NEW FORUMS: Baked.com - what should it have? Welcome Feedback... Admins Needed!

[Cannabis.com]

Baked is coming soon - the forums there are installed and nearly ready ...

Baked will be a website (basically forums to start with) aimed towards folks (in particular the teen / early 20s [Generation Y] crowd) seeking primarily to socialize with others ... discussion of cannabis would be secondary at Baked.com

Some noteable differences of Baked to cann.com ...

-- Faster registration - no manual verification of users by mods; instead random image text displayed during registration ... not overly user-friendly to older folks with poor eyesight, but for the target audience should be fine; they're used to decyphering such images during registration elsewhere.

-- PMs will be enabled by default (can be disabled in UserCP).

-- IMG tag enabled by default (can potentially reduce user privacy; slower page loading - but can be disabled in UserCP)

-- Longer edit time ... 15 minutes.

-- Delete thread / posts ... not sure about this one yet?, but considering enabling that too due to the content matter.

(for serious activism, grow info, etc the cann.com boards remains the place)

Now the question is what should be at Baked ...?

* What should the Baked logo look like? -feel free to attach logo ideas to this thread.

* The current slogan for Baked is "Baked - The Community of High Folks" ... welcome suggestions...

* What forum topics should Baked have?

* Other than the forums, what else should the Baked website have?

On a related note ...

Admin assistance needed - if you are experienced with vBulletin, have some knowledge of PHP, familiar with MySQL (at least a little), and basically have a good computing background, please contact me via PM and/or via email at [email protected]

This could be paid work, as a private contractor, depending on the scope of the tasks involved ... contact me with your qualifications, references (optional, but helpful), and other info that may be helpful in choosing an admin(s) to run the Baked website (I'm also seeking admins for some other sites too - so even if someone else is chosen to admin Baked, there may be openings elsewhere) ...

Contact me now if you have vBulletin admin experience, etc as explained above. Help is needed NOW!

PM and/or email me [email protected]

Ron

[robert42]

Id be a mod :p

[beachguy in thongs]

Hey, remind me when they get up and running, please...

Thank you. It may actually cause a lot of lost time from other projects, but I'm sure Baked.com will be worth it.

[Up In Smoke 420]

a recent topics mod would be great lol and the word 'folks' sounds a lil more for older people not sure what should take it's place though.

[Doobie Snax]

Baked.com - Maxin' & Relaxin'

[Doobie Snax]

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/6342/doobiesnaxlogo16ek.jpg

and

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/7040/doobiesnaxlogo28jl.jpg

They're just quick ones, i can take more time on them if you're interested,
Peace

[oncea420alwaysa420]

The Slogan Should Be: Baked.com "Baked Fresh Daily"

[oncea420alwaysa420]

I think that there should be room for a "Market Price List" (similar to THMQ in HT Mag) that is updated weekly. It would look good as a righthand column on the main page.

[Cannabis.com]

Good point Up In Smoke 420 ... "folks" isn't the best word ... and quite honestly, the whole slogan isn't quite right anyways ... though I like some of the suggestions, such as "Baked Fresh Daily" LOL!

With that said, please keep the slogan ideas coming ... the ideal slogan should not contain the word "baked" at all - may seem counter-intuitive, but most good slogans don't contain the name of what they represent - but there's always exceptions ... so anyways, please post more Baked slogan ideas here. Thanks!

Ron

p.s. what forums should Baked have?

[Green Love]

Baked On High.
Were All Fried Like Apple Pie.

[Clow Dee]

Sports forum would be sweet!

[beachguy in thongs]

Baked for Stoners.

No, that's discriminate.

Baked for Everyone.

[Clow Dee]

baked should have an arcade. With Stoner Games.

Also, with pot secondary, could harder drugs be in the "not tolerated" category?

I do like the idea of a sports forum. Maybe even a TV forum. A food forum. this is baked. :upsidedow

[beachguy in thongs]

Somehow, playing cards should be involved. A room to play Spades, Poker, Blackjack, etc.

[oncea420alwaysa420]

I Got It RON!!!!!! A RECIPE SECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Baked.com "Your afternoon special"
I am also thinking some games would be great as well. Lots of work but fun for your target audience.

