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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:57 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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I'm also going to change up the Classic theme a little to match the index a little better. Mostly on the 'category' images on the forum index.

I'm in the process of upgrading the forum, shooting for a date of next weekend or the week after.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:19 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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I'm also going to change up the Classic theme a little to match the index a little better. Mostly on the 'category' images on the forum index.

I'm in the process of upgrading the forum, shooting for a date of next weekend or the week after.


As the only person who still uses the classic theme, how drastically will this change be? :heh

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:31 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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No, the vast majority of people use it because it is the default theme. Probably greater than 90%.

It will be very small in the scheme of things - you know the images that say the category name:

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They will be changed to match the category names on the index a little better (same font, etc):

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Also, the forum upgrade is a go for this weekend. Best case scenario the forum will be down for an hour, worst case scenario it'll be down for a day.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:53 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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Wow I thought it was only the old schoolers like me who still use the classic theme. But those changes seem good to refresh it a little, I was afraid of changing it so it wouldn't really be the "classic" theme anymore. I mean I know it's old but the colours are easy on the eyes.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:41 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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i also use the classic scheme. i like it because it's simple and black, which as NA said is easy on the eyes.

i'm hoping the SSX 2012 theme will be comparable in it's simplicity and form. we shall see!

also, i'm all for updating the classic scheme.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:54 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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i'm hoping the SSX 2012 theme will be comparable in it's simplicity and form. we shall see!

I believe you had the classic theme in mind when you designed the graphics right? So I'll plan on designing it as a variable-width theme like the Classic theme is.

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also, i'm all for updating the classic scheme.

It'll make it fit a little better with the index. It's a small change for the better. :)

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:08 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
using the variable width is definitely a nice touch.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:54 am  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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yes - G, thank you so much.

variable width is awesome. thanks bro.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:40 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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okay, round two. i know these don't vary very much. i played around with dynamic and crazy logos, but i just don't think it fits merqury city. i think MC is a bit more straight forward and no fluff. i think a simple, sleek, clean, and sexy logo like one of these best fits MC. on a side note, our logo should be somewhat timeless. not reflecting any current trends or fonts, and sticking with something simple and to the point. not only that, but i have sweet icon ideas for these guys. like, really sweet, in my opinion.

plus, i think the gravitude bar logo is where it can get a bit more playful and different. i just think that MC's logo should be simple and interesting. enough to say 'oh that's cool' and also enough to not be noticed. i dono, that's just what i think. round two:

edit: for the record, the first and last are my favorite.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:19 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
I like the 3rd one. Very Jazz Noir.


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:23 am  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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My favorite is definitely the last one.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:02 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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I like R2-5 merqury, but I dont like the City in narrow fonts

any chance of a background colour, I use the SSX3 theme so its hard to read :heh


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:45 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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I also go with R2-5 & I like the thin letters, but you could afford to make them a little bit thicker :)

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:05 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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I also go with R2-5 & I like the thin letters, but you could afford to make them a little bit thicker :)

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:16 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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thanks for the input dudes! i'm gonna try and do some more mock ups some time next week because school is out (woohoo!).

and yeti: dude i didn't even think of that, i'll add backgrounds from now on. :)

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 4:50 pm  Post subject: Re: Upcoming Board Plans  
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Just as a big reminder, the board is going to be updated tonight, at around 10PM Pacific. Should be down between 1-2 hours, but if something goes wrong, it could be down for a day or so.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:42 pm  Post subject: Re: BOARD WILL BE OFFLINE TONIGHT 12.03.11, 10PM PST  
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 10:44 pm  Post subject: Re: BOARD WILL BE OFFLINE TONIGHT 12.03.11, 10PM PST  
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Haha, I just read this and its only about 15 minutes away. This sounds really cool, can't wait to see what goes on.


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:26 am  Post subject: Re: BOARD WILL BE OFFLINE TONIGHT 12.03.11, 10PM PST  
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Okay, it appears the forum upgrade went smoothly. However, it's possible something may have broken that I missed, and if that's the case please report it here. And if for some reason it's impossible to post it here, please email me at gondee 5 at yahoo dot com.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:35 am  Post subject: Re: BOARD WILL BE OFFLINE TONIGHT 12.03.11, 10PM PST  
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:38 am  Post subject: Re: Board upgraded. Please report any problems if you spot t  
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Ah, I was playing video games for most of the day. :lol I'm glad it's done though.

The new features I mentioned that come with the new version of the board require some editing of the different styles for the board and will have to wait a bit. Hopefully I can get to it tomorrow. :)

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:38 pm  Post subject: Re: Board upgraded. Please report any problems if you spot t  
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everything still looks..the same to me?
like i can't find the new features or anything

do i need to clear out my cache, maybe?

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:40 pm  Post subject: Re: Board upgraded. Please report any problems if you spot t  
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everything still looks..the same to me?
like i can't find the new features or anything

do i need to clear out my cache, maybe?

No, you're not missing anything. There have been many small upgrades of the board system on the backend (too numerous to count) and a lot of small upgrades on the front end (the part you see) as well. However, I have to review them all, internalize which ones are suitable for our themes, and then update the themes themselves. That's gonna take a few days, thus my post above.

There are a ton of bug fixes, so it's possible the forum may run smoother than it has in the past (possible less server errors that I can't control) . Here are a list of the big feature additions that I'm hoping to install in the new week:

  • ATOM Feeds - RSS will now be enabled for each forum and on the index page as well. This is the biggest one I think.
  • Users can report PMs to moderators which are then visible in a new MCP module

There are a ton more small improvements for forum administrators than I can list here, but it's an improvement all the way around. But it'll take me a few days to update them since I have to find where the changes are, add them to the custom themes, and then update them.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:55 pm  Post subject: Re: Board upgraded. Please report any problems if you spot t  
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I seem to occasionally get Internal Errors pop up, but after refreshing the page it goes away.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:51 pm  Post subject: Re: Board upgraded. Please report any problems if you spot t  
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