Ideas and Roadmap for this forum

[admin]

I made a series of new subforums here and there, according to the several requests:

Rulings
Game Theory
Pokemon

[Sasky]

Hi, I would like to design a new banner for this forum. Could you give me the size specifications of the banner? Will it be just a logo on the side, or would it fill the entire banner space?

[admin]

the current banner is 300x100, but practically there are no limitations on the size, whatever you feel is the appropriate size and format...

[Sasky]

I don't think I am allowed to use copyrighted images? So I used my very limited drawing skills to draw a Chandra lol.

Banner:


How it would look like on the blue banner background:


It's fine if you don't like it. I'm just playing around with photoshop.

[imopen2]

I think it's cool

[Azrael]

I don't think I am allowed to use copyrighted images? So I used my very limited drawing skills to draw a Chandra lol.

Banner:


How it would look like on the blue banner background:


It's fine if you don't like it. I'm just playing around with photoshop.

It's not Chandra. It's just a girl with goggles and a flame on her finger. Absolutely no relation to WOTC intellectual property.

[zemanjaski]

I don't think they would have much of a trademark claim FWIW.

[Kazekirimaru]

That banner is quite spiffy. ^^

[Aesnath]

My 2 cents: I like the not-Chandra Banner.

[Azrael]

I'm thinking we should add a hitler-mustache, just to be in the clear.

[redthirst]

That would be amazing.

[ExarionUniverse1]

I don't think I am allowed to use copyrighted images? So I used my very limited drawing skills to draw a Chandra lol.

Banner:


How it would look like on the blue banner background:


It's fine if you don't like it. I'm just playing around with photoshop.

Some of best works I seen in a long time after Zionite and Krackshot respectfully, great job man.

[Second Harkius]

i like it but it doesn't represent what this forum is going for

[Sir Sapphire the 3rd]

i like it but it doesn't represent what this forum is going for

I would say its going in the other direction. I think we need a very non-anime styled banner.

[Col. Khaddafi]

It's one of the best banners we have had insofar tho. Also someone give her that 'stache!

[admin]

Our good friend ( G_R ) has given it another go for the deck tags. You should have noticed some improvements!

[( G_R )]

Next up: fixing multicolumn for those EDH decks! (My Battle of Wits deck needs it too)

[redthirst]

Our good friend ( G_R ) has given it another go for the deck tags. You should have noticed some improvements!

They're very pretty now in the CA Black format.

Since you're working on tags, I have one issue: in that format, anything in spoiler tags is white print on a white background - which is impossible to read without highlighting. Any way to change that?

[windstrider]

I just wanted to say that the new deck tags look fantastic.

[windstrider]

As for images, would we be able to contact WoTC and get permission to use the actual artwork? Alex might know who to contact.

[Kaitscralt]

I was keeping this info with admin for Dragon's Maze, but I'll make it public now the spoiler season is over. I got in contact with WOTC about receiving possible a possible spoiler for this website and they responded to me in an optimistic manner. We did not however reason a spoiler for Dragon's Maze, nor did I expect to with our website having only a forum currently.

Perhaps we can make it a goal to have the front page at least in layout design by the next set, so when I talk to my contact again we can move higher on the list of prospects to receive a spoiler. We need ideas for what we want the website to be. We've discussed writing articles and promoting streaming as well as maybe deckbuilder programs. Captain Murphy had an imaginary friend to make the website for us but he never surfaced.

Go!

[Azrael]

I've been god-awful busy running an insanely aggressively deadlined project. There's also sorts of things we previously discussed for the front page that we should be doing, such as RSS feeds, event calendars - the list is kicking around here somewhere.

[admin]

I think we have a few articles that have been done and are just lying around in PM's (Checkbox made one on cubing) for lack of a properly structured frontpage.

Anyone of our new members can/want to help with making a contemporary and attractive frontpage design?

ftr, this is what we currently have: http://diestoremoval.com/frontpage

[( G_R )]

Deck tags re-updated (thanks admin). Still a work in progress, and with some known bugs, but they are better now!

Our good friend ( G_R ) has given it another go for the deck tags. You should have noticed some improvements!

They're very pretty now in the CA Black format.

Since you're working on tags, I have one issue: in that format, anything in spoiler tags is white print on a white background - which is impossible to read without highlighting. Any way to change that?

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I hope they are fixed now.

[Blackhound]

I was keeping this info with admin for Dragon's Maze, but I'll make it public now the spoiler season is over. I got in contact with WOTC about receiving possible a possible spoiler for this website and they responded to me in an optimistic manner. We did not however reason a spoiler for Dragon's Maze, nor did I expect to with our website having only a forum currently.

Perhaps we can make it a goal to have the front page at least in layout design by the next set, so when I talk to my contact again we can move higher on the list of prospects to receive a spoiler. We need ideas for what we want the website to be. We've discussed writing articles and promoting streaming as well as maybe deckbuilder programs. Captain Murphy had an imaginary friend to make the
website for us but he never surfaced.

Go!

Nice try anyway, im curious though, if someone came to this site with unofficial spoilers (leaks) would it be allowed ? Or would you rather have official spoilers from WOTC.

[Neo Metal Sonic]

I don't think I am allowed to use copyrighted images? So I used my very limited drawing skills to draw a Chandra lol.

Banner:


How it would look like on the blue banner background:


It's fine if you don't like it. I'm just playing around with photoshop.

I like it. Just the white eyes are a little weird.

[imopen2]

i wonder what it would look like if they were black

[Sasky]

I could try and fix it up and also give her a mustache when I'm home. Or do up a completely new one.

No offense meant to the person who made it, by why do we still have the garish black and green text banner? I'm not sayng mine should be used, but I am kind of hoping to see a nicer banner. Even plain text looks better.

[( G_R )]

No offense meant either but no one has provided a non-gay alternative.

[( G_R )]

BTW, [mana] tags!

[Mana]wubrg[/mana]

[Second Harkius]

We should have a banner that reflects our goals (relaxed moderation, a more welcoming community, better deck advice, etc).

Like a sun rising over a kingdom or Kelly Divine's huge ass.

[Second Harkius]

We should have a banner that reflects our goals (relaxed moderation, a more welcoming community, better deck advice, etc).

Like a sun rising over a kingdom or Kelly Divine's huge ass.

[Second Harkius]

That is Anor Londo from Dark Souls but it looks like A) a new beginning and B) professional.

[imopen2]

i think there should be something dying. preferrably to removal

[Second Harkius]

oh shut up

you are my least favorite gimmick of mine.

[Kaitscralt]

I personally find the Chandra thing a bit cartoony and off-putting, no offense. It reminds me of something that would be in a bad MTG web comic.

[Sasky]

Indeed. No issues, I agree with you.

[Azrael]

i think there should be something dying. preferrably to removal

Yeah, I was partial to the multi-banner rotating images idea that was floated.

[Sasky]

New attempt:



With your default blue banner background:

[Sasky]

And as viewed on the website: