Saru Posted November 22, 2006 #1 Share Posted November 22, 2006 A small update was implemented today to the main site, mainly aimed at fixing up a few loose ends following the previous update, and fixing some bugs that hadn't been resolved from the OS reload a few weeks ago: Removed broken/unused side menu blocks Reorganised menu blocks on most sections Added a 'Bizarre News' menu block Re-added the 'Voting Booth' site poll menu block Fixed Video index listings A number of much larger updates are planned for the not too distant future, these will centre primarily around the forum and gallery sections. Most notably we will be upgrading to the latest version of Invision Board (2.2) once it has been released, and there are plans to migrate our current Coppermine gallery system to Invision Gallery in order to completely integrate the gallery and the forum together. The site newsletter will also be making a comeback. More details about these changes will be posted up nearer the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 22, 2006 #2 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Thanks, as always, for the work you put in. One small suggestion, when the major upgrade comes would it be possible to add a "top of page" button to aid navigation through the larger threads and forums? Thanks, Waspie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinitrotoluene Posted November 22, 2006 #3 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Waspie, if you're using firefox there is an extension that you can add on to do this: http://www.customsoftwareconsult.com/exten.../BackToTop.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abecrombie Posted November 22, 2006 #4 Share Posted November 22, 2006 (edited) Thanks SaRuMaN , you are the boss, even though you dont sign the paychecks.lol Abecrombie P.S Again, I offer my assistance with anything if you need help as far as whatever. Does that make sense ? In other words Im always here if you need help with the workload, I can do what Im able and happy to volunteer . Edited November 22, 2006 by Abecrombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 22, 2006 #5 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Waspie, if you're using firefox there is an extension that you can add Thank you Gavsto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted November 22, 2006 #6 Share Posted November 22, 2006 (edited) That feature has already been implemented, Waspie. Good work on the update, Saru. Keep it up. Edited November 22, 2006 by Raptor X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Star III Posted November 24, 2006 #7 Share Posted November 24, 2006 A small update was implemented today to the main site, mainly aimed at fixing up a few loose ends following the previous update, and fixing some bugs that hadn't been resolved from the OS reload a few weeks ago: Removed broken/unused side menu blocks Reorganised menu blocks on most sections Added a 'Bizarre News' menu block Re-added the 'Voting Booth' site poll menu block Fixed Video index listings A number of much larger updates are planned for the not too distant future, these will centre primarily around the forum and gallery sections. Most notably we will be upgrading to the latest version of Invision Board (2.2) once it has been released, and there are plans to migrate our current Coppermine gallery system to Invision Gallery in order to completely integrate the gallery and the forum together. The site newsletter will also be making a comeback. More details about these changes will be posted up nearer the time. Whats the votingbooth thingamaboober do. and how do i get to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 24, 2006 #8 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Whats the votingbooth thingamaboober do. and how do i get to it? It allows you to vote and it's on the main page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Star III Posted November 24, 2006 #9 Share Posted November 24, 2006 It allows you to vote and it's on the main page. thanks s much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinitrotoluene Posted November 24, 2006 #10 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Where do we view the results so far from the vote booth, let's just say it's a subject that's close to my heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 24, 2006 #11 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Where do we view the results so far from the vote booth, let's just say it's a subject that's close to my heart They should appear after you vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesque Orion Posted November 25, 2006 #12 Share Posted November 25, 2006 They should appear after you vote. It doesn't, it just takes you to the forum main menu. Can you fix that please? Cheers. Ghostkol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowbaby Posted November 25, 2006 #13 Share Posted November 25, 2006 It doesn't, it just takes you to the forum main menu. Can you fix that please? Cheers. Ghostkol. It's meant to do that. Scroll down to the voting booth again and it will show the results as a bar chart thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillghast Posted November 26, 2006 #14 Share Posted November 26, 2006 New updates make me feel happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinitrotoluene Posted November 26, 2006 #15 Share Posted November 26, 2006 It's meant to do that. Scroll down to the voting booth again and it will show the results as a bar chart thingy. That's what I thought, but it took a good few times of submiting the vote to get it to appear (on firefox 2.0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted November 26, 2006 Author #16 Share Posted November 26, 2006 That's what I thought, but it took a good few times of submiting the vote to get it to appear (on firefox 2.0) I went ahead and tested the poll again on Firefox 2.0 just now and didn't experience any