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Krinadon
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Shadow of the Moon
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Joined: 12/17/2012
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Posted: 10/15/2013 at 3:06 PM
Post #1
We have finally released the first part of our new Forums! We plan to release the second part sometime in November.
With Part 1, we basically just recreated the Forums in a much better layout. It should perform more efficiently and more reliably. Pings should work 100% of the time now and will no longer clutter inboxes. Formatting should work better and be easier to understand, etc.
Part 2 will focus on a bunch of new features. These include a search feature, quick reply, thread subscribing, public editing, and probably more. If you have any suggestions as to what else the Forums should have, please feel free to reply to this thread!
New Ping System
With the new Ping system, you just simply list the usernames you wish to ping with your post in the appropriate box. So, if you wanted to ping myself and Faiona, you would just type "Krinadon,Faiona" into the box.
When the ping is sent, the user's ping notification lights green and displays how many pings they have. On the old layout, the "Forums" tab will light up orange. In order to view pings, visit any Forum page and they will be listed at the top of the page.
New Text Format System
The new Forums use slightly different text editing compared to the original forums. This will cause some complications with old posts vs new. To combat this, if a post was posted or last edited before the switch over, it uses the original formatting. If it's a new post, it uses the new formatting. Keep this in mind when editing older posts.
Additionally, some font colors, like yellow, are now hard to read on the new layout. So if you have relevant posts using special font colors, you may want to go back and edit them so that they are readable.
Edited By Krinadon on 10/16/2013 at 10:26 PM.
Krinadon
Level 75
Shadow of the Moon
Site Administrator
Joined: 12/17/2012
Threads: 1,153
Posts: 14,888
Posted: 10/15/2013 at 3:28 PM
Post #2
Since the first site ping didn't work, I'll try again!
Katasaur
Level 60
Nature Walker
Joined: 2/9/2013
Threads: 42
Posts: 1,799
Posted: 10/15/2013 at 3:33 PM
Post #3
Everything looks great! I'm very happy about the new pinging system. :D Thank you for all the hard work!
InnocentWings
Level 60
Trickster
Joined: 3/16/2013
Threads: 25
Posts: 673
Posted: 10/15/2013 at 3:43 PM
Post #4
Loving the new PING system! The forums look lovely!
Lunarshinobi
Level 60
The Kind-Hearted
Joined: 3/21/2013
Threads: 93
Posts: 1,526
Posted: 10/15/2013 at 3:47 PM
Post #5
This is really nice, and the new system looks lovely.
Ash
Level 70
The Hallowed
Joined: 2/16/2013
Threads: 44
Posts: 1,505
Posted: 10/15/2013 at 3:48 PM
Post #6
Very very cool. I'm excited about this new system, it's a great crisp look and a well needed overhaul. Very professional! Looking forward to all the additions, thanks again for the hard work!
Clk89
Level 58
Joined: 10/15/2013
Threads: 1
Posts: 8
Posted: 10/15/2013 at 3:50 PM
Post #7
Well I just joined today so no ideal what the old forums looked like lol, but hey these are nice forums.
TeaTimeJess
Level 60
Joined: 12/31/2012
Threads: 16
Posts: 171
Posted: 10/15/2013 at 3:53 PM
Post #8
THANK YOU AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Talyn
Level 67
Trickster
Joined: 3/30/2013
Threads: 181
Posts: 3,425
Posted: 10/15/2013 at 3:55 PM
Post #9
Ooooo.... I'm liking this. Had to edit all my bookmarks, but hey. It makes sense. I like the way the pings work!
Cliest
Level 63
Trickster
Joined: 12/17/2012
Threads: 11
Posts: 274
Posted: 10/15/2013 at 4:26 PM
Post #10
I'm not gonna lie.. I dun like the changes and the new look of the forum...
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