comments on new forum

Here's a suggestion that will be it less cluttered in here… Put at the top of the forum a couple of locked topics which will then remain at the top. i.e 9:30 Club FAQs for Newbies, Posting Guidelines, Read this first before posting as examples topics.

Personally I would like to keep posting what should be in the FAQ forum out of the regular forum. i.e. questions about cameras, set time, will such and such show sellout. I would also like to start moving such topics into the FAQ forumas long as the regulars haven't started responding to them.

See this forum for an example. This could be a big help for eddie so he isn't always responding to how many people does the club hold, how can i get such and such local band to play there, etc.

Infopop Forum example

and bombay doors will certainly appreciate the post preview button ;)

The dark purple text on black background makes it very hard to read the date and time of the post.

Besides that, no complaints.

What's the algorithm for the weighted score of the user rating?

Hmmmm. . . did like the new posts on top, though.

Who rated me?

I have been rated 3 times and have an aggregate score of 1.00.

feel the love, I dont.

Originally posted by markie:
Who rated me?

I have been rated 3 times and have an aggregate score of 1.00.

feel the love, I dont.

I've got a 2.97 – indicating that I am approximately 3 times cooler than you. That sounds about right.

There is some funky weighting equation. Although, in your case, it would appear that you got three ratings of 1, which would obviate the need for weighting.

I got a rating of 2 with 1 vote, you can turn rating off, I did.

jadetree, how can you turn off the rating option?

I want to know how unloved I am.

Lily look in your profile.

Originally posted by lily1:
jadetree, how can you turn off the rating option?

in your profile

thankie markie and jadetree. apparently no one feels the love for me either. boo hoo hoo.

Dark purple on a black background makes the times really hard to read.

I prefer the phpBB software over UltimateBB. It's free software, looks nicer (IMHO), and it has more features. Just my two cents.

Originally posted by kosmo:
and there are some mysterious icons at the bottom of each page without labels. i'm guessin' there moderator functions of some sort [/QB]

those icons are labeled, but you can't read the labels with the color scheme in place. mouse over them, or highlight the area, and you can see what they do. they are in fact moderator functions (delete post, move post, close thread, highlight thread).

Oh, and you now have to be registered and logged in just to read the forums. You shouldn't have to. That's a UBB option. Someone should turn it off so that lurkers and newbies can read the forums without registering.

I also vote for newest posts at the top, and for changing the colors back to the old more legible ones. And, yes, how do newbies and lurkers participate now?

Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Oh, and you now have to be registered and logged in just to read the forums. You shouldn't have to. That's a UBB option. Someone should turn it off so that lurkers and newbies can read the forums without registering.

So we know what you've been up to Darth Ed, prior to today. Lurker! <img src="http://smilies.crowd9.com/contrib/dvv/uriel.gif" alt=" - " />

Yes, I'm a former lurker… Guilty as charged.

Hey Evilsatan…

Who's Member #1?

Originally posted by walkman:
Hey Evilsatan…

Who's Member #1?

And here I thought it was Seth. He's all the way down the list as #14!

Mine got bumped all the way back when my internet service provider changed hands and I had to reregister when I tried to change something in my profile. That's why I now have those dots above my a.