Lee Roberts
25-12-2009, 02:52 AM
Well it’s that time of year again and 2010 is just around the corner, I hope you all have a great new year and I can’t wait to see what new project you will be starting!
For the New Year I’m currently hoping to revamp the site a little, for the most part the site will remain forum community based; however I’m going to be adding some new features to the site.
I won’t name them all but I would like to give you an idea of what is to come, there will be a new section for each member to have their own “blog” area, this will work great for your build log’s as now you can keep everything in one place and arrange everything with more flexibility.
Each member will also have their own Album section, agreed we do already have that with the current gallery system we use, however the new system is much better integrated into the forum and adding your pics to posts and so on really shouldn’t be as problematic as it has been for some.
While not a totally “new feature” I’m confident you will find it easier to use and manage. As time has gone on I’ve noticed more and more of you using 3rd party sites to host your images and while I don’t have a problem with anyone doing it that way, I know it can be tricky for some.
The other thing to remember is if you use the site hosting for this kind of thing your images will be shared site wide in the various sections and more importantly increasing the overall site content for new comers to browse through. Did I mention it’s totally free with no limits in place?
The other big thing we will be making use of is an “Article” system, my plans are to stream line the wealth of information the site offers to new comers of the cnc world. People looking to build their first machine, who need lots of questions answered and could really do with some of the basics pointed out to them for consideration or would really benefit from a guild, will be able to read articles produced by you on particular things.
Generally what I’m looking to do is make this kind of information really easy to find and follow more along the lines of a resource and reference; maybe we could have a tutorial section as well.
The way the new system will work is like this, you post your content as you do now only this time we will have the options to promote your content to an article right into the heart of what will be the sites “Main” content.
Again, this will be fully supported by the forums and not that much different to the way you currently have discussions, however what it really means is you can actively contribute to what the site can offer and will be.
One of the biggest errors any Community Manager can do is to dramatically change a product without going to the masses first. What I would like is your feedback, there must be things YOU would like to see added, changed or maybe there is something you really struggle with on the site and really wish this was sorted out once and for all.
Well Now is your chance, there is nothing I like more than pleasing people and if I can make the site more about what YOU want/need, then I will do my best for you.
:feedback:
Yours,
Lee
For the New Year I’m currently hoping to revamp the site a little, for the most part the site will remain forum community based; however I’m going to be adding some new features to the site.
I won’t name them all but I would like to give you an idea of what is to come, there will be a new section for each member to have their own “blog” area, this will work great for your build log’s as now you can keep everything in one place and arrange everything with more flexibility.
Each member will also have their own Album section, agreed we do already have that with the current gallery system we use, however the new system is much better integrated into the forum and adding your pics to posts and so on really shouldn’t be as problematic as it has been for some.
While not a totally “new feature” I’m confident you will find it easier to use and manage. As time has gone on I’ve noticed more and more of you using 3rd party sites to host your images and while I don’t have a problem with anyone doing it that way, I know it can be tricky for some.
The other thing to remember is if you use the site hosting for this kind of thing your images will be shared site wide in the various sections and more importantly increasing the overall site content for new comers to browse through. Did I mention it’s totally free with no limits in place?
The other big thing we will be making use of is an “Article” system, my plans are to stream line the wealth of information the site offers to new comers of the cnc world. People looking to build their first machine, who need lots of questions answered and could really do with some of the basics pointed out to them for consideration or would really benefit from a guild, will be able to read articles produced by you on particular things.
Generally what I’m looking to do is make this kind of information really easy to find and follow more along the lines of a resource and reference; maybe we could have a tutorial section as well.
The way the new system will work is like this, you post your content as you do now only this time we will have the options to promote your content to an article right into the heart of what will be the sites “Main” content.
Again, this will be fully supported by the forums and not that much different to the way you currently have discussions, however what it really means is you can actively contribute to what the site can offer and will be.
One of the biggest errors any Community Manager can do is to dramatically change a product without going to the masses first. What I would like is your feedback, there must be things YOU would like to see added, changed or maybe there is something you really struggle with on the site and really wish this was sorted out once and for all.
Well Now is your chance, there is nothing I like more than pleasing people and if I can make the site more about what YOU want/need, then I will do my best for you.
:feedback:
Yours,
Lee