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Old 01-10-2007, 07:55 AM   #1

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How Can We Make The Site Better?

It's been quite a journey from a startup forum of 1 member (me, myself, and I) to having over 1100 members in approximately 5-6 months.

I would love to hear some feedback and suggestions on how we can improve the site.

Of course the first thing on my list is the chat room. Im still waiting for a newer chat room development that can be integregated into our forum system.

I am also thinking of doing a complete makeover with the sites style. I do like the clean and simple layout. (I'm a simple guy! ) But I may want to do some customization.

Couple of additional features I might want to add depending on member demand:

1. Would anyone like to have a personal blog system?
2. Perhaps a video section similar to youtube layout?
3. Maybe a economic calendar?

Any ideas and suggestions are welcome.
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Re: How Can We Make The Site Better?

Similar to yourself, I'm a 'simple child' & the general layout is fine. Good, clear style of posting criteria & ease of attachment tools etc.

Some forums often look very congested & difficult to "read" but the layout on your forum is easy on the eye.

Like I said, I'm all for clean, simple assimilation


Congratulations on the progress, you've got yourself a very interesting & informative site with top class content from some (obviously) very savvy contributors!

I find the index/profile & video content extremely absorbing. Wish I could contribute more on that side of things, but unfortunately, the simple technical route of FX is all I know.

Great place to hang out in James - keep up the stellar work!

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Re: How Can We Make The Site Better?

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It's been quite a journey from a startup forum of 1 member (me, myself, and I) to having over 1100 members in approximately 5-6 months.
Isn't that 3 members? I love the site. I dont know that a blogging setup would be something I would want, as I've got my own that I use. I think the site is great as it is, personally. Some things like TL Groups I dont know if they need to stay. I don't see them getting any use, and maybe that spot could get used up by an economic calendar.
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Re: How Can We Make The Site Better?

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It's been quite a journey from a startup forum of 1 member (me, myself, and I) to having over 1100 members in approximately 5-6 months.

I would love to hear some feedback and suggestions on how we can improve the site.

Of course the first thing on my list is the chat room. Im still waiting for a newer chat room development that can be integregated into our forum system.

I am also thinking of doing a complete makeover with the sites style. I do like the clean and simple layout. (I'm a simple guy! ) But I may want to do some customization.

Couple of additional features I might want to add depending on member demand:

1. Would anyone like to have a personal blog system?
2. Perhaps a video section similar to youtube layout?
3. Maybe a economic calendar?

Any ideas and suggestions are welcome.
Hi James,

I don't post much but sometimes only browse the very good content.
A personal blog section would be good, but not necessary.

Keep up the good work.
The Doctor.

Ps: I agree with texxas's comments regarding being easy on the eyes.

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Re: How Can We Make The Site Better?

Thanks for the response guys and gals. I'll keep this original style... I agree its very easy on the eyes which I prefer the most.

A economic calendar would be a great addition and I will look into this. For the blog, I currently have only one option available that can be integrated into this forum system. I'll give it a test run to see if its appropiate.

Keep the suggestions coming.
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Re: How Can We Make The Site Better?

Yes an economic calendar with alerts (window alerts or instant msg, for example) would be a great feature since I'm a bit flaky with news and their times. For example, I would like to be alerted for Fed announcements and Non-Farm Payroll 15 min before the news. Wouldn't that be something.

Since we're getting a bit of a crowd in the forex world, more features us (yeah, I've gone to the dark side!) would be nice. Clocks of opening and closing of major financial markets. Of course, these are just suggestions but would be useful for othersas well, I think.

Keep up the great work. You've started something very special here.
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I like the site as is. It is refreshing to have something so easy on the eyes to read at the end of the day. Nice simple and efficient. Perfect. I'll think if there's any particular features or whatever that comes tomind, but James, you've done an awesome job and this is definitely my favorite site.
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Re: How Can We Make The Site Better?

Torero, Im definitely looking into the financial calendar option. The alerts would be a great idea but not sure if this is possible.

As for the clocks.... this is also an excellent idea. Not too sure where I would find such a feature. I may actually build it from scratch. I have a question:

What country clocks would you need? And also could you tell me the opening time for each clock? Im totally clueless when it comes to forex. I may actually have a coder code this up.. and add alerts or something. Would be an interesting addition.
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