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Aug 27, 2009#1

Dave

Okay, remember when you guys all said I should delegate? Well, I'm asking for help on a couple of things. You can help on both or neither. I'll still love you.

1) Here is the comics listing compiled by YAOMTC, who was a fricking madman! What I need to find out is which of these have a forum and those that do, how busy are they? I do NOT want you to contact the authors as I want to reach out in an official capacity. I just need to know where to go.

2) Do you know of any other types of sites who are in need of a forum? Cooking sites have been mentioned. If we get cooking sites I have a killer recipe mod ready to go.

3) I want to make an official Tweet. I need a promo in 140 characters or less. Like "Have a web site and need a forum, yet think moderating is a pain? #Halforum..." Something like that but with our link & stuff.

4) Other ideas for getting the name out.

5) The front page is cool but it doesn't say who we are. Using WYSIWYG editor, we need an introduction to Halforums. This would be the first thing someone sees when they log on to www.halforums.com so it should be as cool as the other side of the pillow.

There ya have it. Delegate R Us.

Aug 27, 2009#2

Cuyval Dar

Awright, I'm in.

Aug 27, 2009#3

Jake

My buddy is developing a dungeon crawling RPG thing for Facebook. Looking pretty good, actually. He might like some forum space, perhaps. I think it would be the right kind of crowd.

Aug 27, 2009#4

Shakey

I'll help out with 1. Just let me know which section to tackle.

Aug 27, 2009#5

Cuyval Dar

Aug 27, 2009#6

Shegokigo

I'm not sure about delegation but if you need someone kidnapped and held till they agree to link us.... either that or I can launch live animals at their front doors/windows/backyards.

Cuyval Dar said:
Hmmm, I noticed that 'Peeee veee Peeee' comic lacks a forum, maybe you can ask them.

Aug 27, 2009#7

Hylian

Girl Genius has several fan forums but no actual forum that is run by the artist. We could ask them to link to us from there site.

Aug 27, 2009#8

Dave

That's what I'm looking for, Hylian. Comics with no "Official" forums.

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Just added: 5) The front page is cool but it doesn't say who we are. Using WYSIWYG editor, we need an introduction to Halforums. This would be the first thing someone sees when they log on to www.halforums.com so it should be as cool as the other side of the pillow.

Aug 27, 2009#9

Cuyval Dar

Dave said:
That's what I'm looking for, Hylian. Comics with no \"Official\" forums.

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Just added: 5) The front page is cool but it doesn't say who we are. Using WYSIWYG editor, we need an introduction to Halforums. This would be the first thing someone sees when they log on to www.halforums.com so it should be as cool as the other side of the pillow.

And when you search for us on Google, the description is the generic vBulletin one.

Aug 27, 2009#10

Dave

Cuyval Dar said:
And when you search for us on Google, the description is the generic vBulletin one.

It will be until I put in the meta tags.

6) What meta tags should I use?

Aug 27, 2009#11

Fun Size

Dave said:
That's what I'm looking for, Hylian. Comics with no \"Official\" forums.

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Just added: 5) The front page is cool but it doesn't say who we are. Using WYSIWYG editor, we need an introduction to Halforums. This would be the first thing someone sees when they log on to www.halforums.com so it should be as cool as the other side of the pillow.

Seems like there was a reasonably good "About Us" page on the last site we could use as a start. :whistling:

Aug 27, 2009#12

Dave

Fun Size said:
Seems like there was a reasonably good "About Us" page on the last site we could use as a start.

Too big and it's not the same focus. It needs to say something about being a hub for websites who want a forum but don't want to moderate it themselves.

Aug 27, 2009#13

Fun Size

Dave said:
Too big and it's not the same focus. It needs to say something about being a hub for websites who want a forum but don't want to moderate it themselves.

How many words are you looking for?

(Originally "How long are you looking for?", which was stricken down due to innuendo overload.)

Aug 27, 2009#14

Dave

Fun Size said:
How many words are you looking for?

(Originally "How long are you looking for?", which was stricken down due to innuendo overload.)

Maybe a paragraph and since it's WYSIWYG pictures work, too.

