User guide to the new forums

Discussion in 'Customer Service' started by Huss, May 2, 2012.

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  1. NattyBo

    NattyBo Member+

    Apr 30, 2004
    Nunya
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Dear God, just tell me there will be a way to change the color scheme.
     
  2. Art Vandaley

    Art Vandaley Member

    Feb 22, 2006
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I thought it might be because my title is not "moderator" yet, but yours is, so that might be a problem.
     
  3. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    This place is useless to me without a proper MyBigSoccer style board subscription page.

    Sorry to say it, Huss, but it was a huge mistake not prepping all this before the change.

    This is basic functionality, not an afterthought.
     
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  4. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The titles of new threads seem to automatically default to lower-case lettering, except for the very first letter.
     
  5. Riz

    Riz Member+

    Nov 18, 2004
    R-ville, Murrlin
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Scratch that, it finally worked for me.
     
  6. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
    The American Steppe
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    WOW - Apparently, I am a supermod now
     
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  7. RapidStorm

    RapidStorm Member+

    Jan 30, 2005
    Denver, CO
    I saw that, but it's not doing what I'm asking for. I'd still like to be alerted when a thread is updated, but I only need to know about the latest update, not the 732 posts before it. If I uncheck that mark, I don't get notified at all for anything, so it appears I'd have to manually search out the thread in a "watched threads" list that shows every single thread I've ever replied to, even if I've already read everything in the thread.

    Instead of being intelligent about it like the old My Bigsoccer was, now we get everything-or-nothing in a ton of places.
     
  8. cromagnum

    cromagnum Member+

    Aug 13, 2007
    Not a fan of the changes. Oh by the way where is the arrow box to switch forum topics. This is way to confusing. Ok found the arrow box but dam is that small. Need to make it bigger man.
     
  9. Dr. Boots

    Dr. Boots Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    I am sorted out now.....not sure what is going on. I did notify DK via PM though, so that might have sped up my process.
     
  10. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
    Staff Member

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Some appear to be active, while others not. For instance, I cannot change a thread title. And I also do not have access to the Mod forum. Started A Conversation with DK.

    Yeah, it probably has something to do with your title.

    Huss, it is too early to start a "bug report" thread?
     
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  11. NattyBo

    NattyBo Member+

    Apr 30, 2004
    Nunya
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    No mod nuttin' here, either.


    But no, seriously, tell me there will be a way to change the "theme" or color scheme or whatever you want to call it. As long as that and the bugs and a real subscription feature are added, I think this is a pretty good upgrade.
     
  12. SnakeEyes

    SnakeEyes Member

    Oct 7, 2001
    Absolutely terrible. Not only does BS update yet again when not needed but Huss switches to a crappy, inferior, and annoying wannabe VB. Amazing.
     
  13. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Is there a way to change the number of posts per page?
     
  14. Caesar

    Caesar Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Oztraya
    You can access the same info using the 'Watched Threads' and 'Watched Forums' pages.

    The layout isn't anywhere near as good yet, but that will be fixed from the sounds of things.
     
  15. BobanFan

    BobanFan Member+

    Jun 28, 2007
    Club:
    AC Milan
    lol mods stripped of there powers, there could be BigAnarchy if we're not careful.
     
  16. MLSFan123

    MLSFan123 Member+

    Mar 21, 2011
    Boston Area
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was just about to come and ask about this. When should we start getting nervous if we don't see a specific thread showing up?

    I am just concerned about the MLS TV Ratings thread in MLS News and Analysis which has a ton of data in it.
     
  17. Riz

    Riz Member+

    Nov 18, 2004
    R-ville, Murrlin
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I don't see Watched Forum anywhere - Watched Threads? Yes
     
  18. SnakeEyes

    SnakeEyes Member

    Oct 7, 2001
    This is not a version of VB, its inferior forum software so it won't even have the semi-capability of the last VB update to be like the previous in terms of functionality and style. Good luck and don't hold your breath
     
  19. Caesar

    Caesar Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Oztraya
    It's right beside it. Look at the top of your page right now. Under the 'Forums' tab you should have (L to R)

    'Mark Forums Read' - 'Search Forums' - 'Watched Threads' - 'What's New?' - 'Watched Forums'
     
  20. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    This is simply untrue.

    The watched forum link (which I think just appeared) shows all the forums.

    And it does not work like the old one anyway: it's not a custom list of forum. Instead it looks like a list of alerts for watched forums.

    I just want a simple list of the few forums I read. Not a bunch of overly fancy, but useless crap.
     
  21. Caesar

    Caesar Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Oztraya
    a) Trust me, as someone who's used the back end of both, XenForo shits all over vBulletin.
    2) The functionality is very, very similar. People are freaking out about cosmetic changes but the actual way things is structured is not that different at all. People had a similar freakout when BS went from vB 2.x to 3.x. Everyone will get used to it.
    iii) Relax.
     
  22. jsk14

    jsk14 Member+

    Mar 2, 2010
    Club:
    FC Girondins de Bordeaux
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    chill~~~~;)
     
  23. Dante

    Dante Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Upstate NY
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is there a way I can have threads show in a forum that are either stickies or within the past few days, like it used to be. I hate seeing threads from months ago with no activity.
     
  24. Riz

    Riz Member+

    Nov 18, 2004
    R-ville, Murrlin
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Like Knave said, it *just* appeared.
     
  25. SnakeEyes

    SnakeEyes Member

    Oct 7, 2001
    LOL... here comes the usual propaganda with the BS updates. every time.
     

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