Official BowlingBoards.com New Design Suggestion Thread

[The KingPin]

Hello Members.

Site Design and Features are critical for having a great site. So I open the floor to you. Within the next 6 months we will be tracking what people want and fulfilling the requests of our members.

It takes time and I appreciate your patience. Nothing dramatic will happen. Yet I do hope to have a complete bowling experience for you.

My hopes are to the features you desire.

So please feel free to list what you have seen on other sites or what you have not seen and would like here.

Thanks

Chris




BowlingBoards.com Version 2.0 Wanted list:


Bowling Glossary of Terms
Keep Chat Box / Room
Game room - Poker?
Review Template
Most popular thread list

[The KingPin]

We can make a list of features that you would like to stay and ones that you want to see here.

I think the reviews are nice, also even though we are growing, I think the Marketplace a nice tool.

[jBryan]

Is it possible to get a bowling term glossary or a thread explaining certain bowling terms? (i.e. bowling styles, names of bowling pin moves)

[The KingPin]

Great Ok i will add it to the list.

[JaxBowlingGuy]

Is it possible to get a bowling term glossary or a thread explaining certain bowling terms? (i.e. bowling styles, names of bowling pin moves)

http://bowlingboards.com/showthread....=bowling+terms

[The KingPin]

We can add that, but we need to also think about what features you would like. Of course we are growing at a slower pace, yet we are meeting lifelong friends and having a great time.

So things to think about:

Do you want a chat room?

Do you like videos?

What other items might you want to see here?

I will collect these ideas and build a new site based off of your needs and wants.

[The KingPin]

In regards to reviews and such, would you like to be able to click on a bowling ball and read the tech specs? Or it does not matter to you?

[JaxBowlingGuy]

That could be nice. Seems like it would take FOREVER to link them all..lol

[The KingPin]

That could be nice. Seems like it would take FOREVER to link them all..lol

Doing a comparison would be nice, but might be out of my coding range. I need a coder who loves bowling and is willing to help

[Maine Man]

I would like to see the following things added:

1) A ball review template that everyone who posts a review needs to adhere to to make it easier to get useful information from each review. There is nothing worse than reading a review of a ball where someone says "this ball hits like a truck", and that's all they say.

2) A box on the bottom of the homepage with the 5-10 most recent forum posts (from all the forums) listed so people can click on the hot topics and dive right in with the discussion. This may get more people involved in posting on the forums, and help grow interest in the site as a whole.

3) Maybe a poker room for the regulars. Nothing with real money or anything, just a place to hang out and play some cards with friends on here. Maybe a chat feature in the poker room so you can talk some smack to each other! lol.

That's all I have for now, thanks!

-James