Website concept

[Mr Justice]

I'm not trolling. The problem with website "ideas" are they are just that. It takes a lot of work and business planning. Just creating a WordPress landing page and and link a XenForo Forum Software (or whatever ) and then expect other to build it for you, is the wrong way to go about it. If you want a political forum you will have to be very diverse in your approach, from design to excution, if you do want a non-biased discussions, to some degree anyways and attract a wider demographic. I click that link and it screams DA or VF or even something for Afriforum.

It's because its blue.

Use some Ndebele patterns that are symbolic of the South African flag colours.

 

[Mr Justice]

If I may ask, what is the complete goal here? I don't really get the registration part tbh.

But it seems that you're really planning to make a political forum. Which is cool.

My recommendation is to get rid of the fluff, focus on the forum, and maybe integrate the "polls" into the forum section of yours in a less convoluted way. This could potentially be a good thing and inspire better political idea contestation on SA Interwebs than Twitter (which is just filled with Black and White nationalist screaming) or even myBB.

Your CSS is quite good tho, a lot better than mine

P.S. Are you going to make things open-source or closed-source?

Forums are intimidating for non-net savvy users.

Whatsapp forum integration?

 

[Mr Justice]

Also, mandatory repping of my website :

How to Vote 2024 | Home

How to vote/who to vote for 2024: Use this site to help you figure out what opposition party/which opposition parties to support to unseat the ANC in 2024! Let's unite behind the opposition!

howtovote2024.co.za

Also,

The SA Politics Thread Part 5

Wish that other sausage head shown on that front page would retire Garden boy should be left to roam the streets without a protective detail so he too can experience the crime hes brought on people he calls his countryman.

mybroadband.co.za

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[BBSA]

Work PC blocked me from going to that website

Use a VPN

 

[digit0]

I'm not trolling. The problem with website "ideas" are they are just that. It takes a lot of work and business planning. Just creating a WordPress landing page and and link a XenForo Forum Software (or whatever ) and then expect other to build it for you, is the wrong way to go about it. If you want a political forum you will have to be very diverse in your approach, from design to excution, if you do want a non-biased discussions, to some degree anyways and attract a wider demographic. I click that link and it screams DA or VF or even something for Afriforum.

100% which is why I am asking this at the prototype stage - what do I need to attract a wider demographic ?
The topics are a given, the front page could simply be the forum with a link/forum for the about stuff.
What can I do to to the site to meet your criteria for diversity ?

 

[digit0]

Work PC blocked me from going to that website

yep, unfortunately the domain .rf.gd being free is used for phishing etc. so some proxies/browsers etc dismiss it.
Thanks for trying anyways.

 

[Rickster]

How can I make this more diverse ?
What needs to be added.

More white, indian and coloured people as we are a minority.

 

[digit0]

Forums are intimidating for non-net savvy users.

Whatsapp forum integration?

thanks for the heads up re whatsapp, I'll look into that.
I'm not into re-inventing the wheel but I feel it's important to retain as much control as possible so prefer to use other platforms as little as possible if possible.

It may be possible to use similar UI elements to lessen friction for new users.
Personally, I would prefer a mobile friendly website than an app, but I am into collaborating on this so all POVs welcome.

 

[MagNorthDigital]

I don't get the idea immediately...

See: https://cpt.za.net/2024/02/04/2024-south-african-pre-election-poll-your-voice-your-choice/

And https://vote.za.net

Your biggest hurdle is that +/- 80% of South Africans are not online...

And 80% of the people online would fall for the first scam they see.

In South Africa, the internet is a series of magical pipes...

 

[rh1]

Also, mandatory repping of my website :

How to Vote 2024 | Home

How to vote/who to vote for 2024: Use this site to help you figure out what opposition party/which opposition parties to support to unseat the ANC in 2024! Let's unite behind the opposition!

howtovote2024.co.za

Also,

The SA Politics Thread Part 5

Wish that other sausage head shown on that front page would retire Garden boy should be left to roam the streets without a protective detail so he too can experience the crime hes brought on people he calls his countryman.

mybroadband.co.za

I am still upset, about your website recommendation to vote IFP.

 

[Clean Green]

I am still upset, about your website recommendation to vote IFP.

You keen for some Zulu nationalism? Nothing wrong with that. To each their own.