The New Forum Software!

[Agrajag]

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This is the full error I got, it happened when I tried posting a message.
Do with it what you will...

[Thufir]

Hm, anyone have any suggestions on how to search better under the new software? Please?
Also, can it be that the polls have been removed? I can't find mine -- but then again, I think the search function isn't working as it should. Any help or suggestions appreciated, thanks!

I'd say searching has taken a step backward under the new forum software. It's really *bad* that all the Posts for a given thread that fit the search show up in your results - IMO, this cripples the search functionality for this forum. At the most, this should exist as an option, that is turned off by default.

Also, it would be very nice to have the search options be saveable (I've seen this in other forums). How many people actually use the default of searching Messages <= 1 week old?! Also, maybe it's just me, but I usually search on subject only, and if we can't get saveable options, it'd be nice (from my point of view) to have that made default.

I've also found that it no longer defaults to the DOM2 forum when I go into search (although I know it did a few days ago). I'm not sure if there's been a server side change that's made this happen, or if I've changed my behavior in some subtle way.

Finally, would it be possible to make a few Dom2 sub-forums? The bug thread needs this badly, and there are a couple of other stickies that deserve to be a subforums, as well (namely AARs and Modding).

If anyone is looking for an example, my second favorite game shop (after Illwinter/Shrapnel, of course ), Paradox, has done an outstanding job on their forum setup, check out:

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...splay.php?f=79

Also, Esben is dead on in his comments about setting fonts - I would appreciate it if the fix he suggests is implemented.

Hope this didn't come off as a rant - I'm really finding this forum very useful all in all, but I am frustrated by the current state of search functionality.

- Thufir

[archaeolept]

yeah, mysql is currently blowing chunks. almost half the time i load a page i get a results like what agrajag just posted.

[JJ_Colorado]

Hi,

A friend is having problems accessing the forum since the new forum software was installed. Here is what he wrote. Can someone help?

Thanks,
John

----------------------------------------
I tried to access the forum with 3 different PCs, which were in no way
related to each other (one at work, one at home, one at a friends
house). I
can access the board as long as I don't try to login. After I login
however
I get a "The document contains no data" error and a blank window. From
this
moment on, every time I try to load the page, I get this message, even
if I
restart the pc.
As said above, this happened three times with different PCs. What do I
do
wrong?

[Sheap]

I'd say searching has taken a step backward under the new forum software. It's really *bad* that all the Posts for a given thread that fit the search show up in your results - IMO, this cripples the search functionality for this forum. At the most, this should exist as an option, that is turned off by default.

I have to agree that searching is a little clunkier now than before.

1) I prefer to search for "all" words vs. "any" words so I have to specify a search as for instance "+immortal +affliction" to find Posts pertaining to immortal healing. Which is OK, but if you don't know to do it, you will turn up hundreds of unrelated Posts.

2) I usually flip the search to "less than 1 year" instead of "less than 1 week." This requires a minimum of clicking, but still didn't have to be done before.

I've also found that it no longer defaults to the DOM2 forum when I go into search (although I know it did a few days ago).

I've never had it automatically search the DOM2 forum since the new software was installed. I would like it to. But the old software, while it *usually* searched in the DOM2 forum, sometimes defaulted to search all forums. I've never used any forums other than DOM2 on this server, though.

[Esben Mose Hansen]

A friend is having problems accessing the forum since the new forum software was installed. Here is what he wrote. Can someone help?

Yeah, I ran into this, it's in this thread somewhere. You have to turn of the "Expand Threads" (or was it threaded mode?) in your profile, and it will work again.

[tinkthank]

Thanks for seconding there.

I believe the "search" functionality is the single most important functional aspect of a forum like this. I say this not to want to rant or criticize unneedingly (since the folks here are doing a GREAT job!), but because it is important, especially for "newbies". How many times have we written something to the effect like "use the search function to search for XYZ, your questions will be answered very well there!" -- this is no longer a real option. I have still been unsuccessful in finding particular threads which I *know* are out there, imagine how this must be for someone who doesnt know they are there.
Sorry for the criticism, otherwise a GREAT job here, I just wish that the search functionality could be optimized (or simply reverted to the old forum type, that worked well).

[PrinzMegaherz]

Yeah, I ran into this, it's in this thread somewhere. You have to turn of the "Expand Threads" (or was it threaded mode?) in your profile, and it will work again.

Thanks, you are my saviour

[Arryn]

Do one of the admins have a rough guesstimate as to when support for embedded HTML/UBBCODE in Posts will be fixed? Reason I ask is that (at some point) I need to edit all the now-invalid links in my AAR thread and I cannot do that until it's fixed else I'll corrupt each post I edit. I understand Richard et. al. have been real busy thus far fixing the more important DB-related and font issues. I'm just curious (and bumping the issue so it's not overlooked). Thanks.

[Cainehill]

Previously, you could either reply to an individual post in a thread, or simply post a reply to the thread - this seems to no longer be the case.

(Edit : As you can see, this post said, "Re: Arryn" even though it had nothing to do with Arryn's post, simply that I was clicking 'Reply' on a post of hers because there isn't a global reply.)

Also, quoting someone used to say who you were quoting; now there's a separate line/block that says "Quote:" but not who is being quoted, which is rather a waste of space. Is there a way to have that information included, rather than wasting another line to say it yourself?

Finally - there used to be icons for sending email or for sending a private message to someone, and now the icon for email seems to be for forwarding that post to someone via email.

Is there a trick to sending private Messages now, or not implemented yet?

Gracias.