Image galleries/photo albums

[shadowslight]

what are your thoughts on them on a forum? i know it is a feature in VB but do you think users actually make time for this? do you think it pulls away from any media forums you might have on your site?

Discuss

 

[Gytix]

We had one on NGG, it was used a few times when we first introduced it but after a while it just became a burden and no one used it, so we just ended up removing it.. It could be utilized brilliantly for GFX forums etc, but for gaming forums like NGG it just didn't fit in.

 

[xpl0iter]

Like Gytix said, it depends on the niche of the forum. I was never really a graphics persona and most of the forums I used was either security related or webmaster related. I have seen these features in some of them. But never used it really. I guess its a little bit stupid to add galleries on these kind of forums.

 

[shadowslight]

I agree with you. I guess i meant more in terms of a General discussions community. i asked this because of a mod i recently put on my site.

 

[Rhys]

They're great I love them!​

 

[shadowslight]

I kind of like the idea as well, granted its a little more work from a moderator standpoint but i think it works well

 

[Southern Comfort]

Ehh even on a graphics forum I wouldn't use it myself much. Maybe if a lot of people used it and it was put to good use it would be cool. With graphics forums you can just post a topic and boom, but with a gallery... I dunno it's late. It could be useful, but I'm no fan.

 

[Gytix]

Agreed, the galleries tend to just be overlooked by many users so using them just seems like a waste of time for most people, but who knows maybe if it's used in the right way it could be a hit.