The Alternative Guide to Stargate Atlantis: Discussion Part III

[skieswideopen]

Conversation seems to have died down, so on to the next step. (If you feel like you're not being given time to participate because of the speed with which this is happening, I'm sorry. I'm trying to maintain momentum here, so once I feel like a consensus has been reached--or as close to a consensus as we're going to get--I move on. But feel free to

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[briar_pipe]

Do you know if someone has actually volunteered to work on a team OT4 guide yet? I would love to help someone do that, but I really don't want to be in charge of it. Hm. So I guess this is me volunteering to be someone's dogsbody, if a bolder volunteer has been found. ^_^

Oh, and one other question: have you considered what type of header/layout and default icon to use for the main account? It can be difficult to make those neutral in this kind of situation.

[skieswideopen]

I don't think anyone has volunteered to do OT4 yet, but tonight or tomorrow I'm going to go through all of the comments and compile a list of what everyone's volunteered for, and then I'll let you know for sure. And I'll put you on the list as a possible back-up source for OT4. Perhaps that will encouraged someone to volunteer. :)

I think if we have a header, the best thing to do is probably to avoid all characters and stick to a picture of Atlantis. And the same idea (Atlantis or a puddlejumper or a stargate) for the default icon. I'm really hoping someone will volunteer to help with all that. I can make icons, but I'm not great at headers, and I have very little experience with layouts.

[briar_pipe]

Thank you! I really hope someone does volunteer.

Agreed on the header and other images being general Atlantis ones. I was going to suggest that, but I wanted to see if you had another plan first, rather than step on toes.

It sounds like you've put a lot of thought into this beyond even what you've posted so far. That's very good to see. ^_^

[melyanna]

I almost mentioned this in my comment this afternoon, but I'd say for graphics, it's best to go with things that represent the show as a whole, like the city or the Stargate. If you're going for inclusive but add pictures of people, then it feels like you're really only focused on those people in the header. (Plus my taste runs to more streamlined graphics, generally, and when you start adding people's faces it gets less minimal.)

[skieswideopen]

And we cross-commented! Yes, I agree clean and minimal is a good look, and I agree that keeping characters out of official comm graphics is a good idea, because there's no way we're not going to miss someone.

[briar_pipe]

Great minds think alike! I do agree with both of you. With any group of characters, there's always someone left out, and busy images seem less appealing to new visitors, at least to me.

Are you volunteering for graphics work? If so, I'd very much like to see what you come up with.

[melyanna]

I can help with graphics stuff if need be, but I'm more than happy to let others take that on.