What we still need to do.

[Ryan S]

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Find out how to import the posts from the UBB
Design a pleasant looking interface for the board
Install hacks to add extra features
Add the forums that were not imported (Game Reviews, College Football, etc)
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You can still view the old forum at http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi

[Rich1033]

Just a note for everyone.

When you Login to the new board you use your username and password instead of the old login name on the old board.

It took me a minute to figure that out...

Otherwise, I love the new digs so far :D

[Ben E Lou]

As y'all see little things that need to be fixed, make sure you let Ryan or me know.

[Ryan S]

I would advise everyone to check your preferences in the User Control Panel.

If you want a pop up box when you get a message, click yes to "Pop up a box when you receive a Private Message?"

You may also have to enable private messaging.

[Ben E Lou]

Also, edit your profile.

[Alf]

Alf checking in. Was wonderinf how long it would take as I've seen Ryan S working this morning :)

[Anrhydeddu]

Can you change the default number of posts per page to 50 (it appears it's 10 right now)?

[Ben E Lou]

A---That is user defined, the max being 50 right now.

[Ryan S]

Originally posted by Anrhydeddu
Can you change the default number of posts per page to 50 (it appears it's 10 right now)?

According to the control panel, we should have 50 posts per page so maybe you will need to change a setting in your user control panel.

[Anrhydeddu]

Originally posted by Ryan S
According to the control panel, we should have 50 posts per page so maybe you will need to change a setting in your user control panel.

Thank you, somehow I overlooked that one.

I just love having more options that one can remember to set and just think, some folks felt we should have stayed with the old software. ;)

[Easy Mac]

what kind of hacks are you guys looking for?

My suitemate has a VB board on his server, so I'm sure he has numerous.

[Anrhydeddu]

Since I never seen the admin panel for vB, I wonder about the thread icons. I see the following:
- read (open folder)
- have a post in the thread (black dot)
- not read (red folder)

Shouldn't the thread with new posts since the last visit be the red folder or something? Is this something I set. Right now, I can't see the icon difference for new posts in existing threads.

[Daimyo]

Could we borrow some "skins" and hacks from the FOBL forum? :) Also will avatars be turned on eventually or was that a design decision to keep them off?

[Ben E Lou]

I decided to keep Avatars off. IMHO they are WAYYYYYY more annoying than they are an addition to the board. Signatures allow for enough "self-expression." ;)

[Daimyo]

Avatars can also be turned off on a per user basis in vB, so no one would have to see them if they didn't want to see them. Although after what has happened at the OOTP forums with avatars I can certainly understand not wanting them here.

[andy m]

i'd suggest turning off thread rating too.

[cthomer5000]

FYI, NONE of my dynasty reports made it over here.

[MizzouRah]

I think they are still working on that part.

Although if I don't see mine converted here, I guess we can copy and paste them.



Todd

[Daimyo]

I think the thread ratings would be nice to have in the more serious forums like Strategies and Dynasties.

[Craptacular]

Is there a way for the creator of a poll to see who voted for each choice? I'm just thinking of potential uses for polls in a dynasty.

[Anrhydeddu]

At Apolyton, you have to login in to vote in a poll. That way, you can only vote once per username. The pollster then can track all results and comments by username.

[Craptacular]

I hope that's the case here. I know it tells me that I've already voted in a particular poll, but I haven't tried to see if you can vote as a guest.

OK, I logged out,, and it won't let you vote as a guest. Cool. :)

[Karim]

Good call on the avatars, SkyDog. It really helps us still on dialup.

I hope we don't see the general discussion forum littered with polls.

This change is the best thing that has happened to me all week...

[GrantDawg]

Wow! Looking good. This will take some getting used to. Is the address change permanent?

[Darkiller]

Darkiller checking in :eek:

[couriers]

Well you know that I always have to go against the grain so I ask, what is the point of turning off Avatars for everyone when it could be left up to the individual user? As far as not wanting stupid or offensive pics that can always be dealt with by the moderators. If someone doesn’t like a particular avatar they have the option of sending the post to the moderator who then could disable the avatar in question if need be. Besides that if someone really wanted to they could just include a pic inside their post each and every time, which forces everyone to see it as opposed to having it in the members section and making it the individuals option to see it or not. Just kind of makes sense to utilize the most options that the new software offers especially if it doesn’t really hurt anyone to do so.

Also, rating a thread would be an excellent option to have turned on especially for dynasties and such. This should not exclude the General Discussions section either since there are a lot of threads that would deserve a 5 star rating, like those pointing out add-ons and such, so that others won’t miss out just because of a thread title or perceived subject.

Just my 2 cents.

[Tasan]

Tasan checking in....did all the dynasties get moved over yet?

[Fido]

I see taht you have HTML code enabled. You might want to turn that off.

From the FAQ:

Depending on the rules of the board, you may use HTML code to produce these effects. However, more often than not, the administrator will have disabled HTML code, and opted instead to use vB Code: a special set of tags which you can use to produce the most popular text-effects. vB code has the advantage that it is very simple to use, and is immune to malicious javascripts and page layout disruption.

Apparently the BB does not try to filter out any jscript code so you coudl get people doing popup windows and all other kinds of annoying crap.

[Daimyo]

PLEASE DON'T TURN OFF HTML!!!!!!!!!!!

[WSUCougar]

Can you perhaps post another sticky where we can post thread titles from the old board that we'd like moved to the new one?

The request posts could be deleted once the thread has been moved.

I'd like to have the "FOFC Numbers Racket" thread moved over, if possible.

