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Mirage1972 wrote:

Good idea. But not just for "My" topics, but also for other user's topics. Instead of just all their posts lumped together. Yet another function that pretty much every other forum on the internet has, stock, without further programming or effort, but this site doesn't since it's stuck on punbb for whatever reason.

these type of blanket statements are not only rude, but just about the most annoying thing for a developer to hear.

we're not moving from punbb. it's tied in pretty tight with all sorts of custom code i've done on the site. if we had used any other forum software i'd be doing a helluva lot more work to keep the site as fast as it is.

if there is a feature that the community at large feels useful, i will investigate adding it. most often there is a mod for punbb that adds functionality that other forum software offers "stock."

often these seemingly simple features add a lot of overhead to a site this busy, which is the reason we follow the same principles as punbb: start simple & lightweight and add features that are truly useful as needed.

nate wrote:

Mirage1972 wrote:

Good idea. But not just for "My" topics, but also for other user's topics. Instead of just all their posts lumped together. Yet another function that pretty much every other forum on the internet has, stock, without further programming or effort, but this site doesn't since it's stuck on punbb for whatever reason.

these type of blanket statements are not only rude, but just about the most annoying thing for a developer to hear.

we're not moving from punbb. it's tied in pretty tight with all sorts of custom code i've done on the site. if we had used any other forum software i'd be doing a helluva lot more work to keep the site as fast as it is.

if there is a feature that the community at large feels useful, i will investigate adding it. most often there is a mod for punbb that adds functionality that other forum software offers "stock."

often these seemingly simple features add a lot of overhead to a site this busy, which is the reason we follow the same principles as punbb: start simple & lightweight and add features that are truly useful as needed.

Okay, that's fine, wasn't trying to be rude. I said in a different post that I'm sure there is a reason the site is on punbb, like momentum, or ease of admin, or cost, or who knows what. I should have said that here as well. At any rate, sorry, wasn't trying to offend, though I can see how I did. My guess is that the other very large (non-BMX) sites I'm thinking of are probably running on a lot more powerful hardware etc than this site can realistically have, which would explain all of it, referring to your speed comments. Thank you though for finally seeing and responding to this. I've been asking about it for a very long time and to my knowledge have never seen an answer. Now that it has been answered, I can put it to rest in my head.

As I have also said in other posts, this site is a lot better looking (to my eyes) than the other BMX sites. Which is why I exclusively hang out here, otherwise I wouldn't. No offense intended against some of the other sites, maybe I'd just need to get used to them, but to me they aren't nearly as user-friendly or good-looking as this site is overall.

P.S. - Again, sorry for the curt wording and response... it's no excuse, just been under a lot of pressure with moving, house remodeling, some negative $urpri$e$, etc, been a little on edge and probably a bit too grumpy lately

Last edited by Mirage1972 (2009-11-07 6:06pm)

Yeah, sounds good, thanks for the info and replies. If you can make punbb work (and clearly you can) then that's great. Again, sorry for the unintended tone, and I hope you have seen the posts where I have complimented this site above the other BMX (etc) sites as well as wondering/asking about the choices. If not, then I'll say it here again: good job, looking good, keep up the good work.

badbill wrote:

whats the new for sale section gonna be like?

i'll post a topic soon with mockups for discussion.

nate wrote:

badbill wrote:

whats the new for sale section gonna be like?

i'll post a topic soon with mockups for discussion.

i only understand about half the stuff you say but sounds great thanks! 

comay wrote:

Be able to sort feedback to find all the feedback I've left for others.

Sort bikes by wheel size. I know members have to enter a wheel size when we submit a bike, but to have a "button" or "link" that you can click to only get 16", 20", 24" etc. would be sweet. Kind of like being able to sort by manufactures by clicking on the letters on the upper left.

Thanks, Nate!!!!!!

WHEEL SIZE SORT! That's awesome -  that would be cool! (and since like you say, the field is there, that should be a relatively easy one)

how about some kind of friends list or friends icon for the people you pm on a regular basis? you can have like (10) or so.
also somrthing needs to be done about the retaliation feedbacks.
maybe if a negative is left from the seller for whatever reason, a mod would look and determine if the buy or sell has any formalities for a retalitory feedback to be left.?
also what about a itemized list in the f/s section in the corner or something for f,f's , completes, or parts only?
just some ideas. thanks

BUGSYREGAL wrote:

how about some kind of friends list or friends icon for the people you pm on a regular basis? you can have like (10) or so.

the idea of marking users as a "friend" or "contact" has been in the back of my mind for a while. i really like the way it's set up in flickr, which allows you to keep track of new updates from people you are interested in. you could possibly have a "friends' activity" page that shows uploaded bikes and new posts from those folks.

A iphone or smart phone mobile version   PLEASE!!!!!!! got to have the museum at work to

Would love to see the site have a mobile version I only have access to the net from my blackberry phone I can use tHe site but I can't see my pm's I have to wait to get on a computer somewhere before I can read them. Its just a thought. I love this site I can't wait till I'm able to get my pro membership and get started posting and buying! Thanks for a great site I love the way people on here help each other out!

Live chat would be cool,

f/a4life wrote:

Maybe someone already mentioned this, but I'm throwing it out there anyway.  In addition to the "my posts, my messages, etc."  could we get a "my notes" feature, wherein we can do exactly as it describes - makes notes for future reference.  Obviously it would have to have a size limit, but this could come in helpful, i.e. -

I build up a bike, mainly of parts from members on this site.  When (finally) posting up the pics of the finished build, it would be nice to have an online notepad to reference, i.e., got the bars from __________, got the wheels from _________, etc, etc.  I know I can't remember all of that, and the PM inbox seems to fill up so fast that by deleting, you may lose where the parts came from.  Also, could help with things like feedback, reminders to yourself, etc.

i use the notepad on my desktop for this , helps a lot