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Offline Linnemir

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New Board?
« on: July 31, 2011, 04:11:33 PM »
~blink~ Unobservant as I usually am,Something looks different to me - is this a new version of the board?
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2011, 04:17:05 PM »
Yup!  We upgraded to the newest SMF software for added protection against spam, plus a few other perks.  We'll post the details of what's different later today.
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2011, 04:20:37 PM »
Personally, I dislike the new look.

But better protection is good! Just means I'll have to find something else to do when I can't sleep. Rather than hunt down spammers :D
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2011, 04:21:51 PM »
Looking good so far!!

...Hopefully it will still look good/actually work on my computer at work...we've still got IE6, but hopefully I'll be one of the lucky few to get IE7 in the next couple of weeks...  :o
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2011, 04:25:17 PM »
...woah.

I'm not sure I like how it deals with the spoiler bar with the Hide/Show button. I liked seeing how long a potential spoiler was before I looked at it.
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2011, 04:33:52 PM »
It's just installed. I'm sure they'll experiment with added SMF Themes that fit better with the site. Eventually they'll get it.

Just think about it as moving into a new home. All the walls are bare and everything you have is packed away in boxes.
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2011, 04:44:28 PM »
No no, now the fun thing will be trying to convince people it's always been like this.

New board?  Huh?  Looks the same to me.
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2011, 04:44:51 PM »
The colour scheme is certainly easier on the eyes for me.
Glad most of the furniture stayed in the same place.

Kali, that's evil.
Funny, but evil.  :D
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2011, 04:45:50 PM »
Quote from: jeno on July 31, 2011, 04:25:17 PM
I'm not sure I like how it deals with the spoiler bar with the Hide/Show button. I liked seeing how long a potential spoiler was before I looked at it.

Not an option, unfortunately. The older way wasn't supported for the new version.
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2011, 04:53:47 PM »
Would this mod help, or is that what you're using?

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=195

Edit: Also found another one that's just mouseovers.

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1438
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2011, 04:59:49 PM »
Quote from: Aakaakaak on July 31, 2011, 04:53:47 PM
Would this mod help, or is that what you're using?

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=195

Edit: Also found another one that's just mouseovers.

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1438

First one is the one we're using, I believe.

Second one, I don't like "reveal on hover" in general. Click makes it a deliberate choice, hover can be accidental.
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2011, 05:07:12 PM »
Quote from: Kali on July 31, 2011, 04:44:28 PM
No no, now the fun thing will be trying to convince people it's always been like this.

New board?  Huh?  Looks the same to me.

...and I would have fallen for it, too, because Firefox decided last night it doesn't like my internet connection, so I've had to start using Chrome....I thought it was an odd quirk of the browser!

The new format is certainly very clean looking, and I'm sure I'll be used to it in a few weeks.
(Although...I'm with jeno on the new formatting for spoilers.)
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2011, 05:10:37 PM »
Quote from: jeno on July 31, 2011, 04:25:17 PM
...woah.

I'm not sure I like how it deals with the spoiler bar with the Hide/Show button. I liked seeing how long a potential spoiler was before I looked at it.

On the other hand, I have a terminal case of Iwanttoaccidentallyseespoilersitis, so this makes me either make the conscious effort to click on the spoiler button or summon up the willpower to resist.  ;D

Much more challenging than before, when I could "accidentally" move my mouse over a spoiler and see what it said.  :D
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2011, 05:14:23 PM »
I don't like the new look, but the spam was becoming very difficult, so it this helps, I will be glad with it.
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Re: New Board?
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2011, 05:18:04 PM »
I liked the previous version of spoiler hide/show, but it's not really a big deal.

I'm not sure how I feel about quotes. I don't like the " symbol in top left corner. Feels kind of redundant.
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