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Zetaboards; WAG Forum members: READ THIS!
Topic Started: Jul 6 2008, 08:55 AM (884 Views)
Belpowerslave
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http://s1.zetaboards.com/zb/index/

I've got the option to convert this forum to "ZetaBoards", but I'm not entirely sure what's better about ZB.

Here's some info from InvisionFree:

http://support.zetaboards.com/topic/42858/1/

I don't know...what do ya'll think? Should I que it for conversion, or should we stick with what we've got?

Here are two posts on the new "features":

http://support.zetaboards.com/topic/78080/1/#new

http://support.zetaboards.com/topic/78090/1/#new

I guess it sounds ok...I don't know...

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I vote yes emphatically.
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Ok, well, as I haven't heard anyone object to it, I went ahead and set it to convert as soon as possible. The board will be down until the conversion is done(I don't know when it will start though).

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I have decided to take Invision's offer to convert the forum to "Zetaboards". The forum will be down during the conversion, but I'm not entirely sure when it will start. So, if you hit the forums and it's down, that's what's going on. It *should* be the exact same address, so you shouldn't have to search for it. If it does change though, I will update it on WAG, so just hit the site and enter the forums from there(and then update your bookmark if needed).

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what's the difference between the two boards?

they just want invision for the folks who pay 200 a year for it?
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Apparently Zetaboards is more advanced, with more options and whatnot. Zetaboards is the next step up from IPB(InvisionFree Power Board). So, basically it's just an upgrade to the new, new version of their forum software. Nothing to be too worried about.

As for this talk of "$200", I'm not sure. InvisionFree is, well, free, as is the upgrade to the new Zetaboards.

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looks nice - guess we'll see how functional it is compared to invision.

Invision was just such a well designed board, it's hard to imagine something beating it.
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Wow, I wake up and see this...what a way to start the day! Will look in to the Admin CP and the User CP, see what we can do about this blinding white...

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the white doesn't bug me much... but there's no 'view new posts' button? :-(
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I'm currently in the process of going through the Admin CP, making some changes there(like increasing the character limit for sujbect headers). Once I get done with that I'll look in to my User CP and see if there's something we need to change in there. It is odd that there aren't any "new post" symbols anymore. :(
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New things added or now changed:

1. Subject Header Character Limit - We now have 250 characters for the subject of posts!

2. The "Welcome" message has been slightly modified(for guests).

3. There is now a 5 second waiting period between posts. Sorry about that, it's mandatory with the new board, and it's the least I can set it to.

4. "Posts Per Topic Page" has been increased to 20, to match the number of topics in the forum page.

5. User sigs are capped at 500 characters. If you want more, just let me know(it goes all the way to 10,000!).

6. Remote links for avatars are still available, and the avatar size settings have been increased to 250X250. That may or may not work out, I need to see how it looks before I commit. The maximum size for avatars hosted on the board is now 35k(again, sorry about that, it's the most the board will allow me to do).

7. BBcode seems to be vastly improved, with more already set.

8. There's something called a "Portal" now. If you happen to run in to it, let me know how you got there...

9. You can request a name change if you like, now.

Remember guys, if you have an avatar you want to use, and it's larger than 35k, just link it in your Control Panel. If you don't have anywhere to host the file, shoot it to me in an email and I'll put it in my "forum pics" folder and you can use that to link from. :)

Still trying to work out how to get the "new post" icons back....

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It looks like you made it jump to the newest post, and I am much happier with the subtle blue. These boards actually almost look like they were professionally designed.
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I am working on getting the "Invision Classic" theme completed. It's a long, long process, but when I'm done it should look more like it used to. After I get it done I am going to open a thread for suggestions on what ya'll would like to see, or what you would like changed back, etc. :)

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Good lord, Veemon's huge! Anyway, thanks for putting the Invision Classic setting on, the new boards scared the hell out of me this morning. I hope you can get the new post icons back.
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Yeah, that is a bit much. I just dropped the max size down to 150. That seems somewhat reasonable.

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Ok, I think I've figured the "new post" icon out:

Every section should have a blue folder next to it. If there's a piece of paper in the folder, it means there are new posts in that section. Try out that theory and let me know how it goes...

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Ok guys, I know a lot of your aren't happy with the change...and honestly, I gotta say I'm sort of mixed myself. Anyway, here's the thread to post your issues and questions about the new "Zetaboards" conversion. You can ask about features that want, features that are missing, issues with a theme, pretty much anything.

A few things before you post though:

1. The theme issue has been sort of taken care of. I have finally installed the "Invision Classic" theme to its fullest extent and intend to just go with it a for a while. If you liked the Zetaboards default, simply go the bottom of any page and next to "Choose a Theme", just select "Zeta Original".

2. The "My Assistant" thing is gone(sadly). For those of your who did use it, I have read that at the bottom of the main forum index is pretty much everything that MA allowed for. You'll see a list of: Administration and Moderator List · Replies to Your Topics · Active Topics · Top 10 Posters Today · Top 10 Overall Posters. The only thing missing, from what I hear, is the listing of your last topics/messages. This can be still be achieved, but is kind of annoying as you now have to click on your name(anywhere on the forum), then on your profile page click on "Profile" and the drop down menu will have those options(and more).

3. New Post Icons: I think these are pretty much gone...but in their place, I believe, are folders with paper in them. I have been testing the theory all day and it seems to pan out. Basically, next to every forum in the index is a blue folder. If the blue folder has a piece of paper in it, it means the forum has new posts. If it's empty, there are no new posts. In order to get it set right, I suggest you read over everything that's new, then at the bottom of the main forum index click on "Mark all forums as read". This should reset it all for you.

4. The PM Service - I don't think it does pop ups anymore...nor does it even email you when you have a new message. I am looking in to this right now...

5. I will be experimenting with different sizes on the avatars. Right now they are set at 120X120 and a maximum size of 35k(that's the largest it allows for, sadly). If I can kill the info under people's avatars, I will increase the avatar size. As of right now though, with the worhtless info under people's avatars, it's just making posts take up WAY too much space.

Ok ya'll, I think that's it...

Oh, you may notice that some of the pinned topics in this forum have been bumped, it's just because I've updated their info to work with ZetaBoards.

Bel

PS: The Search feature works! It ACTUALLY WORKS! Give it a shot!!!
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Ok, I think I've finally decided to drop the avatars back to 100X100. They're just taking up too much space, even with the information I've dropped underneath them.

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Ok, finally found the Portal and kind of understand its use. Sadly, I can only point it to look at one forum, so I set it to the "Anything'a'Gamin'...and more" section. Basically, the Portal can be used much like the old "My Assistant" in that it will show you the last 15 posts made and some other info.

I have a support ticket in about the lack of any sort of pop up window, or email telling people they have new Private Messages...

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