One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Jacosh on March 12, 2008, 06:46:40 AM
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Just saw the new look RFC website and noticed they had us 12th on the ladder due to it being in alphabetical order, Unfortunately with my warped sense of humour the first think that popped into my mind was that that is the highest we are going to be all season.
They may as well left it alone, it looks like a 10 year old has done the layout.
What are others thoughts?
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Meh. It's ok I suppose. I like the calendar thingy, lets me see when we are playing at a glance. A bit disappointed that they still can't write a web site that doesn't do horrible things to the scaling of the graphics or at least take the care to make sure the graphics are sized ok before they launch. It's what I have come to expect now so I can't really say I am surprised.
Not many features that jump out and say, "Wow, look at me, I'm new and surprisingly useful." Not a step back from the old site but not much of a step forward either. Perhaps there are a few features that become apparent once the season starts.
Reminiscent of vanilla ice cream. I'm not trying to be too critical, you can have some very good vanilla ice cream, I like vanilla ice cream, but I wouldn't call it exciting.
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Positives:
* Looks 10 times better although that wasn't too hard.
* Things are better set out.
Negatives:
* Still bloody slow to load. In fact it's slower :-\.
* Why is it slow to load? 300 images :o to download just to load the site that's why ::).
* Still info is out of date. The membership tally has gone back to February :-\
How much smaller could they make that David Gourdis pic :rollin
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The bloody online store still has F.A. in it. :banghead
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Just saw the new look RFC website and noticed they had us 12th on the ladder due to it being in alphabetical order, Unfortunately with my warped sense of humour the first think that popped into my mind was that that is the highest we are going to be all season.
Along the same line........the easter egg that is wrapped as an aussie rules football has a cardboard ladder on the side of the box, that you cut out and use for the year....it has us us third! I thought that looked pretty good :lol
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well updated website not
has last years Wallpaper & Screensavers :lol
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Richmond should have done its own site like Essendon.
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I wish we did too Ramps but until the club receives $2m from some other sponsor to do it then I guess we're stuck with the crappy website from Telstra :help.
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That would be close to the slowest site on the internet.
I'd hate to see it with dial up!!
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Dumb question - where is the link to Eye of the Tiger? ???
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Dumb question - where is the link to Eye of the Tiger? ???
Just to answer my own question it's in the scrolldown under the "fans" button.
Good to see the Telstra site is up to its usual standard and our membership has gone backwards in time :wallywink
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New look RFC website.......
only difference is they hit it with some of this
(http://blatanttruth.org/turd-polish.gif)
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I wish we did too Ramps but until the club receives $2m from some other sponsor to do it then I guess we're stuck with the crappy website from Telstra :help.
Not sure what this means. Do we get paid $2m by the AFL for letting Telstra run our website?
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I wish we did too Ramps but until the club receives $2m from some other sponsor to do it then I guess we're stuck with the crappy website from Telstra :help.
Not sure what this means. Do we get paid $2m by the AFL for letting Telstra run our website?
well we probably lose 4 being associated with them
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I wish we did too Ramps but until the club receives $2m from some other sponsor to do it then I guess we're stuck with the crappy website from Telstra :help.
Not sure what this means. Do we get paid $2m by the AFL for letting Telstra run our website?
Yep something like that 1980. Telstra have paid $60m for the AFL internet and mobile rights and I believe each of the 15 clubs get a $2m slice. Essendon thanks to Yahoo, Seven and 3 have their own independent site of course.
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Richmond website is the worst updated site in the AFL
still features alot of last season stuff
kids cant even get new wallpaper or screensaver they get each year
send emails to the club & they dont even bother to respond or fix the problem
dont they have any nerds down there working for them :rollin
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I wish we did too Ramps but until the club receives $2m from some other sponsor to do it then I guess we're stuck with the crappy website from Telstra :help.
Not sure what this means. Do we get paid $2m by the AFL for letting Telstra run our website?
Yep something like that 1980. Telstra have paid $60m for the AFL internet and mobile rights and I believe each of the 15 clubs get a $2m slice. Essendon thanks to Yahoo, Seven and 3 have their own independent site of course.
I'm not sure if its just the TV money that gets handed to the clubs or this as well. Either way, you'll find the way the market is going that the club would make a lot more than $2m over 5 years from advertising on its internet site.
Someone should tell them
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What is it with the RFC website?
I would have thought it would have been logical to at least acknowledge Matt White's and Axel's wins in the GF sprint and handballing competition respectively. While I commend the guys that put in time going to schools/NT etc. We are a football club after all, wouldn't you think they would at very least put the fore mentioned items on the website.
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What is it with the RFC website?
I would have thought it would have been logical to at least acknowledge Matt White's and Axel's wins in the GF sprint and handballing competition respectively. While I commend the guys that put in time going to schools/NT etc. We are a football club after all, wouldn't you think they would at very least put the fore mentioned items on the website.
Telstra site - say no more.
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Telstra site aside. Surely RFC has some input of the content, or is that just blind optimism?
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It was a GILLETTE grand final sprint.
It was a CH9 handball comp.
No matter how hard I try....I can't spell TELSTRA or QANTAS with those letters.
How did the WHALE look as it floated over the MCG on Saturday?
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Every year in the membership survey in the comments I put that the club needs to run it's own website and it's embarrassing that Essendon leads the field in this area.
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Light at the end of the RFC website tunnel? :pray
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AFL urged to take back control of its website
Michael Gleeson | December 2, 2008
THE money that has underpinned football has been driven from broadcast revenue, but that money will be increasingly derived from new media and the AFL ought to regain control of its website to potentially produce a better product and generate superior cash.
That was the sentiment of Justin Shaffer, senior vice-president new media for Major League Baseball, who was brought to Australia by the AFL to address the two-day football conference last week and explain the success of the MLB's website.
Going by the MLB experience, the AFL appears to have erred in outsourcing its website to Telstra, which could never understand the product as intimately as the AFL. "I can't speak highly enough about having a go at it yourself with the right group of people," Shaffer told the conference.
Fifteen of the AFL's clubs committed to the centralised management of their websites — only Essendon stood apart — and the AFL sold the design and management of the site to Telstra which then on-sold content provision.
