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thats funny i didn't notice that but i was thinking of something like this but it's a very rough draft

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With all due respect...

Ew. That is very hard on the eyes and I think that could drive people away. Perhaps something more darker could be implemented but white on black is not the answer.

With all due respect...

Ew. That is very hard on the eyes and I think that could drive people away. Perhaps something more darker could be implemented but white on black is not the answer.

no i don't want white text it would drive me crazy too but i would choose a medium blue, and i said it was a quick 5 min edit that i did in PS

What is this "Outside" that you are referring to? Is that the large room with the super bright light that is outside of my front door?

My mother told me never to speak of this room of the outside, enter it, and the evil spirits of the light will burn your skin.

Okay, all due respect, but the interface is not what's the problem. I've noticed that I tend to visit other sites more often now than before, mostly due to the fact that they update their articles much more quickly than we do - and not just "technology" related news, but new hardware that pushes the boundaries, and articles that you might never see here (I'm still waiting for the FPN to show that Cubans can now buy computers legally, for instance). How often do you hear "old news"?

You've done an amazing job with this site, but it might be time to think outside the box, and add some categories to the main page that aren't just "main","software", and "gamers". After all, you can't continually add new articles to the "main" section, it would just push all the old ones out before some people can get through them (except for those like me who check several times a day).

Just a suggestion, thanks.

There isn't as much news as there used to be making the Front Page, and some of it isn't high quality. A lot of the good stuff gets left behind in Breaking News (BPN). I used to contribute quite a lot to the Front Page but I stopped because I didn't want to have to post it twice (to Breaking News and Front Page).

My advice: All tech news should be submitted to Breaking News by default, and Admins/mods should pick out the best news for the Front Page.

On the other hand, there has been a noticable increase of quality inhouse material making it to the Front Page, which I think is great!

We're entering the summer months, people wanna be outside, so less posting and less registering :p

+1 - Busy time of year this, im preparing for exams starting tomorrow, and university is wrapping up for graduation so people's priorities shift etc.

Probably see registrations increase after the summer, when people are back in doors with the luke warmth of their PC's.

Start offering Warez and Porn.

Problem solved.

Well, a new problem of server strain would probably erect :p ... amongst obvious legal questions.

Being serious, the fact it's summer is too true.

It's far too hot for me to be sitting in my room, im off to drink beers at a mates soon. Screw studying in this weather ;)

[geek chat] My new room temperature thanks to the weather is pushing my overclock to the max :(

Start offering Warez and Porn.

Problem solved.

Well, a new problem of server strain would probably erect :p ... amongst obvious legal questions.

Being serious, the fact it's summer is too true.

It's far too hot for me to be sitting in my room, im off to drink beers at a mates soon. Screw studying in this weather ;)

[geek chat] My new room temperature thanks to the weather is pushing my overclock to the max :(

:laugh:

How does this measure up in terms of seasonal trends? Spring and Summer generally means people are going outside and stuff ya know?

nerds don't like the outside world.

You can notice a huge number drop from Nov 07 to April 08.

roughly: 500 less registrations, 900 less new topics, 5500 less replies, 1000 less PM's, and 100,000 less topic views...

something weird is going on.... Is neowin dying :(

nerds don't like the outside world.

You can notice a huge number drop from Nov 07 to April 08.

roughly: 500 less registrations, 900 less new topics, 5500 less replies, 1000 less PM's, and 100,000 less topic views...

something weird is going on.... Is neowin dying :(

Nah, far from it.

Message boards are just popping up left right and center and many of them dilute the internet base.

Thing is, people always bounce back to the big, widely known sites - Visiting a new message board can seem fresh and interesting, but many new boards will burn out pretty quickly seeing as it's hard to differentiate what is actually different between techie sites.

Most follow the same rules and have roughly the same content - Of course rules can be enforced differently as the board "police" will change from board to board, but I'd hope people realise we actually have a good balance on here.

Laid back at times, strict other times - 99% of the time, in the right occasions though ;)

If you want an example of a board dieing out, visit ieXbeta. My home before Neowin, but we lost most of our active members - Most of the old timers/regulars just hang out now. No one's fault, just the dilution in the techie world, and some people moving onto other things. ieXbeta was never a board of this size though, keep that in mind. Although we were fairly decently sized.

One of the biggest weapons in your arsenal though is getting guests to sign-up. That should be obvious with the amount of guest views/guests lurking you see on boards this size.

I mean, at the time of writing this - 2407 guests, 238 members - That is roughly 10 guests for every member :o

As the admins/mods/members of a board this size, you should always be looking for ways to

a) Encourage guests to signup, not force, just encourage.

b) Encourage lurkers/new signups to actively post and take part - Members can do that as well by being welcoming, and not hostile to new members. Best new members don't visit the GH as their first port of call :pinch:

c) Encourage people to come back - Lots of people may signup to ask one question/say one thing and never come back - Again a lot to do with how your current member base interacts - Be nice and help newbies, they help the boards future (Y) And may also eventually donate to get access to Neowin's yearly drink-a-thon held at Neobond's house in Holland :woot: Ooops, said too much? :p

I'm serious though, us subscribers get it all ;)

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Couldn't agree more. Which is too bad for the classes I should be studying for, as exams start later this week for me :laugh:

-Spenser

We all look for any excuse, don't we? :p

Early next week for me!

2747 guests, 292 members, 8 anonymous members ...

Yeah, obviously some guests are members who don't login, but there are still a WHOLE lotta people you need to attract. There has to be some more incentives to sign up apart from posting on the forum .. any ideas?

I don't see as many debates about subjects these days and if there is posts get deleted and threads get closed. Not having a go but threads don't always have to have a major reason... And everyone likes a good debate about things.

Thats my view anyways... I visit the site a fair bit and don't post that much.

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