The Dink Network: establishing a mission
Has anyone else noticed that the Dink Network is a community without direction?
In this thread we will discuss ideas for The Dink Networks' future and its' mission.
First, let me address your' doubts:
1.)
Q: Why are you doing this?
A: Because the Dink Network needs direction or else it will continue stagnating.
2.)
Q: Why shouldn't it stagnate like most other games?
A: Because Dink Smallwood is unique - people liked its down-to-earth, light-hearted style and its customizability. You would be hard-pressed to find a RPG that has such an appealing design. I believe Dink's charm is timeless, but it needs to stay relevant!
3.)
Q: Why are you taking over the role of the staff?
A: I'm not. What I am doing is taking initiative with a view to address one of the Dink Networks' significant problems.
With that out of the way, let's look at the Dink Networks' history:
"This web site was born in late August of 1998. Back then, there were a lot of Dink Smallwood news sites (including Smokin E's Dink Smallwood Page, The Dink Smallweb, The Dink Darkwoods, and many many more). I recognized this, and decided that my Dink Smallwood page would not focus on news and file storage, but instead focus on my own personal projects. I was nearly done with finishing my first D-Mod (Lost in Dink v1.0), and so Redink1's Smallnet was born.
My once personal D-Mod site turned into a news and file site in short order. I can't remember exactly why or how, but it did. However, within 6 months, every other Dink Smallwood news site was dead or dying. Most of the old web sites were created by people who bought Dink Smallwood right away, and they got tired of maintaining a web site after a while. So now Redink1's Smallnet was the primary place to find news and files for Dink Smallwood.
I realized that my web site had expanded greatly, and I thought it might help if I bring other people into helping maintain at least the news. And so in June of 1999, The Dink Network rose out of the ashes of Redink1's Smallnet.
I was ready to leave my site. I figured that somebody else on The Dink Network staff could take over. But then Dink Smallwood Freeware was released, and nobody else really seemed interested in maintaining the site.
Things were pretty much static from then up to today. After quite a few server and design changes, The Dink Network is still maintained primarily by myself. There are helpers though (Kyle maintains the Timeline, WC... uh... posts news occasionally and backs up the files, and Dukie... well... he works quite a bit, and is the Secondary Webmaster in case I die or have amnesia)." - Redink 1, year unknown.
Where will Dink Smallwood be in your life ten years from now?
In this thread we will discuss ideas for The Dink Networks' future and its' mission.
First, let me address your' doubts:
1.)
Q: Why are you doing this?
A: Because the Dink Network needs direction or else it will continue stagnating.
2.)
Q: Why shouldn't it stagnate like most other games?
A: Because Dink Smallwood is unique - people liked its down-to-earth, light-hearted style and its customizability. You would be hard-pressed to find a RPG that has such an appealing design. I believe Dink's charm is timeless, but it needs to stay relevant!
3.)
Q: Why are you taking over the role of the staff?
A: I'm not. What I am doing is taking initiative with a view to address one of the Dink Networks' significant problems.
With that out of the way, let's look at the Dink Networks' history:
"This web site was born in late August of 1998. Back then, there were a lot of Dink Smallwood news sites (including Smokin E's Dink Smallwood Page, The Dink Smallweb, The Dink Darkwoods, and many many more). I recognized this, and decided that my Dink Smallwood page would not focus on news and file storage, but instead focus on my own personal projects. I was nearly done with finishing my first D-Mod (Lost in Dink v1.0), and so Redink1's Smallnet was born.
My once personal D-Mod site turned into a news and file site in short order. I can't remember exactly why or how, but it did. However, within 6 months, every other Dink Smallwood news site was dead or dying. Most of the old web sites were created by people who bought Dink Smallwood right away, and they got tired of maintaining a web site after a while. So now Redink1's Smallnet was the primary place to find news and files for Dink Smallwood.
I realized that my web site had expanded greatly, and I thought it might help if I bring other people into helping maintain at least the news. And so in June of 1999, The Dink Network rose out of the ashes of Redink1's Smallnet.
I was ready to leave my site. I figured that somebody else on The Dink Network staff could take over. But then Dink Smallwood Freeware was released, and nobody else really seemed interested in maintaining the site.
Things were pretty much static from then up to today. After quite a few server and design changes, The Dink Network is still maintained primarily by myself. There are helpers though (Kyle maintains the Timeline, WC... uh... posts news occasionally and backs up the files, and Dukie... well... he works quite a bit, and is the Secondary Webmaster in case I die or have amnesia)." - Redink 1, year unknown.
Where will Dink Smallwood be in your life ten years from now?
I hope, that in ten years (or even one, for that matter), The Dink Network won't be constantly having threads like this, talking about it's problems, but rather have the fun atmosphere that it used to.
A game that I can freely play on my computer. Or whatever device replaces the computer at that time.
Where Dink will be ten years from now?
Depends on where I will be, but I think it will be in my laptop still.
Depends on where I will be, but I think it will be in my laptop still.
I think we should make lots of meta-threads discussing why this site is terrible.
This site can only get its atmosphere back if we aren't so biased. We look up to redink1, SimonK, and Gary Hertel, anyone who's gone, when in reality, as schnapper said, it's the peasants that keep this site alive.
October 28th 2011, 10:03 AM
Skull
Yeah, but in order for this site to work again, we need new Redink1, SimonK, Gary Hertel. But that ain't happening with all the nubs.
Leta all mail gary Hertel asking him to come back.
PS: whats his username?
Edit: Is it bunniemaster?
PS: whats his username?
Edit: Is it bunniemaster?