Fundamental to the MLB's approach is that the online business does not cannibalise the TV viewing business, because given choice, people will always prefer their TV to watch the game on than a small computer screen.
"What we have got online to date has made the internet look an awful lot like a TV and that is a substitute when you can't be at your TV. We don't believe in cannibalisation," Shaffer said.
The MLB website won an Emmy award for its mosaic, which allows six games to be watched simultaneously.
The MLB site has more than 200 editorial staff employed to provide commentary while a dozen people are now employed to work exclusively on the mobile technology, which is undoubtedly the new frontier for broadcasting.
MLB, as opposed to the AFL, has embraced the social networking website stuff, and has created software for a stuff link that costs it less than $100,000 to develop but now has access to 90 million fans.
The technology is evolving to allow fans to watch a game live online while simultaneously viewing friends watching the game through webcams and discussing the game with these friends while still accessing Major League Baseball's statistics and highlights.
"These are the types of thing you only get when you spend time investing in your intellectual capital and building an organisation focused on this around the clock," Shaffer said.
"If you are outsourcing it you are following, because everything we have done here was groundbreaking."
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/afl-urged-to-take-back-its-website/2008/12/01/1227979934253.html
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I wonder if the egotists at AFL Headquarters can swallow their vanity and admit that what everyone has been telling them was actually right - the AFL website stinks and Telstra have made it less accessible to most fans.
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Can the AFL see past the $60m they get from Telstra for the rights?! I won't hold my breath. The Essendon site puts ours and the Telstra ones to shame :-\.
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Being a baseball fan I can say the MLB sites are fantastic and far superior to the crappy AFL sites.
Will admit the layout for the MLB sites are the same (like how the AFL club sites all look the same bar the colours) but the info and news for each MLB site is great
Here's a link to the New York Yankees site ;D
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com
And the Chicago White Sox
http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com
And to show I am fare here's Boston's
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com
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This is what a sports club website should look like. Clean Professional. All the info you want. Puts other websites to shame.
http://www.smfc.com.au/
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Telstra hold on footy websites queried
CAMERON NOAKES
December 20, 2009
SPECULATION is mounting that Telstra will lose control of the AFL and the NRL websites, which includes mobile phone coverage, as the Federal Government continues to pour pressure on the telco to separate structurally.
Although the company is resisting separation, and many of Telstra's rivals are cynical about whether any significant separation will be achieved at all, the price tag on the next five-year deal for the AFL's internet rights is expected to at least double to $120 million, possibly pricing Telstra out of the picture.
AFL chief operating officer Gillon McLachlan declined to comment, but industry insiders believe $120 million is a conservative figure and, with football fans becoming technologically savvy, the next rights are expected to include live streaming of games to mobile phones and could even soar to $30 million a year.
At the start of the decade, Telstra paid $5 million a year for the AFL online rights; the current deal, which ends in 2011, cost the company $12 million a year.
Telstra is refusing to comment on the structural separation, but a spokesman told Pssst the premise that the telco's financial clout would be diminished was incorrect. He would not speculate if the telco would host the football websites in the future, however it has been suggested that Telstra could make a joint bid with NineMSN.
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/stuntman-lifts-lid-on-esky-jump-20091219-l6wl.html
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Being a baseball fan I can say the MLB sites are fantastic and far superior to the crappy AFL sites.
I think the NFL surpasses even MLB in this regard. MLB seems to have a more complicated TV deal structure.
But if you go on the NFL site you get
* highlights literally a minute after they happen
* the option to buy one off games
* free video during the week including panel shows and analysis
The big problem that we have (and even the Premier League in the UK) is a traditionally protectionist view towards our broadcasting. If you go on the ABC website overseas you can't access the content, just as we can't access the BBC content. If they wanted to join the US in the 21st century, they could ask for a small payment from overseas visitors, or place some ads on the site with relevance to where the person's proxy determines they are. A user pays system would be great for everyone.
Part of the problem is that the deals that the AFL secure are too long-term to be flexible in terms of keeping up with technology.
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Being a baseball fan I can say the MLB sites are fantastic and far superior to the crappy AFL sites.
I think the NFL surpasses even MLB in this regard. MLB seems to have a more complicated TV deal structure.
But if you go on the NFL site you get
* highlights literally a minute after they happen
* the option to buy one off games
* free video during the week including panel shows and analysis
The big problem that we have (and even the Premier League in the UK) is a traditionally protectionist view towards our broadcasting. If you go on the ABC website overseas you can't access the content, just as we can't access the BBC content. If they wanted to join the US in the 21st century, they could ask for a small payment from overseas visitors, or place some ads on the site with relevance to where the person's proxy determines they are. A user pays system would be great for everyone.
Part of the problem is that the deals that the AFL secure are too long-term to be flexible in terms of keeping up with technology.
MODS
We can't have this...
Jake sounds like he knows what he is talking about.
Where's Daniel or WAT when we need them.
:cheers
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Being a baseball fan I can say the MLB sites are fantastic and far superior to the crappy AFL sites.
I think the NFL surpasses even MLB in this regard. MLB seems to have a more complicated TV deal structure.
But if you go on the NFL site you get
* highlights literally a minute after they happen
* the option to buy one off games
* free video during the week including panel shows and analysis
The big problem that we have (and even the Premier League in the UK) is a traditionally protectionist view towards our broadcasting. If you go on the ABC website overseas you can't access the content, just as we can't access the BBC content. If they wanted to join the US in the 21st century, they could ask for a small payment from overseas visitors, or place some ads on the site with relevance to where the person's proxy determines they are. A user pays system would be great for everyone.
Part of the problem is that the deals that the AFL secure are too long-term to be flexible in terms of keeping up with technology.
Yep Telstra pay plenty of $$$ for exclusive internet (and mobile) rights with the AFL. The current deal is worth $60m over 5 years up to 2011 from memory. They just don't want to offer a service (if you can call it that) to the AFL but also to use the deal to get users to join Telstra Bigpond. Clubs get something like $2m out of it IIRC so unless a club can find a sponsor/company willing to pay that kind of dough they will accept a Telstra run website no matter how inferior it is to Essendon's.
