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post #51 of 106
10/8/05 at 11:09pm
I like the new look, although it was a bit shocking at first.

Looking forward to getting a unique avatar. Tomorrow, maybe.

Oh... and maybe the upgrades will finally let me have mod powers!
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post #52 of 106
10/8/05 at 11:24pm
I think the teal is fine, a nice contrast. The grey on black was always hard for me to read. Everything is actually a little easier on the eyes to me now. I especially like the fading in the green.
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post #53 of 106
10/9/05 at 12:39am
Revised my avatar 'cause otherwise I'd be working. Nick's right-- black background works best. Love yours, Pop.
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post #54 of 106
10/9/05 at 1:02am
The new look sure is spiffy. I will say I liked the yellow dot indicating a new post in that topic. The blue to green isn't enough of a contrast for me just yet. Looks good everywhere else though !!
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post #55 of 106
10/9/05 at 1:18am
Me likey.
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post #56 of 106
10/9/05 at 1:45am
here's mine, good change. cool.
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post #57 of 106
10/9/05 at 2:53am
By the way, I love the Quick Reply feature. It's on a couple of other boards I go to and it's just really damn convenient.
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post #58 of 106
10/9/05 at 10:06am
I can't find anything that will let me change my avatar. It's just defaulting to "Do not use an avatar" with no other options available.
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post #59 of 106
10/9/05 at 11:18am
I think the only thing I don't like is the underlined links. I dig those funky colours, though.
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post #60 of 106
10/9/05 at 12:21pm
Anyone?
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post #61 of 106
10/9/05 at 12:25pm
Here's what it's showing me under "Edit Avatar"

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post #62 of 106
10/9/05 at 12:36pm
Do you not have a "Custom Avatar" panel directly beneath that one?
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post #63 of 106
10/9/05 at 12:42pm
right below that panel you have an upload option to grab your own one.
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post #64 of 106
10/9/05 at 12:48pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason P. Thompson
Here's what it's showing me under "Edit Avatar"
I had the same problem when I was trying to change my avatar. It took a couple of reloads to get the upload option back.

I vote for not having overly animated avatars. They tend to be quite distracting. And I agree with Ron Vogel, the current quote text is a bit too neon.
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post #65 of 106
10/9/05 at 12:51pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by alobek
I vote for not having overly animated avatars. They tend to be quite distracting. And I agree with Ron Vogel, the current quote text is a bit too neon.
I'm with you on the overly animated avatars. I've got a five second switch back and forth thing going with mine, if it annoys anyone let me know.
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post #66 of 106
10/9/05 at 1:01pm
well, what about not too long signatures. keep allowing several fonts etc.
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post #67 of 106
10/9/05 at 1:06pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feral Akodon
well, what about not too long signatures. keep allowing several fonts etc.
The ones with rainbow color can get a bit annoying, but with no motion to attract the eye, they're easy enough to ignore.
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post #68 of 106
10/9/05 at 1:15pm
On most threads I cant read the entire thread, the page gets cut off about 90% of the way down, I have to click on 'quote' or reply button to see every entry. Bit annoying.
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post #69 of 106
10/9/05 at 1:34pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by cognizant
On most threads I cant read the entire thread, the page gets cut off about 90% of the way down, I have to click on 'quote' or reply button to see every entry. Bit annoying.
Yeah, I'm getting that as well...especially with threads of more than one page. Any ideas?

LOVE the new layout, though!
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post #70 of 106
10/9/05 at 2:01pm
I feel ashamed to do much posting without an avatar. I know what I want, I just have to go about getting it put together.
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post #71 of 106
10/9/05 at 2:12pm
Any moderator:

I have a problem. I can't seem to stay logged in for a long period of time. Ever since the changes took place in the forums, I haven't been able to post all the time for some odd reason. Every time I log in, a screen pops up that says I'm logged in and that's supposedly redirecting me to another screen. But then when I get to that screen, I'm no longer logged in. Even stranger, in the Active Users section, my screen name appears, even though on the top of the screen it makes no mention of me being logged in.

Advice?

Thanks!
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post #72 of 106
10/9/05 at 2:18pm
I used to think this message board (at both the staff and the members request) intentionally didnt have an option for avatars so that every member would only be judged and noticed by their posts' content and not their pretty pictorial representation.

How wrong was I!
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post #73 of 106
10/9/05 at 2:23pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by cognizant
I used to think this message board (at both the staff and the members request) intentionally didnt have an option for avatars so that every member would only be judged and noticed by their posts' content and not their pretty pictorial representation.

How wrong was I!
That probably was the reasoning, but I'd guess that by now there's enough name recognition on the boards that adding a little picture for the fun of it won't hurt things too much.
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post #74 of 106
10/9/05 at 2:32pm
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Originally Posted by IndianSummerSky
Any moderator:

I have a problem. I can't seem to stay logged in for a long period of time. Ever since the changes took place in the forums, I haven't been able to post all the time for some odd reason. Every time I log in, a screen pops up that says I'm logged in and that's supposedly redirecting me to another screen. But then when I get to that screen, I'm no longer logged in. Even stranger, in the Active Users section, my screen name appears, even though on the top of the screen it makes no mention of me being logged in.

Advice?

Thanks!
Try clearing out your browser's cookies. That might fix it.
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post #75 of 106
10/9/05 at 2:32pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Vogel
That probably was the reasoning
It would be interesting to know if it was intentional or if Nick just couldnt be bothered to have the feature. When I first joined I was so used to forums with avatars it was a bit of a shock to get used to but over time I did like the look, pages loaded quicker and my eyes werent diverted by images, just words from maniacs, obsessives and jokers.

