Should vpsBoard have a homepage featuring the latest offers, reviews, and tutorials?

[vanarp]

Also, a homepage simply opens things up for corruption by people paying for homepage ads.   Greed on forums like these turn the community to shit. Besides, the site is the forum. Let it be seen.

 This.

 

[vanarp]

I would rather prefer the home page showing what the View New Content link on the top left corner takes to. This way we can have similar feel of what Vanilla offered on LET.

 

[serverian]

No, just keep this as a community forum.

 

[prometeus]

The offer section should be enough IMHO. Open an account on paypal for donations from the community.

Also think about getting some larger donations from the providers and create a page for those "contributors" 

 

[vanarp]

@prometeus, Welcome Uncle!

 

[MartinD]

Maybe a front page showing the recent posts/topics or 'hot' topics could be a good idea?

 

[prometeus]

@prometeus, Welcome Uncle!

Thanks

 

[Ivan]

I'd say just a forum is good enough.  I like it just the way it is. Just my tiny opinion. 

 

[dominicl]

I think this would be good. The community/mods could pick out one or two great, eye catching offers and post them on the front page. Would look nice!

 

[vanarp]

Everyone please make sure to cast your VOTE as well.


As of now 21 for YES & 9 for NO.

 

[Nick]

The offer section should be enough IMHO. Open an account on paypal for donations from the community.

Also think about getting some larger donations from the providers and create a page for those "contributors" 

This could work but neither Curtis or myself want to turn this into any profit. Maybe we can sort out the monthly costs and have a donation goal for that amount. Once/if we reach it, donations won't be accepted until the next month again.


Costs are minimal at this time so it's probably not required.

 

[titanicsaled]

Maybe providers could donate their resources to the site instead (if they choose to)?

I'm sure this site could benefit from multiple locations and other bits and bobs that providers would most likely be willing to donate.

 

[Naruto]

I CHANGED MY MIND! I would be in favor of IP.Board having a "homepage" ONLY if it were using an IP.Board addon, such as how these guys ( http://www.realmdesignz.com/ ) post news on theirs. Again, I don't want to go to vpsboard.com/forums/ to get here. When you go to their forums it takes you to http://www.realmdesignz.com/index.php?app=forums which is still basically the same directory. Their site is pretty aside from the giant banners at the top.

 

[Licensecart]

I voted yes, but it doesn't bother me.

 

[nocom]

excellent 

 

[Enterprisevpssolutions]

Yes but only if it doesn't get covered with ads or pop ups selling items.

 

[wlanboy]

A forum should not become a website.
I do like the sidebar widget to see the latests threads.
Maybe we should have a second sidebar showing the latest threads in the offer section?