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Is there something majorly wrong with the Telstra-run official sites?
The RFC site is showing news from before Christmas ???. The AFL site is too and the anti-virus popped up calling it an unsafe site ;D with a virus threat in a link to an Essendon video.
Anyone else seeing the same problem?
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I just looked at the AFL site and all the articles are from the 16th December. Although the Essendon Season Highlights video worked for me.
Seems a bit strange but then again it is Telstra, the sooner the AFL gets someone else to run the websites the better.
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Same thing here MT. Interestingly the AFL google gadget on my browser's home page is showing those same news articles. Not running windows, I dont have an anti virus installed, so cant comment on that part.
The membership total on RFC site seems to be up to date though.
Agree jacosh, Telstra and micro$oft with their proprietary media gives me the poos
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The membership counter always has the same filename (they just overwrite it) so that's why it's up to date. Seems the webpage file is pointing to an old cache one at Telstra's end.
the sooner the AFL gets someone else to run the websites the better.
Hellalujah! :yep
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it seems as though every club's website is almost identical, and the way that they are set out is hopeless.
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The membership counter always has the same filename (they just overwrite it) so that's why it's up to date. Seems the webpage file is pointing to an old cache one at Telstra's end.
the sooner the AFL gets someone else to run the websites the better.
Hellalujah! :yep
I agree. Its not a great site.
The list of past players could be split into their stats and the years they played etc.
When you choose to view the senior list you can't then get back to the rookie list.
There's no forum's for discussion.
The notice board is hidden in the club menu and why isn't the noticeboard the same as the news?
Isn't community also part of the fan zone?
It's all a bit of a schmozzle and I think needs to be rethought out, probably using some web stats showing what people use
There's a pile of other improvements I'd put into it
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This is what a sports club website should look like. Clean Professional. All the info you want. Puts other websites to shame.
http://www.smfc.com.au/
Its tricky to read the sub menus on that site. It doesn't expand to the width of your screen (few sites do, buggered if I know why, html auto sizes to the width of the screen).
No video highlights of current games and you can't buy past games.
When you go to the shop its an entirely new page. Clicking on the SMFC logo in the store page doesn't take you to the SMFC home page (thats a web standard) but they do put an smfc.com.au link on the store site.
Given that its a local soccer club I can understand it, its ok not Wow. All the AFL sites are the same, no links into stuff etc. They all need to get with the social networking phenomenon and use it for club profit.
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Noticed they've touched up the RFC website slightly with a new banner plus side images instead of the usual plain black background.
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C'mon guys give the AFL a break, they are probably too busy designing the GC17 wesite for 2011 at the moment.... :whistle
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Noticed they've touched up the RFC website slightly with a new banner plus side images instead of the usual plain black background.
Small issue but should've had Martin instead of Hardwick in the group shot.
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That site has the herpes simplex virus
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Noticed they've touched up the RFC website slightly with a new banner plus side images instead of the usual plain black background.
Small issue but should've had Martin instead of Hardwick in the group shot.
I notice Cotchin is in the group shot. I hope that means he's staying... :pray
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The newbies photos in their Richmond guernsey are up on the RFC website.
(http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Martin_246aAstbury_sml22.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Griffiths_246aAstbury_sml16.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Astbury_246aAstbury_sml01.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Dea_246aAstbury_sml08.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Taylor_246aAstbury_sml39.jpg)
(http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Webberley_246aAstbury_sml44.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Nason_246aAstbury_sml28.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Grimes_246aAstbury_sml17.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Farmer_246aAstbury_sml11.jpg)
(http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Contin_246aAstbury_sml05.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Hicks_246aAstbury_sml18.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Roberts_246aAstbury_sml36.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Oreilly_246aAstbury_sml30.jpg) (http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/images_richmond/Westhoff_246aAstbury_sml45.jpg)
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/tabid/7689/season/2009/category/senior/default.aspx
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Wow that a lot of new faces.
Let's hope 6-7 become stars for us.
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LMAO
Their balls are still in their stomachs,FFS!
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Relton could just about claim maternity leave
We should give him a bucket of KFC for every goal he kicks
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I didn't see him in the Herald sun lift-out poster until like 2 days after i first viewed it.
Hidden away in a dark corner.....
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Gotta say it again Webberly is frighteningly like Dimma.
Amazingly Martin is smiling.
Not too many runts among that lot.
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Was it funny wig night when they took the photos or something? or am I just gettin too old.... :help
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Wow that a lot of new faces.
Let's hope 6-7 become stars for us.
A big ask but IMO we need 6-7 of them to become stars for us for last year's draft to be classed as a success.
Have a similar turnover of players at the end of this year and in the space of 12 months Hardwick will have added half of a new side. Add those to our existing youthful core - Lids, Cotch, Jack, Vickery, Blingers and co. and we'll have rebuilt a new talented core albeit young moving forward (to borrow a Dimma phrase).
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The RFC website is in the best shape I can remember. Really improving and credit where it's due.
Hope they continue to make it better.
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FWIW the following article in the Age business section today regarding a Malaysian company (partnering with Ten) bidding against Foxtel for AFL rights that they would supply by on-selling to internet srvice providers:
http://www.theage.com.au/business/fetch-tv-fights-for-afl-rights-20100318-qik2.html
"Fetch provides subscription TV delivered via a broadcast signal over broadband — but not via a satellite or streamed from the internet. The company was the under bidder to Fox Sports in last November's negotiations for the Australian broadcast rights to the English soccer Premier League."
"Fetch will provide pay TV to internet service providers, such as iiNet, Internode and TPG, so they can offer a bundled deal of unmetered pay TV, fixed-line telephone and broadband internet for a monthly fee, allowing them to compete more effectively compete against Telstra, a 50 per cent shareholder in Foxtel and current holder of the online rights.
Fetch's internet service provider partners are expected to charge a quarter of what Foxtel's entry-level service for up to 20 new channels, including BBC and Discovery, beyond all the free-to-air channels subscribers will be able to receive through Fetch's free set-top box."
