2000 AD Online Forum

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Much, much better search functionality.

How about recap pages for all ongoing storylines? Would really help for stuff like Dredd, Dante, Sinister Dexter etc.

Would these not be simialr to the synopses over on 2000adreview? It might be useful to see if they could link, as I know Gavin's site is on the same server...

Although the 2000ad review synopsis are useful I think we could do with a story so far synopsis which is very brief but explains the whole story as opposed to what happened the previous week.

I'm sure 2000 AD Reivew would be up for some linkage, I'll have a little word

QuoteMuch, much better search functionality.

Ok, I'm going down the route of the usual here with thinking you want to search in a general or specific way for each category? In which case, that's what will be happening for sure!

Quote from: "w3b-B0Tv2"Ok, I'm going down the route of the usual here with thinking you want to search in a general or specific way for each category? In which case, that's what will be happening for sure!

Well, something that works and that doesn't use sodding Google would be nice. What you have planned sounds about right to me.

Ohh ok, if it's just a matter of not using Google and having a site search then yeah

Kind of a cross-post now, but in terms of specifics, it'd be good to see a robust simple/advanced search. In other words, the site's design should incorporate a prominent search area, either top-right or within the main nav bar. In my research for various articles and site design, it's pretty clear users are less inclined to use drilling down for nav these days, and prefer search, and so having it prominent and accessible is a very good idea.

Then, of course, you should have some kind of advanced option for filtered searches, rather than just keyword ones. Something like this would be good:

[keyword search field]
[•] Show results with any terms
[ ] Show results with all terms

Restrict search to:
[Article type  V]  [Date  V]  [Some other category  V]
| Interviews    |
| News          |
| Reviews       |
| Etc...        |
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As a general query- when the prog database is back up, will the votes be coming back too?

I'd hope so, as this is the best way of updating favourite strips and compiling 'top ten' things.

It is unlikely as it stands that the voting system will come back as was, there may be some other system that replaces it or an alternative.

Avatars shown on the board index.

QuoteAvatars shown on the board index.

On it, tomorrow...

Excellent suggestion, Krom. Nice way to make the new board more familiar to old users.
Thanks for picking it up so quickly, w3b-B0Tv2!

Hah don't thank me until it's there, proving bloody problematic at the moment...sigh! Nothing's ever easy eh?

Tsk. Always with the excuses...

don't make me cry I'll frazzle my circuits!

Anything difficult worth doing Web-botter. Like the icon by the way. Very ironic.

Erm another thing crossed my mind reading that terribly 'late in the day' ,News post by garageman.

It would be nice to see the latest post title up on the ..ahem.. board index too.

If something is a hot topic and everyone can see its importance as the latest post comes in, it would be a great advantage. Plus I would not have to guess wether there was anything interesting worth looking into those group titles for.

And if that can be done over the avatar idea, I would not mind.

Well that can be done, but will have to look into whether that works nicely with an avatar, it might make things go tits up...

Might have to have a poll, see what's preferred, I will assume avatar  

I dunno, webby, people are more partial to being informed than seeing themselves on the screen....surely?

I'm using "view new posts" a lot, as it gives similar results to the way the old board worked.

But I keep having to navigate back to the board index to access it. Can we have it as a standard function at the end of each thread?

You're a busy bee, aren't you?

My apologies!

- Trout

Actually, that's a pretty good option, and would it be workable with the 'view active topics' option as well. I'm loving that.

Aye that I "bee" - 2000 AD not being the only project on the cards to boot...ho hum.

Anyways, after much faffin' around, it seems the best option is to display the active "last posted in" topic on the front rather than the avatars...although avatars might come later. I just want to get something done in the interim at the very least.

So, about this "view new posts" bit, is that effectively going to work the same as the "back button" on your browser? Or do you want it there as default in case you haven't come from the active topic lists?

Thanks Web-bot, thats fantastic. Much more immediate information.

How about a welcome to the board block for New members. I keep seeing newbies posting but have no idea who they are and how to befriend them.

How do you cut and paste clickable links in a post like Youtube Gold for example ?

 Thanks.

Quote from: "Krombasher"How about a welcome to the board block for New members. I keep seeing newbies posting but have no idea who they are and how to befriend them.

Hello! As a new member I'd second this one. This is the first chatroom/community thing I've involved myself in and it's great. But I think Krombasher has a point, I wondered myself whereabouts I should make my first post. Luckily for me I was greeted by Buttonman and given some helpful advice about existing threads (DOH!).At the end of the day I don't think it could hurt. Cheers Kerrin.

There is now a section for this under the 2000 AD Heading.

Cheers Mr.BOTv2.

