The Furious Angels
FA Discussion => General => Topic started by: likwidtek on July 21, 2004, 09:43:02 pm
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OK gang.
Here goes.
Poor Tbone has been talking to a brick wall latley (namely me) about getting this site public. But it looks like we're finally gunna do it. This means outisders will limited acess to some of our site and forums.
SKEEEERY!!!
OK but this thread is going to be a todo list for me... and for you. Yes you! I ain't doin ALL the work.
So, on that note. Here is what I need from you guys.
First I need to know... What blocks and items do we NOT want them to see.
Second... I need someone to make an image like the one on the front of the site (click jack_out) to see what I mean. This image is going to have to be no more then 129 pixels wide and VERY nice looking. It will be the image they click to follow the angel.
Third... I need someone to create 9 new 13x13 gifs. They will represent the buttons on the top of the forums. FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Etc.
here are all the ones you need to replace. Right mouse click and download them all below. DONE!
(http://www.followtheangel.org/modules/PNphpBB2/templates/Black3d/images/icon_mini_admin.gif)
(http://www.followtheangel.org/modules/PNphpBB2/templates/Black3d/images/icon_mini_faq.gif)
(http://www.followtheangel.org/modules/PNphpBB2/templates/Black3d/images/icon_mini_groups.gif)
(http://www.followtheangel.org/modules/PNphpBB2/templates/Black3d/images/icon_mini_login.gif)
(http://www.followtheangel.org/modules/PNphpBB2/templates/Black3d/images/icon_mini_members.gif)
(http://www.followtheangel.org/modules/PNphpBB2/templates/Black3d/images/icon_mini_message.gif)
(http://www.followtheangel.org/modules/PNphpBB2/templates/Black3d/images/icon_mini_profile.gif)
(http://www.followtheangel.org/modules/PNphpBB2/templates/Black3d/images/icon_mini_register.gif)
(http://www.followtheangel.org/modules/PNphpBB2/templates/Black3d/images/icon_mini_search.gif)
they need to be exactly 13x13 and named EXACTLY the same. Case does matter.
I would like them to be all Matrixy and fit our forum color scheme. Be creative!!!
That's all for now.
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What kind of time frame you looking at? I'm gonna be gone starting Sunday for a week, but I can help out before and after that, just tell me what you need.
Obviously, the ships need to be private, and also the members list, since the number of people actually with us is one of the most mysterious things about the FA.
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ASAP but I would really appreciate your help on this Theios. :)
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ok, I'll see what I can cook up tonight on the 13x13 icons
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OK, how are these?
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_admin.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_faq.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_groups.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_login.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_members.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_message.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_profile.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_register.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_search.gif)
Also, 129 pixels on the angel pic? In my mind, that's kinda small, maybe you you could give an idea on layout, because a landscape picture is the only kind that will look right, I think..here is a scaled down version of the original @ 129x73 pix
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/angelsmall.jpg)
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I think the forums should remain completely locked. We could, perhaps, add one general forum that anyone could browse... but all the originals should be locked, IMO.
The images should probably be locked as well... or at least, the crew member images. I trust all you guys. I don't trust the general public.
Having a news page that only us FA can see would probably be a good idea too. We don't want everyone and their momma seeing that the FA were accepted into beta. (Let's hope.)
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speaking of which, the news article headlines can be viewed by the general public as an RSS feed using a reader like Pluck. I found this out when trying to finish the challenge.
http://www.followtheangel.org/backend.php
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OK, how are these?
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_admin.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_faq.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_groups.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_login.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_members.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_message.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_profile.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_register.gif)
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/icon_mini_search.gif)
Also, 129 pixels on the angel pic? In my mind, that's kinda small, maybe you you could give an idea on layout, because a landscape picture is the only kind that will look right, I think..here is a scaled down version of the original @ 129x73 pix
(http://sterlingchurch.com/youth/ferber/icons2/angelsmall.jpg)
Those look great. Wanna zip em and send them to me?
We'll try them on for size. And image has to fit into one of the side blocks... but it looks like we wont need it.
So put that on hold.
GOOD WORK ANGELS!!!
(haha I still crack up when I say that... all kinds of charlies angels like heh)
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Dude, likwid *shakes head* Anyway I agree with the complete end of our forums, and with the images of our crew. But I also would like to see that our sigs remain ours, so I think that we should either create an alternate image gallery for the public, or just totally block off ours. Of course it works if we do both things at once.
I do beleive that they're going to need a forum, AND this will help us on people piecing apart our test one by one on the forums. If they do that on our forums, we can just mod and delete the post.
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why are we opening up in the first place...thats what i dont understand. we dont really need publicity. i think we have enough of it, having to deal with the children that want to hack our site. i enjoyed the idea of secrecy, no reason to blow our cover now. we have continious members coming in every day, what was it tbone? 3-5 a day now. but thats just my opinion. lol i wanted this clan to have full advantage when the game comes out, so lets keep up the good work :)
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meh I like being mysterious too. but this is what da boss wants!
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We'll still be very secretive. If worse comes to worst, we can always revert to no public site again.
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i like the zink way. I like the mystry of the site being completly private
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Keep our signature area blocked from public, we will have random people not even in MxO community using it for signature hosting.
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I think we could make a branch off site that they could reach, so it has a background for us and some forums that the public can enjoy. I don't think that if they came here it would be too bad, but I can't help feeling that we would get a load of flamers. So I like the idea of a branch off site.
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I'm already working on a Flash intro for the FA, with a blessing from the Commander. Thats why I've been so light in the post lately...but I think the public site is a great idea. I think it could definitely be done in a way that still allows for our secrecy. All the forums we have now could be on the private side of the site, or perhaps selectively move certain forums to a public area. Then the public forums could build from there. I think it's an awesome idea.
