www.stargate-command.com now open

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Just letting you all know that www.stargate-command.com is now open for business.

Owned and operated by AusGate (Allan from Gatecon.... Hey!!! That's ME !!!!)

The site is still in its early days, and hasn't had a geat deal of testing, but it should be fairly solid and entertaining.

The new site is RPG based, but in a totally different format from other SG-1 sites.

If anyone visits the site, you can post your feedback here for everyone to read.

I really hope you all enjoy it. :)

Allan
 
BTW, I'd like to thank all of the people from the boards who helped with beta testing and uploading content.

Firstly... A HUGE THANK YOU to Cat, who has been an absolute powerhouse, and a wealth of knowledge, and also to Jad, Shelby, Martouf and aussie_rod.

Thanks everyone for your time.
 
This is going to sound like flame...

Before I say what I must say, I will say this: the look of this site is great -- the consistency of colour and layout is awesome, and someone has obviously worked hard to get the graphics just right. And they are just right.

Now, I must point out nits, because I hate to see little errors in sites...

Almost one year after the the initial mission to Abydos, the Stargate program was to be shut down. Troops from the base were reassigned, and General West replaced by General George Hammond. The appearance of an alien thought initially to be Ra, suddenly called the reactivation of the Stargate, and the recall of the now retired Colonel Jack O'Neill, and a new mission to Abydos to retrieve Daniel Jackson.

This could be better phrased (sorry, sorry):

"Almost one year after the initial mission to Abydos, the Stargate Program was to be shut down. Troops from the base were reassigned, and General West was replaced by General Hammond. However, the unexpected appearance of an alien initially thought to be Ra prompted the sudden reactivation of the stargate, and the recall of the now-retired Colonel Jack O'Neill to lead a new mission to Abydos, in order to retrieve Dr Daniel Jackson..."

Some of the changes are matters of preference, I admit, but I just wanted to point out possible ways to improve the flow of the text. You can use it or not; I won't charge you...

Earth... Thought to be the home of the Tau'ri, the 'First Race'. Earth now boast a population of 4 billion people. Almost 50% of the earth surface is covered in water, and the livable land supports many varying climates, races and animal life forms. The Goa'uld was thought to harvest the humans of earth for slaves and hosts throughout history.

This, too, could perhaps be polished:

"Earth...thought to be the home of the Tau'ri, the "First Race". Earth now boasts a population of nearly 6 billion people. Almost 60% of the Earth's surface is covered in water, and the livable land supports many varying climates, races and lifeforms. The Goa'uld were thought to harvest the Humans of Earth for slaves and hosts thoughtout history."

Note that the Earth's population is not 4 billion, but nearly 6 billion. I'm also not sure about the land to sea ratio; I have a suspicion it's not 1:1, but several minutes of searching did not, surprisingly, yield any results. I'm slipping up.

Now that I've gone and done my nasty criticism, I'll leave. Please report any nits of my own so I can get a taste of my own medicine.
 
Oh...

Sorry about this, but in the What's inside section of the site, do a quick search for "quiz's" and replace it with "quizzes". Then find "area's" and replace it with "areas".
 
Proof in the pudding...... I might be able to write an OK site... But i'm the worst typist in the world.

I'm constantly being picked up at work for my typo's and incorrect spellings.

I really do appreciate the comments, and will get to work on those right away.

Keep the nit-picks coming. It can only help to improve the site.

:)

Allan
 
Actually isn't the Earth 80% water. I'm pretty sure about that but someone check me, i could be wrong. I remember learing it in school a few years back.

THE SITE IS AWESOME SO FAR.
GOOD JOB ALLAN!!!
:)
 
To be honest, the number 75% comes to mind, but I am fairly certain that's the ratio of water in the human body. Of course, it could be the Earth as well -- for once all my famous sources came up completely blank for any info. Oh, and don't try Encarta.com. My last resort is a last resort for a good reason...
 
everyone really needs to check the place out it is great :)

As far as i remember, 2/3 of the earth's surface is water and 4/5 of the human body is water.
 
I think Padders has it in a nutshell. This being the case, the oceans occupy around 65% of the Earth's surface. Not that anyone else noticed the error.
 
kel sha,

66% of the earth's surface are water - it's sure 'cos there was a website where i've found it ..

THe site is very great -- have this moment reported for duty (it's clear @ the jaffa ;)) :)

kree sha
 
Originally posted by the_Brainz
I've said it before; I'll say it again: you so need help.

kree sha (no this time not 'cos kree sha is a friendly welcome),

WTH do you want ? u posted the same post in other sections !! are u a little bit confused or what ??
if u want to solve ur probs this way plz goto chats ...

P.S.: do you know that this is internet and not reality ??!
 
no fighting guys :) not sure what The_Brainz is talking about perhaps you can clarfiy but lets not get angry....
 
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to give us some feedback about stargate-command. All comments are appreciated.
 
Thanks to everyone who has said how much they enjoy the site and to everyone who has signed up.

On behalf of the Beta Testers and the Quiz Writer Queens (Cat and I), I think we should give a round of applause to our wonderful Webmaster GATECON/ALLAN for all his hard work and help.

{APPLAUSE}

It's a FANTASTIC site and we are all having so much fun working on it and playing it. The amount of effort you have put in is truely AMAZING!!!!!

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE
OI OI OI

GOOD ON YOU ALLAN!!!!!!
 
You really know how to make a guy blush Shelby !!!!!

Thanks for your very kind words. :)
 

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