Comments on: MODders and Stylists: Unite! http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2007/07/05/modders-and-stylists-unite/ Your premium source for custom modification services for phpBB Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:39:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dave.rathbun http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2007/07/05/modders-and-stylists-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-2388 dave.rathbun Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:38:16 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=118#comment-2388 And therein lies the challenge. :-) I think it's easy to see how a MOD writer can benefit from having styles assistance. I think it's less clear how the styles artist might benefit. Unless we can come up with that, I'm not sure how far this idea will go. And therein lies the challenge. :-) I think it’s easy to see how a MOD writer can benefit from having styles assistance. I think it’s less clear how the styles artist might benefit. Unless we can come up with that, I’m not sure how far this idea will go.

]]> By: eviL3 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2007/07/05/modders-and-stylists-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-2387 eviL3 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:52:51 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=118#comment-2387 I agree with poyntesm, we need to get more style guys intrested. I agree with poyntesm, we need to get more style guys intrested.

]]> By: Esmond Poynton http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2007/07/05/modders-and-stylists-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-2386 Esmond Poynton Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:36:45 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=118#comment-2386 I think the main issue will be from the style side. I did not get one single response from them to the same topic posted in there forum.... someday I might take this project on but currently my time is too limited. I think the main issue will be from the style side. I did not get one single response from them to the same topic posted in there forum…. someday I might take this project on but currently my time is too limited.

]]> By: dave.rathbun http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2007/07/05/modders-and-stylists-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-2383 dave.rathbun Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:31:03 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=118#comment-2383 Based on the rather underwhelming response to the topic at phpbb.com I am going to drop this idea from my list of projects. It's not like I needed something else to occupy my time anyway. :-) If someone else were to start something up I would support it. Based on the rather underwhelming response to the topic at phpbb.com I am going to drop this idea from my list of projects. It’s not like I needed something else to occupy my time anyway. :-) If someone else were to start something up I would support it.

]]> By: dave.rathbun http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2007/07/05/modders-and-stylists-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-2381 dave.rathbun Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:50:24 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=118#comment-2381 I have posted a few comments in the topic (link in blog post) at phpbb.com. So far the response has been probably about what I expected. There are a few folks that are on board, a few folks on the fence, and probably some that don't quite get it just yet. :-) Something like this will probably take a while to germinate. I thought about going ahead and setting up the domain, but frankly I was hoping for someone with a lot of enthusiasm to volunteer to help set up the board and MOD it as needed to support this concept. At this point I don't have time to do that until (at minimum) the end of August, and perhaps longer than that. So I will for the moment be satisfied with the slow but steady discussion taking place at phpbb.com. 8) I have posted a few comments in the topic (link in blog post) at phpbb.com. So far the response has been probably about what I expected. There are a few folks that are on board, a few folks on the fence, and probably some that don’t quite get it just yet. :-) Something like this will probably take a while to germinate.

I thought about going ahead and setting up the domain, but frankly I was hoping for someone with a lot of enthusiasm to volunteer to help set up the board and MOD it as needed to support this concept. At this point I don’t have time to do that until (at minimum) the end of August, and perhaps longer than that.

So I will for the moment be satisfied with the slow but steady discussion taking place at phpbb.com. 8)

]]> By: dave.rathbun http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2007/07/05/modders-and-stylists-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-2375 dave.rathbun Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:13:17 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=118#comment-2375 I definitely think the concept of swapping skills is worthy of consideration, but I also realize that it won't work in every situation. In the case that I discussed earlier I was always doing more MOD work than I received styles help. The concept that I believe poyntesm was raising was to figure out some way to help put the two camps together. Right now at phpbb.com there is a topic for "make a graphic for me" that is fairly huge, and requests come in from all over the place. I think some sort of more formal process would be helpful. It may be that it starts out primarily as MOD authors requesting help from styles artists, but as the process becomes more mature maybe more styles artists would realize the benefits as well. I definitely think the concept of swapping skills is worthy of consideration, but I also realize that it won’t work in every situation. In the case that I discussed earlier I was always doing more MOD work than I received styles help.

The concept that I believe poyntesm was raising was to figure out some way to help put the two camps together. Right now at phpbb.com there is a topic for “make a graphic for me” that is fairly huge, and requests come in from all over the place. I think some sort of more formal process would be helpful. It may be that it starts out primarily as MOD authors requesting help from styles artists, but as the process becomes more mature maybe more styles artists would realize the benefits as well.

]]> By: eviL3 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/2007/07/05/modders-and-stylists-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-2374 eviL3 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:43:23 +0000 http://www.phpbbdoctor.com/blog/?p=118#comment-2374 Very nice blog post! I think that's a very important point. I am not very good with styles myself, especially images. So if i could trade coding against styles, that would also be a good possibility for myself. But of course not all stylists need modding, and not all who need modding are stylists. So it would really be better to have more voluntary stylists (which there are, but not so many). At least trade is one possibility to get your images. :) Very nice blog post! I think that’s a very important point. I am not very good with styles myself, especially images. So if i could trade coding against styles, that would also be a good possibility for myself. But of course not all stylists need modding, and not all who need modding are stylists. So it would really be better to have more voluntary stylists (which there are, but not so many). At least trade is one possibility to get your images. :)

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