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For the intro will you be adding certain members to it or just basically angels?
Oh nevermind we can't really get ourselves in it until the game actually comes out so we can get pictures of our characters....
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I didn't place any characters into it at this point, but once the game is released I'm sure I can create an FA trailer of some kind. My intro is more along the lines of site-entry, like a Pepsi commercial, with sound FX, music clip(s), not too long though, for loading purposes.
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I think we shouldn't reveal ANY of the current site.
Instead we should have a small public area made from scratch with a new forum, publically available game news, and such.
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I support the idea of a public site but at the same time we need to keep a high level of descretion so as not to give away who we are. As it stands, we are the most secretive faction on the boards and that alone will make us stronger than most while also giving us an edge over who may become an enemy. Still, there are those who want to know us and become one of us so the site is a good idea it just needs to be very well thought out as to what we do and do not realease to the general public. Also, I don't think the site should be directly linked to the main site just for insurance purposes.
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I think we shouldn't reveal ANY of the current site.
Instead we should have a small public area made from scratch with a new forum, publically available game news, and such.
The only current part that might be available to the public is ./links and maybe ./archives
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so who would get admin to these public boards? just you and lid or captains? or vet's :) :)
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jiggly jiggly bounce bounce bounce
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Snap out of it, they're just breasts.
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nothing personally but likwid may be to into your avitar zink to admin another part of the site, i think he is having trouble now
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We should start working on a story base for the public site, in terms of the viewer being someone not yet freed, but who was drawn by question to what the Angels are, and yatta yatta. Should start a thread with ideas about the story
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Good idea Soulless. I had a similar plan, but I haven't been consistant with it. One new page speaks to the visitor as if they did not know about the Matrix. A second new page, however, talks about Zion and Hovercrafts. I might edit the second one...
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Yeah, I also harbor the feeling of not going along with this. But hey, we all have to submit to leadership. That's why they call it LEADERship, because you're being lead, by a leader. Although, as I've said before any good leader listens to the opinons of that of his subordinates.
Also, We must be wary of how many of us actually sign up on these new boards. I mean we can't have a signal saying This person is an FA member and this person is a guest, or this person is a reg. member while this person is a FA crewmember. It would totally destory the "mystery" that we have. Although I believe that we can do things to prolong our air of mystery, it's going to have to come to an end soon. One way or another, and after that happens, we're going to have to have something else to back up our claim as being the most powerful clan out there.
So in short, we're going to have to do something about the member system. Also, I think that since this idea is going to be implemented that some of us actually take on the air of newcomers, or "guests." Also I agree that we lock down ALL of the site other then the links and archives.
But since we're going to have this site, Tbone, can you tell us why we need one so badly? I mean the mxo forums seemed enough to me. Maybe if you tell us why we're implementing one it could help us better understand. - And jsut for an afterthought, if it's for the devs to see anything, we still have Trav's account so I don't think we should be worrying about that.
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Oh and yeah likwid, there are just breats, virtual breasts at that. Whoopdeedoo :P
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not just virtual :)
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So the animated boobies win....
Good call, Zink.
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lol i figured out that most people like me being non perverted, so i had to conform to the majority :(
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well, either way its good. speaking of avatars, im thinking about changing naked homer, should i do it?
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its naked homer...well if you wanna lose all respect of your peers...be my guest
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At least, Zink's is aimmed for guys. The naked Homer is just wrong.
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Hahaha, but it's classy :)
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sup guys, umm likwid i made this b4 i read this thread.. its a little big but.. maybe you could use it for a main page? let me know what u think ,
(http://img22.exs.cx/img22/5733/fa2.jpg)
oh and theios, ive been lookin at ur artwork.. nice stuff man ;)
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thanks, love your sig
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NIIIICE SIG seven
ok we have some awesome graphical talent. All you guys need to get together and do some coordinated project.
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well give us something to do!
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well for starters... I WANT THE AVATAR BACK!@^!@#^#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Such a sad, sad, man......
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Somebody get likwidtek some more cowbell, he needs it :)
I would offer my graphical services, but there's just one catch. I have none. I think I finally gave up on drawing when my fourth grade teacher laughed at my picture of a fish.
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Somebody get likwidtek some more cowbell, he needs it :)
I would offer my graphical services, but there's just one catch. I have none. I think I finally gave up on drawing when my fourth grade teacher laughed at my picture of a fish.
Another one like me, except I eralised that I actually have the graphical talent of a wet fish.
Back on topic you guys...
We should just have one public forum, the other ones should not even be seen by the public by this I mean even the links to open them up. There should be no registration process for that forum, so that people dont know how many people there are etc. It should be moderated by Caps/TBone the caps with no name except FA Captain so there is no way of knowing how many ships there are and TBone with just TBone. We should only reply if it is necessary, and/or put a FAQ with information that wont give away the game away to much.
I like the new image on the front site, but could you make it a bit smaller, in height by mayb squashing the angel wings down a bit.
P.S. Anything an unskilled lay-about can help with? I have a bit of knowladge with VB but it isn't brilliant, that anyhelp at all? Oh and i can use paint expertly.
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Cool, I know VB too.
I've been working on encryption software recently, if that would be useful at all?
But Quantum try out Photoshop and just play around. That's the way you get talent.
Just look at the improvement from my first sig to this one.
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Like T said, it's worth a try and if it doesn't work out, we could just stop it and go back to being completely private.
We could also have captains or other volunteers moderate to keep flamers out and keep control.
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Right the new image is great but I need it smaller. I forgot who made it but I need a few things.
#1 make it small. Maybe half it's size.
#2 I need someone to copy the html and redo the image map for the red feather.
I forget who helped with the image map but if someone could step up this would be great. Thanks.