I got a great idea...though its complicated
Why not have a ZD newspaper...
You can subscribe to it in the Market for a certain amount of points, at least more than 500 or 600 so that only intersted members of the Forums are able to subscribe and not having to send it to every new member.
It could be simple just like sending a PM to all subscribers. We could announce the hot thread of the week, birthdays, maaybe even a contest and perhaps a little article about anything happening in ZD or Zelda stuff.
I know it sounds complicated but im sure that if a group sets to do it, it is possible....
I sort of like this idea, but it would be difficult to manage. Who would write the articles? Who would subscribe? I'm doubtful that it'll be used that much. However, I do plan to add "toys" to the forums periodically. I may take this idea into consideration.
Any mods should make a new sticky thread called ZD Image Gallery Achive, in Restricted > Private Boards > Site Projects...
In this thread, ZD members can post any pictures that should be add to ZD Gallery; like Box-Arts, Official Wallpapers, Manual Scans, Official Artworks, Strategy Guide scans, and otherS...
If there are users with these scans/images (not already added). We could take that into consideration. I know we do something similar with screenshots.
The ability to use HTML in profiles (so if I wanted to add an embedded widget like grooveshark I could)
No. I don't want to risk the hazard users putting malicious/arbitrary HTML code in profiles.
These games don't really have a competitive edge to them. They seem to be adventure like. That being said, they can't really be added to the arcade due to the arcade being a competition for high score. Also, they don't seem to be compatible with our arcade plugin, and I don't have the time to hack the game or ask them to make a compatible version.
Other suggestion...
a) - Award Page (new site page) = Here, you can find any achievements that the site has won over the course of its existance...
b) - Fan Fictions Page (new site page) - ZD Fan Fiction archive. Here, you can read stories written by ZD members...
c) - "ZD on Devianart" quick button (just like Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, and Youtube quick buttons at the top of the site)...
d) - "ZD on Ustream" quick button...
e) - Any mods should make a new sticky thread called ZD Image Gallery Achive, in Restricted > Private Boards > Site Projects...
In this thread, ZD members can post any pictures that should be add to ZD Gallery; like Box-Arts, Official Wallpapers, Manual Scans, Official Artworks, Strategy Guide scans, and others...
A) We could consider, but that wont be for a while as we haven't won an award recently.
It would be tedious to update. We have a forum and blogs for those things as they are community based items.
C) That can be done. I'll have to find a deviant art logo.
D) No need. We don't hold streams that often enough for them.
E) I already commented on it.
What if there is a "Create custom emoticon" (Just like MSN's) on the forums? Sometimes, I find really cool smileys and emoticons on the web, but whenever I want to use it here, I have to upload it as a image, which isn't practical. It would be nice if that feature is added, so we can have a wider variety of emoticons.
That could be done, but I wouldn't be adding too many because they're not that essential for making post, and they're not even that used a lot.
I'm thankful for the suggestions and I'm sorry it took me a while to respond. I've been busy.