[dopesmoker]

A music forum would be nice in my opinion.

[tokosan]

YES

THANKS TO RON

[tokosan]

my idea would have the entire content of the page be the forums, but make them totally phresh and interesting.

Perhaps there could be comics made by users and stuff like that that the admin can post up on the main page, but it would be really cool if it focused more around the forums because thats obviously where everyone spends the most time.

Tokosan for mod

[Harvesthetic]

Baked - A forum for Cannabis Indulgents

Hey Ron, if you like the logo a bit (took 10 minutes), I can modify or add to your satisfaction ;) I love the practice

[Oneironaut]

Baked.com: "Uhh, what was our slogan again?"

[Harvesthetic]

:D:D:D LMAO

Ow yea, Ron? My mail is harvesthetic AT safe-mail DOT net if you want to comment.

[Up In Smoke 420]

Have other drugs only allowed in the other drugs section.

[SomeGuy]

Sounds like a great idea. I might be interested in trying one of the mod positions. Though I only have background in Java and some C. I also know some self-taught javascript, and HTML. From what I have seen, I should be able to pick up PHP and MySQL Fairly easy...

slogans:
"Baked: 420 Days a Year"

"Baked: The Cannabis Elite"

"Baked: For those that Chose the Green Pill" //this ones more of a joke

more later...
Peace

[Up In Smoke 420]

Baked: 420 Days a Year haha I like that one.

[Jim E Fresh]

you need a music forum to post yousendit.com links.(a way to upload large files such as cds and movies of dvd quality)

[SativaTrip]

:rasta: Ron ......,
There should be a small weekly web magazine section(just a long page really) with a small feature(story), how to roll 'whatever'( new each week), a 'spotlight' (type thing even though i hate that name) for people that stoners should know about, and four 'cloumns' written by four different writers (who can actually write) aka real smarties, (note if they suck it will all backfire and you'lll lose (maybe that's why already not any?)Weel fuck...you can always fire them and then you can't get sued , lol, but anyway......
:cool: This is a very serious offer. I could explain to you ideas in person as well as i am within easy travel to you. I would eleaborate more, but frankly i am not into giving out my ideas all over the web...because everyone's a pirate. lol.
:dance: Anyway...if you'd like ..e-mail me and if you show interist I can produce some samples within days....
One of the reasons for writing to you about this is that when you read a marijuana publication these days you get the sneeking suspiscion that all the articles are...... ten words long, boring, have two pics, and make you wonder how these people ever got jobs using words.....and whether they even really smoke marijuana, ever.
Oh and if you see my website....( well it's a satire and a fictional character) lol
I have an extreme amount of versatility and can go way beyond anything like...
"Dude weed is like good for you and shit." or whatever phrase makes you blood curdle (unless it's this post :) )
I can write in any style, from interviews(which I CAN get), to editorials, comedy, fiction (not that i'd need it really...too many good stories already out there)....or whatever....
So drop me a line if you'd like. Oh, and the only thing that I would want in return
is credit and a column of my own. Then someday I'll just leave you to make alot of money at the magazines I just dumped on....lol....or I'll have to charge you. But first things first.
Sincerely, Sativa Trip :)

P.S.- I'm fucking good. BAM!

[SativaTrip]

Oh shit....! and also I will be traveling and staying in Amsterdam( for 3 months to a year) next year and that can't be a bad place for a Marijuana writer to be writing from especially if you didn't have to pay for him to go there. 'I'm just Saying' as they say.....Thanks :thumbsup:

[Up In Smoke 420]

It would be cool if you allow us to put images in our sigs when I see someones name I always relate them to there sig and images in sigs just tell you more about the person.

[tokosan]

It would be cool if you allow us to put images in our sigs when I see someones name I always relate them to there sig and images in sigs just tell you more about the person. yes,absolutely.

[Harvesthetic]

:rasta:

[Green Love]

Somehow, playing cards should be involved. A room to play Spades, Poker, Blackjack, etc.


I 2nd this idea.

