Due to the amount of time and dedication they have put into the site, both SilVerSurFnStud and Elfen Lied have been asked to join our team here at diablo3.com
Here is my current progress on elfens post of sugestions:
ok guys the whitish text the requests, green text DeMiNe0's reply and the blue text just some comments by Elfen Lied
1.
either bring back the shoutbox or some institute some kinda live chat a form of d3.com msn, we faithful members miss the shoutbox bad, you could have shoutbox or live chat on a seperate page only accessable by members of this site, that way guests would be able to read whats in it, that and spamming why the shoutbox was taken away wasnt it
Done, look at the java irc client.
cool, still some people cant access it, is Livechat/shoutbox still a possiblity
2.
inactive account deletion after 3 months or so, coz something really needs to be done about the abundance of inactive accounts here (sorry if it seems a little harse its just how i feel and im not the only one with this point of view)
inactive accounts need to stay for the purpose of brining people back through mailings if we happen to find somthing more interested to add to the site. This is the reason why we have the "Active Member" count. This ensures that people know how active the site is.
ok then, but it is annoying having all those guys just sitting there for 4 or so months and not posting
3.
different names other than junior member, member, and senior member (prehaps the ones i suggested in my new post names poll http://www.diablo3.com/forums/showth...ght=post+names) and if these names are choosen, a link to a page that says, what each name is and how many post you need for each (people keep asking it gets annoying, [this kind of things really should be in the FAQ, im not sure if it is])
I think im going to go with your titles. I dont want to post a page that says when a user will get each title, because it gives a user something to spam toards. I rather just leave it as a surpise on when they'll get the rank,
right on, change complete
4.
an area for people to post introductory posts, you know a seperate subsection like 'd3 chat' ''polls and surveys' also in this area should be posts detailing things new comers need to know, mostly posting rules and the like (even though this kind of info is FAQ material)
I'll do that soon as well.
ok, these sections really help out a lot. and they keep the hello spam out of other threads and stuff
5.
if it doesnt already do so, and we just dont know about it, i would like reputation to actually do something, yeh its fun to spread it around but what does it do? also does the 'X is on a distinguished Road' (mousing over the green dot in your post profile) meaning anything, coz it seems like everyone is on a distiguished path even new comers
The reputation system was put in there just for that reason. To help users determin if somone has a good or bad rep, not to act as a reward system. I'm going to fine tune this system to work out a little better, and if i can think of some type of reward i'll think about adding it.
hmm not really sure i have any ideas for a reward. will keep thinking/looking though, DeMiNe) ill let you if i find/think of anything
6.
the 5 or so things on the 'portal home' page in the top left corner that dont work either need to be deleted, or be made to work, esp the gallery and downloads
Will do.
lot of requests for the galleries and downloads esp from me seeing as it will make finding my fonts easier, any idea when they will be up and running
7.
a gallery thats full of screenshots from all the diablo series games, and a subsection of submitted char builds with pics, oh and a gallery/subsection for non diablo related pics
THis can be done by You or other members once i get that gallery up and running.
same as above really
8.
instead of just 1 top poster, show top posters, maybe 5 or so, currently one would have to go the the members list, then clicks posts to see this info,
Maybe. Depends on if i get time to implement it.
it is nice to see more than one top poster, i feel so lonely at the top lol
9.
if you change the colour/font of your posts, it should stay as the colour you choose instead of reverting back to the default
Hell no. You know how many morons would run around witha black font on a black background?
i see your point but it is a little annoying if you like to post with red text, having to change it everytime
10.
also those 4 spinning stars in the post profile, do they mean anything, i think newer member should have less, and older members should have more, i dont know maybe 1 star for every 250 posts or something like that
Heh... Thats actually totally broken right now and is most likely going to be gotten rid of.
ok, still something similar to what it was suppose to do would be ok (if you can get it to work)
11.
your mouse icon should be a wepon of sorts (sword or axe) from d2, or prehaps the classic gauntlet like in diablo
Nope. It slows down on slower computers, and also sometimes isn't supported on other browsers.
stink, would have been pretty cool though
12.
a link on the home page diectly to the information in the first post in the Silversurfnstudism post http://www.diablo3.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540 it is important people learn who Lord God Silver is
And i should also link to a post about how sexy I am..