On the old board (*sigh* ... I know, I know) the "View Your Posts" option actually showed you your posts, in chronological order (newest to oldest) and gave you the option to view each one in context by jumping to the relevant thread.

Now, it shows you a list of threads to which you've contributed. If that thread has multiple pages, you either have to plough through the whole thread, or hope that you can remember roughly what stage you made your post.

In all honesty, it's quite a big step backwards in terms of functionality.

Cheers!

Jim

Ahh Mr Cambell, no worries, we each like things done a certain way...so if I get your meaning you're after something along the lines of:

search.php?author_id=524&sr=posts (http://www.2000adonline.com/forum/search.php?author_id=524&sr=posts)

?

Quote from: "w3b-B0Tv2"Ahh Mr Cambell, no worries, we each like things done a certain way...so if I get your meaning you're after something along the lines of:

search.php?author_id=524&sr=posts (http://www.2000adonline.com/forum/search.php?author_id=524&sr=posts)

?

There's no escape from Justice after all ! Save us !!

Any chance the foes list could have an option whereby that person's posts are completely absent instead of there but ignored?

Hi Satchmo - as a computer novice, you've lost me, could you please explain what you mean and how does it work?  Thanks.

Tankie,
the return of list-pilfering oxygen thief Callahan got me longing for the killfile function that the old board had, as the friend/foe thing on the user control panel hides the posts but they're still there. Next time someone like him comes along I'd prefer to Trotsky them right out of existence

Can you make the clickable banner at the top link to the main 2000ad online site? Or have another button to link there?

I'd like to suggest putting the "*View unanswered posts • View new posts • View active topics*" link at the top of every thread. I use the • View active topics • link a lot, but it doesn't appear enough for my laziness...

Quote from: "the_legendary_shark"I'd like to suggest putting the "*View unanswered posts • View new posts • View active topics*" link at the top of every thread. I use the • View active topics • link a lot, but it doesn't appear enough for my laziness...

Yup- it used to be at the top of each page, but has disappeared...

Sorry, posted this in the wrong thread. Here is more appropriate.

Any chance of having that feature whereby when you pause the mouse on the thread title it pops up a floating box that gives you the first few lines of the message? I find I use that a lot on other forums to save time in working out what I want to read. Also useful for avoiding spam, I find.

Steev

Would it be possible to have a sub-board (entitled 'In-Forum Competitions' or something equally imaginitive) for the art/ writing comps?

The competition posts keep getting lost under a slew of posts and my damaged brain finds it difficult to keep up with them for viewing/ voting etc. They are also difficult to find as I can never recall which part of the board they're on.

It might encourage extra entries/ votes.

Also, is it possible to have the Barney site permanently linked somewhere?

Not sure where to post this. When you click on someones user name you're taken to a completely different user

I clicked on my own and was brought to Dog Deevers' profile

Quote from: johnnystress on 15 July, 2009, 12:19:40 PM
Not sure where to post this. When you click on someones user name you're taken to a completely different user

I clicked on my own and was brought to Dog Deevers' profile

Starnge- I just clicked on yours and it went to you...

Quote from: His Lordship rac on 18 June, 2009, 01:46:28 PM

Quote from: the_legendary_sharkI'd like to suggest putting the "*View unanswered posts • View new posts • View active topics*" link at the top of every thread. I use the • View active topics • link a lot, but it doesn't appear enough for my laziness...

Yup- it used to be at the top of each page, but has disappeared...

Yeah be right with you on that with the new (old) design. Basically adding in anything we've missed off the current one.

Quote from: SpookyTheCat on 11 July, 2009, 11:31:57 PM
Sorry, posted this in the wrong thread. Here is more appropriate.

Any chance of having that feature whereby when you pause the mouse on the thread title it pops up a floating box that gives you the first few lines of the message? I find I use that a lot on other forums to save time in working out what I want to read. Also useful for avoiding spam, I find.

Steev

Haven't forgot, will look into it :)

But *I* forgot to answer YOUR question! Rolly-over-thread thingy would be good in the root of the forum (whatever you call that) and each sub-forum.

Is that what you asked?

I am very hot today and my brain doesn't work in the heat.

Steev

Would it be worth having a handful of sample strips on 2000adonline.com? Either sample pages or entire episodes. Recent digital artwork rather than scanned old stuff.

Or perhaps have the 2000AD sample issue given out at a US convention last year available as a free downloadable trial copy?

Looking at some of the discussions on other websites many people seem to have heard of 2000AD but are not really sure what it is about. Most seem to have no idea of just how good it is.

What better way to show how great 2000AD is than to make an issue available for free, or at least sample strips?