Maybe some flash, movies or pics like this: http://larrycarlson.com

[yeskaa]

haahahha ..i thought this was about a cooking section i was thinking up a design for a logo already ...hay is there one already a cooking section here ?lol

[yeskaa]

haahahha ..i thought this was about a cooking section i was thinking up a design for a logo already ...hay is there one already a cooking section here ?lol
ahh so theere is
http://boards.cannabis.com/forumdisplay.php?f=14

[Green Love]

How bout an adult section, or adult chat?

I know what your thinking porn, lol. Nope.

[tokosan]

How bout an adult section, or adult chat?

I know what your thinking porn, lol. Nope. no, take the porn idea and run with it.

require special passes handed out my admins.

yes, this is genius

[GHoSToKeR]

(Edit: oops)

[yAwn]

You know how there have always been people at Cannabis.com who complain that there are too many 'kids' here, or that too many people talk about things unrelated to Cannabis? And ron, you know how you've always said "there will never be an age limit" and this place is for us to talk about whatever w want, well uhh, have your changed your mind? It seems like this is a way to kick us all off this site without actually kicking us off.. Seems like a few people (del.., Torog, Ron, maybe a few others) had a big strokey-beard meeting and decided this would be the best way... Okay that's a lie, but you know what I mean.

Anyway, it sounds awesome.. lol

[Up In Smoke 420]

Are there going to be new MODS, how are you going to know that only young people will register what if it just turns into everyone registering, and when will the board finally be open?

[Up In Smoke 420]

Sorry for the double post but if there are new MODs then we should have the good ones that are always on top of things and are active alot.

[robert42]

R42 THE REVOLUTION IS HERE

[tokosan]

Sorry for the double post but if there are new MODs then we should have the good ones that are always on top of things and are active alot. such as me i am a mod at ytmnd and the people love me

when i am online the ppls keep in order because they know that the banhammer is hovering over them at all times.

[Up In Smoke 420]

haha banhammer.

[xNoa]

i hate the word baked, its so boring, like a baked potato.
well lets hope the layouts fresh at least, id say a nice green background (definately not white again whatever you do) with a deeper green for posts etc.
but fuck it i dont care doubt ill be using it

[Harvesthetic]

Baked.com - When the shit hits the pan

[oncea420alwaysa420]

Baked needs an Artwork gallery where people can showcase their work. Divide it into sections ex: artwork, tattoos, MacGuyver, ect. Decent size photos, if not, thumb click to full page view.

Baked is going to have a members section right? I see it like this. I have seen alot of the registered users bitching about the "UPGRADES" that you get for the price they would have to pay HERE to get them. So.. give them something extra on BAKED, so maybe they will be more willing to pay and quit complaining. Give them a "Cam Section". P2P. One step better than PM. If they have a video conference section like Yahoo! they may be happier to pay up.

[oncea420alwaysa420]

"Baked" Sure we are!
Theres your slogan

[Cannabis.com]

Harvesthetic- logo images received ... may use them to start.

Others with some artistic talents are encouraged to post / email me logo ideas ...

Please keep the slogan suggestions coming ... perhaps Baked will have a different slogan like every month for freshly Baked goodness :)

oncea420alwaysa420- good point, and I agree - scroll back to the first message in this thread ... Baked boards will have some extra bells and whistles, likely including PM access.

PM access, IMG tag, etc at cann.com will remain restricted to members to help keep the s/n down ... allowing most everyone to use PM comes with a tradeoff - cafe members here at cann.com can be confident that PMs they receive will come in reasonable numbers, likely be spam-free, and worthwhile reading.

On an aside for those curious, email will never be offered on any marihemp network site due to technical and more importantly legal issues - lack of a free email service is no biggie these days anyways, since folks have lots of other free email choices (gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc) along with zillions of different instant messagers, etc.

Anyways, please keep the slogans, logos, and suggestions coming ...

Thanks!

Ron

[tokosan]

what are the requirements for modship/how do you go about becoming one?

[ADaisyChain]

what are the requirements for modship/how do you go about becoming one?
:dance:lawl:dance:lawl:dance:lawl:dance:

[blastfast]

I think baked is boring too, here's my idea for the site:

FUCKED.COM - as fucked as george bush's grammatical prowess

each week you can change the tag-line, variety is the spice of life.

Also, Ron said Cannabis is a secondary topic of debate, so why is it being used in titles?

