new look forums

[Andy_k-3DT]

as the upgrade slowly continues give us your feedback.....

Do you like the new look?

Andy

[Phynius Gauge]

Yeah, it looks great. The reputation point system seems interesting as well.

The only issue I have with the look is that the background is pretty light, which although works well with the color scheme, can make an artwork seem a lot darker than it really is. But I think it's a bit darker now compared to the old look, so it's probably fine. Overall the new design is more sleek and clean, which I like a lot.

Just a piece of my mind :). Keep up the great work.

[3dGator]

I think you guys did a great work on putting everything back up! I really like the new looks too. :) I'm curious to see how the reputation points thing will work out...
A big thumbs up! ;)

[fastrak]

I agree with Phynius Gauge. Working with print projects you mount up on matt or foam core board, black always lets the art work stand-out and your image doesn't have to "fight" the surronding area. But black would probably be a bit harsh, especially for all of the text posts.
The update on the software seems to be running smoothly on my end. The reputation point system seems interesting for sure. Not sure what is meant by the "minimum" points you eluded too. (Could be I'm tired too!) After a couple of posts here, seems like old hat, so that is nice too. (I hate high learning curves...lol)
You guys did a bang-up job getting this back together. I can't imagine what you had to go through.

OK I re-read the minimum stuff....meaning negative????

[Andy_k-3DT]

yeah you can go into negative reputation - -99999 is the mark to aspire to :)

Andy

[Xtreme™]

first i would say a big thanks to Andy and all the team for taking in hard work to get the forum bakc to normal. your hard work is really appreciated..

i like new look for the forum, don't loose the taste of original forums.3dtotal.com *i mean the colours for interface. hmm... maybe the icons *smilies change with 3d's to make looks more intresting.

Big thumbs up for your works andy and all the threedy team!

--- cheers ---

[Yanik]

I kinda like the new look of the forums.

Some small crits.
-The top banner should be integrated into the big white rectangular shape, or try to make the big white thing smaller.
-The post reply button is aligned to the left, wasn't it aligned to the right before the upgrade?
-Some parts look a little too big(like the blue bars wich seperate the forum parts)
-The forums is too wide, i like having some space at the sides, it's more comfortable.

Other than those small crits i really like what you have done. Great job!

[Andy_k-3DT]

I kinda like the new look of the forums.

Some small crits.
-The top banner should be integrated into the big white rectangular shape, or try to make the big white thing smaller.
-The post reply button is aligned to the left, wasn't it aligned to the right before the upgrade?
-Some parts look a little too big(like the blue bars wich seperate the forum parts)
-The forums is too wide, i like having some space at the sides, it's more comfortable.

Other than those small crits i really like what you have done. Great job!


don't think we can integrate the top banner and the "big white thing". Vbulletin have made it "simpler" to add a header but the current top banner is only a placeholder whilst we make a new one

we are looking at ways of making the white thing smaller, but as far as I can tell it is dynamic and adjusts it's size according to the information it is displaying - there doesn't seem to be a "quick fix" for changing it's display colour either

buttons have changed as well, the alignment may have changed for the post reply but check out the quick reply at the bottom right of each message that's a really cool little tool :)


the dark blue bars between posts now carry information they didn't have before (it was below the user name) that's hard coded and we can't do much about it - apart from reduce the font size slightly - I'll have a look

the forum width is still set to it's defaults - we thought it looked cool with less wasted space in your browser - let's hear other peoples opinions on that one.

There is so much more we can adjust on this forum software but there is also a lot that we can't just change simply because vbulletin have hard coded a lot more than before - guess that's called progress.

Andy

[Phynius Gauge]

I'm all for the less "breathing room" more posting room. And the blue bars are cool because it's easier to see post breaks when one is scrolling quickly through a thread.

But my favorite part of this upgrade is the extra 4400 pixels of avatar space. I just love it :lurve:

You guys [mods] are the chillest of the chill :wave:

[Jon]

I love the new look - very nice! A lot easier to reply, as well. Great job on the update guys, seemed like you had a LOT of work to do - well done.

[inspired]

i like it... :) its quite stylish IMO

a couple things i dont like, well actually 1 thing...

i keep on pressing the DAMN quote button, when i want to press the reply button.. WHY is it on the left side now :p well anyway, thats all ;) GREAT JOB on bringing the boards working again :)

oh and a question, can you see who gave you rep points, Because i got a point :) (YES I HAVE A REPUTATION POINT :p) but i dont know who gave it to me :)

[Andy_k-3DT]

you can only see who left you rep points if they decide to tell you :)

however the admin staff can see all the details but we aren't saying anything :)

Andy

[inspired]

however the admin staff can see all the details but we aren't saying anything :)

i have methods to make black talk...

naah just kidding... anyway, i dont necesarry have to know, was just curious if it could be seen... once again, i LOVE the new look, hope you guys will stick with it, and im curious on how the rep points will turn out... im aiming on getting a red block somewhere next week :p

[Andy_k-3DT]

i have methods to make black talk...

hee hee - now that's not difficult :)

but.......................

another of your dastardly plans foiled Black is a Mod not Admin :dance:

[Phynius Gauge]

About the reputation points system...is there a way to see how many points you've earned? And how many points others have earned?

