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How do we get a newfangled site?
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Site Supporter   Location: Midwest Joined: Thu Oct 2, 2014 Posts: 8645 
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How do we get one of them newfangled forums with all the thumbs up and badges and alerts?
_________________ Massivedesign wrote: I am thinking of a number somewhere between none of and your business. |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:47 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 12990
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You go to SGN to see what it is like, and then run back here screaming like a little girl that you didn't mean it after all, and beg forgiveness.
_________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:54 pm |
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Site Admin   Location: Olympia, WA Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 38307 Real Name: Dan
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joao01 wrote: How do we get one of them newfangled forums with all the thumbs up and badges and alerts? Like..... A new software system for the site? It's a double edged sword, not all of us want all them newfangled items that come with that platform. There are 3 major forum software platforms. phpbb - The one this site runs on. Customization, open source, free vBullitin - Like NWFA used to be on and SGN is on now. Cost's $$, source code isn't available, some mods cost $$, lacking support (vB is dying) XenForo - If we were to ever upgrade, it would be to this. Costs $$ annually, difficult to "band", learning curve with how the platform works. I have downloaded and installed demo copies of vB and XF and have played with them a lot. For what we do, and what we need, phpBB has all the features we seem to want. |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:58 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Midwest Joined: Thu Oct 2, 2014 Posts: 8645
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Massivedesign wrote: joao01 wrote: How do we get one of them newfangled forums with all the thumbs up and badges and alerts? Like..... A new software system for the site? It's a double edged sword, not all of us want all them newfangled items that come with that platform. There are 3 major forum software platforms. phpbb - The one this site runs on. Customization, open source, free vBullitin - Like NWFA used to be on and SGN is on now. Cost's $$, source code isn't available, some mods cost $$, lacking support (vB is dying) XenForo - If we were to ever upgrade, it would be to this. Costs $$ annually, difficult to "band", learning curve with how the platform works. I have downloaded and installed demo copies of vB and XF and have played with them a lot. For what we do, and what we need, phpBB has all the features we seem to want. I'm talking more like what NWFA and XDTalk are on now. _________________ Massivedesign wrote: I am thinking of a number somewhere between none of and your business. |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:00 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Olympia Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2011 Posts: 16044 Real Name: Steve
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This one seems to work quite nicely
_________________ "I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said." - William Buckley, Jr. "...steam, artillery and revolvers give to civilized man an irresistible power." -Perry Collins |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:04 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Olympia, WA Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 38307 Real Name: Dan
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joao01 wrote: I'm talking more like what NWFA and XDTalk are on now. They are both on XF. We will probably be there, eventually. It's mainly $$ driven. All of the donations we receive go back to our members in the ways of PIFs, schwag etc. We are not exactly rolling in the dough over here and each donation, to us, is a very serious matter. |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:05 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Midwest Joined: Thu Oct 2, 2014 Posts: 8645
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Massivedesign wrote: joao01 wrote: I'm talking more like what NWFA and XDTalk are on now. They are both on XF. We will probably be there, eventually. It's mainly $$ driven. All of the donations we receive go back to our members in the ways of PIFs, schwag etc. We are not exactly rolling in the dough over here and each donation, to us, is a very serious matter. so what you are saying is I need to donate (which I plan to sometime soon), and help get more members (got one this past weekend). Got it. _________________ Massivedesign wrote: I am thinking of a number somewhere between none of and your business. |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:08 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Olympia, WA Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 38307 Real Name: Dan
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joao01 wrote: Massivedesign wrote: joao01 wrote: I'm talking more like what NWFA and XDTalk are on now. They are both on XF. We will probably be there, eventually. It's mainly $$ driven. All of the donations we receive go back to our members in the ways of PIFs, schwag etc. We are not exactly rolling in the dough over here and each donation, to us, is a very serious matter. so what you are saying is I need to donate (which I plan to sometime soon), and help get more members (got one this past weekend). Got it. That will help, yes.. But also there needs to be a NEED to upgrade, a feature, service, etc that a majority of members will like. I don't know if you noticed, but when NWFA went to XF they lost quite a bit of activity, mainly because people said screw it, too confusing. Numbers are starting to come back up, but as a forum owner, nothing sucks more than to see activity plummet. |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:53 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Spanaway WA Joined: Wed Jul 6, 2011 Posts: 6312 Real Name: Hugo Stiglitz
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joao01 wrote: How do we get one of them newfangled forums with all the thumbs up and badges and alerts? Doesn't Facesmash have all that crap? |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:19 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 12990
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Massivedesign wrote: [quote="j That will help, yes.. But also there needs to be a NEED to upgrade, a feature, service, etc that a majority of members will like. . Yeah - something good, like Auto Suck. With Real Bacon Aroma. _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:22 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: White Center Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 6489
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Massivedesign wrote: I don't know if you noticed, but when NWFA went to XF they lost quite a bit of activity, mainly because people said screw it, too confusing. Numbers are starting to come back up, but as a forum owner, nothing sucks more than to see activity plummet. This...there were lots of bugs which took a long time to work through. I'm a young, technologically savvy guy and it was pissing me off...they probably lost a lot of folks with that mess. |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:23 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: maple valley Joined: Mon May 6, 2013 Posts: 2575 Real Name: Earl
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RENCORP wrote: Massivedesign wrote: [quote="j That will help, yes.. But also there needs to be a NEED to upgrade, a feature, service, etc that a majority of members will like. . Yeah - something good, like Auto Suck. With Real Bacon Aroma. Real Bacon Aroma, not Fake Canadian Bacon Aroma  |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:33 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Skagit county Joined: Sat Apr 21, 2012 Posts: 1389 Real Name: Dave
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Or a like button and when hit it shows a set of boobs and the more likes the bigger the boobs it shows
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Site Moderator   Location: Marysville Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2012 Posts: 13503 Real Name: Mike
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If it ain't broke don't fix it. Ask Seattleguns about that one.
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| Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:54 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Midwest Joined: Thu Oct 2, 2014 Posts: 8645
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Hmm, seems like this has already been thought about
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk _________________ Massivedesign wrote: I am thinking of a number somewhere between none of and your business. |
| Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:45 pm |
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