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Yeah I noticed lately that there weren't more news. I kinda slacked down myself but it seems like Critor stopped newsing entirely too. Maybe we could have a newser for hardware/OS updates and some for games/program releases, and each others could sometimes help when they see something notable.
Another idea that would probably be nice is that when people add an attachment to the forums, maybe something advertising the downloads section should be added as a notice there telling people that if they are uploading a calculator program or game, they should consider adding it to the downloads section as well.For those who don't want to, then maybe on the front page there could be a list of all the latest attachments and their topics/posts on the front page too.
Something that would be cool is if the mod to translate posts on demand (some icon in the top-left corner of posts) was added to the site, assuming it works properly. Although Google Translate provides half-hassled translations at times, at least our large French userbase wouldn't need to constantly open a new tab for Google Translate everytime they don't understand a post, same for other language-speaking people or vice-versa.
But yeah there are so many reasons why a community could become less active over time (or more) that it's hard to tell which ones in particular are the cause. It could even be the economy: Notice how few europeans are joining Omnimaga since Europe economy collapsed. Bad economy == Unable to afford internet/3G bills, let alone your own calculator. Even my Youtube videos get fewer views since the past years.
Year: DJ posts / Board posts = %2005: 2190 / 7723 = 28.4%2006: 6562 / 29213 = 22.4%2007: 3505 / 18647 = 17.1%2008: 1152 / 3989 = 28.9%2009: 3644 / 15004 = 24.3%2010: 19533 / 87232 = 22.4%2011: 11770 / 115419 = 10.2%2012: 4263 / 43207 = 9.8%
By the way I like the news translation idea. To do so we should make sure that news are compacted so for example there is only 2 linebreaks between paragraph instead of 5-6 like I saw in some news, so that way people don't go TL;DR, or French news could be placed in spoilers. Also someone would have to volunteer (not me) to translate news.
Could it be the fact that a lot of the staff/members who used to have ridiculously high posting rates
QuoteCould it be the fact that a lot of the staff/members who used to have ridiculously high posting rates Sure, and ephan had a ridiculously high posting rate too. I noticed that I am less active too in general (due to exams etc), I used to have like 10 posts a day which now dropped to around 3 posts per 2 days. (however I'm planning on quite a big release soon and DJ_O, no it's not continuity )
- OmnomIRC (and if necessary, finding a new server)- improving the download sections (latests uploads on home page, screenshot + descriptions, online emulator, categories and subcategories, possibility to update the files...)
Quote from: aeTIos on October 19, 2012, 06:58:41 amActually didn't you have like 10 posts a day for a few months then kept disappearing for 3? And nice you got something in the works Quote from: critor on October 19, 2012, 03:21:15 am- OmnomIRC (and if necessary, finding a new server)- improving the download sections (latests uploads on home page, screenshot + descriptions, online emulator, categories and subcategories, possibility to update the files...)Yeah I've been suggesting Juju and a few other alternatives for servers, but to no avail so far. The issue is that staff simply can't afford the extra $20-40 a month that it would cost to run OmnomIRC.
Actually didn't you have like 10 posts a day for a few months then kept disappearing for 3? And nice you got something in the works Quote from: critor on October 19, 2012, 03:21:15 am- OmnomIRC (and if necessary, finding a new server)- improving the download sections (latests uploads on home page, screenshot + descriptions, online emulator, categories and subcategories, possibility to update the files...)Yeah I've been suggesting Juju and a few other alternatives for servers, but to no avail so far. The issue is that staff simply can't afford the extra $20-40 a month that it would cost to run OmnomIRC.
And an emulator on Omnimaga would require TI-Planet help since staff here would probably not be able to implement such thing otherwise.
Also you would need to modify the emu to force the user to provide his own ROM for legal reasons. (like jsTIfied does).
I'd be happy to translate articles to dutch tho I think a lot of dutch guys don't care reading english news :pdj when did i disappear for 3 months O.o
Quote from: DJ_O on October 19, 2012, 09:29:05 amQuote from: aeTIos on October 19, 2012, 06:58:41 amActually didn't you have like 10 posts a day for a few months then kept disappearing for 3? And nice you got something in the works Quote from: critor on October 19, 2012, 03:21:15 am- OmnomIRC (and if necessary, finding a new server)- improving the download sections (latests uploads on home page, screenshot + descriptions, online emulator, categories and subcategories, possibility to update the files...)Yeah I've been suggesting Juju and a few other alternatives for servers, but to no avail so far. The issue is that staff simply can't afford the extra $20-40 a month that it would cost to run OmnomIRC.How much do you pay the server per month currently?Can OmnomIRC be run on another server than omnimaga.org ?
Quote from: DJ_O on October 19, 2012, 09:29:05 amAnd an emulator on Omnimaga would require TI-Planet help since staff here would probably not be able to implement such thing otherwise.I didn't say no.Just keep in mind that the emulator I currently maintain does not support 83+.So it would only be useful for Basic programs, or assembly programs for basic TI-83.We haven't asked Kerm if we could integrated jsTIfied yet, nor for the required conditions if any (links? banner?...).Quote from: DJ_O on October 19, 2012, 09:29:05 amAlso you would need to modify the emu to force the user to provide his own ROM for legal reasons. (like jsTIfied does).No problem - I've got a build which asks for the ROM, although it's not the one we're using.