Community feedback on old forum image archive

With the new forums up and running, there's a lot of information and images the community is leaving behind on the old forums. We've been told that the old forums would be gone eventually, so here's what I was hoping to do. I'd love to save some of the images for specific things from old posts and have them available for people to easily get to and view still.

Ideally, I'd pm every person who's images I'd like to repost and get direct approval. But, I have no idea how many people still play let alone have a new forum handle here on these forums to be able to send messages to. That alone could also be extremely time consuming, so I'm hoping that since they were posted on SOE forums allready, that it's be ok to keep up. If anyone did not want the images up, by all means I would take them down immediately.

I started putting one page together allready for Vehicles . I was thinking about doing smaller reference pages for specifics like this. (ie. doing one with just images of kitchen gadgets or a page dedicated to some of the amazing swimming pools we've seen). It's not often people like to look at entire house albums... but it might be nice to save some of the pics of the specifics.

I'd like to know from everyone who does actively forum search if they'd like to see more on this, or if it'd be used? I know we have EQ2 Decorators with some great image resources allready and now a lot of people have their own showcase albums. But, there's still a lot on the old forums I'd hate to loose. (and I'd love to continue to add to these albums with updated pics too, but I figured to start by grabbing what will disappear first.)

Personally I think this would be a great idea! There are some really amazingly creative ideas over there that we would all miss!

I LOVE this idea, there have been so many times where I wanted to build a specific item and needed some inspiration. Rather than pouring through the forums for hours it would be wonderful to have them catagorized. I also think that the people who created these items would not want their works lost when the old forums go down.

that is a great idea! thanks for letting me know when they are gona get raid of the forums. and also I gave you permission to take all my pics and place them in your site. my username in the old forums are "Tenchigirl15" or "Justinalynn".

Yes, much more please

A list of links would be nice.

I can put that together Think I allready have a lot of people's pages bookmarked on my computer hehe

I work on the weekends, so I'll update a bit tonight, but most of the updates will happen this comming week as I get more time to search threads on the old forums. I started the page for Kitchen Gadgets and Pools too. Was also thinking of a page for other electronics? (washer/dryer, TVs, radios, saw someone did a camera.... stuff like that. Oh and Fireplaces maybe?) If there's something specific people would like images gathered of, let me know!

here's a couple links of kitchen stuff I found from the old site. I know a few pics are mine on the one link so take whatever you want. I hope it helps.

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=513313

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=425337

Toilets Plz!! Lol.. I must of looked around for an hour last week and never did find much. Finally just made my own.

Great idea!! Ty =))

here's the 2 houses I finished for 2 of my friends lastyear, tho it would be nice if you add them on your site before it get's lost forever in the old forums.

Loosenut, 3 walk of the dead in Nariak, the city of hate in freeport server.
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=519826

Asaicia, 7 freedom rd, South Freeport in freeport server.
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=515474

Justinalynn - Thanks so much for the direct links to threads. I'll start working through them and saving pics later tonight.

Brax - making a page for links to decorator's sites and consolidated threads too. If tanyone has their own website, Facebook page, Blog or photo site let me know and I'll add it to the list I know there are some others I saw, just haven't had a chance to track em down yet hehe

Karrane - Will definately put together a toilet page!

Feel free to download any screenshots I've posted anywhere on the old site. Most of mine have been moved to my consolidated works thread (I think) but I sure wouldn't mind them being posted other places, too. Decorating is so much more fun when people are seeing the things you spend all that time working on.

Many thanks. /bow

you're welcome. I will probably dig more topics in the forums before they go so don't be suprise if I link more stuff.

kk I've got lots of stuff saved up until page 21 right now. Will get more sorted and posted tonight. Off to work now!

p.s. And thanks Senya Your houses are one of the first I turn to for looking at awesome stuff! Had them bookmarked allready hehe

Uploaded a bunch more Specific Item Images and created a few more categories. Also uploaded quite a few entire house albums as examples under some of the different housing types.

