My new site :: The Simpsons Sector

[Ivan]

if you reply to this thread, if it's negative or positive or whatever, i will try and hopefully getting around to change my site, thanks bye

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Not that great. It has a template design that looks horrible, and a horizontal scrollbar, you should fix that.
Some of the content is good - eg the reviews and comics stuff. The rest of it is either stolen or very limited. You should concentrate on these and try to think of something more original stuff to add.
Good start, anyway...

[Ivan]

btw only one thing is "stolen" as you call it, but i have clearly noted that it is from The Simpsons Channel and that you should support the Channel. as for the scrollbar, there isnt a horizontal one on my browser. oh and other information that u probably consider "stolen" is the simpsons house plan, which the pictures i did myself, but the information, i used the Simpsons Archive for help

btw i just updated my site and it has a new template and i think its better than the old one anyway

[Jolly Bengali]

The reviews need some work, but they're not terrible, so you have that going for you. You should spend a bit more time trying to explain why something is funny, or going into aspects beyond a plot recap or judging an entire act.

There's potential in the site though. More site reviews would be interesting.

[grissom]

Not the worst I've ever seen, but far from the best. The design needs a lot of work, and get off of Tripod as quickly as possible. The content isn't awful. Keep working at it

[Solid Snake]

btw only one thing is "stolen" as you call it, but i have clearly noted that it is from The Simpsons Channel and that you should support the Channel. as for the scrollbar, there isnt a horizontal one on my browser. oh and other information that u probably consider "stolen" is the simpsons house plan, which the pictures i did myself, but the information, i used the Simpsons Archive for help
Its never a good idea to steal content even if you tell people to support the originating site.

Design... its pretty bad... however, if you keep working on it, playing with Photoshop, Fireworks, Flash or whatever graphics editor you have, you should be able to pull off good stuff.

[mikeymansimpsons]

but what if he has just paint lol

[kampkrusty]

everyone has to start somewhere tho

[buh]

good feedback, kampkursty; good feedback...

[Malachy]

Do you own a site, Buh, or do you just come around here to be an asshole?

[kampkrusty]

he did help out at Simpsons Central, and he has an SNPP email, but no, he doesn't have a site

[Ivan]

but what if he has just paint lol

yes you're funny...

thanks to everyone else for being supportive

im doing the right thing, replacing everything copied with stuff of my own. ive made a new template, re-started the news *with my own material* (same with the information), and im trying to get off tripod as fast as i can

[buh]

he did help out at Simpsons Central, and he has an SNPP email, but no, he doesn't have a site
yeah, i used to work at simpsons central. and i maintain a few snpp lists.

[chesschamp9]

the design i do not like. It looks like a layout that lycos offers you and you have just put pictures in random pages. Look around all the top websites for inspiration.

http://lardlad.com
http://duffzone.co.uk
http://simpsonsfolder.com
http://krustylustudios.com

Look closely at their content and designs and use ideas to create your own stuff for your site. It always helps me. Dont just try to make a random design, try it out on paper first to see what it might look like.

Dont worry too much about your sites design though, as jukka said, content is your king. The site will get noticed if it has great content and some unique ideas. Design isnt everything. Concentrate on the quality of the content

[Ivan]

hey
i'm currently updating The Simpsons Sector and eagerly awaiting the news if I can be hosted at a new site (thankyou Monstro Mart!), so if you want me to change anything, add a new thing, delete items or anything you can say it now! also chesschamp9 my pics arent just on random pages--i have a section of my site dedicated to images and I have selected the images so that they are on one page each, which are accessed through a list on my images section

[chesschamp9]

those images on your site are not yours. make your own

[gpm]

like the site reviews, but i would prefer it a bit more detailed, it's just a links page ATM.

in general, all your reviews are good, but spend a bit mroe time on it. "carl" is spelt with a 'c' btw.

also, there is more than just the news stolen, all the images are. also, just make thumbnails and put it all on one page, the way you have it must make it incredibly complex, especially considering all the pages are "id1", "id2" etc.

keep working, site has potential.

