ComicBookMovie.Com Needs To Change...For The Better.

ComicBookMovie.Com Needs To Change...For The Better.

Join the Excellence of Editorials as he takes a look at a few things CBM.Com should fix to be a better site than it already is and make our experience here little bit more fun!

Editorial Opinion
By DCGuy - Aug 09, 2014 02:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Other
NOTE: I want to start off by saying that this is only my opinions and suggestions to the site and I know nothing of running a website nor how easy or hard things are.

 Hey readers it's the excellence of Editorials and one of the most beloved users of CBM.com DC GUY!. I am here to give a few suggestions and opinion to site owners/workers that would better the site in multiple ways so let's start off now.

1. MAKE IT EASIER TO PUT PICTURES IN THE COMMENT SECTION

Let's be honest when everyone started here they had to ask how to add pictures to the comments and thats a hassle, I suggest that much like facebook we could incorporate a Picture button on the comment box for us to either add the img url or a direct picture from our PC/Laptop/Phone or device, the <img src=""/> is way outdated and not even sure why CBM.com has not updated it since most users drop pics all the time in the comments section.

2. GIVE THE SITE A NEW LOGO

I understand that the logo is cute but man it seems old and not to be an asshole but it looks cheap as [frick], we have users here who have skills in photoshop I'm sure many would be kind enough to give back to the site they use daily in a new design/logo for it. 

3. MAKE A "ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO LEAVE" NOTIFICATION

Me along with mutliple other users have had the misfortune  of furiously writting up an editorial, news or any other type of article and then out of nowhere a little click by accident sends us off into another place and the article is over and deleted sadly all the effort was for nothing, now would be too much to ask for a notification much like facebook's when you're commenting or posting and click on something the page will ask you are you sure you want to leave and then you have to yes or no to leave or stay in your current page, that button/notification would make a lot of us users very happy.

4. LET THE USER PICKS...BE THE [FRICK]ING USER PICKS

Multiple editorials (Darktowers & TheReddestHoods ones come to mind),  mutliple fan fic ( Doopie,Nova's Fun house & BenjiWest work comes to mind) and other news get 5,7 and even 10+ thumbs up yet they never ever show up on the User picks, why? why don't we highlight them on the "main" page why are they only limited and even tucked in the shadows away on the fan fic area? our users spend time, materials and more just to post the art here and get praise from there piers, lets be fair and give them the spotlight

If you have any suggestion to better the site please let them be known in the comments section to see if we can get the management to help us all become a happy community
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DCGuy
DCGuy - 8/9/2014, 2:45 PM
Can someone Tag Galactucus & Nate and other power users?
kong
kong - 8/9/2014, 2:45 PM
Complaining articles are against the rules, so be aware that this might go down at any time.
DCGuy
DCGuy - 8/9/2014, 2:52 PM
@TheReddestHood its not complaining but just suggestions but I guess they might take it like that... :\
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 8/9/2014, 2:52 PM
I like the logo we currently have...
DCGuy
DCGuy - 8/9/2014, 2:52 PM
@JoshWilding @NateBest
SteveBosell
SteveBosell - 8/9/2014, 3:05 PM
I applaud your efforts DCGuy.

SteveBosell
SteveBosell - 8/9/2014, 3:07 PM
I just hope the power users respect your right to free speech. This will be interesting.

NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 8/9/2014, 3:16 PM
I agree that fan-fic artists and writers deserve a bit more recognition (mainly because I am one), but I like the current logo too. And yes, that option of "Are you sure you want to leave" would be brilliant.
Klone
Klone - 8/9/2014, 3:24 PM
Wow, good article actually. I'd love an edit button and comments to update automatically although given my utter ignorance of website designing, coding, etc. this may be one of those things that is far, far, faaaaar easier said than done.
Klone
Klone - 8/9/2014, 3:25 PM
DCGuy will gain 12 user friends until one betrays and his account is crucified.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 8/9/2014, 3:50 PM
I strongly agree with 1,3, and 4. Number 2(no toliet jokes please) would be a cool idea, but I actually like the logo. If I ever get a new art tablet, one that is not shitty, I would start training myself in Photoshop again, and would make a new logo myself, if they held a competition or something.
Yeah and number 3 I agree with sooooo [frick]ing much, I always write my editorial first save it, then add my pictures in an edit, because I always have to drag photos into the article because the embedded codes won't work, but the thing is, sometimes it will add the photo in, sometimes it will redirect me to the photo's URL and when I go back, I've lost everything but the title.
GiantNerd
GiantNerd - 8/9/2014, 3:51 PM
Know your place peasants!!!

:)
DCGuy
DCGuy - 8/9/2014, 3:58 PM
@Klone LOL please I will turn comments into articles for my first miracle.
DCGuy
DCGuy - 8/9/2014, 4:01 PM
@ComicBookMovie @NateBest please give us some feedback you see multiple people agree and want only the best for the site. please don't [frick] me up? also any sort of reply would be nice and thanks for your time and effort on the site multiple user also care and wish to help :)
Pasto
Pasto - 8/11/2014, 12:17 PM
Lmao, like they care about your ideas or feelings. Don't you get it? We're basic users, our opinions on these type of matters mean 'jack' and 'shit'. Best thing for you to do is keep your head down, and NOT piss off ANY of the higher-ups.
batz11
batz11 - 8/11/2014, 12:19 PM
Darktower
Darktower - 8/11/2014, 12:19 PM
this is beautiful ! Well said Sir !!
yossarian
yossarian - 8/11/2014, 12:25 PM
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Are you 11? You wish people's families die in fires constantly and are now wanting them to change shit to cater to you?

