gordy
A Fixture
All,
Just wanted to break in with some news about some upcoming additions and changes.
vBenches:
The start of the vBench system has taken off faster than imagined and quite a popular asset to the community at large and, in my opinion, the planet sites' signature feature. Due to its popularity, the vBench has come to a crossroads with convenience from an admins point of view and the member’s point of view. Notably, is the current forums software's limitations and administration that has been the slowness of vBench setups, those who requested them do not despair
it may be a little longer than the 48 hour time frame. Another vBench issue is its' display, one look at the forums' main page you wouldn't imagine the wealth of info deep within the posts, I'd like to get that content forefront in center and more navigatable. With that said I'm exploring some options to revamping the vBench system and the payoff I envision will be worth it.
Gallery:
You may have noticed the gallery link near the top of the page that is a new initiative by common request. We're gathering it up slowly and will continue to add to it, as with most planet sites features we are trying to make it as self-serving as possible, having you the member feel more a playing part of the planet sites and its' content and contributions.
Articles:
Another new initiative we want to explore is the scavenging of old vBench SBS and converting them to articles. Based on completeness (a start and end of a project) and content I'll take, strip it of the non-authors replies and lay it out in a more readable manner. The orignial vBench thread will remain. This is serving many purposes: easier to present, categorize, printable and more. In addition, there are members who link to images and if the image linked to, for whatever reason, is moved/lost the thread is broken. There is a wealth of great material in the vBenches and it would be a way of saving and securing those assets.
So, with seemingly neverending evolution, please beg our pardon for any inconveniences in the near future. 2005 has already started out with a bang with many new faces and great talent and artwork, look forward to great new additions. pF’s growing by leaps and bounds and the membership is diverse (as evidence of the occasional time-outs!) A final thanks to all the members for making pF the place it is and a constant source of inspiration, and a round of thanks to the staff for their tireless efforts and involvment.
PS, Lou I fixed the “e” to “o”
~gordy
Just wanted to break in with some news about some upcoming additions and changes.
vBenches:
The start of the vBench system has taken off faster than imagined and quite a popular asset to the community at large and, in my opinion, the planet sites' signature feature. Due to its popularity, the vBench has come to a crossroads with convenience from an admins point of view and the member’s point of view. Notably, is the current forums software's limitations and administration that has been the slowness of vBench setups, those who requested them do not despair
it may be a little longer than the 48 hour time frame. Another vBench issue is its' display, one look at the forums' main page you wouldn't imagine the wealth of info deep within the posts, I'd like to get that content forefront in center and more navigatable. With that said I'm exploring some options to revamping the vBench system and the payoff I envision will be worth it.Gallery:
You may have noticed the gallery link near the top of the page that is a new initiative by common request. We're gathering it up slowly and will continue to add to it, as with most planet sites features we are trying to make it as self-serving as possible, having you the member feel more a playing part of the planet sites and its' content and contributions.
Articles:
Another new initiative we want to explore is the scavenging of old vBench SBS and converting them to articles. Based on completeness (a start and end of a project) and content I'll take, strip it of the non-authors replies and lay it out in a more readable manner. The orignial vBench thread will remain. This is serving many purposes: easier to present, categorize, printable and more. In addition, there are members who link to images and if the image linked to, for whatever reason, is moved/lost the thread is broken. There is a wealth of great material in the vBenches and it would be a way of saving and securing those assets.
So, with seemingly neverending evolution, please beg our pardon for any inconveniences in the near future. 2005 has already started out with a bang with many new faces and great talent and artwork, look forward to great new additions. pF’s growing by leaps and bounds and the membership is diverse (as evidence of the occasional time-outs!) A final thanks to all the members for making pF the place it is and a constant source of inspiration, and a round of thanks to the staff for their tireless efforts and involvment.
PS, Lou I fixed the “e” to “o”
~gordy
