Well
it was finally time to change from phpbb due to the lack of nice features, and the increasing spamming.
we have switched to SMF, another free software.
It's completely new for me too, so I need some time to get used with it. Guess the same goes for you.
If you have any problems or requests, or encounter any errors, please post them here.
Thanks,
Zak
Interesting :) I must admit I was quite surprised when I pressed the refresh button :)
Let's hope this style is better than the previous (which was good)
no, it was worse, too big letters and graphics. I switched back, but of course everyone can change it for himself. The other theme (DilberMC) has 12 color variations.
Oh, and a nice feature, especially for CTG:
http://stunts.mine.nu/forum/index.php?action=stats
;D
Good thing is that you managed to keep the phpBB forum database.
We'll need some time to get use of it...
edit : and why this massage is not in "forum bgfixes" topic ? ;D
What do the stars below driver's name mean? I have 2 Yellow but I saw there are Green stars as well
PS:
JUST TESTING THIS!!!
Nothing special, something you earn by getting posts.
Green and red stars mark moderators and administrators.
I need some time to get used to this new software. Seems nice, but f*cking slow...
Zak : it seems file attachement feature is not implemented on this new forum.
All previous attached docs disappeared... :-[
Hmmm, strange look. And the attatchments are gone. And what happened to the size of the avatars? How big are the pictures now?
Ghost of JTK definitely hates the new board! He can't stand it at all! He will return to life immediately. >:( >:( >:(
Zak! I cannot rebirth! When I log in as "JTK" I can't see messages, I can't modify my profile. I just can read the latest messages sent and else do nothing... :( Why? ???
Quote from: Krys TOFF on July 17, 2006, 03:19:41 PM
Zak : it seems file attachement feature is not implemented on this new forum.
All previous attached docs disappeared... :-[
attachment feature now works fine (just press additional options when posting), as you can see it in this message, but it could happen that the previously attached files were not imported of course.
attachment max size is 128k per attachemtn, 256k per post
avatar max size is 100x100 pixel but there is an automatic resize routine installed if the pic is bigger.
Quote from: Ghost of JTK on July 17, 2006, 04:55:06 PM
Zak! I cannot rebirth! When I log in as "JTK" I can't see messages, I can't modify my profile. I just can read the latest messages sent and else do nothing... :( Why? ???
that's strange, I don't know yet what the problem is.
But you can change your name displayed, so if it won't work out your mighty Ghost can change name to simply JTK and I can modify the post counts... (and kill the old JTK ;D)
Quote from: zaqrack on July 17, 2006, 05:21:58 PMbut you can change your name displayed, so if it won't work out your mighty Ghost can change name to simply JTK and I can modify the post counts... (and kill the old JTK ;D)
You have to do this first, I guess. I cannot change the displayed name because the nich already exists (of course!) :-[
Ok, done! Your post count was also changed.
Quote from: zaqrack on July 17, 2006, 05:17:35 PMattachment feature now works fine (just press additional options when posting), as you can see it in this message, but it could happen that the previously attached files were not imported of course.
Sorry, but I don't see anything in this topic. Was there supposed to be an attachement ? ???
And there's no option about attachement on additional options... :-\
edit : on wacky/beauty replay contest, I can see the attachement.
Thanks. :) Am I also still moderator of the Kalpens section?
I don't think Child Boards are a good idea, because you can't see when there are new posts. There is no reason not to let them be boards on the same terms as the rest.
Oh it sucks. No vomiting icon. :D
Seriously, I liked the old design a bit better. But this new one has many useful options for number addicts like me. I would prefer the mixture of them. :)
Quote from: BonzaiJoe on July 18, 2006, 06:31:37 PM
I don't think Child Boards are a good idea, because you can't see when there are new posts. There is no reason not to let them be boards on the same terms as the rest.
when child boards have new messages it's also marked on the left side, and shown at the right side, not only from the parent boards
Log counter is crap. I spent almost half an hour at the forum with selecting the songs to my list and it counted 7 minutes.
Quote from: CTG on July 20, 2006, 07:04:39 PM
Log counter is crap. I spent almost half an hour at the forum with selecting the songs to my list and it counted 7 minutes.
It works OK for me. Maybe you hadn't logged in yet wheh you were picking your songs
No way. I'm always logged, IE remembers my password. :)
Quote from: CTG on July 22, 2006, 03:38:09 AM
No way. I'm always logged, IE remembers my password. :)
Then I don't know. Maybe that's the problem. I log in everytime
Quote from: Krys TOFF on July 18, 2006, 09:00:23 AMAnd there's no option about attachement on additional options... :-\
Neither me... Zak, how can one upload a file?
I'll check the permissions :P
Isn't there a way to see the stats without having to look for the link everytime?
Thanks
Quote from: Chulk on August 11, 2006, 09:07:09 PM
Isn't there a way to see the stats without having to look for the link everytime?
Thanks
On the main forum page you can find "more stats" click that.
OK, Thanks Zak!
Cocoon form of Stunts Forum (yes, I'm bored):
Just to complete my mission for today. :D
It seems that spam robots can now break the SMF barrier... >:(
Hi Zak,
is there any chance to read the forum via rss feed?
It would be more interesting to make an RSS for 'Fresh, fast times' section on ZSC site.
No, I'm just interested in reading the forum via rss. Any chance, Zak?
http://stunts.mine.nu/forum/index.php?type=rss;action=.xml
RSS will kill the internet sooner or later ;)
It's not working... :(
it is for me, I just came from the RSS reader reading this...
Okay it works now. I put it to my personal Google, but I see only the name of the topic - nothing about the author of the message.
