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Post by admin on Jan 13, 2017 15:36:17 GMT
Can you please run for public office? THIS is the exact kind of compromise that makes things work.
Uhhh, thanks for the vote of confidence, but no thanks! I value my sanity more than that. Pretty sure the men in white coats would need to come take me away within about 15 minutes of starting a campaign!!
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Post by admin on Jan 13, 2017 0:22:59 GMT
I posted on the thread asking for a separate politics board that I won't do that, and I stand by that decision. However, there is perhaps some compromise to be had to keep everything together yet make it easier to avoid the political threads for those that wish to do so. One functionality of the board that I haven't yet made use of is labels. Labels are clickable word tags that appear before thread titles in the thread list when applied. They can be custom colored to make them easily distinguishable. They can only be set up by me in the first instance, but once that is done I can make them available to everyone to add to threads as appropriate. So, I have created a "Politics" label for use on NSBR only. It is red so should be easily visible, and my hypothesis is that this will make it easier to see which threads to scroll past without even needing to read the title. If on the other hand you want to see just politics threads click on any of the labels and it will filter just those threads for you. I have added it to a handful of threads including this one as a starter, now it is up to you all to use it as you see fit. You can add it to a thread either using the gear dropdown (for new threads) or the actions menu (for existing threads). For now this is just an experiment, and I will decide whether to make it a permanent feature after I see how it goes for a few weeks. If it is abused - eg labels added to threads that aren't about politics - I will remove it for sure. As is often the case for customizations it will only work on the full site, so if you are reading on your phone or via Tapatalk be aware that you won't see any difference, I'm afraid. Finally, if this is a popular feature I could expand it in future to add more labels. It would need to be a very small number - perhaps 5 or 6 in total - but may be nevertheless be useful. As always, I look forward to hearing your feedback.
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Post by admin on Jan 12, 2017 22:06:50 GMT
It happens to me from time to time too - never have figured out why! Just refresh the page and it will update to the correct threads
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Post by admin on Jan 12, 2017 12:31:04 GMT
No.
This has been discussed before, and my opinion hasn't changed, nor is it likely to.
I agree with many of the reasons others have given, and I think having a politics board would be counter-productive. It would slow down the main board. Some of the more moderate posters would stay away from the politics board entirely, whereas now they do contribute from time to time even if rarely, meaning that their voices would be lost. Some of the vocal political posters would post only in the politics board, meaning we lose the more balanced view of them that we get now when they post on other topics as well. Fewer moderate voices and easier dehumanization of others will inevitably lead to even less civil discussion (yes, that is possible!). It's a lose lose proposition IMO.
I do very much agree that clear titles would help. Preferably clear and non-accusatory (towards other Peas). Then again, that applies to all threads.
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Post by admin on Nov 23, 2016 1:13:02 GMT
I know that lots of you have wanted to not see quotes from users who you have blocked, and up until now I have had no hope that this would be possible, per the official Proboards line that I have quoted many times before: However, another PB user has now found a solution, and I have made the changes to our forum needed to make this work. I haven't tested it extensively, and as with most things it probably won't work on the mobile version or Tapatalk so still not perfect, but I hope this will be a welcome improvement Please let me know if you have any feedback, especially if it doesn't work for you on the desktop site.
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Post by admin on Nov 15, 2016 17:15:50 GMT
Ilovecookies AND krazyscrapper are gone? I don't get it. I hope people aren't being banned, but I find it hard to believe that both of them left on their own. Truly puzzled over this.
Any accounts that have been deleted were entirely of their own accord, sadly.
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Post by admin on Nov 12, 2016 17:32:51 GMT
admin I certainly know this isn't an easy task and appreciate the time and effort you're putting into this board I was wondering if perhaps you could announce when someone is banned. I don't know if it will just make the drama worse, but this speculation of who is and isn't banned isn't very healthy either. I agree that the speculation isn't healthy and although I can't stop anyone doing it I really wish they wouldn't. I don't think announcing bannings would be any better though. The only reason there is drama now is that one banned member chose to defy that ban and create another account to stir up trouble. If that hadn't happened none of you except the individual involved would be any the wiser, as has been the case in the past. If I announce a ban it would just lead to a repeat of (some of) what has happened in this thread - an inquest into exactly why they were banned, whether it was the right decision, whether someone else is worse, ad nauseum. All of which only stirs up more bad feeling and bad behaviour, whilst being highly unlikely to change my mind. Put bluntly, this isn't a democracy, and whilst I respect everyone's opinions I cannot please everyone.