As said by the Foxtel spokesperson:
Fetch declined to comment and all Foxtel spokesman would say was: "We live in interesting times".
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From twitter:
Jonesracing82 - "would it be possible to get a chat room up on the RFC website?"
Richmond_FC - "maybe on our new website later this year"
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As part of the deal the Telstra web-sites have an "update" every year
Going on past experiences I wouldn't be getting too excited ;D
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As part of the deal the Telstra web-sites have an "update" every year
Going on past experiences I wouldn't be getting too excited ;D
Such a negative post. ::)
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As part of the deal the Telstra web-sites have an "update" every year
Going on past experiences I wouldn't be getting too excited ;D
Such a negative post. ::)
Yes and justified
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Our great club doesn't need your type. ;)
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Our great club doesn't need your type. ;)
Yes they do
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Our great club doesn't need your type. ;)
Yes they do
What for? So you can be a hero by bagging them on a forum? Hang your head in shame. You need to support your club.
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I thought it was more than just an update. I heard talk that there was a new provider or developer.
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As part of the deal the Telstra web-sites have an "update" every year
Going on past experiences I wouldn't be getting too excited ;D
I thought you'd be more informed than that!
Brand new website from scratch, it looks like an actual 2012 website. Clubs have been in discussions with telstra/developers/afl since maybe August, very involved process, very confident it will be good.
Plenty of stuff going in there, maybe not all live in v1.0 but I'm confident you'll like it. AFL are putting a big effort into AFL Media, the times they are a changing.
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As part of the deal the Telstra web-sites have an "update" every year
Going on past experiences I wouldn't be getting too excited ;D
I thought you'd be more informed than that!
Brand new website from scratch, it looks like an actual 2012 website. Clubs have been in discussions with telstra/developers/afl since maybe August, very involved process, very confident it will be good.
Plenty of stuff going in there, maybe not all live in v1.0 but I'm confident you'll like it. AFL are putting a big effort into AFL Media, the times they are a changing.
All good = I stand corrected
I wasnt informed because you hadn't told me Mr RFC Official
If the "News" had come from an AFL or Telstra release I would have ignored it but if you had announced it I would have believed ;D
But anytime Telstra involved I reserve the right to be cynical, their track record isn't great :thumbsup :thumbsup
What for? So you can be a hero by bagging them on a forum? Hang your head in shame. You need to support your club.
:lol :lol ......
I do support but like anyone I am allowed to question and be crictical of them which is very different than baggimg them.
And FWIW if I have an issue then I contact them ..... rather than just sitting behind a keyboard and posting it here..... ;D
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I wasnt informed because you hadn't told me Mr RFC Official
Could swear I've mentioned it here before, ah well, to be honest 2012 should be pretty big. New websites that will work on apple devices, new Youtube style video player that will work everywhere, and then the apps that should launch by Round 1, big year for my areas.
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I wasnt informed because you hadn't told me Mr RFC Official
Could swear I've mentioned it here before, ah well, to be honest 2012 should be pretty big. New websites that will work on apple devices, new Youtube style video player that will work everywhere, and then the apps that should launch by Round 1, big year for my areas.
Great news, the only thing attractive about the current website is the Yellow and Black.
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Could swear I've mentioned it here before, ah well, to be honest 2012 should be pretty big. New websites that will work on apple devices, new Youtube style video player that will work everywhere, and then the apps that should launch by Round 1, big year for my areas.
With respect RFCO, I reserve my right to hold judgement until the products are released. Previous site upgrades have been the equivalent of the same old Telstra turd, rolled in glitter and force fed to the masses for consumption.
I don't like it and I have a right to say it.
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With respect RFCO, I reserve my right to hold judgement until the products are released. Previous site upgrades have been the equivalent of the same old Telstra turd, rolled in glitter and force fed to the masses for consumption.
I don't like it and I have a right to say it.
Knock yourself out mate. But the websites arent being designed by Telstra.
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I wasnt informed because you hadn't told me Mr RFC Official
Could swear I've mentioned it here before, ah well, to be honest 2012 should be pretty big. New websites that will work on apple devices, new Youtube style video player that will work everywhere, and then the apps that should launch by Round 1, big year for my areas.
Gee its 2012.
Who would have expected the club to have to grasped modern technology and utilised long standing media apps?
Real progress.....albeit 7 or more stuffing years late.
What a joke
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Don't want to do a big richo, but what the hell can be done to a footy club's site besides a news feed, team list and a fixture?
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I wasnt informed because you hadn't told me Mr RFC Official
Could swear I've mentioned it here before, ah well, to be honest 2012 should be pretty big. New websites that will work on apple devices, new Youtube style video player that will work everywhere, and then the apps that should launch by Round 1, big year for my areas.
Gee its 2012.
Who would have expected the club to have to grasped modern technology and utilised long standing media apps?
Real progress.....albeit 7 or more stuffing years late.
What a joke
More an industry lagging behind due to long-term contracts than an individual club.
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I wasnt informed because you hadn't told me Mr RFC Official
Could swear I've mentioned it here before, ah well, to be honest 2012 should be pretty big. New websites that will work on apple devices, new Youtube style video player that will work everywhere, and then the apps that should launch by Round 1, big year for my areas.
Gee its 2012.
Who would have expected the club to have to grasped modern technology and utilised long standing media apps?
Real progress.....albeit 7 or more stuffing years late.
What a joke
More an industry lagging behind due to long-term contracts than an individual club.
Pwned.
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Knock yourself out mate. But the websites arent being designed by Telstra.
But Tesltra are still involved arent' they Mr RFC_Official?
They've still got the internet rights for the next 5 years don't they?
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Knock yourself out mate. But the websites arent being designed by Telstra.
But Tesltra are still involved arent' they Mr RFC_Official?
They've still got the internet rights for the next 5 years don't they?
Another job for the good people of Punjabi ;) :banghead
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Knock yourself out mate. But the websites arent being designed by Telstra.
But Tesltra are still involved arent' they Mr RFC_Official?
They've still got the internet rights for the next 5 years don't they?
Yeah but WP it appears that Telstra are just hosting it and RFC have in independent web developer.
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Knock yourself out mate. But the websites arent being designed by Telstra.
