Personalising Ge-Rad’s Board

[Cwen]

Right folks! Here's your crazed Drappa speaking and you all better listen or I'll send Wolfbane down to eat you all

Ok - well seeing as other pack boards are all fancy and dolled up with extra HTML bits and bobs, I figured I could do the same for this one. Tor is my mate in RL and she does a lot of graphics for me when I ask her politely *chuckles* so if I got her to make up some fnacy images and stuff for me, then I could use my own HTML coding skills (or really just the codes I find around the internet ) then I'll gladly help make Ge-Rad feel like a more homey and welcoming place!

Now - all I need is for some opinions from me fellow pack members on what kind of colours Ge-Rad should be *was personally thinking green but it could relate to a colour of the alphas or other members* and jsut bits and bobs like that

Thanks folks!! *prances away leaving a trail of madness behind*

- you're oh so cool Drappa, Cwen

[Lydair]

Hmmm.....

I think that green would be cool, and maybe in pink and yellow writing for Draeg and Cwen...or we could have different grays and silvers, and a different writing color for each member- for instance, blue(?) for Shako, cyan for mwa, pink for you, yellow for Draeg, etc.

[Cwen]

*Looks at Lydair with wide eyes at the mention of PINK and snarls* Never!!

*shudders*

Sorry I jsut hate that colour sooooo much...urgh!

But emm, yes. Green. But if we all had indivual colours then soon enough we'd run out if we got new members.
Personally I think that Draeg and myself should have our own colours because then it allows our posts to be spotted clearly out of everyone elses (though I know some people use their own colour in all their posts, so obviously you're free to continue that).

But if there was to be writing and the colour of green was what the board is focused on - then i'd suggest it to be another shade of green for the writing, darker or lighter depending on the shade we choose.

[Shakó]

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For the theme, I was thinking something along the lines of reds, oranges, yellows. . . I don't know, fall colors. That's what comes to mind every time I think of Ge-Rad.
But I think Green is good, too. You have to be carefull with green, so it doesn't blend too much with the origanal Sight sceme.

But I agree with Cwen, on keeping our own personal color; for some of us, it suits our personalitly. I like my colour, yes yes. White suits me, and I'm vey happy with it.
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[Cwen]

Hmm...yes yes...fall colours would also work for this board and this pack *nods* I agree with that - and it would probably be a better idea than green seeing as this site is very...green

Heheh, you are sneaky Shakó with using white and yet managing to make sure it's not the same as Tor's font *chuckles*

But yes - any more suggestions? Personal Ge-Rad banners? *Taking idea from the admin board* or anything else?

[Uskiya]

I am just pulling things out of thin air, but for the banner, maybe the pictures of the dragga and drappa, with the fall colors maybe? I'm not ure but I think fall colors should be put to use somewhere.

[Nexus]

Um...well, I'm not a member, I know that, but I like what Shako said... Fall colors seem approprite, cause from what I've heard, this pack was on the verge of death. But now its got new life, and color... gah, I'm rambling. Sorry, just displaying an intrest. Hopefully, in about *checks post count* 18 posts, you, oh so crazy and wonderful Drappa lady, will allow me into your pack.

[Shakó]

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He he. yes, sneaky sneaky Shako. . .

But for the banner, maybe a pack hunting, or running together? After all, we are known for hunting. Possibly with Dreag and yourself in the background. I'm sure Shunké could do it if you want, she's good with that artsy stuff.
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[Cwen]

Oooh thanks folks for all these ideas!
I've had a wee chatter with Tor and she said she's going to make some stuff for us today So hopefully, if she sends me enough of what I like, I'll put it up and then start a poll and get your opinions on it.

So as far as I know, it will be fall colours and the banner I'll add to the News Header will be of a hunting pack and there will be pictures of Draeg and myself in the background.

That's what i've passed onto Tor, so if no one likes these ideas - either mention it here or in the Poll i'll make when it's done

[Trile]

HIVE FIVE! This is AWESOME! When I came on I was really intent on looking at this one thread so I barely noticed! But it's great. I love the background and the heron on the rock. The only thing I have to say, and please feel free to smack me for being annoying, is that the description sounds a lot like Lists. "tightknit group" "cunning" It's a lot like Lists description, and I think we should come up with something original. Oh, and isn't Draeg's color orange, not gold? That's what it looks like in the Ge-Rad recruit. *hides*

[Cwen]

Glad you're liking it Trile Thank Tor for the graphics part (aka the Ge-Rad Banner ) if it wasn't for me pestering her, she would never have made us something so funky!

Oh and about the description - I'm simply just going by what the description of this pack is on the main board - and I figured seeing as this pack is older thsn List...it's just how it is. And I get tight-knit because already the pack is close and psoting so much I thought it would be a good idea.

Well he keeps changing it! First it was orange and now he posts in 'gold' everywhere...so i'm sticking to that and he can change it if he wants *thwaks him*

[Trile]

Well, right now it seems newer than List because it has new management and members and everyones settling in. But it's your call of course, I just think it sounds a lot like List. But I'll shut up now.

[Cwen]

Heheh, I know where you're coming from Trile - but i'll just stick with the original idea of Ge-Rad for now. Of course if everyone and Draeg feels the same way, then i'll change it to something else. But i'd rather keep 'cunning' in there seeing as skilful would also relate to that.

Now help me! I'm writing a description of where Ge-Rad is and what the territory looks like. Now seeing as I've used a lake background thing for the background, maybe there should be a big lake in the territory?
This is where it would be useful for the Ge-Rad elders to help me out here!

But for now I could just leave it as 'Under Construction'

[Lydair]

I always imagine it as a great, open forest, that leads to a great lake witha small line of stepping stones to cross, and a small field where (lol) my chara can find all the herbs she needs. LOL- that was stupid, but where else am i going to get poppies, for sky's sake? Or marsh marigold? Lol!

[Trile]

Oh, I'd love to help! But you know how there was that fire in Ge-Rad a long time ago when Zephyr I think was still around? Well, anyway, the forest would still be all burnt because it takes AGES for forests to grow back after fires. So we could have moved Ge-Rad into a different territroy so that there is a lake and lots of decidious trees, or conifers, whichever. But I'll be glad to write it out!