Jeff Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I am very happy that the forums have upgraded, and just wanted to say thanks to everybody that worked on it. It looks great and I am looking forward to using out all the cool new features. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lion54 Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Same here!!! It's running a bit slow at the moment. I hope thats a sign they are still working on it. I'm ready to check out the goodies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MdKnightR Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 It looks great guys, but it is slower than snot on a cold Christmas day so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 i have a feeling it'll speed up once the bugs are ironed out. great job to all the admins who made this possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Yup slow as molasses here... but it sure is purty! And waaaaaayyyy too much blue... needs more Red! Edit: Recinded my previous statement about the Forums speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derc Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 As I spent more time getting used to the new upgrade, I realized that this was the exact same format used in another forum that I visit. And that one has never had any hardware/data problems whatsoever, as far as I can remember. So this is a good thing. I hope the days of "There seems to be a problem with the database" are long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Good work team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Well, this certainly looks different from how it did before. A clear improvement in many ways. The new post editor is wonderful compared to the old one, and it seems I am no longer logged out every 2 minutes. However, please say there will eventually be an alternative color scheme you may choose from? This current color scheme is pure torture on my eyes and it currently makes the forums very difficult to read. Dark text on a lighter background is much easier to read than white and yellow on not-very-dark gray and blue, in my humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smilodon Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Yea, I hope there will be another color scheme, and the smilies are just kinda ugly compared to vB2. It's also more difficult to see the line which seperates the post from the signature here. But the new features are just great, good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 There wasn't even a line before was there?? But yer, its hard to see. Colours seem fine to me though, always keep a light/bright forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 30, 2005 Author Share Posted July 30, 2005 We get bigger Avatars! 120x120! Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MdKnightR Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 We get bigger Avatars! 120x120! Yay! This is definitely cause for celebration! AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 So far so good. Kudos to the LF network staffers and others who made this happen. All things considered I think it went pretty smoothly. I just had to remember my password so I could log into the new server... So who did the Malak/Mira Visas banner? ChAiNz.2da? EDIT: My bad for showing my TSL ignorance. My apologies to all current and future readers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 So who did the Malak/DS Mira banner? ChAiNz.2da? Thats Visas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 So who did the Malak/DS Mira banner? ChAiNz.2da? nope I'm just a SWK webmonkey... I think it was Swoosh or Pad, but I don't honestly know... http://www.lucasforums.com/announcement.php?f=217 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth333 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Pad made the banner. He also made the Republic Commando one. There are pretty good artists on these boards! You'll also notice that all the banners loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Pad made the banner. He also made the Republic Commando one. There are pretty good artists on these boards! You'll also notice that all the banners loop. Yup! They're streeeeetchy hehehe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOssusKeeper Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 to all those who worked on the this new site (look) it is freakin' sweet, i love the new look, you folks rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkkender Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Ok I've been enjoying certain factors of the update. However there are some glitches I'm running into. As well as a suggestion or 2. I have yet to get the site to retain my information. I have no security settings on cookies however the site doesn't seem to be generating any for me to retain on my at home machine. What's worse is every so often the site will log me out when I'm browsing the forums. Suggestions Please bring back name glows. I worked so hard for that and now we no longer have them. The other thing is the ability to change one's own title. While I have no desire currently to change the custom title I made for myself I would like to be able to edit it again. I hope I'm not going to have to rearn all of those posts again just for that feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOssusKeeper Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I agree with DK, however my request is that you allow everyone to have the glowing name thing right off the bat... and allow them to change their title very quickly after openning an account here, if the first is already the case , how do i do it? and if the second is already available, how do i do it? pleasssse.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I agree with DK, however my request is that you allow everyone to have the glowing name thing right off the bat... and allow them to change their title very quickly after openning an account hereCome on, you have to pay your dues and earn your stripes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOssusKeeper Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 well, ok... but at least shorten the amount of post some, so we don't have to wait a millennia to get these two goodies, pleazzzze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lion54 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Come on, you have to pay your dues and earn your stripes! If I ever "earn my stripes", I think I'm going to use "Registered User" as my custom name. I don't know why, but I think it would be funny, provided the rankings come back. Let's see, 2.1 post per day. Divided by 475. Only 226.19 days untill I can change my title!! Whoo Hoo!! Seriously, I like that only people who stick around a while can change their title and have a glowing name. It just seemes better that way. And I miss the glowing names, even though I didn't "earn" one yet. EDIT: Idea! 0 post- Custom Avatar 500 post- Signatures (may cut down on newer users with super long sigs.) 750 post- ability to put a pic in you sig (same as above. Also, just another thing to look forward to) 1000 post - custom title 1500 post - Let it shine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Seriously, I like that only people who stick around a while can change their title and have a glowing name. It just seemes better that way. (snip) Idea! 0 post- Custom Avatar 500 post- Signatures (may cut down on newer users with super long sigs.) 750 post- ability to put a pic in you sig (same as above. Also, just another thing to look forward to) 1000 post - custom title 1500 post - Let it shine! The problem with that kind of thing, IMHO, is that it "rewards" quantity rather than quality, which just tends to encourage spam. Is a person who posts 200 well thought out posts that contribute to the discussions worth less than one who posts 1000 one-liner or smiley-only posts? I guess that is subjective and depends on what it is you value in your fellow forum members. It doesn't matter either way to me personally since I'm not likely to be qualified for a custom title any time this year, if ever. I've never been able to see those glows (whatever they are) that everyone talks about either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk102 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 The glows were an HTML filter that only worked with Internet Explorer. They've been disabled since vb3. I agree with you stoffe. It's hard to quantify 'quality posts'. One thing I wish though would be to limit signature size so that it cannot exceed the length of the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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