| Author | Message | ||
     Dave Supporter Username: Dave  Post Number: 10751 Registered: 4-1997  |
Peace and quiet at last... | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10752 Registered: 4-1997 |
Amazing how fast the board is if no one is using it. | ||
| bets Supporter Username: Bets Post Number: 971 Registered: 6-2001  |
Yowsa! | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10753 Registered: 4-1997 |
I'm really torn between this software and the new one. | ||
| bets Supporter Username: Bets Post Number: 972 Registered: 6-2001 |
It feels like coming home after a long business trip. | ||
| bets Supporter Username: Bets Post Number: 973 Registered: 6-2001 |
I got emails of my posts! Awesome! (Can you tell I missed this feature?) | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10754 Registered: 4-1997 |
I feel like Charlton Heston in the Planet of the Apes walking along the beach when he encounters the Statue of Liberty. You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell! | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 5796 Registered: 5-2001  |
Wow. This is like hanging in the VIP suite with Sean "puffy" Combs. I like this better there were functions from the other I liked but this is home..... but didn't someone say "you can never go home again" | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10755 Registered: 4-1997 |
Sounds like you're at Bunny's already. | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 5797 Registered: 5-2001 |
Is this also a good place to talk about - my neighbors dog - loud lawn mowers - my crappy contractor - why Bush sucks - why Dems suck - what sucks about town - why I don't like my nanny - does any one know a good nanny? - we need an indian place - I don't like the new indian place - someone took a dump in the bank atm - what's up with buzzsaw - he seems - different - hello - dave - this is highly irregular - I'm scared what was that song? | ||
| Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 4828 Registered: 7-2002  |
woah, weee, yeeeee... ..... ..... ..... .. . . . . haaawwww...... | ||
| Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 4829 Registered: 7-2002 |
buzz, you forgot what the heck happened to my computer? Help! threads | ||
| bets Supporter Username: Bets Post Number: 974 Registered: 6-2001 |
Aaaaaiiiieeeeeee! Monster mash! | ||
| Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 4830 Registered: 7-2002 |
Dave, I like them both is there anyway to offer the user the choice of which style to user, dynamic threads, or...? Maybe we could all get together and write a few add-ons for Vanilla ourselves, tailored for MOL's needs. whoops, my water is boiling over.... | ||
| Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 4831 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey, lets keep this for our own little space, no matter what software you guys decide to keep, Our Own Little MOL Meeting Place or O.O.L.M.M.P or O.O.L.MOL.M.P | ||
| bets Supporter Username: Bets Post Number: 975 Registered: 6-2001 |
oompa-loompa | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 15654 Registered: 1-2003  |
So Dave. What kind of upgrade is going on while we enjoy the ghost town? | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10756 Registered: 4-1997 |
A faster server with more RAM. I'm still open to keeping this software because I hate the idea of losing the data. But I like the new board because it's new and has more options. | ||
| Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 4832 Registered: 7-2002 |
Cool, you can see all the threads that everyone is missing hahahahahahahahahaha | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10757 Registered: 4-1997 |
and the edit feature still works! | ||
| Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 4833 Registered: 7-2002 |
ooh-ooh, so does the complaint feature | ||
| Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 4834 Registered: 7-2002 |
Arrrgghhh, I be runnin' off to Ivy Hill to pick me up some Foster's grog and Italian Gravy, mind the ship whilst I'm gone ye' scalawags, else I keelhaul y'e and toss ye' in the bilge! | ||
| Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 4835 Registered: 7-2002 |
Reader Dynamics over last 20 minutes (4:52 pm) Who's here: » dave » monster » ken | & 110 guests Virtual Cafe 0% Blogs 0% Mostly Maplewood 0% S.Orange Specific 0% Millburn/SH 0% Arts 6% Dining 0% Home Fix-it 0% Please Help 0% Sports 0% Tech 88% Soapbox 6% Politics 0% 2 | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 15655 Registered: 1-2003 |
If you're confident you'll be able to implement the necessary and requested features, my vote is to go ahead with the new software, since you like it better. I think I like it better, too. If copying the old posts from the old board to the new one proves to be hard, just leave the old board up. The more time passes, the less important it will become. | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 5798 Registered: 5-2001 |
is this the phantom zone? I say bring back the old site - just change some font and background colors then start charging for spell check | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 5800 Registered: 5-2001 |
is there any word on the dew point? | ||
| Monster© Supporter Username: Monster Post Number: 4836 Registered: 7-2002 |
dew you? | ||
| sbenois Supporter Username: Sbenois Post Number: 15709 Registered: 10-2001  |
