With my senior project behind me (and an A to show for it, yay! ), this quarter is going to be far easier than the last two, so I'll finally have some time to work on 6GC.

I've actually already started re-writing 6GC from the ground up. I've got the login stuff and a lot of the key core components done. For those that care, I'm using extensive object oriented programming along with several design patterns, including basing the site on a model-view-controller. Technical details aside, the site will be faster, less intensive on the server, more secure, and easier to work on.

Of course, there will be new features as well.

So far, here's the tentative list that I'm striving to achieve:

• Better Member Profile URLs, like http://www.6gc.net/members/coomer.
• Member Profile Photo Ordering
• Ability to Remove your High-Res Photos
• Better Administrative High-Res Photo Management (so photos get authorized much, much faster)
• Some AJAX-based enhancements...for example, not leaving the page when you post a comment (these may be implemented at a later date, after site re-launch)
• Some non-AJAX, JavaScript-based enhancements...nicer submit buttons, etc.
• Better transaction feedback system that integrates with the main site's design and doesn't require popup windows
• Ability for members to add parts and part photos
• Downloads section, with wallpapers, sticker design in multiple formats for taking to your local sticker shop, etc. Probably no videos, as bandwidth is a killer and I'm already paying a lot for web hosting
• Better member search page
• Printer-friendly pages
• Multimedia forum (for posting pics and vids)
• Tentative: More contact options, besides AIM. Maybe MSN messenger, Yahoo messenger, ICQ...I'm not sure on this one...what does everyone use the most?
• Tentative: 6GC store, using Cafepress integrated with the main site

What do you guys think? Let me know if there's more you'd like to see.

My goal is to work on the site for a few hours every day until it's done. Most of the hard parts of development are completed (the basic framework, login functionality.) It works out well since I have more time with my senior project done, I'm too broke to finish the Celica, and most of my friends up here don't do anything but drink, which I don't really enjoy.

So with any luck, the site will be re-launched within a couple months. Let me know what you'd like to see.

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Everything looks great, but i know people will REALLY like this.

this is going to be great i cant wait to see...im gonna love the multimedia section

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since i dont know much about owning a site, is it really expensive?

any way good luck and i look forward to the upgrades

This post has been edited by DSToyo: Mar 30, 2007 - 11:16 AM

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Owning a site isn't necessarily expensive, but if it gets a lot of traffic it is. I pay $100 a month. And I have $700 I have to pay off on my credit card already.

Holy Crap man. i suggest a members feature.. 10 bucks a year. just give members more features or allow sigs for being a member, somthing. i think the community should pay for its community site. not you.

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Congrats on the grade. As I indicated a couple of months ago, I would like to see a wiki feature so that we can work collaboratively on documentation and start to document knowledge in members' heads.


This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Jun 16, 2007 - 11:53 AM

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I think the commercial members should pay for it. Private members could help out by buying club merchandise such as clothing, stickers, mugs, calendars, etc., or choosing to donate. Members with particular skills (spray-painting, detailing, electrical,etc) may want to consider making a small charge for their services and donating it to the site.

theres got to be some perks for being the owner of a website, or else no one would start up a site, idk. but the store would bring in some money.

The advertising doesn't pay off the site? I assumed you made a small amount. I know most people who own sites that are this popular do from the ads.

i noticed in some other forums, you can hover your cursor over the topic title and have a brief message pop up of the first few lines of the thread. i think that'd be pretty cool, cuz sometimes i don't remember if i read that thread already..

We have that already.

How bout a photo upload directly from your computer instead of having to host images?

^ i like that.

Honestly, I would be more than happy to pay $10 a year. Insentives like more pics in the profile or some note of our contribution next to our screen name. I'm surea good number of people would be happy to as well.

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chris, i think it would be a GREAT idea to do that, and use that money for more bandwidth, ect as needed.

I'm sure almost all the senior members would donate. Even if there was no added features.

Got my vote.

Couldn't ask for a better site so w/e you do is already above & beyond.

just tell me where to send the money too.. GREAT JOB!

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I'm in

^^Me too!

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This feature works when you do a search. But when you "View New Posts" it doesn't do it. Well, at least not on my computer.

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yeah, so coomer, i would appreciate if you can get this feature to work after hitting the "view new posts" button. thanks.

I would gladly pay a small annual fee, Coomer does enough for
the site with just his time, he shouldn't have to pay anything out
of his own pocket. I would even be down for a small percentage
use fee for the buy sell forum if there is an easy way to implement it.

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what about an annual contribution from members and a fee for sellers ? I mean I think it would be unfair to have a % applied to someone who's selling a 194 bulb, lol but people who organized GBs or are somehow making money on the site could pay a contribution to help.

I know I'm putting my shoe on my mouth but I really think is just fair.

i would be down with some sort of fee for extra features such as more pics, members section, or something like that. make it so you have to be a member to post in the for sale section. i don't know
one suggestion. maybe making a photo gallery instead of having to look up each members pics. i tried to find someone with a certain body kit (the andy's autosport one) and for about an hour with no luck. anywho, just a thought.

Im down for the paying members thing kinda like what MR2OC has. That would definitly allow you to expand the site to be what ever you would want it to be. +1 vote.

Make a contribution button. If somebody finds one of the how to articles helpful, they can donate 1 or 2 bucks through paypal.

I dont know if sponsoring will be a good idea. Maybe a fundraiser with current members.

What would be great is an online chat, to discuss about mods.




This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Apr 6, 2007 - 8:41 PM

We have an online chat through AIM, but nobody uses it.

Chris, if you start charging, I'd hope that the "members' ride search feature" incompatibility problem with Macintosh computers would be fixed. It should be an easy fix by getting rid of "enctype=multipart/form-data" under the form tag since you're using "GET" instead of "POST".

im so happy were getting a video section i may pass out...

coomer if you have time pm me your pay pal info okay? we ALL owe something.

idk, i think donation should be a "plus" feature. i wouldn't want to discourage people from joining the moment they find the site, because everyone that joins potentially brings something to the table.

i think it would be better to have a little star or something that shows next to your sn if you're a donating member.

it would encourage passersby to jump in, and everyone who would like to contribute (including myself) can do that.