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Pixel Car Art _ Help and Support _ more friendly for newer members

Posted by: Wolf Aug 7 2010, 02:03 AM

can we make this board more friendly for newer members, like having the tutorial thread and parts section at the top of the board in big bold letters so that its so easy to find that you'd have to be blind to miss it? or something like that?

just a thought.

Posted by: DLuZive Aug 7 2010, 06:57 AM

Above the shoutbox They ask how to make a car in the shoutbox as soon as they join.

I agree 98373737373%

Posted by: _Kevin_ Aug 8 2010, 03:58 AM

or like HKs mentiond before, move it to the bottom of the page and then tutorials up at the top! I think thats the best idea

Posted by: Josн Aug 8 2010, 04:12 AM

that was my idea, about 4 months ago, but everyone thought i was retarded

Posted by: J.red Aug 8 2010, 04:14 AM

^ He's got this.

Edit: Also, I agree, this site could use some more newbie friendly features.

Posted by: Helmasaur King Aug 8 2010, 04:16 AM

Very cool, no, I didn't suggest that. the idea of the shout box is to have public discussion where the users don't have to wait a while or whatever, like you'd need to if you post on the forum. if you don't want to see new members asking questions that most of you older members asked before, then talk to these people on some other thing. everyone in the group member or higher should be able to use the shoutbox, even validating members might be good, or at least let them post in a help forum

Posted by: J.red Aug 8 2010, 04:27 AM

Keep the shoutbox where it is i think.
But maybe, make the tutorials section easier to find. Like right now, it's a sub-section of "pixel help." think maybe tutorials should be its own section on the main page either in the "lobby" section or in the "information desk" section. And then, if the tutorials could somehow be organized so it's easier for newer members to browse through them and find what they want. Also, the sticky'd carbon fiber tutorial doesn't even work. It has a broken image.
And maybe something like FAQ section would also be something helpful.

Posted by: Josн Aug 8 2010, 04:28 AM

FAQs yes. but without an able admin, we can do nothing..

Posted by: Andrew Aug 8 2010, 04:30 AM

if we are doing an awesome FAQ im in

Posted by: J.red Aug 8 2010, 04:35 AM

Maybe if we put together a whole write-up of FAQs and send it to the Admin, the next time he's on, all he would have to do is c/p it and set up a new section for it.

Posted by: Wolf Aug 8 2010, 05:05 AM

oh i think addict has been around, just nobody is usually on to catch him.

Posted by: J.red Aug 8 2010, 05:11 AM

either way, if we do the work as far as writing it all up, i'm sure he's more likely to finish the job for us than if we just go to him with "WE WANT A FAQ SECTION"

Posted by: Faяaп. Aug 8 2010, 06:15 PM

yea true guys. Dont jsut discuss dooooooo something, like the 50 topics with wanting a new banner.... and only like 1 or 2 banners done?

Posted by: Josн Aug 8 2010, 06:18 PM

yeah, i mean, we can get it all together, like a database of tutorials and stuff. pixel car world did that too, but the admin stole everything, so it doesn't really count

Posted by: DLuZive Aug 9 2010, 04:54 AM

theres a couple user submitted

Posted by: Wolf Aug 9 2010, 08:42 AM

its not so much how many tutorials there are, its moreso the fact that im suggesting that we move them in a more eye catching location for newer people, that way everybody is happier.

Posted by: Andrew Aug 12 2010, 06:56 AM

ive just regisered in a forum
and a very cool thing i notoced is that there is like a robot that post a welcome message to the new people, maybe we can do something like this, and also showing the tuts and the database site etc etc
what do u guys think`+

Posted by: Andrew Aug 13 2010, 06:59 AM

*bumps*