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Moxio

03-30-2005, 06:34 PM

Hey Cheapy. I looked up some hacks you might be interested in.

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71049 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=71049&highlight=replace)
-vBChat

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=60059
-Close threads after a certain number of replies (makes OTT locking easier on mods)

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=60377 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=60377&highlight=replace)
-vBArcade
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=60666 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=60666&highlight=replace)
-Games

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=60307 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=60307&highlight=replace)
-Smileys in quick-reply

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=63875 (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=63875&highlight=replace+swear)
-Optional Censorship (could help out with the shaq-fu business)

Remember Cheapy, if you do decide to install any of these, BACK UP. No responsibility to me please if you install any of these. Good luck. :)

CheapyD

03-30-2005, 07:02 PM

Moxio, thanks for the links.

Forum posts are no longer visible. <3 <3What does this mean?

I only have "Inbox" and "Sent Items" folders in my PMs. I know I had messages in my Savebox from the old forum, but I don't see them in either Inbox or Sent. Are they gone forever?If you don't see them, then yes, they are probably gone. Sorry.

Moxio

03-30-2005, 07:04 PM

Vbulletin.org has got a crapload of the stuff if you need anything else. :)

Rich

03-30-2005, 08:01 PM

What does this mean?

It means post counts are no longer visible with every post.

WhipSmartBanky

03-30-2005, 10:03 PM

If you click on someone's profile, they show as being offline, even if they're online.

sblymnlcrymnl

03-30-2005, 10:07 PM

If you click on someone's profile, they show as being offline, even if they're online.

Wow, you're right. How did I not notice that before?

WhipSmartBanky

03-30-2005, 10:11 PM

Wow, you're right. How did I not notice that before?
It's my super cool eye-mask!

CheapyD

03-31-2005, 12:13 AM

If you click on someone's profile, they show as being offline, even if they're online.
FIX'D

WhipSmartBanky

03-31-2005, 12:22 AM

FIX'D
W0rd!

neocisco

03-31-2005, 03:35 AM

Wow, you're right. How did I not notice that before?

You were distracted by your sig.:)

neocisco

03-31-2005, 03:38 AM

Does posting on a thread automatically subscribe you to it or do you have to click on subscribe under thread tools?

sblymnlcrymnl

03-31-2005, 04:02 AM

You were distracted by your sig.:)

Never fails. :D

Does posting on a thread automatically subscribe you to it or do you have to click on subscribe under thread tools?

I believe it does by default, but you can turn it off and handle subscribes manually.

neocisco

04-01-2005, 03:16 AM

WhipSmartBanky

04-01-2005, 03:20 AM

I don't know if this has been mentioned but when you click on a link to a tradelist it sends you to the homepage. I've tried this w/several people's links w/the same results. I don't know if this happens w/other links in the sig but definitely w/trade links.

It's not a CAG issue, it's because they were too lazy to update their links since the forum changed. We're now in /forums instead of /forum.

sblymnlcrymnl

04-01-2005, 03:24 AM

I don't know if this has been mentioned but when you click on a link to a tradelist it sends you to the homepage. I've tried this w/several people's links w/the same results. I don't know if this happens w/other links in the sig but definitely w/trade links.

Update your sig, it should be: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38506

neocisco

04-01-2005, 03:39 AM

Thanks, guys. sblymnlcrymnl, you're always quick to answer/correct me. I appreciate both you and Scarlett.:)

sblymnlcrymnl

04-01-2005, 10:05 AM

Thanks, guys. sblymnlcrymnl, you're always quick to answer/correct me. I appreciate both you and Scarlett.:)

No problem. :D

Trakan

04-02-2005, 08:09 PM

When you click 'Go Advanced' to preview your post, it doesn't let you post it.

When you hover over a topic, it doesn't censor "that" word. ;)

sblymnlcrymnl

04-03-2005, 05:50 AM

Not a big deal but it seems to forget which posts I've already read, even if it's my own post.

woobacca

04-03-2005, 12:09 PM

Just gotta say that I'm liking the new layout and features more and more, especially the New Posts and Egotrip links in the Menu.

[off-topic: sblymnlcrymnl, been meaning to thank you for your sig. just... thank you. :D]

sblymnlcrymnl

04-03-2005, 06:18 PM

Moxio

04-03-2005, 06:19 PM

:rofl:

sblymnl no doubt has the most worshipped sig on CAG.

FriskyTanuki

04-03-2005, 09:17 PM

:rofl:

sblymnl no doubt has the most worshipped sig on CAG.

