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Hi all,

I had to upgrade SMF, my SQL DB and PHPBB to fix continued server load issues, which means the forum theme is now totally messed up :(

I'm just happy the forum is up and running :)

Me too!  I'll have some spare time in a couple of weeks if you'd like a hand rebuilding the theme (or building a new one).  Unfortunately, I'm buried in work at the moment.

Quote from: guest on 10/02/2013, 11:24 PMMe too!  I'll have some spare time in a couple of weeks if you'd like a hand rebuilding the theme (or building a new one).  Unfortunately, I'm buried in work at the moment.

No problem - I'll be messing with it over the next week, so expect the look to slowly change.

Please make it go faster.  This default theme hurts my face.

:)

This looks like a new version of the forum software. Or was the old theme that customized?

I know when we upgraded (not sure if that's an appropriate word) the forum software at Sega-16, none of the old themes worked at all.

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/03/2013, 12:13 AMThis looks like a new version of the forum software. Or was the old theme that customized?

I know when we upgraded (not sure if that's an appropriate word) the forum software at Sega-16, none of the old themes worked at all.

Both.  I upgraded from SMF 1.x.x to 2.0.5 and old theme didn't work so had to make a new one.

Looks weird but glad the forums are up

One change that I just made is that Guests are no longer welcome to browse the forum.  This will help in preventing spambots/robots/search engines to screw with my forum bandwidth.

As far as the forum theme goes, I know everyone was used to the old look, but I'm not going to go back to that theme/color.  The one I have up right now might not stick either depending on how things go.

It looks weird because I have been looking at something else for a few years, but I am sure I will get used to it soon.

As long as this makes things run more smoothly, I can handle a little brownish-purplish whatever.

STATUS: I am pleased. Things may even get better, and I will then be doubly pleased.  :pcgs:

(https://web.archive.org/web/20190509154700im_/https://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/114231-fatal-fury-2-neo-geo-screenshot-here-is-a-scene-from-the-intro.png)

again...legendary forums...return

I like change! The old forums were looking a bit dated, so I'm excited to see what you have in store, Aaron. Thanks for making the effort!

Dunno, I kinda like this theme. It's minimalist, but it could be worse.

Quote from: OldRover on 10/03/2013, 10:28 AMDunno, I kinda like this theme. It's minimalist, but it could be worse.

It makes my eyes burn.

Fresh! Could do with a bit more contrast tho' and just one step higher in the font size department. Or maybe I just got bad eyesight.

It's be better if the background wasn't all white, I do suggest that some contrast would be nice.  Excited to N-E-see the new forum theme though.

Quote from: turboswimbz on 10/03/2013, 11:26 AMIt's be better if the background wasn't all white, I do suggest that some contrast would be nice.  Excited to N-E-see the new forum theme though.

I see what you did there :)

I do hear you all about the white.  I'll see what I can do about that next.

lol, I dont log in for a week, and when I do I think I am in the wrong place.  :)  Important thing is that its back online.

Lol, I just asked myself if I was at the right forum.  Cool to see changes.

Quote from: guest on 10/03/2013, 09:51 AMI like change! The old forums were looking a bit dated, so I'm excited to see what you have in store, Aaron. Thanks for making the effort!

lol, dated.   This is a PCE forum!

Quote from: FiftyQuid on 10/03/2013, 11:24 AMIt makes my eyes burn.

Yeah.

It really is too white/lacking in contrast between clickable things.



If we're totally changing the theme, why not just go with a gray background + blue text so it looks like a CGII or Super Grafx or something?

....

........ errr, isn't that basically what the old forum was? :D



or go with grays and oranges, or basically any dark background with light text, because it makes people's eyes less bloody.

Yah, I'm looking into it.  I'd like to have the colors relate to the TG-16 or something.....we'll see.

You  mean black with red/yellow/orange text?

I'm down.   Do it!

Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 10/03/2013, 01:00 PM

Quote from: guest on 10/03/2013, 09:51 AMI like change! The old forums were looking a bit dated, so I'm excited to see what you have in store, Aaron. Thanks for making the effort!

lol, dated.   This is a PCE forum!

Hey, just 'cause we talk about a console from the 90s doesn't mean we have to look like a forum from the 90s! :)

Quote from: guest on 10/03/2013, 02:48 PM

Quote from: guest on 10/03/2013, 01:00 PM

Quote from: guest on 10/03/2013, 09:51 AMI like change! The old forums were looking a bit dated, so I'm excited to see what you have in store, Aaron. Thanks for making the effort!

lol, dated.   This is a PCE forum!

