Welcome to the new message board! If you have any issues with it, please post here.
Some things, like avatars will have to be reset if they were uploaded. Don't know why those weren't carried over....
small letters in the last post section
users online is way at the bottom
not very colorful, i like the old blue.
Welcome to the new message board! If you have any issues with it, please post here
Nice job. Looks like some new features.
Welcome to the new message board! If you have any issues with it, please post here
Nice job. Looks like some new features.
That I haven't figured out how to use.
Mirth I can't change my signature.
the most recent post doesn't come to the top when u click on a thread.
no pop-up window when u get a new PM (i really liked that feature)
Why did you guys switch? What was wrong with the other one?
we just like to shake shit up once in a while Jeff :)
the posting activity by month is pretty sweet!
Quote from: Dan Michler on January 15, 2006, 01:03:27 PM
Mirth I can't change my signature.
profile link -> Modify Profile -> Forum Profile Information
Quote from: Dan Michler on January 15, 2006, 01:14:05 PM
the most recent post doesn't come to the top when u click on a thread.
It never did either in the old board, unless you clicked on the 'new' link (which exists here too), or on the right side under Last Post, there is this graphic: (http://discontinuum.org/forums/Themes/default/images/icons/last_post.gif)
Click that to go to the last post in the thread.
Quote
no pop-up window when u get a new PM (i really liked that feature)
I'll see what I can do to get that back.
Quote from: Dan Michler on January 15, 2006, 01:14:05 PM
no pop-up window when u get a new PM (i really liked that feature)
Profile -> Personal Message Options -> Show a popup when you receive new messages
i don't see any Personal Message Options
working now!! can edit PM options and edit signature. nice!
MIRTH!!!!
Can you change the skins on this Baby?
We use phpBB2 and although I like the functionality of it, there are some features that your new board has that phpBB2 doesn't.
If there are multiple skins - I could see us changing :)
Yep, custom themes can be downloaded and/or created. Right now everybody has the ability to switch to the YaBB SE skin. To check it out, go to your profile then go to layout.
I do not see a link to go to the main club website. Am I blind or is it missing?
Hmm, no there isn't. I'll see if I can find a mod/feature that will do this.
Quote from: Chainmeister on January 15, 2006, 09:02:34 PM
I do not see a link to go to the main club website. Am I blind or is it missing?
Added that just a little while ago.
Quote from: mirth on January 16, 2006, 07:03:08 AM
Quote from: Dan Michler on January 15, 2006, 11:25:52 AM
small letters in the last post section
That better?
nice mirth! the lettering is the shizzle now!! O0 can u make the color of the board like blue or light green or something now so its easier to read?
i liike how u can pck out quotes on here too. :police: :lol: :angel:
Couple enhancements made today....
Flashy new mail icon up on top by your avatar & forum stats, only appears when you have unread messages.
Thread preview - if you mouseover a thread it will give you the first 120 or so characters of the first post.
Quote from: mirth on January 16, 2006, 11:29:44 AM
Couple enhancements made today....
Thread preview - if you mouseover a thread it will give you the first 120 or so characters of the first post.
That's either not working for me or I don't know what you mean. Can you elaborate?
Also, is there an equivalent to the "new posts today" button? I liked that feature. I learn to live without it, but if it is available somewhere but I'm just not seeing it, I'd like to know.
By the way, I think the board migration went very well. Thanks alot, Al, it is really appreciated!
The mouseover should work in Firefox & IE. Safari apparently takes 10 or so seconds to generate the preview. Other browsers are unknown if it works.
The posts since your last visit isn't a button, but instead a link up top next to your avatar.
Quote from: mirth on January 16, 2006, 02:29:34 PM
The mouseover should work in Firefox & IE. Safari apparently takes 10 or so seconds to generate the preview. Other browsers are unknown if it works.
The posts since your last visit isn't a button, but instead a link up top next to your avatar.
I'm using IE and I've seen mouse overs on other boards. Not getting any mouse overs on this board.
"Link next to your avatar." From what screen? The only place I see my avatar is where I've posted or the screen to change my avatar. I don't see the link you are talking about either. Have a feeling I'm not on whatever page you think I'm on. :dark1:
Ohhh... I just looked & you're using the YaBB SE theme. Umm, I just switched to that theme & I don't see the link either.