Aug 27, 2009#15

Shakey

http://www.wtfcomics.com/index.html - Small forum
http://wondermark.com/ - No forum
http://www.wastedtalent.ca/ - Small forum
http://www.vgcats.com/ - No forum
http://www.userfriendly.org/ - No forum
http://www.twosideswide.com/index2.php - No forum
http://www.tweep.com/comic/ - No forum

Aug 27, 2009#16

Fun Size

Sounds kind of...I don't know. Madison Avenue I guess. Anyway, it's a start:

Welcome to Halforums, a hub of all things awesome on the world wide web. Halforums allows creators of web content to add a community without the hassle of managing a forum of their own. By bringing together fans of all kinds, Halforums won't just give your fans a place to discuss your work, but draw in new fans in who may not have experienced it. Want to know more? Contact us at Turbo@halforums.com.

Aug 27, 2009#17

Hylian

Shakey said:
http://www.vgcats.com/ - No forum

http://forum.vgcats.com/

Aug 27, 2009#18

Shakey

hylian said:
http://forum.vgcats.com/

It was hiding on me.

Aug 27, 2009#19

Cuyval Dar

Shakey said:
http://www.wtfcomics.com/index.html - Small forum
http://wondermark.com/ - No forum
http://www.wastedtalent.ca/ - Small forum
http://www.vgcats.com/ - No forum
http://www.userfriendly.org/ - No forum
http://www.twosideswide.com/index2.php - No forum
http://www.tweep.com/comic/ - No forum

User friendly and VGcats have forums

EDIT: See my entire frickin' post : http://www.halforums.com/forum/showpost.php?p=241281&postcount=5

Aug 27, 2009#20

Shakey

Cuyval Dar said:
User friendly and VGcats have forums

EDIT: See my entire frickin' post : http://www.halforums.com/forum/showpost.php?p=241281&postcount=5

You're quick :eek:

Still can't find User friendly's. Some of them make it hard as hell to find.

I guess I found User Friendly's, if you mean ufies.org. Not much of a forum though.

Aug 27, 2009#21

Dave

Cuyval Dar said:
Hmmm, I noticed that 'Peeee veee Peeee' comic lacks a forum, maybe you can ask them.
Edit: I'll just start adding to this post.

NO FORUMS:
http://www.asofterworld.com/
http://abstrusegoose.com/
http://www.afterstrife.com/
http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/
http://antiheroescomic.com/comic/
http://arloandjanis.com/
http://attercap.net/
http://basicinstructions.net/
http://brat-halla.com/
http://www.brunothebandit.com/
http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buckcomic.php
http://www.butternutsquash.net/
http://www.creephouse.net/
http://www.crossplatformcomic.com/
http://www.darcomic.com/
http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/
http://deathbybunny.net/
http://www.dieselsweeties.com/
http://www.diggercomic.com/
http://www.digitalunrestcomic.com/
http://www.qwantz.com/index.php
http://www.dominic-deegan.com/
http://www.drmcninja.com/
http://dresdencodak.com/
http://www.freakangels.com/
http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/
http://www.daniellecorsetto.com/gws.html
http://www.goats.com/
http://www.gtrood.com/
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php
http://housd.net/
http://www.pholph.com/strip.php?id=5
http://www.joeandmonkey.com/
http://www.johnnywander.com/
http://harkavagrant.com/
http://www.kevinandkell.com/
http://www.lefthandedtoons.com/
http://www.lilformers.com/
http://lovecraftismissing.com/
http://marriedtothesea.com/
http://nedroid.com/
http://nerfnow.com/
http://www.nobodyscores.loosenutstudio.com/
http://www.north-world.com/
http://www.octopuspie.com/
http://www.overcompensating.com/
http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/
http://www.punchanpie.net/cgi-bin/autokeenlite.cgi
http://pxcomic.com/
http://www.robandelliot.cycomics.com/
http://www.sabrina-online.com/
http://www.salttheholly.com/
http://www.savagechickens.com/
http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/
http://www.slowwave.com/
http://www.somethingpositive.net/
http://www.starkrealitycomic.com/
http://www.viruscomix.com/subnormality.html
http://www.vgcats.com/super/
http://superpoop.com/
http://www.sunsetgrillcomic.com/index.php
http://www.abominable.cc/
http://www.thebunnysystem.com/
http://thedreamercomic.com/
http://www.gunshowcomic.com/
http://www.theaterhopper.com/
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/
http://truckbearingkibble.com/
http://www.turtlevsbunny.com/
http://www.tweep.com/
http://www.wigu.com/
http://wondermark.com/

Aug 27, 2009#22

Cuyval Dar

Shakey said:
You're quick

Still can't find User friendly's. Some of them make it hard as hell to find.

