The site

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Yep, I use it and it works well - clean and easy to use, easily customisable. Never had any problems.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

There is Stuff Now. http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/site/

SinisterAgent's MGS4 review is there http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/s ... iew/40/41/

As are about half the contents of the Reviews forum http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/s ... ory/16/41/

The main blocker is me. We need to give the subeds here accounts on the site so they can import content. Goddess Jasmine and Devilman have done great work getting the template sorted out, it just needs the rest of the content. Ideally what it needs is a user account bridge to share login details between the forum and site; there are plugins for this, although none of them seem to work 100%.

devilman · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 14:53

Well Chris has given me access to the reviews bit so if I'm not too tired this week, I'll bung some content across.

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

All of this looks awesome. What was all the grumbling about? Looks like it needs a bit of a tidy and a news update and we're all super-good to go.

CUS · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 14:57

ComicalGnomes wrote:

All of this looks awesome. What was all the grumbling about

This is why we have 'previous posts', they're a brilliant way to say what was said earlier, without having to have been there at the time to read them as they transpired. Works for any thread, brilliantly, via a plugin I think.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

It just looks like it needs some kind of graphics to break the text up a bit - it looks like an RSS feed at the moment, but it looks like it is really, really coming along - big cheers to the guys and gals working on it.

What sections will there be? How long before people can start submitting content properly and who is organising all this? And what areas are people to submit content to? I'd like to participate in some way but I do not know what content has been planned and what guidelines there are and how to go about things.

Is there an estimate on when it will all be ready to go?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Mimi wrote:

What sections will there be? How long before people can start submitting content properly and who is organising all this? And what areas are people to submit content to? I'd like to participate in some way but I do not know what content has been planned and what guidelines there are and how to go about things.

The sections were detailed by me waaaay back when.

viewtopic.php?p=17002#p17002

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Oh, I think we should have a Q&A, like an ask monkey, where people can ask any questions and the esteemed minds of BETEO can try and answer them. It should draw more people in and be a bit more interactive, and fun.

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

CUS wrote:

ComicalGnomes wrote:

All of this looks awesome. What was all the grumbling about

This is why we have 'previous posts', they're a brilliant way to say what was said earlier, without having to have been there at the time to read them as they transpired. Works for any thread, brilliantly, via a plugin I think.

You do realise at some point I'm going to hunt you down and put out your eyes, don't you?

romanista · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 15:04

good work richard, but i supposed i think we should work towards an officiall live moment, where we can work towards..

also, isn't there an online gaming part? to index the online gaming (swos, mario kart, forza, unknown games, mafia scum?)

edit: i see that a section is planned in the other topic.

CUS · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 15:08

ComicalGnomes wrote:

You do realise at some point I'm going to hunt you down and put out your eyes, don't you?

Woah! Steady on now! What's with all this aggression, this rage? This isn't like you! Are you hungry?

CraigGrannell · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1639

From a design standpoint, I'd suggest three things (and, yeah, I realise you're not done yet):

1. Revisit how you deal with white space. I would at least double the space between content and the design edge, and between blocks of content. The reviews index makes my eyes flit about, because it's hard to focus on two headings that are so close together.

2. Colour the page background. Right now, it's too much of a distraction, and the focus actually moves outside of the content area. An alternative would be to ditch the drop-shadow, at which point the eye should naturally focus more happily on the content anyway.

3. Put search at the top, not the bottom.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Needs more Retoons. DIMRILL, stop fiddling with your nurgly wurglies and get back to work.

devilman · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 15:27

CraigGrannell wrote:

From a design standpoint, I'd suggest three things (and, yeah, I realise you're not done yet):

1. Revisit how you deal with white space. I would at least double the space between content and the design edge, and between blocks of content. The reviews index makes my eyes flit about, because it's hard to focus on two headings that are so close together.

2. Colour the page background. Right now, it's too much of a distraction, and the focus actually moves outside of the content area. An alternative would be to ditch the drop-shadow, at which point the eye should naturally focus more happily on the content anyway.

3. Put search at the top, not the bottom.

All sounds fine with me - the template is virtually 'as is' from the install with the exception of tweaking a little of the design for Zardoz's beteo graphic. Nothing else has been touched in terms of the layout and colours yet.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 15:37

Mimi wrote:

Oh, I think we should have a Q&A, like an ask monkey, where people can ask any questions and the esteemed minds of BETEO can try and answer them. It should draw more people in and be a bit more interactive, and fun.

(And to everyone else's suggestions)
Not now, though. What we need is a 'games' section and a 'features' section that is online, ready, and public.
Everything else is just niceties.

[edit]Except for design, obv.

CUS · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 16:31

Grim... wrote:

Everything else is just niceties.

Big smelly willies!

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Mr Chris wrote:

CUS wrote:

"Closed beta" amongst trusted (i.e. bezzie) forumites.

Modz and Sub-eds, I thought? And anyone can apply to be a Sub-ed, and the Sub-ed group includes a number of who I believe are non "bezzies" (if I'm interpreting that word correctly).

