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Offline Skuzzy

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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #135 on: March 07, 2008, 04:49:24 PM »
Skuzzy - is there a language filter? If so, is it turned on?

Yes, sort of.  Point me to a problem thread.

As a follow-up, the forums are "perky" again. Seems to have been temporary.

The ad only took 30 seconds to run.  :)
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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #136 on: March 07, 2008, 05:20:38 PM »
The sig line character limit is way too short. My sig line used to be 2 lines of 5 links. These were helpful links, about skinning and scenarios. Resources/tools. When using the href tags they took up very little room.

However, I can't USE the href tags because all the formatting tags are counted in the sig limit, meaning I have to do what I've got now: 5 untitled HTTP links. 5 visually unappealing lines to replace 2 well-laid out lines before. Seems a giant step backwards to me.

I've seen this on another forum as well, and it's basically killed sig files there. Folks can't do much more than 1 line (with any formatting) with so few characters.

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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #137 on: March 07, 2008, 06:05:15 PM »
I'm in the same boat as Krusty.  If the hidden part of the link didn't count as characters that would be wonderful.
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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #138 on: March 07, 2008, 11:11:23 PM »
Interesting changeover...I thought you guys were a vBulletin system?  No upgrade option available via them?  They've been pretty good for my needs.  The db I had to convert over from was a scripting nightmare  for them  :cool:

Any chance of reducing the size of the header in the future?

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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #139 on: March 08, 2008, 04:34:06 AM »
Skuzzy said earlier that vBulletin was dead and that they had been hacking the final version to get it to do what they wanted for years...
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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #140 on: March 08, 2008, 05:11:53 AM »
on the home page of the BBS there is a link (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=recent) to have the most recent post

I find this a bit to cluttered is it possible to have like in the former BBS the threads having the most recent activity ?

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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #141 on: March 08, 2008, 05:18:06 AM »
Interesting changeover...I thought you guys were a vBulletin system?  No upgrade option available via them?  They've been pretty good for my needs.  The db I had to convert over from was a scripting nightmare  for them  :cool:

Any chance of reducing the size of the header in the future?


We evaluated many options for a bulletin board and this one came the closet to meeting all the requirements we had. 

Next to the date in the header is an ICON for reducing the size.  You can do this to categories in the forum listing as well.  The board will remember those settings.

on the home page of the BBS there is a link (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=recent) to have the most recent post

I find this a bit to cluttered is it possible to have like in the former BBS the threads having the most recent activity ?

Straffo, try clocking on the "Show most recent posts" in the header of the board.  I think it is what you are looking for.
« Last Edit: March 08, 2008, 06:55:01 AM by Skuzzy »
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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #142 on: March 08, 2008, 06:45:09 AM »
How do I moderate our squadron Forum?  (The Flying Circus)

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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #143 on: March 08, 2008, 06:56:10 AM »
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/pm/index.php is the admin page for you to add/remove members of your private forum.

I am working on the integration into the new board.
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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #144 on: March 08, 2008, 08:07:15 AM »
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/pm/index.php is the admin page for you to add/remove members of your private forum.

I am working on the integration into the new board.

All I get is this:

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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #145 on: March 08, 2008, 11:30:49 AM »
test... How do I make it so my email addy isin't shown? I checked and unchecked the email box and either way the icon still shows.

I'm the only one that see's the icon correct?
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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #146 on: March 08, 2008, 01:03:11 PM »
All I get is this:

Which forum?  Odd, I thought I had that bug fixed yeseterday.

stickpig, you will see your email addy no matter what the setting is.  No one else will see it, if you disallow it.
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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #147 on: March 08, 2008, 01:38:49 PM »
Will there be an ignore list function to hide the posts by ignored ones, like at the old boards?
I assume we now have only an ignore list for private messages....

Also, how come some people posting currently have PNG titles? A bug?


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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #148 on: March 08, 2008, 02:05:03 PM »
Which forum?  Odd, I thought I had that bug fixed yeseterday.

Squad forums:

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Re: New Bulletin Board Questions or Issues
« Reply #149 on: March 08, 2008, 03:22:57 PM »
Basic moderators are broken right now.  I'll be working on that Monday.

Blauk, I will be looking at adding back the ignore feature.
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