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romanista · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:43

err, good that we are properly hosted and stuff, but err. weren'twe going to have a poll for the same, didn't we have to decide which forumsoftware to use? and who is paying for this (grim...?) and what does that mean for our anarchy collective?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

We were going to have a poll on mods, I think a hosted forum was taken as read.

Plus we can legally charge for this one.

RBR2 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:52

Ian Osborne · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 424

Hi everyone!

CUS · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:58

Dudley wrote:

Plus we can legally charge for this one.

And we are. Your Paypal accounts have been debited accordingly for every ten words. I'm hoping Titler comes back, I need a new stove.

There will be polls still, and stuff. But a move was needed, since WoB was never intended as a 'serious' forum and stuff. It's all good.

Ian Osborne · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 424

CUS wrote:

I'm hoping Titler comes back, I need a new stove.

metalangel · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:18

If there is one thing I miss, it's the amusing 'sub' title for each thread.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Yes, let's have a subtitle please, daddy?

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 13:14

Nope.
You'll just have to be funny in your post.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=278064

Subtitle plugin. Unfortunately it's for PHPBB 2.0 and this is 3.0. Will it still work? There isn't a plugin for 3.0 yet.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

I'm sure the mods can make it work......if not, they'll have HELL TO PAY.

kalmar · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 14:17

Good work chaps, I like this particular software and theme

Daniel · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 139

A new theme would be nice. This is far too silvery for half-awake reading.

Hugh · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 14:49

Hello

Yes, it's a bit passive in here. Your eyes slide off the words and into a silver lake of dreams.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

It's pretty much the same colour as WoS, though. What does everyone suggest theme-wise? Obviously we need something work-safe.

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

Bright pink and gold.

Daniel · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 139

Well, keep this one as the default, but add some alternatives in there as well. This is much lighter than WOS, and a bit hard on the eyes.

Whomper · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 107

We need the following:

Quick Reply
Subtitles
IPB themes
Quick Reply
An obvious, easily clickable link taking you back to General Discussion index. Something like the title banner.

Code:

Nice to have the code tag though - fixed-width shenanigans a go-go

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Whomper wrote:

We need the following:
An obvious, easily clickable link taking you back to General Discussion index. Something like the title banner.

I was about to echo this, but then I noticed a link at the bottom of the page, where it should be (on account of most people end up at the bottom of a given page before returning to base, as it were). That'll do for me!

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 16:04

Whomper wrote:

We need the following:
Quick Reply

We already have that. Click the "[show] post a reply" title at the bottom, and a quick reply appears.

Glass Museum · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 27

For what it's worth - a forum I 'run' uses PHPBB, and I got bullied into adding so many plugins that I ended up breaking the forum completely.

EVERYONE CALM DOWN.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

I would like the moon on a stick added to this forum. And gold fucking plated stick at that.

Da5e · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 16:38

I would like a stick-on moon.

Plissken · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 17:26

I want links to open in a new window or tab.

And Alyson Hannigan washed and sent to my room, natch.

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 17:41

Use what you're given, you whinging bunch of gits!

Plissken · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 17:54

sinister agent · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 7046

Grim... wrote:

Use what you're given, you whinging bunch of gits!

We are using our verbal skills to whinge. F U.

No, really, cheers though. I don't get what the fuss is about - it's pretty much the same as the other ones. Seems a little more cluttery but that's most likely just unfamiliarity, and it's not a problem either way. Also I have my fonts set to enormous as I'm sat quite far from the monitor, which probably doesn't help.

Still vote for pink and gold, though.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Quick reply was added days ago!

Whomper · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 107

Mr Dave wrote:

Whomper wrote:

We need the following:
Quick Reply

We already have that. Click the "[show] post a reply" title at the bottom, and a quick reply appears.

A bit of experimentation reveals that this works in Camino (Firefox in Maccy pants) but not Safari, where "[show] Post A Reply" doesn't appear at all. Damnation.

I wasn't meaning to sound like an arse, that was an act of grace. Good job on keeping the forumy-torch burning.

Whomper · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 107

Whomper wrote:

A bit of experimentation reveals that this works in Camino (Firefox in Maccy pants) but not Safari, where "[show] Post A Reply" doesn't appear at all. Damnation.

Ahh! Now it's appearing. I feel old, and baffled by technology.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26185

I can't see a quick reply option either.

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 22:47

It only appears on the last page of a thread, to stop you adding a reply if there are more to read.

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

Can you turn off the 'seeing signatures on every post' thing somehow? With this?

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Mar 30, 2008 23:44

Yeah, it's in your profile under 'display options': ucp.php?i=prefs&mode=view

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Plissken wrote:

I want links to open in a new window or tab.

And Alyson Hannigan washed and sent to my room, natch.

Does your mouse not have a middle button? If not, use the ctrl-key when clicking links. If you don't have a ctrl-key then there's nothing BETEO could possibly do to help you, please leave.

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

Without the subtitles I'm doomed! Doomed!

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:45

I can't find an option to change the number of posts per page. Am I being dim?

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:55

why does the c.om go the old forum and the .com /forum to the new one?

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Because there was a cookie problem when visiting here with .co.uk so I imagine by doing this it just makes you use .com for now...right? Right? RIGHT!?

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

.com will point here eventually, Grim... has changed it but it takes a few days for the whole internets to catch up.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Why does the Super-Fast-Reply box only appear if you're on the last page?

Why should I be forced to read things?! I want to make ignorant , half-informed replies!

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:38

i think we are in need of an online gaming subforum.. so many threads going on about this..

Daniel · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 139

Quote:

Why does the Super-Fast-Reply box only appear if you're on the last page? Why should I be forced to read things?! I want to make ignorant , half-informed replies!

http://chat.dailymail.co.uk/dailymail/index.jsp

And you're home.

gravy · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8

Now I =know= I did say you need to be prepared to ignore all of the whinging when swapping forum software but is there any chance you can re-enable the prosilver theme? No need to make make it the default theme or anything but it'd be nice to have the option to skip thus subsilver2 much

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26185

Grim... wrote:

It only appears on the last page of a thread, to stop you adding a reply if there are more to read.

I still can't see it (but I may be being a complete fool). This is the second page of a two page thread, at the very bottom:

Scarysheep3000 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:14

Click "Show" next to "Post a reply". I think.

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:17

Yup, that's it. Took me a little while to notice it was there.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26185

Oh! I have it now. Oh well, I don't blame myself, that was easily overlooked but thanks, guys.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:24

I'll have a look at the subtitle plugin over the next couple of days if I get time.

minkee · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5

That really is well hidden.

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