After expressing concern to the forum moderator team about my ability to keep this site online (especially given the new game coming soon), they wanted me to open things to the wider community:
If one or more persons cannot step forward to take over webmaster duties for the site in the next month, then I may be forced to shut it down. Duties include creating new game coverage content, posting news, adding new pages to the site, and leveraging the community for content.
If someone steps forward to take over management of the site, I do not mind continuing to pay for the hosting and provide occasional support. But I do not have the time to do all of this myself and I do not wish to leave an outdated website and floundering community online when the new game comes out.
Please help me keep one of the oldest Golden Sun fansites alive, I cannot do it alone.
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 07:30 AM
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 08:14 AM
Oh wow, I didn't know it was this serious Max.
Like you Max, I do not have the time to work on a fansite. It isn't rewarding at this stage in my life.
Most of us are either too focused on college or things that can benefit us in the future, and I know you're one heck of a busy guy (I read your blog ocassionally :P), so you working on GSS is out of the question.
Plus, it's really unfair for you to pay the hosting bills, maintain the website and develop content all by yourself. We're an ungrateful bunch of folks (bitches!) to be honest (including me...)
How about asking a webmaster from another GS website?
Like you Max, I do not have the time to work on a fansite. It isn't rewarding at this stage in my life.
Most of us are either too focused on college or things that can benefit us in the future, and I know you're one heck of a busy guy (I read your blog ocassionally :P), so you working on GSS is out of the question.
Plus, it's really unfair for you to pay the hosting bills, maintain the website and develop content all by yourself. We're an ungrateful bunch of folks (bitches!) to be honest (including me...)
How about asking a webmaster from another GS website?
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 11:46 AM
Sorry to hear that :P but if I did take up the job what sort of things would I be doing
because if it web designing then I could help because I used to make templates for a living. (didn't get me very far not alot of money)
because if it web designing then I could help because I used to make templates for a living. (didn't get me very far not alot of money)
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 01:00 PM
not that i feel i could step up as webmaster, but how much are the hosting fees?
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 01:59 PM
I'm pretty sure Max is willing to do all the back-end work (after all, he is interested in those stuff). Also, GSS has a CMS, so I don't really think you need to be a pro in programming to run the website. Not a hard work imo...
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 08:30 PM
Hosting is less than $10 per month, which is not a big deal.
Eugine is correct that there's a CMS powering the site's content currently, but it will have to be revamped or added to to support the new game's data. It'll likely be easier to do it in raw HTML for awhile just like we did back in the old days; once things settle down a few months after launch we can try to structure it in a database properly.
The site should really see at least a minor redesign to make it wider, and all the new content pages for Dark Dawn will have to be designed. The moderators and I also talked about upgrading to the new version of the forum software, in which case someone has to reskin it.
If we had a thriving community here I would maybe be okay with having the forums serve as the data hub until I have time to redo the website with the new content several months after launch. But I honestly can't see that happening, so I'd rather just shutter the place and let those still interested in the games move to GSR or other places with more active communities. This is my last ditch effort to avoid that fate for something that's been such a huge part of my life.
Eugine is correct that there's a CMS powering the site's content currently, but it will have to be revamped or added to to support the new game's data. It'll likely be easier to do it in raw HTML for awhile just like we did back in the old days; once things settle down a few months after launch we can try to structure it in a database properly.
The site should really see at least a minor redesign to make it wider, and all the new content pages for Dark Dawn will have to be designed. The moderators and I also talked about upgrading to the new version of the forum software, in which case someone has to reskin it.
If we had a thriving community here I would maybe be okay with having the forums serve as the data hub until I have time to redo the website with the new content several months after launch. But I honestly can't see that happening, so I'd rather just shutter the place and let those still interested in the games move to GSR or other places with more active communities. This is my last ditch effort to avoid that fate for something that's been such a huge part of my life.
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 10:33 PM
check your pm's.
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 10:39 PM
Hmm. Well, if nobody else wants to do it then I can. I used to run a Nintendo fansite so I'm privy with HTML and PHP, and since GSS runs a CMS then it'll be even easier.