I guess I found User Friendly's, if you mean ufies.org. Not much of a forum though.

No, they have a non traditional forum that is within the user comments of each comic. Considering how well known Illiad and UF is within the geek community, I'd venture to say it isn't hurting them.

Aug 27, 2009#23

Shakey

AmorousEyes said:
Might wanna make sure you do more than glance at a site to see if they have forum
VGCats has a HUGE forum: http://forum.vgcats.com/?styleid=2
Threads: 20,136, Posts: 1,107,473, Members: 5,346

I didn't check any of the other ones, but if you didn't know about the VGcats forum it might be a good idea to doublecheck some of them.

Cuyval did a better job than me anyways...

Aug 27, 2009#24

Cuyval Dar

Dave said:

I'm a fast reader.

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Well, now that Dave is busy for the next month or so talking with these artists, we won't have to worry about any earth-shattering changes.

Aug 27, 2009#25

Dave

Cuyval Dar said:
I'm a fast reader.

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Well, now that Dave is busy for the next month or so talking with these artists, we won't have to worry about any earth-shattering changes.

And here I was going to implement THIS today, too.

Aug 27, 2009#26

Cuyval Dar

Dave said:
And here I was going to implement THIS today, too.

Post the screenshots, I don't want to register there.

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OOOHH! I just though of something. We can implement my idea for having wars on the mods and admins with this.
The Forums will burn!

Viva la Revolution!

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Something like this would be nice, too, considering how many thread Ames and I have tagged.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=200917

Aug 27, 2009#27

Dave

Cuyval Dar said:
Post the screenshots, I don't want to register there.

Sorry. It's an RPG type game where you can attack other forumites & stuff like that. Think Mafia Wars.

Aug 27, 2009#28

Cuyval Dar

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=204471

Vent server monitor.

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=199976
So you can see Reputation comments.

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Dave said:
Sorry. It's an RPG type game where you can attack other forumites & stuff like that. Think Mafia Wars.

I'm up for that.

Aug 27, 2009#29

Dave

Cuyval Dar said:
Post the screenshots, I don't want to register there.

---------- Post added at 10:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 AM ----------

OOOHH! I just though of something. We can implement my idea for having wars on the mods and admins with this.
The Forums will burn!

Viva la Revolution!

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Something like this would be nice, too, considering how many thread Ames and I have tagged.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=200917

I didn't think people would like that. I had it downloaded already but hadn't installed it.

Aug 27, 2009#30

Hylian

Dave said:
And here I was going to implement THIS today, too.

do it! do it! do it!

Aug 27, 2009#31

figmentPez

Dave said:
2) Do you know of any other types of sites who are in need of a forum? Cooking sites have been mentioned. If we get cooking sites I have a killer recipe mod ready to go.

Cockeyed.com has never had a forum, even though they've kinda tried some community stuff with comments to articles. The site isn't nearly as active as it used to be, but it would seem a good match.

I was also about to suggest blogs, but I'm not sure what would type of blog would make a good match. Obviously we don't want the idiots who post comments at I Can Has Cheezburger? -- On the other hand IO9 would seem to have a fair amount of overlap in demographics, but they're a pretty huge blog, and already part of the Gawker network (Kotaku, Gizmodo, etc.) They get more comments on some posts than we get on most threads.

A smaller blog that's still active would seem a better match, but most of what I visit are major sites or near dead. Speed Force (a fan blog for the Flash and other speedsters) is a notable exception, but they already have a forum shared by other fan sites. The parent site that spawned the blog, also links to: The Comic Bloc Forums. Judging by the sub-forum categories, they cater to print comic artists (Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, etc.) I can't tell for certain but it does seem affiliated with the artists, and isn't just a fansite. They've kind of got a paralell to our forums going. Are they competition or colleagues?

Aug 27, 2009#32

bigcountry23

http://www.npccomic.com/

No Forum and seems like it would be a good fit for us.

Aug 27, 2009#33

Cuyval Dar

AmorousEyes said:
http://www.halforums.com/forum/tags.php ?

I wouldn't mind this.

Bottom of the main page now.

Aug 27, 2009#34

Hylian

http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/

They don't have a forum

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