www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 What I Like: Internal PM system MEMBERS GALLERY!! Very cool!! I hope you bought some additional data memory space with the new forum :) No more "double post" , I had to remove an extra post everytime I posted anything. Got old. Rating features, lots of new features!! Not so hot on: I miss it showing "where" they were from. Maybe I am just missing it. Having to relearn my way around , this too will pass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I breathed a sigh of relief when I just tried logging in and the forum was up! I have only one complaint (and this might even be customizable (?)) but I wish there was more contrast/definition when browsing forum threads, especially in the classifieds section. When I go to the classifieds section i feel like I'm looking at a big wall of text, rather than individual posts. Functionality-wise everything seems to working great! Thanks for getting the forum back up and running! EDIT: ok at the bottom of any forum page (scroll down) there's a little link that says "Change Theme" - I'm using the "pro blue" skin now and it's better. I'm a big fan of black background, white text. I still wish there were more clearly defined "dividing lines" between posts but this is really sleek looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebiker Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 OR use the internal PM system. Make sure your email is correct and that you have made appropriate selections in the "Notification Settings". Learning too. Thanks, but how do I access it...on the top I see "Forums, Gallery, etc etc" but don't see a PM link or anything obvious...I must be missing something? or going blind? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhD Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Good job. That message about backing up the database is amusing. It forgets to mention that you should never restore from the backup before copying the backup, just on the off chance that the coders didn't do any better on the restore program than they did on the main program. If they hosed up the backup program - well, too bad... If possible, copy the database with somebody else's software or your OS utilities. Is it possible to sort messages in "most recent first" order? Want ads seem to be that way automatically - a good thing. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Can we get Tapatalk support for us Bomber junkies that need to browse while mobile? https://tapatalk.com/activate_tapatalk.php?plugin=ipb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks, but how do I access it...on the top I see "Forums, Gallery, etc etc" but don't see a PM link or anything obvious...I must be missing something? or going blind? ;-)click on the users avatar. It should then offer a link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokely Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 yeah thanks for everything over the years and as for the new forum looks good I also like that it has a mobile view version built in as I am not a fan of the concept of one should install an app just to view a website ... actually I hate that :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopback Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 A couple things... Most (if not all) the members who joined Dec.8/9th appear to be illegit/spammers. Many have spam URLs in their profiles and the usernames follow a similar format. Mr_Orange joined on November 17th and is real, and then nothing, until Dec 8th when the floodgates opened through until Dec.9th. On Dec.9th the last user to join was UPBBobbie whose profile appears legit and the name format is different. What happened to ExcelsiorTheFatheads account?? It has Guest in front of it and appears disabled. I had the pleasure of meeting EtF in person on a CO trip and really enjoyed his daily posts. http://forums.bomberonline.com/index.php?/topic/40381-sun-valley-14-15/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 This is just an FYI. When you do the Edit my profile thing you can change your Member Title... It was hard not to play with that too much. Edit- Forgot to say thanks Fin for keeping BOL alive, Thanks Fin and the Bomber crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopback Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 This is just an FYI. When you do the Edit my profile thing you can change your Member Title... It was hard not to play with that too much. I noticed that too! You can change your display name once very thirty days as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 A couple things... Most (if not all) the members who joined Dec.8/9th appear to be illegit/spammers. Many have spam URLs in their profiles and the usernames follow a similar format. Mr_Orange joined on November 17th and is real, and then nothing, until Dec 8th when the floodgates opened through until Dec.9th. On Dec.9th the last user to join was UPBBobbie whose profile appears legit and the name format is different. What happened to ExcelsiorTheFatheads account?? It has Guest in front of it and appears disabled. I had the pleasure of meeting EtF in person on a CO trip and really enjoyed his daily posts. http://forums.bomberonline.com/index.php?/topic/40381-sun-valley-14-15/ Fathead fell into the twilight zone during the problem ed period prior to the new forum install. They are working on getting him back up and running. He made a change in email address and it ended up in limbo. Repair in process SPAMMERS are a PLAGUE!! Blocking bots is tricky if not impossible. Wack a mole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I noticed that too! You can change your display name once very thirty days as well. Not to mention , change it and know one will recognize you , good or bad. Just an FYI!!! Good rep? You should try to keep it. Dumb id or having regrets, change it. Carefully!