[Patrick]

Why can't TiBB be more like this?

That's fantastic - maybe that's too 'hard' to pull of, so what about this simple yet awesome looking BB Site?

I mean honestly - TiBB probably gets more hits than any of those 2 Sites, yet we look like we've been made by an 11 Year old using Windows 98 - and those sites are eye popping.

Surely if the site wants to attract more members this Summer to stop us from dieing out - it's time for a revamp and reboot on the forum home page? Which is what new members see first anyway!

And I don't just mean the home, I'm talking fixing up the whole forum that we post in.

Also the gallery - I mean, that still has the BB10 Housemates on it!


James and Mods infract and ban us over swearing or arguing because it 'cheapens' the forums, or if we disagree with Newbies it's all 'See that will scare New FMs Away!'

It's not us, It's the site.

It's not attractive, It's a mess tbf - we still have sub forums for BGT on the 'Current TV Shows' thing - we also have these two random things:





Point being the forum needs something done about it with BB returning - and I expect this thread will be locked, but if it is that will be a complete joke considering this thread isn't being aggressive or insulting, It's me speaking on behalf of alot of members who feel the same.

I [and tons of others] care about the site - so it's embarrassing to see other little fan sites like the ones I posted, looking far more impressive than ours.

And if by some chance James happens to comment on this thread with 'We'll look into it' or something like that - when will that be exactly?

Jordan made a point earlier, CBB isn't that far away now - let alone all the news that will soon be on the DS which will bring more attention to the BB Forums, you'd want to get the please scrubbed up for then, surely?

I also think we need new mods.

Kaz Lovely woman, but never comes on.

Mark, Top bloke - but has forgotten the site exists.

James, comes on once a month to do his daily thread locking and infracting session and then leaves again.

I think we should do a little general election thing, and promote 2 or 3 Mods to Admin.

And we need at least 1 that knows how to work V Bulletin or Admin CP.

Because it seems our wishes and ideas for the site, are either ignored, put down to bad manners or simply responded with 'k i'll do it tomorrow' by an Admin.

[Jordan.]

It is definitely the forum keeping this site alive.

No offence to James + the other admins but the home page is a tragedy. Despite the graphics/layout from the stone age all the links are out dated, you click 'polls' and are bombarded with BB10 housemates and questions about Miss Frank.

Surely if all these unknown BB sites can look amazing this place can do wonders.

+ Agreed about a new admin, we need someone who knows how to re-design websites and is active.

Oh and we'll probably get called ungrateful/selfish/retarded for saying this but its just being cruel to be kind

[Patrick]

LOL Exactly.

Yeah, I put it down to laziness tbh on the Admins part.

It's okay like, we all grow out of stuff.
I bet James and Mark don't even like Big Brother anymore, James is only interested when a thread involves Josie.

Or maybe they are but don't have time because they're busy being pimps, fair enough.

But it's like - if that's the case, bloody let us know and hire some new Admins - not just the angry little ones that like to go about giving infractions because someone doesn't like their favourite housemate or because someone said a word one mod finds offensive.

But the ones that know how to handle the forum itself, and can add all these cool ideas.

Maybe get Matt [the runner of BBSpy] up to being a Forum Admin, but I don't think he likes me, so maybe have him as a forum Admin that can only decorate the forum - but not ban people.

LOL Yeah - we're not being mean, just constructive criticism.

Originally Posted by Jordan.

No offence to James + the other admins but the home page is a tragedy. Despite the graphics/layout from the stone age all the links are out dated, you click 'polls' and are bombarded with BB10 housemates and questions about Miss Frank.

[Jordan.]

Forgot to mention this is a BB news site and we've had only 4 articles on the homepage about BB on C5.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

Forgot to mention this is a BB news site and we've had only 4 articles on the homepage about BB on C5.

Yeah

True - and the news block itself, looks shockingly bland - I'm staring at it now.
The most appealing thing to look at is an article that Ife is Pregnant

[Jordan.]

