[Closed] Sometimes I wish we had formatting...

Don't worry the new website will be here soon.

Don't worry the new website will be here soon.

I think the Hamster working on it died some time ago.....

 Yeah                      what         he             said.

Yes.

????How annoying.

Don't worry the new website will be here soon.

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I wonder if this will work...

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In my day we just used transparent gifs to shove the nested tables over.

All went to pot when CSS came along!

How I long for the good 'ol days.

Write your post in word, complete with clipart and then screen grab it?

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Still want me quick buttons.

Also. Any of the clever bollocks posting the few odd bits of code that do work, got a line break yet?

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Also, why do some of the above work, but not all? Why not just allow all BBcode?

I think the Hamster working on it died some time ago.....

That's the problem when you employ Dwarf hamsters, if they'd gone Syrian they'd have got another year out of them.

STW running on Jive?

[i]STW running on Jive? [/i]

all forum posts expressed through the medium of dance?

Wordpress aint it?

So who would pay for the better software ? I do agree this is a bit ancient, easily the crudest forum software I use

Apparently people like it as it is. Or at least that's what we're always told when we ask why this forum doesn't have features every other forum on the internet has.

I suppose it does have that comforting old fashioned feel to it.

no features please, this printing press style looks a bit like 'work' from over where the boss sits.

[quote=GrahamS ] Yeah                      what         he             said.

Very clever, whereabouts is " " on your keyboard, as I can't find it on mine?

It's a forum for the posting of inane drivel on the internet, not a desktop publishing suite. What does it not do that it should (apart from allowing direct upload/display of pics, rather than having to link to them from elsewhere)?

Very clever, whereabouts is " " on your keyboard, as I can't find it on mine?

[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-breaking_space ]HTML Entities[/url] innit guv.

& nbsp ; without the spaces gives a non-breaking space.

It's a forum for the posting of inane drivel on the internet, not a desktop publishing suite. What does it not do that it should (apart from allowing direct upload/display of pics, rather than having to link to them from elsewhere)?

You seen quite comfy in your position, so not really any point in me suggesting anything.* Also, I am aware nothing will change, it's just a bit jarring sometimes to come from ANY other forum, and then have to start engaging in a different way.

*Although it would have been nice to just press a reply button** to auto-quote your post, rather than C+P it. Something I am sure tablet/phone users would find handy.

**I'm aware of the Chrome script to fix this.

GrahamS
Witchcraft.

It's a forum for the posting of inane drivel on the internet, not a desktop publishing suite.

That's certainly what I'm here for

I mean who cares

I do like it as it is

PS the only change i would make is the recent Forum activity thing I wish it ordered by last post to the thread, not my last post to the thread

But I hardly feel the need to rant about it

It doesn't format properly amongst other things, which makes it more difficult to communicate.

A B
should look the same as
A     B

(it looks the same when I'm typing it in) but it doesn't, and to get the second version you have to resort to doing non-standard things.

But I hardly feel the need to rant about it

It's a good job that no-one is ranting then.

I like it as it is. It reminds me of Usenet.

easily the crudest forum software I use

see positively polite innit

I want a grammar function if they upgrade
Thanks

[quote=GrahamS ]

Very clever, whereabouts is " " on your keyboard, as I can't find it on mine?

yeah, I know, I checked the source - still can't find it on my keyboard, without having to type 5 characters instead of one

[quote=Jamie ]*Although it would have been nice to just press a reply button to auto-quote your post, rather than C+P it. Something I am sure tablet/phone users would find handy.

I have one of those, sadly it only works in Chrome, so not much use for those situations, where it would be a lot more handy.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/singletrack-world-forum-e/cpgdlmbifgbhcoigdoeoooakijdionop?hl=en-GB

STW running on Jive?

Hey! Knock a self a pro, Slick! That grey matter back lot perform us DOWN. I take TCB'in man!

The new forum is already here and being beta tested:

http://grit.cx/forum

Ditto the comment the (current bland) forum can pass as work from a distance. I don't want avatars, gaudy signatures etc.

If Jamie gets his formatting I'm going to post everything in multi coloured comic sans as a protest.

I'm not bothered what it looks like, nor it's functionality TBH. It's here, I'm here, I can post drivel/pic/vids.. Can't think of anything more I need/want to post.

As an aside, was cleaning out some old digital bits and pieces the other day, and found this:

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So assume....

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....for the record. Having proper formatting such as double spacing etc, does not mean I am in favour of avatars/sigs and all that nonsense. Functionality is all I am after.

I'm not bothered what it looks like, nor it's functionality TBH. It's here, I'm here, I can post drivel/pic/vids.. Can't think of anything more I need/want to post.

Oh. Scratch that, everyone back on the bus. Hackboy is fine with the current set up, so we can all piss off now 😛

Thin end of the wedge init.

