Boss Lady Posted September 8, 2011 at 10:55 AM Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 at 10:55 AM We are preparing to upgrade the forum to a newer version. The date of the upgrade has not been finalized yet, but we expect it to happen in the next few days. We expect the upgrade to: Improve the registration process. Improve the "look and feel" of the forum. It should be cleaner and more intuitive. I know a lot of people don't like the way the Reply feature currently works. There are some changes to the placement and wording of the buttons that I think will improve that. Improve spam control. I will pass on more information as I get it.thanks,Olivia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 8, 2011 at 11:29 AM Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 at 11:29 AM Can't wait!!! Well, actually I can, and I will. But I'm excited to see the new look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Lady Posted September 9, 2011 at 01:44 PM Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 at 01:44 PM I believe the upgrade may be coming later today. The software company cannot seem to give a precise date and time for the upgrade. I gather they take care of these matters as they have available resources. We can expect some downtime for the forum while the upgrade is occuring. Hopefully the downtime will not excede about 30 minutes.thanks,Olivia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Lady Posted September 9, 2011 at 03:23 PM Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 at 03:23 PM The upgrade has been complete. The only thing I see so far that looks a little weird is the profile pictures are resized and not looking so good. I am not quite sure yet what can be done about that short of re-uploading our pictures. Otherwise, everything appears to be in order. I'll check in to the forum from time to time to see if any of you - our loyal members - are experiencing any problems.thanks,Olivia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 9, 2011 at 03:59 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 at 03:59 PM So far so good! Thank you!How do I adjust my settings so I don't see avatars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 9, 2011 at 06:45 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 at 06:45 PM So far so good! Thank you!How do I adjust my settings so I don't see avatars?Easy. Just click on something that says don't look at avatars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Lady Posted September 9, 2011 at 06:46 PM Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 at 06:46 PM George,It looks like you may be stuck looking at our pictures because I don't see any way of changing your settings so you don't see "avatars." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 9, 2011 at 06:52 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 at 06:52 PM Ok, Olivia, no problem.....thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 9, 2011 at 11:05 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 at 11:05 PM How do I adjust my settings so I don't see avatars?There doesn't seem to be a setting for this in the forum itself, but all of the avatars are stored in the same folder, so if you have an adblocking program you can add the filter robertsrules.forumflash.com/uploads/profile/* and the avatars will all disappear, while other images remain unaffected. I tested this with the Adblock Plus add-on for Firefox and it worked fine.NOTE: Add http:// to the start of the filter. I had to remove it or the forum kept turning it into a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 10, 2011 at 02:31 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 at 02:31 PM It also seems the PM function is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted September 10, 2011 at 04:53 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 at 04:53 PM The upgrade has been complete. The only thing I see so far that looks a little weird is the profile pictures are resized and not looking so good. thanks,OliviaUh oh! I need to look good. I'm not hired for my inteligamentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 10, 2011 at 07:49 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 at 07:49 PM It also seems the PM function is gone. What's a PM function? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 10, 2011 at 07:51 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 at 07:51 PM What's a PM function?Private Message. There used to be a button on the profile page you could click to send a "private" message offline to a member. It was available even in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted September 10, 2011 at 08:04 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 at 08:04 PM Is the Outline View gone? It displayed replies in a "threaded" view that was very handy to try to visualize how the replies flowed one from the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Lady Posted September 11, 2011 at 08:02 PM Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 at 08:02 PM Private Message. There used to be a button on the profile page you could click to send a "private" message offline to a member. It was available even in the morning. Hmmm, I thought the private messaging feature was never enabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Lady Posted September 11, 2011 at 08:02 PM Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 at 08:02 PM Is the Outline View gone? It displayed replies in a "threaded" view that was very handy to try to visualize how the replies flowed one from the other.Rob, I'll take a look to see what happened to the Outline View. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Lady Posted September 11, 2011 at 08:21 PM Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 at 08:21 PM Uh oh! I need to look good. I'm not hired for my inteligamentality.Tim,Now, I am not saying you don't look good blurry, but you might have to reupload your picture. That is how I got my picture straightened out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted September 11, 2011 at 08:57 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 at 08:57 PM Tim,Now, I am not saying you don't look good blurry, but you might have to reupload your picture. That is how I got my picture straightened out.Thank you, Olivia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 11, 2011 at 10:22 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 at 10:22 PM Hmmm, I thought the private messaging feature was never enabled.Well, to be most accurate, it wasn't the actual private messaging (live and in real time), but there was a button on the profile pages that allowed you to send a message directly to a member as an email. No big loss, but it was kind-a handy.Also, there was a "notes" section in the profile where I used to store tidbits and quotes that made it easy to copy'n'paste into replies. If there is a similar storage area in the current profile settings, I've overlooked it, but that too was kind-a handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 12, 2011 at 12:09 AM Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 at 12:09 AM Also, at the bottom of threads there is no option to return to the primary board.........I see that I can go to the thread trail on the bottom (see below) but I think we could go back to the board directly before.Reply to quoted posts Clear RONR Forum→ RONR Discussion Board→ Questions or Comments about the Message Board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted September 12, 2011 at 02:30 AM Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 at 02:30 AM Also, at the bottom of threads there is no option to return to the primary board.........I see that I can go to the thread trail on the bottom (see below) but I think we could go back to the board directly before.The thread trail is clickable, and will return you to the appropriate place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted September 16, 2011 at 11:06 AM Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 at 11:06 AM The erstwhile system indicated whether I, the user, had contributed to a thread, not as the initiator.That indication seems to be no longer present, or am I looking in the wrong place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 16, 2011 at 11:17 AM Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 at 11:17 AM In the list view of each forum, to the left of each topic you should see either a folder icon or a star (I've seen both on different systems). That indicates you have posted in that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted September 26, 2011 at 05:48 PM Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 at 05:48 PM Well, to be most accurate, it wasn't the actual private messaging (live and in real time), but there was a button on the profile pages that allowed you to send a message directly to a member as an email. No big loss, but it was kind-a handy.I also miss this feature (the ability to contact members easily off the board). I found it particulary nice, as a newcomer here back in the summer of '09, that some regular members of the board started sending me emails occasionally (after I had put up a sufficient number of annoying posts to display some persistence in learning about RONR, I think ). The current setup makes it very hard to communicate with new people... after all, not that many people want to post their email addresses directly on the forum, for all to see.Has the feature been deliberately removed because of concerns about spam?I hope some version of direct communication between members here can be restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Abqgram Posted December 19, 2011 at 09:14 PM Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 at 09:14 PM Also - no longer is it easy to go BACK to the discussion. I read a post and want to go back to the list of posts - and I can't figure out HOW.Just hitting the "return" key isn't working. (on a Mac). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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