Forum upgrade at midnight tonight

Ben Netanyahu · 18 Jan 2009, 11:24 PM

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The new friends system sucks ass.

Other than that, it's fine.

veloc1ty · 18 Jan 2009, 11:38 PM

No more clickable links on profiles ("educational institution", "favourite music" etc). Oh well.

roar84eighty · 18 Jan 2009, 11:38 PM

Yeah the update seems to be pretty good.

Ben Netanyahu · 18 Jan 2009, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroedinger

That's because you're terrible at making friends both online and offline.

I have befriended u irl!

^_^

lets fite

wixxy2348 · 18 Jan 2009, 11:42 PM

It's certainly different..

**Lazarus** · 18 Jan 2009, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by veloc1ty

No more clickable links on profiles ("educational institution", "favourite music" etc). Oh well.

A few of the features we used to have were necessarily lost because of the scale of the upgrade - but they'll come back.

Including gold rep.

AsyLum · 19 Jan 2009, 12:10 AM

Performance tweaks incoming soon?

I'd much rather a faster experience

AsyLum · 19 Jan 2009, 12:20 AM

Oh yeah, I'll buy you a beer AND give you a reach around...and if you play your cards right, maybe I'll even buy dinner!

**Lazarus** · 19 Jan 2009, 12:35 AM

Cheers guys, I'll never turn down a beer.

Performance enhancers coming soon!

AsyLum · 19 Jan 2009, 8:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroedinger

I'm far too jewish for that.

Victory!

katie tully · 19 Jan 2009, 8:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazarus

We experimented with rep once long ago. I introduced it as a way of rewarding people who helped others. In fact it was used mainly as a popularity vote based on humour and other similar considerations. So we abolished it.

In hindsight I don't think it was wise to remove functionality which our members liked and wanted to use. The fact that they wanted to use it for something that we hadn't intended doesn't mean we should try to stop them. It does mean that it wasn't used as a reward for helpers, but it also wasn't hurting the forums in any way.

I am considering leaving rep in the game and introducing a parallel 'brownie points' system to serve as rewards for helpers. Presumably those users who are interested in rep as a measure of social popularity will not be interested in being seen as goody goody helpers. Details still to be worked out though.

More like, even Jumb was a gold member and Minai wasn't.

Lies. I remember the summer of 04/05 well, and all that transpired.

Omie Jay · 19 Jan 2009, 10:57 AM

Theres some problem with creating a new profile. The boxes u gotta fill in dont have any description as to what u gotta write in em. Just blank white boxes, presumably where u gotta enter first name, last name, high school, etc.

AsyLum · 19 Jan 2009, 10:58 AM

Yes, Youtube....oh lord the rick rolls...

**Lazarus** · 19 Jan 2009, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroedinger

Hey Laz you might want to check this out. It'll take two seconds and everyone would love you for it:

vBulletin Community Forum - View Single Post - How To Make a YouTube BB Code

Done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omie Jay

Theres some problem with creating a new profile. The boxes u gotta fill in dont have any description as to what u gotta write in em. Just blank white boxes, presumably where u gotta enter first name, last name, high school, etc.

Thanks very much for this.

Will try to fix tonight.

**Lazarus** · 19 Jan 2009, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevinx2

test.

You need to extract the movie code from the URL; don't just paste the whole thing.

I am sure I don't need to say this, but if this code gets abused it'll go away.

No girls with tubs or cups etc. Do not abuse!

18 Jan 2009, 11:24 PM	#61 (permalink)
Ben Netanyahu Banned HSC: N/A Gender: Male Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,789 Last Activity: 11 Oct 2009, 7:33 PM	Re: Forum upgrade at midnight tonight You can hide this advertisement by registering. The new friends system sucks ass. Other than that, it's fine.

18 Jan 2009, 11:38 PM	#62 (permalink)
veloc1ty (: HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,281 Last Activity: Yesterday, 3:10 PM	Re: Forum upgrade at midnight tonight No more clickable links on profiles ("educational institution", "favourite music" etc). Oh well.

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roar84eighty i aint a sucker HSC: 2009 Gender: Male Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 477 Last Activity: Today, 9:14 PM	Re: Forum upgrade at midnight tonight Yeah the update seems to be pretty good. __________________

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wixxy2348 no moar ping pong. HSC: 2000 Gender: Male Location: In my bedroom. Principal Activity: Chatting up your kids. Right now, seriously. Employment: Net-Nanny creator. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,184 Last Activity: Today, 10:22 PM	Re: Forum upgrade at midnight tonight It's certainly different.. __________________

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AsyLum Study Dog! HSC: 2003 Gender: Undisclosed Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 15,352 Last Activity: 24 Sep 2009, 8:49 PM	Re: Forum upgrade at midnight tonight Performance tweaks incoming soon? I'd much rather a faster experience __________________ (#hsc @ irc.austnet.org)

19 Jan 2009, 12:20 AM	#68 (permalink)
AsyLum Study Dog! HSC: 2003 Gender: Undisclosed Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 15,352 Last Activity: 24 Sep 2009, 8:49 PM	Re: Forum upgrade at midnight tonight Oh yeah, I'll buy you a beer AND give you a reach around...and if you play your cards right, maybe I'll even buy dinner! __________________ (#hsc @ irc.austnet.org)

19 Jan 2009, 12:35 AM	#69 (permalink)
Lazarus Bored Admin HSC: 2001 Gender: Male Location: CBD Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,517 Last Activity: 19 Nov 2009, 11:48 PM	Re: Forum upgrade at midnight tonight Cheers guys, I'll never turn down a beer. Performance enhancers coming soon! __________________ Lazarus Et in arcadia ego...

19 Jan 2009, 10:57 AM	#72 (permalink)
Omie Jay Who isn't? HSC: 2007 Gender: Male Location: 500 - Internal Server Error Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,518 Last Activity: Today, 10:31 PM Blog Entries: 13	Re: Forum upgrade at midnight tonight Theres some problem with creating a new profile. The boxes u gotta fill in dont have any description as to what u gotta write in em. Just blank white boxes, presumably where u gotta enter first name, last name, high school, etc. __________________ .\ /. \___/

19 Jan 2009, 10:58 AM	#73 (permalink)
AsyLum Study Dog! HSC: 2003 Gender: Undisclosed Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 15,352 Last Activity: 24 Sep 2009, 8:49 PM	Re: Forum upgrade at midnight tonight Yes, Youtube....oh lord the rick rolls... __________________ (#hsc @ irc.austnet.org)

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