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[QUOTE=picklemonkey;854352]I added a tab for MCast next to Downloads.

I also like the polls, but I can see your point here. I pulled them down for a bit[/QUOTE]

perfect! (for the mcast tab)

the polls thing was just my opinion.. but I do think seeing more of the latest posts will give an overall better view as to what the community is about

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How is it any different from people posting a thousand posts with just "Thanks" in the P&R forum?

[QUOTE=DIDI;854353]Well it looks like people are sucking up :lol: and unbalanced that is all you can do . I guess I can just choose to not be a part of it. .[/QUOTE]

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I'm trying to figure out how to target our content from specific forums. If I could do that, we could do polls from GYY only, show recent MCast content in a sidebar, etc. Until we can figure that out, I don't see any harm in them showing or not showing. We're still only a few days into the new site, and I have plenty to do still before it gets to a state where I'm happy :lol:

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understood

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[QUOTE=Kamal;854355]How is it any different from people posting a thousand posts with just "Thanks" in the P&R forum?[/QUOTE]

I think people are doing that so they know they have downloaded a set. To differentiate it from new sets, rather than to say thanks. If it's really the case (just my suspicion, though) then this mod won't prevent it.

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[quote=picklemonkey;854356]i'm trying to figure out how to target our content from specific forums. If i could do that, we could do polls from gyy only, show recent mcast content in a sidebar, etc. Until we can figure that out, i don't see any harm in them showing or not showing. We're still only a few days into the new site, and i have plenty to do still before it gets to a state where i'm happy :lol:[/quote]

rss?

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[QUOTE=DIDI;854229]I hate the thank you function !! It looks gratuitous and unbalanced . To be honest you have to have a thumbs down as well. Although I would prefer that people post what they feel without either. I was glad when you got rid of the rep system. To replace it with this just doesn't work for me.[/QUOTE]

[color=#008080]support DIDIs words, ....... not hate but, not like and occupies space vision ......... ... ... most importantly [B]takes off the naturally in the words of gratitude[/B] [/color]

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[QUOTE=picklemonkey;854358]I think people are doing that so they know they have downloaded a set. To differentiate it from new sets, rather than to say thanks. If it's really the case (just my suspicion, though) then this mod won't prevent it.[/QUOTE]

actually I thought you would've preferred this mod because it will give newer sets the chance of being seen and not give popular sets the front page of the P&R forum (essentially what you were trying to achieve with the default sort order).

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:lol: I agree on that part. But if they're doing it to mark the thread as "I've seen this" then the thank you mod won't accomplish that. It just depends on how it's being used, I guess

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[QUOTE=feather;854175]I linked to a page in my previous post but hypertexts don't seem to be differentiated in a post, look like normal text.[/QUOTE] I turned this link underlining on. I hate that it applies across the board, rather than just for links in posts... if I can figure out how to turn it on only for post content, I'll do my best to disable it on the forum elsewhere.

I also made the font on the forum display page one size smaller since the underline helps differentiate

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[QUOTE=Steve Graham;854343] I also don't really see the point on having the recent polls on the front page.. hardly any one votes on them, and they're typically irellevant to the over all content of this community.. those along with the mercuryserver news posts on the front, s[B]omeone who has never been here hits the site for the first time and sees polls about vaccines and obama[/B] and a couple of posts that we've upgraded and hernan gets a new comp.. just doesnt seem to give a good first impression[/QUOTE]

loled my ass off...so true!

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[QUOTE=Kamal;854355]How is it any different from people posting a thousand posts with just "Thanks" in the P&R forum?[/QUOTE] Well, they are at least making an effort to post rather than just click a button. :lol: Although P&R is the only place thank you look ok. because people are getting something to say thank you for. It's natural progression, whereas how often to people actually say thank you for a post?? They say they agree/disagree. I just don't think we need it is probably what I am saying.

I probably shouldn't have been quite so forthright in my original post but I'm just a tad nervous at the moment and will remain so until Hernan is actually on a plane bound for Australia. So I'm being dramatic :lol:

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[QUOTE=Steve Graham;854343]I still think there should be a direct link to MCast somewhere on the front page or the forum home page, unless i'm missing something I don't see any

I also don't really see the point on having the recent polls on the front page.. hardly any one votes on them, and they're typically irellevant to the over all content of this community.. those along with the mercuryserver news posts on the front, someone who has never been here hits the site for the first time and sees polls about vaccines and obama and a couple of posts that we've upgraded and hernan gets a new comp.. just doesnt seem to give a good first impression[/QUOTE] OY!! The Hernan bit might get them to stay. But I would say that :lol:

Agree with the polls though. I don't remember the last time I had any inclination to actually vote on one. And they are a bit misleading as to content here.

