Milsim Calendar

[Baz JJ]

I got a bit fed up of people trying to work out what milsim games are coming from the different UK organisers and a couple of established forums and FB pages telling me it's all too difficult.

So I've started a Facebook group called Milsim UK to act as a repository for an event calendar and general milsim questions, gossip and news.

The calendar lives on the Internet rather than FB and is nothing fancy but does its job. Its open for any milsim organiser to use, so hopefully the spread of games it contains will grow (after all its free advertising for them).

The calendar lives here:

https://www.brownbearsw.com/cal/uk_milsim_events

 

[shortman]

Basic and clear. Nice one.

 

[n1ckh]

That's simple enough to understand Baz

 

[BrightCandle]

Okto is intending to run April, June and October? Awesome.

 

[Baz JJ]

Its July not June but yes.

 

[Samurai]

*gasps*

The 90's are back!

Don't get me wrong I do welcome the functionality and appreciate the work you put into the page. But it needs an UI from this century.

 

[jcheeseright]

get coding then Samurai!

 

[Samurai]

get coding then Samurai!

Nooo. I do that for a living.

 

[Baz JJ]

Its funny, people are critical but strangely busy doing their hair when invited to do something better

 

[Samurai]

Its funny, people are critical but strangely busy doing their hair when invited to do something better

UI is what the user sees, what the user experiences, how he or she perceives the functionality. If it is below standard then they won't care about the functionality.

Also, I am a straightforward man. If everybody tells you the site is awesome because you did it in your free time and they respect that and don't want to be mean, you will believe it really is awesome and won't see why users turn away.

Once again: I do respect the work you've done and the intentions you have to make the milsim-ing better in the UK. We need more people like you. I'm just saying in my direct way that there is the issue with the UI that you should address.

If I were invited I probably would be able to suggest a few tips or even do a few things. It is not unprecedented for me. In my old country I still run the go to page for airsoft newbies that's been running since 2009 (and I pay for the server from my own pocket) even though I don't even live there any more. I am a good guy, I'm just not polite enough.

 

[Baz JJ]

Chill mate. You take life too seriously.

Its legible. One thing Ive learnt is I could spend hundreds of pounds getting it done professionally and somebody would still criticise it.

Youre right about the appearance but Id rather put my energy into the games.

 

[Baz JJ]

Any milsim site can put their events on there. Its not linked to any specific organiser and Ive contacted the ones I know and passed the word on the ones I dont.