DG6 Discussion: DG Website

**Ginger_Ale** · Jan 12, 2005, 06:59 PM

The current (ok, old) demogame website was located here. The site could be put to good use, but now, it's pretty near useless as it is waay out of date and doesn't even include the start of DG5.

Is there any interest in keeping the demogame website updated, and if so, what kind of content ? (I would be willing to do limited bits of helping for it if we decide to use it...). We have it, so we mineaswell use it.

MSTK · Jan 12, 2005, 07:01 PM

I am all for keeping it, but please update it!

Gres · Jan 12, 2005, 08:11 PM

I agree that something needs to be done with it. I am for keeping it, it could prove to be usefull i suppose. Anyone have any good ideas for it?
I have experience with websites, html, graphics, and all that good stuff, so I will volunteer to HELP keep it up. I don't have time to maintain the whole thing. But I agree with you GA, "We have it so we might as well use it."

MSTK · Jan 12, 2005, 09:34 PM

I can help script it with some JavaScript, if you need any help.

**Ginger_Ale** · Jan 13, 2005, 02:05 PM

First we need to put together and update...I'll see if I can download the html files and put a little update together in the next day or two with some links to discussion and such... We can just use the current layout and design, and make content to be more informative.

**Ginger_Ale** · Jan 14, 2005, 01:37 PM

While I can't get access of the whole site's files, Chieftess and I were talking about using a Content Management System (CMS) while using the current CFC homepage layout...I'll keep this updated...

DaveShack · Jan 14, 2005, 02:04 PM

Is it possible to host a "wiki" on that site? Just a random thought really... Don't know if that would make it easier or not, or if the desired functionality would be there...

Gres · Jan 14, 2005, 04:35 PM

... Whats a wiki?

**Ginger_Ale** · Jan 14, 2005, 05:20 PM

Wikipedia
It's like a dictionary/encyclopedia that everyone can add to.

@Dave: Not sure if that's possible. I'll check it out.

classical_hero · Jan 14, 2005, 05:24 PM

It is good to have all the DemoGames on a website so that we can learn from their mistakes.

Chieftess · Jan 14, 2005, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginger_Ale

Wikipedia
It's like a dictionary/encyclopedia that everyone can add to.

@Dave: Not sure if that's possible. I'll check it out.

Yes, infact, some CMS systems do have a "wiki" type page where people can add to the glossary. Our website at work will have that, except that only publishers (moderators) can post them.

If I could figure out how to, I could make some more interactive parts of the demogame. Like an online demogame RPG game maybe.

**Ginger_Ale** · Jan 14, 2005, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chieftess

Yes, infact, some CMS systems do have a "wiki" type page where people can add to the glossary. Our website at work will have that, except that only publishers (moderators) can post them.

If I could figure out how to, I could make some more interactive parts of the demogame. Like an online demogame RPG game maybe.

First we need the CMS to be working...

:P

Chieftess · Jan 14, 2005, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginger_Ale

First we need the CMS to be working...

:P

It's only on a test server right now.

Strider · Jan 15, 2005, 07:25 PM

The Demogame Website has been an almost complete failure sense day one. I see more use for it, if there was a way for leaders to put information on there easily.

Chieftess · Jan 15, 2005, 07:41 PM

I'm looking at a CMS system called MamboCMS. There was a WikitikiCMS, but TF doesn't have the server requirements, so this is the next best thing. I'll definately include a section where advisors can update news, and what-not. My origanal website design was to have it very interactive.

Chieftess · Jan 15, 2005, 08:57 PM

I currently have the MamboCMS up and running on a test server (cfcdg.freeownhost.com/MamboCMS/index.php)! (finally got it to work), so you can see some of the sample features.

It's a dummy-site right now, and I'm going to be playing around with it.

YNCS · Jan 16, 2005, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginger_Ale

The current (ok, old) demogame website was located here.

Whe I tried to go to that site, I got:

Not Found
The requested URL /civ3/html/index.html was not found on this server.

Apache/1.3.27 Server at www.demogame.civfanatics.net Port 80

**Ginger_Ale** · Jan 16, 2005, 11:55 AM

Try again. I just did it and it worked.

