March 27, 2005

This is what happens now

As per my previous entry, I've done some thinking, and this is what I've come up with.

  1. I'm still going to run the Lair, but I'm going to be following through with a decision I made before all this crap happened: I want to focus my energies on generating content (specifically, writing new Rants and Reviews), rather than doing menial tasks around the site. The redesign helps with that aim very much.
  2. Speaking of the update, progress has pretty much stalled this week. However, andcarne has graciously donated (far too many) hours out of his life that he'll never get back and got me the posting dates for all the Rants and Reviews, which will save me much time. Hot damn. :)
  3. Currently, here's what I still need to get done before I update the site:
    • Joke Archive: 314 pages down, 249 to go.
    • Rants: Nothing has been done on it yet, though much of the formatting will be getting picked up from the Reviews section (which is done).
    • Front Page: Well, I can't exactly throw up the Lair without a front page that matches everything else, now can I? It's fairly complicated; I might just end up reusing the table-based front page I have now, and then update it to a strictly CSS-based page later on.
  4. Bahamut had asked, but I never answered: I'm not shutting down EV-Nova.net because of all this, don't worry.
  5. The Forums will be replaced once I get things straightened out more. I don't know exactly when, but when I do, they'll be getting created from scratch;though some of the organization and whatnot from the old forums will remain, I think a slimming of the old stuff wouldn't be a bad idea anyway.
  6. At some point this year, I'd like to overhaul evula.org; clean out the inactive users, update the way the banners and navigation table are done, that sort of stuff. Low on my list of priorities, though.
So, that pretty much covers everything. Posted by Eric at March 27, 2005 08:01 PM
Comments

Glad to know you're keeping it up

Good job...

Posted by: GFono at March 27, 2005 08:04 PM

It's good to see you figuring things out, EVula. You're doing a damn good job.

Posted by: El Duderino at March 27, 2005 10:26 PM

EVula, we love you.

Posted by: Stardog at March 27, 2005 11:23 PM

Golly gee, you guys almost make all the hours of mind-numbing code crunching and stress worth it. ;)

Posted by: EVula at March 28, 2005 12:43 AM

About what you said about cleaning out "inactive" evula.org users... What counts as inactive? I use my .org email adress as my primary account, and use the webspace only rarely when I want to post a picture on the gallery or to show my friends.

Does this consitute as "inactive," and if so, what can I do to get and stay in the active list?

As always, thanks for your hard work!

Posted by: Azdara Ace at March 28, 2005 05:56 AM

"Inactive" describes the people who use neither. When I finally get around to it, I'll be emailing everyone with a .org address; those who respond (within a reasonable amount of time, of course) are obviously active, while those who do not will run the risk of their accounts getting removed.

Posted by: EVula at March 28, 2005 10:04 AM

You know, I'd probably get more done if KOTOR (and KOTOR2) weren't so damn fun.

Posted by: EVula at March 28, 2005 04:04 PM

Yippee!

I would write something about how great a job you're doing or somesuch. But it's 12:40am here and I'm dammed tired.

But I can't disconnect. Gah.

Posted by: Bahamut at March 28, 2005 05:45 PM

Im with Stardog

way to go

Posted by: edg2000 at March 28, 2005 05:54 PM

Well that's just a-rockin'! You're too good to us, Eric.

Posted by: phantompenguin at March 28, 2005 06:30 PM

*Hugs EVula for slightly creepy encouragement.*

Posted by: Moo at March 28, 2005 09:19 PM

Perfectly understandable. KOTOR and KOTOR 2 are both quite awesome. Take all the time you need.

Posted by: Guest at March 29, 2005 09:54 AM

Well, isn't that just bitchin'.

Thanks for all of the work you put into it, it is appreciated.

Posted by: carl? at March 29, 2005 01:12 PM

Thank god you don't play world of warcraft. I have friends who play it, and we're on the verge of not being friends anymore, simply because they never even THINK about anything else, EVER...

Posted by: GFono at April 1, 2005 10:35 PM

Yeah, I've heard it was incredibly addictive. I'm usually not a gamer, but ever since I got an Xbox at MacWorld Boston last year, I've been playing a lot more than usual.

Posted by: EVula at April 2, 2005 01:56 PM

I am limited by a Generation 1 PS2 and a 233mHz G3, so games don't really affect me.

In regards to the Lair, take all the time you need. It sounds like it'll be great.

Posted by: Steelix at April 3, 2005 04:49 AM

Limited by? All I have is a GBA, so don't you complain about your console system.

Good luck with the exasperating contruction work, EVula.

Posted by: aximili_444 at April 4, 2005 10:51 PM

you're posting from a GBA?
thats quite something

;)

Posted by: GFono at April 4, 2005 11:53 PM

wow i didnt know gba's had internet access.... dammit i just sold mine too!

Posted by: edg2000 at April 5, 2005 06:49 PM

Games are games.

Posted by: aximili_444 at April 6, 2005 12:49 PM