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Post by admin on Nov 11, 2016 22:44:05 GMT
Because pretty much every rule and every law is a line in the sand. I don't understand why that's even a concept hard to understand. "You broke rule a, b and c and for that reason you are banned for xx time." Instead of "You're really annoying me, so you're banned." It can't be arbitrary because then people like myself sit here and wonder why one person who is annoying asshole is still here, and another annoying asshole was banned. Tell me *why* annoying asshole crossed the line and then I'll understand. Period. If you or anyone else can come up with some clear and unambiguous rules they think could be applied, I'm more than happy to give them serious consideration. I mean that quite sincerely. It would probably make my life much easier. I don't even know who all was banned, but I've seen some pretty horrible stuff said by people that are still here. So it does, in fact, seem quite arbitrary. Did you report it? Because we can have as many rules as you like but I do not read every post, so the only way for them to be applied consistently is if you all play your part and ensure that every offense is reported.
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Post by admin on Nov 11, 2016 18:27:07 GMT
I'm disappointed because I thought we all agreed at the beginning that we weren't going to differ drastically from how the old 2 peas used to be (very loosely moderated). I hate to see someone get banned because they're being irritating or annoying. Threatening? Trolling? bullying? yes. But being an annoying douche one day? No. IMO, that leaves it up to someone's opinion whether they are annoying or not, not by some set standards/line that they crossed. I'm sorry you're disappointed, but someone's opinion is exactly what it is and has always been. There is no set list of words or phrases or repetitions thereof that constitute a universally agreed definition of bullying, or of trolling, or even of threatening. I have to form my own judgment. Compared to just about every other forum I've ever joined, this place really is loosely moderated. Pretty much the only way it could be any looser is if I did I nothing at all. And you know what? Most of the time, that would probably be fine. For a long time, it would probably be fine. But sooner or later, with no moderation at all, someone would post something that was such an egregious breach of the TOU that PB would shut this place down. I don't want that, and I don't think any one else does, so there has to be some moderation. Which brings us right back to where we started. One person's judgment, which I try to exercise as best I can for the good of the community as a whole.
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Post by admin on Nov 11, 2016 17:27:57 GMT
One more thing I should say. I know that not everyone will agree with the decisions I make, and that is absolutely your right. You are free to voice your disagreement, and I can promise that you won't be banned for doing that. If, on reflection I feel that I made the wrong decision initially, I will say so. Every situation is new and I'm not afraid to admit that I am fallible.
For clarity's sake however, the relevant part of the TOU is this:
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Post by admin on Nov 11, 2016 17:01:57 GMT
"We" aren't banning anyone, I am, either temporarily or permanently, as I have done before and will continue to do. The rest of you don't usually know about it, as it is between me and the individual involved, and again that's how I intend it to remain.
My criteria are either clear breaches of the Proboards TOS, or to be frank, when I simply cannot bear to read another word from you. Repeated or particularly vicious personal attacks on individuals are by far the most likely to get you banned. Sharing someone else's personal information without their permission will definitely do it.
Are there people who maybe should have been banned in the past but weren't? Almost certainly Is my patience wearing especially thin right now? For sure Are there others who have come close to being banned in the last few days? Definitely, and there are a few people who could yet be if they don't rein it in.
Ultimately, I can't give you a clear-cut list of things that will or won't be tolerated, because it comes down to my judgment on any given day. 99.9% of the time I prefer to let the community self-moderate, and I've no plans to change that. This will never be somewhere where lots of people are banned (after 2 1/2 years they still number in single figures, setting aside spammers) but I've never promised that no-one would be.
