The new board is smoking!

[Arnold Winkelried]

Looks good, guys.

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Quand les talons claquent, l'esprit se vide.
Maréchal Lyautey

[John Corrado]

Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried:
Looks good, guys.

Just testing out the new "Reply with Quote" feature.

:confused:
Do these work?

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JMCJ

This could be YOUR sig line! For just five cents a post, JMCJ Enterprises will place YOUR sig line at the bottom of each message!

[Falcon]

Does look good....except I hate those damn fire folder things.

And one quick question....what does reply with quote mean???

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"You are sweet, kind, and considerate... Like a grown up boy scout with tits!" - Brian, aka SDMB's one and only Satan.

[Cessandra]

Originally posted by Falcon:
Does look good....except I hate those damn fire folder things.

And one quick question....what does reply with quote mean???


If you hit that new little icon with the red arrow, it automatically takes you to a reply page where everything in the post you are replying to is quoted. Like so.

BTW, guys, nice new stuff. Now this board has everything I'm used to on other UBB boards (except, of course, for edit.) :cool:

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Cessandra (http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/miscjunk/profile.html)

The Power Of Christ: 2000 years and He hasn't come yet!

[Arnold Winkelried]

Actually, on some other UBB boards I've seen the number of posts by the user and their registration date appearing under their name in a thread.

[Sealemon88]

Originally posted by Cessandra:
If you hit that new little icon with the red arrow, it automatically takes you to a reply page where everything in the post you are replying to is quoted. Like so.

BTW, guys, nice new stuff. Now this board has everything I'm used to on other UBB boards (except, of course, for edit.) :cool:

Huh. Well I'll be damned.





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You say "cheesy" like that's a BAD thing.

[BugZap]

The verdict is in.

Just makes my eyes wiggle.
Flaming gifs, who'da thunk it?
Pick meee!!!!! Pick Meeee!!!

it's an insult to the intelligence, is what it is
We need eyecatcher!
Well, if you must.
But must you?

[Globe-trotter]

I may be insane (a distinct possibility) but it appears that I lost posts along the way! Go figure.

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Some drink at the fountain of knowledge...others just gargle.

[Kat]

How do you make that funky sunglass smiley?

Hey! Looky there. Right above the "Show Signature" checkbox, it's got a "Disable Smilies in this Post" checkbox. And there to the left of the reply box is a "Smilies Legend" link.

I like the old "big grin" smily. (: plue D) This guy :D is dorky looking.

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Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99.

"We are here! You are saved!" --R. & F.

[pluto]

Hate the flames. Computer icons should be seen and not heard.

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My Child Is An Honour Student At Hogwarts

[pluto]

My sig line got changed to an old one, too.

And now I just got flood-controlled!!

Did I mention I'm a very conservative person who hates change?

[Strainger]

Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried:
Actually, on some other UBB boards I've seen the number of posts by the user and their registration date appearing under their name in a thread.

I don't like that automatic bold thing on the Reply with Quote. I edited that out. :rolleyes:



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"Well, walk it off! And next time, stretch before you ovulate." -- Al Bundy

[Strainger]

Weird, pluto, my sig line changed to an old one too. :confused:

[Ursa Major]

Stop the Flames!!! Please!!! :eek: They give me a headache! Can I disable them from my end?

[Sycorax]

I don't like the flames either -- and they mean it's an open thread with more than 15 replies? We could already tell that - if it didn't have the little padlock on it, it was open, and the number of replies are shown.
sorry, but I don't see where the flames are a help. Is this "form over substance"? -- give 'em some fancy-schmancy graphics and the teeming millions will be thrilled? Not me.

[Sycorax]

P. S. - I'm with Ursa - douse the flames! After spending some time only on the GQ list, I feel like I'm going cross-eyed. They're distracting as hell. Nice try, but the flames have to go!

Originally posted by Sycorax:
P. S. - I'm with Ursa - douse the flames! After spending some time only on the GQ list, I feel like I'm going cross-eyed. They're distracting as hell. Nice try, but the flames have to go!

Hmm, they had flames over at the LBMB . . .

testing sig only here!



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"I'll never argue with a lawyer again." -- The Devil Himself.

[Kamino Neko]

Throw me into the Bucket 'o water brigade. The flaming folders are just silly... : :rolleyes::


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Eschew Obfuscation

[Kamino Neko]

Originally posted by Tengu:
: :rolleyes::


Ooops...Only 1 : at either side.

(And testing the 'reply with quote' thing too...)

Ay, the little flamin' folders are cute as a newborn, but I can see they're goin' to get old really fast.

If it's to go up fer a vote though, I say the little animated smilies get dumped into the sea with all due haste. I swear I'm havin' nightmares where I'm being chased about by evil little 'Pac-Man' figures with maniacal grins . . .

Overall, a fine effort folks, and much appreciated.


Dr. Watson
"We don't learn to walk so much as we learn not to fall."

