Kortoso wrote:
If wishes were fishes, and they aren't, I would love a landscape such as that, with one of us, in full kit, traversing across the land. I mean I love wilderness landscapes as much as the next man (perhaps more), but we are about getting out there in kit, right?
That's a good point. The rationale behind this image was that it does a good job of evoking the wild, and doesn't prejudice newcomers with specific kit assumptions. This forum treads a fine line between the reenactment and fantasy sides and when front images were being discussed.
That said, many images have been submitted for the front page, I could pre-sort them for ones that would fit the site design requirements and submit the top 5-10 to the forum for a vote. (This would likely be in a week or so)
Kortoso wrote:
By the way, I prefer spelling out as "Middle Earth Rangers Forum" wherever possible, rather than just saying "MERF". That doesn't mean much to most people. Yet.
This is for a responsive design strategy. It allows for different displays at different screen sizes. If you are looking at a desktop or laptop you get "Middle Earth Ranger Forum", for Tablets and phones in landscape mode you get "Middle Earth Rangers", and MERF is only displayed on phones in portrait mode.
Kortoso wrote:
And plus, there are lots of "LOTR" and "Hobbit" fonts out there that may be more evocative and easier to read than the one we are using.
I would be happy to entertain suggestions. The base requirement is a
free rustic uncial with interesting diacriticals.