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Bejasc3D
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Posted: 25th Apr 2009 12:01 Edited at: 28th Apr 2009 00:52
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Hey there, I just have a small suggestion that could maybe fix a big problem on these forums.

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Ok, My suggestion is, about the stickys.

Across every board, We have stickys.
Stickys contain allot of rules, help, or direction, in themselves, and new people come along, and ask about them all the time, without checking the stickies first etc.

I think, that if the stickies stood out a little more from regular posts, this problem wouldnt be so big.
Maybe make them all have the red !~!! next to them, or even just bold each and every word. I just think, they dont catch the eye enough to a new member, who is eager to learn something that they need to.

PLEASE PUT FOR OR AGAINST IN ANY POST YOU MAKE IN THIS THREAD[/b]
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MAKE IT COMPULSARY TO READ THE STCKIES IN EACH BOARD BEFORE YOU READ/POST[/B]

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Thanks for your time

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kaedroho
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Posted: 25th Apr 2009 12:11 Edited at: 25th Apr 2009 12:11
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Acctually, I have noticed that when I scroll through forums I ignore all the stickys and start reading from the first proper post. I dont choose to ignore them, I just dont notice them.

I am FOR

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Bejasc3D
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Ok, thanks for that.

This could make a big change to all the newcomers that are welcomed into the forum, a way they dont want to be, with a noob slap!

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Posted: 25th Apr 2009 12:50
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I am for, but I think that to stand out more, they need to be colored red or something.

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Take a look at RickV's 'non-constructive posts' thread. Is that better? I think that's about as much as we mods can do without code changes to the forums.

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Bejasc3D
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Posted: 25th Apr 2009 14:30
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IMO, thats half way there, if the text was red and bold, or the picture, with my experience with forums, can be changed quite easily, just anything to make it stand out from a regular post, a tiny bit more than that.

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For, how can i be agaisnt?

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 25th Apr 2009 14:47
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How about a red glow round the edges of the title containing box?

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They need to get the Rich Davey back to fix this problem. He should be able to do it quite easily though. I am for this change.

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Posted: 25th Apr 2009 18:01 Edited at: 25th Apr 2009 18:01
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How about starting at the top of each board and read the threads that are always there?



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Bejasc3D
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Posted: 25th Apr 2009 18:13
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I feel that they just don't stick out enough, all there is is that little icon toward the side. Newer members generaly are eager to ask their question ,and skip all else, because nothing is eyecatching

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 25th Apr 2009 19:51
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I am FOR. I totally agree that they don't stick out enough.


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DJ Almix
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Posted: 25th Apr 2009 21:00
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I am FOR as I see many threads for just one question everywhere.

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Keo C
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Posted: 26th Apr 2009 06:46
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Quote: "Maybe make them all have the red !~!! next to them"


This can be done if a moderator marks a thread offensive. No code to mess with and it get's a set of red !!!'s


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Posted: 26th Apr 2009 09:22
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or you could make it a requirement for every user to read every sticky in a particular forum before he can post there?

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Bejasc3D
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Posted: 27th Apr 2009 13:05
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That could work?

Mods paying attention to this thread ?

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Posted: 27th Apr 2009 17:33
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Rich coded this forum right? So he has the ill skillz at his disposal to add in a few features. While I am for this idea, I think it'd be a good idea to make it so that you are not allowed to read posts on a forum until you have read specific high importance threads (i.e. mega stickies). So when someone joins and comes to the forum for the first time, the only theads they see are the mega stickies, or alternatively, the main sticky is automatically loaded the first time they come in. Something along those lines. When these mega stickies are changed, that is reset, so we all have to read them. If they're high importance and we should read them, I don't see anything wrong with doing that.

It doesn't matter how in your face the stickies are, people will still ignore them. It's not because they can't see them. It's because they don't care. They haven't learnt the netiquette which deems they use the 'search' facility and look at the stickies before posting.


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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 00:15
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I just don't understand how people manage to read the first thread below the stickies, but not the stickies themselves!



Quote: "It doesn't matter how in your face the stickies are, people will still ignore them. It's not because they can't see them. It's because they don't care. They haven't learnt the netiquette which deems they use the 'search' facility and look at the stickies before posting."


Exactly!

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Roxas
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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 01:37
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Those new stickies catched my eye!

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Paul Johnston
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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 01:37
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Changing the background colour is a relatively simple change, so I've turned unread stickies green.
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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 01:39
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Well... it's eye-catching I suppose.

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 01:49 Edited at: 28th Apr 2009 01:49
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Hmm...



I'm guessing from other people's comments it's a green background instead of the standard grey? This is what it looks like in Firefox 3, I'll see what it looks like in IE.


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Roxas
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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 01:51
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Isn't IE dead already?
I would really hope so, if it cant follow other browsers in web standards then its just holding web desinging and applications back.

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 01:54 Edited at: 28th Apr 2009 01:55
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Well, I can see the green in IE! I like the color, it's purdy...

EDIT: Okay Paul, I'll look into that.


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Paul Johnston
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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 01:54
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My best guess is that if your browser has cached the common.css file it won't have the new style. Works in both Firefox and IE here.
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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 01:54 Edited at: 28th Apr 2009 01:57
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Works fine on this Firefox3.



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Roxas
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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 01:55
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Firefox has cache issues, let it be few days and it will work fine.
For me even i empty the cache in firefox, or refresh many times the site content just wont update (With content i mean some css files javascripts and images)

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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 02:01 Edited at: 28th Apr 2009 02:02
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Quote: "Isn't IE dead already? I would really hope so"

IE is still far more popular than other browsers, according to this anyway, which may or may not be accurate. If a website is optimized for one browser, it needs to be optimized for others as well. If a website is optimized for IE and not Firefox, and Firefox has trouble accessing that website for whatever reason, it wouldn't be the fault of Firefox, so it shouldn't be any different in the opposite case.

I think IE has an unjustly negative rep. I use both on my PC, and to be honest, I prefer IE8 over Firefox. The layout is better imo, and most sites tend to look better (also imo). The biggest arguement against IE is security, as far as I know, but if Firefox becomes the dominant browser, jerko malware makers will focus more effort toward Firefox, and then IE would become safer down the road. At least, that's how I understand it anyway... I'm the worst web designer alive though so I'm probably wrong, lol.

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Yodaman Jer
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I cleared my cache and it works now. That is really a nice shade of green and is very noticeable!


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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 02:33
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Quote: "Changing the background colour is a relatively simple change, so I've turned unread stickies green."


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Posted: 28th Apr 2009 02:48 Edited at: 28th Apr 2009 02:50
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People still won't care.

But a bloody fine effort mate. Cheers!!
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Quote: "I first thought it was my eyes screwing up Then I realized it was real "


LOL I thought the same thing!

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..I've just woken up and I'm looking at the forums and I'm like, "...what's wrong with my eyes!?"

...crazy neon sticky threads!

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I think we've made a nice change to the forum, good job mod team!

A mod can now lock this thread as it is pointless.

Thanks everyone

~TiTaniUm

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Thread Locked

This thread has been locked for the following reason: Author's Request

AUP Section 3.17 ...Moderators shall, at their discretion, determine what constitutes a violation of theses terms, along with generally accepted nettiqute standards, and can take action against those who violate these rules.

If you contributed to the reason for locking, you may now find yourself on moderation, or in extreme cases a ban.



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