hey guys

my topic title says it all for me. i know i am a newbie but i could grow some day. The challenge i am putting on here is nt like an enemy type of challenge just a friendly challenge to seun specifically.

i just built my own forum, hey guys it's not S.M.F ooo it's more better than S.M.F on so many ways. though they are new also but they are good. i want to challenge seun to work on the G.U.I of this forum by showing mine as starter point in terms of G.U.I nothing more than that.

i mean look at twitter and facebook they are both big places but different G.U.I. so that's what i am putting up here.

So guys you can register and on the site and make it a place to visit regularly also. make it a stop by forum for you guys cos there are alot of features to xperience there.

the URL to the site: check my signature

and also make your reviews about the forum.

thanks

any reviewer here. where is yawa ti de

Hmmmm, try harder,

Christ. Its horrible.

Sorry OP, but as I have stated on other threads, I don't do blogs or cms. Nothing against them (heck, I have done a few joomla sites). I just don't review them cos they aren't your original code.

Sorry about that.

and What tha hell is "G.U.I" or GUI. . . sounds 1991. Whatever happened to "UI". . . . .

thanks everybody. i'll still keep it rolling.

GUI shud refer to Windows Component because it has advanced Window Repaint and Redrawing Interface on web is mostly refered to as UI or UX.

this is a mess,
@poster go back to the drawing board.
GUI is not everything

That website is an eye sore. Challlenge yourself before thinking of challenging Nairaland. At least Nairaland has kept it simple over the years.

what the meaning of that site? and you havent gotten your priorities right, you've infused adsense. aba!

This was all i needed. so u guys should kip the comment rolling in. Only one or two people made a review about the forum. the rest of you guys were just pouring out bad comments,though the comments make knw my mistakes but i believe you guys only saw the homepage and logged off the site.

and thanks for the correction on G.U.I. I appreciate so much.

Ps:don't judge a book by it's cover. i am still challenging myself and for me to know my weaknesses i need to challenge myself with the best.(nairaland)

so guys thanks for the comments.

plz i am not a hater of NL. I just want to be a competition.

Any more reviews?

@poster

i must agree you have your priorities totally wrong.

Its one thing to be able to put together a website(open source or code) its another thing to make it run as a recognized brand. Because one can put together a website does not guarantee you can make the website a visible brand (that's a different set of skills entirely!).

Besides before taking on a competitor that has reached critical mass in your selected market (and mind you this particular competitor you have chosen to take head on is a near monopoly  !) you should do your homework, and preferably underground and unnoticed.

If you succeed you really wont need to scream for attention ; your competitor will instantly take notice of you.

Just my two cents

digi101:

@poster

i must agree you have your priorities totally wrong.

Its one thing to be able to put together a website(open source or code) its another thing to make it run as a recognized brand. Because one can put together a website does not guarantee you can make the website a visible brand (that's a different set of skills entirely!).

Besides before taking on a competitor that has reached critical mass in your selected market (and mind you this particular competitor you have chosen to take head on is a near monopoly  !) you should do your homework, and preferably underground and unnoticed.

If you succeed you really wont need to scream for attention ; your competitor will instantly take notice of you.

Just my two cents

and i'll make sure adhere to it. thanks so much man.

Ehmmm apart from CoderNigeria.net and Naira-nation written there i see no difference cuz am a member of CoderNigeria, basically the same script all these non-programmers get me vexed when they don't plan and just click install and start shouting Nairaland-Killer

pc guru:

Ehmmm apart from CoderNigeria.net and Naira-nation written there i see no difference cuz am a member of CoderNigeria, basically the same script all these non-programmers get me vexed when they don't plan and just click install and start shouting Nairaland-Killer

ok

but left to me i think u can create a better nairaland forum if that passion exists. First a simple interface and a forum that is more elaborate u can use SMF since its the norm, then try to look for something that will attract people maybe like Chatting,Group Chat, or even with Flash Media Server if u can a VPS or a Good Dedicated Hosting, u can have Video Chatting and stuff, then make it send/get info from social networks.then have a ranking system like PS3 network the more chats u have the more features u can have that way it would be like a point stuff, people love achievements and that will make it look like a game to some people. everything just boils down to planning Big, no one will take this serious because i can as well download it and start mine too.anything done is worth doing well. take care and all the best

pc guru:

but left to me i think u can create a better nairaland forum if that passion exists. First a simple interface and a forum that is more elaborate u can use SMF since its the norm, then try to look for something that will attract people maybe like Chatting,Group Chat, or even with Flash Media Server if u can a VPS or a Good Dedicated Hosting, u can have Video Chatting and stuff, then make it send/get info from social networks.then have a ranking system like PS3 network the more chats u have the more features u can have that way it would be like a point stuff, people love achievements and that will make it look like a game to some people. everything just boils down to planning Big, no one will take this serious because i can as well download it and start mine too.anything done is worth doing well. take care and all the best

Guy thanks so much for the tips. But come to think of it. if i use SMF what difference does it make? it makes no difference. That was why i used that forum software it is some how new in the WWW. until you use the forum, you won't know how sleeky convenient and interesting the forum is. i just need some people to testify to this but for the mean time you guys are doubting i'll keep updating the forum with more stuffs. one thinf i followed when creating NAIRATION was simplicity cos i know Nigerians dnt like things the hard way. Guy i really thank you so much for the advise and ideas. for the vps i think i'll start thinking about that. thanks so much,

Still need more reviews,condemns and critics. thank you

No problem this forum stuff does it have a Developer Section/API if its new it means people will be using it and thus meaning more jobs on creating extension for me.

which are you talking about; my forum(NAIRATION) or the main forum software.?

Vanilla, with the API you can create plugins like the Social Plugin u have on ur forum,its what bridges your method with its own Codes.

with nairaland?

Nope , the Forum Software you installed is Vanilla, i thought u knew ? are you a Developer ?

lolz, i know its vanilla. haba!! yeah but not well acquainted still learning doe. for the API stuffs the ones that are there i think are already okay or you have some other plugins you think i should add

Caramba! Vanilla ice-cream for a foro?

dhtml .:

Caramba! Vanilla ice-cream for a foro?

don't undastand what you mean

lol don't mind dhtml he speaks Spanish but he's a very very very very very good Developer,

yeah, lolz,,.,he's always busy,

@pcguru are u a developer

Web Developer yes. why?

okays, plz can i get your e-mail add. wanna discuss a little stuff with you

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