New Project Woes

I'm thinking about undertaking a new project. And it is one that will certainly drain my time and I'm not sure how exactly I want to go about it.. or even where to start.

Most of you that know me know me from TalkLoud, my forum community. TalkLoud is coming up on it's 3rd birthday (4th if you count pre vb forum wipe), and I wanted to do something special with it. The choices?

A: Upgrade TalkLoud to vb3, with all the bells and whistles and junk that come with it.

B: Give TalkLoud a new layout. The old one is nice and all, but starts to look a little well.. old to me. Not sure how those of you who dont see it every day feel about it, so feel free to chime in.

C: umm.. Closing it. This is the hardest of the three to decide on, and was actually something that I gave considerable thought to, as the posting had more than died out over there.

I have pretty much ruled out C, as long as everything continues to pick up it seems like it could stay around for another year or so. But I am trying to get the go go juice built up to give Option A a go.

The problems with this are time, effort, and understanding. vb3 is a whole new system that I really am not that thrilled about going into without the time to invest into doing it right. Combine this with the fact that the current version of vBulletin that TalkLoud is running on (vb2) is hacked so horribly that I don't even remember what features were there to begin with and which ones I addded.

So, what would YOU do? :wink:


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Diva
May 29, 2004 11:23 PM
http://www.nochicktrix.com

I would upgrade VBStats. ducks

Seriously, I think that A is your best option. Most of the hacks you have are already upgraded. While it is getting used to a new template system, it seems a lot easier in my opinion. As far as worrying about the hacks that you dont remember adding… this is a good way to update what you want on the board with a clean slate so to speak.

TalkLoud will thrive. Bringing the board up to date would be my first choice. Then you can start thinking about a new design. By then you should feel more comfortable with it and the changes will be easier to do.

Viva La TalkLoud!!!!

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TheComputerGuy
Jun 8, 2004 12:42 PM
http://runaked.com

Bane..don’t shut down TL! That would be a heartbreak man! I would maybe consider a new look if you really wanted, but from what I see…you are doing great with the current one.

You da man! vB3 all the way bro!


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