[Ivan]

in general, all your reviews are good, but spend a bit mroe time on it. "carl" is spelt with a 'c' btw.

i take it your talking about my reviews for Simpson and delilah?

also, just make thumbnails and put it all on one page

i've tried and damn tripod won't let me. i want to do it like this

{thumbnail} {thumbnail} {thumbnail} {thumbnail}

across the page but tripod only lets me put one picture in each row so it can only be like this:

{thumbnail}

{Thumbnail}

{thumbnail} etc

i think i've heard enough i think this thread should be closed

[Dynamic]

heh, your retarded.

[chesschamp9]

if it doesnt let you do anything on tripod, MOVE OFF IT NOW!

[Ivan]

if it doesnt let you do anything on tripod, MOVE OFF IT NOW!

well, i am moving off it and I have started already

[buh]

heh, your retarded.
.

[mikeymansimpsons]

first, do you have a program editor (like frontpage or dreamweaver, helpful if you dont know html
second, if you want, i'll make a design for you
thirdly, if you need any help pm me. btw, sam (buh) please just go get a life, sure, it's not the best site, but if you have nothing better to do than take the piss out of newcomers, i really think you should get a life. for god's sake, grow up and stop acting like a 4 year old

[kampkrusty]

hes using notepad and has got a design already. he sent me like 20 pms last night

[Dynamic]

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I was talking to him. He has started 2 threads, and has said in both of them to delete it.

[Ivan]

hes using notepad and has got a design already. he sent me like 20 pms last night

Yes thankyou for sharing that with anyone...lol. Thankyou for making that design for me! BTW *for people who don't know* the URL is now http://muntzmania.com/sector but it might take a while because I'm learning some new things about html

[grissom]

Header is waaaaaaaay too big. And the white text is far too light against the light green background. You can barely read it

[Malachy]

It seems to just cut off at the bottom and grissom is right about the text, but nobody can deny that it's an enormous improvement.

[Ivan]

It seems to just cut off at the bottom and grissom is right about the text, but nobody can deny that it's an enormous improvement.

i like the design (thanks to kampkrusty for that!) in fact kamkrusty has been very helpful with it

[Solid Snake]

We're simply providing our feedback on the design. And we're trying to help you too.

As Grissom said, the header is far too big. The part containing the URL to the site isnt really needed. At least at that size. And is the same with the link, they're far too light againts that colour. I suggest changing them too black. I also agree with Malachy's comment of the design being cut off at the bottom. You should continue the green down past the blue and place the disclaimer & affiliates in there.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Ditto what the others said, but it doesn't look as though you're gonna listen :x

[gpm]

it doesn't look as though you're gonna listen :x

sigh.. nobody ever does. i wonder why they bother making a thread if they don't want to be given constructive critis.ism.

[Nasty_b]

i think i've heard enough i think this thread should be closed

Ok?

[Adam]

nah closing this thread will only mean he'll open a new one in a few days asking for opinions on the new design. leave it open.

[chesschamp9]

first, i can tell straight away that the new design was made by kampkrusty. No offence to him, but his style with big bold text gets on my nerves sometimes. I must say though, the background you used... it's too bright and hurts my eyes. Why not make your own design? it gives you a great feeling when people say they love it.

If you say that you cannot make your own design, well... just look up good photoshop tutorials and incorporate them into your design. It makes it a hell of alot nicer. Just try getting a good simple design for version one, and as your site gets older, try making them better each time.

As for the colours, the blue background just worsens it all. You have a very bright background picture, and then you have a dark blue making it stand out even more. I would reccommend you to change that now. Also, the blue in the navigation and main content box just adds to the problems. Try using colours that blend well together for the most effect.

Talking about the navigation, the white links are incredibly hard to read. Change it to a black or maybe a dark blue, avoid lots of bright colours on one page. I was also thinking that you should maybe use drop-down menus there. They add to the neatness of the page and make it easier to navigate around.

I noticed that you are using php includes. They are great if you use them properly. I noticed that a few of your pages were not working, but that could either be an error in the code or you just havent got round to putting the page up yet.

Well, i hope this helps you make your site better.

