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I recently made a post asking people what they think about my website, but it was locked and moved.

I am guessing it my post was blocked because my website contains content about Halo 2 Vista that Microsoft don't want you to see, and a moderator on here engaged with an act of censorship, so again, my website is halo2vista.com.

Tell me what you people think of it.

  • 04.15.2007 7:54 AM PDT
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It was probably moved for a reason. Don't repost topics thinking it won't get moved/locked again.

  • 04.15.2007 7:57 AM PDT
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No, it got moved because this is not an advertisement board.

And sorry to say, your website is really bad.... looks like you could've done it in Microsoft Word '95...

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Hi snowysnowcones:


Why is the website really bad? Microsoft Word '95... It was coded in notepad actually, but I don't understand what programs I used to code it has to do with it. Could you explain?

Thanks!


If this webpage was yours, and in this current state; what would you do to it?

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  • 04.15.2007 7:59 AM PDT
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Yeah. It's got so little information on the game, I actually UNlearned stuff about it. Now I have to go out and re-research the damn stuff.

  • 04.15.2007 8:00 AM PDT
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Shdwsnipa:


The information regarding Halo 2 Vista was sourced from the official webpage. Microsoft has not released much official information about the game, so that is a reason as to why you may find it having a lack of information.


Thanks for your input. :)

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  • 04.15.2007 8:02 AM PDT
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Posted by: Kolusion
Hi snowysnowcones:


Why is the website really bad? Microsoft Word '95... It was coded in notepad actually, but I don't understand what programs I used to code it has to do with it. Could you explain?

Thanks!


If this webpage was yours, and in this current state; what would you do to it?


One of the best programs for coding is called "Dreamweaver" (Do a simple google search about it.). I've made a few websites in this, and it is by far better than using Notepad.
Do you have photoshop? If so, I'd suggest looking up some tutorials on How to make a web template, it will look much better, and give your site a much more professional feel. Of course, if you don't have photoshop, you can always download a "pre-made" template (it's already coded too), from a site like Clan Templates or Free Pro Templates. I'm on the staff of FPT, so if you have any troubles, we can help you further in our forum.

Also, your site is laking content. It's just very basic with a little text, nothing special. I'd recommend putting useful things about the game on your site. For example; Information about Live Anywhere, Information about System specifications, screenshots, and maybe a user forum so people can post questions and such. Infact, speaking of forum, I'd recommend MyBBoard. They're very easy to use, and easy to set up. MyBB also has a lot of extra features than your normal PHPBB, and I'd say it's on par with a paid forum software, such as VB, or IPB.

I'm sure that you can turn your site around, it might take a little effort.

Good luck,
-Snowy

  • 04.15.2007 8:09 AM PDT
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Haha, good joke thread. I lolled.

"If Halo 2 Vista is ran on an operating system other than Windows Vista, halo2vista.com will give Apple Computer, Inc. $25 USD."

^^ That was my favorite part.

  • 04.15.2007 8:21 AM PDT
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"One of the best programs for coding is called "Dreamweaver" (Do a simple google search about it.). I've made a few websites in this, and it is by far better than using Notepad."

Yes, I have seen Dreamweaver, but I still don't get your point, Dreamweaver only generates the code. If Dreamweaver generates an effect, then I can also create this effect in Notepad.






Do you have photoshop? If so, I'd suggest looking up some tutorials on How to make a web template, it will look much better, and give your site a much more professional feel.

Yeah, I purchased Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 a month ago.
The website already has a template, all pages are standardized with each other.
The website is looking how I want it too. I am not limited to my art with Photoshop. The way the page is looking is the way I want it to look.
I think the website has a professional feel already. The interface is very simple, everything is alligned perfectly, and everything works. What else would you suggest?


Also, your site is laking content. It's just very basic with a little text, nothing special.

Yes, you have a point, but all the facts on the website are the official facts. If Microsoft disclosed further facts then I would put them up.


"Live Anywhere"


Thats a great idea.


Information about System specifications

The games specifications are already up on the site. 'Requires Windows Vista operating system'. This is the only requirnment Microsoft has released, therfor, that is all I can put for now.


screenshots

It would be illegal of me to put screen shots of Halo 2 Vista on my website at the moment, as Microsoft does not grant the use of screen shots from Microsoft beta products or other products that have not been commercially released by Microsoft.


You can see it on Microsoft's website in the legal section... I would post the websites URL here, but this website has problems and is not displaying the link correctly.


"and maybe a user forum so people can post questions."

