Board Change Announcements

^ Just went and checked it out - there are buttons for show/don't show your online status in both privacy and preferences. I clicked both, saved the changes in both, and... still visible!

I know, I checked both places! So embarassing...

How did you guys check to see if you were hidden? I think you'll always be able to see your own online status.

can you add the button to get to the latest post in a thread, on the mobile version?

I'm seeing the button on my phone, can you show me a screenshot of yours?

edit: Im dumb... wasn't logged in

the dots are there...

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How did you guys check to see if you were hidden? I think you'll always be able to see your own online status.

Yeah, I thought about that last night. When I see my posts in the thread I have that little green tab at the upper left corner of my avatar, but haven't yet coordinated with another boardie to ask them what they see while I'm logged in.

I'm over there now, 10am EST - someone care to have a look and PM me a report?

^^ no green tab on your name right now.

so, James.. we cant link to an avatar somewhere online?
mine is a gif so I dunno how I could use it w/o..

Future test: thanks to @evom @foto junkaay @TiredChildren

I noticed the 'View your posts' button hasn't been carried over. It wasn't something I often used, but it was sometimes useful to filter out all the discussions you don't feel are pertinent to you, when searching for stuff. But of course, I can see how having too many headers/links is quickly going to be very cumbersome on the top of the board.

@toothaction

got the mention alert. so that works.

I changed up my signature over there when we were first testing things out. I just went back in and tried to paste my old info in and got this message:

and the preview didn't reflect my font size choices, either.

Der code:

Want to help me expand my young Buta family?

"I think and try to get a monster of flower soft ware toy pig actually, and notice that light unexpectedly."

Flickr one and Flickr two

Tell me more, Master James!

I noticed the 'View your posts' button hasn't been carried over. It wasn't something I often used, but it was sometimes useful to filter out all the discussions you don't feel are pertinent to you, when searching for stuff. But of course, I can see how having too many headers/links is quickly going to be very cumbersome on the top of the board.

Related: I haven't found a comparable option to search user's posts when checking somebody else's profile.

My head hurts

Pretty sure James would be the one suffering a serious headache from all of us nerds nitpicking his [very generous, and completely free] handiwork with our inane demands and comments all day long.

I kid, but seriously, I recognise that this is actually a serious project, and a major undertaking for someone to handle (let alone in their spare time), just because they want to help out some hoighty-toity toy geeks.

I totally agree and I am glad that it's him and not me!

Although there are a lot of questions and things that need to be worked out, it's better than just uprooting and leaving folks to defend for themselves (:

So when are we blowing up the old death star and colonizing the new one?

• When is the temporary shutdown/switch going to take place?
- I had hoped to do it soon (in the next week or so), but David helped me discover a bug with how links were imported into the new board that is a pretty big issue. I chatted with someone from the company who makes the new software, and they said that I may need to wait until the next update to the import function is released, which could be a month or more.

Maybe this has been answered already, but has anyone tried starting a conversation yet? How does that work? Sorry if this has been answered/explained.

EDIT: I tested it. It works as should.

Tell me more, Master James!

This is a permissions thing. I haven't updated the permissions for users creating signatures yet, so if your signature copied over in the import, then it's over there, but if you go to make changes to it you're stuck with very limited options. Once I do the full transition I'll be sure that everyone's permissions for things like that are correct.

^^ no green tab on your name right now.

so, James.. we cant link to an avatar somewhere online?
mine is a gif so I dunno how I could use it w/o..

Animated avatars are apparently a problem on XenForo. I'm looking into it.

James, not sure if you are aware, but comments cannot be deleted either, even if no one had posted afterwards.

^ Thanks Kay, that's also a permissions issue. It'll be fixed when we go live with the change.

... I think you'll always be able to see your own online status.

ohhhhhhhh! how embarassing
thank you for the clarification, Mr. Wizard!

Will boardie birthdays still be a part of the front page? I fear for Canadian Steve's well being if not!

Will all mods be transferring over in their respective roles (and forums they are supposed to be in charge of), or are you taking on sole 'responsibility' for the new board?

All hail the Mod Overlord!