# It it me, or has the board format changed slightly? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 21, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922 "2013-02-21T00:08:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/1 "2013-02-21T00:08:51Z")
Seems to me there have been some slight changes in the look of the board. For instance there’s now more space between the envelope/new posts sign and the thread itself. I also noticed the little “\>\>” icon for quoting posts has morphed into a written “View Post.” Point being – besides corroborating that I am not hallucinating – if there’s indeed a change in the software and if so, what else is in the works? Mind you, I am NOT complaining but rather simply asking what is in the works…if anything. Also, is there anything else I am missing? Oh yeah, I also see half an avatar on Tuba’s sticky: [Threadspotting and Weird Earl needs you!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/announcement.php?f=2) Should I take it that avatars are the way of the future for everyone w/out a script? Many thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/2 "2013-02-21T02:33:02Z")
I see they got to you. It’s not too late, though. I’ll send you the antidote tomorrow. DO NOT TELL ANYONE!!! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/3 "2013-02-21T02:46:50Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I see they got to you. It’s not too late, though. I’ll send you the antidote tomorrow. > > DO NOT TELL ANYONE!!! Test ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/4 "2013-02-21T03:08:36Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I see they got to you. It’s not too late, though. I’ll send you the antidote tomorrow. > > DO NOT TELL ANYONE!!! Figures. Hurry! ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/5 "2013-02-21T04:56:07Z")
To the best of my knowledge nothing has changed here. It’s the same version of the vBulletin software we’ve used for years. Has perhaps your browser had an update that has changed how it renders? That might explain things. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/6 "2013-02-21T05:33:10Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > To the best of my knowledge nothing has changed here. > > It’s the same version of the vBulletin software we’ve used for years. > > Has perhaps your browser had an update that has changed how it renders? That might explain things. I use Firefox and I always accept their updates. Not sure when the last one was, but I’m sure sure it’s up to date; I checked, 19.0 is their latest and that is what I am running. So yeah, perhaps that’s it. If so, yes, it does render differently on the issues I mentioned – just seems a bit different/weird. No big. Again I was more interested in the SDMB upgrading their Vb software. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/7 "2013-02-21T22:27:49Z")
Running on IE8 something, the \> arrow for quote boxes has a display pop up that says “View Post”, so I suspect that is rendering for some reason rather than being a pop up. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/8 "2013-02-22T02:02:32Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Running on IE8 something, the \> arrow for quote boxes has a display pop up that says “View Post”, so I suspect that is rendering for some reason rather than being a pop up. Interesting. So it isn’t just the browser of choice. I know it’s a minor issue and it isn’t a complaint, but being on the nerd side, I’d like to figure out why those changes happened. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/9 "2013-02-22T02:04:56Z")
PD- **John** , no antidote yet! Like seeing a fellow poster suffer, do you? ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/10 "2013-02-22T03:21:53Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > Interesting. So it isn’t just the browser of choice. > > I know it’s a minor issue and it isn’t a complaint, but being on the nerd side, I’d like to figure out why those changes happened. > > Thanks. It renders fine on my FF 19.0, Chrome 25 and IE 9, all for Windows 7. It sounds like for some reason your browser’s not downloading the “view quote” button. If you go directly to the viewpost.gif image URL, can you see it? [![](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/images/buttons/viewpost.gif) ](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/images/buttons/viewpost.gif) ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/11 "2013-02-22T05:39:09Z")
> [@choie](#): > > It renders fine on my FF 19.0, Chrome 25 and IE 9, all for Windows 7. It sounds like for some reason your browser’s not downloading the “view quote” button. > > If you go directly to the viewpost.gif image URL, can you see it? > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/images/buttons/viewpost.gif](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/images/buttons/viewpost.gif) Nope. It says I can’t view it because “it contains errors.” :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/12 "2013-02-22T08:40:11Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > Nope. It says I can’t view it because “it contains errors.” :dubious: Hmm. Do you have a bunch of extensions/addons on your Firefox, do you know? You might want to try [resetting Firefox](http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems) to its original configuration (the link goes to instructions on how to do that) to see if that clears it up. Resetting should save your bookmarks and profiles, though it will eliminate your addons, download history, and preferred search engine/homepages, so only do that if this really bugs you or if you notice other quirks on other sites. (The page explains exactly what does and doesn’t get saved, so be sure to read that carefully.) ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-has-the-board-format-changed-slightly/650922/13 "2013-02-22T17:33:19Z")
Thanks. Yes, I think I will as I’ve noticed that I am having problems with other sites as well.