why not, still as i said before, it is important for people to know who Lord God Silver is
13.
if the new names i suggested are rejected, still have a link that says how many posts are required for each level JNR member, member SNR member (people keep asking) or at least have in the FAQ
Read my reply to your names..
right, good call
14.
a link from the front page to the back story of diablo 1 and 2
i am sick of posting that the prime evils can all exist without their soulstones, baals soulstone is smashed, and the other crap that people should know, and any other point from the storyline that has a difinite answer, eg tal rasha is dead, warrior/rogue/sorcerer from diablo are all dead
Want to write me a full story and i'll put that up?
working on it, it is a little bigger than a PM message, i might have to make it a post that no one but senior staff or higher can edit, then you can put a link to it from the portal home
15.
not really sure if this can be done, but would be nice, to have the diablo 2 soundtrack play in the background of this site, and of course you can turn it off if you want
Again, for compatability, and bandwidth costs, im going to have to say no to this.
yeh i see your point would have been cool though
16.
Not sure if its just me, but the 'contact us' page at the bottom of the home page doesnt work, it really should
It does work, i just ignore most of the emails that are sent from it now. You have no idea how many "WHEN R D3 COM OUT!>!>!?" and "U NEED TO PUT TIS IN D3 BLIZARD!!!" emails i get per day. If you really need to talk to me, just PM me.
very good point, well all i got was an error message, maybe it could be changed so it desplays admin usernames or something
17.
not sure if it exists, a link from the home page detailing how to submit pics in posts, create signatures, put a pic under your accountname in your post profile (i get tired of people asking), or alternatively put this info in the FAQ
Make one, and i'll link to it.
i had the screenshots for this one but lost them, i just make new ones.
18.
not sure how successful this would be, but some kind of insentive to stay active, other websites have points that count towards downloads you cant get anywhere else, its really annoying to see that out of the 2000 accounts on 500 are active and around 20 or so of that 500 post on a regular basis, now i know people can post everyday like some of us can, but it does seem like a waste to create an account then never use it.
I'm going to talk to umaro about an adsence profit sharing system for active posters. This is completely up to him though.
yeh some insentive i think is needed. it does seem like a lot of people make an account then never use it
19.
also it seems a lot of people are quite fond of the idea of Sliversurfnstud and i (elfen lied) to be made administrators, we seem to know our stuff (but thats your guys call).
I'm fond of the idea as well. Let me talk to umaro first though. If everything works out, I'll start you out as senor mods first, then be promoted based on how well you do.
cool, and i also think you guys made a good call with the people you guys promted to moderators
20.
the ability to merge 2 of your posts together, it should be an option not automatic like on some sites
There allready is. A moderator has to do it though to ensure no conflicts are going to happen.
i just thought of it looking at a lot of posts by people (mostly at the time), and thinking why dont they just merge their posts together, thats 1 person merging 2 or more of their own posts in a thread together not other peoples posts), some websites have that 'will merge posts - doublepost thing'
21.
newcomers to this site, should either be automatically or manually(by someone) PMed a 'hello welcome to this site' message, the should include a quick rundown of the posting rules (the important ones) and the age old 'we hope you enjoy your time here' line
Sounds like a good idea to me. Write up a PM and send it to me, and i'll get this in place.
done, well almost, i sent you a copy it just needed a little padding in the middle
22.
somewhere on this site, there needs to be these rules;
-if you view a poll vote
-dont reply to a poll you havent voted in
-dont spam in polls and surveys
-stay on topic in polls and surveys
-and do try to stay on topic
The first 2 i don't agree with. Thats like saying "If you live in this town you HAVE to vote for the mayer. If you don't then shut the hell up". I dont want to run a forum like that.
i can see your point but it is annoying when you are trying to have a poll, and you see that the view number more than triples the reply number, and you sit there thinking, if people take the time to view the poll, the least they could do it vote. 2000 accounts, 20 votes. but its like 356 views, pretty shocking
The perfect thing to add to our upcoming downloads page.
cool just waiting on the page to be up and running, few more fonts since i first posted these suggestions, does get a little frustrating searching the fonts tread to find them
23.
change the post profile
currently it looks like this
Elfen Lied Senior Member
i suggest it look like this now
Title Elfen Lied(with new names)
Paladin (with new Names) Administrator (if it applies)
I guess i can do something like this.. I'll get the user titles up first.
well the titles part is easy, trying to get the bit that comes before the username is harder, infact i dont think it can be done, which is why i was forced to change my post names. and trying to get staff rank and post name to show up is a little hard too. might take another look at it sometime when i have more time.
was also thinking of implementing the Silversurfnstudism titles if i get time
The ads are there for a reason. People DO click them when they are in a visable place like that. Since these are content related ads, people are more likely to click them because they are Diablo III (or what ever subject the thread is on) related.
