Now this is a Forum :P

by {Qs}Homicidal on 07/16/2008 19:20, 125 messages, last message: 07/31/2008 06:44, 64382 views, last view: 05/18/2024 21:42

http://sauerbraten.mybb3.org/
WIP^ comments are welcome :P

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#100: Re: ..

by tentus_ on 07/21/2008 12:54, refers to #99

Eight mostly because I can't think of a time in recent memory where more than eight hasn't been spam. I'm hesitant to actually work out the proper details of how the system would work without seeing the actual system (pretty good way to confuse yourself later), but essentially I'm thinking of using $_GET[] to grab all the relevant cells, and then using a normal <form method="post"> to correct the database. Using multiple textareas is just the easiest method I can think of for everybody.

Explode(), btw, will split a string up based on a specific character. So, if I explore "Hello world how are you" we get:
Array
(
[0] => Hello
[1] => world
[2] => how
[3] => are
[4] => you
)

---

Aard, what would be your opinion of an ASCII-art system? Make it so that users are freely allowed to use the <pre> tag so they can diagram stuff up?

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#101: Re: Couple things

by Quin on 07/21/2008 18:33, refers to #83

Awesome, well I guess I'll get that source and sort out a repository or something for those of us who are interested in it.

Anything else I need to know or do? How would you like to do this tentus? I was thinking SVN or something and catching up on IRC if possible.

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#102: Re: ..

by demosthenes on 07/21/2008 19:42, refers to #100

Okay, so they would only have an opportunity to edit the links in the post, and not the whole post?

Eight seems arbitrary. Could you not use a loop to draw a different number of text input boxes depending on the number of links to edit?

Oh, and I googled explode() as soon as I posted that last post. :)

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#103: Re: Couple things

by tentus_ on 07/21/2008 21:53, refers to #101

Whatever works best for you. The intern at my office just finished, so my workload has spiked more than I thought it would, but I should be able to put a few hours into it on a regular basis. I'll just follow your lead.

@demosthenes: it is kinda arbitrary, but honestly, I think that being arbitrary is better than having to deal with some spammer posting 50 links in one post and forcing every single row in the database to gain 40 cells. If I can come up with an elegant way to keep all the link data in a single cell, one that someone in the future would be able to read and understand, I'd rather do that. But unless I can sink in the time to do so, I'll just work from the assumption that up to 8 boxes should be sufficient. If the poster has less, then I'd obviously loop through and only show the needed number.

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#104: ..

by Captain_Ahab on 07/22/2008 01:34

just please please please, whatever ya'll do...

don't add crap that makes this place load slow

I love this forum because it loads fast
for pics ...just put out a link

for editing?..just proofread things before you hit send

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#105: Re: ..

by Quin on 07/22/2008 10:06, refers to #104

That's the whole point of improving the current forum software. It already does what it need to do, and it does it really well, we just need to tweak it for better functionality.

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#106: IM

by SleepwalkR on 07/22/2008 12:08

I have you on my IM list now, Quin, and someone with the nick "Angeles", which I assume is tentus?

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#107: Re: IM

by Hirato Kirata on 07/22/2008 14:51, refers to #106

I'm pretty certain 'Angeles' is quin, from his wikipedia walking days

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#108: Re: IM

by tentus_ on 07/22/2008 15:10, refers to #106

Nah, I'm always either tentus or tsholden (which, when conjugated properly, are the same thing).

I'm really not an IM fan, I guess I'll have to go make an account. :P Any suggestions as to what to use?

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#109: Re: IM

by Quin on 07/22/2008 15:52, refers to #108

I use bitlbee with all my IM accounts, that way I only have my IRC client open. Angeles is probably my ICQ user name, the UIN is like 12 years old now.

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#110: quin cool

by SleepwalkR on 07/22/2008 20:21

Tentus, I used to use Miranda on Windows, don't know if that's still maintained though.

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#111: Miranda

by SleepwalkR on 07/22/2008 20:22

http://www.miranda-im.org/

It's still maintained and has the advantage of being really lightweight.

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#112: Re: ..

by SheeEttin on 07/23/2008 01:07, refers to #102

Re the editing/addendum thing...
Why not just give people a little link (e.g. next to the reply link) that'll let them tack a postscript onto their post? Maybe color the post header if it's been added to after you've read it.

Just making a suggestion... I can't really write PHP myself (though I intend to learn, now that I've got my Internet access back).

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#113: Re: ..

by Quin on 07/23/2008 03:51, refers to #112

You should really hang out with us on IRC man.

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#114: Re: ..

by SheeEttin on 07/23/2008 15:19, refers to #113

Oops. I missed the next page, again... (Hey, there's something that might need changing!)

Anyway, where? freenode/#sauerbraten?

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#115: ..

by MovingTarget on 07/23/2008 16:21

I think that, somehow, the reply button should be made more clear (maybe an actual button?). There are quite a few people who don't use it, and it gets quite irritating to not know what post they're referring to. And if that happens, make the "refers to #x" clearer too (somehow :D). Some people don't see that either (look in the "Totally New Sauerbraten Website thread for an example).

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#116: Re: ..

by Quin on 07/24/2008 07:30, refers to #114

irc.quakenet.org #sauerbraten
irc.quakenet.org #assaultcube
irc.freenode.net #bloodfrontier
irc.gamesurge.net #woop-clan

Just to name a few.. :P

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#117: Re: ..

by Max of S2D [Fr] on 07/24/2008 10:59, refers to #116

irc.epiknet.org #sauercube

(for all the french-speakers out there)

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#118: Re: 'Reply button/text'

by steve_e on 07/24/2008 11:28, refers to #115

Totally agreed - was about the only thing I think this site needs to make it easier to read

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#119: Re: ..

by Aardappel_ on 07/24/2008 20:46, refers to #100

yup, supporting <pre> would be good.

I am not a fan of this 8 link boxes idea. Sounds like you'd make the DB and everything more complicated just for the off chance of reducing link spam posts a bit.

Better would be, as you say, to recognise common forms of link bracketing (html, quotes, bb code) and remove it automatically).

As for inline images, why not have a link (maybe next to "board index") that says "show images inline" that you can click on if you're lazy and someone has just posted a bunch of images. It would reload the page with images inline. It would just be for that page load, or for that session.

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