Introduction and thoughts.

Hey Artashes! Nice that it's all official now! I'm sure you'll make this place a lot better with your ideas & experience. Will reply to your email tomorrow

Originally Posted by Immersion Word of warning, let the community see the new forum skin before hand. The current talkfreelance skin when created was a huge flop.

Don't worry, having people like getrefreshed watching over your shoulder really straitens you up.

Originally Posted by getrefreshed I don't want to speak out of turn but I think Artashes will keep the community very much involved in the new skin, if and when its created.

That's exactly the strategy I'm after, so that I do not get blamed at the end.

I've seen earlier skins, too. I liked the very first one (green, blue, white) and I like it, but it is time to get something awesome in.

Originally Posted by Dan Will there be any synergy between this place and hostingdiscussion or do you plan to keep them seperate?

I don't see it as an option that would make a lot of sense. Both communities have different characters, charm and specialties. I'd hate to spoil that.

Originally Posted by Trim Than i just hope it`s not gonna be dark and cold . Btw, do you have any technical plans about TF like new systems, site etc. ?

Definitely not dark and cold. In fact, I want to brighten things up a bit, create more breathing room and space (feels a bit cluttered), with focus on content, not bright graphical elements of the site.

As far as "new systems", in the long-term, yes, there are some ideas, among which is a crowdsourcing contest-like marketplace, social/professional applications and tools of some sort that can help webmasters and designers manage their skills and maximize income, but its way too early to tell. We will see how the forum performs in the next 10-12 months. There is lots of basic work ahead as it is.