(Oh, and the 1st Amendment only grants the right to be free from government censorship, and I'm definitely not the government so I'm not impinging on anyone's freedom of speech.)
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Post by admin on Nov 11, 2016 15:15:50 GMT
Newsflash: you weren't the only one, and they weren't all Trump supporters/Republicans/conservatives. It has nothing to do with your politics.
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Post by admin on Nov 11, 2016 10:51:44 GMT
The easiest way is to use the Tapatalk app.
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Post by admin on Nov 8, 2016 17:29:55 GMT
If I remember right, it happens to people who use the Pinterest pin it bar, or something like that.
Yes, that's exactly it - not a board glitch, and not a mystery Pinterest made some changes to the 'Pin It' browser extension, and ever since they did this has been happening all over the web - not just here. It should only happen if you have that browser extension installed, and it may not happen every time.
You can delete it if you see it on your post by switching to the BBCode tab on the full Reply box, and you'll see a bunch of code like this:
[span style="padding:0px 4px 0px 0px;border-radius:2px;border:currentColor;border-image:none;width:auto;text-align:center;text-indent:20px;"]Save[/span]
If you delete everything between and including the square brackets it should go.
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Post by admin on Oct 17, 2016 10:33:06 GMT
That sounds like it might be a browser issue, rather than anything with the software here. What browser are you using, and is it up to date?
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Post by admin on Oct 14, 2016 11:55:18 GMT
I'm not sure I completely understand what's wrong, can you explain exactly what you're doing step by step and what happens?
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Post by admin on Oct 7, 2016 10:36:39 GMT
Ok, so it took me more than a few days but I've done the following:
For those who were using the default theme but didn't like the green/wanted to keep the all white backgrounds, there is a new theme called "Original Blue and White" which gives you that. Dani-Mani basketdiva OldPeaKate @iowa57girl
I have rolled out the change to the All Blue theme using a dark grey background. elaine I know you're using this one and suggested the dark grey, please let me know if that color is ok given your vision issues! If I need to tweak the color I will. annabella I think you were using this one too
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Post by admin on Sept 12, 2016 22:49:21 GMT
Why couldn't we use the Misc sub-board and make individual recipe threads. Just start each title with IP/PC or AF. IP - Boiled Eggs, IP - Beef and Broccoli, etc. That would be easier than searching through one long master thread, especially if the list of recipes continues to grow. I wish admin would start a sub-board for us! I guess we can take over the Misc board. I just didn't want recipes getting lost amongst others, but looking it over, it doesn't look too busy. Maybe if we make good use of it, admin can change the name of it to the Pressure Cooker sub-board. Somehow I just saw this! The future of the recipe board is up for review, so I'm loath to create any new sub-boards until that's resolved. As long as you include Pressure Cooker in each thread title they should be easy enough to spot/search for (and easy to move if we do end up with a specific sub-board )
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Post by admin on Sept 12, 2016 22:27:32 GMT
Hi leowife, I'm sorry for the slow response, I've been away for a little while I've pinned the thread with the swap details for you. In general the best way to get something pinned is to PM me with a link to the thread, and if I'm happy for it to stay there I can do it very quickly that way.
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Post by admin on Sept 12, 2016 22:23:42 GMT
Hi, I'm sorry for the slow reply, I've been away for a while and am just starting to catch up The categories are collapsible - it sounds like you have collapsed the 'General' category so you can't see the boards within it. If you click on the blue bar with the word General in it, it should expand again. HTH
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Post by admin on Jul 31, 2016 18:04:43 GMT
It should pop up any time your listed thread count gets out of sync with your actual thread count (don't ask me how that would happen!)
Yours is obviously wrong, as there's no way you could have more threads than posts.
What happens when you follow the link to reset the count, does it go back to normal?
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Post by admin on Jul 31, 2016 17:58:08 GMT
I thought of you all when this Thickers Storage Sleeves came up on Steals.com today. Looks like a good solution. ETA: technical issue admin , I copied this link directly from the Steals.com page. Someone mentioned when I did this before that the web address flashes "avantilink" as if I'm a paid promoter to bring traffic to the page, and that it violates forum rules. It is doing it again with this link. Can you tell me why this is happening, and if there is something I should do differently when I link to a website? Thanks! Are you logged in to the steals.com site when you copy the link? I think it must be something to do with that.
