# Thanks, Jerry **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 31, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081 "2005-03-31T16:50:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/1 "2005-03-31T16:50:57Z")
Wow! Not only did you get the board back up in way less than the estimated downtime, but it’s a whole lot faster now than I can remember for a long time. Of course that may be because all the regulars still think the board is down, so no one is on yet. But anyway, thanks for your great efforts. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/2 "2005-03-31T16:51:46Z")
Apart from visuals, what has actually been done? ---
**Author:** ![mkl12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mkl12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkl12)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/3 "2005-03-31T17:01:35Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Apart from visuals, what has actually been done? This is a new version of vBulletin. Now it’s 3.0.7, before it was 3.0.0 release candidate 4 or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/4 "2005-03-31T17:02:49Z")
I concur! Thanks to Jerry and the staff! ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/5 "2005-03-31T17:10:55Z")
Yes, this Teeming One appreciates all that you do. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/6 "2005-03-31T17:32:56Z")
Thanks Jerry! Also I’ll second **Lobsang’s** question: Besides the cool new looks, what else is different about the new version? ---
**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/7 "2005-03-31T17:34:51Z")
Looks Great! I think it makes the board look as slick, professional and impressive as most of the Dopers around here. Thank you for all your hard work! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/8 "2005-03-31T18:05:29Z")
For one thing you can make the space in which you type your posts grow (but only in advanced mode, not in quick reply) ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/9 "2005-03-31T18:17:01Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > For one thing you can make the space in which you type your posts grow (but only in advanced mode, not in quick reply) I don’t know what happened, but beware **Lobsang** as a strange, neon-green, growth has attached itself to you. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/10 "2005-03-31T18:20:03Z")
Search seems quicker 😃 (I found RYBTP’s reply just now) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/11 "2005-03-31T18:20:43Z")
Interesting. I see no difference whatsoever in the appearance, and the “increase size” link on the reply does nothing. Were the changes only applicable to Internet Exploder? I’m using Mozilla on Max OSX. This is not to say that I’m unappreciative. If the boards are actually faster (they sort of seem like it, but time will tell), then I’m certainly grateful for that. And there are probably a lot of other features we just haven’t noticed yet, some of which may be browser-independent. ---
**Author:** ![EmeraldGrue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@EmeraldGrue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmeraldGrue)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/12 "2005-03-31T18:23:03Z")
Hmmm. Is it just me or does the board look pretty much the same as it ever did, aside from a couple shiny new smileys and new “Moved” icons? Anyway, thanks to Jerry & the staff for the update! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/13 "2005-03-31T19:06:19Z")
Oooh, look, shiny! I also appreciate not having to keep hitting “refresh” on the page – which I noticed after yesterday’s clock repair. Thanks for taking such good care of us, Jerry! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/14 "2005-03-31T19:08:45Z")
I was about to say the odd buttons might be an accident of the upgrade when the board went down again. Someone said they resemble the ones from the old v3.0.0. version ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/15 "2005-03-31T19:09:18Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Interesting. I see no difference whatsoever in the appearance, and the “increase size” link on the reply does nothing. Were the changes only applicable to Internet Exploder? I’m using Mozilla on Max OSX. > > This is not to say that I’m unappreciative. If the boards are actually faster (they sort of seem like it, but time will tell), then I’m certainly grateful for that. And there are probably a lot of other features we just haven’t noticed yet, some of which may be browser-independent. I’m using Firefox on WinXP, and there’s new forum icons, different-looking smileys, and a few other details. The “Checkmark” that indicates if a user is online has been replaced by a circle that’s either blue or green (green=online) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/16 "2005-03-31T19:18:10Z")
Some of it looks different; most looks the same. The “Increase Size” thing works. Ignore this post; I am just checking if my “Charter Member” shows up. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/17 "2005-03-31T19:24:27Z")
Nice! I like it! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/18 "2005-03-31T20:11:11Z")
Wow, I completely forgot the boards were going to be down. I was completely shocked to see the new look. Now I’m going to have to look at all the smileys. ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/19 "2005-03-31T20:13:31Z")
I see the embarassed smiley should no longer give connotations of blow jobs. I’m not entirely sure this is an improvement, I guess it depends if you were the reader or the author of the post. ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081/20 "2005-03-31T20:21:48Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Interesting. I see no difference whatsoever in the appearance, and the “increase size” link on the reply does nothing. Were the changes only applicable to Internet Exploder? I’m using Mozilla on Max OSX. … Reload the page. They didn’t change the names of any of the graphics, and the old ones are still in your cache. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-jerry/297081.md?page=2)