I'm the queen of typos, so if anyone notices something weird, please let me know! If there's an image that should be categorized under something different or if anyone has a suggestion on how I can seperate things better to make it easier for people to search, let me know too : )

I still have a ton of images saved and not uploaded yet and only on about page 40 of the old forums, so there's still more to come. I forgot about some of the awesome creations we've seen over the years. Fun and inspiring to look at that's for sure!

I got a few suggestions that you can add on the list on specific items.

ceiling fans

vanities and made dressers

player made windows

pet cages

Aw, I had one (ONE, out of 36 characters...) I'm kind of proud of, for my main and his basement workshop...didn't have the nice round seat, tank, etc., but I like it:

I think it's the Wantia Wardrobe? The one that's an open closet/cabinet with a white curtain pulled a little aside, with most of the length all the way across at the top. I expanded it to as big as it would get or thereabouts, used a primitive troll chair (the one made of logs, with a big triangular gap in the seat) behind the curtain, a Lucannic Vase of Enmity underneath the seat gap, a pair of sconces on the wall (not sure of their names; the T2 things with the S-curve decorative "hooks" below the candle) shrunk small enough to make up a "toilet paper" (partially unrolled scroll, shrunk small) holder, and a shelf across from the, ah, chair on the right-hand wall with one of several of the Frostfell Carol books my main has as reading material. He's got light and warm "paper" from the sconces, and a nice Sand Tile underneath, just in case (he may be a Kerra, but he's still male). ;->

I'll see if I can get some screenshots posted. ;->

But speaking of the old forums, there's two things I miss: one is a thread I'm traipsing through atm called "To show off your Creative Created Items Ideas..." by Kianne at: http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?start=45&topic_id=513313 (I guess that sort of thing is what the individual item categories will take up here?), and the other was a wonderful, wonderful guide to editing the layout file using merely Notepad, rather than something fancy, by... ::rapidly checking my older files:: Mistal, or at least that was her handle back then. I still have her guides, a long and short version (that latter one, I made as a "flash card"), and so far, they've never steered me wrong, though I can't do uber-fancy stuff like Multiple Copy, Circle Items, or whatever really quickly. ;->

Uwk

also here's more links I found on the old forum from 2005 to 2008.

kitchens

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=323841

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324182

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?&topic_id=324128

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324283

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324314

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=361047

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=372904

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=376844

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=374748

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=377545

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=403618

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=402627

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=422867

fireplaces

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324211

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324202

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324313

pools

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324280

tubs

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324404

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=353220

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=379512

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=404875

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324412

bathrooms
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=378985

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?start=15&topic_id=417816

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=426161

stairs

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=349749

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=375114


http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=403315

made up screens

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324409

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?start=30&topic_id=324396

made up couches and chairs

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=349112

stages

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=376976

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=398193

waterfalls

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=358567

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=382144

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=403780

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=423198

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=432173

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=432107

dart boards

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=432306

pipe organs

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=423493

chestboards

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=401840

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=402941

porches

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?&topic_id=378021

cages

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=373716

fish tanks

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=402525

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=401228

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=408535

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=428723

made up book cases
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=406058

pool table

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=405942

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=405808

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=416036

motor bikes

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=422602

misc stuff

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=423987

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=425161

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=429759

here's couple links of these houses I've seen years ago.

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324233

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=324242

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=360771

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=348051

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=400335

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=409709

another show of your ideas thead

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?&topic_id=383145

http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2old/posts/list.m?topic_id=423946

Okies, here's how I've gotton the search specific items broken down:

• Aquariums
• Clocks,Computers, Washing Machines
• Fireplaces
• Hobbies, Games & Rides
• Kitchen Gadgets
• Other Gadgets (all of the other unique things that there's not enough of for an entire page)
• Pets
• Pools
• Toilets
• Vehicles
• Windows

All of these are available from the Search -> Specific Items Drop Down box at the top of the page.

I've done a lot of publishing (and re-publishing) on the site today trying to get some pages set and some images into each category, but I still have lots to sort and upload. I'll make sure to go through those other links too!

I hope this will be a helpful reference for anyone interested in decorating

Looking very good so far, Afista!

Should we submit screenshots directly to you, will you take them from the forum pages, how does that work if we want to be considered for inclusion? ;->

Uwk