Ad he'll be killed if he ever changes it, a double-edged sword of awesomeness. ;)

sblymnlcrymnl

04-03-2005, 09:42 PM

Ad he'll be killed if he ever changes it, a double-edged sword of awesomeness. ;)

True. :D :cry:

dcfox

04-03-2005, 10:20 PM

Ad he'll be killed if he ever changes it, a double-edged sword of awesomeness. ;)

That is unless he replaces it with something even greater than Scarlett.

sblymnlcrymnl

04-03-2005, 10:26 PM

That is unless he replaces it with something even greater than Scarlett.

As if that's even possible. :lol:

Let's try not to hijack this one any more.

Moxio

04-04-2005, 01:42 AM

One last hijacked post:

Tanuki is back! Wooooo!

WhipSmartBanky

04-10-2005, 03:18 AM

I think there may be a problem with the permissions for "Send a message via email to..." in profiles. It doesn't seem to work for me, saying "Sorry! That user has specified that they do not wish to receive emails. If you still wish to send an email to this user, please contact the administrator and they may be able to help."

The problem is, this seems to happen regardless of the user's setting. I had someone check against mine and I checked against theirs, and we both have the option enabled for "Receive Email from Other Members" and it gives us the same message either way.

shrike4242

04-13-2005, 05:28 PM

Did we fix the problem with the email notifications for PM's no longer including the PMing person's name?

Just had one show up a little while ago and it had "so-and-so from Cheap Ass Gamer has sent you a new Private Message" in the title, and it made mention to who sent the PM in the body of the message.

This was one thing I was missing from the conversion and I'm glad it's back. Thanks! :bouncy:

CheapyD

04-13-2005, 05:39 PM

Yeah, I just did that.
Haven't figured out a way to get the direct link to the PM yet.

shrike4242

04-14-2005, 04:47 PM

Yeah, I just did that.
Haven't figured out a way to get the direct link to the PM yet.

Knowing who sent me the PM is more important to me than the link to the actual PM, since that only saves a couple of clicks. Knowing if I need to see the PM for some important reason is a much bigger thing.

Scrubking

04-17-2005, 09:13 PM

Why can't we lock our own threads anymore?

This feature has been wanted for ages and I thought we finally got it.

evilmax17

04-17-2005, 09:26 PM

Is the frontpage half-working again? It seems to be almost like it was before, but still with the OP instead of the last poster. Doth mine eyes deceive me?

Scorch

04-17-2005, 09:51 PM

Is the frontpage half-working again? It seems to be almost like it was before, but still with the OP instead of the last poster. Doth mine eyes deceive me?

Yes, it's back, and now it has a reply #, which looks kinda tacky.

I don't remember a reply number before, but Punq says there was one.

Ugamer_X

04-17-2005, 10:03 PM

Is the frontpage half-working again? It seems to be almost like it was before, but still with the OP instead of the last poster. Doth mine eyes deceive me?
It shows the last poster now.

Gothic Walrus

04-17-2005, 10:03 PM

Yes, it's back, and now it has a reply #, which looks kinda tacky.

I don't remember a reply number before, but Punq says there was one.
Punq is WRONG. There wasn't one. I'm sure of it. >_>

CheapyD

04-17-2005, 10:27 PM

The # of replies was there before. Still some work to do yet, but getting there.
EDIT: seems like the Video Game Deals forum is not showing up.

Ledhed

04-17-2005, 10:37 PM

The # of replies was there before. Still some work to do yet, but getting there.

I knew that Walrus cat was wrong.

Scrubking

04-18-2005, 04:43 PM

Why can't we lock our own threads anymore?

This feature has been wanted for ages and I thought we finally got it.
??

CheapyD

04-18-2005, 04:46 PM

Remember, I added it and it was allowing users to have additional moderator powers (sticky, move, etc) as well. Just put "Lock me" in your title and a Mod will lock it.

CheapyD

04-18-2005, 11:45 PM

Latest forum posts is now fully functional.
Clicking the thread title brings you to the first post in the thread while clicking the username will take you to the last post in the thread.

Sleepkyng

04-19-2005, 02:53 AM

so what's with the new feedback? where do i go?

Eric467

04-19-2005, 07:11 PM

Wow i'm gone for a little while and the site's redesigned! Looks great though, and glad to be back.

evilmax17

04-20-2005, 11:32 AM

EDIT: seems like the Video Game Deals forum is not showing up

Just noticed this too.

CheapyD

04-20-2005, 12:13 PM

Just noticed this too.
the latest posts should all be working fine as of two days ago.

evilmax17

04-20-2005, 12:19 PM

the latest posts should all be working fine as of two days ago.

I just gave a bump to the Classic NES thread in the DS/GBA forum and it's not on the front page. I haven't noticed any of the game threads on there, but maybe i'm wrong? Do a test bump.

