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Forum Remix

89 durable postsStarted 2015-09-16Latest 2015-10-07
#160680Post 1 of 89

I know we've discussed this before and over a year ago I paid a few hundred for the latest upgrade to version 5.X but we never go around to migrating to it.

Apparently they are even releasing themes in it

[url="http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4326924-vbulletin-5-1-9-connect-is-now-available"]http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbulletin-announcements/vbulletin-announcements_aa/4326924-vbulletin-5-1-9-connect-is-now-available[/url]

I'm tempted to shake things up a bit. Any opinions?

#1751418Post 2 of 89

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It's time for a change.

#1751424Post 3 of 89

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Can you provide some screenshots of what it will look like?

#1751426Post 4 of 89

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check the link

#1751427Post 5 of 89

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I love the style of [ms] at the moment but the look of the upgrade looks quite cool also.

If it's time for change then I'm ok with it kamal 8)

#1751429Post 6 of 89

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;1172616]Can you provide some screenshots of what it will look like?[/QUOTE]

lol

#1751430Post 7 of 89

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I'm for changing it as long as it stays the same.

#1751433Post 8 of 89

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I think we're mostly more concerned about the look and feel than the functionality.

#1751435Post 9 of 89

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[QUOTE=Jenks;1172622]I'm for changing it as long as it stays the same.[/QUOTE]

My thoughts exactly

I'm a fiend for the black background

#1751437Post 10 of 89

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Maybe we should ask Palmer to tweak the new version ;)

#1751440Post 11 of 89

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[QUOTE=Micko;1172631] black background[/QUOTE]

+1 on this..

Besides this, changes are always welcome

#1751442Post 12 of 89

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^ what he said

#1751444Post 13 of 89

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Well black background will take a while to create but we'll get there slowly but surely. If there's general agreement to proceed, I'm gonna smack it into place sometime in the next coming weeks.

#1751445Post 14 of 89

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As long as you can keep the color scheme on the dark side.. I don't see why not :)

#1751447Post 15 of 89

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[QUOTE=feather;1172629]I think we're mostly more concerned about the look and feel than the functionality.[/QUOTE]

This. but also hope it functions as well or better than current.

#1751469Post 16 of 89

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I'm seeing some nice new "advances" in forum functionalities, like the ability to refer to @username and it'll notify the user of the mention. The newer (to me) forum softwares feel very modern, nimble and light, very Web 2.0 web-app-esque like when Gmail was first built with AJAX and it felt so cool.

IIRC the last time we did a big overhaul of the forum we were mostly freaking out about the color scheme. :lol:

#1751473Post 17 of 89

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Mmm, I dont know, the black background with orange is like a classic of this place, the new one looks pretty good but seems like any other forum out there, and You have to considered the functionality in the process too.

#1751474Post 18 of 89

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[QUOTE=Micko;1172631]My thoughts exactly

I'm a fiend for the black background[/QUOTE]

Ditto!

#1751496Post 19 of 89

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[QUOTE=feather;1172673]I'm seeing some nice new "advances" in forum functionalities[/QUOTE]

[url="http://www.vbulletin.com/en/features/"]vBulletin Forum Features[/url]

#1751572Post 20 of 89

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As much as I love the black blackground.... a change would be good.

#1751587Post 21 of 89

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Admittedly, I'm not a fan of the way this forum appears

[url="http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/"]http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/[/url]

#1751603Post 22 of 89

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ya - no point in changing to that imo

#1751607Post 23 of 89

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cant help it, if I upgrade the software, the look is included.

#1751608Post 24 of 89

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I am a fan of that old easy chair i've got in the corner of my den. I've got new chairs of varying fabrics, a new modern sectional couch with a pleasing woven pattern of fine thread; I've got some pretty comfortable dining chairs built from natural cherry wood covered in a similar fine woven wool as the couch where we spend hours upon hours hanging out with friends drinking wine, listening to music, playing cards, sitting around the table I refinished myself. At the end of the day, after friends leave and my wife goes to bed, I retire to that old easy chair in the corner of the room because nothing fits me like the curves of that old chair that i've had for years- it's comforting, I know it, it's familiar, there isn't a damn thing wrong with that chair, when i sit in it all of the days problems melt away; I wouldn't change anything about that chair.

If I walked in from work one evening next week and someone had put new upholstery on the chair, added new foam to give it more support, installed a new reclining feature so that I could not only sit in that chair, but lay down should the mood strike me, maybe a place was added for the remote to rest, a plug in and a nice pocket for my tablet...

