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Tim Fountain Message #30964, posted by alpha at 11:53, 5/2/2003
Forum bod
Posts: 570 		Can you guys just give me a hand working out which forum bugs are still in need of fixing. I don't want to go to the trouble of upgrading all the forums and then find I've missed a few out and have to do it all over again :).

Ones I've already fixed in the new version:
  • Posting options not always ticked when they should be
  • Admin bypassing of HTML filter doesn't work
  • HTML parser doesn't like </li>'s
Ones that I still need to look at:
  • URL parsing bugs: problems with commas in URLs, problems with HTML links where the link name starts www.
  • Posting when not logged in (i.e. enter your username/password in the boxes) may still not work
  • Fixing the links on the big threaded list page
New stuff
  • Lots of optimisations that should speed things up
  • BB-code allowing things like [b]bold[/b] for the non-HTML literate among us
  • Search feature
  • Proper move thread thingy (leaving placeholders in the forum you're moving from)
  • Improved user profile page
  • Buddy/ignore list
  • 'Report this post to a moderator'
  • Frontend for the 'pin thread to top of the list' feature
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Jeffrey Lee Message #30969, posted by Phlamethrower at 13:15, 5/2/2003, in reply to message #30964
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

Posts: 15100 		Sounds good 8)
  • Fixing the links on the big threaded list page
Plus on the page you get after posting/editing a post - it links to the first page of the thread instead of the page with the post on.

*sifts through the bug report thread*

Nothing missing from there, although there are a couple I've just come up with now:
  • For some reason my avatar next to my name doesn't show up when I preview a post. I've checked the page source and the image URL is the same as for a normal page, so I've got no idea why it's not showing.
  • A preview option for the edit post page could be useful.
Keep up the good work :)
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John Hoare Message #30988, posted by moss at 15:26, 5/2/2003, in reply to message #30969

Posts: 9348 		What is the status of the forum code; is this going to be a commercial product at some point?
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Tim Fountain Message #30994, posted by alpha at 15:42, 5/2/2003, in reply to message #30988
Forum bod
Posts: 570 		Yes. You are my guinea pigs :).
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Phil Mellor Message #30996, posted by monkeyson2 at 15:46, 5/2/2003, in reply to message #30994
monkeyson2Please don't let them make me be a monkey butler

Posts: 12380
Yes. You are my guinea pigs :).
Eee eee ee! Squeeek!
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John Hoare Message #30997, posted by moss at 15:58, 5/2/2003, in reply to message #30994

Posts: 9348
Yes. You are my guinea pigs :).
:basilbrush:

It works if you squint.
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Jeffrey Lee Message #31047, posted by Phlamethrower at 23:05, 5/2/2003, in reply to message #30997
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

Posts: 15100 		You still need to stop people posting to locked threads (such as this one). Just hiding the 'reply to this message' links isn't good enough if the people know how to cut and paste post IDs from the threaded list into the reply URL ;)
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Tim Fountain Message #31061, posted by alpha at 10:13, 6/2/2003, in reply to message #31047
Forum bod
Posts: 570 		Oh yeah that's fixed as well in the next version.
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Dave Lawton Message #31163, posted by law at 00:12, 7/2/2003, in reply to message #31061
Member
Posts: 14 		Something that seems to have crept back in
is the very wide lines in some topics.
An example of this is the 'Iron Dignity' thread
which requires a 1280*1024 screen to avoid
horizontal scrolling in Browse, Fresco, and
Oregano (but not WebsterXL which is ok in
800*600).
Also I notice if I'm not logged in, then the
Site Comments always seems to have scripting
errors in the description box (only checked in
Browse), these go away after logging in.
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Jeffrey Lee Message #31164, posted by Phlamethrower at 00:36, 7/2/2003, in reply to message #31163
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

Posts: 15100
Something that seems to have crept back in
is the very wide lines in some topics.
An example of this is the 'Iron Dignity' thread
which requires a 1280*1024 screen to avoid
horizontal scrolling in Browse, Fresco, and
Oregano (but not WebsterXL which is ok in
800*600).
That's probably due to this preformatted table I stuck in. I suppose I should have wrapped the lines a bit, really ;)

Family       3D Status
RADEON 9700  \
RADEON 9000  +- XFree86 drivers available on the ATI website support hardware 3D acceleration
RADEON 8500  /
RADEON       \- 3D drivers are available from the DRI Project.
RAGE 128     /
RAGE PRO     -- 3D support is a work in progress from the UTAH-GLX Project.


[Edit - The table in the Iron Dignity thread should be OK now]

Also I notice if I'm not logged in, then the
Site Comments always seems to have scripting
errors in the description box (only checked in
Browse), these go away after logging in.
Can't see any problems in IE.

[Edited by Phlamethrower at 00:40, 7/2/2003]
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Dave Lawton Message #31227, posted by law at 16:33, 7/2/2003, in reply to message #31164
Member
Posts: 14 		Thanks, that's got it.
I might have mislead you on the other thing,
however it has done it again, with the following
in the 'last post' box for 'Site Comments'

00:36 7/2/2003
<small>by Phlamethrower</td>
</tr><!--$this->forumid = 9
$this->shortname =
staffonly
$this->name = Staff only
$this->
description = Discussion for site writers only

$this->category = 2
$this->status = hide

$this->numthreads = 52
$this->numposts = 235

$this->lastpostat = 1044461235
$this->
lastpostbyuser is not set.
$this->lastpostby = alpha

$this->username = andypoole
$this->
lastpostat2 is not set.
$this->lastpostbyuser2
is not set.
$this->lastpostby2 is not set.