CheapyD

04-20-2005, 12:21 PM

Ah, you had said the Video Game Deals forum wasn't showing up...
I bet none of the sub forums are showing up...*runs to fix*....

evilmax17

04-20-2005, 12:22 PM

Whoop! My bad, still tired.

CheapyD

04-20-2005, 12:24 PM

Should be working now. thanks for pointing out the error!

Trakan

04-25-2005, 09:35 PM

Does the forum time keep jumping a couple minutes fast? I know it was 3 minutes fast, but now it's like 8.

Rig

04-25-2005, 09:38 PM

Does the forum time keep jumping a couple minutes fast? I know it was 3 minutes fast, but now it's like 8.

I noticed this last night, while checking some of my posts. Let's see how off it is...

EDIT: 7 minutes off of my PC's clock...

Trakan

04-25-2005, 09:40 PM

Not a big deal, I was just wondering if I was going crazy or not.

shrike4242

04-26-2005, 04:59 PM

Not a big deal, I was just wondering if I was going crazy or not.

No more than usual, Trakan.

evilmax17

04-28-2005, 08:58 AM

We should probably have a button for sorting by lowest price at EBGames for the PSP.

You know, like this

http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/home/browse/icon-ps2.gifhttp://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/home/browse/icon-xbox.gifhttp://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/home/browse/icon-gamecube.gif

Fake Edit:

Just found the PSP one

http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/icons/sony-psp-home.gif

Trakan

05-01-2005, 03:44 PM

Just letting you know Cheapy, when we get the DB error, it says "Apologise" instead of "Apologize." Don't know if you have control of that or not, or if you even care, just thought I'd mention it.

evilmax17

05-23-2005, 03:35 PM

The posts under the Cheap Ass Deals & Shopping Discussions (refresh) section on the front page aren't showing up.

evilmax17

06-08-2005, 05:56 PM

FriskyTanuki

06-10-2005, 09:36 PM

Could we set up an faq to answer some of the simple questions answered? Questions like:

Can I ignore myself?
Can I ignore mods?
What can I do if I double post?
How can I search with a thread?

Specific and simple questions like these that aren't easily answered in this thread or in the FAQ.

spoo

06-10-2005, 10:12 PM

Murcielago77

06-29-2005, 07:27 PM

So the online thing has been moved to where the report post button is. I liked it better before, under the avatar

CheapyD

06-29-2005, 07:57 PM

So the online thing has been moved to where the report post button is. I liked it better before, under the avatar
Its more efficient this way...it saves a line.

Murcielago77

06-29-2005, 08:01 PM

Its more efficient this way...it saves a line.

I guess youre right

sblymnlcrymnl

06-29-2005, 08:26 PM

Its more efficient this way...it saves a line.

Couldn't this lead to more problems with users thinking that button is for PMing? :lol:

Personally I'd think the best place would be next to the "quote" button, but maybe that's just me.

zewone

06-29-2005, 08:31 PM

I thought the best place was where it was. There will probably be a lot more accidental reported posts now.

sblymnlcrymnl

07-01-2005, 04:04 PM

Couldn't this lead to more problems with users thinking that button is for PMing? :lol:

Personally I'd think the best place would be next to the "quote" button, but maybe that's just me.

I see you're trying it out now. 8-)

Trakan

07-01-2005, 05:18 PM

Everything is changing, this is weird. :lol:

radjago

07-01-2005, 06:04 PM

Any chance we can get a Forum Jump drop-down box at the bottom when you're reading a PM?

radjago

07-05-2005, 11:16 PM

Forum-related links don't work on the CAG-O-Matic page (still use the old /forum/ links) and there's no forum drop-down menu on the Enter the Forums button like on the front page.

fraeone

07-11-2005, 04:24 PM

I love the new forums, and their new functionality, but there is one thing that I think would make it a lot better: syndication. An increasing number of forums on the net now have RSS/ATOM feeds. My ideal CAG would include a feed which at the very least, syndicates new threads in the cheap ass deals forum. Some implementations I have seen syndicate every new reply to every thread, but that would probably be too much. An RSS Feed to the deal forum would definitely help manage all the deals amidst the increasing popularity of the forum.

An alternative way would be a bookmark that would automatically do a "new topics since last visit in cheap ass deals" search and display those results.

Just a suggestion, I really love the forum already, but sometimes I forget to check it for a day or two and I miss things like Metroid Prime 2 for $15 :)

Thanks CAGs, keep up the good work.

CheapyD

07-11-2005, 04:35 PM

Yes, I can activate the RSS feeds pretty easily.
Just curious, how would that help keep things organized.