You can download 1600 free (http://comics.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=2560&products_id=59333&filters=0_0_0&manufacturers_id=2560) from DriveThru, so there is a precedent - perhaps offer something like 1650 (the big "jump on" issue from the middle of last year) as CBZ, PDF or viewable online. However, it would undermine Clickwheel's sales and there may be contractual issues (although they also have 1600 so...) but in the long run you'd think it can only help sales.

There were also some free stories at Barney (which no longer needs people to be logged in to view):

www.2000ad.org/index.php?zone=thrill&page=thrillindex

The odd free prog can't do any harm and it'd give people a feel for how it works as a complete issue. The wiki might be a good venue to do this...

And the BBC have a few free stories too:

www.bbc.co.uk/cult/comics/2000adstrips/

That's bizarre - why are the BBC hosting 2000ad strips? Not complaining, though! There's loads of good stuff on that 'cult' section. Just tried the medium difficulty comics quiz and  got 9 out of 10 - though I dispute the answers - Johnny Alpha wasn't born in Milton Keynes, was he?

Yes, I have downloaded the free issue 1600 from DriveThru. I have it somewhere but I don't think that is the sort of download a casual visitor to 2000adonline.com would wait for. It seems as if that is print ready artwork. Massive PDF file and just not user friendly with all the layered elements taking time to load. 

Yes, I've seen the stuff on BBC cult comics.

And the free 2000AD origins issue on Clickwheel but I just don't like the quality of the dodgy black and white scans as I mentioned elsewhere recently.

I think the current preview images and text regarding current issues on the website go some way towards what I am suggesting but I think the website could go a bit further in promoting the quality of 2000AD (and the Meg).

I think the wiki is designed to pick up the slack there as it is somewhere that more story details can be added. It just needs more involvement to help flesh it out (perhaps in the ongoing progs and then working back and filling others in). They can also hold links to reviews and other recourse, like free comics (it may be we can even have a category like "free stuff" for where there are links to the story in question online for free - it'd help people dig out resources a lot more easily). Of course, the irony is that the 2000AD site no longer appears to have any free comics for people to view. The wiki could do that too - you could create a template where you could have each page of a prog or story online and navigate between them

On the promotion front would it be worth using the wiki to have a kind of 2000AD 101 and or FAQ that eases the new reader in? Perhaps explaining what it is (yes it does need doing) and what are the older classics and the new up and coming stories as well as where you can but 2000AD and in what forms (issues/trades and paper/electronic). That kind of thing.

Quote from: SuperSurfer on 03 February, 2010, 11:55:48 PMAnd the free 2000AD origins issue on Clickwheel but I just don't like the quality of the dodgy black and white scans as I mentioned elsewhere recently.

Ah yes good call:

www.clickwheel.net/features/285

If anyone is off discussing 2000AD on other sites it'd be an idea to throw those links in as it'd give people a chance to read quite a good selection of stories.

Could we see the return of being able to enter competitions online?

I'm pretty sure that is why I first registered an account.

Seconded - I did quite well out of theonline competitions (won twice) but can't seem to pick up a postcard and send it in.

When I access the website via my (supposedly) smart phone (an LG In Touch Max), it goes immediately to the WAP version and hence I can't see any pictures.

This means that the UNDERWARE thread is sliding down my list of most viewed topics (as there's little point reading a thread that consists of "Cor Blimey, look at the size of those" "Not my type" and "You are all pervs, here is a picture of a naked man".

So can I get to see the normal site (or a mobile version of it) that isn't WAP. (ie. like FACEBOOK TOUCH)?

Is there any way a "share" feature could be added to threads and possibly even specific posts?

Something like the "hallmarks" you get at the end of some blog postings: M(e-mail) B(blog) t(twitter) f(facebook) etc.

I very often want a reduced version of the url's to use on twitter and I'm sure this feature would help ease the act of promoting things like the recent Dredd movie still...

Quote from: KevLev on 01 December, 2010, 11:25:23 AM
Is there any way a "share" feature could be added to threads and possibly even specific posts?

Something like the "hallmarks" you get at the end of some blog postings: M(e-mail) B(blog) t(twitter) f(facebook) etc.

I very often want a reduced version of the url's to use on twitter and I'm sure this feature would help ease the act of promoting things like the recent Dredd movie still...

I've been compiling these featuers generally in a mahoosive list. This one's more for when the site gets touched up Q1 next year. I'm not sure sure which way around you want it, in that is it you want to share a post on the forum with Facebook / Twitter users etc? If so, I expect so...

Yeah, to share from here to twitter mainly... no hurry though - just a suggestion. Thanks!