MageUK Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 First off, as the title says, welcome to the new forums. There's lots of new features, as I'm sure you can see, first off I'd like to touch on a few of the "issues" that we do know about in advance, because it's likely you will come across them. The majority of old BBCode has been converted into what it should be, but some things are still slightly broken, it's possible you may have to edit an old post of yours and slightly edit the BBCode if it didn't come across properly, but as I said, the majority are fine. The main thing we've noticed that has broken are lists, but these are extremely quick to fix using find and replace in notepad. If you find any of your emoticons have been replaced by HTML in your posts, you should just be able to edit it and put the emoticon back in to fix it, if that doesn't work, please PM me and let me know exactly which emoticon is causing the issue and I'll look into it.The smilies don't look great on the black skin, we're working on it. :)The title bar of the emoticons panel on the black skin is a little broken, but doesn't impede functionality.A few (and I do only mean a few) topics have 2 or 3 posts duplicated (usually the first 2 or 3 in the topic), if you notice a topic with this, then please report the topic and write that in the reason box, but don't bother going looking for these topics, only let us know if you come across one, and a moderator can remove the duplicated posts. There's lots of improvements, and as I'm sure you'll agree, listing ALL of them is fairly pointless, so I'll list a few with some extra information (if necessary). Search SpeedWe're utilising an Open Source Fulltext search engine on the backend of the forum that should greatly increase the speed and accuracy of the forum search, you should be able to get results for terms as short as 3 characters in less than a second, but yeah, it can take longer so don't hold us to that. :) The GalleryYou can upload your images to the new Gallery, it's split up into 4 categories as you can see by clicking Gallery at the top. Inside each of these categories you can create an "album" where you can upload your images. You are allowed a maximum of 5 albums and you can use these in any combination of categories you wish. All images require a moderator preview before you (and the public) will be able to view them. Once they're viewable users will be able to rate them and leave comments. You can manage your albums by clicking your name in the top right to get the drop down menu, and then clicking "My Gallery". Just because your images have to be approved first does not mean you should upload distasteful images. Initially each user has 50mb of quota for images, and bandwidth is also limited, but we will be looking to revise these limits once we get a better idea of usage. BlogsYou can also create your own blog now as well. First you need to enable it, do this by clicking your name drop down in the top right, then clicking My Settings. Once there, click the "Blogs" tab to activate your blog. The same rules apply to blogs as they do to posts, you are expected to treat Blogs in the same way you would treat Blogscape, with the exception we will allow you to blog about real life there if you wish. User Profile ReportsIf you see a user with a bad signature or avatar now, you can click their name to go to their profile and then report their account, rather than having to report the user's post. Changing to Dark SkinIf you wish to change to the Dark Skin, go down to the very bottom of the forum, click the drop down box with "IP.Board" in it, and then choose "Deflection". Updating ProfileYou may wish to update your profile settings as users can now have birthdays, to do this, click your name in the top right, and click "My Profile". Once you get to that page, click "Edit my Profile", from here you can manage details about yourself. Currently we are not allowing users to select a photo because it would have to be uploaded to our server, this will *probably* change in the future. Private BoardsIf you had access to any private boards before, and you suddenly find that you don't now, then please PM an admin and let them know which board it was so we can restore that access. We have tried to transfer across all permissions but it is possible we missed some. Clan FieldThe clan profile field still exists (and should still contain your original data), but I need to look into fixing it as it doesn't work quite the same as in phpBB. It's currently hidden from the view on posts because of this. Finally, please cut us some slack, we've just moved over to new software and there's bound to be teething issues, we know that a couple of small things might be broken here and there, but give us some time to sort them out, it doesn't matter how long we spend checking stuff, something always gets through which a user finds. You can discuss this announcement in this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby_Polo Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Awesome!!!!!!!!haifirstpost Suggest a poll for Tip.it - Here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Avatar Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 We need a skin identical to the old one, this feels like a generic clan forum right now. Which was my main concern before the switch. Previously known as Monkeybeast0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maulmachine Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I really am not a fan. It feels very very generic. I miss the old feel. Corporeal Drops:2xHoly elixersBandos Drops: Bcp(soloed) 5x hilts 8x tassets Armadyl Drops:Armadyl Hilt(trio)Zamorak Drops: 2xZamorakian spear 3x Steam battlestaff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaziek Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I thought the P in IPB stood for Pro, not Power :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored321 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 will take a little getting used to. Love the deflection skin tho. :thumbsup: Thanks Gradeskip93 for my awesome sig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 If anyone wants to use some of their time and knows how to make forum skins, im sure the admins wouldnt mind adding it to the list of skins. :P(As in making a Tip.It Skin) I really like the new forum! ........::::: Rainy's YouTube Channel - Rainy's Twitter - Rainy's Facebook - Rainy's DeviantArt - Rainy's Tumblr - Rainy's Tip.It Profile :::::......