If you switch back to the board default theme you'll see all the stuff in the top left of your screen, one of which will be the unread posts link.
But, just for you, here it is:
http://discontinuum.org/forums/index.php?action=unread
Oh - and Bruce - try the stuff you PM'ed me about last night. LMK if its still broken.
Quote from: mirth on January 16, 2006, 04:08:28 PM
Ohhh... I just looked & you're using the YaBB SE theme. Umm, I just switched to that theme & I don't see the link either.
If you switch back to the board default theme you'll see all the stuff in the top left of your screen, one of which will be the unread posts link.
But, just for you, here it is:
http://discontinuum.org/forums/index.php?action=unread
How do you switch themes :unsure: :rolleyes: :o :-[ :'( O0
profile -> Look & Layout -> Current Theme
whats the limitation on how many pm's you can have in your mail box?
Quote from: whofarted on January 17, 2006, 09:36:02 AM
whats the limitation on how many pm's you can have in your mail box?
Club Members - 100, everybody else 50.
Mirth - thanks for keeping this going!
Just added a codehack to add a notification when IM boxes are full
How do you add color to the text on your profile? I see that colorcan be changed here. But I can't see how to do it with the profile.
When you hit the Change Color button it puts the code for changing color around your text. Remember the code and type it in manually in your signature line box. :icon_geek: After looking through that list, I forgot which smiley this is.
Just noticed that the
links
on the club website do not go to the specific threads or discussions but all go to the main discussion board index. :puke:
oopsie. are we just talking links on index2?
just fixed the ones in index2. LMK of any other ones you come across.
In case people haven't noticed, I've been doing some updates to the message board recently.
Jon, Brett, Dan, and I decided that if we can use the message board & club website to raise some funds to run an added cash event later this year or in 2007 then we should do it... So, at the top of the main board index you should see some text-based ads and at the bottom of each forum page you'll find some text links. 90% of the time they'll be disc golf related.
Coming to the main club site in the next day or so will be a Google Search box at the top of each page, right above the Flash buttons. There you'll be able to search Google's database on our site, PDGA.com, and the Internet. Additionally, the right column which to now has been empty, will contain more of the same text-based disc golf related ads.
This will initially be a three month trial run to get an idea what kind of funds can be raised and to gauge people's reactions.
Please post back with comments, etc.
The ads are very unobtrusive, very unannoying in every way. If displaying the ads makes Discontinuum a little money it is worthwhile.
Thanks Bruce.
I should point out that in our attempts to generate some revenue from the club site we will never in any way knowingly add content that pops up/under ads or contains potential threats to your computer.
Quote from: mirth on January 24, 2006, 08:53:26 PM
Thanks Bruce.
I should point out that in our attempts to generate some revenue from the club site we will never in any way knowingly add content that pops up/under ads or contains potential threats to your computer.
With that in mind I would invite anyone to report to us here in this thread any ads that you think are inappropriate for our website. We have confidence in our partner but welcome feedback from all of you that use this board. Our commitment is, and always will be, to deliver quality disc golf and disc golf information to our members and the disc golf community. Our hope is that these ads will allow us to provide even more to our members and the disc golf community without taking anything away from the Discontinuum site.
Is there any way to lenghten the active users list to 30 minutes?
Quote from: CEValkyrie on January 26, 2006, 09:42:19 AM
Is there any way to lenghten the active users list to 30 minutes?
done
Waddaya say you put the bougus links on the bottom of the page. Bona fide ads such as Marshall Street- or any disc golf vender would be cool. There are three links on the page. Two for regular golf things-- bougus vacations etc and one that purports to give away a bag of champion discs. The same scam is on a lot of websites-- sign up for something and then they might send you the item. Usually they want to give you a computer, an iPod or some other seemingly too good to be true offer. Of course, who would want to sign up for those things. Since its garbage, why put it at the top?
If the club is making money, I still think you should put these items in some segregated area that can be ignored. This isn't a true public portal where any yahoo who gets snagged is good for the website. Its a small community of disc golfers who get enough spam in their lives.
Quote from: Chainmeister on January 26, 2006, 12:42:56 PM
Waddaya say you put the bougus links on the bottom of the page. Bona fide ads such as Marshall Street- or any disc golf vender would be cool. There are three links on the page. Two for regular golf things-- bougus vacations etc and one that purports to give away a bag of champion discs. The same scam is on a lot of websites-- sign up for something and then they might send you the item. Usually they want to give you a computer, an iPod or some other seemingly too good to be true offer. Of course, who would want to sign up for those things. Since its garbage, why put it at the top?
