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     Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.219.8.243 |
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| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
Hubert - have a look at the FAQ section if you need any info on posting images. We can post images. | ||
| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
Is there no function to save your username and password, or do we have to type the details in every time we p[ost? Yes. Freeware - need I cay more? If Ramsey and the Tech Team ever manage to con any dosh out of a third party for Web development, the reduction of RSI on the Board will be a priority. Having said that - the board remembers my username and password - I suspect this is an Admin thing, might work for Mods too. | ||
| Hubert (Hubert) Username: Hubert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.21.189.60 |
\image {test} | ||
| Gary_mc (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.219.8.243 |
It seems upside down to my brain, too. I like to see the latest message in a thread as I'm typing a new one. Is there no function to save your username and password, or do we have to type the details in every time we p[ost? | ||
| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
I would like to configure this so that the discussion threads from top to bottom – it seems upside down to my brain. Although I hope that having active threads moved to the top is considered better than the old method of scrolling down to the foot of the board for new threads. If I can make the sub topic lay out thread downwards I will do so. I don’t think that should prevent us from rolling out this board. | ||
| John_l_probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 90.203.130.204 |
I like Mr McMahon's self portrait   Oh hell what have I done? | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.110.24.103 |
Emoticon City!  | ||
| Gary_mc (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.219.8.243 |
Nice new additions - like smileys and italics.  | ||
| Karim (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.97.200.24 |
we are back- or in a different skin- nice | ||
| Karim (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.97.200.24 |
So... | ||
| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
You are correct Huw. This board runs on the same software as the last board. For our needs and from a technical perspective, we see little justification in moving to a different system – at least at the moment. Costs are a large consideration – both in terms of software/licensing, and the resources needed to run it, which include technical maintenance, programming and bandwidth. But nothing ever stays the same. Who knows what the future holds? | ||
| John_l_probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 90.203.130.204 |
Got here eventually! | ||
| Lincoln_brown (Lincoln_brown) Username: Lincoln_brown Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 124.180.31.16 |
Hello? This looks good! | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.110.24.103 |
It's far easier to use, I think. | ||
| Gcw (Gcw) Username: Gcw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 84.43.97.6 |
}I GOT ITALICS!! gcw | ||
| Gcw (Gcw) Username: Gcw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 84.43.97.6 |
...I'm at the top! Ohhhhh. I'm 41. change is hard these days...mmmmmph. I get used to it. gcw  | ||
| Gcw (Gcw) Username: Gcw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 84.43.97.6 |
gcw -checkin' in baby! gcw | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.187.78 |
You know, to me this new board looks very much the same as the old one - are there any real improvements and advantages over the one that we've been using for the last few years? I'd expected that if we were to move to a new board it would be more of an upgrade - something like vBulletin, perhaps. Not complaining, just wondering...  | ||
| Mick (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.159.154.197 |
Oo-er... | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.187.78 |
Maybe this is the evil twin of the old board... | ||
| Gary_mc (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.240.83 |
Is the old board ceasing to operate, then? | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.110.24.103 |
That should help us avoid a few misunderstandings! | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.194.49 |
'Ello! Hey, we've got smilies! | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.110.24.103 |
Indeed it is. | ||
| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
BUMP | ||
| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
this is a new thread | ||
| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
New postings now at foot of threads. This should look more logical but it's going to confuse the hell out of this thread!!! | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.100 |
I've arrived! Or have I? | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.100 |
Can I post this? /image{this} | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.230.225.100 |
This feels weird.  | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.125.22 |
I liked the old one better. Not knocking anyone's hard work - just don't see why we can't have the old board. I loved the feel,the black and white of it. | ||
| Richard_gavin (Richard_gavin) Username: Richard_gavin Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 69.157.30.246 |
I'm here now as well. Best, Richard | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.219.8.243 |
Ally - nothing lasts forever. Change is good. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.125.22 |
Change is not always good Zed. Sometimes it feels like change for change sake. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.219.8.243 |
All change is good, or you get stuck in a rut. Believe me; I know all.} | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.125.22 |
You know - I think that I can adapt quite quickly. | ||
| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
There are sound technical reasons for the change. The look of the board is a reasonable match for Ramsey’s Website. We did try a white/grey on black layout and I have to say it looked pretty awful – but I accept this is subjective. Still, it’s the content that counts most. That’s where the real quality is. And we have quality in spades. | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.230.225.100 |
I'm just relieved it's not pink. | ||
| Hubert (Hubert) Username: Hubert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.21.189.60 |
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| Hubert (Hubert) Username: Hubert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.21.189.60 |