But Tesltra are still involved arent' they Mr RFC_Official?
They've still got the internet rights for the next 5 years don't they?
Another job for the good people of Punjabi ;) :banghead
Welcome to Telstra and my name is Ken, operator 865454332. :lol
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Knock yourself out mate. But the websites arent being designed by Telstra.
But Tesltra are still involved arent' they Mr RFC_Official?
They've still got the internet rights for the next 5 years don't they?
Yeah but WP it appears that Telstra are just hosting it and RFC have in independent web developer.
They've hired a 3rd party to build it, while still falling under the Telstra banner for the next 5 years.
As a group we had some very strict guidelines we set down in the tender process, we're pretty confident they're going to be a great fit.
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If you are not using porn site developers you are not using best practice
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Knock yourself out mate. But the websites arent being designed by Telstra.
But Tesltra are still involved arent' they Mr RFC_Official?
They've still got the internet rights for the next 5 years don't they?
Yeah but WP it appears that Telstra are just hosting it and RFC have in independent web developer.
They've hired a 3rd party to build it, while still falling under the Telstra banner for the next 5 years.
As a group we had some very strict guidelines we set down in the tender process, we're pretty confident they're going to be a great fit.
Thanks for that :thumbsup
It certainly sounds promising
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If you are not using porn site developers you are not using best practice
:lol
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Don't want to do a big richo, but what the hell can be done to a footy club's site besides a news feed, team list and a fixture?
What does that mean? :huh
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Dwaino will learn from this. He'll be a better man for it.
Regards,
Coach
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Thanks for the support, Coach.
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But the websites arent being designed by Telstra.
There is the single best piece of news I've heard in 2012. Now, as long as the site caters for Linux as well as Macs then we can all be happy campers. It's a big world out there RFC_O and not all of us are beholden to Big Brother. :shh
:gotigers
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I wasnt informed because you hadn't told me Mr RFC Official
Could swear I've mentioned it here before, ah well, to be honest 2012 should be pretty big. New websites that will work on apple devices, new Youtube style video player that will work everywhere, and then the apps that should launch by Round 1, big year for my areas.
just to further smokeys comments, will the video require some obscure codecs like Micro$oft's silverlight or will it just require flash player so as many people as possible can watch it without issues?
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RFC_Offical - Is there any offical Richmond Apps yet? If so/not where/when can we download them and what will the cost (initially and for downloads etc) be? I recently purchased an iPhone and moved into the 1990's, so am keen to have access to anything Tiger related asap :thumbsup
Cheers :cheers
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There is the single best piece of news I've heard in 2012. Now, as long as the site caters for Linux as well as Macs then we can all be happy campers.
Thank heavens a positive post. Could not agree more and can't wait to see what they come up with.
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RFC_Offical - Is there any offical Richmond Apps yet? If so/not where/when can we download them and what will the cost (initially and for downloads etc) be? I recently purchased an iPhone and moved into the 1990's, so am keen to have access to anything Tiger related asap :thumbsup
Cheers :cheers
There is an unofficial app Stripes (free) that has lots of good stuff in it. News, Ladder, Fixture, Results, Twitter, Links and the Club Song.
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you talking about iphone or android smokey? I've seen the android one but havn't installed it.
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iPhone Al.
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Don't want to do a big richo, but what the hell can be done to a footy club's site besides a news feed, team list and a fixture?
What does that mean? :huh
Making a passive aggressive negative comment ;D
:outtahere
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i think it may be the same developer.
is this the one?
http://playapp.co/aussie-rules/afl/tigers--4
worth installing?
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i think it may be the same developer.
is this the one?
http://playapp.co/aussie-rules/afl/tigers--4
worth installing?
I used to use this all the time (iphone). If you're into reading every bit of info to come out of the club, every player tweet etc then sure. I had it on my 3G but haven't bothered to get it on my 4S yet. I just use Footy Lite for fixture and general footy news and anything RFC tends to find its way on here.
But it's free, so nothing to lose I guess.
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Yep, that's the one Al. I use it a bit during footy season when I'm not online and as Dwaino said - it's free so nothing to lose.
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:cheers
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Yes thanks Smokey and Al. I've already got this one though have only been using it for the last month or so. I expect it to ramp up when the footy begins. By the way RFC_Offical is talking the club may be releasing an 'offical' app for the club this year. I wonder what it could add that this existing app doesn't already???
Thanks again :thumbsup
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I wasnt informed because you hadn't told me Mr RFC Official
Could swear I've mentioned it here before, ah well, to be honest 2012 should be pretty big. New websites that will work on apple devices, new Youtube style video player that will work everywhere, and then the apps that should launch by Round 1, big year for my areas.
just to further smokeys comments, will the video require some obscure codecs like Micro$oft's silverlight or will it just require flash player so as many people as possible can watch it without issues?
I believe...not 100%...that it will be based off a YouTube model, no weird software required.
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RFC_Offical - Is there any offical Richmond Apps yet? If so/not where/when can we download them and what will the cost (initially and for downloads etc) be? I recently purchased an iPhone and moved into the 1990's, so am keen to have access to anything Tiger related asap :thumbsup
Cheers :cheers
Coming by round 1 for Apple, Blackberry and Android...free.
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But the websites arent being designed by Telstra.
There is the single best piece of news I've heard in 2012. Now, as long as the site caters for Linux as well as Macs then we can all be happy campers. It's a big world out there RFC_O and not all of us are beholden to Big Brother. :shh
:gotigers
Trust me, if it was our decision by ourselves we would have had a new website years ago.
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cheers stig
:cheers
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Its interesting that originally the Bummers took a chance and went off on their own and created a pretty good independent website through IMG but then it was shrouded by the Telstra cloak of header and footer banners. Obviously this was done as part of the AFL sponsorship commitments to Telstra. I am expecting that our new site will be as good or if not better than essendonfc now that a 3rd party is involved but expect to have the Bogpond header and footer crap.
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My worry in this regard, is that unless there is some standard look & feel navigation on each of the 18 club sites, it will be time consuming finding the positioning of the data.
Not all sites have an intuitive style.
