Winamp Site Improvments

HarbingerOfDoom · 5th December 2001, 05:15

I think you guys should as some flash or shock to the page and a little of activex to make it more interactive and fancier.

Scarface2k1 · 5th December 2001, 19:32

yeah i guess that would be nice...

1000th post!!!!!!!!!!!!!

papadoc · 5th December 2001, 21:41

Congradulations Scarface2k1!!!

Quote:

originally posted by HarbingerOfDoom
I think you guys should as some flash or shock to the page and a little of activex to make it more interactive and fancier.

This would be a good idea except
that there allot of people with 56k dial-up access here.
Theyr'e already slowed down by sigs and avatars that are animated
and by allot of large .jpg and .gif images that ocassionally make
their way here.
Adding flash files and activex would further slow down their times,
/me thinks.

fish · 5th December 2001, 21:43

Flash has become really overused for certain things.

I've gone so far as to not install flash in K-Meleon since all flash really does is bloat...

c2R · 5th December 2001, 22:47

What purpose would flash or shockwave really serve here?

None. It would just add bloat to an already slow site. I'm on dialup (which hardly ever reaches 56k

) and if loads of bloody moving graphics were added to try and make it look fancy then I wouldn't come back.

Either that or we should have an alt.fan.winamp newsgroup or something like that to use instead...

Scarface2k1 · 6th December 2001, 00:01

Quote:

Originally posted by papadoc
Congradulations Scarface2k1!!!

heh, actually i was waiting for the first, while amking some posts as Blurpak2k1

heh heh heh

guess i have to work on another thou

Merlin · 7th December 2001, 21:11

Flash is a nightmare on 56K - especially when the site you're trying to view tells you to download the latest version, only to use it for a crummy intro. I don't think I could use

www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3

on 56K and retain my sanity, as the site is composed entirely using shockwave. Thank goodness for my (current) faster connection

griffinn · 8th December 2001, 10:15

On the website I administer, when people ask for "improvements" by the brand name of the technology rather than the nature of the content, I usually go to their house and spray paint a huge-ass STFU!!! at their porch.

darkraider · 14th January 2002, 07:24

I'm not sure why no one has brought this up. But macromedia is a bitch that requires proprietary plugins. Not only does that slow load time but the proper plugins aren't even available for certain platforms and browsers. That would kill cross-compatability pretty quickly.

sub1zero · 17th February 2002, 02:51

one of the best improments would be to get rid of those stupid news articles and retarded posts come on nullsoft get serious and just tell us about winamps progress and improvments instead of what stupid thigs you think up in your heads

rm' · 17th February 2002, 03:10

Quote:

Originally posted by c2R
Either that or we should have an alt.fan.winamp newsgroup or something like that to use instead...

/me ponders reviving the idea of a forum news reader...

now that I think about it, it would be kinda nice to be able to browse the forums without opening up a web browser.

henry3k56 · 17th February 2002, 03:11

I like those news stories. They're fun to read. Anyhow, the Winamp Site is good as it is.

Bilbo Baggins · 17th February 2002, 10:05

A forum like this is far easier to administer than a Newsgroup, and you have far more customisability too.

c2R · 17th February 2002, 21:17

I understand that it's far more customizable and there is actually some way of administering the posts and everything.

It's just I prefer newsgroups - much quicker to navigate; just have agent download all the messages, and then peruse them at leisure.

dylman · 17th February 2002, 21:32

And don't forget the pr0n!

Sorry - am I being too cynical?

darkraider · 18th February 2002, 16:40

Quote:

Originally posted by sub1zero
one of the best improments would be to get rid of those stupid news articles and retarded posts come on nullsoft get serious and just tell us about winamps progress and improvments instead of what stupid thigs you think up in your heads

I think you're missing the point of these forums. Correct me if I'm wrong but the whole purpose of these forums is discussion of whatever you decide to pull out of your ass.

c2R · 18th February 2002, 18:10

Quote:

Originally posted by dylman
And don't forget the pr0n!

Sorry - am I being too cynical?

Since I'm on crappy 33,6k dialup sadly I don't have the bandwidth needed for downloading of pron from newsgroups.

Not that I've tried. erm.

5th December 2001, 05:15	#1
HarbingerOfDoom Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1	Winamp Site Improvments I think you guys should as some flash or shock to the page and a little of activex to make it more interactive and fancier.

5th December 2001, 22:47	#5
c2R Stereotype? (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ware, England Posts: 3,511	What purpose would flash or shockwave really serve here? None. It would just add bloat to an already slow site. I'm on dialup (which hardly ever reaches 56k ) and if loads of bloody moving graphics were added to try and make it look fancy then I wouldn't come back. Either that or we should have an alt.fan.winamp newsgroup or something like that to use instead... lights out for darker skies # forums.winamp.com boinc team # tms

8th December 2001, 10:15	#8
griffinn Court Jester (Forum King) Join Date: May 2000 Location: Your local toystore Posts: 3,501	On the website I administer, when people ask for "improvements" by the brand name of the technology rather than the nature of the content, I usually go to their house and spray paint a huge-ass STFU!!! at their porch. The smiley slot machine! \| Quotable Blog

14th January 2002, 07:24	#9
darkraider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The very bowels of an unnamed city in Michigan (about 120 miles from Hell) Posts: 274	Another point to consider I'm not sure why no one has brought this up. But macromedia is a bitch that requires proprietary plugins. Not only does that slow load time but the proper plugins aren't even available for certain platforms and browsers. That would kill cross-compatability pretty quickly.

17th February 2002, 03:11	#12
henry3k56 Forum King Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: The Internet Posts: 3 Trillion Posts: 4,241	I like those news stories. They're fun to read. Anyhow, the Winamp Site is good as it is. henry3k56 \| Summer is here. My Flickr Page & Frontierra \| Posting Since September 2001.

5th December 2001, 19:32	#2
Scarface2k1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: i dont get out much so i dont remember Posts: 1,032	yeah i guess that would be nice... 1000th post!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5th December 2001, 21:43	#4
fish Pretty Cool Guy Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Cle, OH, USA Posts: 4,847	Flash has become really overused for certain things. I've gone so far as to not install flash in K-Meleon since all flash really does is bloat...

7th December 2001, 21:11	#7
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	Flash is a nightmare on 56K - especially when the site you're trying to view tells you to download the latest version, only to use it for a crummy intro. I don't think I could use www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3 on 56K and retain my sanity, as the site is composed entirely using shockwave. Thank goodness for my (current) faster connection

17th February 2002, 02:51	#10
sub1zero Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 125	one of the best improments would be to get rid of those stupid news articles and retarded posts come on nullsoft get serious and just tell us about winamps progress and improvments instead of what stupid thigs you think up in your heads

17th February 2002, 10:05	#13
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	A forum like this is far easier to administer than a Newsgroup, and you have far more customisability too.

17th February 2002, 21:17	#14
c2R Stereotype? (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ware, England Posts: 3,511	I understand that it's far more customizable and there is actually some way of administering the posts and everything. It's just I prefer newsgroups - much quicker to navigate; just have agent download all the messages, and then peruse them at leisure. lights out for darker skies # forums.winamp.com boinc team # tms

17th February 2002, 21:32	#15
dylman Forum King Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Hawarden Posts: 2,115	And don't forget the pr0n! Sorry - am I being too cynical? There's no need to tell me when I'm right; I operate on that principle exclusively and with absolute certainty

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