and it is so freaking annoying in the morning or late at night if all the lights are off.
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PLEASE DON\'T GO TO WHITE!!!!
a. It looks plain
b. It hurts my eyes
a grey w/ mix of blues would satisfy
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I think the key to the new site\'s success is Madden. Lets face it, about 80% of our new members recently have registered simply for the Madden League we have here.
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Yes Madden rocks. If it wasn\'t for Madden this site would have gone under a long time ago. :D :D :D
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Originally posted by m22j
Yes Madden rocks. If it wasn\'t for Madden this site would have gone under a long time ago. :D :D :D
Only a slight exageration.
You should be a journalist.
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Okay- wtf
who has been deleting almost all my posts?
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Originally posted by videoholic
Only a slight exageration.
You should be a journalist.
Thinking about it....
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Originally posted by The Hurricane
PLEASE DON\'T GO TO WHITE!!!!
Stay away from the white!
:laughing: Terrible you should be ashamed for saying such things! No but SERIOUSLY Im not sure white is going to cut it. I mean there are ways you could make it really great. But when im on late at night or early in the morning, its going to kill.
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Since it\'s past the 10th is there a new date as to when the "deal will go down"?
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Let\'s make the black ground Black with hot pink letters. The buttons should be a glittery purple. Everytime somebody comes on a Jigglypuff should come out and say "Welcome to our humble site, make yourself at home". Then have a cute little bunny come out and make sweet love to Jigglypuff. BUT before they get started, censor it with a yellow star. After that\'s done all the geeks will want to become a member, I mean it is a bunch of pokemon getting it on. Then we should label each memeber. Sort of like we got here. Like the new people should be called "dim star" the old people should be called "Hot stuff" and the really old folks should be called "Hot Passion". The heading of the site should be in all the colors of the rainbow. With a cute little yoshi in top of one letter, a cute little Dexter on top of another, a cute little blinx in top of another letter, and a cute little bunny just to even things off. Then we should have like game contest online. We could play that game "fudge Packing". Were we all get together and whoever packs the most fudge wins. Or "weenie wacker" we\'re we all get together and wack each other with our weenie and whoeever is left standing is the winner. You would have to provide your own weenie though. Just some ideas i have.......................................................................
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Interesting. \'Videogamejournal\' does have a professional and a somewhat familiar tone to it - a good, catchy name in my humble opinion.
Drastic changes to the message-board as well? Damn. I have always loved the PSX2Central colour-scheme and forum-design - although I am open for new ideas and layouts.
Now, in about a year or so, we can throw such oldbie-liners to the newbies as...
"Remember back in the psx2central days...?"
"Do you still remember the name-change?"
"Oh how different this place was back then..."
etc. ;)
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Originally posted by EviscerationX
And Titan...for the love of god, change your picture icon!!
I changed it right before the server change but magically it changed back. I think its trying to tell me something ;)
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The madden forum is nearing 10,000 posts!!!
Who would have thought....
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That great news. I always thaught the main page was a bit lacking. It seemed like more energy went into the forums than the actual site. Hope it turns out good.
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Originally posted by Titan
I changed it right before the server change but magically it changed back. I think its trying to tell me something ;)
Its Borderline Child abuse!
Now you don\'t want to be arrested by interpol and put on the sex offenders register now do you.
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How \'bout changing the forum colors back to tan and maroon like the old days? It doesn\'t get any better than that.
;)
edit: oh, and the new name rocks. I can\'t wait.
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I can\'t chip in much except to say that white is the bane of my dark, dark, dark existence. I like my room well lit, but coming from lights, not my screen. It\'s way easier to read light on dark than the opposite.
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Any day now...
btw; we need a logo contest :D
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Originally posted by SwifDi
Someone unsticky this. You lazy bastards, I swear I should be a mod.
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So, what\'s going on with this?
I\'ve checked on all the domains and they are expired now.
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Im still willing to whore myself out for this unlike the people that were orgionally so gung ho and dropped the ball I actually have the background and the resources, I might add to do it.
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*crickets*
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oh well
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Im still willing to whore myself out for this unlike the people that were orgionally so gung ho and dropped the ball I actually have the background and the resources, I might add to do it.
That\'s good to hear. I guess you just need to get everyone involved motivated for it again.
Did you guys even get past the pre-production phase? I can\'t seem to find anything beyond this thread.
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Aaron was doing it but he hasn\'t visited this site since last years E3. No clue what\'s happening with it now.
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Originally posted by Rikku
That\'s good to hear. I guess you just need to get everyone involved motivated for it again.
Did you guys even get past the pre-production phase? I can\'t seem to find anything beyond this thread.
I just need bjorn and a couple of mods to give it a go and I really dont need anybody else well except for design input
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Seriously? I hope you contact them or they are reading this and get around to you.
Just curious, how do you build the back end to something like this? I mean with the archives and all...if you don\'t mind me asking.
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This is a "built" board so the back end is allready been created you just have to change the style to match the site thats built in front of it.
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Sorry, I didn\'t mean the forums. I meant something like IGN, Gamespot, etc. that have archives and connectivity to their forums.
What kind of set up do they have to allow for continuous updates?
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I have dealt with phpbb, vbulletin (wich is what this one is) and Invison.
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just a good scripting engine like php or asp