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronan Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Fantastic, way to go everyone who's made this possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wachtwoord Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Awesomeness just got a new meaning! When everything's been said and done, more has been said than done.All skills 80+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin0001 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Nice! :thumbup: :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_burritos Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I really miss the old feel. Can we get a skin pleeeease ? :pray: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_mumm_ra Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 If you are complaining about the DEFAULT skin, change it to deflection. Simple as that. We'll assumeably get more skins in the future as well. [hide=WOO TEXT! updated Jan 19, 2009 (last quote)] And Evil you mad bastard. You are definately bringing TET back up to it's glory. No doubt about it. Keep it going champ.24,485th to 99 defence on 7-23-08I always forget you're 20 too. I always think you're 25 or something. o.oYa think that I'm insane, Its not sane... its not saneobligitory devart link: http://evil-mumm-ra.deviantart.com/Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.She isn't naked so it's legal.I'm a porn star.[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Welcome everyone! :) A reflection is just a distorted reality held by glass and your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin0001 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Nice! :thumbup: :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronan Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 The Deflection Skin's pretty awesome too! Although it's change! :shock: Will take a bit of getting used to. :P Honestly, great job everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobgoblinpie Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 The skin issue was discussed to death quite a few weeks ago. I assume that the admins will be looking for new skins at SOME POINT. POH Agility Course, Please Support! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentry_Wolf Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 This is so HOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star. Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 They're obviously going to get some more skins in the future, don't complain :P ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J35u5_M4 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I like deflection but the blue frames are eww :/ Otherwise the forum looks promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheya Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 The deflection skin is hot. You should totally use it <3: I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Anyone wanting to make a skin should go crazy, we are always looking :P And there's the Deflection skin for the time being. I know this took a while, it wasn't a smooth process but thanks to everyone involved, the users for their patience, and the admins for their hard work :thumbup: "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Avatar Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 If you are complaining about the DEFAULT skin, change it to deflection. Simple as that. We'll assumeably get more skins in the future as well.I hate to sound cynical, but the other skin is also very generic, albeit better than the default. Before Tip.it forums had a very nice unique look to it. I hope to see a skin similar to the one we had before. Hopefully the same crew member can make a similar one. As for now the forums are kind of hard to read. Previously known as Monkeybeast0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uula Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Great job, good to see that the new forum is now up :) I have one question only:Is there a "My posts" search function, accessible before through http://forum.tip.it/search.php?search_id=egosearch ?The above link is what I've always had bookmarked (aswell as home page on Firefox), and I liked to see all topics I've replied to quickly like that. What could I replace the bookmark with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low C Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I understand you can switch skins but this looks exactly like Runescape Communities boards over at zybez. I could have swore the admins said tif would be set apart and thats what was taking so long was making this version of IPB different than the other fansites out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J35u5_M4 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I like deflection but the blue frames are eww :/ Otherwise the forum looks promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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