Jeff Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Actually, the old software was VERY long in the tooth and was getting close to implosion. It was a choice of doing it now under controlled circumstances or trying to rebuild from the wreckage once something serious happened. There's hope of putting an old Tanknet face on the new software but it's a work in progress right now and seeing as the full weight of conversion rests on one or two shoulders (mine not being of the one or two) it's a lot of effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Files Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 BTW, The news software doesen't spell or do grammar any better than the old stuff did! 131769[/snapback] G.I., G.O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Steele Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 G.I., G.O. 132753[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 I get it now. At the board stats, when a user's name is italicized, that guy's posting. Regular format means reading. Dang... great software! Hehe just realized it a few minutes ago hehe (slooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww............) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hans Engström Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 An an sterisk (*) mans they're hidden...but then only the select few can see those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 An an sterisk (*) mans they're hidden...but then only the select few can see those 136071[/snapback] I always see an asterisk beside Seahawk... I've always thought that was part of his name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I always see an asterisk beside Seahawk... I've always thought that was part of his name...137788[/snapback] It is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 So what does "warn" mean anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Williams Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 When the new software was introduced, I liked the addition of the email notification of responses. However, that stopped working shortly afterwards and hasn't worked since - a permanent glitch? Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Has the format changed again? All of a sudden I'm getting topics posted in the conventional order, rather than the traditional Tanknet 'Backwards' arangment. shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 We've decided to go "conventional". I too was rather confused for a few minutes when I signed on today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hans Engström Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Tony, I'll look into it. As far as the colours go, I'll be working on thatagain soon (you shouls see some of the stuff that's been trialled, almost funny in a sick way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I, too, got confused... Gonna miss the "unconventional" conventional TankNet way.... (since TankNet was the first Internet forum I participated, I got used to its "backward posting" style and see the other "conventional 'last-post-at-last-page'" unconventional hehehe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray II Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Gonna miss the "unconventional" conventional TankNet way160204[/snapback] Yeah, it sucks to go from Leader to "Led". Incidentally, a "clue alert" posted by Stephan on another thread helped me a lot. You can choose "+Linear" in the topic title (it will "remember" your choice next window or time you open it) and it will keep the original topic post on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Yeah, it sucks to go from Leader to "Led". Incidentally, a "clue alert" posted by Stephan on another thread helped me a lot. You can choose "+Linear" in the topic title (it will "remember" your choice next window or time you open it) and it will keep the original topic post on top.160422[/snapback] I did the old head smack when I tried his advice. All this time and the answer to first post on top was right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Yeah, it sucks to go from Leader to "Led". Incidentally, a "clue alert" posted by Stephan on another thread helped me a lot. You can choose "+Linear" in the topic title (it will "remember" your choice next window or time you open it) and it will keep the original topic post on top.160422[/snapback] Yeah, I just read it awhile ago. Works like a charm. Now if Staff can set it back like the way it was... Same as Jeff - smack on the head reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanker_karl Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Now if Staff can set it back like the way it was... Same as Jeff - smack on the head reaction. 160482[/snapback] I concur. I found it more convenient to follow a discussion when posts went from the newest to the oldest (made it easier and quicker to identify add-ons as they came in). Just MHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Paint Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Just a periodic note to say that I STILL hate the new "conventional" posting format. In spite of the chorus of voices that proclaimed how much I would "learn to love the little orange boxes" and how much easier the new posting order is to read, I find the system a PITA to use. I will reiterate:The orange boxes only work if you are set up for automatic log-in. As I browse from work, I don't do this.When I am logged in, the system cannot consistently account for my time since the last visit/log-in, hence the boxes don't work correctly.When the boxes do work, everything is dandy--until the thread has added a page since my last visit to the thread. Then you end up having to click to go to the next page, even if only 2 posts were added since you previously visited the thread. With the reverse-order format, this was highly unlikely to happen on a daily basis (unless it was a Mideast Flame War).While I realize the cause is lost, I needed to ventilate. You may now return to your regular broadcast. Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Steele Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Topic header fix? Speel chuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Whitley Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 [*]The orange boxes only work if you are set up for automatic log-in. As I browse from work, I don't do this.[*]When I am logged in, the system cannot consistently account for my time since the last visit/log-in, hence the boxes don't work correctly.176945[/snapback] Unless you can't/don't want to log in at work, it actually works fine. I browse(logged in) from work and from home, and the forum doesn't "reset" posts I've already looked at to "read" when I move to my home PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 It would be nice to have the forums be marked as read upon logging out, like in the old TN. As an option or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I get an unusual amount of lock ups and time outs with the new forum. It looks very nice but often I wait 30 seconds or more for a new page to load. Sometime during browsing I just go do other things while a page is partially displayed and my browser just stalls for 2 or more minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Winnington-Ball Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I get an unusual amount of lock ups and time outs with the new forum. It looks very nice but often I wait 30 seconds or more for a new page to load. Sometime during browsing I just go do other things while a page is partially displayed and my browser just stalls for 2 or more minutes.Concur, we haven't figured that out yet. Pain in the arse I agree, there's probably a simple workaround but we have yet to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 At work it opens the page and then hangs for 30sec-1minute, but at home it seems to be fairy quick. I am now having to do work will waiting for a TN page to open, it's quite disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 At work it opens the page and then hangs for 30sec-1minute, but at home it seems to be fairy quick. I am now having to do work will waiting for a TN page to open, it's quite disturbing. Exactly the same with me, at home I have no problems and I am on a dial up, but at work with a fast connection it locks up for 30s or so. I should add that this is happening in the last 3-4 months, before that I did not notice any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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