The site doesn't pay for itself. It's currently $160 dollars a month to run this server.
If we downgraded to a shared account (lots of down time, slow load times, ect) we would be paying around $30 a month for good hosting. We rather give you the best we can while trying to make money back on ads.
Quote from "Grievous" »
well the ads, they should be removed, or placed at the bottom of the site, for my experience, noone will click them, and they are just anoying
The reason we moved them to after every first post is because people just don't click on them unless they are shoved in your face.
As for the duping programs. These ads can be filtered, so send a PM to umaro asking him to filter them out and he should be able to.
Quote from "Aequitas" »
They have to pay the bills somehow. I would, however, be more inclined to see them if they were in a more convenient location. I don't have a suggestion for one, unfortunately, but it goes without saying that the center of the posts is an inconvenient location. It makes them bothersome. I doubt the sponsors would mind if they were moved. You could even go with the traditional top of the page, I suppose, just underneath the Diablo3 logo, or banner, or whatever that is called.
cyks; who is one of our forum members, has found that Blizzard on the 9th of December 2005 filed a trademark for Diablo.
A screen shot of the trademark page, and directions on how to get to that trademark page are posted below:
Quote from cyks »
The US patent office allocates search sessions per visit, so no direct links will function. Below are some directions on how to see what Sage and I see
1st: click the link, --> http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/indexebc.html 2nd: You will see three columns: Patents, Trademarks, other. Click search(TESS) under the Trademarks column and Trademark EBusiness 3rd: Click 'New User Form Search (basic)' 4th: Fill in 'Blizzard,' for the 'Search Term.' Note: Be sure to assign 'Owner name and address' for the 'Field' parameter!! 5th: Look for 'Diablo.' It should be the first one (There is one for Diablo I, II, and one for LOD, but LOD says LOD, LOL). 5th(cont.):Click 'Diablo' 6th: Enjoy!
Due to the amount of time and dedication they have put into the site, both SilVerSurFnStud and Elfen Lied have been asked to join our team here at diablo3.com
Congrats to both of them!
ok guys the whitish text the requests, green text DeMiNe0's reply and the blue text just some comments by Elfen Lied
1.
either bring back the shoutbox or some institute some kinda live chat a form of d3.com msn, we faithful members miss the shoutbox bad, you could have shoutbox or live chat on a seperate page only accessable by members of this site, that way guests would be able to read whats in it, that and spamming why the shoutbox was taken away wasnt it
Done, look at the java irc client.
cool, still some people cant access it, is Livechat/shoutbox still a possiblity
2.
inactive account deletion after 3 months or so, coz something really needs to be done about the abundance of inactive accounts here (sorry if it seems a little harse its just how i feel and im not the only one with this point of view)
inactive accounts need to stay for the purpose of brining people back through mailings if we happen to find somthing more interested to add to the site. This is the reason why we have the "Active Member" count. This ensures that people know how active the site is.
ok then, but it is annoying having all those guys just sitting there for 4 or so months and not posting
3.
different names other than junior member, member, and senior member (prehaps the ones i suggested in my new post names poll http://www.diablo3.com/forums/showth...ght=post+names) and if these names are choosen, a link to a page that says, what each name is and how many post you need for each (people keep asking it gets annoying, [this kind of things really should be in the FAQ, im not sure if it is])
I think im going to go with your titles. I dont want to post a page that says when a user will get each title, because it gives a user something to spam toards. I rather just leave it as a surpise on when they'll get the rank,
right on, change complete
4.
an area for people to post introductory posts, you know a seperate subsection like 'd3 chat' ''polls and surveys' also in this area should be posts detailing things new comers need to know, mostly posting rules and the like (even though this kind of info is FAQ material)
I'll do that soon as well.