[Ivan]

its ok, i take advice from the feedback and everything, after all, thats why there were lots of changes on my old tripod simpsons site

[Malachy]

Having other people make your designs is so weak. Make it yourself; it'll look terrible, and everyone will say so, but you'll be learning. If you don't have some sort of learning deficiency, you'll be able to make a half-decent design in two or three months.

[Adam]

after all the negative shit you guys posted about this site, the owner singled out my post regarding thread closing and attacked me via personal message.

i'm gobsmacked.

[chesschamp9]

It was mainly negative because there wasnt much positive things to say about the site. sorry if that singled you out

[gpm]

why is it ivan_simpsons seems to one minute be all "i need feedback as it will help improve my site", the next he's shouting at you for badmouthing the damn thing.

[chesschamp9]

alot of people do that. it happens when they recieve bad feedback. they take it the wrong way and in this case take it out on adam (with the whole pm thingie)

[Solid Snake]

They simply assume that because they like it, we all must like it.

[Ivan]

They simply assume that because they like it, we all must like it.

no i dont think that at all--and i don't care about negative feedback because I change my site to how you guys have wanted it. and adam, i had a go at you by sending you a pm because you made a false assumption about this thread and me above

[Solid Snake]

I wasnt talking about you specifically. It's most noobies. We give you negative feedback as well as positive, you should'nt listen to just the positive, you have to act on the negative more than the positive. Never ignore the bad comments, use them to learn and improve.

[Ivan]

yes that is actually what ive been trying to do

[Adam]

all i know is i had no problem with ivan until he messaged me so i dont know what he hoped to achieve.

and in general it shits me when people view me as "holier than thou" simply because i own two websites. its like you're only annoyed with me and have the impression that i think i know everything because of these sites, not because of anything i've said on this board.

bottom line, i worked 8 hours today. i spent 8 hours at uni yesterday. my sites are a hobby. the simpsons is far from my favourite show at the moment and has not been for at least 7 years. i dont know everything. but i do know "first of all, shut your fucking mouth" doesn't make a pleasant opener to a private message. i also dont assume everything. but krustylu studios has proved that the closing of threads just creates new ones be it in two days or three months.

[Ivan]

adam, im not picking on you but you just basically said whats the point in closing the thread if im gonna open a new one...well, you've done it with saying about the new versions of last exit to springfield but meh it doesnt worry me just wantd to point that out

[Adam]

you're right. opening two threads over two years is unacceptable. punishable by death.

[Ivan]

sarcasm detected

btw adam sorry if it insults you, it isnt intended to though

[mikeymansimpsons]

this is quite a funny argument. im on adams side, mainly cos i can see where he's coming from and he has a better opinion and argument case than you. your site rocks and i aspire to it, but it's shallow to get mad at people just because they have talents that you dont in certain areas (i know way to many people like that)

[Ivan]

mikeymansimpsons im tryin to reply to your pm but i cant coz it says you have no free space and that you need 2 delete messages!

[Jolly Bengali]

but krustylu studios has proved that the closing of threads just creates new ones be it in two days or three months.

Feel I have to sort of defend thread-closing here... I genuinely believe people will actually learn common sense. That may be silly of me, but I'm sticking by that. I try not to close everything, since most threads should just naturally die, but it gets out of hand when there's thread-bumps every four or five days on the same topic :/

[Ivan]

hey mikeymansimpsons did u add me to msn? lol

[Lardlad!]

what's the address

[Ian Maxtone-Graham]

Not much to comment on about this site, it's ok, there is room for improvement.

[Ivan]

something happened to the html on the sector hosted by monstro mart (and i promise i did nothing wrong to it even though i have no idea how it happened) so i'm currently making a little site at http://freewebs.com/simpsonssector

[Ian Maxtone-Graham]

Hmm an OK site you have there at Freewebs

[chocky909]

yeah thats not too bad - I like your wishlists

btw you are a dancing cat fag

[mikeymansimpsons]

what the fuck was the point in that. just dont even bother posting in a thread if it's something stupid like that

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

what the fuck was the point in that. just dont even bother posting in a thread if it's something stupid like that
Chill out mikey, stop trying to be a mod. Anyway, the first part of his post was perfectly valid; he commented on the site. That's what these threads are for, you know.