Have your tried getting daily email digests from that forum? It works pretty well:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/subscription.php?do=addsubscription&f=11

fraeone

07-11-2005, 07:21 PM

I didn't realize that there was a digest for the forum, I had only seen the front page one, I'll definitely try that out.

As far as organization, I meant that it would help me keep organized, as far as what threads I have looked at, and which ones I haven't.

I'll go subscribe to the digest now, it sounds like a good solution also.

Thanks

Trakan

07-13-2005, 10:37 PM

Is the "New Posts" now only at 100? When I got home from work today there were only 100 new posts (4 pages) when there is normally at least 8 pages. This has happened the last few days. I doubt it's just a coincidence.

CheapyD

07-14-2005, 01:30 AM

Yeah, I'm trying to be a bit stingy until I get another server lined up...
CAG has been getting more popular...

Trakan

07-14-2005, 02:34 AM

Yeah, I'm trying to be a bit stingy until I get another server lined up...
CAG has been getting more popular...

That's good but bad at the same time. I can't see all the new posts. :-(

WhipSmartBanky

07-14-2005, 02:57 AM

That's good but bad at the same time. I can't see all the new posts. :-(
Anything besides laziness that prevents you from scanning each forum and looking for messages that occur after your last login? ;)

Trakan

07-14-2005, 03:07 AM

Anything besides laziness that prevents you from scanning each forum and looking for messages that occur after your last login? ;)

Yeah, you're right, but this way they're all together and I can just go to the threads I want to go to and skip the ones I don't want to see.

vherub

07-15-2005, 04:28 PM

I would like to see an FAQ/Cheapss guides subforum. There are some really great resource threads, both in explaining ongong deals, or just helpful guides scattered around the forum. Many of these threads are packed full of information, but then they also attract all kinds of leeching posts that drown out or undermine the information. Topics like the BB gift card, pricegrabber rebate, ebgames shopping tips or a host of other newbie and notso newbie questions not just about shopping. Yes, some of these do have their own threads, and some are well explained in the first post, but many others have info locked into the middle, surrounded by useless posts like "thanks op" or "that game is terrible."
These faqs could even be existing threads, with useless posts deleted out, or groomed if you will, then they could be locked so as not to perpetuate the cycle.
Having them all in one place in itself would be a great help, not to mention cutting down on the time people spend searching for answers, reanswering questions or the dreaded, I couldn't read the entire xx pages of thread so I am asking the same question over again.

smalien1

07-15-2005, 04:41 PM

I really want a 'Free' forum. all things found that can be gotten for free, including samples on internet, etc.

FriskyTanuki

07-18-2005, 11:37 PM

I really want a 'Free' forum. all things found that can be gotten for free, including samples on internet, etc.
Other Deals forum.

Murcielago77

07-20-2005, 05:37 AM

so what did the old one look like again? I cant even remember now that weve made the switch to vbulletin. anyone got a screen cap?

evilmax17

07-21-2005, 12:10 PM

Hrm, on the front page:

Game Auctions are displayed in the top block, while trading posts are displayed in the bottom block. I would think that these are both equivelant in the sense that auctions aren't being sold by retailers and aren't "official deals", so shouldn't they go in the bottom block?

Just noticed/wondering.

jmcc

07-25-2005, 01:11 PM

I'd like to request strikethrough and spoiler tags, if they wouldn't be too much trouble to add/turn on.

Admiral Ackbar

07-30-2005, 12:39 AM

Is there a missing post?

According to the Now and Then Thread in DVDs (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59742) the last post was by Blade today at 5:08. However, when I open the thread and scroll down to the last post, it states it was RandyTsai yesterday. Ends on his "dp."

Is this because of the migration? Did something get lost?

Trakan

10-14-2005, 05:16 PM

Anyone know how to fix this problem? I can no longer paste anything like links from one tab into a reply here. I can't paste a copied EBgames link or anything like that. It won't let me. It worked fine up until a week or two ago.

Edit: Found out it's a firefox problem. Alot of people are experiencing it and it just happens outta the blue. Now, to find a solution.

rywateska

10-25-2005, 09:22 PM

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/1597/snapshot200510252217432mz.jpg

This came up a little bit ago. I just a heads-up that this problem came up. An hour and twenty minutes is a bit too long to wait to see the new threads.

*EDIT* 3937 seconds to go!

Scorch

11-07-2005, 05:49 AM

More and more frequently, i'll click a thread and it'll act like its loading, then stop immediattely. It took 85 clicks for this thread to load, not kidding, sat there and counted. It loads for like half a millisecond then stops. I try to open it in a new window and it just says (Untitled). But hey, 85 clicks later, here I am.