_Ray Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I think that only people who register should be able to come on the forum. Also, I noticed that some of my old topics still say 'raybob95' on them, instead of just 'Raybob'. Also, I still hold up my idea of a shoutbox although you guys won't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I think that only people who register should be able to come on the forum. This will drastically reduce the number of signups, and thus members, and then the level of activity. Also, I noticed that some of my old topics still say 'raybob95' on them, instead of just 'Raybob'. Seems to happen alot, not sure if it's intentional or if Chris hasn't coded it in / out. We're going IPB 3 soon, so it'll probably go away after that. Also, I still hold up my idea of a shoutbox although you guys won't do it. Hooray for spam (and people being driven away by unmoderated, foul mouthed morons). Edit: also, 3 things thar, not 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Some stuff on the forum is cached so display name changes may not show up on old topic unless they are updated. Llama answered the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 lol shoutbox will be ok, except like llama said, people always post shit on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Shoutbox is not ok. Why? Because as Llama said it'll reduce postings on the forums and increase spam overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Show me an example of a website where a shoutbox is used successfully with zero spam and meaningful comments posted in it. Show me that and I'll show you a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 WTF Chris. I didn't say it was good, I said that it'd induce more spam to the shoutbox and less posts to the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 WTF SV. I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to anyone who thinks shoutboxes are a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Show me that and I'll show you a good time. wowwwwwwww unless your actually the girl in your ava ... no thanks XD http://wrx.22b.sti.googlepages.com shoutbox works well there. if someone spams i just IP ban them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 (edited) Did you just cunningly advertise your website? Boy, you're a smart one. Just a fact - shoutboxes never work for huge forums with member count in excess of 10,000 or so. Apart from the spam factor, there will be so many shouts simultaneously that most of them will get buried under the newer shouts, thus, defeating the purpose of a shoutbox. Edited July 11, 2009 by Girish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Show me that and I'll show you a good time. wowwwwwwww unless your actually the girl in your ava ... no thanks XD http://wrx.22b.sti.googlepages.com shoutbox works well there. if someone spams i just IP ban them Yep that's me in my avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greensabre13. Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Wow Chris, your resemblance to Holly Valance is stunning! Ah yeah, shoutboxes are a wonderful thing. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ray Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Lol, I forgot I even made this topic until now..... Well thanks for your feedback, it's pretty much what I expected. And I said 2 things because I already knew the shoutbox idea wouldn't go over, so it wasn't really a suggestion, just me telling you that I still think we should have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Shout Boxes are terrible! I'm just saying a shoutbox will make TGTAP look like shit. Shit boxes will increase the amount of spamming and flame wars. So the closes thing to a shout box is a PM. Almost every website I've joined had a shout box. I'm always one of the people to get banned from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustADummy Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Tho IPB3 has like Live convo by PM. Each reply doesn't count as a separate PM and counts as a topic. Like a shoutbox but you need to click Reload each time. You can invite the people you like to these "topics". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate10 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Forget these suggestions. Bring back the warzone and we'll be set.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damjan Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 ^ agreed, L-RiC and Spaz will own the warzone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 ^ agreed, L-RiC and Spaz will own the warzone. ... and Husky yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damjan Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yeah, forgot to mention you too, you have got better with that shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yeah, forgot to mention you too, you have got better with that shit. At flaiming n00bs? I am good, I'm just too scared to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yeah, forgot to mention you too, you have got better with that shit. At flaiming n00bs? I am good, I'm just too scared to do it. And so you should be. If nobody needs this anymore, lawcked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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