Why message boards go down hill.

VEGANGELICA · 03-08-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

I've tried to bring this to the admin's attention and suggested using a wordpress blog as a frontpage. It's easily tailored to look the way you want and it's made for multiple users with different levels/privileges. By using plugins, you can add all sorts of functionality and you (or an admin like Yac) can also update the wordpress platform and plugins with the click of a button, so it's easy to maintain.

However, I've had no real answer from Yac/admin yet and it's been quite a while now.

My guess is they don't want the basic appearance of the front page to change, since I recall they didn't want obvious and reasonable (to me) changes such as stating rules right on the MB front page at the very top...which is what another (unnamed but nice) music forum does, one with a "z" in the name instead of an "s."

(I'm trying to be secretive and subtle here, Tore.)

Could a wordpress blog be added as a forum up at the top of the current front page in the "MB Reader" section right above "Album Reviews"? Then those who like what this would offer could still have it available and at least in a prominent position...yet admin might be more likely to accept such a minor change?

You could also put right-track's proposed "Band Interviews" up there!!

First up, Muse! (Ha ha ha! That's for you, Urban!)

Say, why doesn't MB allow embedding playlists in profiles? This is such a nice feature of...uh...another...uh...music forum. I really like that feature...you get to hear right away people's taste in music. Did I say like? I mean LOVE. With an embedded playlist you could click on MusicBanter friends' profiles and see the playlists right away and listen listen listen to the songs they love. I'd be on this site almost constantly when I do computer work if I could listen to friends' playlists all from this one location.