Rider Achievements.

[fixxervi6]

Crap, I hit edit post instead of new post, anyway this is what I meant:



I'll look around for some modules or web parts that are really built for tracking these things.

Ok how about this, a mix

It is possible to link from your signature, directly to your post in a thread, so your signature can link directly to your "post" in the achievements thread, easy enough.

You can edit your own post over and over to track your progress, you can link in the smaller icons for everyone you acheive or just link in the bigger one it doesn't matter.

At the bottom of the main page I can run a summary from time to time manually, its not like there are 200 of us.

The bitch of it is, in my mind I could architect this on a napkin in 10 mintutes, simple requirements, php site with a database, but I'm not a coder

I'll post up an example of what I mean in a bit.

[Firewa11]

OMG I love the icons!

Althought the club icons kinda look like a penis. Or an ice cream cone.

[fixxervi6]

OMG I love the icons!

Althought the club icons kinda look like a penis. Or an ice cream cone.

I can always change it later or turn the source adobe files over to a real artist, I'm just faking it.

I tried to create a URL link in my signature but it appears the board is set not to allow that, so here is a sample link that could appear in a signature:

FixxerVI6's Achievements

[Firewa11]

That would be a really massive, annoying signature for everyone on the boards to have a list of 20-30 of them

But I think you're doing good as far as the icons man, don't stop! I can't wait to see what you come up with for Miles' icon (Drag Queen)...

[fixxervi6]

That would be a really massive, annoying signature for everyone on the boards to have a list of 20-30 of them

But I think you're doing good as far as the icons man, don't stop! I can't wait to see what you come up with for Miles' icon (Drag Queen)...

Thats why you put just the link in like the post above, and just link to your tracking post, so your signature stays small and you don't pollute the other threads with graphics

edit: I think I didn't explain it right, I didn't mean to put a link in to take you to a page that shows an example signature, the link itself is the example signature that takes you to the page.

So may signature would be two lines of text, my classic GSXR text then a link below that, that takes me over to the other page.

[milesmiles]

drag queen is that like going down the drag strip at least five times? 10 or more would be drag king and then 20 or more would be...? or are you just calling me a cross dressing whore?

[Firewa11]

Take your pick!

[Rhino]

drag queen is that like going down the drag strip at least five times? 10 or more would be drag king and then 20 or more would be...? or are you just calling me a cross dressing whore?

Um....yes.

[WillK675]

OMG I love the icons!

Althought the club icons kinda look like a penis. Or an ice cream cone.

I'm with Firewa11 the club one, doesn't look right. Maybe change that one to a baseball bat, or something.

[DarcShadow]

We can do the post thing to start with and if this really does take off, and hang around I'll consider building a database/webpage. I'm afraid though this is one of those neat ideas, fun to talk about and plan, but once implemented people will get bored with it. I could be wrong, and with as much work as you've already put into it, I hope I'm wrong. Time will tell.

[milesmiles]

build it and they will come

[Grinner]

All I can say is that it would be better to build a seperate webpage or website. Once this gets started, it will slowly start taking off. Other riders around the world are gonna want to get in on it and you could use advetising dollars to support it.
I really like the whole achievements thing and can say there are gonna be thousands other riders out there that are gonna want to get in on it. Especially when other forums used by members here or even visitors get wind of it.

[fixxervi6]

OMG I love the icons!

Althought the club icons kinda look like a penis. Or an ice cream cone.

I'm with Firewa11 the club one, doesn't look right. Maybe change that one to a baseball bat, or something.

I was tying to stay with very bandwith friendly images therefore very simple icons, I can "open it up" a big and go back and fancy them up some, I've already done that with the track one, the original sized image I used for that one s actually quite detailed.

I'll go back and fancy the previous ones up a bit

We can do the post thing to start with and if this really does take off, and hang around I'll consider building a database/webpage. I'm afraid though this is one of those neat ideas, fun to talk about and plan, but once implemented people will get bored with it. I could be wrong, and with as much work as you've already put into it, I hope I'm wrong. Time will tell.

Fine by me, if it takes off, cool, if not, then doing this method has little to no impact to the site since its just another forum thread. Did you open up the signatures to allow fur [URL] code?

All I can say is that it would be better to build a seperate webpage or website. Once this gets started, it will slowly start taking off. Other riders around the world are gonna want to get in on it and you could use advetising dollars to support it.
I really like the whole achievements thing and can say there are gonna be thousands other riders out there that are gonna want to get in on it. Especially when other forums used by members here or even visitors get wind of it.

I was looking for "providers" that I could set up an account with, build it, then you just use links, you could get all fancy with no impact to this web site. I have my own site I could easily build this on as it's .net/db I could put it together quick, but I pay out the nose for it, to enable it for everyone to use would cost thousands of dollars a month so its beyond not practical.

Right now the images are on photobucket so if people start swiping them there would be no impact to this site, but if it did grow in popularity that is for sure a factor consider.

[DarcShadow]

We've got unlimited storage and bandwidth usage so that's not a concern. And I would assume the servers we're on can handle much heavier traffice then what we've been giving them. If you want a fixxer.fwmr.net domain I can set it up for you and you can play around with stuff there.

[fixxervi6]

We've got unlimited storage and bandwidth usage so that's not a concern. And I would assume the servers we're on can handle much heavier traffice then what we've been giving them. If you want a fixxer.fwmr.net domain I can set it up for you and you can play around with stuff there.

Something like that would work better for storing the images than photobucket. I just threw them on photobucket to get someting to test the waters, as long as there is interest I'll continue to work on this stuff.

[milesmiles]

grinner makes a great point, i know every motorcycle site would want part of this. Good way to bring in money for the club????

[fixxervi6]

grinner makes a great point, i know every motorcycle site would want part of this. Good way to bring in money for the club????

Baby steps, if we can get something solid to take off with fwmr that will be the first step, if that was solid I assume it could easily be its own subdomain/application aka achievements.fwmr.net etc.

The problem with having other clubs get in on it, you need to be prepared for that, becomes a much larger scope project, something to keep in mind, but for now lets stick with KISS and see how FWMR reacts, as DS said, this could easily fizzle.

Also, if this did grow to a pie in the sky revenue source it would need to be approached very carefully behind closed doors among the officers first, I've seen jump in revenue rip these types of sites apart due to the rifts that can be generated.

[milesmiles]

right right right, i'm just thinking of a club ninja 250, when someone is out of a bike

[Telomere]

right right right, i'm just thinking of a club ninja 250, when someone is out of a bike

Do you plan on being out a bike soon or trying to get the club to buy you a 250?

[milesmiles]

nah just thinking of Don

[Telomere]

nah just thinking of Don

Oh, ok but I think he might be buying Simon a bike before himself

[Firewa11]

nah just thinking of Don

Oh, ok but I think he might be buying Simon a bike before himself

While that may be true, the little plastic toddler toy one doesn't count I *will* be buying a bike come mid-March 2013, if not sooner. That's when some options cash in and I can pay cash w00t!

[Telomere]

So, if you do a two-up with Steph before she has Simon, does that count as a bobsled acheivement?

[Firewa11]

OMG, great call! Although I'd be scared at this point to put her on the bike...

[Telomere]

OMG, great call! Although I'd be scared at this point to put her on the bike...

I am sure Steph will be just fine riding a bike. Nothing to be scared of.