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Title: Board issues to be addressed
Post by: Bacon on July 31, 2006, 12:25:50 AM
Needs to be like this (http://evilbore.com/forum/Themes/default/images/off.gif) then this (http://evilbore.com/forum/Themes/default/images/on.gif) by all the threads am I right or wrong?

Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: demi on July 31, 2006, 12:26:32 AM
this forum software sucks, should have went with phpBB
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Nick on July 31, 2006, 12:27:09 AM
Hate to bitch, but I agree with this.  Everything feels a little... slow.  Still, I'm enjoying my stay here.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Bacon on July 31, 2006, 12:27:24 AM
oh yeah?
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on July 31, 2006, 12:27:49 AM
IAWTOP
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Bacon on July 31, 2006, 12:28:17 AM
demi for admin.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: cloudwalking on July 31, 2006, 12:29:47 AM
Quote from: demi on July 31, 2006, 12:26:32 AM
this forum software sucks, should have went with phpBB

We installed phpbb, but Willco preferred SMF so ultimately we went with this cause he's the boss.

There also used to be a "new" icon beside topics with new posts, but I hacked it out at Willco's request. I can put it back in if enough people want it, I suppose.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 12:30:20 AM
Bacon... Yeah, I think that's something we need to address.  But address inquiries like this into cloudwalking's FAQ.

As for the forum being slow, we're not dedicated and our host has had some hiccups.  If it continues, we'll pony up the cash by prostituting demi and get more power.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: demi on July 31, 2006, 12:30:46 AM
when phpBB 3 is released i demand evilbore be transferred  :-*
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Error Macro on July 31, 2006, 12:31:09 AM
I like this forum software simply because it's different. It doesn't seem so bad, either.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Vizzys on July 31, 2006, 12:31:52 AM
phpbb is way easily hacked, woudnt reccomend it.  :'(
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: cloudwalking on July 31, 2006, 12:32:25 AM
Willco is right, it's not the forum software that's causing things to be slow, it's the host. We already got a lot more traffic than we anticipated on this first day. It hasn't even been 24 hours.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Bacon on July 31, 2006, 12:32:41 AM
I didn't know I could reply to sticky threads.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 12:32:53 AM
Quote from: demi
when phpBB 3 is released i demand evilbore be transferred

It boiled down to the admin panel.  SMF is much easier and more comprehensive, and as so, has spared us of some joke characters today.  If phpBB 3 has a better admin panel, we'll look into it.  We're not carved in stone!
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Nick on July 31, 2006, 12:34:49 AM
I'm having a love/hate relationship with this "You might want to re-think your post since someone just posted" thingie.  It's cool and shitty at the same time.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 12:36:08 AM
It's easily removed.  I guess if enough people dislike it, we can take it out.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: cloudwalking on July 31, 2006, 12:37:09 AM
Quote from: Nick on July 31, 2006, 12:34:49 AM
I'm having a love/hate relationship with this "You might want to re-think your post since someone just posted" thingie.  It's cool and shitty at the same time.

Yeah, I can see it being annoying to some people. If enought people complain I will shitcan it, but for now we're just trying to get a feel for what works and what doesn't.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Bacon on July 31, 2006, 12:37:32 AM
I own a vB license that I don't use.  :-*
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Error Macro on July 31, 2006, 12:40:33 AM
Quote from: Nick on July 31, 2006, 12:34:49 AM
I'm having a love/hate relationship with this "You might want to re-think your post since someone just posted" thingie.  It's cool and shitty at the same time.

I think it's neat. And my opinion is worth $5 and a pack of Bubble Yum.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: cloudwalking on July 31, 2006, 12:42:00 AM
We could make a poll asking if people want to keep it or not, I suppose.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Nick on July 31, 2006, 12:43:19 AM
Quote from: Error Macro on July 31, 2006, 12:40:33 AM
Quote from: Nick on July 31, 2006, 12:34:49 AM
I'm having a love/hate relationship with this "You might want to re-think your post since someone just posted" thingie.  It's cool and shitty at the same time.

I think it's neat. And my opinion is worth $5 and a pack of Bubble Yum.

