New Format of Hamsterserver.com

[2toes]

Awesome the new layout and features that postnuke creates...

Well done to JonH I think for pushing this forward, Although teathing problems will arrise i'm sure, the smiley faces dont appear when your creating a new topic / post.

Nice one, I like it

[|fury|]

the forums are in a state of transition - things like the smileys (and pm's not working) will be sorted as soon as the forum config can be updated.

the old link to the forums will work until the config is changed.

[Calibrax]

When I use the new link to the forums, and I click to log in, it comes up with the message "Please login before posting"...  

Lovely design though, very classy

Steve    

[stickywhite]

very nice

[P-Dub]

Yeah looks good, but i dont like PHP much so i am very very biased, and its slow, and doesnt work right thru my proxy at work... guess i aint gonna be posting much during the day, shame really, its good to have a banter with the guys whilst my samples run.

L8s

Wolfey

[|fury|]

When I use the new link to the forums, and I click to log in, it comes up with the message "Please login before posting"...  

Lovely design though, very classy

Steve    

gimmie a break - i'm working as fast as i can this is to do with the forum config. have no fear, all will be well as soon as the forum is set up for the new path.

Yeah looks good, but i dont like PHP much so i am very very biased, and its slow, and doesnt work right thru my proxy at work...

eh? we've used a phpbb forum for yonks  

personally, i've found php to be much quicker than jsp and asp it does really depend on how good the code is underneath though.. poor code is poor code no matter what language it's run in

[P-Dub]

No offense meant, i play around with ASP, i am by no means serious about my coding, if u want serious talk to Stew, that man can make ASP do things i can only dream of.

I tried php and to be honest it confused the hell out of me, i have no programming background so it left me a little confused, but 99% of sites which run php are badly coded like u say, mainly cos its free and its widely available on a lot of very bad hosts, thats where the true speed comes from, the quality of the hosting company.

Aint really looked into post nuke, what is it? Is it PHP by numbers? Plug and php that sort of thing?? I guess so with the fact that its all done thru Modules....not that thats a bad thing, an automated site is a good thing, no matter how it comes about.

Chris

[|fury|]

no offence taken

I tried php and to be honest it confused the hell out of me, i have no programming background so it left me a little confused

yeah, i suppose it could seem that way i've been programming for a long time, and it's possibly the most normal code-like scripting language i've come across. I use tcl and a custom api at work which is very powerful (read 'expensive') and php is the best contender i've seen.

postnuke is a full-on cms (content management system)

the main pages on the old site were all hand coded, and it meant quite a bit of work when we needed to change details.

having a full database-driven site allows us to manage the content a lot more efficiently..

there's no coding required, which is great for the admin team because just like everyone else, we'd rather be playing than working

[SCoob [NL]]

Lookig good!!
Need to get used to it, but it sure looks good

[RichardWhitely]

Dont forget, there is a reviews section of the site where you can submit reviews of your favourite games, 2toes has already written a review of Spearhead, I've written a EAB review and currently writing a warcraft III review.

You can also submit news to go on the front page, it can be about any of the games featured on this site, or something more general to the hamster community

[Maj. Al]

Im still not too sure, think I preffered it how it was, but no doubt it will grow on me.

as far as reviews go.

Is there anything against writing another review of a game already reviewed, you know to get mixed opinions?

[|fury|]

..and if there are any features you'd like to see, just ask.

The worst that could happen is we say no  

This is not the admin's site - it's everyones  The more people that contribute, the richer the site will become

[2toes]

Maj Al,

I've been using R.o.W's site since the've had it setup, and JonH helped them to use this new format (Postnuke).

And I think you will get to love it, some of the stats make for fun but also can help a server / site make best use's out of its facilties.

Also we all have our own views on games, life, and other stuff. But they are all welcome here as long as they dont break the rules !

So this is a great chance for peeps who may not post a lot, or those who do, to create interesting reading for others.

And as your aware knowledge is power........

[Bengal_Tiger]

What can i say Brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done Postnuke   The new look is pleasing to the eye and has improved the look of the site immensley.

Congratulations to all who were invovled in the revamp...................

All the best Bengal_Tiger

[Rik_S]

..and if there are any features you'd like to see, just ask.

Any chance of a free bar then?