ok, these sections really help out a lot. and they keep the hello spam out of other threads and stuff
5.
if it doesnt already do so, and we just dont know about it, i would like reputation to actually do something, yeh its fun to spread it around but what does it do? also does the 'X is on a distinguished Road' (mousing over the green dot in your post profile) meaning anything, coz it seems like everyone is on a distiguished path even new comers
The reputation system was put in there just for that reason. To help users determin if somone has a good or bad rep, not to act as a reward system. I'm going to fine tune this system to work out a little better, and if i can think of some type of reward i'll think about adding it.
hmm not really sure i have any ideas for a reward. will keep thinking/looking though, DeMiNe) ill let you if i find/think of anything
6.
the 5 or so things on the 'portal home' page in the top left corner that dont work either need to be deleted, or be made to work, esp the gallery and downloads
Will do.
lot of requests for the galleries and downloads esp from me seeing as it will make finding my fonts easier, any idea when they will be up and running
7.
a gallery thats full of screenshots from all the diablo series games, and a subsection of submitted char builds with pics, oh and a gallery/subsection for non diablo related pics
THis can be done by You or other members once i get that gallery up and running.
same as above really
8.
instead of just 1 top poster, show top posters, maybe 5 or so, currently one would have to go the the members list, then clicks posts to see this info,
Maybe. Depends on if i get time to implement it.
it is nice to see more than one top poster, i feel so lonely at the top lol
9.
if you change the colour/font of your posts, it should stay as the colour you choose instead of reverting back to the default
Hell no. You know how many morons would run around with a black font on a black background?
i see your point but it is a little annoying if you like to post with red text, having to change it everytime
10.
also those 4 spinning stars in the post profile, do they mean anything, i think newer member should have less, and older members should have more, i dont know maybe 1 star for every 250 posts or something like that
Heh... Thats actually totally broken right now and is most likely going to be gotten rid of.
ok, still something similar to what it was suppose to do would be ok (if you can get it to work)
11.
your mouse icon should be a wepon of sorts (sword or axe) from d2, or prehaps the classic gauntlet like in diablo
Nope. It slows down on slower computers, and also sometimes isn't supported on other browsers.
stink, would have been pretty cool though
12.
a link on the home page diectly to the information in the first post in the Silversurfnstudism post
http://www.diablo3.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540 it is important people learn who Lord God Silver is
And i should also link to a post about how sexy I am..
why not, still as i said before, it is important for people to know who Lord God Silver is
13.
if the new names i suggested are rejected, still have a link that says how many posts are required for each level JNR member, member SNR member (people keep asking) or at least have in the FAQ
Read my reply to your names..
right, good call
14.
a link from the front page to the back story of diablo 1 and 2
i am sick of posting that the prime evils can all exist without their soulstones, baals soulstone is smashed, and the other crap that people should know, and any other point from the storyline that has a difinite answer, eg tal rasha is dead, warrior/rogue/sorcerer from diablo are all dead
Want to write me a full story and i'll put that up?
working on it, it is a little bigger than a PM message, i might have to make it a post that no one but senior staff or higher can edit, then you can put a link to it from the portal home
15.
not really sure if this can be done, but would be nice, to have the diablo 2 soundtrack play in the background of this site, and of course you can turn it off if you want
Again, for compatability, and bandwidth costs, im going to have to say no to this.
yeh i see your point would have been cool though
16.
Not sure if its just me, but the 'contact us' page at the bottom of the home page doesnt work, it really should
It does work, i just ignore most of the emails that are sent from it now. You have no idea how many "WHEN R D3 COM OUT!>!>!?" and "U NEED TO PUT TIS IN D3 BLIZARD!!!" emails i get per day. If you really need to talk to me, just PM me.
very good point, well all i got was an error message, maybe it could be changed so it desplays admin usernames or something
17.
not sure if it exists, a link from the home page detailing how to submit pics in posts, create signatures, put a pic under your accountname in your post profile (i get tired of people asking), or alternatively put this info in the FAQ
Make one, and i'll link to it.
i had the screenshots for this one but lost them, i just make new ones.