Either way, I dont really mind too much, I just need the black background! Its soothing on the eyes.
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post #76 of 106
10/9/05 at 2:49pm
I allow avatars for a few reasons. First of all, a lot of the new posters kind of blend together because honestly... so few people have real names on here. Also, I like the board to evolve. There's no right answer. I think the new look is terrific and hope the avatars add a little vitality to the boards.
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post #77 of 106
10/9/05 at 3:43pm
I can already see that even with avatars, Chud still distances itself from other boards with its good taste. Already a lot of cool ones, and haven't really seen any lame ones yet.

I've also noticed the quick reply is working a lot better than I've seen on other boards. It doesn't have to reload the thread after you hit reply, it just pops up on there. Coolness.
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post #78 of 106
10/9/05 at 4:11pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Vogel
The ones with rainbow color can get a bit annoying, but with no motion to attract the eye, they're easy enough to ignore.
well, if the sig is ten fold longer than the actual message ...
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post #79 of 106
10/9/05 at 5:06pm
Wow, the colours! This looks great!
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post #80 of 106
10/9/05 at 7:09pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Agent Helix
Try clearing out your browser's cookies. That might fix it.
Will do.

Thanks.

Oh, and the forum looks awesome. The changes are ace.
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post #81 of 106
10/9/05 at 7:49pm
Just uploaded a Avatar but it does not seem to be showing up.
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post #82 of 106
10/9/05 at 11:30pm
Love everything so far except when typing a reply that little blinking cursor that shows you where you are in the paragraph is now black which makes correcting my posts using the keyboard a headache.
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post #83 of 106
10/9/05 at 11:53pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleeplesslumber
Love everything so far except when typing a reply that little blinking cursor that shows you where you are in the paragraph is now black which makes correcting my posts using the keyboard a headache.
It's white for me.
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post #84 of 106
10/10/05 at 1:06am
Yay for avatar! Yay for green gradients! It all takes a minute to get used to, but it's a nice change.
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post #85 of 106
10/10/05 at 2:27am
This is super duper, folks!

You stay classy, Chud!
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post #86 of 106
10/10/05 at 3:24am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick Nunziata
I've enabled avatars. See how people like them.
I'd thought I'd never see the day you'd allow avatars on this site! Anyway, I didg them. Thanks for giving us the option.
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post #87 of 106
10/10/05 at 6:19am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Vogel
It's white for me.
It's white for me now as well, thanks for the adjustment Nick.

For those who know Firefox I just have a quick question to ask. I know that a lot of people like those little boxes that pop up giving you the first sentence of a topic when you move your cursor over the link to that topic. How do I get the browser to turn them off? I find them kind of annoying.
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post #88 of 106
10/10/05 at 10:28am
Consider me in the same boat.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason P. Thompson
Here's what it's showing me under "Edit Avatar"
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post #89 of 106
10/10/05 at 10:35am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Sweeney
Consider me in the same boat.
I have to fix permissions for some of the access masks of people who have access to various admin parts of the board. Will hit today.

But I have to say it again, these boards look and operate like a master. I really am glad I spent Saturday being punched by it.
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post #90 of 106
10/10/05 at 10:42am
The new look is pretty cool. Looks like it took some work. Thanks Nick.

I still have to tool around a bit and see where some other changes pop in. Ialready noticed some differences with editing post and stuff like that.
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post #91 of 106
10/10/05 at 10:46am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick Nunziata
I have to fix permissions for some of the access masks of people who have access to various admin parts of the board. Will hit today.

But I have to say it again, these boards look and operate like a master. I really am glad I spent Saturday being punched by it.
Actually, all I had to do was to log off the boards, clear my cookies and cache, and then log back in.

That fixed it for me.
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post #92 of 106
10/10/05 at 11:41am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick Nunziata
I have to fix permissions for some of the access masks of people who have access to various admin parts of the board. Will hit today.

But I have to say it again, these boards look and operate like a master. I really am glad I spent Saturday being punched by it.
Don't make it a priority, I'm content with looking at other people's pictures for a while. (That said, I am my own avatar, as rendered by LC3)
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post #93 of 106
10/10/05 at 11:46am
I'm digging on the new look. I need to put my avatar in.
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post #94 of 106
10/10/05 at 11:58am
Actually, I keep getting logged out as well. I've logged out and cleared the cookies and logged in from several different machines, etc. No dice. If I stay logged in but inert for a few minutes, I'm chucked out.
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post #95 of 106
10/10/05 at 1:17pm
What's weird for me is that when I'm in Firefox, I couldnt see any avatars. But when I go in Explorer, I can see avatars. Is there some specific setting I'm missing in order to see avatars in Firefox?
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post #96 of 106
10/10/05 at 4:39pm
Shouldn't all avatars be Krull-related?
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post #97 of 106
10/11/05 at 1:37pm
Wow. I've been gone for a few days, so the new look and feel was a surprise to me. I like it a lot. Now I just have to find an avatar.
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post #98 of 106
10/11/05 at 3:36pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by cognizant
On most threads I cant read the entire thread, the page gets cut off about 90% of the way down, I have to click on 'quote' or reply button to see every entry. Bit annoying.
I'm having this problem as well (e.g. Devin's Requiem, Box Office Thread). What's funny is that it only happens on my home computer which is pretty powerful., not my work computer which is a lot weaker.

Nick or any other moderators, is there anything that can be done about this?
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post #99 of 106
10/13/05 at 12:26pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Volta
Actually, I keep getting logged out as well.
Same here. If I surf to other sites and return here, I almost always have to sign in again.
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post #100 of 106
10/13/05 at 12:42pm
If you keep getting logged out, try clearing out your browser's cookies. That usually fixes problems like that.
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