From the Editor's Desk

[Krazzy Warrior]

Great Changes Raaabo.. Great to see that you're implementing some sub-section..

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Here are some of the suggestions from my end:-

# The most irritating thing about this forum is the width of the pages.. Even they are worse that those ads.. If you increase the width of the pages then it will be of great help as we will be able to read through thread comfortably..

Here is the present Thinkdigit Pages:-
*www.imgx.org/pthumbs/small/21775/Present.jpg

Just imagine this page in this view(sorry for bad quality):-
*www.imgx.org/pthumbs/small/21776/After.jpg

Don't you think its rendering both the purposes, we can see ur Ads at the left hand side and at the same time enjoy the width of the page?

# Please disable "Show Post Count" thing and implement "Rep" system. This will greatly help to reduce those junk and useless post(Members who just post for the sake of increasing their post counts) and at the same time a Member's seniority can be noted using his/her Rep Value..

# Please add Internet sub-section in that Caught in WWW section.. Members can discuss about browers,websites and other internet related thing in that sub-section..

# Do change your avatar from "Raaabo was Here" to "Raaabo IS Here" Just Kidding..

 

[azzu]

just now seeing new sections
xcellent work raaaboo

 

[rhitwick]

OMG!!!
OMG!!!

Wishes are being full-filled even b4 they are made...
Raaabo, we are not used to such treatment, don't spoil us

(Great going Raaabo, keep it up)

# Please disable "Show Post Count" thing and implement "Rep" system. This will greatly help to reduce those junk and useless post(Members who just post for the sake of increasing their post counts) and at the same time a Member's seniority can be noted using his/her Rep Value..

I'm against this idea. Previously numerous times this issue was brought and had been discouraged.
WE ARE ALL SAME HERE. No seniors, no juniors, NO REPs...

# Do change your avatar from "Raaabo was Here" to "Raaabo IS Here" Just Kidding..

 

[vamsi_krishna]

Are this is a functionality not bug.
Its like u post ": - D" (more closer though) and it turns to



Tell me u r not serious!!!

yes I am buddy. Make a bot to do this instead of making a bot for posting news.

And about smiley, I know that, that is the day it works. But we use : - D rarely. but many members use 8 ) regularly. So, they should change the characters for that smiley.


@azzau, Post counts are making some users to post some irrelevant/useless data occasionally. So, Frequently I think about being on a rep system. But I think it's not fare. Coz.. it don't make any sense. (I mean, won't you listen to the person who has 1 rep power???). But this is just my idea. I know that many members will be against this one.


@raaabo, Thanks for listening. Great to see the forum being kept in a neat way. Now the next objective in this 'Clean the mess-up' mission is to get rid of these filthy Ads.

 

[rhitwick]

@raaabo, Thanks for listening. Great to see the forum being kept in a neat way. Now the next objective in this 'Clean the mess-up' mission is to get rid of these filthy Ads.

Vamsi, I don't think ads can be removed.
If the forum is fast and not buggy, I don't think anyone should have probs with ads.
We can bear a few ads I guess 8)

 

[skeletor]

This is surely getting better.

@everyone,
why don't come and assemble at our IRC? #krow @ irc.freenode.net?? Go here to join, *webchat.freenode.net ... Channel = #krow and Nickname = whateveryoulike

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Vamsi, I don't think ads can be removed.
If the forum is fast and not buggy, I don't think anyone should have probs with ads.
We can bear a few ads I guess 8)

Ads can surely be made to appear only on one side. That will give this forum some width and a better theme would do no harm!

 

[rhitwick]

Ads can surely be made to appear only on one side. That will give this forum some width and a better theme would do no harm!

But, today I opened site on IE, and found ad on only one side i.e. my right side

 

[vamsi_krishna]

No one is concerned with Ads as long as it don't bother our browsing experience. Now.. Nearly 40% of my screen is wasted because of Ads. And this is not something we find in any tech forum. Let them place text ads after every reply. Which will not bother much.

A humble request to raaabo, Take a look a krazzywarrior's idea. If you do like that it adds much to the eyes when navigating in the forum.

 

[skeletor]

But, today I opened site on IE, and found ad on only one side i.e. my right side

I use Firefox with Adblock enabled,thats why I might not have realized. If thats the case, the forum should be fluid towards the left side and extend upto the screen's edge.

 

[Krazzy Warrior]

Great, Visitor Message Error is fixed.. #threewordsforyou Good Going Raaabo.. Err excuse for Twitter Syndrome..

 

[skeletor]

@Raaabo,
About the QnA section, I was thinking that we can have it under the Software section with the name of 'General QnA'. Making it read only will actually hamper the growth of threads and posts. The only thing which we can do and ask others to do is take care from now on.

