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New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 14:18 #17704
GeoffM
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After a couple of weeks of testing, we've now got the Kunena forum running. Please reply to this thread if there are any issues. A known issue is that the first post of each imported thread from Agora is duplicated.

The messaging system is now separate from the forum and can be accessed via either the Messaging link on the left. There is also some integration into Kunena and you can access it from your profile.

A note to Developers and Testers: Due to the way Kunena works (using Joomla groups instead of Agora's own groups), you might not have access to those particular forums. Please email me if you can't get in.

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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 14:23 #17705
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Brilliant. This forum software is so much better than the old.
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 14:27 #17706
flymo
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Excellent work. Thanks team. :cheer:
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 14:32 #17707
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looks fab good work guys :cheer:
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 14:35 #17708
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Geoff

I'm surprised at you wasting your time on cosmetic issues like this when there are far more important issues like censorship to worry about.

“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 14:49 #17710
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Nice improvements with the new software.

Thanks Geoff and co.

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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 15:19 #17717
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Fantastic work chaps, looks great!
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 15:26 #17721
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Hooray, finally a working 'Go to new posts' function again.
Two million people attempt to use Birmingham's magnificent rail network every year, with just over a million of them managing to get further than Smethwick.
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 17:17 #17729
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 17:20 #17730
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Ditto. I've had to put "General Lee" in mine now (Sad Dukes of Hazzard fan )
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 17:38 #17731
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My thanks to everyone who's made this move happen. Looks the business.
"Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 20:07 #17738
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By the way, just a quick question. Is it intentional that the forum link in the menu bar links to 'Recent Topics' now instead of the general overview?
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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 21:16 #17764
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" said:
By the way, just a quick question. Is it intentional that the forum link in the menu bar links to 'Recent Topics' now instead of the general overview?
It's kind of debatable as to where it should lead. I think regular users would prefer to see latest posts, but new users would probably want to see the topics categorised.

Thoughts welcomed (I can change it).

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Re: New forum up and running 15/07/2011 at 21:21 #17767
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" said:
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By the way, just a quick question. Is it intentional that the forum link in the menu bar links to 'Recent Topics' now instead of the general overview?
It's kind of debatable as to where it should lead. I think regular users would prefer to see latest posts, but new users would probably want to see the topics categorised.

Thoughts welcomed (I can change it).
I prefer it the way it is. I find it very useful and it speeds up browsing time on the forum. Particularly useful if I've just got back from 'spending the day on the rails' as I could easily catch up with threads without having to click around the forum finding them. Many other uses too.

Any views and / or opinions expressed by myself are from me personally and do not represent those of any company I either work for or am a consultant for.
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Re: New forum up and running 16/07/2011 at 14:56 #17815
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The new style of forum is amazingly wonderful
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Re: New forum up and running 16/07/2011 at 15:50 #17821
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I like to have the forum like it used to be - opening at the index. I usually only want to read the topics about hosted games.
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Re: New forum up and running 16/07/2011 at 15:56 #17824
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You could always set the Index page up (or even the Hosting section or the Session Details) as a Bookmark or Favourite in your browser and go straight to where you want to be.
“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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Re: New forum up and running 16/07/2011 at 17:52 #17829
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What Postal said: I have a lot of bookmarks for all the different threads I read
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Re: New forum up and running 17/07/2011 at 10:18 #17881
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Just seen the new look forum and I would like to say how much I like it. As a moderate user of the forum I do like being able to see the most recent threads / posts but at the same time can understand why others would want to go straight to the index. Right, time to get up of the fence me thinks !!

Thanks and well done guys for your hard work.

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Re: New forum up and running 17/07/2011 at 11:52 #17882
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The old forum is still up, but just hidden. Very confusing for people that are having a bookmark to the forum - it still shows the red conversion warning so I am afraid not all posts made there will appear here.
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Re: New forum up and running 17/07/2011 at 13:21 #17892
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They should be entirely seperate now. so anything there will not appear here and vice versa
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Re: New forum up and running 17/07/2011 at 15:06 #17901
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The old forum is still up, but just hidden. Very confusing for people that are having a bookmark to the forum - it still shows the red conversion warning so I am afraid not all posts made there will appear here.
Yes, I need to fix that. I want to retain the data for a bit longer though.

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Re: New forum up and running 17/07/2011 at 19:23 #17909
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The old forum is still up, but just hidden. Very confusing for people that are having a bookmark to the forum - it still shows the red conversion warning so I am afraid not all posts made there will appear here.
Yes, I need to fix that. I want to retain the data for a bit longer though.
Fixed.

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Re: New forum up and running 18/07/2011 at 08:59 #17935
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Although personally I always go to Recent Topics I would also expect that, for the benefit of those new to the site, etc. the Main Menu link should go to the Index. This is the logical starting point to drill down into particular areas of the forum, and is how the vast majority of online forums seem to work.

It's no great hardship to bookmark the recent topics tab for regular users.

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Re: New forum up and running 20/07/2011 at 19:35 #18058
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One thing ive noticed is that If im click on a topic from the sidebar, "Latest forum topics", which has a little green ! next to it. After clicking the topic from this bar and reaching the topic, when I look at the sidebar it still has a little green ! next to it. I have to refresh the page for it to go away. Is this a possible error?

Sam

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