Suggestions for the RC India forum/website

[rohitgupta322]

I agree with VC about being satisfied with the way our forum is... It has a very user friendly interface and no changes are required   Thanks Anwarji !

YES, even i like the forum the way it is. I don't think it requires any immediate change.

[anwar]

These are not orderss, just suggestions and  I love them all   So please keep them coming. 

Both my opinion and amount of time I can spend on each influences the final outcome, but that is not the point.  All suggestions are welcome suggestions !

On the white-space/side-bar issue pointed out by Subbu, not every one has high resolution screens. This particular design template asks for some white space on the sides.  I can (and probably should) reduce it, but there is not enough to support side-bars.

[vinay]

Want to have our own blogs to maintain our own stories. So that we can have comments/build threads etc associated with our own custom homepage/blogs.

Some thing like this.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=140909
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1121979

[mail4ajo]

Can we include multi post quote option? Makes life easy when we need to reply to multiple posts in a go. I hate to post several times.

[vinay]

You can actually keep clicking on quote on RCIndia and it gets added up, but I dont think it remembers multiple pages - multiquote like RCG does.

[ujjwaana]

These are not orderss, just suggestions and  I love them all  So please keep them coming.  

Anwar, did you make the RC India Logo yourself ? I know hardly many techies who have a good hand is drawing etc, so it could have been a tasking job for you!!

How about  a makeover of the Color of the Forum (Tri color is good but the bright orange color attracts the eyes of the passer byes in the office, apart from striking ones eyes too.

And when we have members like Merog (hope I spelled correct) who are doing Decals for Hyperion, it would be great we have some new logo suggestion. I guess he would love to contribute for the forum..

Have I spoken too much ??

[anwar]

You can actually keep clicking on quote on RCIndia and it gets added up, but I dont think it remembers multiple pages - multiquote like RCG does.

Right, this works if you are picking quotes from the same page (which is the last page in a thread).

There is a multi-quote mod, let me try installing it.  Some of the mods are unstable, and I see not possibility of me digging into the code to fix issues (if any).

Overall, I would like to avoid adding more and more "mod"s (modifications) to the site, as each additional one tends to slow the site down, and adds complexity in terms of upgrades.  For functionality that is already partly supported and seldom used, I am not sure if it is worth the effort

[vinay]

 

[anwar]

And when we have members like Merog (hope I spelled correct) who are doing Decals for Hyperion, it would be great we have some new logo suggestion. I guess he would love to contribute for the forum..

We had this discussion before, and Merog offered to help !  I am open to submissions, but this is one subject in which I will play the "Soup Nazi" from "Seinfeld"  

The logo and site design has to go hand in hand.  For the short term, I can try to tone down the orange/saffron. I like the look and feel of the site as it is now, but I see the point about the "bright" orange.

[anwar]

Anwar, did you make the RC India Logo yourself ? I know hardly many techies who have a good hand is drawing etc, so it could have been a tasking job for you!!

Not really, I do dabble with painting every once in a while

http://www.rcindia.org/rc-india-forum/rcindia_logo/msg5585/#msg5585

Ankur helped me with putting the logo in vector graphics in Illustrator, so it can scale to any size; I had done it initially with Photoshop.   We are making some progress on getting tee-shirts printed with the logo

[anwar]

Want to have our own blogs to maintain our own stories. So that we can have comments/build threads etc associated with our own custom homepage/blogs.

There are mods like TinyPortal that adds this functionality to SMF.  But it is a significant addon, and I am not sure how beneficial it is to the overall user base.  Judicious use of topic headings should handle it in a "KISS" way. 

For example, for every blog type of entry, enter the topic title as "[VINAY'S BLOG] Heli tricks", and they would be easy to locate.  This is sort of a hack and not the best way of doing things, and if there is more interest, I will try the mod.  You can start a poll in a separate thread and see if there is interest !

[anam_funny]

I would like that the PM facility to be improved. If we write a long PM, it becoms difficult to move on to the different line, like when we press enter, it does not move on to the next line. there is some problem.

And, i would like the PM facility to show the changes we make to be showed in real time... like for example, when we select bold, it should not show the HTML codes, instead it should make the text BOLD in real time so that we get an idea what it looks like and we dont have to press preview again and again....

[anam_funny]

Forum's own motor power calculator will also be a good option. Which can show the estimate values for thrust, power wattage, amps etc etc... when we input the specs of the electornics. I really like this one...
http://adamone.rchomepage.com/calc_motor.htm

[anam_funny]

Editing the posts should also be there... Editing option is only availible for a limited time... then that option vanishes away...

[anwar]

Editing the posts should also be there... Editing option is only availible for a limited time... then that option vanishes away...

That is done to preserve historical accuracy.  It makes sense in some boards, like the "For Sale" or "Wanted" ones. 

For others, if really necessary, I can help manually make changes over PM requests.

[mail4ajo]

One suggestion on the logo, since we have more cars related stuff coming up, can we include a graphic to depict rc cars as well?

[anwar]

My thought all along on this was that the first thing that comes into mind about RC is planes, and so does the vast majority of members here indicate this in their registration choice.  But let us try something.

I am soliciting a new logo design from members (or even non-members, in case anyone has designers as friends).  It would be good if it can project planes, cars and helis (no boats, trains etc at this time... although I am open to boats if 4 pictures/items made the design better). The timeframe is open, and I will play jury.  The winner will be awarded with "something nice"

[anam_funny]

That is done to preserve historical accuracy.  It makes sense in some boards, like the "For Sale" or "Wanted" ones. 

For others, if really necessary, I can help manually make changes over PM requests.

Yes.... that makes sense...hmm...

[vinay]

Cant attach pics with PM

[anwar]

That is done to preserve historical accuracy.  It makes sense in some boards, like the "For Sale" or "Wanted" ones. 

Anam - Can you confirm that you can "Edit" older posts in the "For Sale" board ?

[anam_funny]

No, I dont think so. I dont have any old posts at preesent. Will let you know if in a few days. I have just posted a new thread... Thank You....

[anam_funny]

Hello Anwar,
I just checked it out and the edit option is not available now. It was available for a limited time as before..

[CrazyPilot]

Dear Anwar Sir,

Can we put sale/wanted items in categories like online stores? It will be a lot easier to find different items category wise. Kindly add this feature soon.

Thx in advance

[anwar]

One more small feature added :

http://www.rcindia.org/rc-india-forum/beginners/msg27541/#msg27541

[controlflyer]

I don't know if this has been discussed before, but can we increase the attachment size ?