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My worry in this regard, is that unless there is some standard look & feel navigation on each of the 18 club sites, it will be time consuming finding the positioning of the data.
Not all sites have an intuitive style.
Teams have been given two over-arching designs to choose from, and then can also choose where different widgets/boxes sit with-in them. It's up to the club to choose their layout, so while yes the overall look and feel will be similar, there will be differences and also a lot more colour involved as well.
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Its interesting that originally the Bummers took a chance and went off on their own and created a pretty good independent website through IMG but then it was shrouded by the Telstra cloak of header and footer banners. Obviously this was done as part of the AFL sponsorship commitments to Telstra. I am expecting that our new site will be as good or if not better than essendonfc now that a 3rd party is involved but expect to have the Bogpond header and footer crap.
Wasn't designed by IMG but yes, they're back in to the AFL network now so we will have Telstra headers/footers and just so you're aware, we're not massive fans of that aspect either.
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Should have a demo link you can have a quick look through in a few days.
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Looking forward to it! :thumbsup
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From RFC twitter:
We want your stuff on our new website coming in 2012. Please help us by filling out this short survey
https://afl.optimalworkshop.com/treejack/richmondfcia
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From RFC twitter:
We want your stuff on our new website coming in 2012. Please help us by filling out this short survey
https://afl.optimalworkshop.com/treejack/richmondfcia
Go tell us where you'd find things
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Go tell us where you'd find things
On OER ;) ;D
I think the only one I wasn't sure about in the survey was where you'd go if you wanted to become a club volunteer. The rest of the questions were straight forward for a regular visitor to the RFC website. The survey would've been more difficult and time consuming if you hadn't been to the RFC website much.
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Go tell us where you'd find things
On OER ;) ;D
I think the only one I wasn't sure about in the survey was where you'd go if you wanted to become a club volunteer. The rest of the questions were straight forward for a regular visitor to the RFC website. The survey would've been more difficult and time consuming if you hadn't been to the RFC website much.
It will be a mixed bunch. We just got a new employee who started here to fill it out, she had no idea on most of them! Good to get a very different opinions.
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It was pretty easy. I had to skip the cheer squad one though. Couldn't work that out for the life of me.
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Does it record every click a person does to find the link?
On some of them I eventually found the link, but not before I went to 2 or 3 different headings.
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I liked this survey. Loved the part where it says find the cheer squad and I selected the part that goes to - "the board". Quality survey. Must send my congratulations to the club on this :cheers :clapping
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Does it record every click a person does to find the link?
On some of them I eventually found the link, but not before I went to 2 or 3 different headings.
Yeah I wondered that as well. Found them all but a couple took a couple of looks.
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Does it record every click a person does to find the link?
On some of them I eventually found the link, but not before I went to 2 or 3 different headings.
x 2
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It was pretty easy. I had to skip the cheer squad one though. Couldn't work that out for the life of me.
If I hadn't seen where it was already before the survey I would've had trouble with that one as well Oiafi. I'm guessing it's in the membership section rather than the fan or club sections because it's either classed as a sort of "coterie" or because you need to pay to be a member of the ORCS :-\.
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It was pretty easy. I had to skip the cheer squad one though. Couldn't work that out for the life of me.
If I hadn't seen where it was already before the survey I would've had trouble with that one as well Oiafi. I'm guessing it's in the membership section rather than the fan or club sections because it's either classed as a sort of "coterie" or because you need to pay to be a member of the ORCS :-\.
It's classed as a supporter group and that's where you find it ;D
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It was pretty easy. I had to skip the cheer squad one though. Couldn't work that out for the life of me.
If I hadn't seen where it was already before the survey I would've had trouble with that one as well Oiafi. I'm guessing it's in the membership section rather than the fan or club sections because it's either classed as a sort of "coterie" or because you need to pay to be a member of the ORCS :-\.
It's classed as a supporter group and that's where you find it ;D
Well it's obvious when you say it like that ;D
I think all supporter groups being in the membership section throws people. A new-ish visitor to the RFC site would look in the club or fans sections first if they were trying to find info about the cheer squad. Mind you the cheer squad has its own website so people mightn't bother going to the RFC website about the ORCS anyway.
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Does it record every click a person does to find the link?
On some of them I eventually found the link, but not before I went to 2 or 3 different headings.
x 2
I think it only takes the last one...to be honest it's not us running the survey but the guys that are making the pages, they'd know the ins and outs of it.
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So if you can't find it first go you really should skip the question to give a true indication.
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So if you can't find it first go you really should skip the question to give a true indication.
That's what I did.
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So if you can't find it first go you really should skip the question to give a true indication.
That's what I did.
I didn't even notice a skip button :-[
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So if you can't find it first go you really should skip the question to give a true indication.
Yeah, i thought the idea was to determine how easily people found what they wanted. defeats the purpose a bit if a person who takes 5 minutes registers the same as a person who finds it straight away?
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RFCO said on twitter they hope to have the new RFC website up and running by round 1.
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RFCO said on twitter they hope to have the new RFC website up and running by round 1.
We hope they can indeed, but who knows when it will actually go live.
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Epic fail if it's not live by round 1 :lol
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RFCO said on twitter they hope to have the new RFC website up and running by round 1.
We hope they can indeed, but who knows when it will actually go live.
Take your time Mr RFC_O would rather you get right the first time than have it stuttering along
IMO it's important the club gets it right this time :thumbsup
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RFCO said on twitter they hope to have the new RFC website up and running by round 1.
We hope they can indeed, but who knows when it will actually go live.
Take your time Mr RFC_O would rather you get right the first time than have it stuttering along
IMO it's important the club gets it right this time :thumbsup
Well we're not actually building it, AFL is, so it's completely out of our hands in terms of final build date.
However we have had plenty of say in what will go on to club sites in 2012 and I think its looking good.
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Well we're not actually building it, AFL is, so it's completely out of our hands in terms of final build date.
However we have had plenty of say in what will go on to club sites in 2012 and I think its looking good.
Understand that Stig but on the surface it appears you are getting to have more of a say this time as opposed to previous years so that IMO is a massive positive :thumbsup
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I smell another xmas membership type incident.
