Author Topic: Ballreviews Needs Your Suggestions For Updating The Site (Read 24248 times)

Ballreviews · « **on:** April 22, 2008, 03:49:24 AM »

Hello Everyone-

We are looking to update the site with new features, and a better forum to keep Ballreviews as the best ball review site out there. We are looking to add reviews for shoes, bags, and accessories. Also we are going to implement video and picture uploads. We are looking to you guys for any suggestions you have for the following categories - Layout, Content, Navigation of the site, and Forum Tools. Please feel free to post any suggestions you have for these categories, but try to keep it short and sweet.

Example post: Forum Tool - I would like to have a better way of searching the forum.

We thank you for your suggestions, and help in making Ballreviews the best it can be.

MI 2 AZ · « **Reply #16 on:** April 22, 2008, 05:21:17 PM »

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Not to knock a site I don't really participate in, but these forums are significantly more work for me to read quickly than the ones here. The layout is simple and more than effective. No obnoxious avatars to take up space, create visual noise, or slow down page loading. No gigantic "user info" box before each and every post, limiting the amount of space the actual content takes up. There's a tremendous amount of empty space on that page, it's just wasteful. The additional information that's listed for those users would more than fit under their usernames using the existing layout.

I like the simplicity of this site. There's one ad at the top and one at the bottom and links to sponsors on the left.

The color scheme is simple and easy to read. Fonts are well-behaved and appropriately sized. No pale fonts on a dark background, no teeny text.

I come here for the content, not the visuals. As cool as avatars may be to 18-year-olds on Myspace, they add zero useful content to the site.

Well said, Shelley. Those are my feelings too. I like the KISS method for webpages and hate the sites with too much video or picture content. I prefer forums to be easy to read and fast loading for those still on dial-up or with older computers.

If there is a way to implement a date frame to the Search feature, that would be helpful (like searching between 01 Jan 05 to 01 Jun 06 in specific forums).

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DragonLord · « **Reply #17 on:** April 22, 2008, 05:21:21 PM »

I would like to see videos on bowlers who either throw left or right bowling balls. Also show the differ between a tweener and a stroker and a cranker throwing a bowling ball.

BallReviews-TECH · « **Reply #18 on:** April 22, 2008, 05:31:01 PM »

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Not to knock a site I don't really participate in, but these forums are significantly more work for me to read quickly than the ones here. The layout is simple and more than effective. No obnoxious avatars to take up space, create visual noise, or slow down page loading. No gigantic "user info" box before each and every post, limiting the amount of space the actual content takes up. There's a tremendous amount of empty space on that page, it's just wasteful. The additional information that's listed for those users would more than fit under their usernames using the existing layout.

I like the simplicity of this site. There's one ad at the top and one at the bottom and links to sponsors on the left.

The color scheme is simple and easy to read. Fonts are well-behaved and appropriately sized. No pale fonts on a dark background, no teeny text.

I come here for the content, not the visuals. As cool as avatars may be to 18-year-olds on Myspace, they add zero useful content to the site.

Well said, Shelley. Those are my feelings too. I like the KISS method for webpages and hate the sites with too much video or picture content. I prefer forums to be easy to read and fast loading for those still on dial-up or with older computers.

If there is a way to implement a date frame to the Search feature, that would be helpful (like searching between 01 Jan 05 to 01 Jun 06 in specific forums).

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I am the Sgt Schultz of bowling.
"I know nothing! I see nothing! NOTHING!"
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What about if we added the ability for things like image signatures, avatars, and the like but also let you set in your personal preferences whether or not you wanted those displayed?

-BR-Tech

DukeHarding · « **Reply #19 on:** April 22, 2008, 05:49:22 PM »

Under FOR SALE -- Section for Left Handed equipment...
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Arsenal:
13# Columbia Blue Dot (Undrilled)
13# Hammer Cherry Vibe (Undrilled)
13# Brunswick Red Alert Grande
13# Track Power Machine (Undrilled)
14# Track Inertia
14# Brunswick Power Groove Reactive (Undrilled)

Duke Harding

azguy · « **Reply #20 on:** April 22, 2008, 06:06:33 PM »

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What about if we added the ability for things like image signatures, avatars, and the like but also let you set in your personal preferences whether or not you wanted those displayed?

-BR-Tech "

If you could, you bet. I'm one of maybe many, that like the simple, no "video game" look. I come here to read a post, post from time to time. If I want to see avatars, anything "fancy", I'd go to youtube or the like.

I do agree, date searches, from X day/month to Y day/month.

Not possible I'm sure, but make the posters have a profile, no profile, no posting. Hard to suggest things when we know nothing about the person, sure, they should put it in, but many are either to lazy or just don't know better.