18.
not sure how successful this would be, but some kind of insentive to stay active, other websites have points that count towards downloads you cant get anywhere else, its really annoying to see that out of the 2000 accounts on 500 are active and around 20 or so of that 500 post on a regular basis, now i know people can post everyday like some of us can, but it does seem like a waste to create an account then never use it.
I'm going to talk to umaro about an adsence profit sharing system for active posters. This is completely up to him though.
yeh some insentive i think is needed. it does seem like a lot of people make an account then never use it
19.
also it seems a lot of people are quite fond of the idea of Sliversurfnstud and i (elfen lied) to be made administrators, we seem to know our stuff (but thats your guys call).
I'm fond of the idea as well. Let me talk to umaro first though. If everything works out, I'll start you out as senor mods first, then be promoted based on how well you do.
cool, and i also think you guys made a good call with the people you guys promted to moderators
20.
the ability to merge 2 of your posts together, it should be an option not automatic like on some sites
There allready is. A moderator has to do it though to ensure no conflicts are going to happen.
i just thought of it looking at a lot of posts by people (mostly at the time), and thinking why dont they just merge their posts together, thats 1 person merging 2 or more of their own posts in a thread together not other peoples posts), some websites have that 'will merge posts - doublepost thing'
21.
newcomers to this site, should either be automatically or manually(by someone) PMed a 'hello welcome to this site' message, the should include a quick rundown of the posting rules (the important ones) and the age old 'we hope you enjoy your time here' line
Sounds like a good idea to me. Write up a PM and send it to me, and i'll get this in place.
done, well almost, i sent you a copy it just needed a little padding in the middle
22.
somewhere on this site, there needs to be these rules;
-if you view a poll vote
-dont reply to a poll you havent voted in
-dont spam in polls and surveys
-stay on topic in polls and surveys
-and do try to stay on topic
The first 2 i don't agree with. Thats like saying "If you live in this town you HAVE to vote for the mayer. If you don't then shut the hell up". I dont want to run a forum like that.
i can see your point but it is annoying when you are trying to have a poll, and you see that the view number more than triples the reply number, and you sit there thinking, if people take the time to view the poll, the least they could do it vote. 2000 accounts, 20 votes. but its like 356 views, pretty shocking
23.
a link somewhere to the diablo font and other cool fonts
http://www.diablo3.com/forums/showthread.php?t=564
The perfect thing to add to our upcoming downloads page.
cool just waiting on the page to be up and running, few more fonts since i first posted these suggestions, does get a little frustrating searching the fonts tread to find them
23.
change the post profile
currently it looks like this
Elfen Lied
Senior Member
i suggest it look like this now
Title Elfen Lied(with new names)
Paladin (with new Names)
Administrator (if it applies)
I guess i can do something like this.. I'll get the user titles up first.
well the titles part is easy, trying to get the bit that comes before the username is harder, infact i dont think it can be done, which is why i was forced to change my post names. and trying to get staff rank and post name to show up is a little hard too. might take another look at it sometime when i have more time.
was also thinking of implementing the Silversurfnstudism titles if i get time
You can access this chat room by going to our java IRC Client located at:
http://www.diablo3.com/forums/javachat.php
If you have an IRC Client like MIRC, or X-Chat, you can connect to the following server, and channel.
Server: irc.diablo3.com
Channel: #diablo3
Come join the channel, and hang around for a bit. We allready have a couple people cheatting it up there.
Also, we'll be giving random Free Web Hosting give aways in the channel as well. So for a chance to win, drop by!
Watch the news for the chat annoucments.
For anyone not wanting to wait, and have an IRC client, feel free to join irc.diablo3.com #diablo3
Ya, i've played better
The site doesn't pay for itself. It's currently $160 dollars a month to run this server.
If we downgraded to a shared account (lots of down time, slow load times, ect) we would be paying around $30 a month for good hosting. We rather give you the best we can while trying to make money back on ads.
He'll be the one who posts news and new polls. He'll also be able to aprove anyone who wants to submit a poll or news article.
Cyks will also be spreading the word about Diablo3.com at other gaming based websites for us.
As for the duping programs. These ads can be filtered, so send a PM to umaro asking him to filter them out and he should be able to.
A screen shot of the trademark page, and directions on how to get to that trademark page are posted below:
I looked on google for Parent and Diablo III, and found nothing.