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About the New Forum
Posted By:
Alex
in San Diego
Dec 30, 2004
 Well, here's the new look for the forum. It's quite different. In fact, it's no longer really a forum. It's more like a community blog. The main feature that's been added is that members have quite a bit more freedom in what they can post. There are smilies. Members can also upload images (as long as the images aren't too big... thumbnails would be preferable). Entries can also be assigned to categories (I need to go through all the old posts and do that manually). Oh, and soon members should also be able to edit their entries. Well, some members at least (that's going to have to be a privilege a member earns since somebody could wreak serious havoc if they decided to abuse that).

I've been meaning to upgrade the forum for a while, but when I looked around at the options I realized that I couldn't install new forum software without losing all of the existing posts. Since I didn't want to do that, I've decided to import all the existing posts into the software that I use to run my blog. Which is why the forum now looks like a blog. Anyone can add comments, but it's a bit harder for non-members to post topics. That's because the software really isn't designed to allow anyone except a member to post an entry.

The new forum definitely needs more work. But for now, at least, it's up and running (I hope). Comments? Worse/Better than before?
Category: Site-Update; Replies: 124

Comments
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Myst
Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 04:06 AM
Hmmmm mine ended up being 50x21 when I resized it. Would the size difference make it not show up Alex?
Rex D.
in Milwaukee, WI
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 04:11 AM
Awww Myst, I hope you get yours working.
Myst
Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 04:51 AM
Are those blinking eyes going to drive you batty Alex?
Myst
Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 05:02 AM
LOL Nevermind it was driving ME batty. I'll just sit here and stare at everyone rather than blink at you.
Rex D.
in Milwaukee, WI
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 05:12 AM
YAY MYST!
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 10:22 AM
I really like this look! Very respectable indeed.
Charybdis
in Hell
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 11:23 AM
Yeah, very respectable. Maybe too respectable. Much more of this and I'll have to start wearing pants when I'm browsing here.
Alex
in San Diego
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 11:53 AM
Very cool avatar, Myst. I've got a black cat who often stares at me just like that (when she's not sleeping or chasing around the house like a maniac).


Glad you got the avatar working. The size difference probably made it not show up if it was an animated gif. A non-animated gif wouldn't have made a difference. But the software is going to resize any image to 50x50 to stop people from using massive pictures as their avatars.
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 12:24 PM
...Question...
What's the difference between entries, comments, weblog entry...and all that stuff. I don't get it.
Alex
in San Diego
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 12:40 PM
Entries (or posts, or topics, or threads... all the same thing) are what appear at the top of the page. They're simply the original thing that's posted.

Comments are then all the follow-up remarks that people make about the original post.

The software program I use treats entries and comments differently... because it's really designed to be used for the creation of weblogs, not message boards.
Myst
Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 05:38 PM
I have a black cat who stares at me like that too, at least when he isn't busy harrassing my other five cats or my three dogs.

I found out it wasn't the size of the .gif, it was the link from Image Venue that wasn't working properly. I had to play with the HTML code a bit to get it to work.
Hairy Houdini
Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 07:02 PM
Rex, your avatar would be the famous "Mayor Macheese", who lived in relentless pursuit of the "Hamburglar" in "MacDonald Land". Am I right, or am I right?
Myst
Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 07:02 PM
F5? New look? Ya lost me.
Alex
in San Diego
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 07:07 PM
I'm changing things again. This time on the main page of the forum. Trying to make it look more like a real message board.
Rex D.
in Milwaukee, WI
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 07:15 PM
Mayor Macheese. Is that his name? Thanks Hairy
Myst
Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 07:26 PM
This place is getting all trimmed and painted! Looks good. Now I just need to talk Alex into coming over to my house and painting it. smile
Alex
in San Diego
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 07:29 PM
Unfortunately there's no way to get views anymore. The software simply doesn't keep track of them. So you get avatars, but you lose page views.
Alex
in San Diego
 Member
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 | 07:32 PM
Sorry, Myst. I can patch drywall, upgrade electrical wiring, and put up crown molding. But I don't do painting. I know my limits.
Myst
Member
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 | 02:37 AM
Ummm Alex, are you playing around with the forum again?

I only ask because I just noticed a minor glitch. The avatars don't appear to be working in all of the topics. Strange....the mysterious disappearing avatars, a case worthy of the Museum of Hoaxes. LOL

Is anyone else seeing this odd phenomenon? Or is it my Firefox browser doing weird things again.
Rex D.
in Milwaukee, WI
 Member
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 | 02:56 AM
I took mine off for now if that helps.
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