FFS

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Yeah

True - and the news block itself, looks shockingly bland - I'm staring at it now.
The most appealing thing to look at is an article that Ife is Pregnant

[Patrick]

LMFAO

And the IAC link is to 2009 aswell rofl.

Literally - if I were a stranger and stumbled onto this site, I would pass it as another Big Brother fan site that 'gave up' after BB10.

I mean, honestly.

If you scroll down the news thing you're like only 17 Articles away from BB9 News.

[MTVN]

The forum homepage isnt as bad as the actual site's homepage, that's outdate and looks pretty tacky and unprofessional, it's still just got the BB11 pics at the top & doesnt even have all the housemates there anyway & the first poll you see is asking who your favourite contestant is out of the three X Factor finalists.

Nothing too elaborate needs to be done to it, it'd be fine if it was pretty basic as long as everything wasnt kinda all over the place like it is atm

[Ramsay]

Defo need another admin or two

[InOne]

karl for admin

[Boothy]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

FFS

*Was about to post this*

Yeah, if you were new and searching for Big Brother news, you'd go to home page to start with, not the forums. The TiBB homepage looks like it hasn't been updated since BB10 launched at a quick glance. It does look really dated now and I think, if we're gonna get new members, it needs a revamp before all the BB12 news/gossip starts flooding in.

[MeMyselfAndI]

I never even look at the Site homepage EVER as there is no infomation or interest there.

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by Patrick

LMFAO

And the IAC link is to 2009 aswell rofl.

Literally - if I were a stranger and stumbled onto this site, I would pass it as another Big Brother fan site that 'gave up' after BB10.

I mean, honestly.

If you scroll down the news thing you're like only 17 Articles away from BB9 News.

A genuine reinactment of what happens on TiBB everyday:

some randomer searchs 'Big Brother fan site'

*clicks tibb & glances at homepage*



*clicks back space*

Theres no wonder this place is dead atm, theres nothing attracting people in unless they enter the forum first.

[Patrick]

Well Said Jordan.

[Tom4784]

James is on daily and Kaz is around a lot too, they just don't post much. Mods can't alter the site so you'd be better off PM'ing the admin and seeing what they think.

I always forget there's a site attached to the forum, I have never used it since I was linked to the forums.

[Scarlett.]

They should just do it up using something like Wordpress - Nice and simple, yet it looks modern.
http://wordpress.org/

The main page looks like it is stuck in 2005

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

Theres no wonder this place is dead atm, theres nothing attracting people in unless they enter the forum first.

Yeah exactly, I found this place by searching Big Brother forum & saw it was active so signed up but if I hadnt been specifically looking for the forum & found myself on the homepage I doubt I would have done

[Boothy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

James is on daily and Kaz is around a lot too, they just don't post much. Mods can't alter the site so you'd be better off PM'ing the admin and seeing what they think.

I always forget there's a site attached to the forum, I have never used it since I was linked to the forums.

This.

It wouldn't be a bad move to get rid of the homepage altogether and just have www.thisisbigbrother.com linking straight to the forum. at least people would know it was active then.

[CharlieO]

I think the forum is perfectly fine but the home page just looks horrible and outdated.

[arista]

Originally Posted by CharlieO

I think the forum is perfectly fine but the home page just looks horrible and outdated.

The Forum has dead sections
http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...d.php?t=177971

The homepage is important
I never go there.



It can be updated in Days.


James could set it up to get done.

[Niall]

The homepage is a disgusting monstrosity. It needs to be binned or fixed and I'm in favour of the former, not the latter.

[arista]

"Mark, Top bloke - but has forgotten the site exists."


You Talk Utter Bollocks.


Mark is the Owner.

[King Gizzard]

I like this site layout better than the one in the OP

I don't think I've been on the homepage in over a year or more, just have the forum bookmarked

[Doogle]

The two links to other websites you posted; they look amazing.

I never bother with the main site, I forget it exists.

And the forum isn't a massive deal to me, it looks fine tbh.