Click here to support the Daily Grail for as little as $US1 per month on Patreon

Open Thread: Room for Improvement?

I’ve been spending plenty of time lately working on a few new things here at TDG, which will be unveiled in due course. Until then though, I’d like to hear from readers: what do you like about the site, what annoys you, and what improvements or new features do you think would really make TDG a whole lot better place to visit? For instance, some commenters on “They’re Made Out of Meat” have suggested a ‘short sci-fi story’ section as a creative outlet for Grailers. I certainly can’t promise to implement everything (it’s a part-time gig after all, on a very, very part-time wage), but your opinions would be really valuable for creating a roadmap to future upgrades of the site. Have at it in the comments!

Editor
  1. Hmm
    I don’t even know if this is possible, but is there a way for a random link box? I was thinking a little box above or below “Features” that was a link for a random article or essay or pretty much anything on this site that may be overlooked. It may be a lot of work for such a small idea, but if it isn’t too much of a hassle, then I think it could be a cool little quirk.

  2. Hmmm
    Personally, I like the idea of a forum for short stories. There’s a similar feature at ATS and you can sometimes find fairly creative stuff.

    How about a place to display digital art… like photo manipulations or original web art? (Just a thought.)

    1. Images
      [quote=Redoubt]How about a place to display digital art… like photo manipulations or original web art? (Just a thought.)[/quote]

      Image handling can be a tricky thing, in terms of allowing for upload space etc. But that is something I’m working on – each member might get a quota of space they can use for images etc.

    1. Choice
      [quote=JohnnySean]A small thing. Could you open each link in a new window?
      ( target=”_new” ) would do nicely.[/quote]

      No, that’s something I intentionally don’t do. It’s a pet hate of mine when sites open a new window/tab when I click on a link. I prefer to leave that choice to the reader – it’s as simple as setting your mouse up to open a new window/tab with a middle click, or shift-click etc.

  3. Many Thanks
    I’ve been around for a number of years, mostly silent. Was here when the site was simpler and in black, when the site became a part of the other site and in white, and when TDG came home. Have seen the site grow into what it’s become. Will admit I don’t have the time I’d like to have to read the site as much as I’d like so I haven’t gone too far past the links for the Daily stories.

    I was going to suggest a way to group like stories… but just saw the Stories by Category section. So to sum things up… 🙂 Doing a great job so far and thanks for the effort over the years.

    Thomas

  4. creative link
    I know what it’s like to be on a tight budget…I’m a full time student, full time dad, full time husband, and full time *fill in the blank*(nothing nasty please 😉 )…You already know my opinion. The Grail is the best site on the market for alternative news, history, etc. I don’t even know if anyone would(or COULD)post daily sci-fi(psy-phi)stories. I just thought it would be a great addition. You know how we humans are…selfish, self absorbed, egoistic, me, me, me, me. Even if there isn’t room or resources for a fiction section(really the ONLY thing, IMHO, that the Grail is missing), I’ll still go ahead and post the occasional story on the blog or the underground news stream when it suits my fancy. 🙂

    Dustin

  5. Video or photo gallery?
    I am thinking of one dedicated to those extra-special alternate history sites and places of strangeness. Someone here, or possibly associated with here, must visit these places occasionally. Think of it as a window on the Daily Grail world.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Mobile menu - fractal