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Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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lugnet.publish.html
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Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:50:23 GMT
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In lugnet.publish.html, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Matthew Miller wrote: • * big big big snip *
> >
> > Of course, they've evolved some, and one neat thing the newer BB systems
> > (like phpBB used by Classic-Castle) often have is the id picture -- the
> > "avatar". So at least it's easy to tell the post-it-note-posters apart at
> > a glance. Adding that to Lugnet would be cool. So much so that I might
> > harrass Todd about it, in fact. :)
> > Well, you replied directly to something that was clearly a description of
> > BB -- Kelly said something about "Kids like the visual cues and color" of
> > not-Lugnet. But if you actually look, most BB style sites have plenty of
> > flash but few actual visual cues -- that's one of my complaints -- and
> > generally color only to set the overall tone of the site. Classic-castle's
> > formum has a big blue grid -- there's not really such a thing on Lugnet at
> > all. (Lists, yes, but there's not much by way of grids.)
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> It's a big white grid with blue borders. :-)
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> I don't know how customizable C-C is, but I know they are working at refining
> it.
I hadn't actually intended to weigh the pros and cons of text vs. graphical
community systems; what I was really trying to get across was there are
different presentations for different audiences. The audience of Lugnet mainly
prefers a sophisticated text-based threaded message board, which is great. But
other audiences prefer other presentations. I mentioned kids liking the flash
and splash of colorful graphics (and more than a few adults do too)... each
group should have access to content and design that fits their preference. So
adults like Lugnet and many consider it their hub; while younger (as a rule)
audiences tend to go for more colorful and interactive presentations like at
BZPower. Neither would be comfortable at the other's "hub".
Of course, that's only one example. Train aficionados would probably not be
comfortable on a SPACE! landing page, and vice verse. Or European fans visiting
an American-specific web site. And so on. Different audiences, different
requirements, and all are valid. As central to many fans' lives as Lugnet is, I
simply wanted to point out that it does not serve all available audiences.
There's room for others, and some method of steering people to the right place
(as I understand both community proposals would do) can only help in the long
run. Unless I'm mistaken about what is actually being proposed.
- Kelly
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