Posts have max length of time, in the F/S section. IMO, there's no reason to have a post that's over 15-20 days old. If you still have the ball or item, delete the post and start a new thread.

JMO

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az guy aka: R & L Bowlers Pro
rlbowlerspro@cox.net

sdbowler · « **Reply #21 on:** April 22, 2008, 06:10:51 PM »

I have seen other people ask in the past to have an option to go to page 2 or what ever the last page is on a topic.
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Brunswick
Kyle

MI 2 AZ · « **Reply #22 on:** April 22, 2008, 06:16:40 PM »

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What about if we added the ability for things like image signatures, avatars, and the like but also let you set in your personal preferences whether or not you wanted those displayed?

-BR-Tech

That would work for me. That way, those who want it can have it and those who prefer a simpler look can have that.

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I am the Sgt Schultz of bowling.
"I know nothing! I see nothing! NOTHING!"
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MI 2 AZ · « **Reply #23 on:** April 22, 2008, 06:19:41 PM »

Oh, and please, try to keep the older posts in the equipment and misc bowling forums, if at all possible. There is a wealth of knowledge available there if you can properly search for it and have the time to do so.
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I am the Sgt Schultz of bowling.
"I know nothing! I see nothing! NOTHING!"
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BallReviews-TECH · « **Reply #24 on:** April 22, 2008, 06:25:42 PM »

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Oh, and please, try to keep the older posts in the equipment and misc bowling forums, if at all possible. There is a wealth of knowledge available there if you can properly search for it and have the time to do so.

That shouldn't be a problem (knock on wood) since we have already made the decision that any upgrades must keep all content and user data. It will obviously make things a little more difficult but those are the things that make BR what it is.

-BR-Tech

robopod · « **Reply #25 on:** April 22, 2008, 06:28:53 PM »

A search box would be nice.
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Greater than c? Why not?
Always attempt that which others say is impossible, just to be sure.

Nails · « **Reply #26 on:** April 22, 2008, 06:30:31 PM »

Please find a way to teach people the proper way to use quotes. You only need to repeat the relevant part. It's almost impossible to read a quote of a quote of a quote of a quote... Also, if you're making a general post, you don't need to quote at all.

Also, find a way to limit the TTT's and bump's people put on posts? Nothing worse than seeing someone bump a sale item 10 times in a day.

I'd like to make it impossible for posters to remove their own posts. Might keep certain people more even tempered. Also reduces the pain of seeing 100 informative posts disappear because the original poster decided to delete the topic.

More practical: Maybe a tutorial teaching people how to use profiles, messages, where the forums are so they don't post questions in the reviews...

Although we have the search hack, it would be nice to make it easier to search for old posts and have your preferences automatically be set to read ALL of the posts.
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Telling it like it is.

azguy · « **Reply #27 on:** April 22, 2008, 08:01:28 PM »

Nails....."I'd like to make it impossible for posters to remove their own posts. "

So if I posted something, anything, then you won't allow me to delete my OWN posts ? So this means once someone has sold the balls they have, we are stuck with that thread for as long as...? who knows ?

If I can't delete my own posts, then that's the last time I post. Childish name calling is the only reason I delete my posts or the ball/patch etc has sold. Gee, I didn't realize your middle name was Marx.
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az guy aka: R & L Bowlers Pro
rlbowlerspro@cox.net

Edited on 4/22/2008 8:01 PM

smash8-10split · « **Reply #28 on:** April 22, 2008, 09:48:36 PM »

new color combos!!
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hold my hammer, while i NAIL your girlfriend.

Nails · « **Reply #29 on:** April 22, 2008, 10:04:53 PM »

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Nails....."I'd like to make it impossible for posters to remove their own posts. "

So if I posted something, anything, then you won't allow me to delete my OWN posts ? So this means once someone has sold the balls they have, we are stuck with that thread for as long as...? who knows ?

If I can't delete my own posts, then that's the last time I post. Childish name calling is the only reason I delete my posts or the ball/patch etc has sold. Gee, I didn't realize your middle name was Marx.
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az guy aka: R & L Bowlers Pro
rlbowlerspro@cox.net

Wow, what bug flew up your butt? Nothing wrong with locking a post that gets off topic, but when you delete, sometimes many interesting posts go with it. I hate typing several long informative posts only to have someone delete the entire post when someone could have learned something from some of the posts.
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Telling it like it is.

Rev_O · « **Reply #30 on:** April 22, 2008, 10:43:44 PM »

The ability to posts pictures and vids would be great!
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Rev-O

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