This site has existed in its current form since early 2005 and has kept growing. This is good, and I'd love to encourage further growth. I know that a lot of you appreciate this site because it's small and cozy. It's a little different from the other sites, you tell me. Some of you note that the site could look a little better. Others enjoy Sketcher, but think it could be more stable. The forum could need an Edit button, and the comments a Reply function. I couldn't agree with you more. I programmed this site on my own. I am a single person, today, keeping the cogs going. If the site needs changing, I am the one who will carry it out. In return from you, the users, I get more requests for change, but also appreciation and gratitude. This has, and continues to be a fine arrangement. I'm grateful for the work our admins carry out, and they're crucial for the site in many ways. However, I wish, perhaps, that the computer literacy, in terms of maintainance and programming, were a little higher among our crew ranks. Thus we reach the crux of the matter I wish to address with this forum post: ArtGrounds needs more nerds. We need computer wizards, sharp skillful geeks, to help create a better site for everyone. We need web designers, pixel artists and programmers. Put bluntly, the sort of people who funded and originally hung out at DeviantArt before it became a mainstream art community. We do not wish to change our identity, to become copycats. We want to emphasize our uniqueness. Uniqueness, however, requires nurturing and good packaging to succeed. I created this site, but am sorry to inform you that I am not a superhuman. I am asking for your help. If you know a computer geek, put them in touch with me. If you are a geek yourself, what are you waiting for?

The only nerd I know is Denny. >> And he always has problems with sketcher, so. Erk.

yes, i agree with you on the edit and reply buttons, but otherwise im quite happy with artgrounds the way it is :D

i know my account is young but that dosent matter i used to have another account on here but when it got hacked (most of you will probably remeber) my password was lost.

Yay, long live artgrounds!

Meh, there was this one dude I still talk to named Chris who I took web publishing with my senior year, and he's really good with javascript and such. He always had to help me and everyone else in the class out, and he always seemed to be one step ahead of everyone. Maybe I can talk to him and see if he'd like to help out X3 I don't know if I'd be of much help myself, I know HTML pretty good but I suck at Javascript. I dun get that stuff XP *dances around the thread* <4

hrm. well, I WOULD say me, but we've already established that I don't really know anything of use, mostly just how to upgrade hardware and really basic things like that. If I can find a way to learn how to do more, I'd be happy to help though.

well i know a little and i can code somewhat but im not an wiz. i could help if you need me just contact me.

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I'd be happy to help. I've been doing web design for about seven years now. Get in touch with me and we can talk more on it. ( email : Nanilli@cox.net or YahooIM : darkling026 ) I am always invis on YahooIM so just drop me a message and if I am online I will respond.

I've chatted to Darkling and we've gotten off to a small start. Is anyone else interested in helping out, perhaps with programming? People who help out will get temporary admin status. If they do a good job and intend to continue doing so, they'll probably become permanent admins.

I wanna help, but I don't know anything :( Uh, I can paint, or learn something :P

Oh, let me see who I can get ahold of...

I can do graphics and whatnot, and I am rather good at HTML and somewhat decent as CSS. I'm useless with flash and javascript, though. Never got the chance or the means to learn... If you need to contact me, my email's supaslim666@yahoo.com.

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nyuuu, poor thor. I would help, but I know nothing of the sacred computer and artgrounds. SO. my uncle is a profesional computer designer(how do you get a degree in that 0.o), ill see if I can get a hold of him for you, see what happens, eh?

wish I could help, afraid that I dont know enough coding stuff to be off use.. tho I learn fast.. :

Well, my husband currently works for the Geek Squad at Best buy, so I'm sure I could con him into helping with certain aspects of the problem, but even though he's completely hardware savvy and great at setting up networks and diagnosing problems, he's not an internet coder, He wants to learn, but thus far hasn't had the time between his A+ certification and his Network+ Certification. Perhaps I can convince him to learn some C++ and some HTML to get him more useful, but if you need any network advice feel free to contact him. If you send me an email at ally.kathleen@gmail.com I'll give you his information (I just don't want to hand it out to everyone ;))

I'm consider myself a geek, I used to do a lot of digital graphics, web design and some coding (ages since i did PHP though). I'd prefer to do design than coding, but if I must I'll work on my PHP skills, or whatever this site runs on. I'm ok with Ruby and Python.

Boom, instead of bouncing old threads, how about creating new ones?

Too true -.- Should read dates...

i could help as pixel artist, but what for?

I can program in True Basic and basic BBCode. Not much else, and TB won't help much with a website. Sorry mate.

This topic is oooooold. Stop bumping it. -.-;