I can put in these anytime:
# Chat Module
# Private Messaging

Please give me examples of these?
# Subtopics in forums

The following can be done in many ways, including having the community self-moderate by voting up or down
# Mods and moderator philosophy

What is needed for these?
# Bloggers
# hosting of special interest sites, wikis, etc.

Parge (afokenr) has looked into chat modules. Apparently he has found something, but he hasn't told me what yet. More details when I get them (I'll email you).

This is the chat module I have in mind. http://drupal.org/project/chatroom

There's a demo link to try the functionality.

Hey Gerard,

Boy am I glad a Drupal Master is helping us all out!

I think a chat module would be the next most-wanted addition. I love the sound of a nice chat system

- Joe

joevir (AT) gmail (PERIOD) com

So you tried the demo off the link I posted?  It's a more HTML based listing rather than an IRC connection.  I would personally prefer it if people used IRC software and we registered a real room, like #ishcon was.   Is it realistic to expect people to be able to do this?  Maybe putting up links and tutorials?

I would personally prefer it if people used IRC software and we registered a real room, like #ishcon was. Is it realistic to expect people to be able to do this? Maybe putting up links and tutorials?

I like this solution more, personally. I can collect up some tutorials and help documents into a centralized place for the various platforms if people need help. --William

Agreed with the IRC idea.

- Joe

joevir (AT) gmail (PERIOD) com

 

I wouldn't say master, just a hacker..

Can we rock the emoticons?

Peace and Love and Empathy,

Matt

Consider them rocked..

I'm just blown away by how rapidly things got put together, and how nice it all fits and how radiantly beautiful it looks.

If I wasn't married and straight I'd be all over you guys!

Love out to William and Gerard, you sexy beasts you! (if I'm missing anyone, let me know!)

- Joe

joevir (AT) gmail (PERIOD) com

It's all thanks to Open Source.

Thousands of people are developping the software we're using right now.  For the simple joy of creating.

And on their shoulders we stand :) 

These are some of the extra smilies we had on IshCon

There they are..  If something broke, because of the switch, please send me a note at http://ishthink.org/user/nomad411 

I had issues with coding because of some of the shortcuts being used,so I deleted all the old types of and :(  until it worked again.  
I'm taking a break and then I will look back at it and re-add the proper basic shortcuts. 

Hey,

Hmm, yeah if there's any concerns about tinkering under the hood, y'all be careful now, y'hear?

- Joe

joevir (AT) gmail (PERIOD) com

I've got to learn how to title posts ;^)

Is there any way to see if there are new posts in a forum (not threads) from the forum listing page?

Peace and Love and Empathy,

Matt

wow, G! this is so cool! we're really getting stuff up and running now...thanks!

 Wicked- thanks, Gerard!

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"The sparrow hops along the veranda, with wet feet."

Is there a way that new comments, rather than new topics, can be marked at the forum level?

Where would you see this? New comments are already showing up in the top right.

Oh you mean in the Forums top page?

Yeah, on the forums page it only marks a forum as new if it has a new topic. I have to click through all forums to check for new posts. The recent comments block works most the time, but it's easy to miss posts if you're away from the site or not watching closely.

I'll put some thinking into it.

I think it could get pretty messy with the layout though.

Drupal is meant to be a Swiss Army type of thing. Forums in it are not meant to be the BEST forums, as a dedicated forums software will always be better for that.

Still, I'll see what can be done

• How do we adjust the indentation of threads? (joe says it's the button "right under there" - but he's probably got mod privilages)

The options to set the viewing at the moment are available in the drop down boxes at the top.

• Can "recent comments" include the topic/thread title or something that identifies it?

Possibly, but this would be part of theming the site and would require more time than I can put in right now. At this point, we should be formalizing the structure, and what features are needed. At that point I could look into building a look that most people could love. I'm sure that we have creatives here enough to define a nice look.

• Is there a way to corral or make a feature like "posts since your last visit", all on one page?

There's always a way, but it will require some time to define, and then code. At the moment, I think that I'm the only one with the ability to do this. Drupal has a steep learning curve when it comes time to modify the innards. Well worth it though. There are already modules that could notify you every day in an email every new posts.

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• 2 years at IC and I never even tried it; One week at IT and I'm ready for the "ignore button"...