Two forms of communication media are available for contacting me regarding halo2vista.com.


Again, thanks heaps for your input. Its appreciated!

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  • 04.15.2007 8:35 AM PDT
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Posted by: Kolusion
"One of the best programs for coding is called "Dreamweaver" (Do a simple google search about it.). I've made a few websites in this, and it is by far better than using Notepad."

Yes, I have seen Dreamweaver, but I still don't get your point, Dreamweaver only generates the code. If Dreamweaver generates an effect, then I can also create this effect in Notepad.


Do you have photoshop? If so, I'd suggest looking up some tutorials on How to make a web template, it will look much better, and give your site a much more professional feel.

Yeah, I purchased Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 a month ago.
The website already has a template, all pages are standardized with each other.
The website is looking how I want it too. I am not limited to my art with Photoshop. The way the page is looking is the way I want it to look.
I think the website has a professional feel already. The interface is very simple, everything is alligned perfectly, and everything works. What else would you suggest?


Also, your site is laking content. It's just very basic with a little text, nothing special.

Yes, you have a point, but all the facts on the website are the official facts. If Microsoft disclosed further facts then I would put them up.


"Live Anywhere"


Thats a great idea.


Information about System specifications

The games specifications are already up on the site. 'Requires Windows Vista operating system'. This is the only requirnment Microsoft has released, therfor, that is all I can put for now.


screenshots

It would be illegal of me to put screen shots of Halo 2 Vista on my website at the moment, as Microsoft does not grant the use of screen shots from Microsoft beta products or other products that have not been commercially released by Microsoft.


You can see it on Microsoft's website in the legal section... I would post the websites URL here, but this website has problems and is not displaying the link correctly.


"and maybe a user forum so people can post questions."

Two forms of communication media are available for contacting me regarding halo2vista.com.


Again, thanks heaps for your input. Its appreciated!

I must disagree with your website looking anywhere near professional. It way too simple, has a very bad banner, and navigation with huge text. Also, it looks very, very empty. There is lots more information you can find about the game over at The Official Halo 2 Site, or at HiredGun's Blog. I'm sure Microsoft doesn't mind (and probably doesn't notice) if you use screenshots from the game. Look at all the big sites doing it, Gamespot, IGN, you name it. Microsoft isn't one to update their site daily, so you have to look at other sites for information.

I would suggest using Dreamweaver over notepad, as it is much faster and easier to update. I don't see why you would want to code it in notepad over dreamweaver. And I'd suggest you upgrade your photoshop, or at least download the free trial of CS or CS2, Elements is very out-dated, and you will be limited with art by using it.

Having a forum, instead of just an email link, would let your site have a community, which in turn would generate more hits to your site and have it grow in popularity.
You might want to give this and this a read.

  • 04.15.2007 9:36 AM PDT
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The few, the proud, the leet.

The website looks flat out terrible. I hope you're not paying too much for the domain. Please dont link to it again unless it looks decent and has content other than your personal opinion.

  • 04.15.2007 10:07 AM PDT
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"I must disagree with your website looking anywhere near professional. It way too simple,"

Why would you want to make it hard?


"and navigation with huge text"

Please show me a website with a good size.



"Also, it looks very, very empty. There is lots more information you can find about the game over at The Official Halo 2 Site, or at HiredGun's Blog. I'm sure Microsoft doesn't mind (and probably doesn't notice) if you use screenshots from the game. Look at all the big sites doing it, Gamespot, IGN, you name it. Microsoft isn't one to update their site daily, so you have to look at other sites for information."

I NEED to follow the law.


"I would suggest using Dreamweaver over notepad, as it is much faster and easier to update. I don't see why you would want to code it in notepad over dreamweaver. And I'd suggest you upgrade your photoshop, or at least download the free trial of CS or CS2, Elements is very out-dated, and you will be limited with art by using it."

Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 is the latest... Outdated? It requires XP with Service Pack 2 to run. Its a -blam!- peice of software. Badly designed and many bugs, but it gets the job I'm after done.


The reason I don't have a forum is because I do not want inefficient stupid people inputting onto my website.



:) Thanks again.

Do you have a website of your own?

  • 04.15.2007 10:09 AM PDT
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Hmmm, you would think that judging by the reception you recieved last time you tried to press this website on us, you wouldn't of returned, even after iggwilv put your ass in its place.

Now you've returned, pressing the same site, in the same way, and everytime someone says something about its obvious lack info and good craftsmanship you once again prove that you are a complete ass.

I forsee you leaving in the same undignified manner as before.

