Hello everyone who can see this forum! I am greatly honored to be here, and I hope I can make a difference with the help of the brickfilms.com Staff. Obviously I was elected because the two previous curators seemed to have stopped coming as much, and we need get some forum members motivation to use this sound library.

I thought I would let you all know that in the Forum I am allowed to moderate I have already locked on topic and I have stickied another. I stickied the CTSC until its deadline is over, and I have locked a thread that had “Let us attack the n00b” all over it. If I am in the wrong please tell me.

On to the real subject. If I am not mistaking the first issue is to get the sound library upload system working. Stefan, if I am correct, told me that it is broken. So, I cannot do anything until it is fixed. As soon as it is here are my plans:

“My Campaign Thread” wrote:
My First step is going to be to change the Sound Library:

• Make it more secure.[/*]

This is not an issue yet, but if we are ever going to allow more people to add sounds it could become one. My plan is to make an “Agreement” form between the uploader and Brickfilms.com stating that their sound(s) will be royalty free sound and that it is not illegal or illegally obtained in any method. This means you will be guaranteed more sounds without the fear of a possible “Illegal” upload. Another way to make sure we have both the highest quality sounds and that all sounds are legal there will be a “Safe” group made and all members who want to upload will have to join it. There may be some instances of rejection; if you find yourself spamming or behaving contrary to the set forum rules you will have a less chance of acceptance. Also, there most probably will be a limit of a minimal of six months of activity before you are allowed to join the group, this is all security reasons and are absolutely necessary. Although we want to make the uploading process much easier, we still have to follow safety precautions.

• Make it easier to Locate.[/*]

I will attempt to bring it the main navigational bar, but if I get elected I will have to run this by RevMen as this is his website and he still controls the majority of the design. If this does not succeed I plan to work with the Staff of brickfilms to come up with an idea for better placement.

What I intend to add:

• Sound Reviewers.[/*]

A group of 3-5 members that understand and work in Sound, Music or General Audio. This group of people will able to judge between a good sound and a bad sound, speeding the addition of sounds to the library.

Part one is just going to motivating people to use the sound library and just “Buffing” it up a bit, this going to require some thinking. I want to make it look ‘Cool’ to be a person who makes sounds. Also, I am working on browsing the unofficial user sound libraries and obtaining the files so that they can be added to the official library.

Lastly, when can I expect to start adding more sounds? when will I get the ftp info and such? this is no rush by any means. Also, should I start working on my PHP? I’ve been meaning to brush up on it anyway but if I can use it hear to help out with some minor tasks I’ll learn some more.

-Christopher