Lily, can you bring back the old design, please?

[December]

The old design was much better....

:)

[AnnEsthesia]

Um.. lily has nothing to do with the site operation. Post something for the owners if you want to complain.

[Professor]

Lily knows nothing about computers. Sorry Lily.

[December]

Post something for the owners if you want to complain.

Hey, owners, new design sucks! And who are the owners, by the way?

Your PM box is 100% full. it says. It was never full, and now it is. :(

[BoogyMan]

Hey, owners, new design sucks! And who are the owners, by the way?

Your PM box is 100% full. it says. It was never full, and now it is. :(

The new site has a 250 pm storage limit December. If you have more than 250 PMs and that total includes your sent PMs it will show full. Time to do some housecleaning.

[Mia]

Hey, owners, new design sucks! And who are the owners, by the way?

Your PM box is 100% full. it says. It was never full, and now it is. :(



Hint: 'admin'

[AnnEsthesia]

Then they need to change the message, because in my PM window it says I am allowed 50 pm's.

[Mia]

It's counting all areas - sent, etc.

[December]

Also YOUTUBE links don't work.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR8kW5X5_VM

[Mia]

They just made the change-over! They will get to things like this. We will survive - this is a good move that gives lots more capability.

[Alonzo]

December, the owner is Sanjay, the webmaster is Susie, and the person in charge of day to day running of the forum itself is me. Generally you would report problems to me and, if I cannot address them, I'd contact susie.

I already contacted susie about the youtube videos this morning, she's planning on adding a plugin to allow them.

[Alonzo]

Then they need to change the message, because in my PM window it says I am allowed 50 pm's.

Regular members are now allowed 50, mods are now allowed 250. It's not ideal, though one thing you can do is download them all into an xml or notepad file. I had 2,500 pm's, instead of sorting through ones I wanted I just downloaded them and then deleted them all.

[Pookie]

Yep. Links don't work, either. Whoever imported this is responsible and needs to fix this. I've been through a change JUST like this and it went without problems.
The worst that happened were all the members were banned temporarily while moving User Groups and all. It lasted 14 minutes.
I got 5 phone calls asking about being banned.
This is nuts. Actually, this changeover is a bit sloppy, to be honest.

[Alonzo]

What links don't work?

[Elrathin]

test

www.cnn.com (http://www.cnn.com)
www.cnn.com (http://www.cnn.com)

Not sure what links aren't working, I did both of the links above. The first was done with the "...." tags minus the quotation marks and the other one was done just by typing in the url string.

[Pookie]

Other posts had links that were not clickable.

[Pookie]

Like this:

#1 04-03-2008, 02:29 AM
Sublimating
Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 83


Why do People Hate America?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Why is there so much hatred of America?
Are we making enemies faster than we can deal with them?
Why is the coalition of the willing so...unwilling? (why so little support)
what should our response be to the growing trend of anti-Americanism?

Recently I visited one of the democratic candidates websites and noticed that among the many promises was a promise to restore Americas reputation and good standings within the international community. I heard a report that stated that our approval rating as a country is lower than George Bushes (that's low) approval rating. -and yea I know congresses is lower.

The canned responses are "Because America represents freedom and democracy, they're just jealous of our status as the worlds only true super power, they hate us because of our affluent lifestyle.

Certainly this is true of some nations and people but it can't be as simple as that can it? The hatred of America is not limited to poor countries or middle eastern Islamic nations. There's hatred for this great country world wide and even within it's own citizenry.

There is a belief shared by many who follow international politics that most Americans are to a large degree ignorant of their countries history/politics regarding wars, international policy etc...in other words most Americans just love America, they have little idea of what America has been involved in over that last 50-60 years.

Your thoughts and opinions appreciated.

http://www.vexen.co.uk/USA/hateamerica.html#Why

Disclaimer: Sublimating loves America

[Pookie]

Ok, now it is. Go to the original post. Either this was fixed or it's ok.
Try going from the original post.

[Pookie]

Here is the original post:

http://www.democracyforums.com/showthread.php?t=11726

Now try it.
It does NOT work there.

[Elrathin]

test

http://www.cnn.com
www.cnn.com (http://www.cnn.com)

Looks like it was fixed Pookie.

[Pookie]

Not exactly. Try going to the original post:

http://www.democracyforums.com/showthread.php?t=11726
And try to click on the link.
It won't go.

This is in the forum settings issue.

[Alonzo]

I think the problem is that it's an old post. Some converted things have had problems, but the same things work in all the new posts.

[Pookie]

Let's hope so. It's a real pain having to copy and paste in the browser when we used to be able to just click on the link.
Making this work should simply be a part of user permissions, I think.

[lily]

Lily knows nothing about computers. Sorry Lily.

I take it you've had me try and explain something to you?

[Pookie]

Yes, it was me. LOL! You messed me up so bad my laptop got up and sneered at me as it was making its way to the bathroom to throw up.
Now THAT should be some warning points!
Purrs,
Pookie

[Elrathin]

I take it you've had me try and explain something to you?