[PUNdit]

They shut down the board all afternoon to add an annoyance? :confused



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"You can be smart or pleasant. For years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant."
Elwood P. Dowd

YES!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! The little "go to" box at the bottom of each thread now defaults to the forum that you are in!!!!

(It's the little things, ya know?)

-Melin

[Daniel]

since it changed my sig back to an old version, I'm testing it here. Also I predict I'll get a lot of use out of this smiley :p

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Mayor of Snerdville (http://www.bigfoot.com/~UniRider/), the home of Mortimer Snerd

"I'm just too much for human existence -- I should be animated."
--Wayne Knight

I kinda like the new smilies. Gotta learn 'em...lessee

:mad: is this how it works?

I got "flood controlled" too...hehehe

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I crave an art that passionately transcends the mundane instead of being a device for self-deception.--Griffin, from The Griffin and Sabine trilogy.

Originally posted by Michelle:
I kinda like the new smilies. Gotta learn 'em...lessee


I got "flood controlled" too...hehehe



Let's try this new option....
As for the flames, I think those could go.

I still have my same sig line.

[Ursa Major]

Originally posted by Melin:
YES!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! The little "go to" box at the bottom of each thread now defaults to the forum that you are in!!!!

(It's the little things, ya know?)

-Melin

Isn't that the way it was when this MB first went online nine months ago? That's progress for you.

Note to Tuba etal: Please get rid of the flames. (I like the quoting feature, though)

[Valerieblaise]

Originally posted by Ursa Major:
(I like the quoting feature, though)

I'm just trying it out. :rolleyes:

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"I'll tell you a secret, baby - maybe you can't do better - gotta settle for second best" - the Judybats

[tomndebb]

Uhh, didn't this board used to say "If you must flame, do it in the pit."?

Flaming folders are dumb.

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[Louie]

:eek: THIS is the upgrade?

Great, now I have to redo my tutorial with those extra faces. :mad:

Wait, nevermind, there's a little link on the left. Cool. :cool:

Has anyone tested the search yet to see if it works?

:confused: <-- Louie

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...and remember, duct tape fixes all your problems, big and small.

Fun with HTML (tutoral) : The True Sequal (http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Archives/Archive-000001/HTML/19991103-2-000302.html)

[techchick68]

I am going to break out all the fire extinguishers I can get my hands on...

But I do like the smilies :eek:

:)
:(
:o
:D
;)
:p
:cool:
:rolleyes:
:mad:
:eek:
:confused:

sorry, I have to learn these

[techchick68]

It's a smiley totem pole < grin >

Originally posted by techchick68:
It's a smiley totem pole < grin >

I'm going to like the quote feature - sorry, Lawrence. :p

I hope the smiley use slows down - it's fun now, but will definitely get old fast. :rolleyes:

But, please - lose the flaming folders. :eek: Didn't any of the admins read the reactions to these in the LB chronicles? Everyone hated those things. :eek:

PS - I do like the disable smilie feature.

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Sue from El Paso

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

[Gaudere]

I hate the flames. I hate the new smilies. Gaah! We're a pale imitation of the LBMB now. Did I mention I hate the flames? I really really hate the flames. Geez, I hope we at least got a working search function out of this overhaul.

[Shayna]

:eek: I don't like the flames one bit. I can't stand animated graphics on any websites. But one where I spend so much time reading? VERY annoying :mad:

:confused: wonder how my sig line will turn out. Testing, 1 2 3

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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank

[Falcon]

THE SEARCH FUNCTION WORKS!

*breaks into the "Hallelujah Chorus"*

However, I agree with Gaudere...I hate the flaming folders. I *REALLY* hate the flaming folders.

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"You are sweet, kind, and considerate... Like a grown up boy scout with tits!" - Brian, aka SDMB's one and only Satan.

[techchick68]

IDEA

Hey Administrators,

It's obvious from surfing the boards the people are not keen to the idea of animated folders with flames.

Here's a thought, instead of the flames, maybe make the folders red (change the newest to blue?)

If that doesn't suit thee, then check out http://www.pspug they use a similar idea, but not animated.

I must admit the animation is a painful thing...

Just my thoughts

[techchick68]

sorry, forgot the ".com"
http://www.pspug.com

< maybe it's time for bed? >

[techchick68]

Oh geez, I am loosing it, I am VERY sorry
http://www.pspug.org

I know this is the right one, I checked it out....

:o

I don't hate the flames, but they do seem pointless, as we can see exactly how many responses each post has received. If such a feature is to be used, maybe it could instead refer to a thread that a moderater, admin, advisory board member, etc. has posted to.

My profile was also changed to what it contained about two or three days ago. Did someone forget to run a backup first?

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"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please." -- Mark Twain

[WallyM7]

Every thing is jake except the burning folders.

They gotta go.

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A seminar on time travel will be held two weeks ago.