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^^we can make a poll about the thank you function :lol:;)

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everything on here is loading a lot faster now... it took a long time initially to try and load up the forums for one reason or another. it feels like it is gliding now and starting to really enjoy the new look with everything moving a lot faster. i've said it before and i'll say it again. we're a progressive community and all our mods/leaders certainly keep this place progressing. thank you guys. 8)

i like everyone's suggestions too. only helps make this place better!

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What about leaving the underline out and change the color of links to a slightly darker color?

[QUOTE=picklemonkey;854523]I turned this link underlining on. I hate that it applies across the board, rather than just for links in posts... if I can figure out how to turn it on only for post content, I'll do my best to disable it on the forum elsewhere.

I also made the font on the forum display page one size smaller since the underline helps differentiate[/QUOTE]

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I just changed all those orange icons on the post/reply boxes. I wasn't feeling it.. I feel like this looks 100 times better now

[QUOTE=DIDI;854229]I hate the thank you function !! It looks gratuitous and unbalanced . To be honest you have to have a thumbs down as well. Although I would prefer that people post what they feel without either. I was glad when you got rid of the rep system. To replace it with this just doesn't work for me.[/QUOTE]

I'm not taking part of it. They have an interesting way of of using it in the politics forum LOL. I don't think it really serves much purpose in any forum other than the promos forum.

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[QUOTE=Steve Graham;854343]

I also don't really see the point on having the recent polls on the front page.. hardly any one votes on them, and they're typically irellevant to the over all content of this community.. those along with the mercuryserver news posts on the front, someone who has never been here hits the site for the first time and sees polls about vaccines and obama[/QUOTE]

I was worried about the rudeness level of some of the polls we have here too so it's good they are gone from the main page. :lol:

Di: I am not too keen about the Thank you Mod either...you can't see a summary and inside a thread it's too much of "IN YOUR FACE" for me. I fear to bring a thumbs up/down system on here because I know the thumbs down will be the replacement for bad rep and the discussions about it will also come back. :lol: So for me it's either a better Thank you mod or none at all.

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[QUOTE=TomTom;854905]it's too much of "IN YOUR FACE" for me[/QUOTE]

This.

Perhaps a discreet list below the thanks button within the post would be better than the giant separate box with a grand introduction that's there now? (just saying...)

Also: thumbs down to a thumbs down option ;) No need for negativity :)

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[QUOTE=TomTom;854905]Di: I am not too keen about the Thank you Mod either...you can't see a summary and inside a thread it's too much of "IN YOUR FACE" for me. I fear to bring a thumbs up/down system on here because I know the thumbs down will be the replacement for bad rep and the discussions about it will also come back. :lol: So for me it's either a better Thank you mod or none at all.[/QUOTE] Well, that does it. I had hoped it didn't come to this but it looks like I need to lock Kamal out of the Admin panel so I can pull it back off.

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lmfao

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:lol:

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awesome. i love the thank you mod!

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adam wtf did you add :lol:

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Thanks the links. :lol: :x ;)

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[ms] podcast bot for the win

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Three cheers for Mercury Server!

[IMG]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e184/rage_1087/sexy_party.gif[/IMG]

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weird

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:CrackUp::CrackUp::CrackUp::CrackUp::CrackUp:

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is there a way to make the current page bold in the page list when viewing multiple-page threads?

this thing:

 		  		[URL="javascript://"]Page 16  of 16[/URL] 		 		[URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/showthread.php?83982-A-big-change-is-on-its-way...-vb4-upgrade"][IMG]http://www.mercuryserver.com/images/pagination/first-right.png[/IMG]First[/URL] 		 		 		[URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/page15"][IMG]http://www.mercuryserver.com/images/pagination/previous-right.png[/IMG][/URL] 		 		 		... 		 		[URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/page6"]6[/URL] [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/page12"]12[/URL] [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/page13"]13[/URL] [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/page14"]14[/URL] [URL="http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/page15"]15[/URL] [URL="javascript://"]16[/URL]

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^ I bolded it and colored it

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brilliant, so much better, thanks!

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doesn't appear bolded at my end but colored definitely helps. Cheers adamski

[QUOTE=picklemonkey;855331]^ I bolded it and colored it[/QUOTE]

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Can we highlight/differentiate urls/links? Right now they look like normal text within a post.

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Weird, I remember typing a reply yesterday...maybe I never hit the post button. I like the new changes with the exception of the "the following user says thank you" blah blah blah, its driving me crazy. Good job guys :)

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problem with that is EVERY link on the board will be affected by this. i.e. forum links, thread links, etc. etc.

[QUOTE=feather;855396]Can we highlight/differentiate urls/links? Right now they look like normal text within a post.[/QUOTE]

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Thanks.

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If you see a URL hover over it with your mouse... we'll get use to it.

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[QUOTE=picklemonkey;855331]^ I bolded it and colored it[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/showthread.php?15434-mercuryserver-prepares-for-2012&p=855443&viewfull=1#post855443[/url]

(saw this bit second)