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Well, I, like a few other members, when I login check the home page first. And I believe the Other Tutorials forum should also be placed on the home page because not a lot of people read what's in the other tutorials forum because it's not on the home page and it doesn't get credited as much as the other forums. The other tutorials forum has some very good tutorials and I believe should also be acknowledged on the home page just as the others are.
The reason it's not on the front page is because it doesn't have a security need for it. If we open it up to have Other Tutorials on the front page then I suspect we'll see requests for Operating Systems, GCC, etc. The focus of the site is supposed to be Security. The rest is, in a sense, add-on. :)
I personally wouldn't want it there but if the community says otherwise then I will talk to intmon about it.
how about a display all forums option? so users can either have the default 'security only' on the front page or if they like they can choose to enable all forums on main page
even better would be to allow users to select which forums they wish to see on the main page themselves - now that would be quality :)
v_Ln
yea, I was thinking of that as well just didn't add it to my original suggestion...
EDIT: Just thought about it, maybe it could be another site benift :p once you get to senior you can choose what goes on the home page..
Yeah, you don't care cause you're already a senior citizen.... err member!Quote:
Originally posted here by Raion
EDIT: Just thought about it, maybe it could be another site benift :p once you get to senior you can choose what goes on the home page..
Also remember if you scroll down more on the home page you'll see a link that says "view more active topics" and this will show you the active topics from non-security forums.
I like val's idea, the option to choose what forums you see on the main page. That might not be so easy to implement though.. :(
mjk
Sure it is right mnstrgrl? Shouldn't take too long to implement this idea..
I think being able to customize your home page to display which forums you want to view is a great idea. I don't know about it being an earned site benfiet though. What do you suggest would be the criteria meet before you could do this?
The other tutorials forum being on the frontpage is also, imho, a great idea. While they might not be security related, several of the threads in there could be somethign useful to the people of this site and to those who visits. At least something to bait new members that this is not only a security site, but a site with a complete well-roundness which focuses on security.
Your one-stop tech shop if you will.
just my $0.02
hjack
I like vals idea... I think it would be good if it came along with the custom avatar, that way the server wouldn't have to remember all the custom setups for people who post once and then never come back.
While I don't have a better idea I belive that 10 post is not enough.
When I can think of something better I will post it.
hjack
Nope, not too hard. The only difficulty with such things is deciding on the best way/place to keep user customization data that has to be stored for things like this.Quote:
Sure it is right mnstrgrl? Shouldn't take too long to implement this idea..
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so.....can we (in we I mean the royal we.......as in you) do it then? pretty please?
v_Ln
yea can you? :) :D
I'll work on it. I have several new suggestions to work on around here next week, so be patient :)
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heh np thanks mnstgrl - ur the best as usual
v_Ln
sorry for bringing this back up, but this is an area that i am very touchy about. Back in the day, i enjoyed recognition for my work. At first i supported jup med, but when they started taking away things such as o recognition for the countless hours i spent writing tutorials specifically for this site and its members, i started to feel a bit edgy towards them. My view on this, is that its cool if you don't want it adding **** to the main page thats not security related (even though hundreds of posts daily are put in security forums that don't necessarily relate to security but thats inevitable ) but at least put a top 10 other tutorials posted or something. You could also consider alot more than 7 or whatever of my tutorials security related. Knowing your network teaches you how to secure it. I agree that alot of my tuts arent security oriented, but without me have written those tuts there would be 23 less in your database, and thats basically 23 less threads that people would search for help on. I didn't want to make another thread to call alot of attention to this matter, but itd be cool if you could do what i asked. Ive been a good boy here for over 2 years now, even though the last 6 months or so i've mainly just lurked :(
See, i dont personally give a damn about security by itself, as im more focused on learning everything there is to know about computers. I came here in June of 2002 after months of search for a good community, and i liked the look of this site (literally the look ) so i kinda crashed landed here. This site gave me the skills necessary to run my own webserver, learn basic programming skills, operate and operate well other operating systems than the one i thought i was stuck with forever. People like Ammo and THEJRC were major influences on me and alot of help so i give credit to them specifically.
Hell maybe even a total tutorials written section.. That'd be kinda cool.
It can't be that hard to implement, probably take 5 minutes. For another, i dont see anything wrong with it, I probably won't be writing any security tuts soon, but i may start writing other tuts if this is implemented. Blah.. just a shot in the dark im afraid.
Note this new option in the Member Functions area: Edit Front Page Display.
If you do not select a customized list of forums for display, or you select none, you'll continue to see the default list which we've always shown on the front page.
- h
Thanks Mnstrgrl! You Rock :D
That simple godlike!