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Chad

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As you can imagine, there are lots and lots of options in vBulletin. Plus all the hacks available on vBulletin.org, etc. Thought this would be a good thread to get your thoughts on how I've set things up and any possible changes. If you want to check out vBulletin.org and find a good hack, feel free to ask about it here.

Here are a couple to start with:

Sidebar Options
The sidebar blocks currently allow some limited options. In addition to the number of characters from the title, post, etc., here are some of the areas.
  • Blogs: displayed by either latest posts, latest replies, most replied or most viewed (currently set to latest posts)
  • New Posts: can be limited by number and by forums, etc.
  • Threads: displayed by latest, latest reply, most replied, most viewed. I set it to most replied so far. The latest can be found by going to "What's New" or "New Posts."
  • Social Group Discussions: I don't think these are used enough yet to include
  • Tag Cloud -- we don't really use tags, so I don't think this is useful
  • HTML blocks -- like the one where I tested the CSWA video. Other things could be added obviously.
Tabs
Any additional tabs up top that would be useful? I added "League Info" and "Events" for now to try and link things in better to the main site. Eventually in the new style I plan to do this better -- including linking league profiles, etc.


What other things have you seen on boards or on here that you have questions about?
 

Chad

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Billy Ferraro wants Reputation back!

Isn't he the reason I turned it off in the first place? Plus thread ratings?

There's an option to have the user info on the left hand side instead of across the top. But I don't think I like it that much, at least for this default skin. Any thoughts? See EWzine -- I think they have it set to the left-vertical.
 

Seth

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How about post editing? Unless I can't find it and I'm one of the more retarded people on the forums, which is a more likely scenario.

-Seth
 

Seth

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I do but it goes away after twenty-four hours or so. Can that be fixed?

-Seth
 

DBrunkGXW

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Some problems for me...

The edit function already mentioned.

The overlapping of items on the page if you make the window any smaller than full size.

I can't use capitals in thread titles past the first letter. This is problematic if you need Roman numerals for show names.

The skin is bad, bad, bad.

More to come as I see anything.
 

Chad

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I do but it goes away after twenty-four hours or so. Can that be fixed?

-Seth

It's set to go away after 24 hours. That option can be changed, just need some suggestions. I'm not open to have it be unlimited -- that tends to lead to some moderation issues (in rare occurences, but still). Mods/admins have the ability to edit posts as needed upon request as well.
 

Chad

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Some problems for me...

The edit function already mentioned.

The overlapping of items on the page if you make the window any smaller than full size.

I can't use capitals in thread titles past the first letter. This is problematic if you need Roman numerals for show names.

The skin is bad, bad, bad.

More to come as I see anything.

Caps issue is fixed.

Stop whining about the skin -- I can't do anything about it until the new one is ready. And I spent big bucks for that, so it better be good.
 

DBrunkGXW

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Caps issue is fixed.

Stop whining about the skin -- I can't do anything about it until the new one is ready. And I spent big bucks for that, so it better be good.

THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN!! WHAT OF IT????
 

QueenOfTheRing

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Can we get an overhaul of the filter on curse words? I can understand keeping it on for things like cvnt and the n-word. But we're not thirteen anymore, and g*ddamnit, I want to be able to type that word without the asterisk.

EDIT: Also, yes, edit button should be available for longer than 24 hours, no forum restriction.
 

EpyonMarx

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Can we get an overhaul of the filter on curse words? I can understand keeping it on for things like cvnt and the n-word. But we're not thirteen anymore, and g*ddamnit, I want to be able to type that word without the asterisk.

True story, on another board I was on, one of the Super Moderators altered the curse filter so he was the only person who could use the word "trout" without every letter being asterisked. Whenever I've spoken to him since, he's been the Master of Trout.

Maybe having a trout as a mascot... Fish Wrestling Central maybe?

Seriously, though, apart from having the betting thing back (which was cool!), there is one issue with the site taking an age to load sometimes (as in 10-15 minutes). Could be I've got old computers but it does get annoying. And not good annoying :(
 

jediPREZ

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True story, on another board I was on, one of the Super Moderators altered the curse filter so he was the only person who could use the word "trout" without every letter being asterisked. Whenever I've spoken to him since, he's been the Master of Trout.

Maybe having a trout as a mascot... Fish Wrestling Central maybe?

Seriously, though, apart from having the betting thing back (which was cool!), there is one issue with the site taking an age to load sometimes (as in 10-15 minutes). Could be I've got old computers but it does get annoying. And not good annoying :(

Lag could be a server issue, it's happened to me.
 

QueenOfTheRing

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Brunk hates the Na'vi

I think we need to keep the filter going...just 'cause I know Devin's on these boards.

So the rest of us have to deal with a filter over curse words that aren't as severe because he chooses to write a character that goes overboard?
 

LQJT86C

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F*ck is my favorite word; stop violating my constitutional rights and let me say it raw!
 

Chad

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Lag could be a server issue, it's happened to me.

Lag is related to the server issue from Sunday. The core issue is fixed but I'm waiting on one of the sites to fix a script or two. The scripts appear to be hanging up and killing the server's connection periodically.
 

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