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Post by DougFungus on Sept 29, 2006 0:36:22 GMT -5
As usual, Im going to suggest that you guys switch off of proboards and on to something better. phpbb is free to download and it doesn't have any ads since your servers support the whole thing. If you want any help getting something rolling I'm always happy to help.
Assuming you discard my last suggestion, would you please explain this carma system to me?
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Post by TE-Ryan on Sept 29, 2006 9:46:16 GMT -5
I'll take a look into this new forum thingy you suggest, but I'm not going to promise anything. I guess I'll ask for help if I need it. Then again, if we're running it off our own server I guess Edwin could take care of it, but he tends to like to take his time with projects like that (see our "wallpapers" page). We'll see.
Karma is basically just the user's reputation. If you think someone deserves a tip of the hat, add to their karma (exalt). If they've earned a wag of the finger, take away from it (smite). I forget exactly how this system works, but I think you can give or take from any given user once a day. I have a million because I'm the admin and I feel like making people think I'm popular.
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Post by RandomInsano on Sept 29, 2006 14:23:39 GMT -5
The big thing is that forums are the most resource intensive part of any site. It's because of the fact that they have to reload pages often and need to do lots of MySQL queries and PHP parsing. I'll look into stuff this week and see what I can do. If you want to avoid ads (I currently see none on this page for example), you can check out this page: www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htmJust makes sure you backup the original hosts file so if something doesn't go right you can undo your changes. |
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Post by RandomInsano on Sept 29, 2006 14:51:15 GMT -5
Well... That was easy... www.coozyforhire.com/forumIt was built into our control panel. I'm going to throw random crap at it and see if it's any good. It could be deleted anytime so don't go getting settled in. |
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Post by TE-Ryan on Sept 29, 2006 18:55:00 GMT -5
NEWS FLASH!
Turns out the way it works is you can give or take a karma point from one person a day. Though it would seem that someone figured that out already.
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Post by RandomInsano on Sept 29, 2006 22:13:03 GMT -5
That'd be me. I'm smiting you good.
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Post by DougFungus on Sept 29, 2006 23:49:22 GMT -5
Well... That was easy... www.coozyforhire.com/forumIt was built into our control panel. I'm going to throw random crap at it and see if it's any good. It could be deleted anytime so don't go getting settled in. Ok, before I start signing up for more stuff let me know which one you guys are going to stick with and then I'll follow from there. The other one looks allright, but in essence its just a more colorful version of this one. Just look at the smilies, their all the same and in the exact same order... I guess in essence I do like the other ones more. Is their any way to change the banner at the top to make it more coozy themed? EDIT: Upon reading my first post I realised I had the wrong forum name written down. I have now modified it incase anyone actually looked it up. |
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Post by RandomInsano on Sept 30, 2006 10:42:20 GMT -5
I'm looking into a theme that's easy to modify, then I'll change it up to suit the site better before I move everything over. We'll be sticking with YaBB, but I can change the smilies if that's really a problem. I just poked around the settings for a few minutes before work yesterday and I think I saw something or other about it.
Gotta get to work for 1:00pm today until 9:00pm, so I don't know how far I'll get with my theme search today
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Post by DougFungus on Oct 1, 2006 22:49:17 GMT -5
Ok, I still can't figure out this Karma thing, If I exalt someone they gain a point of Karma. But If I smite somebody I dont steal their Karma, it decreases by one point and I recieve nothing.
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Post by TE-Ryan on Oct 2, 2006 7:51:44 GMT -5
Exactly. I guess I just phrased it poorly. It's not so much "take" as it is "delete".
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Post by RandomInsano on Oct 2, 2006 15:57:46 GMT -5
It'd be kinda cool if you could plunder karma. You know, take it all by force, burning and all around destoring everything in sight.
Oh yes, and don't think I'll stop Ryan just because you reset your karma each time. It's a battle of diligance now bitch! ...I really want a sandwich
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Post by DougFungus on Oct 3, 2006 13:06:31 GMT -5
Im sure all that Karma you steal builds up somewhere in the universe. Stay persistant and Im sure that will be one tasty sandwhich.
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