First off, I'd like to say that I'm not a grammar Nazi
In addition to some of the problems pointed out in previous entries, a Roman numeral was replaced with an Arabic numeral, an abbreviation was used, and a pronoun was given an apostrophe in its possessive form.
Hmmmm... :rolleyes:
Also, this isn't gonna win you any favours...
After reading the old version, a neutral party would likely think that this section of the site was created by very young and/or uneducated individuals
However, I will agree with you on most of these things. Just keep in mind that I only wrote some of these and, when I did, it was like 3 AM. Gotta cut me some slack here.
And, yeah, asking really wont get you on the team. Show us what you can do (and by that I mean through suggestion and display, not submissions) and you may wind up on the team.
PS: You are forgiven. Just remember in the future that even if the reason is not immediately evident for a staff decision or a rule, there usually is a good one.
Before I answer your questions, I'd like you to answer some. You know, it's not my job to sit around here and explain the rules of the forum to you when they're clearly spelled out in the thread I linked you to.
It's my turn to ask...
1) Why do you feel like the banner needs to be replaced with one fan-made?
2) Why instead can't you offer suggestions to the design team (who are more than willing to take them and put them to use) rather than submitting ones that won't be accepted? This would be totally within the rules and allow for fan influence over the design decisions - to a reasonable degree.
Now to answer yours...
The Design Team (as far as I am aware) consists of myself, Umaro, and Atrumentis. I, however, am the Lead Designer which (again, as far as I am aware) allows me to nix / change ideas and concepts as I see most benefits the forums.
We could use a fan-made banner, but it would bring up too many issues. If twenty people make banners and only one is chosen, all the others will feel excluded. If we tried to put all of them on a rotating schedule it would either take up a ton of extra server space (and we need every last kilobyte these days) or a staff member would have to change them manually - which would get annoying and confusing. Arguments and flame wars could potentially ensue as well.
Additionally, we don't want to bump into any sort of legal issues. Since this site is an official Diablo III fansite, the staff here (including the Design Team) get special access to some things other sites don't. This includes exclusive news and interviews and the like. It also includes permission to use their logo and design elements. This (as far as I am aware) does not apply to the average user.
Now, nobody cares about usage in signatures or avatars or anything because you members aren't making money off of your signatures. WE however, ARE making money. We sell ad space on this site and may sell merchandise and the like somewhere down the line. If we use a banner not made by the Design Team we could potentially get into some trouble by making money off of an illegally used Blizzard trademark.
LASTLY - the rule was drafted and put in place by myself and Elfen Lied for the reasons listed above. If you still want to contest the rule, please do. It will only earn you infraction points and deleted posts. I'm sorry if I'm coming off like a facist dictator of design here, but I'm really just looking out for the best interests of the site and its users. I hope you can understand that.
First off, it is an actual rule in the list of Forum Rules and Etiquette LINK (see the last entry in the Etiquette section), so insulting me by implying I'm trying to hold some monopoly is not necessary, nor appropriate.. especially since it clearly says "The Design Team" not "Jetrall".
Secondly, here's one good reason -> The Design Team (not just me) gets to make all decisions about what images are or are not used as a part of the site design, so your poll would be a total waste of time for everybody, because none of the images there would be used.
Not to mention (once more) that it is against forum rules.
EDIT: To address your quote there, note how it says SUGGEST not SUBMIT. There is a very big difference. If you want to make suggestions, that's perfectly all right - and encouraged. But trying to get the Design Team's work replaced with your own is rude and against the rules.
Hmmmm... :rolleyes:
Also, this isn't gonna win you any favours...
However, I will agree with you on most of these things. Just keep in mind that I only wrote some of these and, when I did, it was like 3 AM. Gotta cut me some slack here.
Visual aids aren't necessary, but neither are they prohibited.
And, yeah, asking really wont get you on the team. Show us what you can do (and by that I mean through suggestion and display, not submissions) and you may wind up on the team.
PS: You are forgiven. Just remember in the future that even if the reason is not immediately evident for a staff decision or a rule, there usually is a good one.
It's my turn to ask...
1) Why do you feel like the banner needs to be replaced with one fan-made?
2) Why instead can't you offer suggestions to the design team (who are more than willing to take them and put them to use) rather than submitting ones that won't be accepted? This would be totally within the rules and allow for fan influence over the design decisions - to a reasonable degree.
Now to answer yours...
The Design Team (as far as I am aware) consists of myself, Umaro, and Atrumentis. I, however, am the Lead Designer which (again, as far as I am aware) allows me to nix / change ideas and concepts as I see most benefits the forums.
We could use a fan-made banner, but it would bring up too many issues. If twenty people make banners and only one is chosen, all the others will feel excluded. If we tried to put all of them on a rotating schedule it would either take up a ton of extra server space (and we need every last kilobyte these days) or a staff member would have to change them manually - which would get annoying and confusing. Arguments and flame wars could potentially ensue as well.
Additionally, we don't want to bump into any sort of legal issues. Since this site is an official Diablo III fansite, the staff here (including the Design Team) get special access to some things other sites don't. This includes exclusive news and interviews and the like. It also includes permission to use their logo and design elements. This (as far as I am aware) does not apply to the average user.
Now, nobody cares about usage in signatures or avatars or anything because you members aren't making money off of your signatures. WE however, ARE making money. We sell ad space on this site and may sell merchandise and the like somewhere down the line. If we use a banner not made by the Design Team we could potentially get into some trouble by making money off of an illegally used Blizzard trademark.
LASTLY - the rule was drafted and put in place by myself and Elfen Lied for the reasons listed above. If you still want to contest the rule, please do. It will only earn you infraction points and deleted posts. I'm sorry if I'm coming off like a facist dictator of design here, but I'm really just looking out for the best interests of the site and its users. I hope you can understand that.
That is all.
Secondly, here's one good reason -> The Design Team (not just me) gets to make all decisions about what images are or are not used as a part of the site design, so your poll would be a total waste of time for everybody, because none of the images there would be used.
Not to mention (once more) that it is against forum rules.
EDIT: To address your quote there, note how it says SUGGEST not SUBMIT. There is a very big difference. If you want to make suggestions, that's perfectly all right - and encouraged. But trying to get the Design Team's work replaced with your own is rude and against the rules.
You may post your banners for fun, but not actually submit them for use on this site.
:/