YouGamers?!
 

Why should i sign in on a forum that's basicly the same as here http://discussworldissues.com/forums.../confused1.gif
just doesn't has DC http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ilies/cry1.gif

huu? wat you say?http://discussworldissues.com/forums.../confused1.gif

Distributed Computing...Team(62). http://discussworldissues.com/forums...lies/wink1.gif

Err, because it's a different site? Given that it's a PC gaming site, it's obviously going to have a similar list of forum sections to it!

Because YouGamers is focused more on gaming, where as Futuremark is benchmarking and hardware http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ies/smile1.gif

any plans to migrate the games boards from FM to YG?

Unknown at present, its still too early to say.

In my opinion & it's only my opinion, having two similar forums shouldn't be too much of a problem provided that there is a way to advertise "YouGamers" to a new userbase whom haven't been familiar with Madonion / Futuremark before.

So, somehow you (Futuremark) need to get the word out via some different channels, i.e not through the 3DMark credits but perhaps by running some magazine adverts or other independant internet based advertising.

Once there is a strong userbase at "YouGamers" perhaps 6 months ~ 1 year, then and only then could you perhaps consider slowly migrating the "Futuremark" forum into a 3DMark / PCMark / Benchmarking based forum with no gaming sections.

The question though that entered my mind earlier was to do with bans, and if you don't want to answer it in public then of course you're welcome to PM me.

If users are banned here (FM) would such a ban carry across to YG?

(I'd assume that you've discussed this as a team before everything went live beforehand.) http://discussworldissues.com/forums...lies/wink1.gif

Don't worry, we have! http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ies/laugh1.gif

Once there is a strong userbase at "YouGamers" perhaps 6 months ~ 1 year, then and only then could you perhaps consider slowly migrating the "Futuremark" forum into a 3DMark / PCMark / Benchmarking based forum with no gaming sections. That is, of course, one possibility but as Langy has pointed out, it's really too early to make any permanent decisions.

If users are banned here (FM) would such a ban carry across to YG? No, unless that user immediately started causing the same problems over at YG. People often develop bizarre personality differences when they use different discussion boards!

Thanks for the answer Nick http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ies/smile1.gif

I am predicting a flood of threads titled "Why was I banned?!" or "I was banned for no reason!" at the new forums.http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ies/laugh1.gif Of course, there is always a reason and they know exactly what it is. The MO chat room used to be the default place to moan about your unfair banning, now I think it will be YouGamers.

I'm stoked on the new forums but haven't registered yet as I can't decide if I wan't a new username. This one is a bit childish..... http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ies/laugh1.gif

Im like a new man over there.

Every forum requires a goatse christening.

I doubt it, since all users get the Infraction/Ban report now.

Oh noes! That would effectively kill my relationship with FM. http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ilies/cry1.gif

But then again it makes you a YouGamer [thumbup] no?
thanks for the explanation guys !

one little side question , why is it there is no DC board on there http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ies/blush1.gif

It's a nasty ruse to get us to live dual-lives: Onion's and YG's.

I want to avoid adding and removing boards like mad over the coming months and although DC is popular, there's rarely sufficient regular discussion to need a board at YG, which is of course a gaming site.

PLUS YouGamers is a Futuremark product, and the current team is for Futuremark. Makes more sense to keep the pure Futuremark team instead of a Futuremark and a Futuremark sibling team!