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Too fancy, don't like the auto login, how do I log out, some posts take a long time to go through, bad bad bad.

Seeing the original stuff from 2002 on the last page is neat, except the content of most of it is pretty thin.

I was used to a blank section on the right side of the page where the ads I was blocking would have been.

I like the time since last post.

Literally never had a clue before.

Bad Wigins wrote:

Too fancy, don't like the auto login, how do I log out, some posts take a long time to go through, bad bad bad.

Seeing the original stuff from 2002 on the last page is neat, except the content of most of it is pretty thin.

I was used to a blank section on the right side of the page where the ads I was blocking would have been.

You can logout in the top right of the screen. Click your name, log out.

Auto-login is an option (requires checking a box) and was present on the old reply form, too.

When you say it takes a long time for posts to go through, do you mean the time from when you click and you get forwarded. Or are you not seeing the posts right away?

Great job Erik. Can't believe I can now right click and open a new page to post but if I want to post inline I just regularly click and it it does it inline. Never seen right click work like that before. Great work.

Bad Wigins wrote:

Too fancy, don't like the auto login, how do I log out, some posts take a long time to go through, bad bad bad.

Seeing the original stuff from 2002 on the last page is neat, except the content of most of it is pretty thin.

I was used to a blank section on the right side of the page where the ads I was blocking would have been.

What do you mean by the 2002 thing?

Ok boomer wrote:

I'm Too Old For This wrote:

So what happens if I use multiple names in a thread? I think it is important to be able to use multiple names because everyone frequently uses them to add flair about what they post. It's become important LRC culture.

Oh I see now, so LRC totally blocks you from using multiple user names in a thread. This is lame and kills the fun of LRC chat.

So much of the hilarity (or at least time-killing nonsense) revolved around the names for the authors of the posts.

Oh well.

+1, but oh well

While we believe the ability to post anonymously allows for a more honest discussion, we've implemented some new protections to prevent people from pretending to be multiple people in the same thread.

This is a bad idea, that will only serve to ensure that Rich Elites can multi-post anonymously in any threads via their surrogates + spendy ip-changing VPNs, while us plebes who can't afford such luxuries will have to use the same Username over and over, again and again. Pros with Nike-sized budgets won't be stopped one bit by these "noise-reduction" measures, and you'll still have their sockpuppeting filling the LRC landscape.

Don't you ever think these things thru ahead of time?

this is lousy

BUG: Clicking on the "re:" line is broken. It can only redirect to the *same page* it seems.

E.g., top of page 2 (this thread), top post.

9 hours ago 01/03/2020 1:18pm CST re: LoneStarXC

Try clicking on the "LoneStarXC" link, this initially tries to take you to

flat_read.php?thread=9776071&id=9776255

but after the "what page am I on" magic occurs, it becomes

flat_read.php?thread=9776071&page=2#9776255

Except that 9776255 is on page 1. Fail!

So you wanna be Anonymous, eh? wrote:

BUG: Clicking on the "re:" line is broken. It can only redirect to the *same page* it seems.

E.g., top of page 2 (this thread), top post.

9 hours ago 01/03/2020 1:18pm CST re: LoneStarXC

Try clicking on the "LoneStarXC" link, this initially tries to take you to

flat_read.php?thread=9776071&id=9776255

but after the "what page am I on" magic occurs, it becomes

flat_read.php?thread=9776071&page=2#9776255

Except that 9776255 is on page 1. Fail!

Thank you. I just fixed this bug.

wejo wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

Too fancy, don't like the auto login, how do I log out, some posts take a long time to go through, bad bad bad.

Seeing the original stuff from 2002 on the last page is neat, except the content of most of it is pretty thin.

I was used to a blank section on the right side of the page where the ads I was blocking would have been.

What do you mean by the 2002 thing?

I'll explain further if you promise not to fix it

Not really a critical bug but I noticed the thread hyperlink color doesn't change if you click on the page number from the main message board. For instance if I click on "4" for this thread, then go back to the main message board, the link for "Official Discussion thread..." is still blue instead of purple or whatever

2. Page number links now correctly show the visited color.

Why do the "1 2 3 4 5 6" front page numbers change colour when the link is read,

but the same "1 2 3 4 5 6" numbers (albeit in boxes) at the top of a thread page don't?

AFAICT, they each have the same link info.

I just did some more tweaking of the colors to try to improve readability for people. The blues are a little more saturated now and match those on the old site. The yellow backgrounds also match -- they were a little off. I think these little differences are why people think the font is smaller.

We lightened up the gray backgrounds on the thread/index pages.

It seems like people are mixed on whether they prefer the new or old gray. Here are a few comparisons. What do you think looks better?

Here are some screenshots for comparison:

Old forum index:

https://imgur.com/a/oiEI7Mw

New:

https://imgur.com/a/Mh22h1P

Old thread page:

https://imgur.com/a/nKjEgps

New:

https://imgur.com/a/QxHUYt5

wejo wrote:

i need bifocals wrote:

I haven’t read the whole thread b/c I can’t zoom in on the threads like before and I don’t like that...I will have to get a magnifying glass to read the posts.?

what do you mean? I think the font might be a tad smaller which is something we can adress but does your computer now zoom the same way with the new system?

It’s not about the font size, I can’t zoom in on the thread like the old version. I usually read off of my phone. Thanks for addressing...

So you wanna be Anonymous, eh? wrote:

Why do the "1 2 3 4 5 6" front page numbers change colour when the link is read,

but the same "1 2 3 4 5 6" numbers (albeit in boxes) at the top of a thread page don't?

AFAICT, they each have the same link info.

Technical reason for those curious: the CSS framework I'm using now requires setting what links you want styled with visit colors explicitly. This is nice because some links I prefer to stay in the original link color (such as the reply button). If things aren't styling it's usually just me forgetting and I need to go in and add a css class.

Thanks for noticing. Should be fixed once the code propagates.

erik wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

Too fancy, don't like the auto login, how do I log out, some posts take a long time to go through, bad bad bad.

Seeing the original stuff from 2002 on the last page is neat, except the content of most of it is pretty thin.

I was used to a blank section on the right side of the page where the ads I was blocking would have been.

When you say it takes a long time for posts to go through, do you mean the time from when you click and you get forwarded. Or are you not seeing the posts right away?

I click and don't get forwarded - the message field merely goes blank. When I navigate back to the index, then it says "post successfully created" or something, in a green balloon. But only then.

I also confirm the doesn't-turn-purple glitch, as this thread remains blue for me in the index list. It is disastrous! How can I keep track of all the dumb arguments I'm involved in?

Can also confirm I didn't check the login checkbox on the last post, but got logged in anyway. Not the loginning type.

Cool

The new changes look good, but I would like to see much tighter moderation of the Training Forum. In my opinion, threads in that forum should be on topic, and trolling/spam should be very frowned upon.

Some possible ways to achieve this:

1) Give some trusted regular contributors some moderation powers. E.g. if 2-3 such moderators agree, they can delete a post/thread.

2) Add the ability to 'vote' for deletion. Could be just a little icon to click on. If enough votes are accumulated, the thread could be brought to attention of a moderator, or there could be automatic deletion.

3) Be more active in banning of registered accounts and use of spam filters.