No, I think it's when someone asked you the difference between a hard drive and a floppy drive, you said Viagra. :lmao:

[Scribbler1]

I don't seem to have any subscribed threads any more, which is probably why I'm not getting any e-mail notifications.

[AnnEsthesia]

I thought it was when she was using her CD Rom drive as a cup holder.

[Pookie]

OMG!!!!! Now THAT is funny!!
Screams,
Pookie

[lily]

Yep. Links don't work, either. Whoever imported this is responsible and needs to fix this. I've been through a change JUST like this and it went without problems.
The worst that happened were all the members were banned temporarily while moving User Groups and all. It lasted 14 minutes.
I got 5 phone calls asking about being banned.
This is nuts. Actually, this changeover is a bit sloppy, to be honest.

Pookie......I think it's a good idea to post problems here so things can be fixed. You also have to remember Rome wasn't built in a day. Bugs need to be worked out.

So now my question.....where are the bold, underline,ect and the thingy to click on to put links in threads........notice the professional term of thingy and you'll understand my knowledge of computers, as Professor, Pookie, Anne and El, mentioned.


Edited to add........I'm tired of editing my post........it seems I've given lots of people computer advice. LOL

[Elrathin]

I thought it was when she was using her CD Rom drive as a cup holder.

LOL that's how my grandparents ruined their first computer CD Rom.

[Pookie]

Oh God, Anne!! ROFL!
Laughing too hard at you all!

[Pookie]

The bold, underline, and all should be in your message reply box. If you don't see these, go to edit options and make the changes there.
Purrs,
Pookie

[Pookie]

Also, go all the way down to Miscellaneous Options and change basic to standard. That should help.
Purrs,
Pookie

[Alonzo]

lily, go to usercp and go to option. Scroll to the bottom and change it to standard editor.

After that all the high tech thingies will be back.

[Pookie]

Yup, what he said, the Rodent Man. I hear an echo in here.
PURRS!
Pookie

Edit: One step ahead of you. You owe me a can of tuna.

[lily]

Thanks all..........I was going to go all out and click on the super duper enhanced WYSIWYG.:love:

It also fels so good not to have to wait forever for all those thingies to lod before posting.

[Mia]

Lily, when is your bug going to get worked out?

[Pookie]

Never, Mia, that bug will be "bugging" us forever, LOL!!
This is how she gets even with us when we "BUG" her. Oooo, bad intentional pun!
Purrs,
Pookie

[susie]

Yep. Links don't work, either. Whoever imported this is responsible and needs to fix this. I've been through a change JUST like this and it went without problems.
The worst that happened were all the members were banned temporarily while moving User Groups and all. It lasted 14 minutes.
I got 5 phone calls asking about being banned.
This is nuts. Actually, this changeover is a bit sloppy, to be honest.




if there are problems, please create a post and report it in this section, so that it can be addressed.

[susie]

regarding the loss of the ability to click old links in posts. its an issue with the code that was used on MyBB forums. we've had this issue in the past when converting forums, there's too many variations on URL's to be able to run scripts to catch them all. some start with hhtp some start with www. and each URL is different, so the only certain way to correct it, is to go through each single post, click edit, and save, that will resave the URL's as active links. however the down side of this, is i dont have time to go through XX,000 posts to do this.

the change-over will have bugs, some will be fixable, some wont, but for the most part, we're doing the best we can, to maintain this forum, as smooth running as possible.

the change-over to vbulletin was a necessity, because the old forum was failing, and the database was corrupt and throwing out errors. so the change over was done, to save the forum from crashing and being lost.

it might take time to get this place to where everyones happy with it. but we're going to do our best :)

also, saying my work is sloppy, isnt very nice. i'd appreciate that feedback be kept civil in the future.

susie

[AnnEsthesia]

Personally, I like the change. But maybe that is just me.

[Elrathin]

Susie, people don't like dramatic change is all. Me included, however, I know you guys are trying the best you can. I'm sure bugs will get fixed when you guys are able to figure out what needs to be done. I will say it was the shortest downtime I have seen for a change like this, normally when boards go from different systems they take days.

I do have one request, is there anyway to make the background a little darker (more grey), it seems real bright right now and washes out some things. If not that's cool, just wanted to suggest it.

[lily]

I don't know about anyone else.......but I'm having fun learning how new things work, seeing changes made, and absolutely as happy as a pig in shit that I don't have to wait forever for the page to load before I post or send a PM.:thumbsup:

[Cobra]

also, saying my work is sloppy, isnt very nice. i'd appreciate that feedback be kept civil in the future.
lol don't mind the haters that want everything done yesterday. This has been a very smooth transition all around compared to some.

[AnnEsthesia]

I am glad the glitch that made the page hiccup every time you tried to pm or post is gone!

[BoogyMan]

The site looks and functions great! If it is this good on startup day it will be amazing as features are added! :thumbsup:

[AnnEsthesia]

Yep! The forum is better than it ever was!

[Mia]

Can we get the tab for 'today's posts' brought back?

There are some that fell off my 'new posts' but I haven't looked at them yet.

Tabbing on each forum is cumbersome when I want to just see what is new!

[nevadamedic]

They also need to put up how many rep points a user has, a top 10 poster list and a top 10 rep list.

