The "Freeola Customer Forum" forum, which includes Retro Game Reviews, has been archived and is now read-only. You cannot post here or create a new thread or review on this forum.
Recognising that we cannot be all things to all people, and that the overwhelming majority of people who visit the interactive part of our site are gamers, we have take a conscious decision to focus on games, and to cut out other areas. That's really the only way we can strive to improve the games section of the site.
However, we are not a games seller, we are an isp. Tens of thousands of our customers have their own website hosted with us. This recently led us to open a directory of UK Web Designers, to work in conjunction with our own Customer Sites Directory, and Web Design and Development section of the forums. Developing this area of our interactive sites is just as important to us as the Games section.
So, Gaming and Design is born and we are asking visitors to bear with us while we go through a shake out, or a phase of experimentation, over the next few weeks. Things might change quite a lot yet.
We value all of your feedback and opinions and Jubbachainsaw* will be gathering these up and reporting back to our programmers and design team on the changes which need to be made.
The Gaming and Design Awards will comprise three sections (I expect):
1. Our Gamer of the Week will be the best contributor to the Games sections and will win any game of their choice. As you can tell by the title, it is most likely that only one prize will be issued each week in this category, but there may be some Gaming and Design Challenges from Jubbachainsaw*.
2. The Customer Site of the Week will be promoted across our sites, but will not win a prize. This award is primarily selected from new sites submitted for inclusion in the Freeola Customer Sites section.
3. Our third award is technical or creative award, yet to be named. The rules, or even the type of prize are yet to be finalised. Expect an announcement once the experimental phase of these changes is nearing completion.
I am sorry if it seems a little disruptive to shake out the changes with the site live online. As ever, we have to work within our resources and this is the most efficient way to identify and debate the issues. The interactive sites had over 60,000 visitors last week, so there could be quite a lot of feedback.
*cut himself shaving the other day, nearly took his bloody head off!
well im done for the day (weekend wooo hoo!! ) speak to everyone soon
> Yea i think maybe they could do a competiton where each existing
> member has to invite a few friends to the site (give a reference
> when joining) and each member who recruits 3 or more people gets
> entered into a draw, or whoever introduces the most wins
> something.
>
> Just an idea - i got a million lol
I'm glad you've said this, I was thinking something along the sam lines. I'm always trying to convince people to join the site. The more people the more fun it will become (and the more effort I need to put into my GAD efforts!).
Just got the new xmas temp at Game to check freeola out (ok, it was because I said that I have a walkthrough on here that won me a £30 Argos voucher).
If anything did happen, it should be done quarterly. That way, it keeps regulars returning and gives plenty of time to keep people interested in recruiting new users.
Just an idea - i got a million lol
Before we move on we need to sort out the mods, GP and Alfonse are homeless now. Any chance they can be recruited to some of the other forums?
Also the top poster page is out of date.
(as long as they dont spam)
> I like that idea, we had something similar quite a while back
> when we had to write a welcome walkthrough/guide to the forums
> for an EGAD.
Yep, thats the one I remember. Although I didnt win it, it was fun to do and I think it encouraged new posters.
> That's it! The new EGAD, write a welcome thread for the new
> design. Jubba picks the best one.
I like that idea, we had something similar quite a while back when we had to write a welcome walkthrough/guide to the forums for an EGAD.
I think once it all sinks in everyone will be happy again and we will be one big Happy Freeola family again lol.