There is a better forum module than this one, but it's a bit late now to switch as it it not meant to absorb what we already have written. Once the bus is a'rolling..

But it's our bus, we'll work it out, with patience. =)

When we were blogging using Drupal, there was a (I think) default page available that was called "Recent Posts" and "/tracker" in the URL. It did not work perfectly, but it was just a journal of all posts, all types by date and included total comments and comments since last visit...

Is that module still available in Drupal and doea anyone know what I am talking about?

One Edit:  Nevermind, I see it is there now!

Janene

If you click "More >>" at the bottom of the "Recent Comments" block on teh bottom right, you might like that better..
I'm ready to switch that block for the old "Recent Comments" block on teh top right, think I should?  

Please try the new feature in teh menu on the left called indexpage and give me feedback. 

What's needed is Tags I believe.  It would allow classification of the content, and then I can programatically act on it and show it whichever way we want.  Now, Free tagging?  Or we add tags as requested?

• Can "recent comments" include the topic/thread title or something that identifies it?

Look at the bottom left block, I think it's what you want? I also think it would be better this way, so if people prefer it like this, we can switch to it, instead of the way it shows on the top right.

I will eventually make it look nicer, make the Title Bold and the Comment in italics maybe?

Feedback?

Times3: On the thread collapse/expand, on recent comments, and (i think...) on recent posts page.  Thanks.

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Soo am i done gettin bolded?

Sory, I thought it'd be clearer

I didn't change anything as far as I know..  
When did it change?
You can always change teh font size from within your browsers too, usually works by pressing CTRL+  and CTRL-  as well.  

Hope that helps?

Yesterday, I think? I know how to change browser font sizes (which ups or downs ALL displayed fonts) - but I thought the proportions of the text I mentioned changed relative to other text in-page, somehow...

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I noticed that the comments & PM editor will highlight spell errors (when RT is not enabled) but doesn't spell check when RT is enabled.

Is the RT editor available for the PMs?

I found it - set a higher limit on the minimum font size in my browser.

Would more detailed profiles be possible at some point? I dunno, maybe some basic info (if people want to share) and room for a little bio....maybe recent posts?   

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"The sparrow hops along the veranda, with wet feet."

If you click on a user's name, it'l bring you to their profile.  There you'l see a Track tab.  it shows you all their posts.

As for the profile, any fields can be added..

The editor I added is the best one for this type of work, BUT, sadly it doesn't work 100% for us on MACs.

I recommend you either turn the editor OFF and use BBCode, or better, get Firefox at http://getfirefox.com for your browsing, it's the best browser out there.

There may be conflicts with other filters at time, so if you encounter weird glitches, please mesage me and I'll see if anything can be done..

testing

 testing

this is only a test....

MACS PWN WINDOWS ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!!

Gerard also rocks.

end test.

Who is "admin"?

(just trying to keep mental track of the greenknives and william-admins and growing list of other dual personalities, wizards, sock puppets, bi-polars, smoke, mirrors, two-headed monsters, mods, key holders, bankrollers, hierarchrists, etc... for when i write the thriller IT novel ... )

I must have been logged in as admin when I did a reply.  It's the generic, all powerful (needed to add modules) account.
Nomad411

You mean that the header/title of this box should be:

Think about Ishthink >>> Thread for Technical Requests >>> recent posts page ?

It says at the top of the page already, but you'd liek to see it in each box?

Or you mean this page: recent posts

Yeah, that page. So as I track new posts spread across the site, I 'll have an idea what forum/expectations I'm "getting into"...

(Maybe different forums could have something that distinguishes them - diff't wallpaper color or something...)

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Thank for all the scramblin', G (Drupal induced zen, I hope)

Try the "more" link at the bottom of the Recent Comments block on the top right.  I think that'll do what you want for now?

Anything is possible, given time

As you say, the forum is noted at the top of the page. 

In Drupal, any menu link will always need to have a page attached to it.

The present theme, while quite useable for now, is the default theme that comes with Drupal version 4.7.  At this point, I see no motivation to spend any energy working on a theme, until the somewhat formal layout and set of features are decided.

Ah, so how many of these things are a matter of theme?

It's a content management system (CMS) so there's a total separation of content (Our submissions), Container (The structure, modules used) and the look (theme or skin if you'd prefer).  

