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Do we need forums other than The Meeting Place? 

Do we need forums other than The Meeting Place?
Have other forums here for tech support etc. 85%  85%  [ 23 ]
Just have the Meeting Place forum and links to the relevant Dennis forums for tech support/questions etc. 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
Have both our own support forums and use the existing Dennis forums. 7%  7%  [ 2 ]
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Do we need forums other than The Meeting Place? 
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leeds_manc wrote:
Google hits for tech help are crucial for trapping, i mean attracting new members, I think this place has potential :)


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Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:05 am
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I've posted my thoughts re Google here http://www.x404.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6&p=2248#p2248

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Not sure but we are already #2 if you google x404.snigger snigger.
and if you search the meeting place you have to get to page 3 before computer shopper turns up . :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Yeah and it takes you to a page that says 404 and a link not exactly the most welcoming and to be honest I doubt I would have followed the link without know what I was going to come up against. :?

Can I suggest a user friendly intro there explaining who and what etc.

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>x404.co.uk Technical Help/Meeting Place</title>
<meta name="keywords" content="Insert Keywords here" />
<meta name="description" content="Insert description here" />
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.forum {
font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
text-align: center;
}
a:link {
color: #333;
font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
}
.title {
text-align: center;
}
-->
</style>
</head>

<body>
<table width="80%" border="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="34%">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="36%">&nbsp;</td>

<td width="30%">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td class="title"><img src="x404.gif" alt="x404" width="250" height="74" align="absmiddle" /></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>

<td class="forum"><a href="http://www.x404.co.uk/forum/index.php" title="Forums" target="_parent">Enter Forums</a></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

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That would be a simple start (the in bold bit). Then you could add decsriptions and keywords to give google more to show (italics)


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Other than why would you use a table to lay the page out?

I agree


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And imbedded CSS FTL :(

Even if it is for one page, I much prefer a separate CSS file, I find it more flexible to play with...


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AlunD wrote:
Other than why would you use a table to lay the page out?

I agree


Because it's how the page is already laid out:
Code:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>x404.co.uk</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.forum {
   font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
   text-align: center;
}
a:link {
   color: #333;
   font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
}
.title {
   text-align: center;
}
-->
</style>
</head>

<body>
<table width="80%" border="0" align="center">
  <tr>
    <td width="34%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="36%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="30%">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td class="title"><img src="x404.gif" alt="x404" width="250" height="74" align="absmiddle" /></td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td class="forum"><a href="http://www.x404.co.uk/forum/index.php" title="Forums" target="_parent">Enter Forums</a></td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>


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I'll be in and out of the hardware thread. Thats where i spent most of my time on the CPC forums.
Never really went into the meeting place much - if i get addicted to that too I'll have no chance of passing any exams :lol:

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Yeah, just incase that wasnt clear, all i did was build on whats already there, not make anything new as such... Just C&P'd the page source.

Then and again, maybe you were talking to SAS, meh...


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themcman1 wrote:
AlunD wrote:
Other than why would you use a table to lay the page out?

I agree


Because it's how the page is already laid out:


Are people criticising my 15 second home page?

ONce i read through all my PM etc I'll create a team tomorrow to get around to designing the lot.

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saspro wrote:
Are people criticising my 15 second home page?

ONce i read through all my PM etc I'll create a team tomorrow to get around to designing the lot.



Yes, because it's awful. ;)

Yaaay, team. If you want jQuery, basic CSS, or phpBB php tinkering doing I'll lend you a hand. :D


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saspro wrote:
Are people criticising my 15 second home page?


rule 1 never criticise the site admin.

No of course not oh mighty one ;)

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