Hammer away on vB Beta

[Legendary]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
Also it doesnt indicate if a message has been edited.

Many VB forums give a short 'grace period' for notification-free edits.

I dunno if thats a good idea or not. Its very helpful to know sometimes when and if a message has been edited. For example, I call you a bottom dwelling scum sucking algae eater and then edit it out so perhaps only you saw it, but no one else can prove I said it. Not only that, but people can also claim they saw things but cant prove that either (when in fact it probably never happened).

Mods can see pre-edit posts.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Alienwho
Are pics going to be allowed? The main reason I surf AT is because no pics are allowed so I don't need to be worried while at work. If I want pics and general chaos I'll visit the bodybuilding misc section.

there is a user lvl option to dissable inline images

 

[Saint Nick]

I can't even log in. I tried resetting my password but that didn't work either.

BTW: The forum looks shitty and has stupid features.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Anubis
more from me

getting rid of nested quoting is an utterly brilliant idea

fixed

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Anubis
more from me

getting rid of nested quoting is a really shitty idea

fixed

yes i agree its a fucking stupid as shit idea elf, thank you for supporting my idea

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124

Originally posted by: Turbonium
I have a feeling there is an AT themed skin already made, but they chose not to share it until actual launch day.

There is/was. Those of us who broke in to the vB forum before this announcement got to see it. I think they're gonna tweak it a bit.

I have a screenie but am too lazy to post it

 

[evident]

i have a feeling the VB board is gonna be nsfw due to image posting now

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: evident
i have a feeling the VB board is gonna be nsfw due to image posting now

You can disable that thankfully.

KT

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Anubis
more from me

getting rid of nested quoting is a really shitty idea

fixed

yes i agree its a fucking stupid as shit idea elf, thank you for supporting my idea

may i ask what the advantage is to turning off nested quoting? threads are nonlinear with people replying to different posts inside a thread, nesting makes it easier to keep track. if a nest gets too long, why not just cut some stuff out

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Originally posted by: Anubis


also need a FUCKING DARK THEME (example - http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1787/vbdark.jpg)

This rules, 2nded

 

[CPA]

nm

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Originally posted by: Anubis


also need a FUCKING DARK THEME (example - http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1787/vbdark.jpg)

This rules, 2nded

Thirded. It is too easy for us to not have a dark theme. There are already tons of existing themes for vB, and it literally takes a few minutes to add them. Server is beta, anyway, so you can let the existing vB users play with to test the themes before it is modded any further. I get that the UI will be ported over from FT, but all you need to do later is copy that theme (AT standard or whatever), and tweak color settings for a dark theme and other themes.

EDIT: I'm not complaining or anything, nor do I want to be annoying to Derek or mods. Just would like more themes in the (hopefully immediate) future. I'm using Green Grass on FT AT right now, but I like dark themes for my CRT monitor at home.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Originally posted by: Anubis


also need a FUCKING DARK THEME (example - http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1787/vbdark.jpg)

This rules, 2nded

Thirded. It is too easy for us to not have a dark theme. There are already tons of existing themes for vB, and it literally takes a few minutes to add them. Server is beta, anyway, so you can let the existing vB users play with to test the themes before it is modded any further. I get that the UI will be ported over from FT, but all you need to do later is copy that theme (AT standard or whatever), and tweak color settings for a dark theme and other themes.

EDIT: I'm not complaining or anything, nor do I want to be annoying to Derek or mods. Just would like more themes in the (hopefully immediate) future. I'm using Green Grass on FT AT right now, but I like dark themes for my CRT monitor at home.

ive been running a user script in Opera and or FF since the last version of FT went live the killed my dark theme. both can be found in the suggestions forum

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
The inability to directly jump from forum to forum concerns me.

Here I can go from L&R to P&N to OT to PC games etc with one click.

When I am bored I can surf the forums looking for something interesting.

But on the beta you have to back out of one sub-group and then enter the next.

Will make surfing the forum harder and I would expect really cut down on the amount of traffic on the forum, especially the sub forums.

You may find people become more forum specific since moving from group to group is too much work.

My 2 cents.

people don't go to the sub forums as it is now...

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
The inability to directly jump from forum to forum concerns me.

Here I can go from L&R to P&N to OT to PC games etc with one click.

When I am bored I can surf the forums looking for something interesting.

But on the beta you have to back out of one sub-group and then enter the next.

Will make surfing the forum harder and I would expect really cut down on the amount of traffic on the forum, especially the sub forums.

You may find people become more forum specific since moving from group to group is too much work.

My 2 cents.

people don't go to the sub forums as it is now...

Sub forums have their place, and can be used effectively. Unfortunately, they are not. When the majority of forums are sub-forums of other forums, there's a problem.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Alienwho
Are pics going to be allowed? The main reason I surf AT is because no pics are allowed so I don't need to be worried while at work. If I want pics and general chaos I'll visit the bodybuilding misc section.

you can disable them

 

[amdskip]

Does anyone know if our PM's are being moved too? Ok see them now, 50 limit?

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Does anyone know if our PM's are being moved too? Ok see them now, 50 limit?

It says 50, but I have 516 total overflowing the box.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: amdskip
Does anyone know if our PM's are being moved too? Ok see them now, 50 limit?

It says 50, but I have 516 total overflowing the box.

Inbox contains 1,156 messages.
You have 0 messages stored, of a total 50 allowed.

 

[xanis]

Are there not going to be any more titles and post counts? Because I'm kinda close to Lifer... losing it all would suck.

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Are there not going to be any more titles and post counts? Because I'm kinda close to Lifer... losing it all would suck.

Post counts and titles are there. I would like avatars, too, though.

Post Count circled, Title is on left, under username

 

[Newbian]

Title is so kinky it's turning me on.

 

[TallBill]

There may or may not be a babe thread worth checking out over there.....

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: TallBill
There may or may not be a babe thread worth checking out over there.....

Just make sure you have had your swine flu shots.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Wow, to everyone complaining about the theme/UI, remember, THAT'S THE STOCK VB THEME. There is an Anandtech theme, it's just disabled because they're working on it.