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Lykke
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The GameSalad Community is awesome - and growing.
I love the dynamic energy which is floating around here. But I also see, that there is room - with all the members - to have a place with space to development and growth.
For that reason I created a free forum for those in the community who would like to use it, 3 days ago. I have a humble respect towards the people behind both GameSalad and this site - and you find direct links to here and to the official GameSalad facebook site, among other things.
Features:
- Personal signatures
- Personal profiles
- Forums
- Blog function
- Integrated wiki (free to add to - empty now
)- Media section - upload videos / tutorials
- Follow friends, like posts, add to facebook
- and a lot more.
It is possible to ask for private forum sections in case any have a group of people who wish to discuss things privately about projects etc. The sections are only visible to members of the group.
I have a lot of plans for the future, for example a live chat, advertising banners etc. - but be careful - the forum is quite addictive
Hope to see you there ^-^
www.gamesaladforum.com
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Exactly what i thought.
My plan is to have a page where everyone having a released game (or a game which will be out 'soon') can have an advertising spot. I don't know yet how to create this though. I was thinking that the banner / label could somehow point with a direct link to an external page (for example the website for the game).
No one will force anyone into using that feature though - just with the rest of the features
The forum is free to use. And there's really no hidden agendas.
There is though, a lot more possibilities and features for the users of GameSalad and more ways to interact with like-minded.
you can announce your game and tell everyone.
But i understand you intentions are clear.
I would like people here to have a place with a little more 'spice', because I'm creative too and I love forums with great people, but I dislike if it's difficult to navigate and communicate. And I do believe it's difficult here.
I also like to tell people who I am and what I do, and to show my work etc. and I feel a lot of creative people like that too - and GSF provide them with exactly that option in a nice way.
As I wrote in the first post - and on the forum, I respect the people who made GameSalad, and also who made this forum. I can't provide you with codes and other cool stuff, I am a taker - because I'm too noobish. What I can do in return is to provide you with an awesome place to 'hang out', be creative and share.
It's really that simple - and I've done it before with the online game where I met my husband. I even make an online/printed game magazine in my spare time without getting paid for it, because I want.
I'm not making forums for a living, and I certainly don't earn on it either - everything is done in my free time - just like you create games in your free time - or art work for people to grab without expecting anything back other than 'thank you, we can use that, that's really awesome'...
And I forgot to add; Everything will be (and is) a credit to the product we all love so much and the people behind - GameSalad. So I really don't see any one is loosing here.
second GameSalad is a trademarked name therefore you could prob get them upset for using it for your own sites name. You should prob at the very least ask their permission before using it.
I do think its cool there are people like you who are willing to put in some extra effort for the community but I think this is not really where the community needs the extra effort.
Just my point of view.
Asymptoteell
however, i think this is the 5th or 6th secondary forum to crop up in my time here. None of them have lasted more than a few weeks. They are always much better forums feature wise, but never enough people use them.
These are the one's I remember, most have been repurposed.
http://www.gamesalad.es/
http://www.gsproforum.com/
http://www.saladgamers.com
http://photics.com/forums
http://www.epiggames.com/chat
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I am not forcing people to use the new forum at all - but I am offering features there, this forum is in lack of. So it's a service I provide and I even provide it for free and spend my free time on it, simply because I want to.
It depends on the individual whether they wish to be a part of more than one forum. I - for example - am a member of a lot of different forums because each of them offers something unique even if they are about the same matter.
It's all for the same course, really, and only positive - and everything will, in the end, give GS a lot of publicity and attention (I know it has now, but I get messages from people not yet involved in GS who want to try it out, based on my advertising).
Whether you feel the community will be split up depends on the individual persons attitude, I believe.
Keep having fun
Lykke
I get the meaning though - but I'm both stubborn, a fighter, a hard working woman and know what I can. When it comes to forums I've been there and done that - and if you believe in something, you will succeed.
There will always be a negative attitude towards something new like this, and that is also very understandable and I totally accept that. Because non of you know 'what I'm really up to' and that's what I read here between the lines. It's difficult today to provide something without people believing there are hidden agendas, just because you want it and with good intentions, because too many are greedy and only provide something if they gain something back.
I'm a very open person and I'm not afraid to show people who I am - because everything I do I put my heart and soul in.
So, here's a little background about me:
The forum I also administrate:
www.entropiaplanets.com
- is made because I met my husband in that game, got an item named after me and wanted to pay something back to the community.
www.entropiatimes.com
- an on-line and printed magazine I create in my spare time - for free - because I wanted to provide the community with something special. They can order a printed exclusive copy if they want, they pay for the printing and the shipping and not a coin more - actually more less, because I have been underestimating the costs - but that doesn't stop me from creating, because I love it.
www.afterworldforum.com
- because I played the game and thought the concept was awesome.
And that's it. If you want to know more about me, feel free to add me on facebook; https://www.facebook.com/ann.lykke.schmitz
Feel free to add me on Skype: lykkethenun
Feel free to write me a mail: annlykke@gmail.com
Feel free to read my personal blog: http://www.entropiaplanets.com/forums/blogs/lykke/
And if you wish to be a part of something new - which you can always leave again if you dislike it - please visit www.gamesaladforum.com
Thank you
I am here just to Thank You building the GSF!
That is just so great and I am already a member there as you know because I do believe that one, two, more or many more places to "speak" about a subject that is being "my target" at this momment of my life is completely nice anyway!
I do not go to comment about the others posts cause I respect the opinion of them as I want them respect mine.
By the way, wish luck and good work with the GSF! As I`ve said also - you`ll get there!
Best Regards for you and everybody that pass by here. :]
See yah,
ANd it always shows disrespect to other people.How much you say these words (dont want too hurt or discourage )But you people always do this.
well I am on your forums and I only really see you, me and RC posting
Forum update:
Front page news feed about iPhone reviews (a test, trying to see what other relevant pages are out there with feeds relevant for GS users)
Other than that, rock on Lykke!
Ace
I love the look of this forum, but it's really unorganized. It would be a mess if the community was bigger. (I'm talking about all those topics often in the wrong sections)
It should not be a replacement, but if it has a few things that this one doesn't offer, like the private sections it would be a nice place for a side community. I would love to use a spot in the forum to update progress on my games.
Good continuation!
And thanks for the support peeps
I'll rock on Ace, promise ha ha ^^
Pretty forum congratulations!! Can we affiliate? I made a unofficial forum in Spanish
www.gamesalad.es
Regards
I always believed in cooperation rather than competition - so I can make a link on my forum to yours if you like - in fact, I will create a whole service section and don't mind you (or others) advertising there for your Forum ^^
I didn't yet decided where or how to make the links - it will most likely be in a drop down in the top navigation to *Tools* with sub-categories *services, *forums* etc. because you can place a lot of things in a category like 'tools'
Does that sound like a good idea?
Best wishes ^^