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- Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:31 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: A request and a concern.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9992
Re: A request and a concern.
First the concern. It's refreshing to be able to preview posts. I think everyone can agree on that. I was also pleasantly surprised that I was able to go back and edit a post for clarity (I accidentally a verb or something). I'm concerned that this ability can be open to abuse. I'd hate to think th...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:20 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Question
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16954
Re: Question
It's not a swear word as such. Brits who were at least teenagers in the late '60s are most likely to win the game...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:19 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
Not a lot of work on my side, really. I could then give you the list of old and new colours side by side. Then, if it's normal CSS, you'd only have to run a find- and-substitute; or just find then paste. However, I'll have a look at the ready themes if that's easier for you. Thanks for the offer. M...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:11 pm
- Forum: Baboollie Chat
- Topic: Ophelia posted on my Facebook page - angry about live show
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11792
Re: Ophelia posted on my Facebook page - angry about live sh
Sigh. Just, sigh...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:07 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: RSS feed?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12135
Re: RSS feed?
I'm going to point you to Badger3K for that - I don't use RSS, and it appears to work for him/her...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:58 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: A new forum, per Abbie's request
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21594
Re: A new forum, per Abbie's request
Could well be, Tuvok, could well be. And being a forum rather than a blog may help aggregate information in a more readily accessible fashion - blogs are not well suited for that, IMHO. I'm really glad to see the registration and participation that has happened in less that 24 hours. Of course, it m...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:48 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Forum Tag Line (Formerly: Take it outside)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12599
Re: Forum Tag Line (Formerly: Take it outside)
As opposed to a Free Porcupine Zone?John Greg wrote:I'm liking "porcupine-free zone" more and more.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:47 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: I, for one, welcome our new overlord.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 997
Re: I, for one, welcome our new overlord.
Big thanks to Lsuoma for setting this up. I love the new forum format already. Definitely more flexible and easy to follow than the mega-thread approach. Also, thanks to Abbie for putting up with us for so long. Hope things work out for you. Thanks, Darren. And I'd really like to see Abbie Herself ...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:46 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Access / Non-access to Admin Forums
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4329
Re: Access / Non-access to Admin Forums
I don't give a flying fuck about what anyone thinks. And don't forget, private messaging is available on this board - would you have me disable that?0verlord wrote:Accusations of behind-the-scenes maneuvering by people who want to paint "us" in a bad light.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:43 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
LSuoma, should I create a pleasant colour palette in order to give it a more distinctive appearance? Feel free to do so. I've looked before into making wholesale changes to a phpBB forum and it can get to be a lot of work, so I wouldn't want you to spend a lot of time without a guarantee that I'd i...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:39 pm
- Forum: Baboollie Chat
- Topic: Your FtB profile
- Replies: 43
- Views: 26338
Re: Your FtB profile
Now 25.Darren wrote:I wish the polls weren't limited to 10 options.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:34 pm
- Forum: Every Bleeding Thing Else
- Topic: Reconciliation
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21748
Re: Reconciliation
I don't see this board as being at war. This is a place for discussion on various matters. People who want to post here might have had history elsewhere. That doesn't carry over automatically. But neither is it automatically dismissed.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:24 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Access / Non-access to Admin Forums
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4329
Re: Access / Non-access to Admin Forums
I don't think it's useful to have a "back channel." I know that's not the intention but I see the accusations flying already. Maybe not allow non-members to post, but the forums should be 100% transparent. If we don't want to be bothered by it, we won't read it. Accusations of what by whom? People ...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:20 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Forum Tag Line (Formerly: Take it outside)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12599
Re: Take it outside
How about, "Lying face-down in the mud, kicking your ass". I LOLed. This is definitely a candidate! The whole "we need to react to their pearl clutching" idea gets us nowhere, by the way. And even a passing reference to the baboollies validates them. I don't like conforming to someone else's agenda...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:54 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Counterpoint forum
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4650
Re: Counterpoint forum
I like this idea. On it's way. Thanks!
