I’ve been observing the latest discussions about configuring the forum background to make it multiple choice for every individual. Here’s a fun idea regarding that:
Let’s create a monthly poll to choose the background COLLECTIVELY!
Think about it. First, it would be reviving and re-establishing the custom of the old forums in a way
( the background changed after new heroes came out ). Second, It’s easier to manage than programming multiple-choice system. ( as i understood from the mentioned discussions ). And third, it’s fun and something every forumer could look forward to.
Yeah, that’s totally do-able! I’m not sure on the timetable, and was kind of hoping the theming would be more set beforehand, but I think this is a great idea, so I’ll poke around and see if it’s possible sooner rather than later.
No fan works please… I’d much rather keep it official and (no offense to all you great artists) but I’d rather have quality than fan rep. Plus, you know, people might have issues with using their art without consent.
You know in my day job I am a political philosopher - there are so many ways to bias or rig an apparently democratic system.
I think we should stick to official stuff for the most part - with the exception of when/if we run art contests in the forums. With unofficial stuff there are often ownership headaches.
I’ve got some leads on getting the theme fixed. Just need to find some time today to dig through the details. (I’m currently elbow deep in JavaScript, writing a new player lookup routine for Andi. The old one finally broke when VainSocial deleted their player database this morning.)