[mentholmoose]

I don't think that cat is dancing. It's certainly moving, but it doesn't display true dancing abilities. :P

[Ivan]

its because everybody hates cats and they want attention, but anyways ive added an 'offspring' site to the simpsons sector (freewebs version), about simpsons comics and it has their reviews and everything it isn't really finished yet, so i cant post the URL, but i will later

[Ivan]

ive just finished part one of my comics reviews (issues #104 to #112 but still have to complete #108), and its at http://www.freewebs.com/thesimpsonscomics/reviews.htm tell me what you think!

[Ivan]

actually now i HAVE finished part one of the reviews, Simpsons comics #101 to #112. click on the link above to see them

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

1. Stop posting every update to your site, unless it's something really really major.
2. Don't use images of text for your reviews, put the comic image on the left, and use normal text.

[Ivan]

no, for once ill do it how i want

i know when my site started a lot of the content was stolen, but now i think there's only one image or something thats stolen and im gona get rid of it soon anyway, and doing the comic reviews the way i want to, in my own fashion, is my way of making sure no one can steal it, because it will be pretty obvious if they do

[Solid Snake]

Scott's right, using images for your text is a really bad idea. And the filesize for the Simpsons Comics #112 review is 511.23 kB thats too big. I may be on broadband, but there are people who still use Dial-Up. Also, the end of each line is cut off. So use Normal Text.

[Ivan]

the end of each line isnt cut off for me, but i quite like the way ive made them but im also going to make a section of just text reviews for those on dial-up

[bluemoose]

The couch gag section is the best. I especially liked that you included visuals, as well as descriptions. I think you should expand the News and Reviews sections, although they're probably small because it's only been online for a week or so.

[Ivan]

its actually been on for 16 days but havent updated it for a while lol :P

[chocky909]

what the fuck was the point in that. just dont even bother posting in a thread if it's something stupid like that

Whereas if I was one of these people who had a massive signature with adverts, huge logos and weak, weak jokes on EVERY SINGLE POST THEY MAKE filling half a screen, making the page take ages to load fully, that'd be alright?

And I'm sorry, but what is this thread for if not to comment on his site. I said it was not too bad.

btw you are a pr!ck fag

(Can I say that? He said fu©k. Ah well, I don't see why not. If anyone suggests rulebreaking I'll cite prescendent)

PS Of course he's dancing. And try sending the same message to me, mikey and you'll see what I was getting at. :snooty:

[mentholmoose]

I stand by my original viewpoint that it is just moving differently than what one would normally expect from a cat.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

doing the comic reviews the way i want to, in my own fashion, is my way of making sure no one can steal it, because it will be pretty obvious if they do
You don't need to protect your reviews from theft.

[gpm]

only noobs who steal content are worried about anyone else stealing. and remember, the sites that actually do steal never get anywhere, and are mostly run by ignorant webmasters. don't let that stop you.

[Ivan]

im currently majorly majorly updating, but it wont be finished for a few more days yet

[Solid Snake]

Well then you shouldnt have posted for a few more days. :P

[Ivan]

this thread should be closed...

the host site just shut down or something so my sites gone forever :(

[kampkrusty]

you mean mm?
your stuff is still on there, you wont have to worry 'till november

[Ivan]

na the tripod one where i was preparing a lot of stuff for the mm one but it must have been something with the tripod server because its all working fine this morning but last night it reckons that tripod.com doesnt exist

[Kevajeho]

its tripod.lycos.com

[Ivan]

I've totally changed the design (once you see one with a white background and homer's head to the left of the screen then that means I've published it). i'm making a new site that is a total episode guide at http://dohwhere.tripod.com but it won't be finished for ages because i'm trying to make it as good as i can.

http://thesimpsonssector.tripod.com

BTW: I know the picture of Homer that appears on the left of the page looks weird.

[Landshark678]

I do like the House plan you have setup. I know people have already said this, but I am just making sure you are on the same page. Are you going to move off tripod soon?

[mikeymansimpsons]

sorry mate, but get some brains and go with scott. he knows more than you i hate to tell ya

[grissom]

Your right, that Homer pic on the side does look weird. Seriously, get off of tripod very soon. If you don't find a good host (freewebs even), people will not visit your site. Those ads are annoying as hell.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

The Homer pic at the left would be better if it was better quality and not so rough. Aside from that, it looks cleaner than it did before, so a decent job, I guess.