Chieftess · Jan 16, 2005, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YNCS

Whe I tried to go to that site, I got:

Not Found
The requested URL /civ3/html/index.html was not found on this server.

Apache/1.3.27 Server at www.demogame.civfanatics.net Port 80

Probably because I was rearranging the directories then.

YNCS · Jan 16, 2005, 05:31 PM

It still doesn't work for me. I'm using Mozilla Firefox, does that make a difference?

Jan 12, 2005, 06:59 PM	#1
Ginger_Ale Lurker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 8,448 Images: 225	DG6 Discussion: DG Website The current (ok, old) demogame website was located here. The site could be put to good use, but now, it's pretty near useless as it is waay out of date and doesn't even include the start of DG5. Is there any interest in keeping the demogame website updated, and if so, what kind of content ? (I would be willing to do limited bits of helping for it if we decide to use it...). We have it, so we mineaswell use it. __________________ Editing Main Site Pages - Commonly Used Acronyms - Colonization FAQ - Colonization Info Center - Colonization Quick Answers - CivRev Info Center - CivRev Quick Answers - Civ4 FAQ - Civ4 Quick Answers - Civ3 FAQ - Civ3 Quick Answers

Jan 12, 2005, 07:01 PM	#2
MSTK Deity Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,154	I am all for keeping it, but please update it! __________________ Official Cartographer of the Fifth Demogame Out of the Rubble I - The Byzantine Empire \| Out of the Rubble III - The Chinese Empire Baba Yetu Lyrics

Jan 12, 2005, 09:34 PM	#4
MSTK Deity Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,154	I can help script it with some JavaScript, if you need any help. __________________ Official Cartographer of the Fifth Demogame Out of the Rubble I - The Byzantine Empire \| Out of the Rubble III - The Chinese Empire Baba Yetu Lyrics

Jan 13, 2005, 02:05 PM	#5
Ginger_Ale Lurker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 8,448 Images: 225	First we need to put together and update...I'll see if I can download the html files and put a little update together in the next day or two with some links to discussion and such... We can just use the current layout and design, and make content to be more informative. __________________ Editing Main Site Pages - Commonly Used Acronyms - Colonization FAQ - Colonization Info Center - Colonization Quick Answers - CivRev Info Center - CivRev Quick Answers - Civ4 FAQ - Civ4 Quick Answers - Civ3 FAQ - Civ3 Quick Answers

Jan 14, 2005, 01:37 PM	#6
Ginger_Ale Lurker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 8,448 Images: 225	While I can't get access of the whole site's files, Chieftess and I were talking about using a Content Management System (CMS) while using the current CFC homepage layout...I'll keep this updated... __________________ Editing Main Site Pages - Commonly Used Acronyms - Colonization FAQ - Colonization Info Center - Colonization Quick Answers - CivRev Info Center - CivRev Quick Answers - Civ4 FAQ - Civ4 Quick Answers - Civ3 FAQ - Civ3 Quick Answers

Jan 12, 2005, 08:11 PM	#3
Gres Chieftain Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USG Posts: 56	I agree that something needs to be done with it. I am for keeping it, it could prove to be usefull i suppose. Anyone have any good ideas for it? I have experience with websites, html, graphics, and all that good stuff, so I will volunteer to HELP keep it up. I don't have time to maintain the whole thing. But I agree with you GA, "We have it so we might as well use it."

Jan 14, 2005, 02:04 PM	#7
DaveShack Inventor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Arizona, USA (it's a dry heat) Posts: 12,217	Is it possible to host a "wiki" on that site? Just a random thought really... Don't know if that would make it easier or not, or if the desired functionality would be there... __________________ Democracy Game Revival DemoGame Social Group MTDG II - Mad Scientists Listening: "A king, in order to be a true leader, must listen with his ears, eyes, and heart, giving his people his undivided attention."

Jan 14, 2005, 04:35 PM	#8
Gres Chieftain Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USG Posts: 56	... Whats a wiki?