Quote from: zaqrack on November 21, 2007, 02:57:42 PM
http://stunts.mine.nu/forum/index.php?type=rss;action=.xml
RSS will kill the internet sooner or later ;)
Ah thanks, works fine. And yes, you're right! :)
Let's see the antispam mods! ;)
Zak, don't make an Orwellian mistake - please don't treat everyone as criminals because someone is.
If the Forum ghosts problem caused it, see my post in Monthly updated forum stats topic. They are deleted. I think 20 posts/day and 70 posts/week can be a realistic limit.
Quote from: BonzaiJoe on January 23, 2008, 05:36:02 PM
Zak, don't make an Orwellian mistake - please don't treat everyone as criminals because someone is.
no way I'd do that, but I can install a mod which can set daily post limit by users.
CTG=20 ghosts=1. Problem solved. But I'll do that only when its really necessary...
Oh, that's great - technology is moving ahead of me :) Thanks for implementing that, if it becomes necessary.
Quote from: zaqrack on January 23, 2008, 09:02:16 PM
I can install a mod which can set daily post limit by users.
CTG=20 ghosts=1. Problem solved.
Not really... 20 daily posts limit is 600/monthly. CTG posts only half of that, so it will result on him spamming even more, just to reach the limit. Maybe a 25-30 posts/week can be a reasonable limit to everybody.
I said 20 posts/day AND 70 posts/week. Double limit. If I post 60 messages between Monday and Wednesday, I have only 10 left for the next 4 days. Okay, it can be decreased to 50 posts/week. 25-30 messages/week is not enough, even you, Krys and sometimes BJ and Akoss used to post more than that!
30 messages/week might be little in certain circumstances indeed (what would be of flamewars then?! :P). Maybe hourly limits (something like 8 posts/hour, 12 posts/3 hours or whathever other more suitable numbers) could be easier to tune in order to prevent flood without restricting normal usage. I'd rather see the custom, user-specific, "emergency measures" Zak proposed, however...
PS: Sticking to the topic, post #300... ;D
Edit/PS2: ROFL! Chulk reached post #1000 on this discussion as well!
due to the recent spamming I have strengthened the registration rules and of course deleted the spam accounts. Hope it'll help.
Since a couple of months accounts must get approval from an admin before they can be activated due to the high number of bots / spammers registering on the site. Is there anyone familiar with the SMF forum engine / plugins who could help me solve this problem?
Preauthorization works to keep spammers away, but it also keeps interested pipsqueaks joining discussions as they wish.
I think the best way to prevent access to the spammers is to implement some field validation is not an existing plugin, it could also work well show another system or alternate systems capcha randomly.
captcha and email activation is already present. I will try to add more.
I am afraid these are not bots but real people who have the job to register on forums and then send spam.
A crazy idea! We can add the stunts security system... same responses, if somebody wants to register must search the response.
Crazy, but good!
I will search for a plugin which allows to add user-defined questions as a registration requirement - we could define questions which all Stunts-fans know, but is hard for others to find out. Like: Who is the fastest opponent in Stunts? What is the fastest car in Stunts?
Really a great idea indeed. Way to go!
Apparently version 2.0 of the forum engine just went stable. I will upgrade first - if downtime is expected, I will let you know.
forum updated, verification questions added, admin approval for registration removed. Another workday wasted (for good reasons :)) enjoy! :D
I've just created an account "test" to see how it work and it works! I won't answer the activation email but if it still appears, feel free to delete it
cool! :)
I have also addedd language support for the following:
-German Informal
- Portuguese Brazilian
- Spanish (Latin)
- Danish
- Italian
- Hungarian
More on request.
Alan, this is mainly to attract 4dsl newbies.
Except for the special characters... everything looks good.
á
é
í
ó
ú
ñ
let's see...
Edit: They look good on post, just not good on menus and such. Not really a big deal
should have installed the utf-8 packs. if its not a big deal I will not correct it for now.
Good and fast job! awesome
Looks great! But the German ä, ö, ü, ß are not well diplayed when you switch the forum language to "German Informal" (BTW: What does it mean, German Informal?)
it's like... err... dunno ::)
Quote from: JTK on June 15, 2011, 06:17:07 PM
Looks great! But the German ä, ö, ü, ß are not well diplayed when you switch the forum language to "German Informal" (BTW: What does it mean, German Informal?)
"Du" ist benutzt anstatt "Sie" :)
Fortunatelly for these cases spanish has only few achaisms: "ñ" and "ü"
Quote from: zaqrack on June 16, 2011, 04:13:27 AM
"Du" ist benutzt anstatt "Sie" :)
*LOL* O. k. That's truly informal. :D
Groovy new looks! ;) I'd better tweak my avatar/sig to fully match the new colours :)
Nice new look for the forum. Too bad that SMF forums are now as spammed as phpbb ones...
Anyway, such an evolution since the old green one with mandatory ads you had at the very beginning (which got replaced by a phpbb one and then the SMF one). :o
Quote from: zaqrack on June 15, 2011, 10:25:44 AM
I have also addedd language support for the following:
-German Informal
- Portuguese Brazilian
- Spanish (Latin)
- Danish
- Italian
- Hungarian
No French ? ;D
I would be glad to see a dark forum skin as an option. And some additional stats, too.
Quote from: CTG on August 01, 2012, 10:51:18 AM
I would be glad to see a dark forum skin as an option.
::)
Is it possible to add a new SMF skin?
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/
pick one and I will add it.
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=2045
Hopefully it's compatible with the current version. If not, any black theme is fine that does not hurt eyes.
Custom skins... sounds like I will have to give up blending avatar and sig into the background ::)
Quote from: CTG on November 13, 2013, 08:15:43 PM
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=2045
Hopefully it's compatible with the current version. If not, any black theme is fine that does not hurt eyes.
installed, you can switch in your profile.
Thank you very much, it's super cool.