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PeeWee.Inc
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22 February 2003 : 18:35:13
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I wish to give each member there own Blog when they join the forum, do you think this would be hard?
Has anyone done this?
I know FrutZle has done something like this by editing file to make the whole site into a blog, i do not wish to do this as i still want the main forum, just blogs aswell for each users.
(for FrutZle blog see here: http://www.rakkoon.com ) |
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
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Posted - 22 February 2003 : 22:03:48
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there is a mod that floated around here during 3.1/3.3 releases that was called members journal or members guestbook (could be modified to do the same)
on a side note, I usually like buzz words, but for some reason, BLOG is really getting to be cliche. most people don't even really know what it is. |
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DJBBIZ
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
5820 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2003 : 16:16:14
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check out what Frutzle did here: http://www.rakkoon.com
pretty nice blog using Snitz base code. |
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DJBBIZ
Junior Member
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Posted - 12 May 2003 : 19:55:59
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| Yes I saw that and thought his graphic design is excellent. Everything he has is already built into the SeverHacker infrastructure which I assume is where some of his functions came from - existing mods added to the basic Snitz product. Using a fully modded site like ServerHacker can give all the options seen on Frutzle's site and a lot more...but blogs are supposed to have some element of simplicity and resisting the urge to load them up with options is a hard thing to do. I think this is where Frutzle does such a good job of design simplicity with basic functionality. My most basic premise is to create truly drop-in code on top of the SH portal since it already has so much infrastructure. Additionally I am interested in studying the Blog evolution as a business tool. I get a lot of good information and links from the Blog sites of many of the Macromedia employees, partners and programmers that are not only helpful but sometimes give you an inside track to some of the things happening in the industry. |
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Anacrusis
Junior Member
USA
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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
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Anacrusis
Junior Member
USA
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DJBBIZ
Junior Member
214 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2003 : 21:21:00
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Originally posted by Anacrusis
sure, I'll get all the code together in a zip. It won't integrate with base snitz though, not without alot of code changes. But it should provide a start.
That is part of the problem with many major additions to the basic code is that they require a lot of local customization which many members, at least at SH are looking for a turn key solution. Many of the Snitz users are only using the base code as an integration into a more developed site and they like to play around with their web design and its inner workings.
What you have done looks great, did you find that your user base increased as a result of offering this or that the interaction among the members increased any? |
"The difference between good ideas and good results is performance"
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Anacrusis
Junior Member
USA
219 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2003 : 21:33:24
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ok, here's the asp pages for my journals, untouched from my site.
http://www.internet-clubhouse.com/journals.zip
like I said, I'm only providing it as somewhere to start, if somebody want's to create a mod out of it, go ahead, I'll help out. I just don't have the time right now to create a real mod. I use SQL server, so I copied the tables I use into an access database and included that. Feel free to ask me any questions about it.
As far as adding interactivity to my site, the journals have helped a little, but I'm finding it difficult to get activity of any kind to happen, my site I found is very hard to market for, but little things like the journals really do help. |
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Anacrusis
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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
9335 Posts |
Posted - 16 May 2003 : 09:21:37
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Originally posted by DJBBIZ
Everything he has is already built into the SeverHacker infrastructure which I assume is where some of his functions came from - existing mods added to the basic Snitz product.
I didn't use any functions other than the ones already provided by Snitz. All I did was cut away codes I thought were unnecessary, move things around a bit and add some CSS. Then I put some small things back in, but all changes are 100% mine and not "borrowed" anywhere as you suggested.
Take a look at http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=32518 for some more info (some of it's wrong by now though) |
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DJBBIZ
Junior Member
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Posted - 16 May 2003 : 13:47:08
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One thing the forums will never do adequately is replace a live conversation where meaning can be clarified and understood in the right context...
"borrowed" sounds so bad! I meant that most of what is needed to do this kind of stuff is somewhere on this forum, I am beginning to think there is no original code, I seem to be able to find a routine to do anything everywhere. But it sounds like you chose to make your own modifications, which is what I am doing, but using existing mods as a base to start from, that will drop in and utilize the existing infrastructure without modifying the original base files.
The reality is a Forum or a Blog is just text, the difference is in the quality of the content and the presentation that carries the day, and your site has already exceeded these hurdles...that is what keeps people comming back. I think long-term with highspeed bandwidth and better and smaller code Rich Internet Applications will be the accepted norm, but we have a ways yet to go before all the pipes around the world can handle it.
By the way there have been a lot of additions to My Blog code, so go back and visit. |
"The difference between good ideas and good results is performance"
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
5820 Posts |
Posted - 16 May 2003 : 19:27:46
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Originally posted by FrutZle
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Originally posted by DJBBIZ
Everything he has is already built into the SeverHacker infrastructure which I assume is where some of his functions came from - existing mods added to the basic Snitz product.
I didn't use any functions other than the ones already provided by Snitz. All I did was cut away codes I thought were unnecessary, move things around a bit and add some CSS. Then I put some small things back in, but all changes are 100% mine and not "borrowed" anywhere as you suggested.
Take a look at http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=32518 for some more info (some of it's wrong by now though)
have you ever considered making your source available? not that I want to copy what you've done. Just interested in the way you did yours. I am getting ready to start on one of my own after I return from New York in June. |
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 18 May 2003 : 06:38:45
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Originally posted by dayve
have you ever considered making your source available? not that I want to copy what you've done. Just interested in the way you did yours. I am getting ready to start on one of my own after I return from New York in June.
I don't plan on releasing the code I use for this site. I have two reasons for that:
1- I'd rather give pointers and have someone figure it out for him/herself than handing over all the codes with an installation guide.
2- I don't want to be responsible for the problems my code could potentially cause. Also, support can suck big time, especially with "complex" MODs and people who don't know how to read an installation guide. |
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