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You had me at I smell :shh
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:wub :cuddles
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:wub :cuddles
No wonder I'm broke with no designing opportunities on the horizon. >:( And you call yourself a Manager! Get me Nixon's number at the rush!
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Can you do some wedding invitations for Y and B and I?
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Thanks for your stuff earlier last month about where to find things on the new RFC website, here's what we found
Areas that users had trouble with
• How to become a volunteer. Users expected to find this under "Community" rather than "Club > Events".
• Become a member of the cheer squad. Users expected to find this under "Fans" rather than "Membership".
• Find out about sponsors. Users struggled to locate this under "Club > Corporate". Suggest changing "Club Partners" to "Sponsors" or "Partners & Sponsors"
• Find press conference video. Users had difficulties with this task – many attempted to look under "News" rather than "Roar Vision". Suggest changing "Roar Vision" to "Video" within the menu and promoting the term "Roar Vision" once the user is on the page.
• Locate Annual Report. Some users incorrectly looked under "Media Centre". This may be due to ambiguity around this label. Suggest changing to "News & Media".
• Download the mobile app. Some users attempted to look under "Media Centre", however majority still went to "Fans". Suggest changing this "Media Centre" to "News & Media".
Key recommendations
• Change "Media Centre" to "News & Media".
• Change "Roar Vision" to "Video" (and refer to Roar Vision once the user is on the page, and for promotional purposes).
• Move Supporter Groups and Coterie Members into "Fans".
• Include a category for "Volunteer" under "Community".
• Ensure appropriate cross-linking from within the content and from landing pages.
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Still aiming for the "new" site to be up by round 1 Stig?
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Still aiming for the "new" site to be up by round 1 Stig?
Yep.
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good to see a thought out process being implemented to improve things :thumbsup
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I notice my recommendation for a Home Girls page was not incorporated in these changes.
Have to say I am disappointed with this decision by the club and I certainly wont be renewing my 2012 membership until 2013 >:(
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good to see a thought out process being implemented to improve things :thumbsup
I thought 'Roar Vision' was obvious enough that it was video, but people struggle to find it.
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Will not be renewing my membership unless there is a tribute to our coteries. Other than that, good job big guy :thumbsup
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I notice my recommendation for a Home Girls page was not incorporated in these changes.
Have to say I am disappointed with this decision by the club and I certainly wont be renewing my 2012 membership until 2013 >:(
I have a "Home Blokes" page over on my site Gerks, I can send you a link if your interested??
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good to see a thought out process being implemented to improve things :thumbsup
I thought 'Roar Vision' was obvious enough that it was video, but people struggle to find it.
I think that highlights one of the problems with web design. What one person finds intuitive, others may not.
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good to see a thought out process being implemented to improve things :thumbsup
I thought 'Roar Vision' was obvious enough that it was video, but people struggle to find it.
I think that highlights one of the problems with web design. What one person finds intuitive, others may not.
Amen, so we've gone with the recommended changes for the new site.
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Agree with Al on the process. Well done RFC :thumbsup
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Can you do some wedding invitations for Y and B and I?
You are not to order any invitations until you reign in the spending on that dress. Those sequins will be the death of us dear :eyebrow
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Don't pitch to the lowest denominator Stig. ANyone who doesn't know Roar Vision is the videos has no business having access to the internet.
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Don't pitch to the lowest denominator Stig. ANyone who doesn't know Roar Vision is the videos has no business having access to the internet.
Good call
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Don't pitch to the lowest denominator Stig. ANyone who doesn't know Roar Vision is the videos has no business having access to the internet.
Thats what I tell everyone.
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The new RFC and AFL sites will be launched May 2. Around about round 6.
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The new RFC and AFL sites will be launched May 2. Around about round 6.
That's disappointing but seeing we are still dealing with Telstra not surprising :-\ :-\
Feel for the Club
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The new RFC and AFL sites will be launched May 2. Around about round 6.
So much for round 1..
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The new RFC and AFL sites will be launched May 2. Around about round 6.
That's disappointing but seeing we are still dealing with Telstra not surprising :-\ :-\
Feel for the Club
I find that Telstra products are pretty good but their customer service is just appauling. :help
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Check it out ...
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/
Your new richmondfc.com.au
Richmond’s official website, richmondfc.com.au, has undergone a major facelift, as the Tigers prepare to enter an exciting new year in 2013.
We've refreshed the site to deliver improved, re-sized video players, bigger, more advanced photo galleries, extra stats, and faster-breaking news to all digital platforms
Traffic to Richmond’s website spiked dramatically in 2012, on the back of increased editorial and video content.
The Tigers’ free video service, Roar Vision, consistently rated among the competition’s best for video views throughout the year.
Some of the new and existing major features you will find on richmondfc.com.au in 2013 include:
Breaking news
More than ever, the Richmond website is the first port of call for all the latest news from the heart of Tigerland. If there’s something happening at the ME Bank Centre, Punt Road Oval, you’ll see it on richmondfc.com.au first.
On game day, the all-new Match Centre will combine video highlights, stats, analysis and lightning-fast updates, so you don’t miss a second of the action.
Roar Vision
The Club’s free video channel will continue to give Tiger fans direct, immediate access to players and coaches, behind-the-scenes footage, increased match-day coverage, and a range of new programs and series.
Talking Tigers podcast
The popular weekly Richmond podcast will return in 2013 after a highly-successful debut season, with regular hosts Matthew Richardson, Tony Greenberg and Adrian Ceddia, along with Tiger guests.
All the stats
The AFL network has tapped into the Champion Database to provide you with access to every football statistic imaginable. Search by player, check the team’s season stats and compare with past seasons.
