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Admin
11-08-2003, 05:56 PM
First of all I want to say that I am really excited about this new forum software -- this can really take the forum to the next level. We recently passed 10,000 posts and now we have some new toys to play with.

Everyone should visit their user controlpanel located here:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/usercp.php?s=

(or you can find a link to it at the top of the screen).

Here you will find all your personal settings. I recommend that under options everyone select to browse the board with cookies and to remember you every time you visit so you don't have to log in (assuming you're not on a shared computer).

You will also be able to update your signature and avatar under options.

The upgrade is not 100% yet, so you will see some aesthetic changes over the next few days. If you notice anything wrong or have any questions please post here.
den
11-08-2003, 07:56 PM
No issues so far, looks great!
Azoic
11-08-2003, 08:04 PM
More smilies!!! Also I notice junior and senior member ratings are these new? What sort of criteria do you use to determine?
den
11-08-2003, 08:07 PM
I love the `Post Quick Reply' feature. :D
Azoic
11-08-2003, 08:12 PM
Yeah Quick post is nice. Sorry if I was a bit short in my last post. I really like the new format.
den
11-08-2003, 08:15 PM
I use vBulletin Version 2.3.2 on a few other forums I frequent, it seems to be really popular software.
crisaor
11-08-2003, 09:00 PM
I'm sure the new software has more tools available, but I don't like it :( . I feel uncomfortable. I preferred the old way.
Anyway, maybe I just have a problem when dealing with change. Nevermind.
den
11-08-2003, 10:46 PM
Uhm, I've noticed that all my Private Messages have vaporised. Not that I really mind, it's your bandwidth and my Inbox and Sentbox were maxed out, but I'm wondering if they're gone forever? As I had a few I hadn't responded to.
Admin
11-08-2003, 11:21 PM
The Junior/Senior ratings are new but not permanent. I will change them to so.mething more in genre "Bookmark, Book Worm, Bibliophile." When you get to a certain number of posts (200 I think) you can specify your own title, as den has done.
sloegin
11-09-2003, 12:41 AM
Nifty.
Admin, you've sure been busy today.
Koa
11-09-2003, 10:16 AM
EEEK! Changes at first make me so disorientated... I'll need some time to get used to it. That's cool tho, I adore the quick reply thingy, and we finally have my favurite smiley, I was missing it: :D :D :D
Koa
11-09-2003, 10:29 AM
Originally posted by Admin
The Junior/Senior ratings are new but not permanent. I will change them to so.mething more in genre "Bookmark, Book Worm, Bibliophile." When you get to a certain number of posts (200 I think) you can specify your own title, as den has done.

and HOW do I do that? Write my own rating, that is... I like this kind of personal touches, like signatures etc, so I'd be glad to change mine as den did, but I don't know how... :rolleyes: :confused: :cool:
Koa
11-09-2003, 10:32 AM
Uh forget it, I found it... :)

Btw we can put birthdays now... Cool I love birthdays, now I can send happy byrthdays to everyone! (pleeease everybody show your birthday, I think you can hide the year if you're sensitive about that ;))
Admin
11-09-2003, 10:32 AM
Check under your user cp, either under the "profile" or "options" tab. There are alot of options in there.
Koa
11-09-2003, 10:38 AM
Thanks, I'd already found it :) Thanks anyway.
den
11-09-2003, 11:40 AM
Ok.. :( now my screen is all wonky, with toggle bar at the bottom so the screen is pushed a few inches to the right :confused: I haven't changed my screen resoloution.
Admin
11-09-2003, 12:08 PM
Toggle bar? What browser do you use?
den
11-09-2003, 12:19 PM
I switch between Netscape 7 and IE because I have issues with both of them... it's still happening with Netscape but not IE... oops I meant `scrollbar'.
Admin
11-09-2003, 12:28 PM
Hmm. Netscape 7 is a wee bit old now. You should download a new version of Mozilla. It is what Netscape has turned into. It is working in Mozilla. http://www.mozilla.org
den
11-09-2003, 12:31 PM
Oh man! another change... :p Yes I know of Mozilla, but is that what you'd recommend as best to view this forum with?
Admin
11-09-2003, 01:28 PM
As much as I dislike Microsoft -- IE is probably the best.
Koa
11-09-2003, 02:27 PM
Ahem... How do I know which are the threads I haven't read? ;) I mean, in the old version the things with new posts were bright, so I knew which ones had nothing new... How does it work now? I noticed books near the subforums, that's cool, but I haven't understood if I can recognise the topic with new posts, or not?
Admin
11-09-2003, 02:59 PM
Books connotate new topics in a subforum.