Well, you know - that's cool.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Bacon on July 31, 2006, 12:52:21 AM
If you guys want to use vBulletin let me know.  :)
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 12:55:21 AM
Bacon, it's a tempting offer and as the forum gets bigger, the day may come when I call upon you for a favor.  I'll even let you plug Superman Returns.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: Bacon on July 31, 2006, 12:57:19 AM
I don't like the gay subtext in your post.
Title: Re: I can't tell which topics have new posts in them
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 01:20:05 AM
Nobody does.

SMF is fine for now.  It's pretty easy to manage from our stand point and any legitimate concerns of y'all we will most certainly address.  TBS brought up some good points about the layout, and these are things we can change.  Nothing's set in stone, but I don't predict a move to vB or Invision or a big money board for awhile since we're so small.  If phpBB 3 has a better admin panel, we'll take a definite look at that, though.
Title: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: cloudwalking on July 31, 2006, 01:29:55 AM
We will be upgrading the board software to a newer version July 31st. Here are the things that will be adressed:


Please post any questions or other suggestions for changes you would like to see in this thread.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on July 31, 2006, 01:36:55 AM
Glad to hear it *thumbs up*
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Ecrofirt on July 31, 2006, 01:43:29 AM
Can I suggest getting rid of the [.move] marquee? I've seen it in 2 or 3 posts and it's already annoying as hell.
Title: Post ALL Forum Suggestions Here
Post by: LiveGamer on July 31, 2006, 02:08:14 AM
We need the quote function that OA has where you can quote multiple posts before hitting Reply to respond to them.

Also need better smileys  :-\

That is all.
Title: Re: Post ALL Forum Suggestions Here
Post by: The Miles Trahan Burger Experiment on July 31, 2006, 02:10:59 AM
We need less fun.

The internet is serious business.
Title: Re: Post ALL Forum Suggestions Here
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 02:11:44 AM
We have a topic for addressing problems, guys!
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Ecrofirt on July 31, 2006, 02:16:57 AM
Wait, I thought this was the topic for addressing problems. Damnit, where did I post?
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 02:17:50 AM
Quote from: Ecrofirt on July 31, 2006, 02:16:57 AM
Wait, I thought this was the topic for addressing problems. Damnit, where did I post?

Haha, you're fine, Ecrofirt.  That was a post from a topic I merged into here.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Ecrofirt on July 31, 2006, 04:53:41 AM
OK, the 'keep me logged in' thing needs to be fixed.

If I close out the site and re-open it again, I'm forced to log in again. Setting the 'keep me logged in' thing only works while I'm actually here.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Mondain on July 31, 2006, 08:27:44 AM
If I'm not mistaken, this forum software allows for supplemental themes and skins that are selectable by the user. Couldn't this be added in some future upgrade?

http://themes.simplemachines.org/
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Solo on July 31, 2006, 11:00:30 AM
My only beef is that its verrrry slowwww. Other than that, no issues.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 12:04:35 PM
Solo, we're addressing that.  Basically, with the lack of dedicated hosting, I think we're straining the connections for our simple shared hosting.  For some, the forum runs swift, for others it's bad - so we need to fix that.  With the software upgrade and a hosting upgrade, we should be good.  We weren't expecting this kind of intial response.

Haha, the forum was slow at home but it's blazing for me at work.  Go figure.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Solo on July 31, 2006, 12:07:22 PM
It's all good in the hood! It actually seems to come and go. Right now its running fine, but in 5 minutes, it'll be slow again.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 12:16:16 PM
Yeah, I think that's the lack of dedicated hosting.  Don't worry, we're going to sell mugs with EviLore's face on them to pay for our new server fees.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Mondain on July 31, 2006, 12:26:41 PM
Yeah, I actually browse the forums with a proxy located in the US, and it's much faster than the speed that my canadian ISP provides for the site.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Ecrofirt on July 31, 2006, 03:09:48 PM
Quote from: Willco on July 31, 2006, 12:16:16 PM
Yeah, I think that's the lack of dedicated hosting.  Don't worry, we're going to sell mugs with EviLore's face on them to pay for our new server fees.

Fantastic. I'll only buy them if they're complete with those classic ears.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 31, 2006, 05:50:14 PM
One of the primary goals of this forum is no ad network we need to bend over for.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Bloodwake on July 31, 2006, 06:05:06 PM
Quote from: MrAngryFace on July 31, 2006, 05:50:14 PM
One of the primary goals of this forum is no ad network we need to bend over for.