[Kevajeho]

the homer pic was made in paint

[Ivan]

I do like the House plan you have setup. I know people have already said this, but I am just making sure you are on the same page. Are you going to move off tripod soon?

I've been trying to get off tripod for the last two months.

EDIT: The homer pic is gone

the homer pic was made in paint

Yes and no:

Before I go any further I'll admit it: I don't have any photoshop type programs. Anyway, I draw the pictures myself then scan them and there's a few features I found that gets good quality pictures in paint. Unfortunately the Homer picture was NOT one of them. For an example, in the image section there's a picture based on the Kiss and Tell cover. Although I can say it looks nowhere near as good as a grabpic I think at least it doen't look TOO much like a crappy paint artwork (and yes I'll also admit I think paint is a shitty program)

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Find some free image editing software. Google made something, and there's always the GIMP (http://www.gimp.org)

[Ivan]

Would you be able to give me the URL or anything where I could download it from?

Anyway I have just put up yet another new design and I quite like it. Of course you guys can still criticize it ;) it won't bother me this time (i promise!). I've changed a few things around and its a lot neater than it used to be. If anyone has a problem with the colour scheme i can also change that.

Also, I recently had the chance to have a great interview with Bart Simpson Comics writer Jesse McCann, which is available at http://thesimpsonssector.tripod.com//id53.html. I hope you can give me some feedback on it!

[Landshark678]

Also, I recently had the chance to have a great interview with Bart Simpson Comics writer Jesse McCann, which is available at http://thesimpsonssector.tripod.com//id53.html. I hope you can give me some feedback on it!
Now that is neat! How did you get that interview? BTW, I am liking this design a lot more! I see new improvements in every design you're making. As for the color scheme, I don't know if I like it or not. I need to think about that. But overall, things are coming together. Keep up the work. This site has potential.

[FreeFlyer]

Preety Nice site you have got there mate, keep up the good work.

[Ivan]

I just had a long spell without updating. Today I redid the colour of the design and have finally updated a lot of things.

http://thesimpsonssector.tripod.com

EDIT: Scrap the redone colouring bit. i scrapped the whole design and now have a much better one. i'll keep it how it is for a while now.

[Johnsy]

Just making the title graphic crisp and clear would do so much more for your site.

[mentholmoose]

And everything else in the design.

[Johnsy]

and there's me trying to be nice!

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Still looks like a template design with a Simpsons picture stuck at the top. When you said "now have a much better one" is that the current one, or a new one that's coming later?

[Ivan]

I was talking about the current design. I think it's better than the last one, and it seems more open. Of course I need my own design, that's why I've requested hosting at a few sites so I'll try and keep you updated on that if you're interested.

[mikeymansimpsons]

I'll host ya, but for god's sake get a designer and stop using pre built designs

[grissom]

That design really isn't great, but it would be slightly better if you centered the header and stopped using huge glaring red text

[Kevajeho]

I still dont get why you stopped the site which had hosting from Monstromart, it says you lost interest, but it pretty much the exact same thing

[Ivan]

I'll host ya, but for god's sake get a designer and stop using pre built designs

Yes sir. Oh, and btw, I have a design.

[Conker Maddix]

good start so far. keep it up.

[Ivan]

http://thesimpsonssector.tripod.com

Hint hint.

[sweetmercifulcrap]

well, it's pretty bright, I'm not a fan of the white. Also, I don't see that much original content, it just says SOON, which I think might be stolen from a german site I saw the other day. The counter is nice though. Good start

[Ivan]

Ah, sarcasm.

Anyway, I set the original date for the relaunch to be June 22nd, but then June 14th. But, now I've basically finished everything, and am thinking of launching it today. I'll keep you waiting ;). June 14th it is.

[sweetmercifulcrap]

okay, well open a thread when you actually have a site. There's no reason for this to be 4 pages when you don't even have anything

[Jolly Bengali]

Yeah, how the fuck did the mods let that happen?

[sweetmercifulcrap]

bastards