My TAZ Review (posted at XF)

[Sheldon]

"An Official Guest Viewer Review"

I do have an account, this is just as viewed when seeing site as a guest.

(y) Pros

 

Design

Nice theme implementation from the Pixel Exit team of @Russ and @Steve F . The theme flows well, and everything looks to be in place and follow the theme design as a whole.

 

On the forum home, the slight edits made to the widget blocks look well.

 

Just about everything these two have touched turned out golden, and the work done here is just solid proof. Excellent choice hiring these two @The Sandman . Kudos.

 

Activity

Nowhere remotely near its heyday in posting, but there are topics that see activity. The vast majority have nothing pertaining to administrating a forum, but there is posting going on.

 

Unfortunately, sites do have cons as well, here we can go over these.

 

(n) Cons

 

Advertisements

Overboard. 4 or 5 on every page viewing from mobile. The footer advertising area seems to serve no purpose, especiallyadding in the fact it's removed on mobile. The newly added app by @vbresultsdoesn't add anything, sans an icon on your phone as well as a giant "install this banner" at the top, and push notifications that appear after your Gmail alert does.

 

Security (or lack of)

Is been 22 days since the site went down. There has yet to be an "official" statement on what caused the breach, what info was tampered with, anything. After this last breach, my account information must have been exposed, add the brand new email I use for Netflix (which coincidentally is the sane email as used at TAZ) had suddenly had many login attempts from all over the world. I would think a site focused on administering a forum would at the very least accept the responsibility for the lack of security and provide information to its members as it becomes available. Seems to have been swept under the rug.

 

This is an area of major concern for everyone, as it is the 4th time is happened in less than a year.

 

Information

At one point, TAZ was the go to place for all forum info. Now (this ties into the activity listed above), is simply a gathering spot to chat.

 

:) Synopsis

I think TAZ could really make a run and turn around the withering forum market if done correctly. They have a very large and vocal following, and if able to use the clout they once had, can become a viable resource for forum administration again. Elect staff that care, not just any and everyone (back to security).

 

Fix a few of these issues and TAZ could once again become the elite forum admin forum on the net again.

 

Appreciate your time, and thank you for allowing me to critique yoursite.

[Paul]

Great review.

[SneakyDave]

I think the place would do better with sponsored threads rather than all those image ads that can be blocked. At least people would see those.

[SneakyDave]

Good idea to keep a copy of it. Somebody might be burning up his or her router trying to get it removed

[SneakyDave]

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[Paul]

Looks like Howard had his feathers a little ruffled. I can't remember seeing him argue with anyone like that publicly.

[fixer]

i cant recall posting anything racist.

 

i admit, i may of deserved to be banned for a number of other reasons but racist is pure bullshit

 

this guys a piece of work

Edited May 29, 2016 by fixer

[Cloaked]

I posted this in the thread. I'm copying it here because I am sure Howie will get his panties in a bunch and have it removed.

If you want to be banned for something said on another site then this is the place for you. Also if you are member of TAZ make sure you only post on approved sites. Posts on any sites that the owner doesn't like will result in a ban.

 

At one time TAZ was the defacto admin forum. Now it is a community for staff members and a few members that they allow in their clique to post off topic nonsense that has no real value. The value of TAZ is hidden pages deep behind the nonsense posted the last couple years.

[fixer]

i love this! maybe ozzy will see it before it gets taken down

 

maybe xenforo will close the thread

[Paul]

I posted this in the thread. I'm copying it here because I am sure Howie will get his panties in a bunch and have it removed.

Already deleted on XF.

[Digital Phoenix]

@fixer 's ban reason

 

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[Paul]

WTF is a TAZ Botette?

[Paul]

Idiots, no wonder TAZ turned into what it is now

[Digital Phoenix]

WTF is a TAZ Botette?

 

Shoutbox bot

[Paul]

Shoutbox bot

Yes, of course. Who named it "Botette"?

[Digital Phoenix]

Yes, of course. Who named it "Botette"?

No idea

[Paul]

No idea

Probably someone who goes by a four letter word sometimes.

[Digital Phoenix]

@Sheldon Lawrence is asking for your posts to be removed. LOL

[SneakyDave]

Of course he is. He's the XenForo defender of justice.

 

So fixer got banned from chat for saying 'bunch of dirty mexicans'? Looks like there might have been some other bad things he said prior to that.

 

To me, it sounds pretty harsh to ban him straight away, but maybe he had some warnings prior to that.

[Digital Phoenix]

I'm surprised it wasn't actually removed from the shoutbox as that was the reason he was banned

[SneakyDave]

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[fixer]

i wasnt just banned from chat i got completly banned and without any warnings at all.

 

i was talking to someone that was foreign , i use doc holiday as my avatar he asked me if i was mexican

 

if anyone knows about the doc then being called a mexican is most definatly an insult so i replied as such

 

dont much matter now even if i got reinstated i couldnt not be a dick at this point and get banned for a real reason

 

thanks for posting the screen shot , tho it is taken out of context them are indeed my words

 

maybe this howard guy is a clean Mexican and took offense

 

never mind no such thing

 

;)

Edited May 29, 2016 by fixer

[Edge]

Of course he is. He's the XenForo defender of justice.

 

Incorrect, it is I who is the self proclaimed forum hero..

[SneakyDave]

Bumping this because TAZ's Howie had XenForo mods delete the original showcase thread, and then felt the need to create a new one.

 

Still pretty vague on security if you ask me.

[Paul]

Bumping this because TAZ's Howie had XenForo mods delete the original showcase thread, and then felt the need to create a new one.

 

Still pretty vague on security if you ask me.

What bullshit. Would they allow anyone else to do that?