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:53 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Forum Tag Line (Formerly: Take it outside)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12599
Re: Take it outside
Suggestions for a new tagline? That one comes from one of my favourite old jokes about someone who ends up in hell, and is given three choices of how to spend eternity. He's shown three options: 1. Being whipped endlessly by a huge muscled demon with a whip of fire (Balrog?) 2. Being boiled alive in...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:45 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Question
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16954
Re: Question
I was wrong - profanity (love that word!) has to be specified at the board level, and then it affects everyone. So, no, no censorship here except for that one, terrible, terrible word. And no, I don't mean Belgium, swut or turlingdrome: a shiny new custom rank awaits the first poster that tickles my...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:32 pm
- Forum: Baboollie Chat
- Topic: Stefunny has paid a visit
- Replies: 30
- Views: 22242
Re: Stefunny has paid a visit
Y'see, I'm so tempted to go over there and tell them that, no, there won't be censorship or thread-hiding. But it won't achieve anything. Anything at all.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:19 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Question
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16954
Re: Question
I think that individual users can choose to have teh bad werdz show up as Nathan Hales instead of the naughty letters - check out your profile. I'll also take a look...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:15 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Access / Non-access to Admin Forums
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4329
Re: Access / Non-access to Admin Forums
Well, not to push the slippery slope, but over at After the Bar Closes, people can post wherever (not sure about the admin) but some people who've proven to be trolls (JoeG, other IDiots) end up having their posts redirected to their own threads (named for them) so they won't be spamming and thread...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:07 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Under the Chatter Group
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2937
Re: Under the Chatter Group
On its way...John Greg wrote:Hi Admin god. Under the Chatter group, can we have a basic SlymeChat forum for just plain everyday chit chat and blather? Currently there does not really exist such a general blah blah forum.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:06 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Forum Group
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2445
Re: Forum Group
That's where they went because they had no parent category. I've added "Other Stuff" and reparented. This is still fluid, and stuff can be moved around at will.
Keep the suggestions coming.
Keep the suggestions coming.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:58 am
- Forum: Baboollie Chat
- Topic: Your FtB profile
- Replies: 43
- Views: 26338
Re: Your FtB profile
I beat my meat - does that count?welch wrote:I also beat my dog, according to Laden.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:54 am
- Forum: FTB Images and Archives
- Topic: UPDATED - Links to the original threads at ERV
- Replies: 11
- Views: 28720
Re: Links to the original threads at ERV on Science Blogs
I've tried up loading the archived comments from those threads as compressed html, but the files were too large. The infamous "Periodic Table of Swearing" is currently over four megs compressed. Heh. I think I have the first four as single-page htmls, but they are on my work computer, and I'm not t...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:50 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: A new forum, per Abbie's request
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21594
Re: A new forum, per Abbie's request
I was chatting with Abbie last night, and she knows that she's more than welcome here. If anyone wants to suggest to her in the ERV thread that she jump in, filfre...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:47 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
Increasing username size in profile block on left requires increasing size of all text in that block. Not sure I want to do that right now.
May be looking for a new theme soon anyway.
May be looking for a new theme soon anyway.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:25 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
Thanks: should be fixed now for both.Slither wrote:Just FYI, if you go to slymepit.com or http://www.slymepit.com, you get an error message. Probably both should redirect to the main page.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:20 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: RSS feed?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12135
Re: RSS feed?
Cool. Thanks for the feedback.Badger3k wrote:Thanks - I'm trying the main Slyme Pit feed, which should get everything (if it works the same as others I've been on). So far it seems to work.
Given the site has been up less than 24 hours, I'm inordinately proud of the requests I've been able to fill so far :-)
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:18 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Funny stuff
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1781
Re: Funny stuff
You can now embed YouTube vids using the [youtube]xxxxxx[/youtube] tag pair, where xxxxxx is the YouTube id. This is available at the top-right of the posting box.
Filfre to post these wherever you see fit.
Filfre to post these wherever you see fit.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:15 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: How about a mobile version?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1814
Re: How about a mobile version?
Possible, but low priority for now. Apols.Parge wrote:Not sure if you'd want to put it on an "m." subdomain or just have a link at the footer. Download a plugin thingy here.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:57 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Video embedding
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3440
Re: Video embedding
Now works for YouTube. Thanks, Franc.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:57 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Video embedding
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3440
Re: Video embedding
Testing:
[youtube]nPfX2tMoPic[/youtube]
[youtube]nPfX2tMoPic[/youtube]
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:49 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: is this thing on?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 101152
Re: is this thing on?
So guest posts are allowed as well then! That, no doubt, is going to lead to some shenanigans. That's OK. The last thing we want to do is give the impression we're blocking people like the FC5 does. Over at PZ's latest TET, the morons are all howling over pure speculation that this forum is going t...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:21 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Question
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16954
Re: Question
Bhoytony: don't sweat the boilerplate.
As Ian Dury once said:
Arseholes, bastards, fucking cunts and pricks!
As Ian Dury once said:
Arseholes, bastards, fucking cunts and pricks!
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:16 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
User details now on left. Working on increasing username size.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:58 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
Width set to 1000.
Re. John's NEW Q4. Guests can post with some restrictions, no registration required. That may change.
Re. John's NEW Q4. Guests can post with some restrictions, no registration required. That may change.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:46 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Philosophy forum
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1306
Re: Philosophy forum
Several people have recommended that I trim the forum count, which seemed like a good idea.
TBH, I'm not going to get upset if people post in odd places, so filfre...
TBH, I'm not going to get upset if people post in odd places, so filfre...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:44 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
Font size increased to 11px from 10px.