[Andy_k-3DT]

About the reputation points system...is there a way to see how many points you've earned? And how many points others have earned?

1, clicking on the "user cp" will show your recently earned reputation points

2, clicking on the scales below your name will show not only the reputation value for that post but your total

3, the little green icons below your name are an indication of how many rep points another user has.

Andy

[Black]

A quote from Andy_k-3DT
hee hee - now that's not difficult :)

but.......................

another of your dastardly plans foiled Black is a Mod not Admin :dance:
Not as easy as it is to make Andy though =)


Hey and he is an admin!


Inspired am I missing a something here? Any new Black-mails that I have to update on?

[Lord Soc]

I really like the new look...the extra width is good IMO and these reputation points should prove interesting :) The only thing I don't like is one of the new smilies ----> :p

Also, has anyone else noticed that the clock is wrong?

[Jon]

Just a stupid question... but what is the point of the points system? Could it be used as a reward from visitors to a particular thread, who think the artist have done excellent work or something? I've never really bothered to look into what point systems mean on forums... well, until now that is!

[Andy_k-3DT]

Just a stupid question... but what is the point of the points system? Could it be used as a reward from visitors to a particular thread, who think the artist have done excellent work or something? I've never really bothered to look into what point systems mean on forums... well, until now that is!

yes you are right, it is a stupid question one which you could easily have answered yourself by reading the announcement which we took the time to post at the top of every single forum!!!

Not bothering to look seems to be something you do quite a lot.

Andy

[mimi01]

I really loved the new forum. It looks great, and easy to navigate.
Congratulations to everyone who worked on it.

But I do have one question:

Can we be banned for having bad points? And do we get the for asking stupid questions? :hmm:

[Andy_k-3DT]

nobody will get banned automatically for getting negative points

yes, if you ask stupid questions that we have already answered then you probably will end up with negative reputation points :)

just for the record - you haven't because that wasn't a stupid question

Andy

Andy

[Ferry P]

i appear to be off scale :(

what does that mean exactly anyway?

[Xagoth]

i appear to be off scale :(

what does that mean exactly anyway?

This means that you have 0 points on plus, and 0 on minus... so you`ve got NOTHING :D :D :smug: :smug: :smug:

[Jon]

I'm really sorry for not reading the announcement - I seriously did not notice it. I try to read things on the forum, but I totally missed that. I understand how much work it must take to try to inform guests about certain things - and people like me who don't read these and then ask you to answer them must be a real pain. My apologies.

[inspired]

when i check my user CP, one of the reputation points some1 gave me is blue instead of green.. what does that mean... it didnt change my rep point rate :roll:

[Lord Soc]

The clock is still wrong :P

At 00:20 (GMT+2) it read "All times are GMT +2. The time now is 06:06 AM"

Call me fussy, but this is annoying me. Mainly because I can't think why updating threedy would change the clock. :roll:

[Chris-3DT]

I've scheduled the correction of the clock for Monday morning.
We can only fix the hours though, the minutes will remain wrong, I'm afraid. We can only email the server provider to ask for a correction.

[Brent]

A question concerning the icons to the right of eash section....the hide icons....if I set these to hide certain sections from displaying...can that setting be saved? and where do you set that prefference?
I`ve noticed when I hide certain sections then log back in...the hidden sections appear again....

thanks

[Andy_k-3DT]

when i check my user CP, one of the reputation points some1 gave me is blue instead of green.. what does that mean... it didnt change my rep point rate :roll:



it means that they are users who can vote but that vote doesn't register as they are new and haven't made many posts on the forums. It's one of the safeguards we put in place to stop silly reputation squabbles with people registering multiple accounts to either give themselves big positive scores or people they didn't like lots of negatives and to make sure that only the "real" members votes count

Andy

[inspired]

thats unfair!!!! You owe me a reputation point :p

naaah just kidding, sounds like a good idea...

:wave:

EDIT: oh and andy, how many points do you need, before youll get another green block? i want 2 :p
oh and thnx btw :D

[Xagoth]

I think i`m writing in right thread..


Anyways i`ve got a question.

You are no longer sponsored by Boxxx? Now you are sponsoring yourself?? :O

i don`t get it :/ I thought 3dtotal and Threedy was made by same people..

[Phynius Gauge]

This is a very minor issue, but it seems I can't change the title above my avatar...

:P