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Camp David · 2005-03-14 1:50 pm

I scrolled down and didn't see a recent post explaining why PMs were eliminated... perhaps I missed it. Anyone wish to explain why?

I know that my opinion doesn't carry much weight here but other boards make use of PMs and I see their utility herein... my two cents...

Camp David

Last edited by Camp David (2005-03-14 2:36 pm)

Thrica · 2005-03-14 2:25 pm

Agreed. PMs are much more convenient and efficient for board-related matters than an email form.

NAG · 2005-03-14 2:25 pm

PunBB currently does not have a pm ability and I believe the mod for it was broken at the time the new board was installed.

The Master Chief · 2005-03-14 4:57 pm

yes, we don't there is a mod for it though. If only GUI could install it...

[mr. burns]that would be excelllllllllent....[/mr. burns]...

Thrica · 2005-03-14 5:46 pm

The Master Chief wrote:
yes, we don't there is a mod for it though. If only GUI could install it...

Yeah there is. It's called phpBB.

Okay, sorry. I'll stop now.

The Master Chief · 2005-03-14 6:08 pm

but phpbb dosent have the "oh so sexy" stylesheets that GUI allways brags about, Does it?

skymt · 2005-03-14 6:29 pm

It has themes, which are much harder to make and install. Besides, I like PunBB. It renders fast.

Vokbain · 2005-03-14 7:02 pm

The Master Chief wrote:
but phpbb dosent have the "oh so sexy" stylesheets that GUI allways brags about, Does it?

I was working on sometime like that for phpBB, but never got around to finishing it.

The Master Chief · 2005-03-14 7:11 pm

I am working on a template that uses *NO* tables and matches my site. It too is sitting in the abandoned airfield part of my server.

Thrica · 2005-03-14 8:19 pm

Themes are much more powerful, extensible, and customizable than stylesheets anyway.

sosumi · 2005-03-14 8:28 pm

The speed increase has been worth it I think. Plus, you forget that some evil gremlins within phpbb were bringing our server to its knees with frightening regularity.

As soon as the PM mod for this version is available, they're coming back. I pine for them as well.

Og · 2005-03-14 8:42 pm

Miles · 2005-03-14 10:20 pm

sosumi wrote:
As soon as the PM mod for this version is available, they're coming back. I pine for them as well.

Are you sure you're not pining for the fjords?

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Macskeeball · 2005-03-14 10:35 pm

Thrica wrote:
Themes are much more powerful, extensible, and customizable than stylesheets anyway.

Yes but in practice what we got was themes lacking certain MAF features. Only subsilver support everything, and it was ugly, too much like XP.

www.csszengarden.com

Abu · 2005-03-14 11:57 pm

Miles wrote:
sosumi wrote:
As soon as the PM mod for this version is available, they're coming back. I pine for them as well.
Are you sure you're not pining for the fjords?

PININ' for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment I got 'im home?

Abu · 2005-03-14 11:58 pm

Thrica wrote:
Themes are much more powerful, extensible, and customizable than stylesheets anyway.

And much, much harder to work with.

NAG · 2005-03-15 12:32 am

There is no magic bullet.

TheConfuzed1 · 2005-03-16 12:34 am

I like PunnBB. I don't like the lack of PMs and polls, but I'm betting that we'll have both of those eventually. The board now is more dependable than it used to be, and MaxAttack is fun to use. smile

ConnertheCat · 2005-03-16 9:39 am

NAG wrote:
There is no magic bullet.

Yeah - there is. You just don't have enough clearance to know what it is.

shapoopy · 2005-03-16 1:57 pm

Oh. My. God. I agree with Camp David on something.

Camp David · 2005-03-16 2:23 pm

shapoopy wrote:
Oh. My. God. I agree with Camp David on something.

http://homepage.mac.com/oatmeal/MAF/max … sAnime.gif

Come on over on the side of the Lord shapoopy! And send me a PM when they are re-instituted herein!

Camp David

Jehannum · 2005-03-16 2:41 pm

PMs are just a crude hack in a place where email fits the bill perfectly.

It's my opinion that PMs should go away permanently.

Miles · 2005-03-16 3:17 pm

There's plenty of people here that I might want to say something to directly without giving away my e-mail address.

Miles · 2005-03-16 3:19 pm

Camp David wrote:
And send me a PM when they are re-instituted herein!

OK, I read that as "send me a PM when they re-institute heroin!" brow

shapoopy · 2005-03-16 3:44 pm

Miles- me too.

Which was then immediately followed by the thought "Oh sweet, I haven't tried that one yet."

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PunnBB and PMs

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The Master Chief wrote:

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sosumi wrote:

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Thrica wrote:

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Miles wrote:

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Thrica wrote:

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shapoopy wrote:

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Camp David wrote:

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