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Old 07-10-2002, 01:23 PM   #1
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Note - I'm using this to evaluate the current program vs. some other programs that I've been looking to test. Fencing.Net will most likely be moving to another hosting provider soon and I want to make sure that I've got all the features that will be needed outlined.

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Old 07-10-2002, 07:53 PM   #2
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I submit the opinion that, while the other features would be nifty (though some more useful than others), there is no real purpose in ranking the top posts. Ranking posters would be kinda neat, but ranking the posts would be a rather pointless feature...
I'm posting this even though I filled out the poll because it looks like most people have just clicked on everything... Or clicked through it, just to see the results...
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Old 07-10-2002, 07:58 PM   #3
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The feature I've found most useful on other boards is the one which takes one to the "most recent unread post"---cuts down on the scrolling a bit. But it's more of a luxury than a necessity...
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Old 07-11-2002, 02:01 PM   #4
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I wanted to choose "gremlins", but it's not offered as a choice!
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Old 07-11-2002, 06:49 PM   #5
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craig, as usual, you do an outstanding job, why on earth(links?) would you want to move! but i see your mailbox is great looking. i agree with shy's assessment of the ranking system.
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Old 07-13-2002, 06:56 PM   #6
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I'd like my rank to be "Ultimate Lurker."
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Old 07-13-2002, 07:00 PM   #7
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Old 07-14-2002, 06:24 PM   #8
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I like the idea of knowing who is actually on the board at any time. Sometimes when I am board I just sit around and refresh hoping that someone has added a post.
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Old 07-15-2002, 06:38 PM   #9
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go out and do something constructive, go for a run.
i just got back from a little run (she mused) and a doctors appointment, then i ran into a homeless lady that i like to give money to. we had a little chat. i felt bad and came to the coffee place to post. i am becoming a human wreck. i have nothing to do but post. would you agree that this is fairly healthy? {nods) okay, i see that you agree. I feel that i can be too critical. I would like to see less squabbling. i would like to ask for moon to shut up when people don't agree with her, and for swordsman to stop writing about blood.
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Old 07-17-2002, 05:18 PM   #10
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Go home and love your kitties, if you have any. I miss mine. Have been thinking about getting one for while I'm here, but then what would I do about when I leave. The Queen in Texas would never accept a interloper. Sigh.

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I love ALL the features that you have. If you can migrate them to the new host, great, but if you can't, well, we'll adapt. We always do.

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One thing that might be neat, and I don't know the logistics of this exactly... would be to see if you have any PMs when you log onto the chat board... instead of having to check your ID...
Just a thought, not a big deal
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Old 07-18-2002, 07:54 AM   #12
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I'll be moving this to phpbb which runs off of a mysql back end instead of using flat/text files to set everything.

If you want to geek out on the features, etc. available, then check out <a href="http://www.phpbb.com." target="_blank">www.phpbb.com.</a>

It's open source, and there are some nice mods available. It will just take time to integrate them all.

The nice things that phpbb has are:
- Notification of pm's
- User groups, so people can be grouped manually instead of ranked only by posts

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Old 07-24-2002, 05:30 AM   #13
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Thanks for your feedback. The new board will definately have avatars and will also have custom 'user groups' so that I can add people to different groups (armorer, sabre expert, etc.) based upon expertise, etc.

shyheidi has been working in her free time on a new look for fencing.net and I'm very excited about it.

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