Popular Post Flix 5,116 Posted February 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2014 This was a problem in my earlier days on DarkMatters. There's no obvious link from DarkMatters to SacredWiki. Just imagine for a second you're new to the community, you're aware there's a wiki maybe, but how do you get to SacredWiki.org from Darkmatters.org? Gogo's signature is the only place I know of with a (tiny) link straight to that address. You could visit the SacredWiki forum section, but even then, you must browse through threads and hunt for individual posts that might have links to the Wiki. There's not even a "main" thread/post with a link to it. It seems like the kinda thing that should have at least one big proud "can't miss" button somewhere on Darkmatters. 2 Link to comment
Gilberticus 374 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm curious if there are indeed sacred players unaware of the wiki. I'm not challenging you, just making a little conversation, for the sheer sake of conversation. Everything, from video games to how to pop a zit (seriously) has a wiki. I'm really curious if there are people who have yet to learn of wiki's existence period. 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Flix 5,116 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) SacredWiki.org is the first Google result. So no, it's not hidden from any user with basic typing skills. However, it's just obscure on this site, which is one place I'd think it would be super quick and easy to access. Just a click away, not "open a new tab, go to search engine, type in sacred wiki, click on the result" away. And even if they knew about the wiki, new visitors might not know that Darkmatters is connected to it. Now, there's only one (English) Sacred wiki (there's a wikia one too but it's a joke), but there's like 5 very comprehensive Diablo wikis, and I don't even know which is which, or who they're run by, or which is the most respectable and complete. Was my topic renamed to sound more polite? LOL. Sorry guys it was just a friendly suggestion. Edited February 26, 2014 by Flix 2 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 lol you guys are right about the link. We used to have a massive link on top right of the landing screen first page of darkmatters in an earlier skin. It was actually a miniature SacredWiki map that Schot made for the game that we used as a direct link, but with a skin change some years back, we don't have anymore. Maybe if Schot has some time he can put back in that little mini map. It was a great link to the Wiki and, in the form of that map, was distinct. gogo 1 Link to comment
Silver_fox 397 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) From what I remember, old DarkMatters site designs always sported a big Wiki button, shaped as a map or a shield like the one you can see on the wiki itself. Sometimes during one of the site renewals this design element got lost. Maybe it's really worthwhile mo make it come back. And actually, there are still people who play games but haven't yet made themselves at home on the Internet. Such people never heard about the fact that nearly everything notable has a wiki nowadays, they oftenly do not even know that wikis exist at all. Well, some of my real-life co-workers do not even know that their favorite games have discussion forums. So having a direct button that would show everybody that we have a wiki and give them an adress of this wiki would not hurt. Edited February 26, 2014 by Silver_fox 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Schot 407 Posted February 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hehe. Yeah. "Put a Prominent Link to SacredWiki" sounded a liiiiitle bit off after seeing it a few times. ^^ Yup! We used to have wonderful linking icons in our old skin. Sadly, like the old skin, this skin was hastily made by it's creator. There was lots I had to fix and just ran out of steam trying to correct everything. These last two skins have been the bane of the enjoyment I can get from DarkMatters. And with the soon to arrive IPB 4 forum update, everything will have to change again. I'm reluctant because of that to make significant changes to the present skin. It will be completely gone when we finally get IPB 4. That said! I added SacredWiki to the top menu. Not prominent but I may do more with it. 4 Link to comment
Flix 5,116 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Well please accept my (belated) please and thank you! That link at the top was really all I had in mind. That seems like "the spot it was missing from." Link to comment
Schot 407 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 No worries. Wasn't plannng to bring it to light cause I figured it was one of those moments where we sometimes write in quick point form. Glad you like! Might give it a bit more decoration later on. Maybe stick the money bag icon beside it. Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hehe. Yeah. "Put a Prominent Link to SacredWiki" sounded a liiiiitle bit off after seeing it a few times. ^^ Yup! We used to have wonderful linking icons in our old skin. Sadly, like the old skin, this skin was hastily made by it's creator. There was lots I had to fix and just ran out of steam trying to correct everything. These last two skins have been the bane of the enjoyment I can get from DarkMatters. And with the soon to arrive IPB 4 forum update, everything will have to change again. I'm reluctant because of that to make significant changes to the present skin. It will be completely gone when we finally get IPB 4. That said! I added SacredWiki to the top menu. Not prominent but I may do more with it. Cute love it! Favicon in the forum on board! gogo Link to comment
Dragon Brother 619 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Nice I have a link in my sig too! AND it's a nice big one...maybe I should just start posting everywhere like gogo does to spread to love 1 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 ahahahahah, that's aweosme DB, yes, happy posts! gogo Link to comment
Ysne58 236 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I really, really like that link to the wiki. Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 It's it's yellow sun color! gogo Link to comment
Silver_fox 397 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 You did a very good job with this icon, Schot. When I came to DarkMatters today the wiki link was the first thing that caught my eye even though I wasn't specifically looking for it. Its yellow color complimented by the money bag is strikingly bright compared to the rest of current site design, so the link effectively draws attention despite being quite small. It's a good way to put an easily noticeable link without altering the design too much. 1 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 You did a very good job with this icon, Schot. When I came to DarkMatters today the wiki link was the first thing that caught my eye even though I wasn't specifically looking for it. Its yellow color complimented by the money bag is strikingly bright compared to the rest of current site design, so the link effectively draws attention despite being quite small. It's a good way to put an easily noticeable link without altering the design too much. hahaha, Silver u said it so well...that's exactly the same thing I noticed this morning when I turned on the forum. Yes, that l'il money bag is particuarly fun and very easy to remember and, because it's coming from our beloved game is meaningful. I remember when Schot was looking at all the favicons, there are certainly some images that could have been more iconic...but, holy hannah that money bag is so dang cute gogo Link to comment
Dragon Brother 619 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I also noitced the link immediately. In fact it had been added before I got to this thread so I noticed it before reading this which means it's definitely doing it's job. Link to comment
Popular Post Schot 407 Posted February 27, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2014 Thank you all! I'm glad you're finding the link design effective. I had dabbled with the idea of putting up the old badge like icon links we used to have but after some experimentation I realized it would require an amount of work I wasn't really willing to expend at this point. Gotta conserve my time and energy for a much bigger project. 2 Link to comment
Popular Post Dragon Brother 619 Posted February 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2014 Save your strength! We all know that as soon as you start working on what you've suggested in that other thread that Gogo is going to chain you in the basement with no sunlight and only stale bread and water for sustenance until it's done! So yeah...rest up! 2 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 DB, shhhhhhhhhhh!! gogo Link to comment
Schot 407 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Save your strength! We all know that as soon as you start working on what you've suggested in that other thread that Gogo is going to chain you in the basement with no sunlight and only stale bread and water for sustenance until it's done! So yeah...rest up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZrgxHvNNUc DB, shhhhhhhhhhh! gogo Uh oh! Run! 1 Link to comment
Dragon Brother 619 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Haha running is a good idea! Link to comment
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