[Mia]

Can we get the tab for 'today's posts' brought back?

There are some that fell off my 'new posts' but I haven't looked at them yet.

Tabbing on each forum is cumbersome when I want to just see what is new!



That was fast, thanks!

[suedanim]

I haven't read this whole thread... so this question may have already been addressed. But how do you compose, edit, add links ect to a post, articles ect. ?? No editor??

[susie]

if yuo go to User CP, then select Edit Options, then right at the bottom, select the enhansed wysiwyg editor :)

[nevadamedic]

if yuo go to User CP, then select Edit Options, then right at the bottom, select the enhansed wysiwyg editor :)

What about the things I asked about? Rep Points shown, Rep Power shown, top 10 poster list, top 10 rep list

[ViolaLee]

Personally, I like the change. But maybe that is just me.
Me too! vbulletin is WAAAAYYYYYY better than phpbb.

Thanks for the upgrade!

[susie]

What about the things I asked about? Rep Points shown, Rep Power shown, top 10 poster list, top 10 rep list

most of these stats now show on the forum home page. however ive still to find a mod to show rep values.

[suedanim]

if yuo go to User CP, then select Edit Options, then right at the bottom, select the enhansed wysiwyg editor :)

ooooh, duh! Thanks... I'm LOOOOOVIN' this.:clapper:

Did I say I like how ya'll spruced it up 'round here yet? :ecstatic:

[Pookie]

I didn't really mean sloppy, Susie, bad word. I'm sorry. Yeah, Rome wasn't built in a day. I think I got spoiled when I went through changing to vBulletin. The guy who did it was an old geezer-geek who knew everything there was to know about all this. He could do this stuff in his sleep.
After messing around with this, Susie, check this out:
1. There's a list of people you've repped. Geek didn't do that! Excellent.
2. Seems to be faster than the old forum. Excellent again.
3. Refreshes faster. Purrfect.
4. LOVE the stats at the bottom of the page. What a timesaver, and more informative.
5. Faster log-in time, too. Yay!
6. The Quick Reply is not only quick, but fast as hell. Great!
I could go on, of course. I knew switching to vBulletin would be cool.
It's just that the poor admins are going to wear their fingers out tweaking stuff for a while. Round up the aspirins!
Purrs,
Pookie

[susie]

I didn't really mean sloppy, Susie, bad word. I'm sorry. Yeah, Rome wasn't built in a day. I think I got spoiled when I went through changing to vBulletin. The guy who did it was an old geezer-geek who knew everything there was to know about all this. He could do this stuff in his sleep.
After messing around with this, Susie, check this out:
1. There's a list of people you've repped. Geek didn't do that! Excellent.
2. Seems to be faster than the old forum. Excellent again.
3. Refreshes faster. Purrfect.
4. LOVE the stats at the bottom of the page. What a timesaver, and more informative.
5. Faster log-in time, too. Yay!
6. The Quick Reply is not only quick, but fast as hell. Great!
I could go on, of course. I knew switching to vBulletin would be cool.
It's just that the poor admins are going to wear their fingers out tweaking stuff for a while. Round up the aspirins!
Purrs,
Pookie

thanks for your reply. i appreciate it. although i will add, that the wrong wording in a message can be very hurtful, and id imagine on a forum such as this, very conflicting in a debate.

from your pm, you mentioned you'd used vbulletin back in 2006, well things have changed alot since then, so i can understand why your friend will have had a straightforward import back then. they're continually upgrading and improving the software, so it does get more complex over the years.

im sure everyone will settle into the new forum very quickly, it has alot of great features.

regards

susie

[preservanation]

Thanks, susie!
Pleasant regards,
~p

[Pookie]

You're right, Susie, and I am sorry. So many things have changed, and you are right. I do apologize for my stupidity and please know that I do appreciate you. So many things are better, and you deserve full credit.
My words were wrong, and I am sorry. Normally I'm not so grumpy and a shithead. I was up for two days with no sleep, and I can be a real fucktard when I am tired.
I will try not to post when tired. I do apologize, and I see your very valid point.
I'm sorry, Susie.
Purrs,
Pookie

[Pookie]

On second thought, insulting an administrator should carry a ban. I insulted Susie. I was an ass. I'll bow out of the forum until a decision is made. Email me with the decision.
Pookie

[Truth_and_Power]

testtesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttesttest

[Pookie]

i came back in to send a message. Sorry! I'm out.

[Alonzo]

On second thought, insulting an administrator should carry a ban. I insulted Susie. I was an ass. I'll bow out of the forum until a decision is made. Email me with the decision.
Pookie

Pookie, you know we apply the same rules to everyone. No one is going to ban you and no one is going to penalize you for that comment. If we did I can think of a few more people who'd be getting the boot for insulting me.

[susie]

Pookie, theres no need for you to leave this place. its not that important. hell ive been called alot worse :)

[coolness28]

Yes pookie, dont go....Susie is a tough gal :)

[ECW]

I actually liked the option that prevented people from posting multiple times in a row and put them all into one post. I think that may have been something special to the previous software and if it is, that's OK.

All in all, good job.