The Goat House - Community

[BigPete7978]

THE GOAT HOUSE​

Over the years I have ran many gaming forums. They have required a lot of work, and at the end of the day it was quite draining. Yes I went to E3 countless times, but as I have grown up my life has become much more than just gaming. So much so that when I am relaxing on my community I want to be able to talk about anything and everything. This can range from television shows to landscaping, as well as various other hobbies and pastimes. I wanted a site for everyone to just hang out at, and enjoy why we all originally got into forums, the communities themselves.

Features On The Forum

• Light/Dark Theme that users can choose depending on what they prefer
• Ability to check into movies, television shows, games, and music. Creating detailed threads to correspond with it
• Dedicated Groups area, with the ability to have a Group specific forum.
• Reviews are for anything. So far have reviewed a handful of games, and exercise equipment.
• User Review Area
• User Promotion Area
• Mini Avatars of a mentioned user
• When a user is offline, their avatar is dimmed
• Covers for profiles
• Specific icons for forums
• #HashtagSystem

This is a project I am deeply passionate about, and I look forward to seeing this community grow. The features and content will continue to grow as time goes on. Feel free to leave feedback.

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[JoyFreak]

I love it. It looks absolutely stunning! Great job @BigPete7978 !

 

[BigPete7978]

I love it. It looks absolutely stunning! Great job @BigPete7978 !

Thank you so much. It took a lot of back and forth, but I decided to shut down my gaming specific forums. Wanted one that covers it all, a true GOAT.

 

[JoyFreak]

Well theme looks great and so does the structure. Time for content and you’re on your way to a successful forum!

 

[l3ta]

Hehe. Sounds like a frat house. Looks good. Many members to u!

 

[BigPete7978]

Well theme looks great and so does the structure. Time for content and you’re on your way to a successful forum!

Yeah the content part is the hard part as always, but I am patient.

Hehe. Sounds like a frat house. Looks good. Many members to u!

The Goat House aspect ties into the GOAT acronym = Greatest Of All Time. But it's also paying homage to one of my favorite TV Shows, Blue Mountain State.

 

[Abizaga]

This site is sick looking! Love how it's laid out and the addons!

 

[iGee]

So awesome! I aspire to create a forum this sleek

 

[BigPete7978]

So awesome! I aspire to create a forum this sleek

Thank you for the compliments.

 

[BigPete7978]

Streamlined The Goat House quite a bit. Had many sections that could be combined. Debating whether or not to do the 2.2 Beta upgrade.

 

[BigPete7978]

Updated to 2.2 and redid many things, including a new theme from @Pixel Exit. Absolutely LOVE IT! The biggest issue continues to be gaining new members, but as time passes the members will grow. Still tweaking some things, and plan on working on this throughout this weekend. Would love to know what people think

 

[Abizaga]

Your site looks great!! Keep up the great work!

 

[JoyFreak]

Updated to 2.2 and redid many things, including a new theme from @Pixel Exit. Absolutely LOVE IT! The biggest issue continues to be gaining new members, but as time passes the members will grow. Still tweaking some things, and plan on working on this throughout this weekend. Would love to know what people think

Love the new look. I personally prefer the blue over the orange, I find it easier on the eyes. Great job @Russ . Also good luck for the weekend, I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

 

[Russ]

That's all @BigPete7978 , he used our style but created his own version and it turned out great!

 

[BigPete7978]

Updated the original post with new screenshots as well as features. Recently added the Groups addon from @Ozzy47. As well as made some more tweaks to the amazing style from @Russ.

 

[BigPete7978]

Just added @DragonByte Tech's #Hashtag system!

 

[JoyFreak]

Just added @DragonByte Tech's #Hashtag system!

Look amazing! Keep it up!

 

[BigPete7978]

Made a tough decision today. Shut the site down. It has experienced ZERO growth for well over a year. Please lock this thread.

 

[Nicolas FR]

Always sad to hear that a community is closing its doors...
Are you going to relaunch something, or has this definitely vaccinated you against the forums?

 

[BigPete7978]

Always sad to hear that a community is closing its doors...
Are you going to relaunch something, or has this definitely vaccinated you against the forums?

I will do something again one day. I love XenForo and always have. For now though I will focus on just being a part of the communities I am a member of.