[NathanDigweed]

Hi, my names nathan kinda new here but the baked forums sound like such a good idea and i will be signing up for sure! also couldnt help noticing the banner bit so had to have a quick bash at photoshop :D take it easy all, :rasta:

[Ms420]

[QUOTE=Ron Bennett]
* The current slogan for Baked is "Baked - The Community of High Folks" ... welcome suggestions...

My idea for a slogan is "Baked-for when your "done"!! (get it?)

[Ms420]

My other idea is like trippy pictures and avatars. some psychedelic artwork and stuff. I also think the recipe section would be cool.

[SativaTrip]

or how about you (RON), reply to a bitch about the word "folks", and then i waste my time writing for nothing..... thanks...Your fucking awsome........................................I would really love to work with you now............................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................SIKE

[sheist]

SativaTrip.. u shouldn't throw stones at the throne.. never walk into a man's castle and disrespect..

[chisme]

Hi, my names nathan kinda new here but the baked forums sound like such a good idea and i will be signing up for sure! also couldnt help noticing the banner bit so had to have a quick bash at photoshop :D take it easy all, :rasta:



sumone said i should be mod for baked.com i searched for it but couldnt find?

[yAwn]

sumone said i should be mod for baked.com i searched for it but couldnt find?

rofl

The joke was here...

[yAwn]

...and your head was here.

[Syrus]

I cant wait to see baked.com once its up, sounds like the kind of forum im gonna love. Oh and this might be a bit late to be useful but i know php and mysql relitavely well from setting up my own sites before, apart from that id liek to help any way i can, shame im no good at slogans :D

[NathanDigweed]

Cheap joke chsime, as cheap as yur mum. Dont think you some smart arse when you know fuck all, if I wanted to be a admin I know how to ask but I dont, sorry I have a life dont have time to babysit kids like you :thumbsup:

[Clow Dee]

A shout box would also be neat. :pimp: : :D

[robert42]

SativaTrip.. u shouldn't throw stones at the throne.. never walk into a man's castle and disrespect..

deep, nice!

[Trichome Creator]

BAKED - The Stoner Generation
BAKED - A Cannabis Community
BAKED - Community For High Minds

Just my ideas. :)

[Trichome Creator]

Here are some logo's of my design Mr.Bennett. If you wish I can modify it to say what you want, different fonts, different colors and sizes, etc. etc.
:thumbsup:

[del...]

modifying an earlier suggestion...

"Center for Higher Learning"

[robert42]

so whos the mods at baked.com or are u waiting to build up a following

[tokosan]

why isnt [img] tag enabled in sigs...... also, allow custom user titles and you got yourself a cool place!!!

[Syrus]

why isnt [img] tag enabled in sigs......
Im guessing security reasons, cba to get into detail.


So when is baked.com gonna be up?

[esrabalamir]

hi Ron,
the site looks very good, but blue color is not ok (my opinion) cuz the concept is "green"
and do you think to put "market place" link? some friends can trade their stuffs (not bud ofcourse,for example "bean trade" can be very nice,some growing equipments trade,even cd,dvd,..etc
And sorry i did not read it perfectly, but the member system ok ? named cafe members or "v.i.p. baked" something,Local forums will be very ok

Happy New Year
Peace

[tokosan]

Im guessing security reasons, cba to get into detail.


So when is baked.com gonna be up? nm its enabled now awesome cool

[Syrus]

ron, hows baked.com comming along? a progres report would be nice, if you can that is.

Oh and if i cant be an admin can i be a mod? i know im cheeky but thast my charm :D

[Kryzco]

I made one but I used a slogan I made up but I can edit it easily

[butters]

first off , imho , baked.com would be a HUGE mistake if you want
to be taken seriously in the medical marijuana community...
baked.com sounds like some 14 year old pot head web site..
what about something like "relief.com" "compassion.com"
just something a little more "grown-up"...just my 2 cents worth..

[420kidder]

I'd be willing to help with the site with my amazing ability to WOW people. How about making everyone's profiles like mine www.420boards.com/420kid ??? I feel it can add so much if you allow everyone to personalize their little spot a little bit more. :) Just my 2 cents.

