Backwards Board, Monsters-Making & Private Notes
Just some notes to pass along about the Insider:
I. MESSAGE BOARD MADNESS
Today, I temporarily changed the threads in the message board to show the newest posts first. Thought it would be easier to navigate. A few hours later, I changed the code so that the oldest posts showed up first. Mostly because I received a bunch of messages that users preferred it the old way (actually 9 wanted it the old way, only 3 liked it the new way). However I did check other threaded message boards, and this is the way most are set up, so it’s been reverted…oldest posts first.
For navigation purposes, if you want to quickly view the latest post, you can click on the latest post which is featured under every thread subject. It’ll take you right to the source. For newer board users, you can start from the beginning, since not everyone checks the boards daily, by clicking on the actual thread subjects.
II. MAKE YOUR OWN MONSTER!
It’s not all business in the Insider. It’s important for a online community to have fun, too, so users who comment on threads (which I appreciate your participation and feedback comments very very much) get their own monster. I’ve uploaded a monster avatar creator that once a user submits a comment about a post, their comment will show up with their own unique monster beside their name. And this monster will be bound to you and your comments for life (or until I clear the cache). At the present, my own monster looks somewhat pathetic and I’d like to steal Mark Justice’s monster, but these monsters are randomly generated, so I’m stuck with a pathetic purple panzy monster, but life’s not fair and I’ve accepted this. Comment on this post and you’ll see your own special monster.
III. PRIVATE NOTES
In order to communicate with one another, the Delirium Insider now has the capability of sending notes from one registered user to another. Once logged in, you’ll see a message at the top of the sidebar detailing how many unread message you have. Click ‘Go’ and it’ll take you to the message center where you can send notes to any registered user my entering their specific user name in the TO field. You will find your inbox via this link as well with folders to store your messages. Pretty nifty.
And also, you’ll see a ‘SEND NOTE’ tag attached to anyone who leaves a comment. So if I leave a comment (which I will do here after posting this), you can click on ‘SEND NOTE’ next to my name in the comments section and you will then be able to send a note to my user name (Admin) just by clicking that link. Nifty, I say, Nifty!
Comment by Shane Staley on 27 January 2007:
Yeah, yeah, go ahead and laugh at my monster. I dare ya!
Comment by worosello on 27 January 2007:
OK, I’ll take pot-luck and see what shows up.
Paul Worosello
Comment by kresby on 27 January 2007:
I just have to get a cooler monster than Shane. Shouldn’t be too tough.
Comment by kresby on 27 January 2007:
jesus - I’m a turd with legs.
Comment by eubankscs on 27 January 2007:
it’s a little more like a potato kres…
Comment by eubankscs on 27 January 2007:
ha! drooling crab-man! cool!
Comment by Scott Berke on 27 January 2007:
Why not split the difference and put the newest posts in the middle?
Comment by PG on 27 January 2007:
Hoping for the best…
Comment by Scott Berke on 27 January 2007:
Oh Great! I get a horny purple pansy monster!
Comment by ruderabbit on 27 January 2007:
Oh god what kind of monster am I going to get? I hope it looks like a rabbit!
Comment by jpokela on 27 January 2007:
These monsters look like they would get ass-stomped by Bert and Ernie for being too gay. They will give me nightmares thinking that this is a real representation of my inner monster.
Comment by MichaelMcBride on 27 January 2007:
Let’s see what I get…
Comment by diego on 27 January 2007:
Shane, First off, the fact that you are doing such a awesome job here is enough for me,
by making comments, I just want to help, sooo,
1 - When you click on a persons (or a mackers) comment, you should go to that comment, whether it be at the end or the beginning.
2 - When you click on the “thread” I don’t care where it goes, first or last.
3 - It would be nice if the comments weren’t split into so many pages. Like maybe 30 or so comments per page, vice the 8 or 10 you have now.
4 - It would be terrific if the page would update when someone adds to it, so you don’t have to keep reloading to read (like the shout box)
and did you notice the right hand side keeps floating around.
Comment by diego on 27 January 2007:
& I think that i would trade the green goof for anything else
Comment by Shane Staley on 27 January 2007:
Yeah, Pokela got a gayer monster than me. Sweet!
Diego:
#3: I can fix that.
#4: Not possible. And my right hand side doesn’t float. I s’pose you’re seeing 2 monsters for every comment as well. You drunk or something? j/k
Comment by Mark Justice on 27 January 2007:
I dig my manly monster!
Comment by jpokela on 27 January 2007:
My third leg is green. I need to get to a doctor quick. Oh crap. My monster’s third leg is green too!!!
Comment by JasonUK on 28 January 2007:
Well, I don’t post much but I better get myself a monster anyway.
Comment by Shane Staley on 28 January 2007:
Jason: Now you’ll be posting more often since you have such a cool monster, right?
Comment by sideous on 28 January 2007:
I think Diego meant the words on the right hand side have moved into the dark grey area of the board instead of stopping in the light grey area. They have on mine anyway!
Comment by sideous on 28 January 2007:
Stone me!! Whats that girly monster under my name
Comment by earthtotim on 28 January 2007:
Here we go…let’s see how gay my monster is…
Tim
Comment by earthtotim on 28 January 2007:
Well it looks like i’m a pillow monster or a dog bone monster. ooohhhh scary!
Tim
Comment by Shane Staley on 28 January 2007:
Tim: looks like you got a little dog pecker on you, too! Nice!
Comment by monkeycat on 28 January 2007:
Look at my “monster”!
Troy
Comment by monkeycat on 28 January 2007:
What the hell is that skinny gray appendage?
LOL!
Troy
Comment by SLIM on 28 January 2007:
Hey, i can post, and look at me I look better here than in real life, OOOHHH foxxy me.