$this->display_order is not set.
--> <tr>

well sort of, anyway :)
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Jeffrey Lee Message #31228, posted by Phlamethrower at 16:43, 7/2/2003, in reply to message #31227
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

Posts: 15100 		Ah, I see - I've just checked the page source, and it's there for me as well (Even when I'm logged in). Don't know why browse would display it though.
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John Hoare Message #31249, posted by moss at 17:49, 7/2/2003, in reply to message #31228

Posts: 9348 		Is the forum on Acorn Arcade going to be upgraded as well?
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Andrew Poole Message #31266, posted by andypoole at 10:10, 8/2/2003, in reply to message #30964
andypoole
Mouse enthusiast
Web
Twitter

Posts: 5558 		Quick other nicety... The swear filter. When you reply to a message that has a filtered out swear word, the word is actually displayed in the reply box. Would it be possible to parse that box too?
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John Hoare Message #31267, posted by moss at 10:13, 8/2/2003, in reply to message #31266

Posts: 9348 		Do we have to have a swear filter at all? It's not like people don't know what the words are, after all; there doesn't seem much point.
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Jeffrey Lee Message #31356, posted by Phlamethrower at 22:53, 9/2/2003, in reply to message #31267
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

Posts: 15100 		It's probably best to play it safe and keep the filter in, so that people mindlessly swearing can be cut out. Plus there is the perfectly valid counter-argument to your argument; if we all know what the words are, then why do we need to have them in an uncensored form?
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Jeffrey Lee Message #31358, posted by Phlamethrower at 22:58, 9/2/2003, in reply to message #31356
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

Posts: 15100 		Here's a new one: While viewing this thread http://www.iconbar.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=2525, this error appeared at the top of the (apparantly normal) page:

deletedmessage.tmpl doesn't exist!

Plus, possibly related to this, this thread - http://www.iconbar.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=2077 - has magically migrated from the playpen to the test post forum (Unless someone actually moved it, that is ;))
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Tim Fountain Message #31368, posted by alpha at 00:29, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31227
Forum bod
Posts: 570
however it has done it again, with the following
in the 'last post' box for 'Site Comments'
Any chance of a screenshot of this? I can't repeat it here.
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Tim Fountain Message #31369, posted by alpha at 00:30, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31249
Forum bod
Posts: 570
Is the forum on Acorn Arcade going to be upgraded as well?
Still not quite sure what to do about that. Merging the old AA stuff into a new 'gaming' category of forums here is still a possibility.
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Tim Fountain Message #31370, posted by alpha at 00:30, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31266
Forum bod
Posts: 570
Quick other nicety... The swear filter. When you reply to a message that has a filtered out swear word, the word is actually displayed in the reply box.
That's already fixed in the next version.
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John Hoare Message #31389, posted by moss at 09:53, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31356

Posts: 9348
Plus there is the perfectly valid counter-argument to your argument; if we all know what the words are, then why do we need to have them in an uncensored form?
Doesn't hold up; the point is, what's *wrong* with having them in an uncensored form?

I'm not saying it shouldn't be in the forum code, obviously; just wondering whether it really needs to be switched on on The Iconbar. If someone is swearing in any of the main forums, it's because they really want to get the power of their feelings across. If they're swearing in The Playpen... well, people know what to expect in there :)
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Jeffrey Lee Message #31390, posted by Phlamethrower at 09:54, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31389
PhlamethrowerHot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot stuff

Posts: 15100 		Mmm, whatever :)

*wonders why he is debating this when he has no control over the forum whatsoever*
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John Hoare Message #31392, posted by moss at 09:56, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31369

Posts: 9348
Is the forum on Acorn Arcade going to be upgraded as well?
Still not quite sure what to do about that. Merging the old AA stuff into a new 'gaming' category of forums here is still a possibility.
Sounds a good idea :)
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John Hoare Message #31393, posted by moss at 09:57, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31390

Posts: 9348
Mmm, whatever :)

*wonders why he is debating this when he has no control over the forum whatsoever*
Erm yes. Good point.

It's only a fucking suggestion :P
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John Hoare Message #31473, posted by moss at 14:47, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31393

Posts: 9348 		Are you considering merging some of the forums on here too, seeing as they're underused - like creating a Multimedia forum as per the revised sections :)
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Tim Fountain Message #31475, posted by alpha at 14:56, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31393
Forum bod
Posts: 570
It's only a fucking suggestion :P
BTW that method of bypassing the filter has also already been prevented in the next version :).
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Andrew Message #31494, posted by andrew at 16:08, 10/2/2003, in reply to message #31393
HandbagHandbag Boi
Posts: 3439
Mmm, whatever :)

*wonders why he is debating this when he has no control over the forum whatsoever*
Erm yes. Good point.

It's only a f**king suggestion :P
Will it do this?
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Phil Mellor Message #31631, posted by monkeyson2 at 10:12, 11/2/2003, in reply to message #31475
monkeyson2Please don't let them make me be a monkey butler

Posts: 12380
It's only a fucking suggestion :P
BTW that method of bypassing the filter has also already been prevented in the next version :).
Why not have a "censor rude words" option in a user's control panel, and turn it on by default and for unregistered users.
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John Hoare Message #31639, posted by moss at 10:37, 11/2/2003, in reply to message #31631

Posts: 9348
Why not have a "censor rude words" option in a user's control panel, and turn it on by default and for unregistered users.
That's a great idea!
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I don't have tourettes you're just a cun Message #31641, posted by [mentat] at 11:04, 11/2/2003, in reply to message #31639
[mentat]Fear is the mind-killer
Posts: 6266 		Segregation and class division! Grrrrrreat! :E
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