Hmmm, actually I rather like Drac's halitosis fairy.

Thin end of the wedge init.

Nah.

[quote=Rubber_Buccaneer ]Thin end of the wedge init.

Is it? The thing is you can already post obviously non work related pictures to help out all of you using the forum when you shouldn't be

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I'm not sure why a working space is too much to ask (they did at least fix multi quoting eventually, though the spacing after quotes is still broken).

Don't piss off you lot..

Please don't..

I'll have no one to talk to..

Ever..

Again..

😛

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[list][*]that should do it

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Nailed it.

*Shares*

you can already post obviously non work related pictures

You can but many (and all of Jamie's sadly) get blocked where I work.

Don't take my protestations too seriously but I [b]will[/b] do the comic sans protest if it comes to it 🙂

Very clever, whereabouts is " " on your keyboard, as I can't find it on mine?

no features please, this printing press style looks a bit like 'work' from over where the boss sits.

This.

Very much this.

...and again. These changes will NOT change how the forum looks. Just how it works.

Don't take my protestations too seriously but I will do the comic sans protest if it comes to it

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Sometimes I feel like a visitor to a strange, unknown forum.

All I want is for videos to show the title on my iPad. Apart from words, I just like videos.

I just like videos

Now you have touched a nerve. Work also blocks the YouTube links so I can't even see the picture. Put a brief description you inconsiderate bastards 👿

nemesis - Member

The new forum is already here and being beta tested:

http://grit.cx/forum

Yuck! That's HORRID! 😡 Another reason for me to hate CX! 😡

I can't really see the need for most of the stuff that's being asked for myself.
All I want is a "Go to first unread post" button. It's a bit inconvenient sometimes when a thread has had lots of replies since I last looked at it and I can't remember if I was up to page 2 or page 3.

Oh, and reordering the list of threads that have had a reply would help too.
If I haven't replied to a thread for a few weeks, then someone else revives it, it ends up way down the list below all the stuff that I have replied to recently, where I can easily miss it.

JoeG - Member

nemesis - Member
The new forum is already here and being beta tested:
http://grit.cx/forum

Yuck! That's HORRID!

[i]All I want is a "Go to first unread post" button[/i]

yes, or even "Go to my last post on the thread" if that's easier.

I can't really see the need for most of the stuff that's being asked for myself.
All I want is a "Go to first unread post" button. It's a bit inconvenient sometimes when a thread has had lots of replies since I last looked at it and I can't remember if I was up to page 2 or page 3.

Oh, and reordering the list of threads that have had a reply would help too.
If I haven't replied to a thread for a few weeks, then someone else revives it, it ends up way down the list below all the stuff that I have replied to recently, where I can easily miss it.

This, please!

Or a "go to all the threads you've not read" button..

Or a filter that takes out "religious/ 650b/Landlord" threads..

You know something lyke vat.

an option to unfavourite / hide threads would make it easier to avoid the latest multi-page pointless argument about politics / religion / overtaking

I can't really see the need for most of the stuff that's being asked for myself.

So much selfishness on here.

I'm alright, Jack. So balls to you, fella! ....but [b]I[/b] would like this feature.

Bah Hunmbug 😡

Another vote for View by "Last Reply From Another User".

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EDIT: And WebM

So what have you got against religious 650b riding Landlords then?

That's blatant discrimination that is.

it's just a bit jarring sometimes to come from ANY other forum, and then have to start engaging in a different way.

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I've no problem with Sir Jamie wanting some extra functionality, ohhh nooo.. Clearly I can't see the back end of this thing so have limited knowledge of what it is and the benefit of..

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Spaces

Will bring.

Here's my thoughts on:
Landlords - seek professional help
Religion - seek professional help
650b - seek professional help 😆

HTH

[quote=D0NK ]TBH when I'm googling for work stuff and end up trawling forums which have

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D0NK » TBH when I'm googling for work stuff and end up trawling forums which have

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taking up half the page then a one word post
and then everyone replies to that well, that's when I appreciate the simplicity of STW.

Rubbish

I prefer the stw approach where multiple quotes lose all sense of who posted what and replied to whom.

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I think it's pretty classy software 😀

I like the quote system, myself.

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[i]I like the quote system, myself. [/i]

me too.

Please don't go the Grit.cx route its awful. Grey and beige is hard to read and looks cack.

To come back to the original point, it's interesting that what www posted looked like this when he typed it:

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Rubbish

I'm still not sure why we can't be treated like adults and put spaces where we want to.

Actually, I have another suggestion - can the RSS link be confined to the actual "RSS feed for this topic" link please?

I hit it all the time, by accident.

Anyone with me?

I am so confused. Most of the time, but, right now, even more so.

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