Damn right.

The evil empire that is Google will not taint this forum, hopefully.

(http://www.google.com/images/logo_sm.gif)

FUCK GOOGLE ADS.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 31, 2006, 06:21:36 PM
Google ads didn't cause the restrictions, it was TribalFusion.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 31, 2006, 10:34:43 PM
SHOULD NICK GET HALF?
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Mondain on August 01, 2006, 03:21:27 AM
Also, will this forum eventually be sorted with both a gaming section and a OT section like GA, or will we keep seeing a single forum with a hybrid of both gaming and OT topics like on OA?
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on August 01, 2006, 03:26:20 AM
We'd like to break it up when the user base is large enough.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Mondain on August 01, 2006, 04:16:03 AM
And is the forum going to be readable for guests?
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: LunarAura on August 01, 2006, 08:22:46 AM
I vote not readable to guests. Why should the rejected be blessed to view our digital myrrth?

Plus, it's further incentive not to get banned. That way, if someone fucks themselves up to exile, they won't even have the privilege to lurk.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: pandora on August 01, 2006, 07:03:13 PM
(http://food.oregonstate.edu/images/sugar/molasses.jpg)
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 01, 2006, 07:06:32 PM
Im getting a lot of 'split the forum' feedback, but id rather wait a month, or at least see a little more gaming activity. Right now its almost all OT material.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Cheebs on August 02, 2006, 09:25:43 PM
Quote from: MrAngryFace on August 01, 2006, 07:06:32 PM
Im getting a lot of 'split the forum' feedback, but id rather wait a month, or at least see a little more gaming activity. Right now its almost all OT material.
I personally would post more game stuff if there was a dedicated place to do so. The fact this is so OT dominated makes me less likely to post gaming. I am probably just weird like that though.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: CrystalGemini on August 03, 2006, 12:43:19 AM
Ok, this question was addressed in an existing thread but I see nobody posted it here so here it goes: 


How do you post spoilers?   ???
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: CrystalGemini on August 03, 2006, 03:36:02 AM
DAMNIT, WILL, ANSWER MY QUESTION! >_<
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Bacon on August 03, 2006, 03:39:49 AM
Perhaps they have to install a hack, Sugar Tits.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: demi on August 03, 2006, 03:40:58 AM
Quote from: Bacon on August 03, 2006, 03:39:49 AM
Perhaps they have to install a hack, Sugar Tits.

They already installed her, maybe they installed the wrong one :dean
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Bacon on August 03, 2006, 03:42:49 AM
:kerry
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: cloudwalking on August 03, 2006, 04:28:26 AM
I installed Webmin on the new dedicated server, it's just a matter of moving the site over now and upgrading the board software. Should be happening over the next few days. Thanks for being patient.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: CrystalGemini on August 03, 2006, 10:10:21 PM
Quote from: cloudwalking on August 03, 2006, 04:28:26 AM
I installed Webmin on the new dedicated server, it's just a matter of moving the site over now and upgrading the board software. Should be happening over the next few days. Thanks for being patient.
Cloudwalking is awesome.  ;D 
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Mondain on August 03, 2006, 10:29:59 PM
is it really a good idea to allow scrolling text in threads?
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed (July 31)
Post by: Bacon on August 03, 2006, 10:43:24 PM
Quote from: Mondain on August 03, 2006, 10:29:59 PM
is it really a good idea to allow scrolling text in threads?

SHUT UP, FUCK FACE!
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed
Post by: ToxicAdam on August 06, 2006, 03:16:50 AM
The icons suck ass. I can't tell a locked thread from an open one.


Oh yea, this board needs this emoticon.

(http://www.puckerfactor.net/forums/images/avatars/141184989242840af0b4ab1.gif)
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed
Post by: The Fake Shemp on August 06, 2006, 04:07:04 AM
ToxicAdam, that should be addressed this week.  We have a surprise in store for you all with the software upgrade.  I promise you.
Title: Re: Board issues to be addressed
Post by: Bacon on August 06, 2006, 03:03:53 PM
This is what it looks like when it's locked.