21-11-2002 16:18									#1
	I got another brand new creative idea: ot.apolyton.net Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

My idea is that if you goto http://ot.apolyton.net or http://apolyton.net/ot you get at the off topic immediately.

same with the poly forum, the civ3 forums etc. etc.

that'll take away much of the server load, because people can go straight to the forum they want to go to, without loading the main-forum page first!

If there are 1000 visitors per day, that means 1000 pageloads less!!!

is that a good idea or what!
now gimme that "Apolyton Creative Director" title

	21-11-2002 16:25									#2
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

soemthing tells me most people have already bookmarked the OT instead of the front page or the main forums page....

	21-11-2002 16:48									#3
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cybershy is full of creative ideas today...

	21-11-2002 17:11									#4
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG soemthing tells me most people have already bookmarked the OT instead of the front page or the main forums page....

Most, but not all
And I don't feel like bookmarking 20 pages..........
it's not as if I only visit the OT

Or are you using the "Never ever use any of CS's brand new cool ideas" policy again

	21-11-2002 18:06									#5
	Tired of ads?

quote: Originally posted by MarkG soemthing tells me most people have already bookmarked the OT instead of the front page or the main forums page....

Yea, I have that at home, but I still find it a bit of a drag to be redirected to the Main Forum Index everytime I log in from outside my house.

	21-11-2002 18:59									#6
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C'mon, Markos, a lot of us visit different forums at different times, and it wouldn't be that hard to do. Set up directories down to the individual forum level. Then publish a list of them so ppl can d/l or print it. Much like smileys and vB code, ppl would learn the ones they like pretty quickly.

With a good naming convention, we could go straight to the forums we want instead of loading the main forum page evey time we cruise through. My different destinations from the past week...

/ot = Off topic
/polycomm = apolyton community
/c2mp = Civ2 muliplayer
/c2strat = civ2 strategy
/c2genl = civ2 general/help
/c2dg = civ2 democracy game

Functions oft-used are
/mythread
/newposts

Even though I don't think it would really affect server traffic all that much, I still give CyberShy's idea = for user convenience upgrade.

	21-11-2002 20:29									#7
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I like the idea. especially as I mostly visit the AC forums these days before offering my thoughts in this forum.

	21-11-2002 20:43									#8
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Well, the shortcuts would be useless for me, because I still launch the main Poly page by pressing one button on my keyboard, so I wouldn't use those anyway.

	21-11-2002 20:57									#9
	Put an end to popups!

I like the idea, especially as I can't bookmark the forums at school (ususally I just type apolyton.net/forums)

	21-11-2002 21:21									#10
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

quote: Originally posted by MarkG soemthing tells me most people have already bookmarked the OT instead of the front page or the main forums page....

Bookmarked? Hell, it's my homepage!

	21-11-2002 22:05									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin Bookmarked? Hell, it's my homepage!

there's a bright and sunny world outside, you know?...

	22-11-2002 02:16									#12
	Tired of ads?

quote: there's a bright and sunny world outside, you know?...

Being from England, more like a dark and wet world outside.

	22-11-2002 02:27									#13
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quote: Bookmarked? Hell, it's my homepage!

You *could* have waited untill Markos created this new feature before you said things like this! And you *could* have supported us! Now Markos might get the wrong idea, like he's right or something.........

	22-11-2002 02:42									#14
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The main forum page is my homepage.

	22-11-2002 02:48									#15
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I don't set 'poly to my homepage.

Because if I did, and I'm only online for 5 minutes, to load google or something, then it marks all the threads read, and it's a pain. This way I only load 'poly if I have 30 minutes absolute minimum to spend here.

What would be good is an control panel link, so I could visit there first, and check only my subscribed forums.

	22-11-2002 03:23									#16
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

In fact Google is my hompage, but I said it for the dramatic effect that IW so loves.

Hell yes!

	22-11-2002 03:46									#17
	Remove this text

quote: Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin Bookmarked? Hell, it's my homepage!

	22-11-2002 04:13									#18
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

quote: Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin In fact Google is my hompage, but I said it for the dramatic effect that IW so loves. Hell yes!

	22-11-2002 04:32									#19
	Put an end to popups!

That's just a silly idea... If anything it would only achieve to isolate the OT (or any other section) even more than it already is. You know, this still is a civilization site.

And, if you would start expanding it as Jrabbit suggested, where would it end? You'd probably start forgetting which abbreviations are for which forums, or the abbreviations are too long...

Is it really that hard to click on one or two links? If you can't make bookmarks, use some of the excellent features such as "my threads", "new posts" or the forum/thread subscription in the control panel.

Thank you[/admin]

	22-11-2002 08:14									#20
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i've typed apolyton.net/forums each time

how many thousand visits would that be?

needless to say i've gotten rather good at typing it

	22-11-2002 08:54									#21
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I've made that a link in my favourites menu. Easier to click than to type it in.

	22-11-2002 09:18									#22
	Tired of ads?

Thanks for the suggest, Cybershy, but it is not going to materialize.

As Markos said earlier, those who want to visit the "Off-Topic" forum right away have it bookmarked directly or at least the forum homepage. Besides, those who visit the homepage first are more exposed to the other sections of the site -- say, those that hold my copious volumes of news items for example...



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Dan; Apolyton CS

	22-11-2002 12:09									#23
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quote: DanQ: Thanks for the suggest, Cybershy, but it is not going to materialize.

just digits are fine with me as well

quote: say, those that hold my copious volumes of news items for example...

Never underestimate the power of the news-dropdown list!

	22-11-2002 18:10									#24
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

Poly home page is in my favorites. I always access the forums after I visit the home page. After all, my interest in this site is only related to the civ games. The forums are an addendum, nothing more.

	22-11-2002 18:14									#25
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quote: I always access the forums after I visit the home page.

does the homepage offer any info that the forum-homepage doesn't offer?

	22-11-2002 21:27									#26
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

quote: Originally posted by CyberShy quote: I always access the forums after I visit the home page. does the homepage offer any info that the forum-homepage doesn't offer?

hm, now that you asked, I guess not...

	24-11-2002 17:09									#27
	Remove this text

I use opera, which remembers where you are within the site anyway. I guess the idea might help for IE users though.

	24-11-2002 18:21									#28
	Inflate your Upload Space

Pherhaps one of the admins can tell me what info the homepage offers which is not offered by the home-forum page?

	24-11-2002 19:40									#29
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quote: Pherhaps one of the admins can tell me what info the homepage offers which is not offered by the home-forum page?

not much
- your subscribed forums
- the last three headlines of each section

also the light styles main forum page doesnt have what we call "hot icons", e.g. the images promoting the important features around the site.