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Posted 17 September 2010 - 02:11 PM
Great that you can help Zeyph!
I only wish I had the knowledge and experience to be able to update the website. I have some background in HTML and PHP that might be useful, but as Eugine said, unfortunately college has taken up most of my time and I've started to think towards graduate school... I so wish I could do more.
I did send requests out to a number of Nintendo fansites, perhaps in the hopes of someone with experience and familiarity with Golden Sun and website development being willing to help out. One very politely declined, and I'm waiting to hear back from two more.
I only wish I had the knowledge and experience to be able to update the website. I have some background in HTML and PHP that might be useful, but as Eugine said, unfortunately college has taken up most of my time and I've started to think towards graduate school... I so wish I could do more.
I did send requests out to a number of Nintendo fansites, perhaps in the hopes of someone with experience and familiarity with Golden Sun and website development being willing to help out. One very politely declined, and I'm waiting to hear back from two more.
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Posted 18 September 2010 - 07:05 PM
I've got some experience using Joomla as a content management system. If you can give me the name/website of the system being used by GSSF, I could work on getting familiar with it.
I'd be more than happy to help out though. I've just got some big projects sitting in my lap that are in dire need of getting finished. (GL knows what I'm talking about)
I'd be more than happy to help out though. I've just got some big projects sitting in my lap that are in dire need of getting finished. (GL knows what I'm talking about)
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Posted 19 September 2010 - 07:18 AM
We're not using a true "CMS", we're using a system I built on top of the Django web framework. It's pretty old code that's in need of an update to be compatible with the latest version of Django, but I can try to get it up on Github within a few days so people can take a look.
If you've ever done PHP or Java work, learning Python to use Django shouldn't be too difficult. But I'd say that even just doing plain HTML/CSS and manually building pages is just as good for the next few months.
If you've ever done PHP or Java work, learning Python to use Django shouldn't be too difficult. But I'd say that even just doing plain HTML/CSS and manually building pages is just as good for the next few months.
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Posted 20 September 2010 - 12:07 AM
Sounds good. Working with just CSS/HTML for a little while certainly couldn't hurt until we become more familiar with the CMS/server scripting you've implemented.
Plus, this gives me a reason to crack open that PDF on python that a friend of mine gave me again to study (so I can challenge a python course that's mandatory at Gonzaga University for a computer science degree should I get accepted there). :D
Plus, this gives me a reason to crack open that PDF on python that a friend of mine gave me again to study (so I can challenge a python course that's mandatory at Gonzaga University for a computer science degree should I get accepted there). :D
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Posted 01 October 2010 - 05:03 PM
Good news, the students in the classroom I'm administrating can now submit their work so they don't have F's on their report cards anymore, which means I have a little more free time.
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Posted 19 October 2010 - 04:59 PM
R.I.P. GSSF.
August 2004 ~ October 2010
August 2004 ~ October 2010
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R.I.P. GSSF.
August 2004 ~ October 2010
August 2004 ~ October 2010
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I hope this is a lie... :P
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Posted 20 October 2010 - 03:14 PM
Activity sure is poor nowadays. :\
I've got access to the site content now though, so I can add stuff as it comes in. If anyone gets any new info, PM me.
I've got access to the site content now though, so I can add stuff as it comes in. If anyone gets any new info, PM me.
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Posted 21 October 2010 - 01:32 PM
I know... =/
However I do believe that once people will start playing Dark Dawn, activity will grow!
However I do believe that once people will start playing Dark Dawn, activity will grow!
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Posted 09 November 2010 - 11:11 PM
i am totally a webmaster des[ite my lack of knowledge or anything. but fuck can i ever keep a clean house. i'm your man max. your sexy sexy man
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Posted 10 November 2010 - 12:44 AM
I already got the job. =O
Though nothing's really gotten done since I haven't had time to find new content. :\
Though nothing's really gotten done since I haven't had time to find new content. :\
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