Jan 14, 2005, 05:20 PM	#9
Ginger_Ale Lurker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 8,448 Images: 225	Wikipedia It's like a dictionary/encyclopedia that everyone can add to. @Dave: Not sure if that's possible. I'll check it out. __________________ Editing Main Site Pages - Commonly Used Acronyms - Colonization FAQ - Colonization Info Center - Colonization Quick Answers - CivRev Info Center - CivRev Quick Answers - Civ4 FAQ - Civ4 Quick Answers - Civ3 FAQ - Civ3 Quick Answers

Jan 14, 2005, 05:24 PM	#10
classical_hero In whom I trust Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Perth,Western Australia Posts: 26,931	It is good to have all the DemoGames on a website so that we can learn from their mistakes. __________________ Sola gratia, Sola fide, Sola scriptura, Solus Christus, Soli Deo gloria. Hallelujah!! Join the Multi-Team Democracy Game II. Ask a Young Earth Creationist 2 Creation Ministries International. Please join the CFC Fantasy League for the EPL & CFC Weight Loss Pact and get fit

Jan 15, 2005, 07:25 PM	#14
Strider In Retrospect Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 8,976	The Demogame Website has been an almost complete failure sense day one. I see more use for it, if there was a way for leaders to put information on there easily. __________________ We pen our fates on the parchment of time. While turning to pages yet unwritten. But do our stories end once the ink has dried? Are the echoes of history all that remain of the past? #454158

Jan 15, 2005, 07:41 PM	#15
Chieftess Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baltimore Posts: 23,547	I'm looking at a CMS system called MamboCMS. There was a WikitikiCMS, but TF doesn't have the server requirements, so this is the next best thing. I'll definately include a section where advisors can update news, and what-not. My origanal website design was to have it very interactive. __________________ "Never trust an Aztec with nukes!" (Civ1 - unknown) \| 2nd user of the Ancient Style. South America (based on El Mencey's Map) \| N & S America (based on El Mencey's Map) \| C3C Scenario: 7,000 Turns Civ2 Earth for C3C \| Old Style Civ3 for C3C \| "Future is Wild" map How to upload multiple files to a post \| File Upload \| Paint Shop Pro 3.11 shareware (screenshot util - doesn't expire) \| Chieftess' Culture Flip Calc \| Don't wind up like this AI! \| resource icons file To download a patch: Select "Advanced" from the main menu, and go to "Check for Updates". \|\| My Web Journal (yes, it's a "blog")

Jan 15, 2005, 08:57 PM	#16
Chieftess Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baltimore Posts: 23,547	I currently have the MamboCMS up and running on a test server (cfcdg.freeownhost.com/MamboCMS/index.php)! (finally got it to work), so you can see some of the sample features. It's a dummy-site right now, and I'm going to be playing around with it. __________________ "Never trust an Aztec with nukes!" (Civ1 - unknown) \| 2nd user of the Ancient Style. South America (based on El Mencey's Map) \| N & S America (based on El Mencey's Map) \| C3C Scenario: 7,000 Turns Civ2 Earth for C3C \| Old Style Civ3 for C3C \| "Future is Wild" map How to upload multiple files to a post \| File Upload \| Paint Shop Pro 3.11 shareware (screenshot util - doesn't expire) \| Chieftess' Culture Flip Calc \| Don't wind up like this AI! \| resource icons file To download a patch: Select "Advanced" from the main menu, and go to "Check for Updates". \|\| My Web Journal (yes, it's a "blog")

Jan 16, 2005, 11:55 AM	#18
Ginger_Ale Lurker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 8,448 Images: 225	Try again. I just did it and it worked. __________________ Editing Main Site Pages - Commonly Used Acronyms - Colonization FAQ - Colonization Info Center - Colonization Quick Answers - CivRev Info Center - CivRev Quick Answers - Civ4 FAQ - Civ4 Quick Answers - Civ3 FAQ - Civ3 Quick Answers

Jan 16, 2005, 05:31 PM	#20
YNCS Ex-bubblehead Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: -4 GMT Posts: 3,098	It still doesn't work for me. I'm using Mozilla Firefox, does that make a difference?

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