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 ExcelsiorTheFathead is back! he fell into some forum black hole and we just dug him out. Still a few kinks we are working on folks so stick with us while we work it all out. But please use this to tell me of any issues you have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcelsiorTheFathead Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Is this me? If this is me, then Fin successfully fixed the flux capacitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcelsiorTheFathead Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 We can LIKE things now? I HATE that. Can we have "Hate This" buttons? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Don't you have some catching up to do ??? I hope you took notes during all your epics days since the forum was down!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmetroland Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 We can LIKE things now? I HATE that. Can we have "Hate This" buttons? Better yet, maybe an "I give this The Finger" button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Can we have "Hate This" buttons? I use the 'back' button. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Love the "pro blue" theme, I've wanted that (like TGR} for many years, wayyyy easier on the eyes How about some updated smilies, like, roll eyes, shake head, dead horse, soap box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Aloha have not been able to post any Pics on the Tracks or Milkland threads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Aloha have not been able to post any Pics on the Tracks or Milkland threads... SBS, create a gallery and then you can use them in your thread. Or you can host them somewhere else and then use the hyper link It appears there is no longer a way to directly upload to the post/thread. Check the "Help" file link under my post for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopback Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 SBS, create a gallery and then you can use them in your thread. Or you can host them somewhere else and then use the hyper link It appears there is no longer a way to directly upload to the post/thread. Check the "Help" file link under my post for more info. I think you can still upload to the thread. In addition to the "Gallery" option, if you go into "my settings" then "manage attachments". I can see all my previous pictures there. The problem is we only get 500 KB each. It appears that the migration allowed us to move everything over even if it was more than 500KB total. The issue is anyone that has uploaded a few pictures is over 500KB and the system will not let you attach more. See screen shot of mine below. I'm using 3,17MB of 500KB; hence I'm over and cannot add. I suspect if I deleted them all I could upload again but I would max out at 500KB total not 3.17MB. We need more space to attach per user or you have to use the gallery option, or an image hosting service. I'm not a fan of the image hosting service (imgur,photobucket,picassa,etc) route because the content on BoL is lost if the image hoster moves/gets bought etc. I would strongly recommend people take the time to create a gallery. That way the images become part of the site and get captured in backups etc. I hate reading an old thread and then finding it devoid of all the pictures that were originally there because the image hosting provider is gone. Some forums allocate attachment space based on the posting frequency of each user. The more active users get more space, new users less. I do understand that storage costs money and with 5000+ users it can add up in hurry! What's the limit per user for the gallery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Thank You Bryan and Loopback ...my Gallery has 43.8 MB stored, which is 43.3 MB over the allotted space... ... I could delete those 2 threads and start over...I see no delete buttons though in edit mode, also I tried to post a vid. to the Minds in the water thread and was not successful there either anyway Milkland was unbelievable today...best Grooom of the year so far with 3" dry fluff over 2nd day groom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopback Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Hi SBS.Don't delete anything,Your attachments show 43.8MB out of 500KB and is way over.The Gallery is separate. At the moment only 3 members have created galleries. I just created mine for the post above to hold the screen shot imageYou need to create a gallery. you can then upload pictures to your Gallery, then when you post, you can select the picture to attach from the existing gallery photosIt does not seem to work with the mobile version of the site if you are trying to do this directly from your cell phone though...I had to switch to the full site version on my mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabatha Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 I just figured out you have to resubscribe to a thread ... responding doesn't necasserily mean you are following it. People might want to flag this. Also; love the mobile version ... so much better than TapTalk! Easy to get around. OK everyone, stop playing on the computer and go SNOWBOARDING! The place close to Bruce's as "throw-back" pricing tomorrow. $5.00 plus a donation to the food bank! SWEET! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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