KOA, As much as I lke the new software and all of the things it comes with, my honest opinion is that it just doesn't feel right. And I'm not the sort of person who is typically afraid of change. I say stick with the old software and try to find a way to gradually work in the new stuff - posting to both, etc. Is there a newer version of Discus that might have all of the goodies but allows you to keep the same look and feel and history? | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 15656 Registered: 1-2003 |
Are you sure it's not just change that bugs you in this case? Can you put your finger on what's not right? | ||
| Hank Zona Supporter Username: Hankzona Post Number: 6238 Registered: 3-2002  |
Im here too...I can hear the echo. | ||
| bets Supporter Username: Bets Post Number: 976 Registered: 6-2001 |
I think you should keep the old format temporarily but clearly broadcast that change is coming. Personally, I think change is a good thing and should be encouraged and embraced, but this was too sudden for the average computer user who is comfortable on the discus board. I really think you'll lose a significant percentage of posters if they're faced with the new look. Let me know how I can help. | ||
| Nohero Supporter Username: Nohero Post Number: 5839 Registered: 10-1999  |
I am not getting used to the "new" MOL - I know it has the potential for a lot of things that "power users" can utilize, but as a straight-foward communication tool, it wasn't getting it done. As others have already mentioned about themselves, I'm not big on change. But, I did not see a great improvement, at least not one that justified the trade-off. | ||
| sbenois Supporter Username: Sbenois Post Number: 15711 Registered: 10-2001 |
I see improvement in terms of certain functions like RSS and a search that works but the learning curve is a bit too high and a few people I've spoken to believe that it's just a hassle to deal with figuring out how italics work or pasting a link or many of the other things that have become givens. I can't disagree with them. AJC is going to kill himself the first time he tries to post something with bold, italics and colors in the text. Forget about double sizing and underlines. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 15657 Registered: 1-2003 |
Well shucks, I just don't know. I don't find it radically different. Maybe it's because I've used so darned many computers and software systems in so many years. Functionally, they're pretty close, to be honest. I did not find changing fonts easy in discus. Yeah, it's confusing in Vanilla, but not more. I think the change will be FINE after some time. It is a one-time cost, so to speak. The problems with the old software are a constant cost. Obviously, given enough time, the constant cost is more costly than the one-time cost. | ||
| bets Supporter Username: Bets Post Number: 979 Registered: 6-2001 |
But we have to find the common ground. It sounds as if Dave and Jamie are still open to suggestions as to the software. What's out there that you like? Dave - what are the ideal specs you have for MOL? Please keep it simple for the non-techies - those I've heard from are seriously so confused they can't figure it out. | ||
| Nohero Supporter Username: Nohero Post Number: 5841 Registered: 10-1999 |
RSS is useful for serious, regular users - or, should I say, serious users who don't want to actually go onto the site to find out what's being discussed. And that's what the divide may be - there are readers who have a great deal of experience with online communication, but there are a lot who do not. MOL should be accessible to a wide range of users, and have a format that encourages readers from across the spectrum, from new entrants to the pros. After all, there are a lot of message boards out there. Maybe the accessibility of MOL is what has made this what it is. As for the search function, I gave up on that long ago. A Google "advanced search" on this site seemed to work just as well. | ||
| sbenois Supporter Username: Sbenois Post Number: 15712 Registered: 10-2001 |
Nohero, I agree on all counts. | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 15658 Registered: 1-2003 |
I agree with you, too, nohero. I realize accessibility is key. And I may be a bad judge of what's easy and what's hard. I disagree with you, however, if you are implying that the google search is as useful as a search ability right on the board. One possibility is having the search bar execute a google search under the covers. Hey, Dave, while you're waiting or deciding, maybe you should add to the games links a link to http://www.literotica.com/forum OK, well, maybe not. It's yet another message board, which is what made me think of it, with all this dicussion of messageboard software. | ||
| Hank Zona Supporter Username: Hankzona Post Number: 6239 Registered: 3-2002 |
Ive had a number of folks (many of whom I didnt know were MOL posters/lurkers) come up to me the past week and say something to the effect "whats the deal with MOL?..I dont like the changes..I cant figure it out (which means they wont, actually)". Im not sure its strictly the user-friendly aspect that attracted them, but the appearance of being less user-friendly is keeping them away. People obviously really do not like change. And I agree, the spectrum of users range from avid/regular online communicators to the not terribly avid. | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 5801 Registered: 5-2001 |
That web crossword page is not very good Dave. This is much better. I am alreay much more unproductive at work. Bring back the old board!  |