FanFic belongs in the FanFic section and nowhere else.
yossarian
yossarian - 8/11/2014, 12:28 PM
1 - Pictures aren't hard to do.
2 - No.
3 - Write your shit in a different program.
4 - No.
NateBest
NateBest - 8/11/2014, 12:31 PM
@DCGuy - Thanks for tagging me! I probably wouldn't have seen this post, or found that it had been deleted (I just restored it), without the tagging :o)

Here are my responses:

#1 - The fact of the matter is that I don't WANT it to be easy to insert images into the comments. It slows down the page load and, more importantly, almost always leads to a thread being hijacked by T&A pics, something that *most* users don't want to happen with their posts.

We do have the ability to edit comments, and it was active on the site in the past, and is still active for Master Admin, but I disabled it because user comments were being reported and then the user would edit his/her comment. I'm working on changing the reporting process, which would allow me to re-institute the comment editing feature...

#2 - You're actually the first user, that I'm aware of, that *doesn't* like the logo. With that being said, there IS a site redesign under way. The logo may change, but as with the last site redesign, there will be several options available for users to vote on and give feedback for.

#3 - This is a great idea. I'm working on a article creation wizard update. I'll see about including this.

#4 - This feedback/issue is a bit backwards... The "User Picks" ARE the user picks. First and foremost CBM is a breaking news, reviews, interviews and editorials site. Fan Fic has become very popular, but *most* people don't come to see the Fan Fic... I know this probably hurts the feelings of some, but that's just the way it is :o(

The good news is that Fan Fic CAN show up on the homepage, it just requires a few more votes. The better news is that there's something coming down the pipe that will give Fan Fic MUCH more exposure.

Note that the Editors have the ability to post directly to the homepage because they have a proven track record of contributing articles that people want to read. Love them or hate them, they give us the things we love, the things we hate and the things we fight about :o)
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 8/11/2014, 12:35 PM
@NateBest

The thing with fan fic is, I've HAD some of my stuff hit the front page, and then an editor takes it off. It's frustrating, sometimes.
GiantNerd
GiantNerd - 8/11/2014, 12:39 PM
@NateBest

That's awesome you responded to this without taking offense to it.

You're cool in my book.

tom hiddleston animated GIF
NateBest
NateBest - 8/11/2014, 12:42 PM
@GiantNerd0720 - Thanks! If I had thought it was meant to be inflammatory, or insulting, I would have left it in the graveyard, but I think it's great feedback. :o)
Darktower
Darktower - 8/11/2014, 12:50 PM
@NateBest
its not only fan fic.. even the news n editorials that lands on the "user pick" gets removed too, regardless of how much Thumbs up it gets..
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 8/11/2014, 12:56 PM
What Nate said. If you write well written, intriguing editorials, you'll make it to the front page.
yossarian
yossarian - 8/11/2014, 12:57 PM
@Drunken - I don't think I was being a prick about it.
1 -

Not hard. Moreover, I don't see how it being easier to post pics would make this site better.

2 - Why? How does a new logo make anything better?

3 - Seriously. If people wrote their shit in a different program, then where is the problem? They might even take time to edit their shit too and use spell-check.

4 - No. I guess it matters to people. But why? I know where to find FanFic. I click that button. Most editorials, even the ones that make the coveted front page, are pointless and useless. The fact is, just like comments sections, the front page could get "hijacked" by anyone writing an article and then all of his friends thumbing it. Is that good? Would the whole main page being filled with shenanigans be better?
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 8/11/2014, 1:01 PM
Also, you're coming off a tad heavy handed proclaiming yourself "the Excellence of Editorials" and "one of the most beloved users of CBM.com". You've been a member since June 2014.
Pasto
Pasto - 8/11/2014, 1:07 PM
@MarkJulian
Lmao.
DCGuy
DCGuy - 8/11/2014, 1:47 PM
@NateBest thank you for taking the time to restore and reply sir, you have my respect you are the nicest and honestly best power user on this site IMO.

thank you for clearing that up, it's not that I don't like the logo its that I think we can have a better one that is all. As for the rest I understand your concerns again thank you.
DCGuy
DCGuy - 8/11/2014, 1:48 PM
@MarkJulian do you not get sarcasm? a lot of people hate me but then again that makes people comment and makes more people comment and maybe thumb it up so you know that means more exposure for the article kind of what you just helped me with LOL
DCGuy
DCGuy - 8/11/2014, 1:50 PM
@Yossarian LOL you just got called an asshole I rest my case about replying and even more with Nate agreeing with multiple things
NateBest
NateBest - 8/11/2014, 1:51 PM
@dethpillow - I can't tell if you're rambling or if the thought/meaning behind your last comment is being lost in translation... Are you saying the site *isn't* good? :o)
yossarian
yossarian - 8/11/2014, 1:52 PM
You'd have to have a case in order to rest it.
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