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richjensen · Post by **richjensen** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:16 am

It's neat in here! I was just tickled by the centrality of the 'joined' datapoint.

Thanks Mr. Stick!

Post by **joni** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:57 am

I’m so happy with everything about this board right now. Thank you all.

Do we want pages? Right now I have each thread displaying 50 messages per page. Could be 62, or 77, or 9732. Any number really.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:59 am

God, a human man can make this thing we are on. This blows my mind (which is gum).

Post by **joni** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:02 am

I didn’t make this, but I can adjust it

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:03 am

jonathan_stick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:02 am I didn’t make this, but I can adjust it

I love it. I'd sprinkle it on my cereal (which is gum).

Post by **joni** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:29 am

Today’s header image is by original cyberpunk science fiction writer Rudy Rucker.

I’m going to change the header image every day, post suggestions here.

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:40 pm

Thank you Mr Sticks.

Post by **joni** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:41 pm

RCH wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:40 pmThank you Mr Sticks.

My pleasure. Also, I sent you a PM about making an image. PM/DM!

richjensen · Post by **richjensen** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 3:24 pm

Totally noticing the absence of 'like'. In a totally good and refreshing and also curious way.

So 'different'.

Post by **joni** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:01 am

Today’s header image is by RCH

uncleboatshoes · Post by **uncleboatshoes** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:21 am

Yeah, but does this thing do games?

Post by **joni** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:22 am

uncleboatshoes wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:21 am Yeah, but does this thing do games?

See new thread

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:09 am

richjensen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 3:24 pm Totally noticing the absence of 'like'. In a totally good and refreshing and also curious way.

So 'different'.

Yes! This has also made me realize how deep the "like" instinct is. It's a little frightening.

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:09 pm

LOVE THE NO LIKES
Just gimme the pure 'tent

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:20 pm

Here's a link to a popular multiplayer BBS game called Legend of the Red Dragon: http://lord.gear.host/

kmikeym · Post by **kmikeym** » Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:04 pm

it was a board not unlike this that led to gary getting married.

i wonder if anyone will get married because of THIS board.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:45 am

Aw. Too bad I already AM married. Sucks (but is nice).

kmikeym · Post by **kmikeym** » Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:55 am

RCH wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:20 pm Here's a link to a popular multiplayer BBS game called Legend of the Red Dragon: http://lord.gear.host/

this is rad!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:29 am

jonathan_stick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:57 am I’m so happy with everything about this board right now. Thank you all.

Do we want pages? Right now I have each thread displaying 50 messages per page. Could be 62, or 77, or 9732. Any number really.

Wait, pages are annoying. I just got very lost when trying to discuss Snipes's head. I say no to pages!

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 3:53 am

I agree, I was confused by the Snipes head thread also

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:02 am

Pages are good! This board will get unwieldy real fast if we don’t have some kind of pagination, no?

Also did you guys know you can just click the “>” displayed next to each thread title to go straight to the most recent post?

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:23 am

Post by **joni** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:30 am

If you’re on a phone you can tap the date (phones don’t show the “>”) and it also brings you to the latest post.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:46 am

Why are there little grey stars by some topics and not others? Why are some of the stars next to topics different colors (yellow or blue or red)? Why is there what looks like a cute little toxic waste symbol next to the "what are you watching" topic (only in "new posts")? There are so many things I do not understand in this world.

Post by **joni** » Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:15 am

All I know is the yellow stars mean there is an unread post. I don't know about the other colors!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:48 am

It looks like a topic with an unread post gets a yellow star and a bracketed red star? That 'lil toxic waste guy will just remain an eternal mystery. NO ONE KNOWS.

infopetal · Post by **infopetal** » Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:31 pm

I think the star outside brackets slightly to the left of the topic title indicates it's a thread you've posted in, and then it seems to be yellow if there are unread posts (combined with a bracketed red star) and grey if not…?

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:32 pm

I don’t have a toxic waste guy, but I do have a neon green square next to my own posts. Anyone? I love that we’re reverse-engineering this board’s UI it’s really bringing me back to the good old days

infopetal · Post by **infopetal** » Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:52 pm

I think the neon green square appears by anyone is is currently online!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:19 am

Toxic dude was only next to "what are you listening to" and only when viewed in the list of "new posts" under Quick Links. It no longer appears in New Posts and so no toxic dude? Should we do a test later when you guys are awake?

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:04 pm

Go look now! It's back!
Quick Links > New Posts > 'lil toxic waste symbol to the left of 'what are you watching'
WHY??

rcnederveld · Post by **rcnederveld** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:21 pm

m o l l y wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:04 pm Go look now! It's back!
Quick Links > New Posts > 'lil toxic waste symbol to the left of 'what are you watching'
WHY??

I can see it. I was the last one to post in there and am a new member under 24 hours, in case that helps the sleuthing?

Post by **joni** » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:46 pm

@morgan - I'm trying to make the Imgur plugin work, but I must be missing something? I uploaded it, got the API key, enabled it, and it looks like everything worked, but...

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 1:11 am

Quarenstein!

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 1:13 pm

Jona, you inspired me to make one of these for the UCBNY community/pals since it just shut down in NYC (RIP!). I had some issues with the imgur thing. I had to basically just try over and over again in the ACP to get it to work. It took all night. I don't know why. Just seems buggy— but then it worked. It kept getting hung up on the thing where you click the button and it opens a little window that connects you to imgur to authorize, after you enter the key. Eventually I just left the ACP and when I came back it had installed. I have no idea what I did or why it worked.

The other extension I like that really helped is "simple mentions" which allow you to @ someone and draw their attention to a thread without having to quote them.

Post by **joni** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:13 pm

[mention]morgan[/mention] Awesome. Simple mentions is installed! Still don't know why IMGUR isn't working. I'll keep trying until I can convince [mention]alex[/mention] to build a Ditherit image uploader plugin for us.

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:08 am

sounds like a job for Sarah McDoogan:

plugins and widgets and downloadable content
extensions and mentions and IMGUR doggone it

willowowow · Post by **willowowow** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:45 am

Sarah McDoogan welcome back!

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:50 am

[mention]joni[/mention] I kinda started to try but the PHPBB event hooks are not behaving how I expect them to...I'll keep plug-in away at it though

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:02 am

[mention]alex[/mention] Amazing!

Post by **joni** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:28 am

HEY EVERYONE:

Image uploading is better now. You can use either tab, “Attachments” no longer have unreasonably small size limits, and now you can use “Imgur” which looks a little better. Here’s a test:

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:35 am

something's still wrong, that cat is too big

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:16 am

Picture looks fine to me. Looks like a good and handsome lad

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:03 pm

Thank you Sysop!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri May 01, 2020 5:10 am

Hurray! I won't have to painstakingly resize my Star Trek screenshots anymore! Watchout, world, here I come!!

infopetal · Post by **infopetal** » Fri May 22, 2020 9:28 pm

is "Quaranstein" a new addition? my eyes keep getting caught on it.

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Fri May 22, 2020 10:11 pm

Could've SWORN it was Quaranstain

infopetal · Post by **infopetal** » Fri May 22, 2020 10:16 pm

alexshred420 wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 10:11 pm Could've SWORN it was Quaranstain

o god, further evidence we are in the darkest timeline.

Post by **joni** » Fri May 22, 2020 10:26 pm

It was Quaranstein for a good while. Now it's not. Please DM me suggestions for any of this any time!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat May 23, 2020 1:35 am

ꓘornantine!! Korn's gonna TRIP!