We’d love to hear from Tiger fans about what they think of the new website design and its features. Email your comments to digital@richmondfc.com.au
And, make sure you keep up with all the news from Tigerland, on a variety of Richmond digital platforms:
Web – www.richmondfc.com.au
stuff - www.stuff.com/Richmond.FC
Twitter – http://twitter.com/richmond_fc
Instagram - http://instagram.com/richmond_fc
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/theafltigers
Smartphone app – available from the App Store (iphone) or Google Play (android)
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2012-12-12/your-new-richmondfccomau
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Jacks surname spelt incorrectly in Super Saturday article
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Major improvement :congrats
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Link (tab) at the top of the of page to the "Superstore" takes you to AFL shop page and then you have to click on Richmond
Needs changing Stig
Thank goodness for the direct link here at OER ;D
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Jacks surname spelt incorrectly in Super Saturday article
Its actually a stunt double and not the real one :shh
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Looks better, easier to see options, well done tigers, ahead of the game :clapping
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Link (tab) at the top of the of page to the "Superstore" takes you to AFL shop page and then you have to click on Richmond
Needs changing Stig
Thank goodness for the direct link here at OER ;D
All the fun :)
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player bios really need to be updated and fast
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Looks better, easier to see options, well done tigers, ahead of the game :clapping
Pretty sure all clubs have changed. :lol
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Looks better, easier to see options, well done tigers, ahead of the game :clapping
Pretty sure all clubs have changed. :lol
Still pinching myself :shh
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Isnt this months late?
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Yeah about 11 months ;D
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Gibson Turner still listed as a rookie on the RFC website :huh3
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/rookie-players
It's meant to be Gideon Simon, RFCO :yep.
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Gibson Turner still listed as a rookie on the RFC website :huh3
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/players/rookie-players
It's meant to be Gideon Simon, RFCO :yep.
Well aware, AFL havent changed the profile. Ive asked a dozen times now and attempted to remove the profile a dozen times as well. But thank you.
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no excuses RFCO just get it sorted k?
thanks,
gg
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Behind the 8-ball :banghead
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Behind the 8-ball :banghead
Everyone is behind the 8 ball. Still have a list of 10 or so bugs that need fixing.
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Everyone is behind the 8 ball. Still have a list of 10 or so bugs that need fixing.
No probs RFCO.
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Anyone else getting the "Out of Bounds" error message on the RFC website?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBTndwRoqrU
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Anyone else getting the "Out of Bounds" error message on the RFC website?
yes ::)
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Anyone else getting the "Out of Bounds" error message on the RFC website?
Works for me
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Anyone else getting the "Out of Bounds" error message on the RFC website?
Yep
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Anyone else getting the "Out of Bounds" error message on the RFC website?
Yep
How come it works for me?
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Ta guys. It's back online now.
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It was a network wide issue there for a while.
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Ta guys. It's back online now.
Told you it was working
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Anyone else finding the official site tonight has gone back to December and last year's outlay?
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Anyone else finding the official site tonight has gone back to December and last year's outlay?
Yeah gerks mentioned it on the "We're on Board" sticky topic for Mr RFC_O
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yep it's been going berk all night
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Anyone else finding the official site tonight has gone back to December and last year's outlay?
Yep, articles from December 2012 are the latest posted on the site. But the "Roar Vision" section is up to date and has a fantastic interview with Mark Williams contained therein. Been looking forward to his first interview and was not dissappointed.
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Anyone else finding the official site tonight has gone back to December and last year's outlay?
Yep, articles from December 2012 are the latest posted on the site. But the "Roar Vision" section is up to date and has a fantastic interview with Mark Williams contained therein. Been looking forward to his first interview and was not dissappointed.
Cheers TF1961. The site is back to normal now.
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Or is it? :shh
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Or is it? :shh
As of 7.58am this morning it is
But...........
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Is the RFC website down for everyone else?
Seeing a mass of java code. It's affecting the AFL site as well. Thanks Telstra :-X.
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Is the RFC website down for everyone else?
Seeing a mass of java code. It's affecting the AFL site as well. Thanks Telstra :-X.
I get it fine.
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Is the RFC website down for everyone else?
Seeing a mass of java code. It's affecting the AFL site as well. Thanks Telstra :-X.
I get it fine.
It's all good now. Cheers wayne.
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What a piece of poo.
Can't even get the Hampson interview to loaf via the app.
RFCO- don't u dare try and give Excuses.
I don't appreciate being bullshitted to by an idiot, which you must be to defend such an unprofessional piece of poo.FO.
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What a piece of poo.
Can't even get the Hampson interview to loaf via the app.
RFCO- don't u dare try and give Excuses.
I don't appreciate being rubbishted to by an idiot, which you must be to defend such an unprofessional piece of poo.FO.
Have you updated to the new app?
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It's working fine at my end but I upgraded from dial up a while ago now :shh
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Would hv been funny if it was applicable
You still use a Motorola flip?
It's an app...... that means it's on a device with data....no modem.
Research it.
You still use a Motorola flip?
Yes, dear. Updated app. Not that it means poo.
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Yes, dear. Updated app. Not that it means poo.
I'm using an iPhone and cant replicate the issue, I'll get some others to try as well.
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Just on the RFC website watching Brandon talking about last weeks game and he quotes "we tried to take the game on" where, what, when?????????? Please, chipping it around is taking it on, hmmm.....
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Just on the RFC website watching Brandon talking about last weeks game and he quotes "we tried to take the game on" where, what, when?????????? Please, chipping it around is taking it on, hmmm.....
Yeah and Beyonce was singing Crazy in Love butt naked at the foot of my bed on Sunday night also. :birthday
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Just on the RFC website watching Brandon talking about last weeks game and he quotes "we tried to take the game on" where, what, when?????????? Please, chipping it around is taking it on, hmmm.....
Yeah and Beyonce was singing Crazy in Love butt naked at the foot of my bed on Sunday night also. :birthday
You lucky duck, go Donny go.......... :lol
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The RFC website has had a re-design/makeover:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/
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The RFC website has had a re-design/makeover:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/
Too much white, not enough yellow and black
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The RFC website has had a re-design/makeover:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/
Too much white, not enough yellow and black
Reckon it looks great
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I hate white websites, it hurts me frikken eyes
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I hate white websites, it hurts me frikken eyes
racist :snidegrin
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:lol
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I hate white websites, it hurts me frikken eyes
racist :snidegrin
Not really
If he said he hated black websites though , all hell could have broken loose
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I like black websites...I think everyone should have one... :shh
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I'm surprised we went from black to white. I thought once you went black you never go back?