ASH ~ a fan-forum of Akiko Shikata

[phio_chan]

Name of Forum: A Singing Harmony (SnH)
Forum Link: http://chouwa-harmonia.forummotion.com/
Title of the Forum: a fan-site forum for Akiko Shikata
Forum Description:

ASH is a forum created on June 14th, 2010. at first, I was just curious about making my own forum. after thinking for some time about the topic of my forum, I decided to create a fan-forum because I just like Akiko Shikata. she is a Japanese singer and songwriter with unique musical arrangements; arrangements I've never heard before. first I created a forum, SnH, but based on advice of some people, I decided to move the site to a forum hosted by forumotion. that is ASH. ^^

on ASH, together with members of my staff team, we are providing our members with the latest information about Shikata's works right from her blog and official sites, as well as some download links to her songs and the lyrics.

here is our current stats:

Total posts 248 | Total topics 62 | Total members 9

I'm looking forward to see you there. thanks for the attention and your visits!

[Mark]

Nice forum . I like its themes .

[mak!]

nice forum ^__^

[phio_chan]

thank you! ^^
so, um, anything you'd advise me to do? suggestions?

[LunarScorpio]

You have a really nice site there. At first I thought it was going to just be a site solely dedicated to Akiko Shikata, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that you have more than just conversations and updates about her. I think that'll help bring in and keep members around.

I really like your banner and I was thinking that you may want to change your background to match the banner a bit more. Maybe something as simple as having a cloud background. The background you have now is just very plan, so that may be something you want to think about possible changing at some point in the future.

Defiantly make sure you're advertising the site and keep up the great work! Your site has potential!

[phio_chan]

thanks so much, Luna! ^__^

yeah, it evolves in a way I never imagined it to be before. I'll take that as a positive side. I hope that it can help to keep the members entertained to come there and join the discussions. I shall try to add more content about Akiko Shikata soon enough. ^^

yes, actually that's what the staff team are working on right now. the problem is, my forum is a free-hosted forums, so our abilities in managing style/theme are very restricted. we'll try to look for every chance possible though. thanks for the suggestion. ^^

and yeah, I surely will! thanks again!

[phio_chan]

update:

I finally moved my site to be hosted by forumotion. I mean making a new site, yeah. so we lost some members, but I'm glad that most of them still returned. we're still a small community, yeah. hopefully this time we'll grow big for sure. so visit us now!

our current stats:

Posts = 510
Topics = 53
Users = 7

we've made some changes to the site, like adding a chat box by cBox and more importantly, a music playlist! so for you who never heard of Akiko Shikata and her works ever before, you can go to my site and try listening to some of them.

thanks for all your visit, looking forward to see you there!

[phio_chan]

updates:

Our users have posted a total of 626 messages

We have 8 registered users

The newest registered user is clovelii

I added some new ranks and a new group for VIP members with extra privileges. so visit ASH now and see you there! thanks. ^^

[phio_chan]

updates:

Our users have posted a total of 790 messages

We have 8 registered users

The newest registered user is clovelii

I'm currently working on new features: an award system and a shopping plaza! this is a job that takes a lot of time because I need to upload the gifts one by one. that being said, right now I only have one shop open for test to see if members respond well to it. if they are, then I’ll add more shops to it. I’ve prepared around four more shops, but it all depends on the members themselves. so take a visit there, join the site, try the new feature, and give me the feedback!

anyway, I hope you will visit and join my forum. help it to grow bigger! thanks~ ^^

[phio_chan]

updates:

Our users have posted a total of 1027 messages

We have 10 registered users

The newest registered user is Vinery

we have reached 1,000 posts, yes! thank you to everyone who had participated.

I'm going to add more shops soon, so stay tuned and keep visiting! looking forward to see you there, join in the crowd. thank you! ^___^

[phio_chan]

updates:

Our users have posted a total of 1124 messages

We have 15 registered users

The newest registered user is Joel

I have added a portal to my forum. I moved all the widgets to he portal so now we can gain more space for the forum. share what you think there, if you'd like.

we're currently on process of upgrading and changing theme/style. so stay tuned!

thanks for all your visits and signups, it's very much appreciated. please help me grow bigger! thank you~ ^^

--- important! ---

hello, guys! once again, I need little help here.

you see, I'm considering to change the theme of my forum. that's the main goal, but I'm also hoping to fix this current theme somehow to make it more attractive so members can still use it. I saw a post in the support forum of forumotion where you can install a style/theme selector to your forum. I just haven't tried it yet.

so now I'm in need of one person who can help me with this. what are the requirements?
first of all, you must be able to design some graphics related to a forum (banner, icons, images, etc.). I'm serious about this, so if you want to apply, show some of your works (or give links to things you design, anyway you see fit). of course, that being said, you must also has a nice sense of combining colors.
second, this isn't a must, but maybe you have some knowledge of CSS so you can alter the design of the forum a bit? nothing much. maybe like changing the fonts or size of fonts of the forum and stuff like that? once again, this isn't a must.
third, I need someone who's willing to devote his/her time in designing my forum. I mean, because I'm hoping for quite a big makeover, I bet it will take quite long before the design completely finished. so state how long are you willing (something you must fulfill) to be online at the forum to do this job.

maybe you'll ask about the rewards you get for helping me design my forum. I'll admit it openly: none. I have nothing to offer you but a rank as an administrator and graphic designer at my forum with some forum points to spend on shops. other than that, I don't think I can give you anything, I'm sorry. so don't apply if you don't feel like it. I don't want both of us feeling uneasy about this. ^^"

you can visit my forum here >> A Singing Harmony ~ a fan-site forum for Akiko Shikata <<

thank you in advance! ^___^

[phio_chan]

updates:

Our users have posted a total of 1385 messages

We have 19 registered users

The newest registered user is Artesox

new translation of the latest entry of Akiko Shikata's blog is up! check them on my forum or click here.

I've finished adding new smilies. I'm in process of adding another features, users' blog section and arcade games. more download links to Shikata-san's songs will be coming soon. I'm still in need of help of a graphic designer too, and I need it urgently. so please, help me!

thanks for your attention. see you there! ^__^

[phio_chan]

updates:

Our users have posted a total of 1535 messages

We have 23 registered users

The newest registered user is veil13

come and visit us, everyone! we're still growing, so help us to be bigger! we're also currently at the middle of changing the theme, so I'd like to apologize for any incovenience I've caused you, included the not-so-well appearance. thank you. ^^

[phio_chan]

updates:

Our users have posted a total of 1739 messages in 130 subjects.

We have 24 registered users.

The newest registered user is bob.

I added two new shops today! check them out and have fun. sorry for the banner and background. my designer is a bit busy with school that he need some more time. but we'll do our best.

make sure to visit us and join the community there! thank you~ ^^

[phio_chan]

updates:

Our users have posted a total of 1877 messages in 141 subjects.

We have 27 registered users.

The newest registered user is barutiwa.

new banner has been added! check it out and tell me what you think. the latest VAGRANCY's newsletter with translations has been added, check them out too! ^^

visit ASH and join in the fun. thank you, everyone. ^^

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