I reckon i'd take that chair out to my yard and light the fucking thing on fire. That's not my chair.

#1751609Post 25 of 89

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I honestly think we're more concerned about the look and feel. On the best days we're starting threads and posting pictures and abusing each other.

Normal usage of MS has not required new features and we won't miss what we never had. Unless new features include a better Ignore function like someone else was asking.

Instead that new look could be quite off-putting and alienating (to me anyway).

But it IS a pity to not use paid-for software, especially when it came out of your own pocket. :(

Is there a way to easily migrate the look or turn it into a theme that is easier to implement with this and future upgrades?

#1751610Post 26 of 89

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[QUOTE=Jenks;1172859]I am a fan of that old easy chair i've got in the corner of my den. I've got new chairs of varying fabrics, a new modern sectional couch with a pleasing woven pattern of fine thread; I've got some pretty comfortable dining chairs built from natural cherry wood covered in a similar fine woven wool as the couch where we spend hours upon hours hanging out with friends drinking wine, listening to music, playing cards, sitting around the table I refinished myself. At the end of the day, after friends leave and my wife goes to bed, I retire to that old easy chair in the corner of the room because nothing fits me like the curves of that old chair that i've had for years- it's comforting, I know it, it's familiar, there isn't a damn thing wrong with that chair, when i sit in it all of the days problems melt away; I wouldn't change anything about that chair.

If I walked in from work one evening next week and someone had put new upholstery on the chair, added new foam to give it more support, installed a new reclining feature so that I could not only sit in that chair, but lay down should the mood strike me, maybe a place was added for the remote to rest, a plug in and a nice pocket for my tablet...

I reckon i'd take that chair out to my yard and light the fucking thing on fire. That's not my chair.[/QUOTE]

:roflmao: :roflmao: one of the best posts ever - and I agree completely with the sentiment.

#1752016Post 27 of 89

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for over a year I was able to post nonsense pics anytime/any thread, but now always get the double attachment even after trying to toggle the switch of "retrieve remote file" which doesn't stop it from happening either way.

bickering is fine, but the language some use just gets out of control (like today). are there no boundaries for posts here? gutter-posts freeforall it seems & misogyny

these are the only things that sometimes keep me offline

really like the black background and would hate to see that change. love the music, love the fun spirit, am trying to spend less time on computers though :lol:

feather nailed my sentiments exactly

#1752257Post 28 of 89

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[QUOTE=KiwiTollway;1173388] are there no boundaries for posts here? gutter-posts freeforall it seems & misogyny

these are the only things that sometimes keep me offline [/QUOTE]

There are rules yes, but they don't apply to everyone from what i've seen

#1752260Post 29 of 89

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Every now and then a member will take out their life's frustrations on members here, I used to years ago when I was frustrated with my work, but I stopped. And while I do appreciate British dry humor, irony and slang, sometimes it's abit much. But water under the bridge now. Also ignore function works well if you allow it to.

#1752268Post 30 of 89

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^^ But Canadian filth is OK ?? And American passive aggressive bullshit ?? The ignore function is kidding yourself :lol:

#1752269Post 31 of 89

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^^^^ :) This

Kamal - That vbulletin looks odd with the different segments not all lining up... A bit jumbled looking.

#1752271Post 32 of 89

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[QUOTE=DIDI;1173717]^^ But Canadian filth is OK ?? And American passive aggressive bullshit ?? The ignore function is kidding yourself :lol:[/QUOTE]

You forgot Australian selective outrage and hypocrisy. :P

#1752273Post 33 of 89

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jesus. every fucking thread.

#1752274Post 34 of 89

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[QUOTE=DIDI;1173717]The ignore function is kidding yourself :lol:[/QUOTE]

and you're back on it :lol: can't help yourself can you dear

#1752275Post 35 of 89

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So I am BACK on FO's ignore list. I never noticed I was ever on it. :lol: Guess it just wasn't important enough . ;)

#1752276Post 36 of 89

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[IMG]http://s.mlkshk-cdn.com/r/FQG5[/IMG]

#1752279Post 37 of 89

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It's like the kid going Nah, nah nah nah !! :lol:

#1752280Post 38 of 89

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[QUOTE=DIDI;1173730]It's like the kid going Nah, nah nah nah !! :lol:[/QUOTE]

If a kid of mine was that dumb I'd kick it's fucking head in

#1752301Post 39 of 89

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[IMG]http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/645/233/e92.gif[/IMG]

#1752312Post 40 of 89

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There's that pesky kid again :lol:

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