problems. The only way that the poll will not count your vote is if you haven't ticked one of the choices before clicking on 'submit'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogfish Posted November 26, 2006 #17 Share Posted November 26, 2006 When will the next round of updates happen? Because I have a suggestion that we should add a 'Health and Medicine' forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted November 26, 2006 Author #18 Share Posted November 26, 2006 The next updates will centre around the release of Invision Board 2.2, I'm not sure when that will be, but it shouldn't be too long now. Unfortunately though a 'health and medicine' forum is out of the question, nobody here is qualified in that area and it would be a bad idea to encourage members to offer medical advice. As always we recommend that if anyone has a query about the state of their health or about what medication to take, they should speak to their doctor about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Star III Posted November 26, 2006 #19 Share Posted November 26, 2006 is there going to be new topics to vote on in the voting booth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted November 26, 2006 Author #20 Share Posted November 26, 2006 The voting booth poll topic will be changed once a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted November 26, 2006 #21 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Unfortunately though a 'health and medicine' forum is out of the question, nobody here is qualified in that area and it would be a bad idea to encourage members to offer medical advice. As always we recommend that if anyone has a query about the state of their health or about what medication to take, they should speak to their doctor about it. I think FF meant a forum for discussing health and medicine science. Biological processes, genetics, new medicinal techniques and discoveries etc. I think it's a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Star III Posted November 26, 2006 #22 Share Posted November 26, 2006 The voting booth poll topic will be changed once a month. thanks. but i think it should be changed once a week or at least every other week I think FF meant a forum for discussing health and medicine science. Biological processes, genetics, new medicinal techniques and discoveries etc. I think it's a great idea. i agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 27, 2006 #23 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I think FF meant a forum for discussing health and medicine science. Biological processes, genetics, new medicinal techniques and discoveries etc. I think it's a great idea. I had thought about this myself, although as "Medical Sciences" sub-forum of Science & Technology rather than as a separate forum. The reason I had been considering approaching SaRuMaN with the idea is that these subjects often fall between the Nature and the Science & Technology forums and it often difficult to know into which forum a thread should go. I had not, however, considered the problems that SaRuMaN has put forward. Such a sub-forum would have to have a strict set of rules and guidelines over what could and couldn't be discussed on it. This would inevitably lead to threads being closed or deleted. That leaves this question, would the advantages of such a sub-forum outweigh the problems it would cause? Would members accept a restrictive set of rules or would it lead to complaints of heavy handed moderation and a restriction of free speech? Would the restrictive nature of the rules lead to the generation of a lot of work for the moderators? These are questions I simply do not have the answer to and, as with all decisions on this site, I bow to the greater experience of SaRuMaN who, quite rightly, has the final say in all these matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Star III Posted November 27, 2006 #24 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I had thought about this myself, although as "Medical Sciences" sub-forum of Science & Technology rather than as a separate forum. The reason I had been considering approaching SaRuMaN with the idea is that these subjects often fall between the Nature and the Science & Technology forums and it often difficult to know into which forum a thread should go. I had not, however, considered the problems that SaRuMaN has put forward. Such a sub-forum would have to have a strict set of rules and guidelines over what could and couldn't be discussed on it. This would inevitably lead to threads being closed or deleted. That leaves this question, would the advantages of such a sub-forum outweigh the problems it would cause? Would members accept a restrictive set of rules or would it lead to complaints of heavy handed moderation and a restriction of free speech? Would the restrictive nature of the rules lead to the generation of a lot of work for the moderators? These are questions I simply do not have the answer to and, as with all decisions on this site, I bow to the greater experience of SaRuMaN who, quite rightly, has the final say in all these matters. good point the mods would have an even tougher job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted November 27, 2006 Author #25 Share Posted November 27, 2006 but i think it should be changed once a week or at least every other week We need to leave any given question up for enough time to get a reasonable number of responses, I think a month is fine. That leaves this question, would the advantages of such a sub-forum outweigh the problems it would cause? I don't think it would be worth it to be honest, I think most of the topics that could be discussed in there could be discussed in other existing sections, and the problems of moderating topics asking for medical advice will always be a concern so long as such a board exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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