Ferrino Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 Just wondering if the Blatchat admins/techies are thinking of migrating to a more sophisticated forum system in the near future, such as the PHP-based system in place at WSCC? It would be nice to be able to link to images within the actual thread and have avatars, conduct polls, post small files etc....... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 leave it alone it's good as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Beaumont Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 Hear hear. Avatars are a waste of bandwidth, embedded images slow the page loading times, and for the rare occasion that file transfer needs to occur there are plenty of alternative methods! Sorry Ferrino, but I much prefer to KISS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrino Posted December 26, 2003 Author Share Posted December 26, 2003 Fair enough, but I think there are certain features which would improve the forum, which many are unaware of. For example, a more comprehensive search feature, which lets you search by username, the ability to conduct polls, a list of online members, the ability to view images without having to spawn new windows, an easier scripting interface (for example, when quoting people or coloring text), an integrated help system, ability to distinguish between members and non-members, and all the aesthetics that come as part of a proven forum package. Oh, and it's very customisable - avatars can be switched off for low-bandwidth users etc...., and it's the de facto standard for internet forums. The Westy forum is a fantastic example. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 ability to distinguish between members and non-members The Westy forum is a fantastic example Steve Se7en-Up! Not going to you know where with you know who in 2004 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 search by username and list of online members are both done i think (but not yet released). What's wrong with pictures in a new window 🤔 Some people have narrow bandwidth connections so would prefer pictures to open in a different window whilst they carry no browsing, even with broadband i like it that way as well the aesthetics are fine - I've not seen anything on any other forum that actually improves matters - they just add graphical diahoera (I know that's spelled wrong ❗) Anything with avatars and embedded images leads to the problem of people embedding images not suitable for a family forum or to be viewd from work... HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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