New Forums - Public Open Beta Test Today - (finished / closed)

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  1. Hilbert Hagedoorn

    Hilbert Hagedoorn Don Vito Corleone Staff Member

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    Hey all,

    I'll be running the new forums as open beta today. If you would have a look and see, perhaps drop some feedback go have a look:

    https://forumz.guru3d.com/

    Mind you that the 2017 update forums are in beta stages, not final and is running based on a backup from May. You are free to login and post, but remember this beta setup will be closed again. I'd appreciate some feedback.
     
  2. WhiteLightning

    WhiteLightning Don Illuminati Staff Member

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    works great on phones too!
     
  3. PrMinisterGR

    PrMinisterGR Ancient Guru

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    When is the rough plan for the full transition? The new ones are so much better.
     
  4. Hilbert Hagedoorn

    Hilbert Hagedoorn Don Vito Corleone Staff Member

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    Well, that is nice to hear. Ehm I am aiming to finalize the transition in-between now and a few weeks. There is some work left to do on the front-end side (CMS) of things. Small stuff, but I need to check all bases.

    Also the rewrite scripts are at like 90% finished (e.g when somebody uses an old vBulletin link he gets forwarded to the proper thread in the new forums). Considering there are close to 400k threads again, I need to have all bases checked and thought through.

    But glad you like em !
     

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    PrMinisterGR Ancient Guru

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    Argh, I feel you. The new ones are really better, it's worth the effort.
     
  6. davido6

    davido6 Maha Guru

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    looks nice will there be skins tho ?
     
  7. Hilbert Hagedoorn

    Hilbert Hagedoorn Don Vito Corleone Staff Member

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    I have not decided 100% on that just yet. I think the current design will suite 99% of you guys really well. Once you get used to it, it will sit and feel really nicely I predict. But taste differs I know, we'll see!
     
  8. Goiur

    Goiur Maha Guru

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    Looks good and its fast, nice upgrade.
     
  9. Passus

    Passus Ancient Guru

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    First impression, huge text otherwise it looks great
     
  10. Keitosha

    Keitosha Ancient Guru

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    Great improvement, phone friendly as well. What I miss is the rig info for each user. Will that be added as well?
     

  11. Hilbert Hagedoorn

    Hilbert Hagedoorn Don Vito Corleone Staff Member

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    Select the user profile -> Information. Every component is listed.
     
  12. H83

    H83 Ancient Guru

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    Looks nice but there´s just a small problem for me, it looks too much like the forums of other hardware sites...

    Maybe different skins/colours will fix this?
     
  13. KissSh0t

    KissSh0t Ancient Guru

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    Hmmm... it's a very different look, pretty cool.
     
  14. Hilbert Hagedoorn

    Hilbert Hagedoorn Don Vito Corleone Staff Member

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    A bit of a problem with forums are ... they are just that forums, you can only do so many things really. I've tried multiple skin designs and colors. In the end functionality and something that is soft enough on the eyes should have the preference, and that is supplemental to the content that is really making the forums in the end (you guys).

    If we go different and loud with colors, most people will just hate the bright and screaming stuff.
     
  15. H83

    H83 Ancient Guru

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    Well you´re right that forums are very similar to each other but it seems nowadays every site is using the same template and colors... Maybe i´m the problem because i´m spending too much time in all sorts of forums...

    As for using different skins/fonts/colors that should be optional of course. This way users could choose the ones they like the most and no one would scream i hope... But i understand that creating and maintaining a forum is a very expensive endeavour so i can understand the limitations of it.

    Anyway thanks for the reply and the possibility of different colors is just a suggestion, nothing more.

    Keep up the good work.
     

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    Please reconsider. I really would like to see a dark skin. It's easier on my eyes.
     
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    Keitosha Ancient Guru

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    Yes, but not listed anymore to the left under the user pic or beneath the post when using the fast skin. I really liked that. But I prefer mobile friendly pages, which the new forum provides.

    You can't have everything. :nerd:
     
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    Report from the other side of the pond , here in Puerto Rico ( The Caribbean ) . It's much faster , everything loads instantly and i like the way it looks. Keep up the good work Hilbert :thumbup:. If i find something strange or a bug i will report it. Thanks for the new update and congratulations, seems everything it's going smooth :)
     
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    Looks Cool Boss!

    Should we login to the new site now?

    Edit: Just logged in and got 4 trophies :banana:
     
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  20. Goiur

    Goiur Maha Guru

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    You can if you want to, there is a thread on the new forum (frontpage) to try things out.
     

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