Hey, just 'cause we talk about a console from the 90s doesn't mean we have to look like a forum from the 90s! :)

This is also true - My goal is to bring the modern and retro together in the most pleasing way possible.

Just please, whatever you do, don't make the background darker than the text. That's what really makes my eyes burn. A little darker, definitely. So actually it'd be less contrast.

Also, a "Mark posts as read" or similar button is now missing. I don't read every new post each time I visit so I'd like to be able to click it (as I did before) right before I leave so I can see which topics have new posts the next time I return. And can we increase the editing time to 5 minutes? I always have typos, add a bit of crap right after I submit, etc. It'd be nice to have a small buffer before the "edited" script shows up at the bottom of the post.

I just tried it on iOS.  There is a Tapatalk app that's optional for it.  Not bad so far but learning how to use it.

I'm just glad it's working.  What it looks like only concerns me if it's hard to read/use.

Ooh Tapatalk - finally!

Quote from: jeffhlewis on 10/03/2013, 07:12 PMOoh Tapatalk - finally!

Please note that the site currently makes zero $ from users accessing the forum via Tapatalk.  I thought I saw a monetization option when I signed up last night so I'll be looking into that shortly...in the meantime, don't do all of your forum browsing on your phones if you can :)

Not a super heavy user of it; just a convenience occasionally. Otherwise I can send a donation ;)

Noted Aaron.

Immensely happy for the upgrade! You've got a good eye for design, I'm sure what you settle on will look great. Thanks!

This  new rainbow colored theme made me extremely hard. 

And for the love of Christ or Buddha or whatever you find Holy, if you DO use Tapatalk PLEASE turn off the signature that says "Sent from my shitty phone using Tapatalk".

Tapatalk users are the worst for this reason alone.

Also, the forums seem a little thin. My screen is 1920 pixels wide and the forum is only about maybe 850 pix wide. Anyway to widen this a bit?

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/04/2013, 01:55 AMAlso, the forums seem a little thin. My screen is 1920 pixels wide and the forum is only about maybe 850 pix wide. Anyway to widen this a bit?

This is true. It's a bit cramped. As an example, I remember seeing much more of Arkhans pictures in the PC-FX+S-Video thread :mrgreen:
Fullscreen forum is best forum : )

Readability on this theme is much better tho'. Except, I have no clue if there's a new post in any of the forums unless I check them one by one? I guess the building's split when there's one?

Edit: I don't mean to discourage you, only want this place to remain awesome! :mrgreen:

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/04/2013, 01:55 AMAnd for the love of Christ or Buddha or whatever you find Holy, if you DO use Tapatalk PLEASE turn off the signature that says "Sent from my shitty phone using Tapatalk".

Tapatalk users are the worst for this reason alone.

Also, the forums seem a little thin. My screen is 1920 pixels wide and the forum is only about maybe 850 pix wide. Anyway to widen this a bit?

it should scale to the edges like the old layout did
someone plz halp!

Hey Aaron, thanks for updating the forums!

While we have your attention, would it be possible to add an moderator or two? It'd be really nice to have for when you're too busy to take care of things. I know a lot of people nominated Necromancer for the job.

Thanks again!

What this place needs is an additional admin, someone who is active and knows the ins and outs of the SMF software.

Quote from: The Old Rover on 10/04/2013, 11:41 AMWhat this place needs is an additional admin, someone who is active and knows the ins and outs of the SMF software.

nah.  What it really needs is more moderators.

Quote from: guest on 10/04/2013, 09:56 AMHey Aaron, thanks for updating the forums!
While we have your attention, would it be possible to add an moderator or two? It'd be really nice to have for when you're too busy to take care of things. I know a lot of people nominated Necromancer for the job.
Thanks again!

Yep, the mod situation is on my list of things to update.

Quote from: OldRover on 10/04/2013, 11:41 AMWhat this place needs is an additional admin, someone who is active and knows the ins and outs of the SMF software.

Thanks......I AM doing my best here trying to update the forum. :\  You don't need an expert to know how to do things with SMF....

Yeah, you don't need an expert for any forum software anymore, really, lol.

