Cyprus44 Events - Feedback Please

Izzet



Joined: 01/12/2006
Posts: 920

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 04:50

We've launched events section which I hope you will like, use and contribute.

http://www.cyprus44.com/events/



Cyprus44 Events is a calendar of up and coming events in Northern Cyprus.

It is a calendar which members fill up



Please post constructive feedback here or send me an email.



Thanks,

Izzet

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 08:21

Hi Izzet,

Just had a look at your new Events Page, great idea

Hope it's well used.

Navek

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 09:30

Hi Izzet



I agree with Kevan, a good idea which will allow people, who are coming to TRNC for a holiday, what is going on, as well as keeping the locals up to speed.

Thanks P&J

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 09:37

Izzet,

Great idea! - I have submitted an event for inclusion.

Could we have a prominent link to the calendar at the top of the page please? - there seems to be no 'easy, obvious' way to access it!

Thanks,

Keith

OLDGIRL



Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 118

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 09:59

What a lovely Idea,just pop on to the site and see whats going on,

thank you Izzet. x

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 10:01

Very good idea Izzet - well done.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 10:35

Great Idea Izzett and thank you xxx

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 11:48

Well done Izzet - a good idea.

Izzet



Joined: 01/12/2006
Posts: 920

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 12:28

Thanks a lot everybody.



Keith - There is already a link "EVENTS" next to the "FORUMS" on the top menu and actually its background colour is pale yellow so it attracts more attention.



Do you see it?

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 14:05

Doh!

Ermm...

'Tanks!

Keith

Aussie


Joined: 17/06/2007
Posts: 657

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 14:43

Good idea I seem to forget/ miss a lot of events and only find out later when they do the newspaper articles.



Aussie

TheSaints



Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 1369

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 17:39

That is an excellent feature, well done.

Turtle


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 21:33

Another big plus for the forum, thanks Izzet

Izzet



Joined: 01/12/2006
Posts: 920

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 21:47

I also would like to hereby thank to my programmer Ahmet for his hard work as well



We had 7 new events added today! Yeyyyy!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
24/04/2009 22:34

A big thank you to Ahmet..

tiger


Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 245

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 08:00

Well done Izzet & Ahmet.

The structure & layout easy to follow, now where was this idea born?.

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 09:54

Hi IUzzet,



just a thought but would it be possible for regular weekly events (such as the Chateau Lambousa Market) to be automatically posted for each week?

Izzet



Joined: 01/12/2006
Posts: 920

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 12:47

The events idea was put here several times in the last 2 years and it has been on my mind as well.



But when I get the handwritten and scanned diagram from tiger (prepared by her wife Alice), it was a motivational step forward which made this happen. So, without you this feature would not be existing today

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Lambousa - The reason weekly events are not allowed to be posted is that, we do not want people to put "infinite" weekly events because those events may expire after a few months, but they would still be displayed on the calendar, thus giving false info.



I believe that if organisers (like yourself) really want to promote their events, then they should spend the extra few minutes to add their events and tweak them every time as well.



I hope you understand.



Izzet

R.C.T.Man.



Joined: 27/03/2009
Posts: 746

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 12:54

Well don Izzet very informative , keep it up.

parkview



Joined: 12/03/2009
Posts: 1123

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 14:49

Well done Izzet, what a great idea as I'm always missing events due to forgotting.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 23:40

Excellent idea and well designed, easy to follow. Congratulations.

ismet

eager


Joined: 23/02/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 15:53

What about putting starting time of the events on as well, also venue phone numbers would be usefull.

leethemille



Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 296

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 17:39

Absolutely fantastic. We are coming out in August and I will be looking and printing off before departing to plan our stay.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 19:22

I notice that the subject can hold around 34 characters - something to remember when you announce an event.

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 19:30

eager,

I thought that!

Then I realised that when you 'click' on one of the events, it takes you to a page that gives all the details, pictures, and anything else that the event 'sponsor' wants to give...

Never mind

Keith.

eager


Joined: 23/02/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 22:33

Silly me, should have looked first.

glw215


Joined: 02/04/2008
Posts: 178

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 01:29

Great addition - but doesnt seem to show that (say) the Esentepe festival lasts for XXX many days - is there some way of showing this??

Izzet



Joined: 01/12/2006
Posts: 920

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 02:52

You are right glw215.



An easy solution is to add it for the following X days.

I added the event.

If I knew how long it will last, I can add it for those many days too.



The reason I preferred not to have a feature to show event lasting for X days was to prevent abuse.

I'll rethink this if there will be many events like this in the future.



Thanks for your feedback.

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 08:37

Nice one izzet,cmon i will let you take me out for a drink to celebrate.......

Aslan


Joined: 23/06/2008
Posts: 757

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 13:36

good luck Izzet, the only problem you will have is to get event organisers to contact you with the details, I am sure you and the board are not prepared to look through every article or shop window for an events advertisment.

RickF64


Joined: 07/01/2009
Posts: 173

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 17:02

Brilliant!!!!

Izzet



Joined: 01/12/2006
Posts: 920

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 18:45

Aslan - I am not sure what you meant.



It is not me that will be adding the events.



Any forum member can add an event. That's the beauty of it

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 19:19

Hi Izzet



Firstly, EXCELLENT and about time!!!



1 - Make dates in the squares a little darker.

2 - A NEXT and PREV button to move backwrads or forwards through the months.

3 - Some way of having a recurring event. To keep typing it out time and time again is a real pain, especially if you are doing several different reccurring events.

4 - Button to Event at top of page and not down the bottom with the For Sale link. Perhaps a row of buttons for Events, For Sale, Wanted etc.

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 21:09

andyp next donkey derby when i want to win me money back

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 22:22

AndyP,

1) Yes

2) Yes

3) Nothing to stop the 'organiser' or whoever having a collection of text files, then all they have to do is cut and paste. Izzet said that he thought that if recurring events were allowed, then they would stay posted forever, even when the company or whatever went bust! Anyway, it's 'free' advertising - let them work for it!

4) The 'Events' button is the YELLOW one at the top - next to the 'Forum' button. Never mind, I made that mistake as well...

Keith.

AndyP



Joined: 18/04/2008
Posts: 517

Message Posted:
27/04/2009 22:43

Izzet & Keith



Regards my item 3



Perhaps have a limit on it for recurring every week for a month. I have just added 8 recurring events and even with text file open it still took ages.



Oh Yeah.



Why the authorise by admin???????????



More work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-(

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
28/04/2009 10:13

AndP,

Life's tough, and then you die!

Keith.

kelvin


Joined: 18/12/2008
Posts: 377

Message Posted:
28/04/2009 17:26

very good izzet, definetly agree with Andyp on the dates being more bolder thou.. Apart form that, a great idea...... well done..

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
01/05/2009 21:34

You are back up great. Well done Izzet.

Earlybird


Joined: 28/04/2009
Posts: 816

Message Posted:
03/05/2009 09:19

Well done Izzet, an excellent idea.

Izzet



Joined: 01/12/2006
Posts: 920

Message Posted:
04/05/2009 01:53

Andy,



First point implemented. Now, the dates a little darker.



Second point, re next and previous buttons.

Do you think is it necessary?

We are already displaying the events in the next 6 weeks and when it becomes Monday, we stop displaying the previous week. Do people want to know the events that happened in the previous week?

Let me know what you think.



Third point, re recurring events, we're working on it.