# What do you think of the new boards? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 11, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417 "2002-03-11T02:10:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/21 "2002-03-11T03:23:11Z")
I like that it’s back. I need to play with the new buttons and such to get used to them. But that will happen tomorrow, because it’s almost bedtime now. ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/22 "2002-03-11T03:35:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by reprise \* > \*\*Is anyone else having problems accessing their profile and their preferences? \*\* Yes, it won’t let me. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/23 "2002-03-11T03:36:08Z")
I like it here. I like all the new options too. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/24 "2002-03-11T03:36:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\*I liked, that for a while there, Cafe Society was way ahead of IMHO in terms of posts. > > HAH! In your FACE, **TVeblen** and **Czarcasm**! \*\* Yeah, thinking before posting tends to slow us down. So sorry.😛 ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/25 "2002-03-11T03:39:27Z")
I’m not too keen on the option to change colour and font size in posts. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/26 "2002-03-11T03:41:57Z")
I like it. And, having lost nearly 400 posts, I get to have a 2000 post party thread! I’m kidding!! Stop throwing things… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/27 "2002-03-11T03:48:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by reprise \* > \*\*I’m not too keen on the option to change colour and font size in posts. \*\* Really? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/28 "2002-03-11T03:49:07Z")
Hmmm…not bad looking, not bad at all… I miss the multicolored smilies, and I think that the color and font size options will get removed pretty quick, but that’s just MHO. I, too, miss my posts… ☹ Maybe I can get a 1000 post party, I never really had one. And FTR, I can change my profile all I want! (Of course, that just means TubaDiva has unlocked that little thing.) ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/29 "2002-03-11T04:06:01Z")
I like the new color scheme, but it really just feels nice to be home again…even if I lost about 80 posts in the conversion and I don’t get to be one of the cool kids with 1000 posts any more. Not that post counts are important! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/30 "2002-03-11T04:21:59Z")
good evening friends it is good to be back! my post count was very low to begin with. it has probably dropped to -0- i really missed the place ---
**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/31 "2002-03-11T04:24:33Z")
I liked the action code but I guess I can do that myself. Some of the smilies were cute but Chief may never show up since they are so handy with this new reply structure. **justwannano quietly leaves the room to check to see if this post looks right** ---
**Author:** ![tygre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@tygre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygre)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/32 "2002-03-11T04:29:57Z")
Hmm, I don’t like the little envelope icons, and the smilies are all the same color, but other than that, it’s good to be back! ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/33 "2002-03-11T05:21:33Z")
It’s very…um…purple.Though I’m glad to see the putz smile:wally . It’s something familiar and makes this place seem more like home. ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/34 "2002-03-11T05:23:43Z")
hey, I just noticed that all of the smilies are yellow, and not different colors like they used to be. If we could bring back the color (and add smashie), then everything would be all right with me! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/35 "2002-03-11T05:32:08Z")
I’ve worked out the **real** reason the boards were down. Look around - no trolls, no socks, noone being taken to the pit. My God _they_ have been culling amongst us. Other than that, great to have 'em back. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/36 "2002-03-11T05:44:25Z")
Pretty snazzy 🙂 ```php what does the PHP button do? ``` ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/37 "2002-03-11T05:59:08Z")
I guess I’ll get used to it. Everything that is except for this ----\> :eek: That is just wrong, looks wrong, feels wrong in my mind. Spookily wrong. A smilie that desperately needs a smashy to pound it out of existance. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/38 "2002-03-11T06:16:48Z")
Good God! There’s a PHP button!!! \ \ > [@](#): > > PHP. Personal Hypertext Processor, is a scripting language that can be included in web pages. Using its commands, a designer can create web pages, that a server can fill web pages with dynamic content, such as from databases. That’s not the same PHP we’re talking about, are we? Anyway, I notice that HTML code is **off**. Hmm. I wonder what this other button doe%^G(DH{OU))\*\*\*}":\>\ **Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/39 "2002-03-11T06:24:32Z") I seriously doubt the PHP button has anything to do with PHP scripting/programming. I have no idea what it DOES do though… maybe it is like the XMP or CODE tags? That is all I can think of. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417/40 "2002-03-11T06:46:54Z")
I likes them. I really loooooove the automatically checked “Show Signature” box. There is only one minor improvement I humbly suggest…(see sig) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-boards/97417.md?page=3)