I've been a shit sub-ed this far and wasn't aware there was a site ready to been seen. Pressures of work etc. I fully deserve to be booted out of the sub-Eds groups. I do promise to try harder in the future though.

Hugh · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 21:16

Are 'concept' reviews allowed?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

I would imagine so.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

CraigGrannell wrote:

3. Put search at the top, not the bottom.

QUESTION:

What do you think about the position of Wikipedia's search form? I find it really counter-intuitive and a bit badly placed. Although, I've used it so often for so long, it doesn't jar as much anymore, but if I don't use the site for a week, it really stands out.

Hugh · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 23:04

Dudley wrote:

I would imagine so.

I see what you have done there and it is amusing.

CraigGrannell · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1639

jonarob wrote:

What do you think about the position of Wikipedia's search form?

In that style of site, directly under the logo would make most sense.

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 20:55

devilman wrote:

CraigGrannell wrote:

From a design standpoint, I'd suggest three things (and, yeah, I realise you're not done yet):

1. Revisit how you deal with white space. I would at least double the space between content and the design edge, and between blocks of content. The reviews index makes my eyes flit about, because it's hard to focus on two headings that are so close together.

2. Colour the page background. Right now, it's too much of a distraction, and the focus actually moves outside of the content area. An alternative would be to ditch the drop-shadow, at which point the eye should naturally focus more happily on the content anyway.

3. Put search at the top, not the bottom.

All sounds fine with me - the template is virtually 'as is' from the install with the exception of tweaking a little of the design for Zardoz's beteo graphic. Nothing else has been touched in terms of the layout and colours yet.

Dumped the drop-shadow, shoved the search at the top and installed something for the retoons. With a bit of luck I've got next week off so I can help out properly if stuff still needs copying over.

romanista · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:51

can someone add the online gaming section, wouldn't mind making some text for it..
rj

devilman · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:57

How do you want it? An introduction then links to each relevant bit on the forum?

romanista · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 14:31

yup, and maybe a back page for some reports and results (like the swos gamereports, old tables etc)
zo

Bezzie Mates Gaming
- Official Swos Cup
bla di bla
*practical page
(wii codes, participants, gamertags)
* results
(tables/ mario kart screenshots)
* reports
just text from the forum
* link to the thread

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 22:57

Just an editable page of some sort listing games, and who has them, would be highly useful.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 23:09

Xbox.com has that, does it not?

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:08

All I've ever found is a list by person, rather than a list by game. (+ less useful for non xbox platforms)

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:18

I'm was thinking about the name last night.
I'm not sure it fits, tbh.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Grim... wrote:

I'm was thinking about the name last night.
I'm not sure it fits, tbh.

Mmm. It fits fine for the forum, but perhaps not for the site, indeed.

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

Craster wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I'm was thinking about the name last night.
I'm not sure it fits, tbh.

Mmm. It fits fine for the forum, but perhaps not for the site, indeed.

How about "Fucking fuck"? :attitude:

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

It would be a way to get free advertising certainly.

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

Triangle to live?

CraigGrannell · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1639

"Be Excellent Gaming" or "Excellent Gaming"?

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:02

Will the site just be gaming though? As I was reading one of NervousPete's film reviews, I was thinking we could have a spot for those on the site. Plus there's the photo competition stuff, so something more general would probably be best.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:06

IIRC, it was always intended to be gaming-based, but more 'entertainment' than 'gaming' specifically, I think. The more diluted it is, the harder it will be to get it any sort of recognition, of course. And if we put friend's lists on it, we might as well just call it BezzieSite.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Although that is a little close to the url of another leading subscription based content site.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:19

romanista wrote:

Bezzie Mates Gaming
- Official Swos Cup

Actually, this is going to be put on a sister site, when I get time to do it (BezzieMates gaming, not just the SWOS Cup). I don't think it's really quite right for the main site.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Agreed. It's not a clique (of course) but it's not something we want random site visitors turning up to.

Anyone on the forum is absolutely fine, but if it's on the site we could have Forza night filled with pubbies and to be honest that'd kinda suck.

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

How about "Better Than Crap"?

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:42

Setting the bar kind of high. How about "better than very crap"?

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

"Arguably Not Terrible."

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

"Fair to Middling on a Good Day"

Which has the catchy initialism* of "FTMOAGD".

*aaaaAAAh!

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:03

'Better than syphilis'.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:07

Mr Chris wrote:

"Fair to Middling on a Good Day"

Which has the catchy initialism* of "FTMOAGD".

*aaaaAAAh!

I do like this.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:08

devilman wrote:

'Better than syphilis'.

"but worse than thrush"

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:09

Oops, wrong thread

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:09

"Game(s) for a LOL"

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:11

Grim... wrote:

Oops, wrong thread

I did wonder how we'd work it into the site title for a minute...

Be Excellent To Each Other

The site
i'm worried

Who is online

Be Excellent To Each Other

The site i'm worried

Who is online

The site
i'm worried