An open envelope means a topic has new posts.

In any forum screen, scrolling to the bottom will show you a legend for the icons used on that screen.
DumbLikeAPoet
11-10-2003, 12:50 PM
Only Problem I have with it is the avatar size is smaller than it used to be. Is there anyway you could up it to 120 x 120? It wouldn't be that much of a bandwidth problem.....

Jonus
den
11-10-2003, 03:46 PM
nevermind... :eek:
den
11-10-2003, 03:53 PM
So, you put someone in your Ignore List, and while you can't read what they actually typed in their post, you can still see their name in the succession of posts in a particular topic. It would be great to not see them at all. :(
Admin
11-10-2003, 05:10 PM
Sorry, thats not possible to my knowledge.
Koa
11-11-2003, 03:49 PM
Originally posted by Admin
Books connotate new topics in a subforum.

An open envelope means a topic has new posts.

In any forum screen, scrolling to the bottom will show you a legend for the icons used on that screen.

Aaah I see. Thanks very much :)
AbdoRinbo
11-16-2003, 06:21 AM
Can you edit private messages? I have yet to discover the button.
Admin
11-16-2003, 05:25 PM
nope, once they are sent they are sent.
AbdoRinbo
11-16-2003, 07:18 PM
Is there any way to increase the text limit on private messages? 1,000 characters is only a few paragraphs.
den
11-16-2003, 09:49 PM
I was wondering if you could tell us how many messages are allowed in one's inbox and sentbox. I've been getting messages that I can't send messages to others because of full inboxes for example. It would be great to know what the limits are... :(
Admin
11-16-2003, 10:13 PM
I'll check on the limits.

Remember through that saved sent items and return receipts count towards your total -- so you can delete those.
AbdoRinbo
11-17-2003, 03:13 AM
The old software was more expedient.
den
11-17-2003, 03:25 AM
It still had it's limits too however, it would `bump' the bottom messages off the page and into ether when inbox or outbox got filled.
AbdoRinbo
11-17-2003, 03:45 AM
at least then you could send private messages.
den
11-17-2003, 03:52 AM
Indeed you could still send, unbeknownst to missing all those old pms one possibly wanted to save. And my head is full of ether, it was starting to hurt! :p :p
AbdoRinbo
11-17-2003, 03:58 AM
Who's the wiser here?
den
11-17-2003, 04:03 AM
Me of course.
AbdoRinbo
11-17-2003, 02:27 PM
Is that why you're naked in that picture?
Admin
11-21-2003, 01:00 AM
For now I've increased the PM saved limit to 100 messages.

I've increased the size limit per PM to 2000.
DumbLikeAPoet
11-25-2003, 12:28 PM
Originally posted by DumbLikeAPoet
Only Problem I have with it is the avatar size is smaller than it used to be. Is there anyway you could up it to 120 x 120? It wouldn't be that much of a bandwidth problem.....

Jonus

BUMP :)
Admin
11-26-2003, 12:43 AM
I don't think the avatar size was ever 120x120 and I think that is too large.
den
11-26-2003, 08:41 AM
Yay! Ta...



Originally posted by Admin
For now I've increased the PM saved limit to 100 messages.

I've increased the size limit per PM to 2000.
Stanislaw
12-01-2003, 11:11 PM
Some of the old smileys are gone, I kind of miss them.
Jay
12-02-2003, 01:31 PM
Yeah, where did all the old good smileys go??? *sob*