I'll be in the #ishcon room for a little bit if you'd like to talk shop

Gotcha.  I'd love to talk at some point, but I can't figure out how (if I even can) to get IRC around the school's firewall.

Not even from ishcon.org?

I had the same problem trying to use the chat applet at school myself because of the firewalls.

 I have a small request. Can we have a page index tab for the forums be above the thread as well? going back to a thread and scrolling down to the bottom is a pain, or am I just a wuss?

 So then, for you, simply select "New Items First" and that should give you the threads the way "you" want.. :)  Make sure to save your preference.  If I got what you mean.

 

nomad411

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You probably think this song is about you...
- Carly Simon
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Hi,
I noticed too about the issue when the list of comments is split over a next page.  Remind me if I forget about this requst here, though I probably won't, as it irritates me too.
for now, you can set it to show 300 comments per page, at teh top of any forum page. Save those settings, then all comments will stay on one page.  
And if one post gets more than 300 comments, then we ban the original poster hehehe  Yes I'm kidding.

 

nomad411

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You probably think this song is about you...
- Carly Simon
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the 300 comment deal works as a good end-around

 I'm certainly open to a test run.  I'm a bit busy for the next few weeks, but I'm sure I can set up something with which we can play.  

nomad411

Is there a way we could get the option to delete posts we've authored? 

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"The sparrow hops along the veranda, with wet feet."

The concern I have is that if all users have the ability to delete their posts, that entire threads can end up becoming senseless when an early post is deleted.

Also, I think if you delete a top post, that any connected posts are deleted as well (that's what it says when I delete a post as an Admin, anyways). There's probably a workaround for that, though.

- Joe

joevir (AT) gmail (PERIOD) com

Ah yes- very good point... I was thinking of the times I've posted something and then realized I'm not saying what I want to clearly but don't have the time to fix it. Maybe I should just think longer and harder before pressing that button...

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"The sparrow hops along the veranda, with wet feet."

 You got it.  If you could delete your own post later, all replies would also become orphaned and disappear.

If there's ever a post you really regret, let I or William know and we could simply edit it "At users request"

nomad411

Have a look at the Tag cloud box now and let me know what you think. I'll investigate the suggestion of keeping events to a single count, or maybe even remove them from the mix?

nomad411

I like the expanded selection of tags, but it might be a bit too much, now. And it doesn't fully neutralize Houston Meeting prominence...

Oh, never mind me, I'm probably over thinking it. I just don't want to give the impression that this is a Houston-only based dealio... (no disrespect for Amanda and her efforts, of course!)

-Jim

jesus shit jim where's the Chicago meetups?

I like the new tag cloud about 23039238209 better than the old one.Keep on rockin' it, technogods!

When posting a youtube video, all you have to put is the link itself, as given by youtube.  No need to create a hyperlink with it.  Simply paste the "http://hkasdkasjdkajd"   as given.

If whichever browser you're using is giving you issues when creating the content, then simply click on "disable rich-text" below the edit box before pasting.  Drupal is pretty good at following the standards for code, Internet Explorer and some others, Not at all.  That's what usually causes the problems.  Same with Safari for us Mac users.  

Everyone should use Firefox for their browser, no matter which system you're on, it's the best.

I hope this resolves the issue..

nomad411

So maybe the posters or adroit admins can edit out the double pics?

Oh, nevermind - I don't watch the tube, anyhoo...

-Jim

I meant the posters Jim, sorry for the lack of clarity. When posting, it's much better to use Firefox as it usually is much better at folowing standards, so then the editor application used when writing posts should work better.

It's also very easy to post without that extra editor though, it does sometime cause issues. Maybe I should remove it

We already doubled the number of visits and page requests since a few days ago's average. I'm anxious to see if we'll have a sudden influx of new readers soon. Our site is mentioned on the wikipedia entry under Daniel Quinn's Ishmael and Story of B.

The one thing saving us is that no one ever votes on blog content to be pushed to the front page, so search engines will abandon us soon enough anyway since our front page barely ever changes.

Cheers

nomad411

I'll look into it. Which I can actually do now that school is over (WHOO! Party at my place )

I'd have to get that set up with Laura, because she is currently paying out of pocket for us. We should probably set up a donation bucket, and probably some other stuff as well, but someone else will have to coordinate it, because I have more than enough to do otherwise.

I've also been meaning to give the site a make-over, but I guess that will have to wait, too.