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Post by admin on Jul 23, 2016 22:54:35 GMT
WTF?? That BIL needs to NOT be here. Report his posts. The admin needs to boot him. This is ridiculous. To be fair, this is a public message board and he really does have the right to respond on it. Do I like what he says (once I work it out)? Not really, but he hasn't said anything that would get a 'regular' member banned in a forum argument. Exactly. This is a public forum, and there are no restrictions on who can join. bil has just as much right to be here as the rest of us, regardless of how anyone feels about that, unless he breaches the TOS. There is also no way to know whether the person who contacted bil is even a member here, let alone one who has posted. Again, it is a public forum, which means that anyone at all can read these posts.
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Post by admin on Jun 30, 2016 21:57:21 GMT
I'm colorblind and the green is very difficult to read. Is there a way to turn this off for those who don't like it? Bear with me a couple more days and I'll create a new theme that will be as the default was before the change, ie no green. My intention is to roll this out to the remaining themes when I can, but using colours that work with those themes, which takes a little time to figure out. Personally I think the green I've used is still a little strong against the white and grey and could be softened somewhat without losing the differentiation, so I'll most likely try do that too.
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Post by admin on Jun 29, 2016 17:42:38 GMT
Doesn't seem to work on the mobile site, as with most customisations, so if you're Peaing on a phone you'll need to switch to desktop mode to see how it looks.
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Post by admin on Jun 29, 2016 17:24:56 GMT
**Note that this is an old thread - quick update in this post: link**
This was a suggestion by shanniebananie in the "What would you change" thread and I really liked the idea.
With just a little help from the Proboards team all posts by the OP in a particular thread now show up as green (currently, and only on the default theme for now). I can and probably will tweak the colour, but what do you think of the general principle?
Any active thread where the OP has added at least one subsequent reply will give you an idea of how easy it makes it (IMO) to pick out the OP's posts
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Post by admin on Jun 29, 2016 8:47:47 GMT
It's back to normal. As I said, it was never intended to be funny. It was an illustration of how word choice can change the feel of a conversation, and as a PP has said, drawing attention to the overall aggressiveness of this one. Changing a curse word that had been used maybe two or three times in this thread wouldn't have had the same impact as something which had been used over and over again.
Clearly my timing was horrible given the events in Turkey coming so soon after I'd made the change, and I absolutely regret that.
On the subject of cursing generally, I am very rarely bothered by it, and as this has proved, word filtering at source is a blunt instrument that changes every instance regardless of context or intent. Anyone who does find cursing offensive and would rather not see it could consider using a word filtering extension on their browser where available, that way you can tailor any word replacements to your own comfort level.
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Post by admin on Jun 29, 2016 8:33:26 GMT
Huh? I wrote "strike" in my post, and it still says strike on my computer. Why did it change to "hug" in your quote? On the other thread "Why Engage?" admin came in and said she'd banned the word hug and whenever it was posted it would now automatically change to "hug" (you can see the discussion on pages 9 & 10 of that thread)...I thought no big deal, but then I opened this thread and your post actually did say "terrorist hug" just as I quoted, but now it seems to have been changed back and now I see "strike" again as well.
ETA: see, I wrote a t t a c k normally in my post above and see now it says hug. and see at the bottom of your post it says "Last Edit: 51 minutes ago by admin"
You must have written a t t a c k originally not strike and after I complained it was edited. Still not seeing the point of fucking round with people's words and changing the meaning of posts.
It wasn't edited because you complained, it was edited - 12 minutes before your post - because it was clearly inappropriate and I'm not a complete asshole. I was on my phone at the time I heard about the events in Turkey and couldn't turn off the autochange, so a manual edit was the best I could do until now. I apologise for the resulting confusion in / derailment of this thread, particularly to AussieMeg - I hope you hear directly from your parents very soon.
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