Post by Kazuya_UK on Dec 27, 2004 17:14:53 GMT -5
- Atomiswave Section:
While the Neo is still what all us SNK fans will remember the fondest and while that will remain the core of what the site is about, we do have to look to the future. It will be a lot easier to hold peoples interests by covering new developments in the world of SNK, so there needs to be a section that covers Atomiswave stuff and probably future ports to the PS2 and other consoles.
The main area of the site can become a shrine to SNK's rich history (and hopefully will continue to be updated as I don't wanna forget the Neo ever), while the new section will be there for everything else.
Those things above are the main things that spring to mind... if anyone else has any suggestion(s) then please post here! The site really is for the visitors, so I need to know what you all want to see! Overall, because of my lack of time etc then NGFL really does need your help to move forwards! I am really serious about getting this stuff done now as it has been far too long since I did anything major with the site, and I wouldn't have wasted the last 30 mins writing this out if I wasn't serious
. Just to recap, here are the main things I will be looking for soon. If you can help (and only if *you* are also SERIOUS), then I'll add your name under each heading when you reply. I've already mentioned a few people who offered help before, if this is not the case now and you are too busy or whatever, no probs... just let me know
I'll try to reward people who help out... can't promise anything, but I'll do what I can
1. News posters:
So far just me and the other mods... most of us don't always have time though, so we need people who will have time to do updates at least semi regularly!
2. A new host to move the site to:
I have looked at a few and will do some more research into this, but if anyone can recommend some good/reliable paid hosts, please tell me. I need to find hosting that is as cheap as possible, because I don't make money from the site and can't afford to keep paying out huge amounts to keep the site online. Whatever package we get, it must be a plan that allows a fair bit of bandwidth: the site currently does between 1-2 gigs a day (so between 30-60 gig a month), and that could possibly increase if the site starts to be updated regularly!
3. New site staff:
Other than the news posters, we'll need staff to help update the site (or even do both *IF* they wanted to). Please let me know if you would like to help write content or help with anything else on the site... eg, reviews, help on the emu section etc etc. If you think you could help add some good content to the site, then reply in this thread and you'll be considered ;D
So far we have:
Reviews: I will carry on doing reviews, great members like Raiken (and many others) have contributed a lot of review content over the years too... new reviews are always welcome from other people though, especially if anyone is interested in becoming a regular contributor!!!
Fan art section: suko offered help with the fan art section, so this is all his if he still wants to do it! This section will be where people can send in their own fan art and suko would add it to the site.
Emu section: son_jason offered help with the emu section. We want to add the latest emus and many updated FAQ' and guides, so although son_jason has a ton of knowledge, this would be a big task and it would would be good to have more help if possible! I#d like the emu section to be moved away from the main site though, so that will be dedicated to just the Neo *CONSOLE* and MVS! Emu should be a seperate concern.
Other misc stuff: anyone have any other ideas? Or would like to offer help with other areas on the site? Reply and we'll look into it!!!
Donations: will be looked at later on, depending on the cost of hosting etc... but this is something I would prefer to avoid as I don't like taking money from people!
Phew... that was a lot of writing!!! Hope people will read it ;D. It's about time to get the site into motion again, and I want it to be sooner rather than later... and I don't want to start thinking stuff up this time and not following through on it, so rest assured I want to make sure things happen this time and that nothing gets in the way! This is pretty much a new years resolution of mine in fact... I will keep it better than my other resolutions anyway, that's for sure
edit: I almost forgot... I also offered mod positions to a few certain members a while back (again, you know who you are). Those are still available if you are still interested, but we'll get everything else ironed out first! I'll be in touch asap anyway.
Kaz
