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Post#1 » by dream34 » Thu Apr 3, 2014 12:03 am

Thanks everyone for continuing to provide feedback and suggestions. The latest changes seem to have been received a lot more positively so we are happy to be headed in the right direction.

Some more design tweaks made today:
- Added topic title back to each post and made the font slightly darker so it's easier to read
- Changed default post times to relative time (this can be changed back in My Profile > Board Preferences if you are unhappy)
- Added rounded edges to the forums and posts
- Made the post separator bar a little smaller

Favorite team icon updates:
- We are going to keep the team icons displayed vertically instead of horizontally. It keeps short posts more compact and leads to less scrolling overall.
- We are working on adding soccer team icons (thanks to Baphomet for the help!)
- We will update the NHL and NFL icons
- At this time, we can't allow you to pick multiple favorite teams in the same league
- At this time, we can't link the team icons to their respective forums
- At this time, we won't be expanding and adding college teams

Search updates:
- We can't enable normal keyword searching yet, but we are going to try out expanding the search functionality
- You can now view all of your own posts and won't be limited to the first page of results
- A time delay is enabled to keep the load down, so you might need to wait a minute between search requests
- You can now view the post history of other users (click on their profile, then view all posts)

And1 updates:
- Your 5 most And1'd posts are now displayed in your profile
- The 5 posts you've recently And1'd are now displayed in your profile
- We are not going to add a flop/dislike button at this time
- FYI: You can click on the number next to an And1 to see who has And1'd the post

Mobile App:
- The mobile app is developed by a third party and we can not customize or upgrade it at all with things like And1 or team icons, unfortunately.
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Re: Additional Forum Upgrades 

Post#2 » by NeedsMoreCheese » Thu Apr 3, 2014 12:38 am

Great work. TBH i wasn't a fan of the updates at all when they started, but looks like you guys have pulled everything together pretty nicely.
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Post#3 » by Blast Tyrant » Thu Apr 3, 2014 12:54 am

I love the updates. Job well done.

I should mention, it still won't let me view my old posts however.
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Post#4 » by dream34 » Thu Apr 3, 2014 12:56 am

Led Zeppelin wrote:I love the updates. Job well done.

I should mention, it still won't let me view my old posts however.


What does it say?
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Re: Additional Forum Upgrades 

Post#5 » by Blast Tyrant » Thu Apr 3, 2014 1:09 am

dream34 wrote:
Led Zeppelin wrote:I love the updates. Job well done.

I should mention, it still won't let me view my old posts however.


What does it say?

It's working now.
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Post#6 » by GoRapstheoriginal » Thu Apr 3, 2014 1:42 am

Again I am begging & pleading, please if there isn't an option already so I can view 100/posts/threads a page and not set to some arbitrary hard limit.

I much prefer reading/scrolling my information vertically not horizontally. At least let/give me the option to set it this way for myself(or anyone else that prefers it that/this way.

Asking nicely/politely/sincerely! Keep up the great work! Cheers! :P! :)! :D!
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Post#7 » by eliasrapp98 » Thu Apr 3, 2014 2:26 am

Where do I see my most and-1'd posts?
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Post#8 » by NeedsMoreCheese » Thu Apr 3, 2014 2:28 am

eliasrapp98 wrote:Where do I see my most and-1'd posts?

in your profile. you've gotta click your name somewhere though, not the my profile link

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Post#9 » by Induveca » Thu Apr 3, 2014 3:38 am

All in all, it's a pretty sad redesign. It still screams 2004. It's time to rebuild the interface from the ground up using HTML5/JQuery and new CSS. The brand in general needs a makeover.
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Post#10 » by Sofa King » Thu Apr 3, 2014 3:56 am

Love it
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Post#11 » by trwi7 » Thu Apr 3, 2014 6:38 am

Induveca wrote:All in all, it's a pretty sad redesign. It still screams 2004. It's time to rebuild the interface from the ground up using HTML5/JQuery and new CSS. The brand in general needs a makeover.


Stop hating on 2004. I had a good time in 2004.
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Re: Additional Forum Upgrades 

Post#12 » by MrShow » Thu Apr 3, 2014 6:53 am

Is there a way to turn off the favorite team icons? I find it distracting. Thanks
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Post#13 » by Revived » Thu Apr 3, 2014 9:20 am

You guys are spending quality time and effort on this. And it's paying off cause the upgrades are great.

Keep up the good work & thank you for doing this. Change is good.
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Post#14 » by Wizop » Thu Apr 3, 2014 2:54 pm

love the "today" and "yesterday" dating. makes it much easier to see which threads to open.
Please edit long quotes to only show what puts your new message into context.
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Post#15 » by dream34 » Thu Apr 3, 2014 5:11 pm

We have added 139 teams to choose from for your Favorite Soccer Team icon. Sorry if we left out your favorite team, but that is all we will be adding for now. NHL and NFL logos should be updated within the next hour.
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Post#16 » by Texas Chuck » Thu Apr 3, 2014 6:01 pm

Love it. Site looks amazing now.
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Post#17 » by LittleOzzy » Thu Apr 3, 2014 6:02 pm

dream34 wrote:We have added 139 teams to choose from for your Favorite Soccer Team icon. Sorry if we left out your favorite team, but that is all we will be adding for now. NHL and NFL logos should be updated within the next hour.


Loving the soccer logos!!!
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Post#18 » by Da Schwab » Thu Apr 3, 2014 6:55 pm

Oh, so the Jays can have their logo changed to the simpler design but the Yankees can't get the more recognizable, simple logo? I see how it is. Canadian favoritism.

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Post#19 » by dream34 » Thu Apr 3, 2014 7:07 pm

Schwabby wrote:Oh, so the Jays can have their logo changed to the simpler design but the Yankees can't get the more recognizable, simple logo? I see how it is. Canadian favoritism.

DOWN WITH CANADA!!!!!


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Post#20 » by Revived » Thu Apr 3, 2014 7:17 pm

What does the "+1" under a post total in a thread mean? That you got an "and-1" in that thread?

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