NWB - Community Blog

01 Apr 2008

Hello and Welcome to NWB!

Posted By : mr.nwb | Comments : 40

Welcome to the new look site! - Hope you like the new theme! - Click on the Blog Titles to read the full blog story and to add comments.

Well, here it is - well kinda!! I've hooked up the blog facility for starters.

So hopefully bands/fans should be able to register and post some blogs/annoucements.

<blockquote> Extra bits will be added on a weekly basis, so hopefully it'll give reason for people to come back and look at the site.

The homepage is a bit "bland" at the moment, so, I'll get that sorted asap!

<img src="www.northwestbands.co.uk/.../>
</blockquote>

Comments

# Posted by Phoenix - 01/04/2008, 12:34 (GMT)

Hey Paul, looking good, mate! Good to be back.
Any idea when the band pages will be up and running?

Cheers, John (Phoenix)

# Posted by mr.nwb - 01/04/2008, 12:45 (GMT)

Band pages should be up and running pretty soonish. I have all the bits ready, I just want to release thing incremently so we have time to test each of the bits out.

New Bloggy thing is cool though!

# Posted by viking - 01/04/2008, 14:26 (GMT)

hey! that was easy enough? odin bless northwestbands and all who ROCK in her!!!

# Posted by mr.nwb - 01/04/2008, 14:31 (GMT)

Yep, not too painful was it. As you can see the blog posters comments get aligned to the right. So its more like a "conversation" thingy. Plus you can now directly link to a comment, if you click on the "#" thingy.

Just need to hook up the gig listings page before Wrecked and co get onto my back! lol

# Posted by viking - 01/04/2008, 14:49 (GMT)

like the new log in? much easier. like ,also, the "community blog" saves searching long lists if one can think of something to contribute to an earlier blog? (:-> )also gives everyone the opportunity to join in. think, maybe, as a future facility, though, have it so profiles can have blogs open to blog owners friends only? have the option?

# Posted by mr.nwb - 01/04/2008, 14:54 (GMT)

re: Viking

Yeah, plus with the new "tagging" system, you can filter the blogs. which reminds me, you need to add a tag to your other blog :-)

Added a "Site suggestions" tag, so you put your site suggestion blogs/thoughts in there.

# Posted by mrs.nwb - 01/04/2008, 16:09 (GMT)

Yay! it works :) I was getting withdrawal symptoms!

# Posted by viking - 01/04/2008, 16:30 (GMT)

great! i love messing about with (err- i mean finding out about) new stuff!!
think i'm getting my head round it? how about an extra category tag-we've got "rant"-how about one for "kudos"??? :-)
when do you think we'll have profile comments up and running?

# Posted by Wrecked - 01/04/2008, 17:15 (GMT)

Yeh ! hurry up with the humongous gig lists !!! Heh. BTW how does one get a little pic of oneself on the caption. ie u and viking !!

# Posted by mrs.nwb - 01/04/2008, 17:17 (GMT)

re:Wrecked -

I'll hook up the gig listings later tonight/tomorrow, so hopefully you wont need to re-submit any. To update your avatar clicky here..

http://www.northwestbands.co.uk/myprofile/

# Posted by Wrecked - 01/04/2008, 17:48 (GMT)

soz, duh, theres nuthin there

# Posted by viking - 01/04/2008, 18:02 (GMT)

hey wrecked-click on "change avatar" on profile-should take you to page saying "update avatar" and "browse" - click "browse"-goes to your pc-select picture from there (open) when showing in box next to "browse" click "upload"-that should do it. :-))

# Posted by ATLANTA ROOTS - 01/04/2008, 18:13 (GMT)

I don't see it but maybe it's coz ize thick

# Posted by viking - 01/04/2008, 18:25 (GMT)

or maybe mr nwb "forgot" to put one on for bands?? was no prob with mine? easy oversight?

# Posted by ATLANTA ROOTS - 01/04/2008, 18:28 (GMT)

It's Probably the 'Newness'....

# Posted by viking - 01/04/2008, 18:31 (GMT)

ah! so you've worked with him as well? get told that every time my machine at work breaks down?? seems to forget it's been recycled that many times it IS a new machine!!
over to you mr nwb!!

# Posted by mr.nwb - 01/04/2008, 18:39 (GMT)

Ahh.. sorted it. Looks like you Beta testers came across the first bug! - Congrats!

Bands should be able to change their avatar. Just click on your username in the top menu banner.

# Posted by ATLANTA ROOTS - 01/04/2008, 18:43 (GMT)

Hey Presto we are reborn....So I aint thick after all..

# Posted by ATLANTA ROOTS - 01/04/2008, 18:45 (GMT)

So we are the first band to appear on the new NWB.

