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Yoda
02-02-02, 10:50 PM
This thread goes with The Forum Improvement Thread (http://www.movieforums.net/showthread.php?threadid=1632). The obvious difference is that it covers site updates and improvements (et cetera), instead of forum improvements. Here's a new thing: I recently (well, maybe 2 weeks ago) added a small box to the each of the Box Office Reports (http://www.movieforums.com/boxoffice/index.html?cid=27) containing the titles of each movie in the database set to open within the next two weeks (roughly). It's the third box down on the right.

Now, the script will search our Trailers Area (http://www.movieforums.com/trailers.html) for a trailer that matches that movie, and turn the title into a link (opening in a new window) if one exists. Just thought that'd be a nice little improvement. :) I do plan to add an "opening this week" type of section or something soon and, inevitably, things will expand enough to warrant a specific page for each movie in the database, containing the movie's poster, basic information, a link to the trailer (if one exists), links to reviews, the official site, blah blah blah.

Yeehaw. Oh, and, of course, feel free to critique anything here, or offer up any tweaks/improvements/new features.

spudracer
02-02-02, 11:04 PM
Is that alright if we critique the site, I mean some people take offense to that kinda thing...:laugh: Inside joke between me and Chris...

:laugh:

Yoda
02-02-02, 11:10 PM
Hoo-ray for inside jokes. They make little people (such as myself) feel important. :)

spudracer
02-02-02, 11:13 PM
And everyone else is clueless...:laugh:

Don't want to upset anyone if I see something I think could use some work....;D :laugh:

Yoda
02-21-02, 11:41 AM
Okay, the comments system, which has been down for a very long time, should be working again now. Click on the "View All/Add" link to add your comment; the feature is available on all News or DVD items. I encourage you all to try it out. :) I think it'd be great if we could get mini-discussions of sorts started like that. I'm trying to tie the content into the forums a bit more. We'll see if it goes anywhere.

Anyway, I've been adding release dates to movies, so, on most box office reports, you should see a few movies on the right-hand column (under the Most Viewed box) to show you what's coming up next...most of them should be links, too, to the flick's trailer. Cool, eh? :)

I'm gonna try to make that sort of thing more visible. More upcoming movies made visible.