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Ben · 08-21-2005, 10:12 PM

To get our forum back fully funtional again as soon as possible, I believe I should outline out short term goals to help me remember and let everyone know what is going to be done and what is done.

To be done

- Spell check and rules added
- SEO modifications and friendly URL modification
- Skin change or clean up (to those who hate it, it looks different on this computer so I'll change it)
- Email send to all members informing everyone to reset their passwords (with note taken to which emails bounce)
- mod_rewrite used to allow old URLs to still work

Done

- Small SEO changes

Please let me know here if there are any problems or you have any ideas.

Hunt_and_Annoy · 08-22-2005, 12:22 AM

Hmm...You might want to add more smileys, have a link somewhere on the skin to the actual SSC website, and dont put the "lol" word filter the forums used to have (That was a real pain.)

Ben · 08-22-2005, 11:23 AM

Why no LOL word filter? This isn't AIM you know.

Actually, I can't filter words, only censor them. I will look into a word filter modification however because it was extremely useful.

I also rarely found most smilies useful, so those we have are here to stay. If you can make us some water-gun-related smilies, I might add them. From my experience, having more smilies usually means posts flooded with smilies, something I am trying to avoid. I have considered removing smilies alltogether because I don't think they add to discussion (but I won't for now).

I also removed the [size] tag and replaced it with the [h1] and [h2] tags by the way. [size] had a tendency to be abused and the header tags are better for search engines.

Hunt_and_Annoy · 08-22-2005, 04:13 PM

No! Don't remove smileys! They are fun!

And I never really use different font sizes anyway.

Does the tag work?
edit: Yay it works

EDIT2:I typed this post with one hand because I was eating eggroles with the other

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DX · 08-23-2005, 10:39 AM

I haven't used any smilies yet on the new board [vBulletin smilies are strange]. Just like I don't use smilies on Trillian, because they are stranger than the AIM ones.

Quote:

And I never really use different font sizes anyway.

^You just did.

EDIT: Using the quote attribute adds extra line spaces in the text following it. Weird.

RacerSoaker445 · 08-28-2005, 04:44 PM

I can help with the skin if you like. I just need a template to work with.

BTW I use Trillian. Akion 3 skin rocks.

Ben · 08-28-2005, 08:43 PM

If you'd like to help code a custom skin for us, please PM me and I'll give you temporarily administrator access to work on the skin.

08-21-2005, 10:12 PM	#1
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,054 UserID: 1	Plans for the near future To get our forum back fully funtional again as soon as possible, I believe I should outline out short term goals to help me remember and let everyone know what is going to be done and what is done. To be done - Spell check and rules added - SEO modifications and friendly URL modification - Skin change or clean up (to those who hate it, it looks different on this computer so I'll change it) - Email send to all members informing everyone to reset their passwords (with note taken to which emails bounce) - mod_rewrite used to allow old URLs to still work Done - Small SEO changes Please let me know here if there are any problems or you have any ideas. __________________ email: / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas. Last edited by Ben : 08-21-2005 at 10:19 PM.

08-22-2005, 11:23 AM	#3
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,054 UserID: 1	Why no LOL word filter? This isn't AIM you know. Actually, I can't filter words, only censor them. I will look into a word filter modification however because it was extremely useful. I also rarely found most smilies useful, so those we have are here to stay. If you can make us some water-gun-related smilies, I might add them. From my experience, having more smilies usually means posts flooded with smilies, something I am trying to avoid. I have considered removing smilies alltogether because I don't think they add to discussion (but I won't for now). I also removed the [size] tag and replaced it with the [h1] and [h2] tags by the way. [size] had a tendency to be abused and the header tags are better for search engines. __________________ email: / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas.

08-22-2005, 04:13 PM	#4
Hunt_and_Annoy Back from the dead. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: bay area, CA Posts: 399 UserID: 345	No! Don't remove smileys! They are fun! And I never really use different font sizes anyway. Does the tag work? edit: Yay it works EDIT2:I typed this post with one hand because I was eating eggroles with the other . Last edited by Hunt_and_Annoy : 08-22-2005 at 04:17 PM.

08-28-2005, 04:44 PM	#6
RacerSoaker445 Still selling stuff. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: On my tricked out PC Posts: 944 UserID: 83	I can help with the skin if you like. I just need a template to work with. BTW I use Trillian. Akion 3 skin rocks. __________________ WORKING Guns For Sale: CPS 3200, Max-D 5000, WW Glo-Blaster BROKEN Guns For Sale: CPS 1500 + 15 Balloon K-Mod, Flash Flood + 3-layer collossus & PRVD, XXP 175, WW Hornet, SS 50 More info here. Interested? PM me.

08-28-2005, 08:43 PM	#7
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,054 UserID: 1	If you'd like to help code a custom skin for us, please PM me and I'll give you temporarily administrator access to work on the skin. __________________ email: / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas.

08-22-2005, 12:22 AM	#2
Hunt_and_Annoy Back from the dead. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: bay area, CA Posts: 399 UserID: 345	Hmm...You might want to add more smileys, have a link somewhere on the skin to the actual SSC website, and dont put the "lol" word filter the forums used to have (That was a real pain.)

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