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    Posted: 05/23/2012 at 14:01
I've postponed it for a long time, but the forum software has now finally been updated. New features (from what I've seen so far):
- Recognizes mobile devices and adjust the way the forum is displayed accordingly. Also Android 2.2 users should now be able to post in the forum (but only in the mobile view)
- Ability to rate topics
- Ability to 'thank' forum posts. It looks like this has affect on a new 'Points' counter underneath everyone's avatar.

Known bugs (that I need to fix):
- The auto-return option that should take you back to the page from where you clicked the 'Login' link doesn't work yet.
- Some style/formatting issues
- Uploaded images (e.g. avatars) aren't there yet. It's a lot of small files, so it will take me a little while to re-upload them.
- Profile Pages are still default; they should soon show details again about collections, visited shows, etc.

If you guys encounter new functionality or bugs, just let me know. Thanks!


Edited by Marty - 05/29/2012 at 13:10
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Test.
Yes! Able to line break on mobile!



Testing random image. Nice.

Edited by frod79 - 05/23/2012 at 14:26
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Woot.
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awesome :D
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Thanks Marty!
 
One thing, the new software doesn't seem to like the comments in the news section.
 
I was going to upload a screenshot, but it looks like that doesn't want to work at the moment either...
 
 
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The "thanks" button is cool, but it seems like it has broken the member rank system. Everyone (except admins/mods) shows up as "Incomplete" now. Maybe the software counts points now instead of number of posts.
Also, I don't like those like/share buttons under each thread. I don't want facebook / google / whoever to collect data about which threads I read here.

Oh, and "Edit Profile" seems to be broken:

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Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a005e'

Invalid use of Null: 'CBool'

/forum/register.asp, line 1551


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One thing I've noticed is that most people's avatars are gone / not displaying...
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Originally posted by micpal micpal wrote:



Oh, and "Edit Profile" seems to be broken:

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<font face="Arial" size="2">Microsoft VBScript runtime <font face="Arial" size="2">error '800a005e'


<font face="Arial" size="2">Invalid use of Null: 'CBool'


<font face="Arial" size="2">/forum/register.asp<font face="Arial" size="2">, line 1551




Same here.
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i think he just tooled around with it for a little. it will be a little while before he uploads all the pictures we've saved back into our accounts. 
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Originally posted by Alice Alice wrote:

Thanks Marty!
 
One thing, the new software doesn't seem to like the comments in the news section.
Fixed.
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Is it possible to make it count posts instead of points? Also it doesnt seem to have as many posts per page can you make it more?
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Well it looks a lot better. I'm not sure about the thanks button thing. People would probably end up using it as a "like" button, which is a pretty irritating feature on some sites, IMO.

One question: What is the set "Set As Answer" button I'm seeing in the Post Options drop box? Anyone know?
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself. It's made up of two separate words: "mank" and "ind." What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
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Originally posted by Some Guy Some Guy wrote:


One question: What is the set "Set As Answer" button I'm seeing in the Post Options drop box? Anyone know?
I dont see that option when I click it.
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I guess it's a moderator thing. Apparently it does that.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself. It's made up of two separate words: "mank" and "ind." What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
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Originally posted by Some Guy Some Guy wrote:

I guess it's a moderator thing. Apparently it does that.
Right. Only the forum mods are able to set a reply as an Answer.

Same as with the 'Thank" option, I'm not sure yet if we need to keep this stuff. They're both configurable, so they can be disabled if we want to.
On the other hand, especially in long topics (e.g. Ask Jay) it could be useful if good replies can easily be identified when scrolling through a lot of bullshit. Also, both options allow people to get more points.. so they will get their precious crossbusters faster by posting something good.
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WHERE. ARE. MY. PM's
Luxury was priviledge and I knew it all along. But to let human reason get trumped by emotion is wrong.
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Originally posted by SayYourPrayers SayYourPrayers wrote:

WHERE. ARE. MY. PM's
RIGHT. WHERE. THEY. SHOULD. BE.
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It's awesome to be able to use my phone to post.
Thanks Marty! Great work!


Except...

#%?! the points, WHERE. IS. MY POST. COUNT.?
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Originally posted by Marty Marty wrote:

Originally posted by Some Guy Some Guy wrote:

I guess it's a moderator thing. Apparently it does that.
Right. Only the forum mods are able to set a reply as an Answer.

Same as with the 'Thank" option, I'm not sure yet if we need to keep this stuff. They're both configurable, so they can be disabled if we want to.
On the other hand, especially in long topics (e.g. Ask Jay) it could be useful if good replies can easily be identified when scrolling through a lot of bullshit. Also, both options allow people to get more points.. so they will get their precious crossbusters faster by posting something good.
Okay, I just went through the latest Ask Jay thread and marked most of Jay's answers with this new option. Two issues I've noticed with it: 1) when a post is marked, a duplicate of it is placed at the beginning of the thread. This might create a problem because the duplicates make the first page extremely long. I'm guessing people with slower computers won't appreciate that. 2) The option doesn't appear in the drop box on the top post of any page. I'm guessing that any post in the top position is being treated like it's the original post.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself. It's made up of two separate words: "mank" and "ind." What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
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