  • 04.15.2007 10:18 AM PDT
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iggwilv put me in my place? Which nerd is that? From what I remember you all had a sook to the mods after I put your pics I reverse looked up on MySpace on here, and then your tones changed.


One thing that hasen't changed though is you still talk like your out of Star Wars or something

"I forsee you leaving in the same undignified manner as before."

LoL I mean come on seriously!

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  • 04.15.2007 10:37 AM PDT
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I speak like someone with inteligence, look into it. BTW WTF does a myspace or whatever the -blam!- you said have to do with anything, if you don't remember you were getting verbally pwned by every person you tried to reply agaisnt. We ran to the mods because every reply was another arrogant response by you showing how you think you're better than us because you have this "preety little site"

BTW learn how to appropriatly use the quote system. I'm sick of having to reread looking for your probably foolish replay because you're to ignorant to quote.

Needless to say the mods will drop the banhammer on this one too.

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  • 04.15.2007 10:49 AM PDT
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Posted by: Kolusion
"I must disagree with your website looking anywhere near professional. It way too simple,"

Why would you want to make it hard?


"and navigation with huge text"

Please show me a website with a good size.



"Also, it looks very, very empty. There is lots more information you can find about the game over at The Official Halo 2 Site, or at HiredGun's Blog. I'm sure Microsoft doesn't mind (and probably doesn't notice) if you use screenshots from the game. Look at all the big sites doing it, Gamespot, IGN, you name it. Microsoft isn't one to update their site daily, so you have to look at other sites for information."

I NEED to follow the law.


"I would suggest using Dreamweaver over notepad, as it is much faster and easier to update. I don't see why you would want to code it in notepad over dreamweaver. And I'd suggest you upgrade your photoshop, or at least download the free trial of CS or CS2, Elements is very out-dated, and you will be limited with art by using it."

Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 is the latest... Outdated? It requires XP with Service Pack 2 to run. Its a -blam!- peice of software. Badly designed and many bugs, but it gets the job I'm after done.


The reason I don't have a forum is because I do not want inefficient stupid people inputting onto my website.



:) Thanks again.

Do you have a website of your own?

This site has a good size text I guess... anything that's not 36point...

And if you don't change, well, pretty much everything about it, it will fail.

  • 04.15.2007 10:57 AM PDT
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it's terrible. here are some reasons why:

1) it looks to be optimized for 640x480 or something. There is simply tonnes of blank white untouched space.
2) very little content of any kind.
3) the font is terrible - type, colour, size, everything. CONTACT INFORMATION is barely readable.
4) what little content you have is placed under this "CONTACT INFORMATION" header. why? there are 3 links under this and none of them have anything to do with contacting anyone.
5) the domain name halo2vista.com leads one to believe they are going to a professional or at least well-developed site - a huge disappointment.
6) and finally, the least of your worries is: "...seing the Xbox's operating system..."

i seriously hope you are not paying for that domain...

  • 04.15.2007 10:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: okay player
it's terrible. here are some reasons why:

1) it looks to be optimized for 640x480 or something. There is simply tonnes of blank white untouched space.
2) very little content of any kind.
3) the font is terrible - type, colour, size, everything. CONTACT INFORMATION is barely readable.
4) what little content you have is placed under this "CONTACT INFORMATION" header. why? there are 3 links under this and none of them have anything to do with contacting anyone.
5) the domain name halo2vista.com leads one to believe they are going to a professional or at least well-developed site - a huge disappointment.
6) and finally, the least of your worries is: "...seing the Xbox's operating system..."

i seriously hope you are not paying for that domain...


It was two words by the way, contact/information. Which only helps people's point.

Word of advise, take your address off the site before you get pipe bombed or something.

  • 04.15.2007 11:05 AM PDT
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Honestly, you never -blam!- learn do you? You're posts keep getting locked because you spam your POS website, then you attack people whose opinion you don't like. GTFU or GTFO.

  • 04.15.2007 11:06 AM PDT
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who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

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Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

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Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

1. The OFFICIAL System Requirements can be found on the MS website for H2V.

2. You don't learn; do you?

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SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

This forum is here to discuss Halo and Halo 2 PC. Its not here so that you can post your websites and get them critiqued. It was moved because it was a self serving ad, plain and simple. If you read the rules, you'll see that ads are not allowed in this forum. What did you think you'd accomplish by making another one? If your first one was moved because its not allowed here, why would this one be allowed to remain?

Do not make another topic about it.

  • 04.15.2007 11:39 AM PDT