[Clow Dee]

first off , imho , baked.com would be a HUGE mistake if you want
to be taken seriously in the medical marijuana community...
baked.com sounds like some 14 year old pot head web site..
what about something like "relief.com" "compassion.com"
just something a little more "grown-up"...just my 2 cents worth..

maybe that was/is the point of baked, I checked it out just for giggles and it does appear to be a spot (imo)
where some of the younger people who want a more "lounge" or "offtopic" message board feel could hang out, and now look at all the subforums that rely on a little knowledge to post in here.

[tokosan]

i have admin experience make me admin

[Faultydesign]

What will you do....as an admin?

Delete posts of people who want to be admin...

[Syrus]

tokosan, you have about as much chance of becoming admin as i do of having roxy saint burst through my door and saying "take me and my newly made clone now" its just not gonna happen :D

[likemclever]

Art work gallery- excellent Idea.

Baked is not right for your target audience. It should be something that is hip slick and cool but still classy enough to feel older than their age.

Cards is a great ideaâ?¦.poker, spades, go fish people would love it.

Another section for people who like to write.

You could make the whole board consist of arts and entertainment and include cannabis forums you could link all the growing stuff to the boards here after all the majority of your target audience will not be growing at home.

So really if Canna didnâ??t have all of the growing information on it than it would be mostly just a board about culture.

Sports section is also a good idea.

I liked â??Center for Higher Learningâ?� that was sweet Delâ?¦

[beachguy in thongs]

Your avatar gives me goosebumps, Carrie. :upsidedow

[EminEM1]

Baked is coming soon - the forums there are installed and nearly ready ...

Baked will be a website (basically forums to start with) aimed towards folks (in particular the teen / early 20s [Generation Y] crowd) seeking primarily to socialize with others ... discussion of cannabis would be secondary at Baked.com

Some noteable differences of Baked to cann.com ...

-- Faster registration - no manual verification of users by mods; instead random image text displayed during registration ... not overly user-friendly to older folks with poor eyesight, but for the target audience should be fine; they're used to decyphering such images during registration elsewhere.

-- PMs will be enabled by default (can be disabled in UserCP).

-- IMG tag enabled by default (can potentially reduce user privacy; slower page loading - but can be disabled in UserCP)

-- Longer edit time ... 15 minutes.

-- Delete thread / posts ... not sure about this one yet?, but considering enabling that too due to the content matter.

(for serious activism, grow info, etc the cann.com boards remains the place)

Now the question is what should be at Baked ...?

* What should the Baked logo look like? -feel free to attach logo ideas to this thread.

* The current slogan for Baked is "Baked - The Community of High Folks" ... welcome suggestions...

* What forum topics should Baked have?

* Other than the forums, what else should the Baked website have?

On a related note ...

Admin assistance needed - if you are experienced with vBulletin, have some knowledge of PHP, familiar with MySQL (at least a little), and basically have a good computing background, please contact me via PM and/or via email at [email protected]

This could be paid work, as a private contractor, depending on the scope of the tasks involved ... contact me with your qualifications, references (optional, but helpful), and other info that may be helpful in choosing an admin(s) to run the Baked website (I'm also seeking admins for some other sites too - so even if someone else is chosen to admin Baked, there may be openings elsewhere) ...

Contact me now if you have vBulletin admin experience, etc as explained above. Help is needed NOW!

PM and/or email me [email protected]

Ron


Make it so Aussies can join it.

[likemclever]

Your avatar gives me goosebumps, Carrie. :upsidedow

good...


Question??? Why do my smilies not work anymore???

[HIGHDRO]

Here are a couple logo ideas I had... Everything here was drawn by hand and then scanned in... put it through PS and did some effects to it to make em look nice.

I wouldn't mind letting you use them, but I was wondering if you still had an admin spot open. I wouldn't mind helping you guys organize stuff.

(The thumbnails don't look very good, make sure you click the picture and maximize it to its full resolution)

[EminEM1]

Here are a couple logo ideas I had... Everything here was drawn by hand and then scanned in... put it through PS and did some effects to it to make em look nice.

I wouldn't mind letting you use them, but I was wondering if you still had an admin spot open. I wouldn't mind helping you guys organize stuff.

(The thumbnails don't look very good, make sure you click the picture and maximize it to its full resolution)


Cool pics mate, they look good