Ideas/Suggestions

[Madsengirl]

Here everyone can post their ideas or suggestions for the MM Network. So let me hear everyone's input!

[Madsengirl]

No, hopefully I'll be able to find a way to make it where only me (as the admin) & whoever is in charge of that particular section will be able to post. I'll look at some options this weekend to see what I can come up with.
I'll also make it, or whoever is in charge of a section, where say if you're in charge of the News section, you could include your e-mail addy where people can send you news bits that they want to contribute. Something along that line. But as always everyone's ideas are welcome.

[Madsengirl]

Here's some random stuff that's popped into my head...
And just let me start by saying that I'd love for all the regular board members (myself, Ang, Nove, Aradia, Mrchapel, Elena, Dude...let me know if I forgot anyone!) to be in charge of doing a section. BUT you are by no means obligated to do anything if you don't want to! You won't be frowned upon or strung up if you don't wanna be in charge of something. ;D But we have a lot of talented gals around here who do some great websites & who are excellent at digging up stuff about Michael, etc and this board & all the sites wouldn't be possible if not for those people! So everyone's participation is greatly appreciated!!

Now on to business..

News/Upcoming Movies section- I think Mrchapel would be great at that b/c she always comes up w/ the latest news on new movies & such, usually even before I do! ;D And she's also great at e-mailing & finding out the info.

Biography & MM Trivia & Tidbits- Nove would be great at this section b/c we all know that she's a walking, talking MM encyclopedia! She could write up her own bio for him & compile a list of interesting trivia bits about him.

Videos/Screen Caps/- Elena would be great at this, also mrchapel b/c they've both done both screencaps & vids. I think... ;D

Fun Stuff- Aradia could do this one, such as her Dollz that she makes ( she could do dolls for the members that join the network & MM dolls) & she has some great graphics & such on here site. Very creative!

Movie Reviews/Articles- Ang would be good for this b/c she's the writer of the gang. But anyone could contribute reviews/etc.

The Man's Perspective on MM- who else but Dude for this one? ;D ( if he ever decides to join us again. )

Member Sites/Network Members- I'll do this one b/c it will be done basically the same way I run the fanlists. So I can set up all the forms for joining the network etc.

Keep in mind, the above is not set in stone, just some ideas & who I think would be good at them.

[AradiaMMFan]

i have dude as a friend on myspace so i will message him and let him know whats up and ask him if hes interested in coming back to us and help out with the network. im perfectly fine with being the creative one. i cant make my own graphics yet but i do know how to use them from the internet. im also really good about staying on top of people to get things done so i can help with that too, lol. im really excited about this network and cant wait to get it up and running. also, we havent seen angie around in a few weeks although she said she was back, anyone know whats up?

[Madsengirl]

Everyone's ideas/suggestions/comments are great & it seems like we're all on the same wavelength as to how we want to do things. And yes, just the regular members here will be the staff members of the site & yes there will be a page that lists all the staff members names/jobs/etc & who came up with what & all that good stuff. Also, any staff member can also help out other staff w/ their sections as well as their own if they want to. B/c Nove has admitted she has limited computer skills I'm sure she'll need some help along the way. I also forgot to mention before that since Aradia said she has good html skills she can also help me w/ general maintenance of the site & also help out any staff members who need it.

As far as the name goes...The Michael Madsen Network is what sounds good to me, but also w/ a subheading something like chapel suggested or "Uniting The Fans" or something like that. Anyway, we'll figure something good out.

There's really not much to do right now except keep coming up w/ suggestions & ideas. I will do my best to start working on the main site at the end of this week or this weekend. My niece & nephew have been here all summer so I haven't had much time to work on anything, but they're leaving in a couple of days so I'll have the house back & some peace & quiet so I can start coming up w/ some ideas! ;D Once I come up with the layout & design I want to use it won't take me long to get it done.

The only thing I'm having trouble with is how all the staff members can log on to the site individually, & not have to email me the stuff that needs to be posted on the site. I don't know much about blogs, so I don't know if there is a way to limit who can post stuff. Like chapel said, we don't want just anybody to be able to post something. So any suggestions about that would be greatly appreciated!!