[Sycorax]

And another thing! I want to know if there are new posts and not have to go into the thread to find out. Do the flaming folders mean no more pink ones to indicate new posts?
I wasn't getting the pink ones before the overhaul,but before logging on today I cleared my memory cache AND cookies - logged on and still no pink folders. Am I still having a problem or has the SDMB done away with the pink folders too?

[fuzzy-wuzzy]

Originally posted by Cessandra:
If you hit that new little icon with the red arrow, it automatically takes you to a reply page where everything in the post you are replying to is quoted. Like so.

BTW, guys, nice new stuff. Now this board has everything I'm used to on other UBB boards (except, of course, for edit.) :cool:



Now this is so much easier....

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"Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda

[Liberal]

For the record, I hate the burning folders. But if you must use them, please assign them to brand new posts with zero responses. I think you have the paradigm bass ackwards.

[ZenBeam]

If we're voting (and yes, I remember the "this isn't a democracy" thread) I vote to drop the flaming folders. They were cute at first, but they've already become annoying.

I like the smilies, and especially that the old :D is back.

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It is too clear, and so it is hard to see.

[ThereWolf]

Agree that flames (outside the BBQ Pit) are quite annoying. Let alone the fact that the folders still don't seem to consistently acknowledge when there are new posts under the threads.

Also wanted to take this opportunity to try out the different smilies! :) :( :D ;) :o :O :mad: :P :p 8) 8D 8O :\ :/

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Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

[ThereWolf]

Obviously, I need to go back to the drawing board with some of these. That, or the brains at Straitdope.com Headquarters just didn't fully prepare for a person of my creativity.

Yeah, that must be it! :>



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Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

[Minxsmom]

Hey! I lost a lot of my posts! I was over 170 yesterday, today I am at 119. I was busy planning my 200 post party and now this :(

What happened?


Don't worry about the flaming folders too much, they'll annoy you for a couple of days, then you'll get so used to them that you won't even notice them.

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Princess of the Time and Space Continuum since 1969 (upgraded to goddess 01/07/00)

OK, we have enough youth. How about a fountain of smart. =^..^=

[Ringo]

Yeah, I lost about 60 posts as well. And I won't miss the flaming folders. I don't think the search engine is really there yet, but it is different.

[Mr Thin Skin]

I lost about 30 myself :(

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Take responsibility for your actions, but only after begin shamefully dragged out from under the bed.

-Advice from my dog

[BurnMeUp]

I lost about 40 myself... I was 10 away from 1k now i need to post 50 more times.

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If you feel that you must suffer, then plan your suffering carefully--as you choose your dreams, as you conceive your ancestors.

[Thirsty4]

:)
:(
:o
:D
;)
:p
:cool: cool
:rolleyes: roll eyes (sarcastic)
:mad: mad
:eek: eek!
:confused: confused

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"You CAN'T be evil. 'Cos no matter how many 'bad' things you do on purpose,
you MUST be doing it because you think it's the right thing to do."

[missdavis102]

:eek: :o

Those are my faves. They both remind me of the saying "smile like a doughnut"

[Jebediah]

http://www.angelfire.com/ns/raveus/images/smileyshot2.gif

[Kat]

Originally posted by BurnMeUp:
I lost about 40 myself... I was 10 away from 1k now i need to post 50 more times.

:eek: I lost posts, too. :( I'm down to 992 (993 after this post). :mad: Hey, :cool: that means I can post the "I hit my 1000th post :p " post that I skipped over because I wasn't keeping track. :D

:rolleyes:

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Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99.

"We are here! You are saved!" --R. & F.

[jab1]

Originally posted by Jebediah:
http://www.angelfire.com/ns/raveus/images/smileyshot2.gif

Jebediah, HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!?!? It looks so COOL!!! (I want the old Big Grin back, too! WAAAHHHH!)

This is my 700th post on the SDMB. Hey, they can't ALL be illuminating!

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&gt;&lt; DARWIN &gt;
____L___L__

[jab1]

Oh, and why not a "crying" smilie? (Yes, I know that's a contradiction in terms! But so's the "angry" smilie!)

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&gt;&lt; DARWIN &gt;
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[The Ryan]

Don't worry about the flaming folders too much, they'll annoy you for a couple of days, then you'll get so used to them that you won't even notice them.
[/B]
Yep, I don't notice them at all. :)

Arnold: Are you suggesting that the message board say how many posts the poster had made at the time of the posting, or should it be constantly updated?

Some other suggestions:
How about a feature that creates a new reply window? As it stands, if I want to reply to more than one message, I have to quote one, press "reply", either hit "review thread" or try to look at the thread in the tiny window (depends on which browser I'm using which I have to do), find the next quote, etc.

And would it be possible to set up the option of going immediately to your last post in a thread? Presumably you've read everything before that post, and just want to know what's been said since then.

[The Ryan]

Apparently, if you use the "reply as quote" featuure, anything they quoted won't be included. Is that correct?