Suggest a new forum category

If anyone would like to suggest a new forum category, one which you think would be well received by other members on CF, please make the suggestion here. Some ideas are:

- A server administration category (Linux, apache etc)
- Flash
- Web Graphics.

Thanks.

My vote is always for graphics :p

i don`t think a falsh forum would be such a good idea, just my two cents.

i think having a flash forum changes the point of the forums, all of the forum is based on free technologhy e.g. javascrip/asp/php etc. can be written/compiled freely wheras flash the design software you have to pay for.

scroots

the pit ;)

Originally posted by firepages
the pit ;)

how about a PHP pit? lol :D

*ahem* i know your prolly annoyed by those suggestions already, as there has already been discussions about it.
but i gotta go with firepages there and say a pit. ;)
forums scream general conversation

Originally posted by cg9com

forums scream general conversation

And scream they did, until it got out of hand and had to be closed.

Though, we have an influx of new members, a reattempt of the infamous Pit would have my support. And with vBulletin, we don't need to worry about UBB crapping out. :)

well, on the one hand, graphics are definitely a part of web design, and to some degree, programming. on the other hand, these are the "coding" forums.

i have fond memories of the pit. i also have not-so-fond memories of the pit. and while it might be nice to have the pit back, is the pit maybe something that we could better accomplish with an IRC channel, or chat?

just a thought.

an IRC chat, thats a good idea

I remember the pit.... got quite a few laughs out of it.... I agree with firepages. Resurrect the pit!!!

Thanks cg9com :) fixed my spelling error

Linux.

A pit of sorts might be good too.

Originally posted by oracleguy
I remember the pit.... got quite a few laughs out of it.... I agree with firepages. Reserect the pit!!!
i say resurrect the pit instead! ;)
just make sure its more heavily moderated???

-Graphics
-Flash
-Freeware (a timid suggestion)

I mean, programs or resources (related to web building) that people use and think that can be interesting for others.
i.e: There is a new version of.... I discovered a new program.... Where can I find a freeware program to....

I mean, programs or resources (related to web building) that people use and think that can be interesting for others.
i.e: There is a new version of.... I discovered a new program.... Where can I find a freeware program to....
I second that.
A place where people can ask for/post free programs, tutorials, source code, free books, suggestions for books, etc. would be good,

How about a Computer Ethics forum

or better yet

A forum for discussing the true identity of George and the conspiracy involved. :D

Originally posted by Spookster
How about a Computer Ethics forum

?

Okay, my 2 cents..

A flash forum would be good, although rivaling flashkit to a small extent this site is a hell of a lot faster at loading the pages. A flash forum I'm sure would have it's fair share of both the design side as well as the scripting side..(action script)

A graphics forum? Great! I love making graphics and discussing them, I'm sure a lot of people would agree to some extent as it requires little brain power in comparison to coding problems and enables a little more "fun" in a loose sense of the word.

As for Server Admin ... I don't think that there is enough posts related to that sort of criteria to warrant a whole forum as most of the few posts that occur are answered in the server side forum which best acknowledges that type of server as it supports it.

Computer Ethics? I don't think so.. lol

How about my suggesstion earlier this year about a Server side language script posting forum? Asp/Php/Cgi script could be posted there..
I believe that cg9com suggested in that thread that it could be managed by having in the title... ASP - Random number or PHP - Shopping cart as an example. I think that would possibly be worth a trial?

Although I have read all the other countless posts on bringing back the pit which have spanned several threads in this forum alone..Wasn't the answer no? I'm still for the pit though but it would have to be heavily modded and like suggested possibly just have it so that the pplz could only get in after a certain amount of posts...But like George said (I think) this vb version can't do that...am I right?

Any way my 2 cents.

Personally I think a flash section would be better off combined with gfx, svg and so on.

Yeah man - something like "Ethics, law and netiquette" could be pit-esque while keeping its focus on web stuff.

Not so keen on flash - imho not really about coding, more about learning to use a specific application. Graphics or design would be interesting - but isn't that already covered by General Web ..?

Hmm, well when you put it like that maybe ethics wouldn't be such a bad basis for a forum.

There aren't to many flash related questions anyway, the ones that do come through here are often refered to flash kit anyway.

How about a forum for review requests, and people looking to test their sites?

i would suggest spliting the general web building forum into site reviews, graphics and flash perhaps? and the miscallaneous stuff can go in the main bulk of it.

im not sure that bringing back the pit would be a good idea... it'll get out of control all over again and be closed down again and argued about again...

just my two pence. (gotta be british :D)

hmmmm lots of good suggestions...

whats needed I think is a kind of 'off-topic' forum where one can ask general questions that either dont fit into any of the existing forums , or would be lost in thier own forum, i.e. not busy enough to justify its own forum , for off topic banter and general questions , hmmmm it would need a name though...

The
People In Technolgy forum?
Pretty Interesting Topics forum ?
err
Proactive Internet Topography ?(dont ask me) forum

hmmm all pretty long names though, perhaps ...

