Seibertron wrote:Just for the record to make it clear for everyone what the primary objection is ... Transtopia will reside one day in the near future at http://www.seibertron.com/transtopia. tfmaster.com will be turned into a memorial website for Bill. The future look of Transtopia will match the look of Seibertron.com.
superquad7 wrote:Seibertron wrote:Just for the record to make it clear for everyone what the primary objection is ... Transtopia will reside one day in the near future at http://www.seibertron.com/transtopia. tfmaster.com will be turned into a memorial website for Bill. The future look of Transtopia will match the look of Seibertron.com.
Objective you mean?
I guess I'm wondering how everything that is not TFM (Bill)'s will be transplanted there (such as other user's posts, the kitbashing articles, etc). What about the staff here (such as myself and the others who staff Transtopia)? What is our fate? At any rate, Ryan, as long as you're communicative as you have been recently, things shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Seibertron wrote:Objective you mean?
Heh heh ... that was quicker than I could edit it. Yes, I meant "objective" ... I was in the process of editing the post.
*snip*
As for the staff ... it really comes down to who's willing to step up to the plate to help make sure that Bill's dream continues. I don't even know the full site roster here. I've been talking on and off with Devastator briefly via email for the past 3 or 4 months. I've also communicated a couple of times with JAF. Pepie contacted me earlier this week. No one else has contacted me from the Transtopia staff yet outside of this post. I'm very flexible about staff members so long as the people who say they want to help can actually help on a regular basis (i.e. generally make a presence on the site daily or at least a few times a week). There's a lot of work to be done.
I want to be as communicative as possible so that no one here thinks that I'm cold heartedly taking over Transtopia. I want you guys to know that I'm here to help expand and build upon your community. I want you guys to know that I want you to get the massive amounts of exposure that Bill thought all of you deserved. I want what's best for Transtopia ... and I need everyone to understand that there's going to be a lot of changes and probably a lot of heartaches.
*snip*
I owe that to this community and to Bill to do the right thing with Transtopia.
superquad7 wrote:Well, I've actually PMed you on this board, but I understand you've been busy.
Seibertron wrote:superquad7 wrote:Well, I've actually PMed you on this board, but I understand you've been busy.
I don't have a PM from you. Can you check your sent PM folder and resend it to me if you have it still? I'll be happy to respond. Thanks!
superquad7 wrote:Seibertron wrote:superquad7 wrote:Well, I've actually PMed you on this board, but I understand you've been busy.
I don't have a PM from you. Can you check your sent PM folder and resend it to me if you have it still? I'll be happy to respond. Thanks!
Sure! I also PMed you (I think it was you) on Seibertron.com as well.
superquad7 wrote:superquad7 wrote:Seibertron wrote:superquad7 wrote:Well, I've actually PMed you on this board, but I understand you've been busy.
I don't have a PM from you. Can you check your sent PM folder and resend it to me if you have it still? I'll be happy to respond. Thanks!
Sure! I also PMed you (I think it was you) on Seibertron.com as well.
*edit* I think the one I sent never went through. Oh well . . .
JAF wrote:I love the idea of this site becoming a tribute/memorial site for Bill. Anyone who has photos of bill (from conventions or gatherings) may want to submit them also.
Ryan, thank you for taking such a respectful stance on this site. Everyone here seems to be on the same page with you. Transtopia will continue to be a premier place for kitbashers to thrive. Probably the largest hurdle, as you mentioned, will be the migration of all of our static gallery pages to a dynamic format that works with Seibertron.com. If this can be done in a way that incorporates keywords to index a specific gallery for searching and sorting, then it will be a HUGE improvement. Furthermore, the common desire of most people seems to be the "user created gallery" feature. This way people can upload their photos and a description of the kitbash, leaving staff free to focus on news, organization, and promotion.
Having a randomly generated "featured" kitbash on the homepage is another great idea. It would be best if it links to either the specific gallery itself or the Transtopia homepage.
I just returned from a 2 week job out of town so I'll focus a bit more tomorrow and try to present my thoughts and ideas in a more cohesive manner.
Please keep the ideas and feedback coming peeps.
Best to all.
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