Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle

General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: level42 on July 26, 2010, 04:33:47 PM

Title: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: level42 on July 26, 2010, 04:33:47 PM
Guys, there's something been bugging me the last 6 months or so.

I've seen this forum evolve from a mostly DL dedicated forum, into a much more "generic" arcade videogame focussed forum.

Since by far the most users are from Europe here, wouldn't it be cool to name it something like Euro Arcade Forum ?

It's just an idea of course, and it's definitely not for me to judge or decide.....

But I feel we need a Europe focussed forum and this has grown in that direction the last couple of years....

A new name like that could also attract visitors that may now think this is a DL related-only forum, and thus miss out a lot if they are not interested in that one particular game.

What do you guys think ? Of course Bruno is calling the shots on this and I don't mind whatever happens but it's just a suggestion to think a bit about....
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: Superully on July 26, 2010, 05:04:58 PM
to make it short: i think that's a GREAT idea and i totally back andre's suggestions!!! :spaceace:
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: vib_ribbon on July 26, 2010, 05:08:26 PM
why not just make "arcade lifestyle" the more prominent title of the 2? covers everything on this website i think.
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: Belike on July 26, 2010, 06:14:32 PM
to make it short: i think that's a GREAT idea and i totally back andre's suggestions!!! :spaceace:
why not just make "arcade lifestyle" the more prominent title of the 2? covers everything on this website i think.
+1
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: scr33n on July 26, 2010, 06:19:49 PM
why not just make "arcade lifestyle" the more prominent title of the 2? covers everything on this website i think.

Nice  :-* :-* +1
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: ckong on July 26, 2010, 06:46:47 PM
why not just make "arcade lifestyle" the more prominent title of the 2? covers everything on this website i think.

+1
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: falcon NL on July 26, 2010, 07:16:38 PM
True, it took me about two weeks to figure out why the place was called DLF in the first place  :lol:. But on the other hand i think that arcade lifestyle is kinda soulless. I haven't been on the boards long but i love it here and special the vibe here.

I would suggest something like : The Lair
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: kroustibat on July 26, 2010, 07:17:28 PM
why not just make "arcade lifestyle" the more prominent title of the 2? covers everything on this website i think.

vote for this
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on July 26, 2010, 07:47:02 PM
I would suggest 2 domain names
DLF, that goes to DLF, and ALS that goes to ALS  8)
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: funkycochise on July 26, 2010, 07:57:15 PM
I like it dragon's lair fans  ;D
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: baritonomarchetto on July 27, 2010, 09:13:38 AM
"Arcade Lifestyle" is the best for me, even if "Dragon's Lair Fans" keeps MAMEcab-oriented newbie far away  :twisted:
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: Ronald Reagan on July 27, 2010, 09:58:20 AM
I don't mind. I like the content of DLF, and I don't even think about the title of the forum no more.

Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: level42 on August 22, 2010, 10:02:15 PM
I don't mind. I like the content of DLF, and I don't even think about the title of the forum no more.


That's because you know what is here now....you have to think of "passers by" who probably think this is only about DL...
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: gyruss on August 22, 2010, 10:52:59 PM
Thats true, it took me a while to discover this great forum. I vote for Arcadelifestyle.com  ;D
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: DarthNuno on August 22, 2010, 10:56:59 PM
If I had the url www.galaxian3.com, I would use it for the homeapage, so you're lucky  ;D

 ;)
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: Superully on August 23, 2010, 07:49:26 AM
hey bruno, we haven't heard your REAL opinion on this one yet ...
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: DarthNuno on August 23, 2010, 07:59:21 PM
My feelings about this  ::)  :arrow:

Even if the Dragon's Lair part of the board is not the most 'animated' apparently, the website himself contains important material related to DL / SA universe.
They are still so much things to say regarding that (cosplay, new artworks, new games to come, new collector items found...), and I can tell you regarding the web statistics tools I have a lot of people browse the website  ;) I also have a lot of mails from guys who are not on the board.   
In my humble opinion, everything is well balanced here... so why to change?  ::)
And the most important... this is what I like for so many reasons  :P So I do not plan to change that for the moment  8)
To finish, you all find the way to reach the Dragon's Lair to come here... so others will do, whatever the main url  ::)

Up the Irons Dragons !  :-*
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: level42 on August 23, 2010, 10:06:38 PM
Well, there's very little against ADDING a domain name. www.arcadelifestyle.com is actually free, and it only costs a couple of euro's per year for the domain name registration. Simply redirect to this site and presto.

But hey, it was just an idea to let the people who think that this forum is DL only related know that it's also about general arcade stuff.

I still think people who could be valuable here are missing it because of this. Just MHO.
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: Superully on August 23, 2010, 10:32:16 PM
I still think people who could be valuable here are missing it because of this. Just MHO.

i couldn't agree more!
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on August 24, 2010, 12:56:48 PM
thats basicly what i suggested, use 2 domain names and point them to the same forum  8)
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: DarthNuno on August 24, 2010, 08:41:05 PM
thats basicly what i suggested, use 2 domain names and point them to the same forum  8)


For information, it's already the case since few years  ::)

Try :

www.dragonslair.be
www.arcadelifestyle.net
and of course the one displayed : www.dragonslairfans.com

 :P
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: Belike on August 24, 2010, 08:50:21 PM
well done! ;D
Title: Re: Should this forum get a new name ?
Post by: gyruss on August 24, 2010, 10:16:09 PM
Hahaha, discussion closed. Although I still think another name/design could make this great site even better/bigger.   :D