Administrators Chad Posted August 23, 2021 Administrators Share Posted August 23, 2021 Hello, Due to the recent forum maintenance, some of the older forum themes may look a bit odd in places. I've installed a new Dark theme that fans of darker theme colors can now use. To switch your preferred theme, scroll to the bottom of the window, click "Theme", then choose "Dark Theme (2021)". The older themes will stay around for the time being, but I do not plan on updating those in the future. Thanks all! 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I'm wondering why the reaction counts were removed...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Thanks Chad. The old one was messing with me a bit. 5 minutes ago, Oicu812 said: I'm wondering why the reaction counts were removed...? IPS likely moved these to a non-core feature. Even in v3 we were contemplating removing it, I guess they finally just pulled the trigger a version and a half later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 47 minutes ago, The History Kid said: Thanks Chad. The old one was messing with me a bit. IPS likely moved these to a non-core feature. Even in v3 we were contemplating removing it, I guess they finally just pulled the trigger a version and a half later. I think I would rather swap the post counts out, and keep the reaction counts. This will remove the impetus to simply post "Me too" solely for a higher post count. I think it will actually facilitate quality content over raw post counts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, Oicu812 said: I think I would rather swap the post counts out, and keep the reaction counts. This will remove the impetus to simply post "Me too" solely for a higher post count. I think it will actually facilitate quality content over raw post counts... That's entirely up to individual forum operators. As for the reason we were toying with dumping it from IPS, we noted issues with people complaining about superiority complexes for lack of a better term. It was also easier to db query the post counts than the reaction counts (in 3, it was easier in 4). Either way, post count's are standard forum measurement - that's true across all forum software. Reactions weren't. Posts were part of the core, you had to turn reactions on (you could always post, but not react). Nothing's stopping the admin from installing a third party plugin either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, The History Kid said: That's entirely up to individual forum operators. As for the reason we were toying with dumping it from IPS, we noted issues with people complaining about superiority complexes for lack of a better term. It was also easier to db query the post counts than the reaction counts (in 3, it was easier in 4). Either way, post count's are standard forum measurement - that's true across all forum software. Reactions weren't. Posts were part of the core, you had to turn reactions on (you could always post, but not react). Nothing's stopping the admin from installing a third party plugin either way. Don't get me wrong, I love the changes and the (somewhat) new look. I appreciate all of your time on the admin side doing upgrades like these, as they are never quite as straightforward nor easy as they are made out to be. A big "Thank You!" to everyone involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, Oicu812 said: Don't get me wrong, I love the changes and the (somewhat) new look. I appreciate all of your time on the admin side doing upgrades like these, as they are never quite as straightforward nor easy as they are made out to be. A big "Thank You!" to everyone involved. I should point out, I'm not an admin here. I just used to work for IPS. I know the structure for the software and the thinking they've used for the majority of IPS4. Just clarifying an answer from the development end when I see an opportunity to share the information I have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeward Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I like the new changes. Seems to be easier on my old eyes......thanks for the hard work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oicu812 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 18 hours ago, The History Kid said: I should point out, I'm not an admin here. I just used to work for IPS. I know the structure for the software and the thinking they've used for the majority of IPS4. Just clarifying an answer from the development end when I see an opportunity to share the information I have. I should have been clearer in my post. "Your" meant the all-inclusive. Everyone that worked on doing this upgrade, Chad plus everyone else who had a hand in it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Does anyone else have a large white circle covering the like, laugh icons? Wondering what its purpose is? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang_flht Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Hi, nice new dark theme: bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broly Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 i wish the theme selection would be at the top, but thanks for bringing it to my attention. i wouldn't have found it otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadoc Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Thanks for coding and calling this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD8R Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Than goodness for this new dark theme, or anything other than that default one. That was killing me. I haven't had a headache like that since George Michaels- Careless Whisper took over the airwaves! Good God man who's suppose to be able to read like that for more than 30 seconds anyway. That last page I saw before switching over is still burned into my vision! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 hours ago, RayD8R said: Than goodness for this new dark theme, or anything other than that default one. That was killing me. I haven't had a headache like that since George Michaels- Careless Whisper took over the airwaves! Good God man who's suppose to be able to read like that for more than 30 seconds anyway. That last page I saw before switching over is still burned into my vision! It turns out that the old Dark theme is still available, so we appear to have 2 choices of Dark theme. Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 yeah , very cool indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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