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Started by Xepher, July 19, 2005, 04:14:52 AM

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Xepher

After the string of repeated security holes in phpBB, I've decided to move the forums over to a new system. Not only are is it now different software on the front side, it's now running SQLite on the backend as well. This should be a lot faster, as it doesn't utilize the MySQL server at all. I was going to try and migrate everything from the old forums... but it proved too difficult. I also think it might be good to start off fresh, as we had a LOT of dead users on the old boards.

Anyway, start trying this new one out. You'll have to create a new user here, but everything should be pretty easy to use. I'll be leaving the old forums up for another month or so, while I see how this works out. Also, don't post any applications here yet.

Databits

Do you know that the img tags are currently turned off for this forum?
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Lei

well, on signatures, the img tage seems to be turned on for posts
"Don't follow into my footsteps; I walk into walls."

Xepher

Yes, it's turned off in signatures. Call it facist, but I just don't like seeing these huge images tagged on to every single post.

Gwyn

You have given us the power to make our own titles, I FEEL IMPORTANT NOW!
Pizza party! Pizza for everyone!....who has money?

Lei

Quote from: XepherYes, it's turned off in signatures. Call it facist, but I just don't like seeing these huge images tagged on to every single post.
.. good idea. But, honestly, isn't the four line limit a little too little? :D Loving the smilies :D:D:D
"Don't follow into my footsteps; I walk into walls."

griever

Yay!  Forums that disable images in posts!  *kicks dial up*  I did notice that the old forums loaded very slowly, but had no idea why.  Most of the other places I visit on occasion use invision or something remotely known.
"You can get all A's and still flunk life." (Walker Percy)

Xepher

Quote from: Lei.. good idea. But, honestly, isn't the four line limit a little too little? :D Loving the smilies :D:D:D
Perfect example... No offense, but you're posting a single line of text, and complaining that four lines of signature is too little. I'm probably a bit old fashioned, but I think signatures are meant to just be that little bit at the end of a letter or post.

Gwyn

yeah the smilies do look better here
Pizza party! Pizza for everyone!....who has money?

tickyhead

hehe this new forum is pretty cool . . . and I gotta agree with Xepher, sigs have escalated into some sort of evil post-eating monsters in a lot of forums. I'm happy with just my little line of text, thankyouverymuch~ :D

ye gods the emoties here ARE awesome! :cool:
I don't hate everyone, I'm just very, very disappointed in them.

Tangle

Well, I think these new forums are sexy.  I'm not one for using emoticons much myself, but I'm loving on the no images in signatures fascist-thing.  Heh heh.  (I'm looking at you, Aetre)

Databits

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Sno

Heh, just when I join the old forums, you go and change them~  Time to get used to another new (shiny and clean) place!

Databits

I do sorta like that PhpBB has the javascript setup for the BBCode tags, some people don't know how to use the code otherwise.
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Xepher

Yeah, but that javascript was flakey at best. If you didn't do things just right, it'd drop tags in wrong places, or in one worst-case scenario I had, eat the entire post.