Okay - it's time for the Big Question!
We have been going for almost a year now, and the time has come to sit back and take stock of what has happened and where we have gone in the last 10 months, and where we would like to go from here. I am having a meeting to discuss ways of improving the site with the brilliant Van at Firebrand, who not only designed the main site as his paid job - but loves it so much he has become a valuable part of the moderating team in his free time!! Addictive, BeoWorld.. never.. LOL !!
So - i would like to ask you all how you would improve BeoWorld? What would you change, what would you tweak, what would you like to get rid of? Is there a way of doing something we already do, but better.. or is there something we are lacking that you have seen work brilliantly on another site? Tell us!
There are some basic guidelines though, and i would like to point them out.
* The Forums on BeoWorld are a very highly rated 'off the shelf' package that we have personalised with our BeoWorld logos and colour scheme - nothing else. We did not have enough money to have a Forum custom-written - this would have cost tens of thousands of pounds to do properly.
As mentioned - we are constrained by the fact that we did not build the forums ourselves, and for information - the company that wrote them is called 'Telligent'. The Forums are called 'Community Server' - and if anyone out there is of a technical nature and wants to read what can be done with them - we would be very grateful to hear your views!!
* The main site was custom written for us, and we can basically do as we like with it - so no constraints there. Be creative!
What we already know...
We will be looking at the Photo Gallery as our first priority, and this will be made available for members to upload their own images to without having to send them to a moderator to upload for them. Server space costs money unfortunately, and we are considering having this open to Silver and Gold level members initially who actually pay for the server space they will be taking up. We also have the issue of 'spam images' - and as anyone knows, a spammer could register as Bronze anonymously and post what they like on there. We like to keep moderation to a minimum, so think it best to restrict to levels where people have to give their real details honestly when registering. Sound fair?
We are aware of the lack of clarity in the Prize Draw rules for people wishing to enter the Prize Draw for nothing, without becoming members. Although it clearly states you do not need to be a member to enter, people are getting a little confused, so we will clarify a little better on the 'Rules and Regulations' page.
What we don't know...
What annoys you, what would you do differently, what is there but needs refining, what you have seen on your internet-travels that you thought "Genius!!" about and would like to see on your favourite site!
Tell us... we are here for YOU after all, and making BeoWorld even better is our priority.
Lee
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