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Caught a little on the hop with a fast launch of the community I'd like to put down what we're aiming for.
From a features point of view most have already been implemented but remain undocumented for their usage.
So first let me start with what people are more aware of; the forums. General overall site enhancements over the basic PHPBB install are :-
On top of the above forum features we've a unified login system which also drives our front page which we hope users will enjoy posting reviews and major news to. This front page includes the following features :-
Moving forward
We are going to include a Facebook style chat system. The thought behind this was to keep the community together rather than fracturing it with a separate IRC chat system. Also the site colours and layout are currently going through design and testing stages. The target being a smart, friendly and professional looking community.
If any member has an ideas or comments then please feel free to put them forth.
Thanks
Abs
From a features point of view most have already been implemented but remain undocumented for their usage.
So first let me start with what people are more aware of; the forums. General overall site enhancements over the basic PHPBB install are :-
- Links opening in new windows
- Youtube videos when opted to not view on the site will take you to the relevant Youtube page rather than open the video full screen
- Members of the community have the ability to see who has visited the site during the last 24 hours
- Images posted to the site have no upper limit but are correctly resized to a non disruptive size
- Tapatalk is installed for those that wish to communicate that way
- RSS is fully featured from the site itself without having to use a third party to drive the security
On top of the above forum features we've a unified login system which also drives our front page which we hope users will enjoy posting reviews and major news to. This front page includes the following features :-
- A calendar driven events system
- A précis of forthcoming events
- The unified system shows information about your account itself including if there are any new private messages
Moving forward
We are going to include a Facebook style chat system. The thought behind this was to keep the community together rather than fracturing it with a separate IRC chat system. Also the site colours and layout are currently going through design and testing stages. The target being a smart, friendly and professional looking community.
If any member has an ideas or comments then please feel free to put them forth.
Thanks
Abs