;)

::gives firepages a very odd look::


Proactive Internet Topography, eh?

oh ... I never noticed that !

:thumbsup:

Potentially Interesting Thoughts

Originally posted by brothercake
Potentially Interesting Thoughts
http://www.cg9com.web1000.com/smilies/lol.gif

If you want a pit, call it Blogger Central.

Ok, my thinking is to add a new forum category soon that is *not* the pit. What that is, keep posting, and I'll make a decision. :)

Regarding the pit, I feel like I'm running around in circles with this one, but I'm still very much on the fence on the whole issue. All the potential behavioral problems aside, the pit will no doubt also consume a disproportionate amount of system/server usage. Can the server handle it? I talked to one of the mods regarding making a decision beginning of next year. If it's not added then, the next point of consideration will come when vBulletin 3 is released. I hear a lot of new features in the way of access control has been added to VB3. With new tools available to me, I can envision new ways of including a general discussion area that's also easier to control.

I would go for a forum that will let people show off their latest creations, graphical, or a site, or game, whatever... and I would call it:

Show off Your Rig or Style arena... I dont know.



Ionsurge.

Wow, this is kind of like winning the lottery, so here's my 2 cents.

1) I would combine HTML, DHTML, and XML into a more general "Markup Language" category, and add WML. Since Wireless apps are evolving rapidly, I think it's a good idea.

2) Create a server admin forum. (Good idea George) Sub-forums could be, Apache, IIS, Tomcat, WebSphere, WebLogic, and General.

3) Create a database forum. Sub-forums, mySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and general

4) A general discussion forum for issues that are related to Web Services, design, and development. Not an open forum like the pit, but somewhere where you can post info on the latest software release, debate the advantages of certain configurations, and other stuff.

So, if I win the lottery, I foot the bill for George to host something like that! Either way, I must say that what you've done so far George is absolutly GREAT! Keep up the good work. :thumbsup:

There are now 12 cents in this thread... :)

I personally think the biggest problems are in terms of server administration. The main reason is to look at the existing traffic in terms of questions. The general web-building section currently gets these questions and it's hardly over-loaded.

It might be an idea to broaden the scope of the mySql forum to cover general sql and possibly data architecture as well. The current traffic going through that forum doesn't suggest any need to expand the number of database forums, but would be more reflective of what's currently being posted there.

I don't see the benefit of a flash or graphics forums, as these are generally a move away from the 'core-competency' of the forums. There are specialised forums on both these topics that offer far better help.

I was just thinking pretty much that (I do a lot of thinking!) yesterday as I was making an SQL server version of my script (I love SQL) .

You make some really good points that most of us have missed. But then again you say that the general web dev forum isn't overloaded.

I say that it isn't overloaded because it is well managed, the traffic is always moving since it is the first (or second) destination of almost everyone who visits the forum (I think).
A lot of users visit there and thus almost everything is answered with a few hours (If not I do it), so it may not appear overloaded but it's because like I said well managed, and regulated. A graphics forum would server a purpose as I'd say about 20% maybe a bit less of the GWB forum are graphics related, threre are even several of them in there now. If you were to have a graphics forum you'd no doubt combine it with flash in my opnion. I think that it would be fairly small so that it won't take away from the coding side of things.

:)

Server admin gets my vote, looking after servers for an ISP can get tricky at times and willing to share all my info!

Yeah a server administration forum would be good. I mean, there are just so many tweaks and options for just IIS and Apache. There wouldn't be a need to have a sub-forum for each server product, at least initially.

I also agree, the mySQL forum is great but maybe it could be expanded to msSQL and SQL.

Also I like the JavaScript script posting forum. It is a great idea but what would really be nice is one for server side coding. I'm not sure if you need to make one each for ASP and PHP or if you could combine them. Depends on how many scripts for each language are posted. Perhaps you could just create a new catagory for script posting forums and move the JS one down there too.

Thats my 2 cents.

So when are these going to be added?

When? I thought it was more a case of IF and WHAT.. :)
14 cents now. :D

my 2 cents that makes 16 where is all this money going?
j/k
scroots

It's going into an annuity to fund the return of the pit! :D

A server admin forum sounds like a good idea, particularly if it had a sub-forum for security issues.

Computer ethics! Haah. I like Spookster's idea.

But for real, computer graphics is a good idea.

Which, of course, should cover some extent of animation, Flash, 3D modeling, etc.

:D :D :D :D :D

Happy '03!!

I'd like to have an SVG category

Originally posted by codefox
I'd like to have an SVG category

You can always use the XML forum. We have a few resident SVG people around here, and I know at least two of them regularly check the XML forum.

There have been a number of posts in the MySQL section recently which are about other database systems, like from Microsoft. Another database forum would be good I think.

if the pit ever does come back... dont let the post counts count... someone could post about nothing and be boosting their post count... *hmmm....*

i always liked the pit. i got know many of the members just by reading the threads.

may be a category for developers. i know quite few developers like brothercake, RoyW and brainjar to name a few that visit here and i like to see them discussing their latest scripts or latest script releases here. most mods here develope lot of stuff and mentions them in threads but would be nice to see them in a category.