You just click a bunch of buttons and checkboxes!   

and drag/drop themes into folders and make sure they work when you activate them. :)

I am no expert on SMF But sounds simple enough. Always willing to help but yeah NecroPhile gets my vote!

;-)

I'm also willing to take on the Moderator role. I know my way around SMF forums. But Necromancer is my nominee as well.

Thanks again, Aaron. The site's looking good.

Quote from: Duo_R on 10/04/2013, 12:54 PMI am no expert on SMF But sounds simple enough. Always willing to help but yeah NecroPhile gets my vote!

;-)

Well, the S does stand for simple...

lol

Hey, what the heck!? The forum looks all cool and stuff all of a sudden! :P

I like the change; it gives things more...personality.

Hi Aaron, I am staying away from tapatalk and using the standard browser on my iOS, I did notice that the feature I use the most (Unread Posts/Replies) is now a pair of tiny icons on the upper right next to my avatar.  (It is even smaller on Mobile).

Are these tied to the theme, or would you consider making that feature more prominent at the top?

Thanks!

Quote from: MotherGunner on 10/04/2013, 02:28 PMHi Aaron, I am staying away from tapatalk and using the standard browser on my iOS, I did notice that the feature I use the most (Unread Posts/Replies) is now a pair of tiny icons on the upper right next to my avatar.  (It is even smaller on Mobile).

Are these tied to the theme, or would you consider making that feature more prominent at the top?

Thanks!

The icons are tied into the theme, but I'm not liking them either.  I think I'll look one more time for a different theme that has everything we are looking for.

You don't have to be an expert, but when you do upgrades, sometimes things break and it's good to know your stuff to know how to do tweaks to keep things running smoothly.

Quote from: Pcenginefx on 10/04/2013, 04:01 PM

Quote from: MotherGunner on 10/04/2013, 02:28 PMHi Aaron, I am staying away from tapatalk and using the standard browser on my iOS, I did notice that the feature I use the most (Unread Posts/Replies) is now a pair of tiny icons on the upper right next to my avatar.  (It is even smaller on Mobile).

Are these tied to the theme, or would you consider making that feature more prominent at the top?

Thanks!

The icons are tied into the theme, but I'm not liking them either.  I think I'll look one more time for a different theme that has everything we are looking for.

Hi aaron,

yeah please do that. i have the very same problem as mothergunner.

and please add some dark skins ;)

So it's a Simple MF? Lol

Quote from: guest on 10/04/2013, 01:04 PM

Quote from: Duo_R on 10/04/2013, 12:54 PMI am no expert on SMF But sounds simple enough. Always willing to help but yeah NecroPhile gets my vote!

;-)

Well, the S does stand for simple...

lol

At least the Lords of Thunda jewel icons are now back. MUCH better!

Good progress

I'm not liking any other themes out there people, so better get used to this one (colors and all).  I'm still tweaking little stuff here and there, but this may be it.

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/03/2013, 04:10 PMAlso, a "Mark posts as read" or similar button is now missing. I don't read every new post each time I visit so I'd like to be able to click it (as I did before) right before I leave so I can see which topics have new posts the next time I return. And can we increase the editing time to 5 minutes? I always have typos, add a bit of crap right after I submit, etc. It'd be nice to have a small buffer before the "edited" script shows up at the bottom of the post.

THIS. I'm fine with the current look but PLEASE bring back the "View all unread messages" link that used to be at the top of the main page, and add the "Mark all as read" link as Joe mentioned.  This message board has almost 20 sub-forums (too many, IMO, but that's okay) and even with the "new post" gem indicator, it's a pain to separately jump into each sub-forum to see the 1-2 threads that have new posts. And it's a waste of resources/bandwidth.

That was one of the best features here and I've never seen it on any other forum I hang out on.

Quote from: jperryss on 10/06/2013, 08:36 AM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/03/2013, 04:10 PMAlso, a "Mark posts as read" or similar button is now missing. I don't read every new post each time I visit so I'd like to be able to click it (as I did before) right before I leave so I can see which topics have new posts the next time I return. And can we increase the editing time to 5 minutes? I always have typos, add a bit of crap right after I submit, etc. It'd be nice to have a small buffer before the "edited" script shows up at the bottom of the post.

