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Title: Changes on the boards Post by: RET on September 05, 2002, 11:25:36 PM Over the last couple of weeks there have been a number of major and minor revisions to the Forum. I've mentioned a few of them in the "News" section that appears on the front page, but here is some more detail, if you're interested.
1. Members can upload files in posts. Max 64kb, only JPEG, GIF, DOC, XLS, PDF documents, or archives in ZIP or SIT format. Anything inappropriate will be deleted, and try to keep your images small! This function has been in place for only a couple of weeks, and already the space allocated for attachments (2MB) is more than half full. If you're posting a pile of photos from a run or event, consider using StarPhoto. 2. Banner Ads appear everywhere. At the bottom of every page you will see ads appearing now. By placing them at the bottom rather than the top (and bottom), I hope they're less intrusive. YMMV. There's a thread in the Rant section called "Annoying Pop-ups" that discusses the ads further. 3. When replying to a thread, the thread summary that appears under the box where you type your reply is now sorted in reverse chronological order. So the most recent reply prior to the one you are composing is at the top, and the first post at the bottom. This means less scrolling up and down to see what the last person (that presumably you're replying to) wrote. 4. Board indexes now show the date a thread was started, in addition to when the last post was, so you can see you long a discussion has been going. 5. Board indexes now show a picture or paperclip icon to identify that they contain attachments or links to images. 6. You won't see this one per se, but a heap of logging information and usage tracking (that I never looked at anyway ::)) has been turned off, making the boards significantly faster. Enjoy, RET Title: Re: Changes on the boards Post by: customFC on September 07, 2002, 04:24:27 AM Thanks Richard.
The improvements are outstanding. Keep up the good work. Regards Alex (http://members.aol.com/dmdurst//1cow.gif) Doin the cowappydance!!! Title: Re: Changes on the boards Post by: normd on September 07, 2002, 11:39:03 AM Hi RET
Geez mate , when do you get time to work on the FC hehe We all appreciate the work you put in. Norm d Title: Re: Changes on the boards Post by: RET on September 08, 2002, 03:01:18 AM FC? Hchhh ptoooie! :P Wash your mouth out with soap. It's an FE, and I don't ever find time to work on it, forum or not. Must have something to do with 2 kids 2 and under :-/
Most of the work on these boards I do on the train to and from work. The joys of a Unix-based laptop, eh? If it wasn't for that quiet hour each way, it simply wouldn't happen. I might get a chance to do the NSW Club magazine as well if only I could carry the printer and the scanner on the train as well ::) Thanks for your kind words. RET Title: Re: Changes on the boards Post by: normd on September 08, 2002, 08:54:19 AM Hi RET
I bow my head in shame :-X sorry FE , my FC has an FE grill , does that get us back on talkin' terms hehehe Know the trouble with garbage disposals (kids) I got "3" :o Keep up the great work mate Norm d |