Uh-oh. Apparently it works  | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.187.78 |
Dammit Hubert, I did NOT give you permission to post pictures of my personal harem girls on here!! | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.100 |
It's what we all suspect, Huw! | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.230.225.100 |
I think it might be fun to be a part of a harem. Well, for a week or so anyway. Any temp spaces for a white girl in your yours, HUW? | ||
| John_l_probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 90.208.48.93 |
I think you'll find that's a picture of my latest batch of successful students. And my, they were successful... | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.100 |
There was the hint of Leslie Phillips in that last post, JPL! I say ladies. DING-DONG | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.193.19 |
Adriana, there's always room for more... Lord P, I'd have thought nurses would be more your thing. | ||
| Gcw (Gcw) Username: Gcw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 87.242.157.114 |
..does feel a bit weird here....But give it a few days, and all will be well gcw | ||
| Michael_kelly (Michael_kelly) Username: Michael_kelly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 207.188.67.87 |
Hmmm ... let's see if this thing works. Hullo? Is there anybody there? | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.125.22 |
Two raps for yes and one for no | ||
| Hubert (Hubert) Username: Hubert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.21.189.60 |
I'm off to Berlin Back next Friday. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.240.83 |
This colour system is much better - not unlike the old board! Cheers, Admin. | ||
| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
It's not as easy as it first seems to make a darker scheme lay out for clarity. I think this is as close as we're going to get. Let's see how the board pans out and we will revisit it if we think it neccessary. There are 20 registered members on this board. There were 62 on the old board. When Gary thinks we have got the bulk of the live accounts, we will switch over. | ||
| Mick (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.159.154.197 |
Nooooo - don't leave poor old Tony behind! | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.100 |
"When Gary thinks we have got the bulk of the live accounts, we will switch over." *sudders* | ||
| Michael_kelly (Michael_kelly) Username: Michael_kelly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 207.188.88.157 |
Ah, yes, there's something comforting about the black. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.71.67 |
This colour combination is so much better - thanks to admin for putting all the time in. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.240.83 |
This seems to me pretty much the same as the previous board now, but with the ability to do bond, italics, links and emoticons, etc. A slight improvement, I'd say. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.32.166 |
I like this colour scheme a lot more than the earlier one. It reminds me of those Walls' Count Dracula ice cream lollies I used to buy as a kid in the seventies (black on the outside, red in the middle). Thanks for changing it. | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.100 |
"I like this colour scheme a lot more than the earlier one. It reminds me of those Walls' Count Dracula ice cream lollies I used to buy as a kid in the seventies (black on the outside, red in the middle)." You remember them, Huw! Are these the ones where once the paper warmed up they'd show a spooky scene in the red box in the middle of the paper covering? *weeps at memory of happier times* | ||
| Gcw (Gcw) Username: Gcw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 84.43.120.219 |
Ah...Like the black...feels more like home yeah? ...Just one thing...The text of the messages is rolling off the right hand side of the page...Can any of you boffins tell me how I can rectify this? Ta, gcw | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.240.83 |
It reminds me of those Walls' Count Dracula ice cream lollies I used to buy as a kid in the seventies (black on the outside, red in the middle). Huw, that just gave me a Proustian rush - I'd forgotten about those delicious lollies! | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.240.83 |
GCW - the text scrolls fine on my screen. Maybe it' a setting on your PC? | ||
| Admin (Admin) Username: Admin Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 86.158.129.113 |
Normally the text will wrap according to your screen resolution and browser window size. Look at that photo of those nice ladies further up the page? Is it wider than your browser window can display without horizontal scroll bars? If so, that's the reason. | ||
| Mick (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.157.95.136 |
I knew there'd be a good reason for that picture! What resolution are you running at, GCW? If it's 1024*768 or (god forbid) even lower, that'll probably explain it. That piccie is 1000 pixels wide - you may even be running at 1280*1024 and still have horizontal sliders. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.196.133 |
Griff and Zed, glad someone else remembers the Dracula lollies! Damn, I feel like one right now... Can't remember if there was a spooky scene on the inside of the wrapper, Griff. It was quiet some time ago. | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.100 |
Anyone else remember Trebor sweets with spooky stories on the inside of the tube shaped pack? Early 80s this would be. First time I realised I liked different things to my contemporaries. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.196.133 |
I'd left the UK by then, so I don't remember them. I remember those sherbety sweets with corny romantic expressions on them, though. I think they were called "love hearts" or something. | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.100 |
Gary Mc. I think someones hacked into your MySpace account and replaced the title of the page.  Unless you wrote that about yourself! | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.240.83 |
The "one weird fucker" comment? Aye, that was me.  | ||
| Grant (Grant) Username: Grant Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 131.156.226.96 |
This board is quite fancy if I say so myself. And send those women to my house ASAP. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 81.155.19.139 |
I've started reading aloud my 2005 novel 'The Hawler' here: http://weirdmonger.blog-city.com/the_hawler_read_aloud.htm And it sure is biting back! |