Originally posted by WA
the pit will no doubt also consume a disproportionate amount of system/server usage.


wa...
if /me just a promises® nottt to sing just a happybirthdays®??? would that just a help®???

how about a forum where members/mods can post a profile of themselves, have a few required fields, that way people can know eachother better? :)

Uh? Hello, anybody home? That's the point of the user profiles.
There is sufficient fields in the profile to know a person as well as that person wishes to be known.

it brings more attention to it, there is a profile but its limited, these ARE just ideas.
dont get to excited there Mhtml ;)

First off, the votes would be ALOT better to count if this thing was a poll thread.

And for my opinon, I say a Graphics Forum. People helping people with Graphic design, programs, and many other things. I wouldn't mind knowing how to do a few things in MS Paint that I didn't know. Like the Light effects, Lens flares, 3d binding. Ms Paint happends to be the number graphic program on the web, and if they said they used $4,000 programs to do stuff like that, leen over towards them, lift your eyebrow, and ask in a clam voice, with a keen smile, "It was MS Paint... Wasn't it...". As they reply, "Is there any better?"

So Graphic Design forum would be a great addition.

Also, to add on to this, if we get a full graphic section, maybe an Anything Microsoft Forum, and a Anything Linux Section could be added in "Other forums".

I would be the first to point out, I know nothing of either, and yet, I would be happy to take a spot as Mod of both.

Continue.

it brings more attention to it, there is a profile but its limited, these ARE just ideas.
dont get to excited there Mhtml

lol, sorry :D

:D no need to apologize, i was just giving you a hard time
i guess now there is a new forum this thread is worthless lol

Useless, don't say that, I could use it to store some code!


<%
If Thread <> Usless Then
Response.Write "Store Code Here"
Else
Response.Write "Shows over, nothing to see"
End If
%>

I like the idea of a forum to deal with the "rate my site" threads you get in GWB (like the showcase someone else suggested), and maybe a board for people who either code for a living or hope to one day. There's loads more to professional coding than writing code.

BL

Originally posted by bassleader
I like the idea of a forum to deal with the "rate my site" threads you get in GWB (like the showcase someone else suggested), and maybe a board for people who either code for a living or hope to one day. There's loads more to professional coding than writing code.

BL


If we have something like this, I want a Mod gun!
I would do so good to that thread!

All of these ideas are really strange... I like the new forums tho.

Originally posted by bassleader
I like the idea of a forum to deal with the "rate my site" threads you get

still, a new forum added just for that would be little to no traffic, i think the general web building will suit those needs fine, if they did that they should make a forum called "forum for questions on how to remove underline from hyperlinks" lol
not to mention that 2 many forums on the front page can be a little overwhelming, maybe thats why the sub catagories arent upfront. *shrug*

A "Rate my site", nice idea though it is, would probably attract a load of spammers tbh :(

Linux and a Pit-esque area for me would make this the daddy of developer forums (not that it's not already). Worth remembering that new/interesting technology can be discussed in Computer/PC issues, we're not exactly limited to straight Q&A...;)

A "Rate my site", nice idea though it is, would probably attract a load of spammers tbh

It'd be a shame if that were to happen, though it would be cool to have a forum to check out and discuss (constructively!) each other's sites once they're finished.

BL

If a new category is created specificially for site reviews, there would be rules added as well, such as a person must have reviewed at least 1-2 sites being able to request one for him/herself.

I've always shyed away from devoting a category to site reviews due to its nature away from coding/scripting. Who knows, however, nothing is ruled out.

Originally posted by WA

I've always shyed away from devoting a category to site reviews due to its nature away from coding/scripting. Who knows, however, nothing is ruled out.

Yeah that kinda... I dunno would detract from the site in my opinion.

To keep it on coding/scripting you should add a thing like I said before like the Post JS scripts forum but for server-side languages. You could only have one to start... and then when people post, they add a prefix onto the name of their script that has the language it was written in. Like PHP: Number Of Users Online

Or something like. :)

Yeah, good idea oracleguy..

I call MOD!

I don't think I've ever been in here before....but I can see that the graphics forum possibly may need it's own flash subcategory. :D

well, it says multimedia ....

I think, it should not be a sub cat, but I think it shoul dbe renamed to Graphic and flash forum.

It is true, flash is used on webpages, so we can't beat the futile to prevent. Maybe it should be a little more obvious.

Flash and graphics cover a huge array of programs, and expertise, I am not really fond of that category at all. The subjects vary so much, and it will get flooded by requests for alsorts of programs.

:(

Well, I don't thinkt he forum should at all have it's own catagory. That doesn't make any sence. This is a coding forum, hardly anything to do with accual websites.

But it is WA's decision, and the place seems to get a lot of requests too.

Leave it be now....

Yeah, close this thread...