Some suggestions about this board

[Wake]

the confirmation box has started coming up whenever you sign in, is there any way we could go back to the old way?

I haven't changed this, so it may be there's a bug somewhere and two forms are getting confused. Does it only happen if you sign in from the bottom of the message board index?

Also whenever I log in and return to the board I have to select the messages to view them again. Is there any way this could be automatic?

Fixed

Wake

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

I am scared and suspicious of change. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[Wake]

threading prevents you making posts on what, to a casual user, seems to be an almost random basis.

With a bit of luck I've just fixed this. Alternatively, I've just broken it a bit more.

Wake

[Trout]

Heh, heh, heh.

Break it, Wake!

Hey, let's all have a destructive day and break things!

King Trout kicks in Tharg's telly.

I like our messy board.

The boarders make it what it is.

- Trout

[Queen Firey-Bou]

well i like this more than other forums, cos its clear & easy to use, but being a big kid , do like all singing dancing rasperyblowing icons... we could have some great ones for here if somebody cleverty put their minds to it,
 a monkey doffing its hat
a hatted monkey being blown up
explosions in general
large weapons firing
quad bikes revving
psi eyes flashing
a dial going up to 4 on ya
the fist of dredd

or have i gotten carried away again?

[Wake]

Although I suggested 32x32 might be okay for emoticons, they probably need to be only 16x16 if they are going to appear in the middle of sentences like this.

Wake

[Trout]

Bou, you've gotten carried away.

Also, I notice practically every suggestion you've made is ammunition for a board war.

Perhaps we could have Judge Death in place of a smiley?

- Trout

[Systematic]

The reason I suggested some changes is because, as a newcomer, it lacks a few functions other boards seem to have. But if people are happy with it I am happy.:) I don't want to rock the boat here, I'm a new passenger! I did post a reply and it didn't come up which was a little frustrating.

Gavin's 2k board uses Invision Power Boards.


I find that board is user-friendly. If the board is to get a facelift then I look forward to the new design. As for my username, no, Systematic is not from Five Star. But I am old enough to remember the group.;)

Link: http://www.invisionboard.com/" target="_blank">Link:

[Wake]

If the board is to get a facelift then I look forward to the new design

The board itself isn't scheduled for a face lift, just its border.

To integrate a completely different board (some people suggest ikonboard IIRC), as opposed to having the message board hosted off-site, take more time than I'm willing to spend on it. As I've said to one of the trolls on alt.comics.2000ad, if someone else wants to produce a fully coded funtional board which I can pretty much just upload to this website then I'm willing to give it a go.

Wake

[Systematic]

Hope I am not out of line in saying this, but wouldn't the task of a new message board be the responsibility of the owners of this site? Would that not be Rebellion? I understand that time and manpower prevent you doing it Wake, but wouldn't Rebellion be the ones to do that?

[W. R. Logan]

>Emoticons - great for adding some colour and feeling to the board.

Shudder, please god no yellow faces, or whacky things blinking at you, what?s wrong with the extremely simple 8-)

>Quote function - if you want to quote a specific post, use quote.

Or how about cut and paste with a ?>? in front of it

>Edit - for altering mistakes etc.

Mistakes can be fun, and editing would allow people to abuse others then change it.

>Link - simply type or cut and paste the link on screen.

Links can be added at the bottom of the message or with a couple of simple html tags be inserted all over the message as is regularly seen here.

[Wake]

That's pretty much the point. Why would Rebellion want to pay someone (e.g. me) to implement a new board (which by its very nature isn't a very commercial aspect of the site) if the current one works well enough?

Wake

[Systematic]

"That's pretty much the point. Why would Rebellion want to pay someone (e.g. me) to implement a new board (which by its very nature isn't a very commercial aspect of the site) if the current one works well enough?"

Surely the message board is there to attract new readers and therefore has a commercial aspect? People will buy the comic, visit the site, register and post their comments. I am recent fan (been reading 2000AD for two years) and decided to register. I've no problem with the board, please don't think I have. I was posting a few suggestions based on my experience at other boards. I hope I haven't been critical, that wasn't my intention.

[Jared Katooie]

"I hope I haven't been critical, that wasn't my intention."

Nah, you've been perfectly polite.

"Surely the message board is there to attract new readers and therefore has a commercial aspect?"

I think nearly 95% of the message boarders here already read the progs. It's more a way of hanging on to readers (so to speak) than luring in new ones.

Heck it even lured Logan back from his long walk! ;)

J.

[Dudley]

I hope I haven't been critical, that wasn't my intention.

You've been critical in the good sense of the word, I shouldn't worry about it.