[korme]

Originally posted by Easy Mac
what kind of hacks are you guys looking for?

My suitemate has a VB board on his server, so I'm sure he has numerous.

There is a really sweet hack that can display crazy things like.. Top Posters, Biggest Threads, etc.

[korme]

Also, if we aren't using avatars, Ryan, if you know how, you might want to edit the postbit$ data so that the extra space between information isn't there.

Little peeves, I guess! Actually, I can do that on my own when I decide to make a skin.

[korme]

Originally posted by andy m
i'd suggest turning off thread rating too.

I'm an avid thread rating hater as well.

[korme]

Originally posted by Craptacular
I hope that's the case here. I know it tells me that I've already voted in a particular poll, but I haven't tried to see if you can vote as a guest.

OK, I logged out,, and it won't let you vote as a guest. Cool. :)

Only if you are an admin can you see who voted, I do believe. Sorry.

[korme]

Ryan -- www.vbulletintemplates.com

My favorite site for additions..

[McSweeny]

just breaking up the quinta-dola here ;)

[korme]

Heh, could you tell I just arrived? :D

Let's also not forget the quote thing! You could probably ask the FOBL where they got it. It's great, anyone can add a quote.

[illinifan999]

I feel weird.

[Joe Canadian]

For a huge database of vBulletin hacks go over to the following site:

http://www.vbulletin.org/

Almost all hacks the exist for the VB system of forums are listed, and avalible to download off of that site.

[Vince]

What up all...it's going to take some getting used to, but it seems like it worked pretty well :)

[Grid Iron]

I think that we should allow avatars since the individual user can choose not to view them.

Just my 2 cents. :)

[Neuqua]

I just don't see any logic in why we don't have avatars on.

If you don't like them (I don't), then turn them off.

If you do like'em, keep it on.

Neuqua

[Draft Dodger]

Ditto on the avatars - no idea why they'd be disabled for everyone if each individual can turn them off.

[Scarecrow]

One suggestion to make...
Could you increase the width of the 'Your Reply' box. Nevermind. It's a netscape problem. My reply box, in netscape, is the same width as the subject box.


Oh, and another...
The 'Quick Reply' hack is nice.

And while I'm rambling...
Those 11 smilies look kinda lonely.

And since everyone else has mentioned it...
Turn on the Avatars!

[couriers]

Yes. Listen to Scarecrow and Turn on Avatars already. Please.

[sterlingice]

Any word on the old forums conversion yet? I think it would be very detrimental to the popularity of the Dynasty Board if there was no way to move those over.

SI

[Ryan S]

Originally posted by sterlingice
Any word on the old forums conversion yet? I think it would be very detrimental to the popularity of the Dynasty Board if there was no way to move those over.

We are currently trying to get in touch with the creator of the import utility to try and find out why the thread import failed.

[sterlingice]

Cool, Ryan. Thanks a lot for the update. I'll just keep posting over there so it's all in one place.

SI

[daedalus]

Thanks, Ryan! :)

[3ric]

I'd like the Quote of the Moment hack installed again, if possible...

[Ryan S]

Originally posted by Fido
I see that you have HTML code enabled. You might want to turn that off.

Apparently the BB does not try to filter out any jscript code so you coudl get people doing popup windows and all other kinds of annoying crap.

I would prefer to keep HTML code enabled, to allow for formatting which VB Code does not allow.

If anyone trys something funny, like posting malicious javascript, they will be IP banned quickly, without any right of appeal.

Originally posted by 3ric
I'd like the Quote of the Moment hack installed again, if possible...

I hope to have a QOTM hack installed soon.

[Anrhydeddu]

I think it may be more important to get fresher quotes if you are going to implement the QotM hack.

[Ryan S]

Originally posted by Anrhydeddu
I think it may be more important to get fresher quotes if you are going to implement the QotM hack.

The QOTM hack will allow users to submit quotes.

[Airhog]

the page numbers are really hard to read at the bottom

[sterlingice]

Woohoo! Go Import Script! *crosses fingers*

SI

[Ryan S]

Having a few problems, but hopefully I can try again later today.

[sachmo71]

Ryan,

Is HTML still enabled, or no? I was playing around earlier trying to post some HTML stuff, and saw that it was disabled. I could not see a way to toggle the setting.
I notice it is on in this forum, but not in the PC Game Impressions thread where I was running the test. Is it forum specific?

[Ryan S]

I think HTML is now enabled on all forums.

It is forum specific

[sterlingice]

Any news on the import script? I want to get back to posting on the dynasty board but with the old stuff down i can't even do that.

SI

[Ryan S]

I can't even test the import script until the old board comes back online.

[Shkspr]

Rassem-rassem *&%*&%$&^...

You know, I like this fast reply option, I really do, but when I go to add that fast reply to the thread, I always, ALWAYS, hit the damned "post reply" button, which of course takes you to the whole separate reply screen like it always has.

Of course, when you hit your back browser button, the entire reply you had crafted in the "fast reply" screen disappears completely. Gone.

Just lost a huge reply I was writing and I'm NOT going to spend another chunk of time to re-write it.

Any way we can either hack to make the "send reply" button on the fast reply area of the screen more prominent so people don't hit the wrong button, or keep it so that our responses do not vanish when we DO accidentally hit the formal "post reply" button?

[sterlingice]

Ditto, Shkspr.

Thankfully, Netscape 7 doesn't clear the form so typically I can just press back in the browser window.

SI

[Easy Mac]

doesnt happen with opera either.

Take the plunge, rid yourself of Microsopoly.

[korme]

IE6 keeps the text there when hitting the back button.. what're you using??