so, the time has come. what shall we do?
this place is getting fewer and fewer posts each day. it's time that something was done about it, one way or t'other.
there are very few creative threads where one of us has posted our own work, which is active daily. the threads which do get creative stuff posted to them (from the relevant industry) get nothing in the way of discussion.
there's been talk of a redesign, and a backend upgrade for FL, but i have to ask the question: is it really worth it?
what are your thoughts on the matter, what do you want, what would make it better, why doesn't anyone post?
there are very few creative threads where one of us has posted our own work, which is active daily. the threads which do get creative stuff posted to them (from the relevant industry) get nothing in the way of discussion.
there's been talk of a redesign, and a backend upgrade for FL, but i have to ask the question: is it really worth it?
what are your thoughts on the matter, what do you want, what would make it better, why doesn't anyone post?
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I've asked the likes of skyler why he doesn't post more and his answer was that hardly anyone ever posts! Heh.
I love this place, and always will - i use it weekly as a reference tool for links, however it does need new blood who are dedicated to it. I like YH too, but again, i would need to work hard to break into the circle of regulars there, time which i haven't got. I can/will participate more - it's just i'm so busy at work nowadays, i can really only peruse this site at night (when i'm exhausted) - not conducive at all. I could post work from the company i work for, but i know for sure anything i post will be stolen, spread and used elsewhere. It's already happened with my company's site, and legal action is not far away.
The wall thing i kicked off at BB took a tremendous amount of time and patience - time i had, as i was a young father, up at night with my daughter when she needed feeding. I also had monumental patience, some of which i lack nowadays - i can be a short tempered c*nt when i want to be. I have a substantial amount of crap on my plate, therefore posting is limited.
There is one thing i can suggest. Make this site smart-phone aware/compatible, and i/we can post on the move. This site needs to move with us. I'm able to post easily via iPhone and FB and this site needs a facility similar to that.
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I would hate to see the place go down. I am all for redesign if someone has the energy to do that. It would be cool to maybe have a gallery type of system where we could post images and videos from the web (our own and others). I do get my daily dose of the web does not get better than this ever from here!
Then there's all those people that went and started to multiply and those that gave up spamming
~says keep the place
(ps. hi mamarose!)
but on a serious note, having seen and tested multiple evolutions of boards that you've come up with over the years, i'd say an evolution would be good, rather than a ditch and replace
I'm serious about facebook, now that the whole PTA are on there, i can't really 'relax' on there anymore.
Though I'm sure FB and twitter have had some impact I'm not sure that's the whole picture, I know some of the patterns in my working life have something to do with it too... I can relate to that PTA comment, but for me it's colleagues and ex-students of mine who've stalked me onto FB.
How do we get some new blood? And blood that has that same twisted mindset
When I sometimes use a #fazyluckers # on Twitter I do it to let people know this place exists and that something (hopefully) good I'm sharing has come from this place. No one else has really picked up on this (and it may never contribute to some new people being curious) but might it be worth us trying?
Someone else has said this thread has shown something of how we feel...
Re-design. I'm not a good enough designer to contribute there but if the cost of hosting ever becomes an issue I'd be happy to contribute and if there are other ways to help...
Dx
>_>
I'm only asking because some years a go I got into photography and (unfortunately) left it collecting dust when our first daughter arrived. I just bought myself a 550D and plan to get back into. Seriously into. I need a hobby and I know that FL has always been a place for help/feedback/ideas in terms of design. I'd hate to see FL dissapear because:
1. A lot of the members here have at least a decade of history together
2. The amount of knowledge her in design/art/video/film isn't just a minute speckle of dust
3. Our love for music/design/film connects us
The biggest reason I haven't been around that much more is because I changed the direction of my career. I've been busy fighting my inner demons. Raising kids is fucking great!... but has put a strain on our marriage (working on it at the moment).
Maybe FL just needs a new...ish direction. Maybe a facelift isn't such a bad idea. But like chris wrote: it would only make sense if it was worth the hassle. Having worked many years as a screen designer/graphic designer, a facelift usually came with a new concept/direction.
(hope things work out with the mrs mate)
(Nice camera).
The 1,2,3. Spot on.
:happy: :happy:
midge hefner.
(Hey midd' the thing you've got to keep in mind... eveyone's looked, what does that tell ya)
no urgent need for site mods, would hate to see things just fizz away tho
the free crack idea is worth a go
how about we just get together and do some old fashioned net mobbing –i'll look up michelle, chris you go get gregg.
nothing brings a community together like a nice virtual stoning session.
also, i would suggest discussing politics, but you are all wrong.
lol @ America wanting discuss human rights issues with China.
cough cough cough cough Guantánamo Bay cough cough cough cough cough
But then again, I'm wrong
I'd say my becoming a jaded and overworked designer with little remaining hunger might have something to do with my drop in visits.