Well I was going to make a video on how I personally feel the C.R.I.B needs some changes, but instead I felt like making a thread about it to save me some time.
The default sorting of all resources
I'm going to use the spigotmc resources page for an example of how some of the changes would look. But I feel that the default view of the C.R.I.B should be either "Last Update" or "Submission Date". This is so new resources & all older, less popular resources to get some exposure. At the moment the same resources are at the top and I doubt they will go down due to the "Ratings" ordering and how many people have just rated the official and staff created resources. While the spigot site has good reason for this it would still be a better option than the ratings as people would struggle to be seen, especially if someone adds 4-5 resources on the same day, cutting out anyone who made a resource before them from being seen on the "New Resources" sidebar.
C.R.I.B Sorting
So next is the general sorting. There NEEDS to be subcategories in the C.R.I.B. There are a lot of benefits to having this. If you look at the spigotmc example, you can see how beneficial this is. It just allow people to find what they are looking for without using the rather bad looking resource search. Firstly expanding the "Gameplay" category, it could be expanded to game genres or type. The same could be done with the music. As for the "Assets & Templates" it could have subcategories for VFX (as there is not much around yet), Thumbnail Templates, Banner Templates, Channel Revamps, Screenshots, Photos. You get the general idea I hope.
Moving resource to the correct place (Services section)
Just cause there are some resources that are clearly in the wrong place, The services section realistically has only 3 resources that are meant to be there. There are a bunch of music in there, as well as a GFX one too.
Fix the default Icons
This is just me been OTT but the default icons would look better if they were all the same style & didn't have transparency on them (which is what makes the blue backgrounds on them). I have made some myself, but you don't have to use them. Just something that looks the same in style and looks more professional.
Well that's all I have to comment on it for now, it would be nice to see something happen.
The default sorting of all resources
I'm going to use the spigotmc resources page for an example of how some of the changes would look. But I feel that the default view of the C.R.I.B should be either "Last Update" or "Submission Date". This is so new resources & all older, less popular resources to get some exposure. At the moment the same resources are at the top and I doubt they will go down due to the "Ratings" ordering and how many people have just rated the official and staff created resources. While the spigot site has good reason for this it would still be a better option than the ratings as people would struggle to be seen, especially if someone adds 4-5 resources on the same day, cutting out anyone who made a resource before them from being seen on the "New Resources" sidebar.
C.R.I.B Sorting
So next is the general sorting. There NEEDS to be subcategories in the C.R.I.B. There are a lot of benefits to having this. If you look at the spigotmc example, you can see how beneficial this is. It just allow people to find what they are looking for without using the rather bad looking resource search. Firstly expanding the "Gameplay" category, it could be expanded to game genres or type. The same could be done with the music. As for the "Assets & Templates" it could have subcategories for VFX (as there is not much around yet), Thumbnail Templates, Banner Templates, Channel Revamps, Screenshots, Photos. You get the general idea I hope.
Moving resource to the correct place (Services section)
Just cause there are some resources that are clearly in the wrong place, The services section realistically has only 3 resources that are meant to be there. There are a bunch of music in there, as well as a GFX one too.
Fix the default Icons
This is just me been OTT but the default icons would look better if they were all the same style & didn't have transparency on them (which is what makes the blue backgrounds on them). I have made some myself, but you don't have to use them. Just something that looks the same in style and looks more professional.
Well that's all I have to comment on it for now, it would be nice to see something happen.