Will set confirmation code to recaptcha.
Working on setting width to fixed (will make it 1000px) and putting user details on left, with bigger username.
Will set confirmation code to recaptcha.
Working on setting width to fixed (will make it 1000px) and putting user details on left, with bigger username.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:27 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: RSS feed?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12135
Re: RSS feed?
I have - I think - enabled an Atom feed. Try it out and let me know if it works.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:52 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
Forum count trimmed. Now off to reduce the avatar size.franc wrote:That spills outside of CSS. 180x180 is =>Lsuoma wrote:Avatars now 240x240
Thanks for all the suggestions - keep 'em coming...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:48 am
- Forum: Baboollie Chat
- Topic: Bbbb
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16580
Mysogyny!!! (wa Re: Bbbb)
Every night mi go to sleep mi have wet dreams Every night mi go to sleep mi have wet dreams Lie down gal let me push it up push it up lie down Lie down gal let me push it up push it up lie down Lie down gal let me push it up push it up lie down Lie down gal let me push it up push it up lie down You ...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:29 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
All good ideas, thanks. some done:
100 posts per page
Avatars now 240x240
Will consolidate thread, and look at other suggestions soon.
100 posts per page
Avatars now 240x240
Will consolidate thread, and look at other suggestions soon.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:21 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Forum Tag Line (Formerly: Take it outside)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12599
Re: Take it outside
Done and done...
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:12 am
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Question
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16954
Re: Question
One of the things we have here is partitioning: I am too sanguine to believe there will be sanguinary posts, but I want to let people post without let or hindrance, hence the "Take It Outside!" forum.
Oh, and I like autoantonyms...
Oh, and I like autoantonyms...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:33 pm
- Forum: Baboollie Chat
- Topic: #ftbullies
- Replies: 35
- Views: 44423
Re: #ftbullies
Andrew - slightly different quoting style - BBCode, not HTML. I fixed your post for you (that bastard Lsuoma, already editing posts!!!)
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:29 pm
- Forum: Baboollie Chat
- Topic: #ftbullies
- Replies: 35
- Views: 44423
Re: #ftbullies
No!If I was an FTB Bully I'd use the #ftbullies hashtag. Hashtag.
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:25 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29837
Re: Adminstrative and Setup Questions
I am sure I will have more of these as time passes. 1. Are you going to allow PMs (private messaging)? 2. Are you going to hire , so to speak, moderators and/or administrators? 3. Are you going to post any sort of however vague or specific posting guidelines? 3a. If Yes, is that going to be built v...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:15 pm
- Forum: Baboollie Chat
- Topic: #ftbullies
- Replies: 35
- Views: 44423
Re: #ftbullies
So, the Baboollies appear to have discovered the Streisand Effect...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:04 pm
- Forum: FTB Images and Archives
- Topic: UPDATED - Links to the original threads at ERV
- Replies: 11
- Views: 28720
UPDATED - Links to the original threads at ERV
These are links to Abbie's original threads on ERV that gave rise to this board. I'm working on making them more permanent, but pro tem they link back to Science Blogs. http://scienceblogs.com/erv/2011/07/01/bad-form-rebecca-watson/ http://scienceblogs.com/erv/2011/07/18/dawkins-coup-de-grace-in-ve...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:50 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: FTB images forum
- Replies: 4
- Views: 29803
Re: FTB images forum
BTW, I made it general - there may be lots of other stuff that needs capturing. If it looks like we need to break this out into subcategories, it's trivial...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:49 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: FTB images forum
- Replies: 4
- Views: 29803
Re: FTB images forum
Created. Good idea, Franc.
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:46 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: FTB images forum
- Replies: 4
- Views: 29803
Re: FTB images forum
On its way...franc wrote:Folks have made quite a few neat ones lately.
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:20 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: Justicar's CAPS LOCK FORUM
- Replies: 4
- Views: 20476
Re: Justicar's CAPS LOCK FORUM
:-)MyEarsAreRinging wrote:Just what it says. Please. Some of us have coping difficulties.
Unfortunately I'm not sure I can implement an all-caps forum without some programming, and I don't have the time for that right now.
Also, doesn't it seem a bit too baboolieish, like PeeZus' disemvowelling?
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:49 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: is this thing on?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 101152
Re: is this thing on?
Just beat you by a second or two: I was getting lonely so I posted a message myself...JAB wrote:Am I the first?
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:48 pm
- Forum: Admin and Board Structure
- Topic: A new forum, per Abbie's request
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21594
A new forum, per Abbie's request
Something to help take away a bit of the heat, I hope.
Please treat this place as you would your own, or you have at ERV.
Like I said, pretty much anything goes here...
Please treat this place as you would your own, or you have at ERV.
Like I said, pretty much anything goes here...