If the club is making money, I still think you should put these items in some segregated area that can be ignored. This isn't a true public portal where any yahoo who gets snagged is good for the website. Its a small community of disc golfers who get enough spam in their lives.
Right now on the home page of the forum there are 2 ads at the top plus the Marshall Street banner ad. The two ads are for discination.com and pickadisc.com which are both disc golf sites. On some threads you get stranger links because of the topics on those pages. I did see the give away of discs. It was obvious from the survey that they wanted you to fill out that they are selling mailing lists. I haven't seen any bogus vacation, computer or ipod giveaways in the google ads, but let us know about them when you see them. We are treating this as a trial and will evaluate the revenue compared to the "cost" of having the ads. Our goal is to leverage the huge number of unique hits that we get on this site each month. We get a couple thousand unique visits each month and it could be a substantial revenue stream that we could put back into the local disc golf scene.
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It was this kind of junk. The iPods etc were examples of the same kind of survey that were used with the alleged champion disc give away. Obviously, the word "golf" tickled their software and we will get everything from Anika Sorenstam to Z wasp. That being said, if we waste 15 minutes of somebody's time chasing the dream of a "free" night on the town with Tiger Woods so we can put six more baskets up at Bevier, I am all for it.
I had hit one of the golf vacation links just to see what it was and got the following e-mail just now after having posted the above...
...Doral Golf Resort & Spa ? Special Golf & Resort Credit Package! This email was sent by: Doral Golf Resort & Spa
4400 N.W. 87th Avenue Miami, FL, 33178,
It bypassed our firm's spamblocker.
The ads are based on content on the page the ads are displayed, which is why sometimes you may see things that appear a little funny. This is also why if you go to the Membership page on the main club site you'll see ads that relate in some way to membership or clubs (not necessarily disc golf).
The bogus giveaway ones are the kind of things. We have the ability to block any ads we don't want to see. I'm open to suggestions as to what people think isn't relevant and shouldn't be displayed....
You're saying you clicked on a link & without supplying any information you got an email?
Quote from: mirth on January 26, 2006, 01:46:04 PM
You're saying you clicked on a link & without supplying any information you got an email?
Pretty sure. I had merely clicked on the golf resort links. I followed the disc golf one for a couple minutes and did give some info, but interestingly enough, a different e-mail address. So, I figure that unless its a big coincidence, I got a golf vacation solicitation at work by clicking the link while at work.
My discussion of the 2-meter rule somewhere must have triggered the ad for the honeysuckle popper. Which is funny because I think honeysuckle make some of the best obstacles on our home course. That, and the apple trees which I'm going to spray so we can get tons of good apples next year. Until we started using the other two yards I had no idea those trees were producing fruit. Apple tree spray. Oh, google bot: "apple tree spray."
I'm having problems with the table function. The syntax used to be
a, s, d, f, g,
z, x, c, v,
q, w, e, r
Not working
new message board, different syntax. check the original post where you reported the problem.
For some reason I can't link back to my avatar so that I can use it on PDGA.com forums. Intended change, side effect or something else going on?
side effect, probably.
Mirth, A big thank you. The forum looks great and the online store looks fantastic. All your hard work has paid off.[/siz :Whaxatk:e]
tom - thanks. Now, here's a hint for using bbcode... type what you want to format, then select it so its all highlighted, then do whatever formatting stuff you want.
Alternatively, you can do the formatting stuff first, then start your text in the middle right before the first [/bbcode]
Quote from: bruce_brakel on January 27, 2006, 09:02:57 AM
I'm having problems with the table function. The syntax used to be
a, s, d, f, g,
z, x, c, v,
q, w, e, r
Not working
SMF Tables are rather annoying to work with, but allow for full markup within the tables allowing you to rather symbol things like
Or much more complex ones like this
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
Row 1: | a | s | d | f | g |
Row 2: | z | x | c | v |
Row 3: | q | w | e | r |
The best way though to make a table is to figure out the basic commands and then create the post in a text editor and then copy paste it over. The viewable area by default in SMF is too small for my liking when creating crazy table posts.