I'm controversial and I draw a lot of inspiration from designs posted here or on Pinterest. A lot of things I code are a mash up of a bunch of different skins, templates, and websites that I've found. All in all, I always put my own spin on everything so I'm not just outright copying.

Otherwise, I can sometimes "feel" a design out by listening to music or while watching an anime / show / movie. I will always end up grabbing design elements I like in my head during this process but I feel I make my best work when I code spontaneously rather than planning it out.

i like them if they're good to my eyes.

if they aren't, it'll probably deter me from the site. some pre-mades are horrible to read on my resolution because people like to use 10px. or small fonts. : (

In terms of code-- I have a lot of ideas that sit in my mind that I would love to do but my skill isn't quite there yet. But those ideas did inspire me enough to get me to learn. I'm just lazy and never get around to doing the simpler ones.

In terms of site ideas-- I've been wanting to just start my own site by myself. I'm working on one with my friend but I've wanted something of my own. However... I have too many ideas that I want to do and I just don't do them. I get overwhelmed with the choice that, yeah, in a sense I avoid them too !

The more I learned how to code (still learning even to this day), the more I found the method to figuring out my problems. Hopefully this will help you and I'm sure I'll be repeating some if not all advice from above:

There are so many places you can go to get help and while you might encounter the occasional butt, you'll get the answers you are looking for. A few links for places I tend to go first if I need to look up code examples:

CodePen | A fantastic resource for looking for the examples you need and even use if you'd want to. It's a free library that you can draw inspiration from at any time.

W3Schools | In case you don't know about this one, this site is a great guide for new learners to people who are experienced. We're human, we all can't remember everything. It's a simple tutorial and a dictionary for all things code related. You need Java, Python, C++, CSS, HTML, more? A lot of it is there. They don't have everything but for building skins and templates for ProBoards and jCINK? They have all you'll ever need.

Stack Overflow | Do you have any questions about a section of code that isn't working properly or at all? This is your place. I've found this site extremely helpful. You can search your question before you ask it and I'm sure someone has already had the same issue. If not, you can always ask the community there. Most, if not all respondents, will give you a detailed response telling you what you've done wrong and how you can improve it.

Last but not least, you can ask around here. I've been helped multiple times on this site and the community has been great about it.

Always remember, if you don't do it already, test your code on the actual board it's going on. I know when I create things in Brackets or on another site, sometimes the code behaves differently when I apply it to the site I'm making it for. If it's not working in the application you're using, it might work just fine on the board.

Don't be afraid about "stealing" code. When people say that, I'm assume they just mean their specific design as a whole. But if it's a simple design, you can't get around it and just ignore it. Anyone can code three flat colored boxes that lay in each other. Especially if you're just making things to learn. If you want to take design elements that aren't particularly simple, try to make it your own. If it's still very similar, think about just giving credit at the bottom of the template or skin.

Lastly... just try to make a simple check list of things to look for if a code isn't working or breaks. elli made an excellent basic list that works most of the time. I recommend following their advice. And like bc said, the inspect tool in Chrome and other browsers that have it are your best friend. To access the inspect function, the usual method is to right click the specific part and click inspect. Control + Shift + I is another way to access it on Chrome, at least.

For Chrome, you can click the box with an arrow in it on the upper left corner to refine the location to get it precisely where you want it.

You can edit the code in REAL TIME and see it change before your eyes. This is great for figuring out what is wrong or mess with colors / sizes. Just click on the box of the element you're trying to edit in the inspect area. So, where it may show...

body {
background-color: #fff;
}

You'll click on that section to add code or click on something like background-color to edit that specific part.

I hope this helped a bit. Sorry it was such a long post. ; __;

the uh... demon slayer anime is really good. tbh big contender for my top 5 favorite shows.

me, too depressed to rp

also me, not too depressed to play stardew valley and classic wow

i wish i had the drive to roleplay. i want to but i just don't get excited like i used to. i didn't want to let a bad experience ruin it for me but it is starting to feel like it did. : (

aside from that-- i wish someone would teach me how to replace hairs in ffxiv. : /

an ffxiv site where i can use my in game character as an fc pls.

I've been searching for a site to join for a little while and even contemplated making my own but I want to just have a place I can write casually instead of having to run it as well. There has been no luck in my search as of yet but I'm hoping I can find something through suggestions.

For what I've been craving-- fantasy is a generalization. It has always been a genre I've loved and will always hold it dear to me. Now for features I've been looking for:

The ability to implement a custom race / species. I would love to add my original creations into a world and see how they could fit into it. It's a reach but it would be an incredible plus for me.

Dragons / wyverns / etc. and the ability to work with them. Mythical creatures are a great interest to me and in a roleplay setting, I love to partner my characters with them. Currently, it's a really big craving especially after having finished the recent Game of Thrones episodes and re-watching a bit of The Hobbit, go figure.

Magic that allows for a bit of creativity. I've been playing around with the idea of wanting to roleplay a magician who studies blood magic, necromancy, and rituals. Perhaps even hexes and curses. I've never played a character quite like it before so it'd be interesting.

As for fandom roleplays-- I'm not interested in too many right now except for Naruto, Game of Thrones, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. I don't think I'm into much else but a few older anime / manga.

All in all, any suggestions whether they fit or not are appreciated. n __n

When I make systems, I make rewards based off of the cost or vice versa. So, I couldn't personally suggest exact numbers.

If you want your players who will commit crimes to raise their personal bounty and promote interactions based on it, I would make the rewards high. High risk, high reward.

The type of crimes could vary depending on the laws that the areas on your site would have. Or general laws. I would say murder and stealing are two major crimes that would put a bounty on someone's head. Since it's a One Piece roleplay and well... there are a lot of pirates-- piracy in general might raise a bounty.

a hunter x hunter rp ?

are people still into it bc i sure am.

give me a dragon age site where i can hunt dragons in peace with blood magic, thanks.

Porcelain Roze / NA Aether / Jenova

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