[AradiaMMFan]

i dont think we can call it the "official" MM network cause that would be saying that its been oked by michael or his people and we cant do that if its not true. but i think taking it on as "The" MM network is really good cause it will be "the" network, know what i mean. yes i can help out with any html stuff cause i know how to write codes, i have a book that teaches me all the html coding there is, for what i dont know. what webhost are u using for the network site dawn?

im not sure if yall know this but im leaving in 2 weeks for england, i will be there for 2 months. but i will still be able to get on the computer a few times a week to do my share of the work and whatever help is needed from me.

[Nove]

Well It's mind blowing. Will we have enough content to run a network? News is slowing down on Michael and all the stuff I had,I've posted.
Nove.

[Nove]

Good show.
Nove.

[AradiaMMFan]

mrchapel you should talk to jon keeyes on myspace and mention the network, we could also advertise living and dying for him. im not really good at stuff like that but it seems you are.

certain websites that have free hosting does allow for that kinda stuff, multi member use and what not. maybe dawn will have to switch her website host.

[AradiaMMFan]

if i knew what hosts she was using i could get in and figure out how it works. thats the kinda stuff im good at, lol.

[Madsengirl]

I haven't decided which webhost to use yet. I use Freewebs for all my fanlists & Angelfire for the site. Freewebs is REALLY slow about uploading images & with Angelfire you have the ads that are on every page. But Angelfire has a multiple image uploader & Easy Site Builder mode.
As far as the log in situation, when I get the site set up all I would have to do is give all the staff members the username & password then everyone could edit their own pages. BUT the only thing w/ that is you would have to use html to edit with, and since there are only a couple of us who know how to write the codes it would be kind of difficult.
I mentioned that Angelfire has the Easy Site Builder mode that provides easy to use templates for the pages so basically all you have to do is pick the layout of the page & the color schemes, & everything else is done for you. About all the html you have to know is the code for line breaks, paragraphs, italics, bold text, stuff like that, and how to insert an image. I want everyone to be able to design their own sections, the only constraint will be sticking to whatever color scheme we decide on. Which is something we need to discuss. Other than that you're free to design your page/section however you want! We just have to come up with an easy way to do it. ;D
I promise I'll start working on the basic layout this weekend. The kids left to go home today so I'll have more free time now. So once we decide on a color scheme I can start designing the main page of the site.

[AradiaMMFan]

i hate angelfire. i have tried to make my own website on it before i went to bravehost and bravehost is so much better. i never could figure out angelfire which is strange for me. but doesnt matter. as far as color scheme goes i quite like the one we have on ATM. we should stick with it cause its just part of who we are as a team. my opinion on that one, lol

[Madsengirl]

Yes, I understand what you're saying. Here's an idea...I redesign the MM collective to be the home site for the network, that way I won't have to start from scratch. Of course, there will be a section for all the Member Sites, for members of the MM network, then the individual sections that we come up with. As far as updating your individaul sections, you can either a) e-mail me the updates & I post it on the home site, for example, if chapel does the news/upcoming movies section, she can do updates once a month, once a week, however often she decides then e-mail it to me & I'll post it. or b) each one of you can create pages on your own sites you have already (again, the only constraint being the color scheme) for whatever section your responsible for & then I'll just link the url from the homepage & make it where it pops up in a new window. That way visitors can browse all the sections, but still be able to remain at the network homepage. Does that make sense? So that will make it where the ones who know html/web design can do their own pages & won't have to wait for me to post them & then those who can't do their own stuff can just e-mail it to me & I'll post it.
That's just an idea.
As far as color scheme, Aradia suggested the one we have on ATM (white/burgandy). I have no problem with that, but I'd like everyone else's input before we decide officially.

[AradiaMMFan]

well i think that the network does need a home site, since its going to branch off into everyone elses own fan sites. in a way i dont see why we need to put MM news and such on the main network site since we all put it on our own sites. if people have all the info they need from the home site then they have no need to branch off and look at the other fan sites. so i think we need to make the network home site just strictly about the network. so we can have the homepage talking about what the network is, a page for all the links to members of the network, maybe one page with all the very latest MM news but nothing else cause that goes back to people dont need to see any other sites if they can get everything they want on the network site. maybe a MM bio page and a list of all his movies, one for his poetry as well. i'll think of some more stuff later.

[Elena]

Hi everyone!
I disappeared not much, reason, summer for us it is mad time =)) much business in summer.
I understood not well. That do you want to do a site? New site? And do you want also to do your sites farther? I understood not well, therefore I can not give good advice.

I can do video clips, screen savers, wallpapers, also I know not much html.