 

[Raaabo]

It's cyberjunkie and Raaabo -- not just me making changes.

Look at the current sections for now, and suggest anything I've missed.

Some forums are locked as read only, I would like the other mods/admins help to start re-organising content.

Will start doing it myself over the weekend, but for now I'm going to be missing a few days planning the Feb issue of Digit.

Patience till then.

Will work on the theme and the Ajax as soon as I can.

 

[azzu]

It's cyberjunkie and Raaabo -- not just me making changes.

Look at the current sections for now, and suggest anything I've missed.

Some forums are locked as read only, I would like the other mods/admins help to start re-organising content.

Will start doing it myself over the weekend, but for now I'm going to be missing a few days planning the Feb issue of Digit.

Patience till then.

Will work on the theme and the Ajax as soon as I can.

highly appreciated for the effort u put up till now
we'll suggest for more sections till you become free

ohh, and yes In gaming section Rather than Casual gaming , Mobile gamin would be great or an additional section about mobile gaming(mobile , PSP , etc... gameboy)

 

[The Sorcerer]

lol everything is deleted on the HW section and other sections now.

 

[Krazzy Warrior]

Great Work Cyberjunkie and Raaabo..

Here are some suggestions regarding the sections that u made..

# Discussions sub-section's name should be reverted back to Chit-Chat.

# Please add Internet sub-section in that Caught in WWW section.. Members can discuss about browsers,websites and other internet related thing in that sub-section..

# Caught in the WWW forum should be above Education and Career Guide forum

# Need Some Active Mods so that we can move thread(QnA sections & Others) to correct section..

That's all for now and once again! Hats off to your effort! This was something like a New Year Gift for us..

 

[Krow]

First, please restore our forum width. Ads are fine with me, but annoying ads are not. Please remove the BenQ rollover ad. A simple banner is as noticeable. This is almost like NVIDIAGeek increasing post font size to grab people's attention, except that it is much worse. Seems like a cheap gimmick, nothing more.

If not, PLEASE, no ads on the sides and in between posts. cyberjunkie is a member at TE and the ads are much better managed there. It will do us no harm to take a leaf or two out of their book. One last compromise maybe something like keep the forum as is in terms of ads for those not logged in. Once we log in, keep ads only above the first post and user CP, etc buttons and also below the quick reply box. I come to this forum for reading and once logged in, I would like ads to be secondary and not in-your-face type.


We need active mods. Please look into this. Also, MORE so, we need active admins.

Please add an image resize feature like at TE. If any image is wider than the forum width as on any monitor, then it is resized to a width which is viewable easily, with a button on top to view it full size.

More suggestions will come up from me later.

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And yeah, I think someone should move the Gaming News Channel thread to the News section under Games sub-forum. Also, my vote is for Kirsch theme.

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Thanx raaaboo and cyberjunkie for your effort. Its nice to see everything changed.

1. Please increase the forum width.

2. What is the difference between Software QnA and Solution in Software section??

3. What are the purpose of single sub forums within Hardware QnA and Bazaar under Hardware section??

4. Please look into the image hosting feature, doesn't works well.

5. As said by Krow try to introduce image resizing picture.

6. I've no problems with ad's. I know its necessary. But place them strategically.

7. We need more active mods(The only one I see is Anorion).

8. Look into rules and regulation section. Make it more strict and change whereever necessary.

 

[The Conqueror]

My suggestion would be to bring back the classic Kirsch Theme !!

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And is 3.8.2 the latest vBulletin version ? Since the latest version can probably fix our minor bugs ..Right?

 

[cyberjunkie]

Raaabo is doing all the work. I'm suggesting a few things here and there. I'll try and answer a few questions..

2. What is the difference between Software QnA and Solution in Software section??

The Solution is like the Discussions subsection under Hardware. It's for discussing about software and not so much about troubleshooting software problems. Those queries belong in the Software Q&A section.

# Please add Internet sub-section in that Caught in WWW section.. Members can discuss about browsers,websites and other internet related thing in that sub-section..

Online Services subsection is for that kind of discussion. Browser discussion can go into Software solution.

3. What are the purpose of single sub forums within Hardware QnA and Bazaar under Hardware section??

I Want... (read only) is for people who are looking for particular hardware to buy but isn't listed in the main section. It's avoid any confusion.

Raaabo's FORUM RULES thread will be updated once we make all of the necessary changes and fixes. It'll have the explanations needed for the sections and subsections.

 

[Krow]

One more bug : I dunno if this happens to all, but sometimes the server responds late. It takes about 30seconds to load pages (even forum index). Its a random thing, with no pattern.

Good to see moderator field added at the end of forum index. Hope to see it filled though.