THIS. I'm fine with the current look but PLEASE bring back the "View all unread messages" link that used to be at the top of the main page, and add the "Mark all as read" link as Joe mentioned.  This message board has almost 20 sub-forums (too many, IMO, but that's okay) and even with the "new post" gem indicator, it's a pain to separately jump into each sub-forum to see the 1-2 threads that have new posts. And it's a waste of resources/bandwidth.

That was one of the best features here and I've never seen it on any other forum I hang out on.

UNREAD POSTS (sheet of paper image)

UNREAD REPLIES TO YOUR POSTS (talk bubbles with "+" symbol)

are both still available. TINY ICONS UPPER RIGHT CORNER, adjacent to your avatar.

THANK MOTHER GUNNER SINCE HE FOUND IT...

Quote from: MotherGunner on 10/04/2013, 02:28 PMHi Aaron, I am staying away from tapatalk and using the standard browser on my iOS, I did notice that the feature I use the most (Unread Posts/Replies) is now a pair of tiny icons on the upper right next to my avatar.  (It is even smaller on Mobile).

Are these tied to the theme, or would you consider making that feature more prominent at the top?

Thanks!

Quote from: jperryss on 10/06/2013, 08:36 AM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/03/2013, 04:10 PMAlso, a "Mark posts as read" or similar button is now missing. I don't read every new post each time I visit so I'd like to be able to click it (as I did before) right before I leave so I can see which topics have new posts the next time I return. And can we increase the editing time to 5 minutes? I always have typos, add a bit of crap right after I submit, etc. It'd be nice to have a small buffer before the "edited" script shows up at the bottom of the post.

THIS. I'm fine with the current look but PLEASE bring back the "View all unread messages" link that used to be at the top of the main page, and add the "Mark all as read" link as Joe mentioned.  This message board has almost 20 sub-forums (too many, IMO, but that's okay) and even with the "new post" gem indicator, it's a pain to separately jump into each sub-forum to see the 1-2 threads that have new posts. And it's a waste of resources/bandwidth.

That was one of the best features here and I've never seen it on any other forum I hang out on.

JOE: the mark all read button is there at the bottom when you click the new unread posts sheet icon

Jerry: see esteban's post about where to find the unread issues / Also note that gem feature is still here.  If the house is "exploded apart" it has new posts, if not it has no unread posts.  there is a little explanation of this if you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page.

Quote from: turboswimbz on 10/06/2013, 02:01 PMJOE: the mark all read button is there at the bottom when you click the new unread posts sheet icon
 

It wasn't when I originally made that post.

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 10/06/2013, 02:11 PM

Quote from: turboswimbz on 10/06/2013, 02:01 PMJOE: the mark all read button is there at the bottom when you click the new unread posts sheet icon
 

It wasn't when I originally made that post.

AH my bad Joe. Thanks for getting those back. I use them a lot. :)

Quote from: esteban on 10/06/2013, 12:46 PMUNREAD POSTS (sheet of paper image)

UNREAD REPLIES TO YOUR POSTS (talk bubbles with "+" symbol)

are both still available. TINY ICONS UPPER RIGHT CORNER, adjacent to your avatar.

THANK MOTHER GUNNER SINCE HE FOUND IT...

Quote from: MotherGunner on 10/04/2013, 02:28 PMHi Aaron, I am staying away from tapatalk and using the standard browser on my iOS, I did notice that the feature I use the most (Unread Posts/Replies) is now a pair of tiny icons on the upper right next to my avatar.  (It is even smaller on Mobile).

Are these tied to the theme, or would you consider making that feature more prominent at the top?

Thanks!

Awesome. I totally missed those icons due to the background and the fact that I never look in the upper right area when I'm on this site. Thanks all!

Cant say i like the new theme, and so many adverts .. how do i get rid of them?  Feels just a little over whelming..

I dig the new look in all honesty, used to it now. But then again I like Skittles!

Only thing I don't like is the space on the sides. It looks nice but it makes it very hard to see pics. Browsing the sales threads are annoying if the pics are big because you have to scroll left to right now to see the images.

This is the HabboLand Theme by Diego Andrés. Maybe someone needs to e-mail good ol' Diego and tell him to get his ass in gear and fix the width. Diego must be a giant chode.

HabboLand.

HabboLand.

hoboland

Quote from: Tatsujin on 10/15/2013, 05:28 AMhoboland

"Habbo" is Norwegian for "video editor" which, in Norway, is the career path that leads to becoming a hobo.