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Hey, is it just me, or is it impossible to change the actual thread title? I can add and change my post title, but I can't edit the name of the thread.

 

I must say I hugely disapprove of the reputation system and will boycott it for my part. I don't like ranking people's contributions to a thread. This becomes especially futile in the alley where I might feel compelled to give negative points for someone stating an opinion I happen to greatly disagree with. Also I dislike creating such "hierarchies" on this lovely community. Every post is in my opinion equally important. Idiotic behaviour is punished with the plaques and moderator warnings.

Not much else to complain the conversion seems to have gone pretty well and most functions are not that different from before. In general it only seems that this format has a significantly better potential for improvement than the last one. Some of the icons still seem a bit dodgy but Tal allready said they would be fixed eventually.

Once again a job well done Tal.

 

You have a lot of a point, but fortunately, people who would be more seriously tempted to screw someone's reputation if they don't agree with his opinions, will generally score little reputation power, perhaps 1-2 points or some such. It will all be made up by frequent contributors and long-term members appreciating the same person for his contributions, I think.

 

Yes but I really don't see much good in this system. If I see a post that is especially good I simply declare it openly in the thread. If it's very bad I say that too or refrain from commenting at all. If it's just completely moronic I ask the moderators if the post in question breaks any house rules. We've seen plenty of people get outraged on the alleys and when touchy subjects are discussed I can very well see the rating system be used in an improper fashion.

 

No problem, I know cosmetic details like these are far from being a priority, and besides I'm sure I can wait until other problems have been addressed I was just wondering whether this was the new look. Thanks for the answer.

I've also realised that the little "V" that I mentioned takes me to the first of the new posts. Great addition, as I can see straight away what has been added to the thread without having to re-read old posts to make sure I've not missed anything. I like this feature.

Ah yes, I forgot you'd explained this already. Sorry!

 

I don't think anyone has pointed this out (and I could be horribly wrong, I basically just searched the thread for o' and O'), but the change of capitalization from Boards O' Magick to Boards o' Magick is reaaaally throwing me off. But I can safely say the new boards caught me off guard when I came back, thats for damn sure!

 

One thing I don't like is that the post icons are from the starter of the thread rather than the most recent poster. I liked the old Boards' way in this regard.

As an aside, I'm happy that I can now look back fondly on the good ol' days.

Edit: and is there any way to get a 12 hour clock with am and pm, rather than the 24 hour clock?

Aah yes, them was the days.

 

I won't go so far as to say that I hugely disapprove or will boycott it but I do think Morgoroth has a point.

Actually I probably go to the opposite side of boycott and try to rate posts just to keep some sense of balance.

 

Yep, in Time Format, you could choose between the two. It's just that I'm so used to the am/pm thing, with the 24 hour clock I have to think for a bit about what time it is once it gets past 12:59. You know - old dogs, new tricks, etc.

And just to be clear, in my previous post, when I was talking about post icons, I meant what is seen from the main page. Not that it matters all that much.

 

Is there a character limit per post, such as only 1,000 characters or something? I am wondering if that's the reason for the posts in this thread.

 

While I'm on a roll, when using the "quote" function to reply to a post, if there is an imbedded quote within the quote you're replying to, it doesn't show up. I know other Boards don't have this problem (G3 is an example).

 

yeh, sometimes i will be commenting on both the persons quote and the embedded quote. and like you said some boards do it automatically, other you have to do it your self, quote in a quote.

but i suppose if the coding is in place for quote in a quote, and you didnt what the embedded quote you would have to take it out, either way some one has to do a little extra

i dont really mind too much either way, and i hardly ever find myself in a situation where im am referring to both the persons post and its embedded quote.

 

yeh, it did look alittle cluttered, also some people's gem rank didnt show up in addition to their avatar anyway, i dont think mine did.