# Posted by mr.nwb - 01/04/2008, 18:45 (GMT)

to:Atlanta Roots

This site will be soo simple to use, you could even get ya drummer to work it :-)

# Posted by ATLANTA ROOTS - 01/04/2008, 18:50 (GMT)

mr nwb

I am the drummer!!!!.....and I RESEMBLE that remark

# Posted by mr.nwb - 01/04/2008, 18:52 (GMT)

to: Atlanta Roots

haha! you prove my theory :-)

# Posted by viking - 01/04/2008, 18:53 (GMT)

oi!! leave us drummers alone!! it's been years since i was in a fish shop!! and that was only cause my ex wife told me i could get a fresh place there as she was throwing me out!!! doh!
and-yep-atlanta roots-you've taken the new nwb's cherry!!! :-)))

# Posted by mr.nwb - 01/04/2008, 18:56 (GMT)

Oh yeah - you might be wondering why my comments are a shade of green. Thats because I have administrator rights, and can delete comments, e.t.c

Also, if you are the original blog writer, and make a comment on your own blog, then your comment will appear in red. Nice touch! hey!

I'll be blogging about the new features in a mo.

As for the fish! - I wondered what that stink was.

# Posted by Matt - 01/04/2008, 20:42 (GMT)

Looking good. I look forward to playing with all the new stuff

# Posted by mr.nwb - 01/04/2008, 23:30 (GMT)

Cheers for the postive feedback so far!! - Like I said, the blog is just a small part of the new NWB. The new profile pages should keep EVERYONE happy. Keep checking back every few days for new improvements e.t.c

Some of you may have seen a couple of new enhancements tonight already - If you look in the blog comments, it now says if the person is online or not under their avatar :-)

Also, when you post a comment, it no longer does a full postback of the page. So when you add a comment, theres no more jumping/scrolling about.

Also,.. when you click on a link in the LATEST COMMENTS box, it'll take you directly to the comment in the blog.

Neato!

# Posted by MOTHERS RUIN - 04/04/2008, 13:52 (GMT)

Paul,looks like everything is gonna be OK on the newlook shiny site....... Im sure its PINK though...

# Posted by mr.nwb - 04/04/2008, 13:56 (GMT)

Yeah, big, shiny and black!

What's with the pink? I thought that was your kinda colour ;-)

# Posted by MOTHERS RUIN - 04/04/2008, 14:02 (GMT)

no its purple,,,,,now does that sound worse.....anyroad wots with you and yr big shiny black things?????

# Posted by mr.nwb - 04/04/2008, 17:43 (GMT)

Just been reading through all the welcomes - I've come to realise..
Where the heck is dyehouse?!? - Has he gone forever?

# Posted by viking - 04/04/2008, 22:01 (GMT)

ruins? it IS pink!!! reckon mr nwb has got a thing for barbie?? nahhhh! surely not??

# Posted by viking - 06/04/2008, 19:14 (GMT)

hey mr nwb!
when do you think the profiles will be ready to add stuff like comments, piccis, etc. on them??

# Posted by mr.nwb - 06/04/2008, 19:18 (GMT)

Hi viking! thought you were dead!

Just working on the profiles right now. As you probably know theres a heap of coding to get sorted, and graphics too. Hopefully I'll have some "simple" profiles up and about by wednesday. Then we can test/expand.

# Posted by viking - 06/04/2008, 19:21 (GMT)

lol! just feel like it?? this man flu is a bad 'un?? after all that about the ktk gig, spent last night sat in front of the fire, with me "vick inhaler" :-(((
good to see the positive feedback you're getting.

# Posted by mr.nwb - 06/04/2008, 19:32 (GMT)

You've been inhaling mrs.nwb? what the ... ?!?! ha!

Yeah, lots of positive comments so far. Lots of new venues have signed up which werent on the old site. Hopefully whence the profiles are up things will make a lot more sense.

# Posted by viking - 06/04/2008, 19:46 (GMT)

now, now, mr nwb!! we promised we wouldn't mention mrs nwb and her sinex-especially after THAT party????

all being well, am in waggon and horses friday night,will have another go at getting them to sign up on here? btw-am liking thwe new lok gig guide, as well.

# Posted by Phoenix - 17/04/2008, 15:42 (GMT)

Hey Paul, any idea when we'll get to see a full list of the bands and venues on the site?

# Posted by mrs.nwb - 17/04/2008, 15:54 (GMT)

I'm in the process of inputting the venues right now! I think once that is done Paul will give everyone access to a full band/venue list like we had before :-)

# Posted by mr.nwb - 17/04/2008, 16:06 (GMT)

Full site search will be going on next.

In the meantime heres a sneaky peek of the venue map...

http://www.northwestbands.co.uk/gigguide/venuemap.aspx

# Posted by Phoenix - 17/04/2008, 16:59 (GMT)

Cheers.
Looks a bit boring on Merseyside, doesnt it!

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