Welcome back!The new site is up and running. Here are a few things you need to know.
1. While the site may look different, you'll notice the layout is very similar to the old one. So hopefully you won't have a very hard time finding your way around.
2. However, do keep in mind that SOME options and features have changed. Be sure to visit your profile and personal settings to make sure everything is set the way you like it.
3. Bad news: We lost all posts and new member accounts after June 25th. I still haven't figured out why. I could take another week trying to find a solution, but I think I've made you all wait long enough.
4. Good news: Free déjà vu while we all pick up our conversations from June 25th. :P
5. During the upgrade some boards, topics, posts, etc. got lost in translation, meaning the text and formatting of the old site wasn't 100% compatible with the new site. Don't be alarmed if you see weird text or blank posts. Feel free to correct/edit your own posts as needed. If you have any problems doing so, just let me know.
6. The new site is still a work-in-progress, and will remain so over the next few weeks or months. Expect changes and new features as I learn my way around this new animal.
If anyone has any problems, suggestions, or comments about the new site, post them here. :)
LIST OF NEW FEATURES
- Short URLs (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2295.msg66988#msg66988)!
- WYSIWYG (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2295.msg64191#msg64191) View mode
- Full RSS (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?action=.xml;type=rss) (feed) and WAP2 (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?wap2) (mobile) support. See links in the footer of every page.
- Large images in new posts are automatically scaled down. Click image to enlarge.
- Add online handles to forum profile (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2295.msg63702#msg63702)
- Spoiler Tags (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2295.msg63768#msg63768)
- Chat (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2295.msg63810#msg63810) is back!
- Official Links - 360° Fahrenheit Around the Web (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2358.0)
sheeeesh i was wondering what happend..
I started to get sad :(
Good job space marine
Yippie!!! I so glad the forums are back so I can visit them while I pretend to work. ;)
Quote from: Dankinia on July 19, 2011, 03:22:37 AM
Yippie!!! I so glad the forums are back so I can visit them while I pretend to work. ;)
Word Association thread that way ------>
Quote from: Autarch Kade on July 19, 2011, 03:26:07 AM
Quote from: Dankinia on July 19, 2011, 03:22:37 AM
Yippie!!! I so glad the forums are back so I can visit them while I pretend to work. ;)
Word Association thread that way ------>
Kade - Yep I am on my way there right now. :P
Neato - So far the new forums look pretty nice. Thanks for all your hard work.
Liking the new diggs so far - 8)
Thanks for the hard work Neato!
And for the tri-fecta: ;D
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhwu57c86J1qzf6rx.gif)
Nice and neat so far lol boom boom!
Good job man ;D
so accounts after 25th June are missing?
How about an M.I.A. for those that were active to pick them back up, Im assuming Moshi and Backup and Kanuk would be on that list?
edit: ok just saw the Xbox Live message lol
Loving the new look, just need that damn Youtube button back! #)
Great shot, Neato, that was one in a million!
The site works much better on android phones, good stuff :)
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 19, 2011, 09:20:56 AM
Loving the new look, just need that damn Youtube button back! #)
Done. ;D
Quote from: GamerMan316 on July 19, 2011, 04:14:03 PM
The site works much better on android phones, good stuff :)
I'm still playing with the site width/ratio. Let me know if you have any problems seeing the entire page.
Good to be back, nice one Neato.
Legend-ary
Good job Neato, let's hope the recent new members re-join.
I need to sort out my profile and considering it took me about 6 months last time I dont hold out much hope... ;)
I lost my Cowboy Butts Drive Me Nuts pic.
:(
Quote from: Handshakes on July 19, 2011, 06:43:04 PM
I lost my Cowboy Butts Drive Me Nuts pic.
:(
Unacceptable!
/fixed
Hoorah, the site's back, I was getting worried! looks great too, nice job Neato :)
Thanks, JT. I'm glad you finally found it. ;)
NEW FEATURE:
You can now add your gamertag, last.fm, and other handles to your forum profile (the area to the left of every post). Just go to your Profile > Forum Profile to add your details.
This will make it a lot easier to connect with eachother, especially for new members. It will also free up some much needed clutter in our signatures. ;)
If you have any suggestions, let me know.
Aww snap, Neato has it all covered.
Looks really nice now and works well on iPhone but I think the last one did as well.
New logo & icons implemented. Thanks to Zero, we are building a religion ... we are making a brand. ;)
Also, if you know what a favicon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon) is, we now have one. It's the small things in life, am I right? lol
The new logo ang icons look great. Oh and the site looks good on my Android phone.
Quote from: Dankinia on July 20, 2011, 06:41:03 AM
.. the site looks good on my Android phone.
Windows, Android, iPhone ... it looks like we're covered. :)
New look is nice very clean ;D
Just logged on and it looks even better than yesterday, good stuff! :)
oh and the youtube button returns, woohoo :D
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 19, 2011, 08:34:21 PM
NEW FEATURE:
You can now add your gamertag, last.fm, and other handles to your forum profile (the area to the left of every post). Just go to your Profile > Forum Profile to add your details.
This will make it a lot easier to connect with eachother, especially for new members. It will also free up some much needed clutter in our signatures. ;)
If you have any suggestions, let me know.
Gonna do that when I get home, looks good, i'll still keep a United pic in my sig though, it'd be rude not to!
Nice new logo ;D
Is it just me or does the site seem to run smoother?
Great job Neato :)
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 20, 2011, 05:48:40 AM
New logo & icons implemented. Thanks to Zero, we are building a religion ... we are making a brand. ;)
Also, if you know what a favicon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon) is, we now have one. It's the small things in life, am I right? lol
Aww...it's like watching a child take its first steps! :D
And yes, Neato, to resist it is useless, it is useless to resist it. ;)
I love it! It's so clean and smooth, just like my bum.
NEW FEATURE!
Spoiler Tags!
When you want to post a "spoiler", wrap the text with the (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/bbc/spoiler.gif) button.
Example: [spoiler]Darth Vader is Luke's father![/spoiler] = [spoiler]Darth Vader is Luke's father![/spoiler]
You can also customize the text of the spoiler button.
Example: [spoiler=Everyone Knows]Darth Vader is Luke's father![/spoiler] = [spoiler=Everone Knows]Darth Vader is Luke's father![/spoiler]
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 20, 2011, 06:50:31 PM
NEW FEATURE!
Spoiler Tags!
When you want to post a "spoiler", wrap the text with the (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/bbc/spoiler.gif) button.
Example: [spoiler]Darth Vader is Luke's father![/spoiler]
Sweeeet! Neato, on a roll!
But...wait.... Darth is Luke's ......?..... :'(
:D
As I add new features, I'll list them in the OP.
Quote from: zerosum on July 20, 2011, 03:05:49 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 20, 2011, 05:48:40 AM
New logo & icons implemented. Thanks to Zero, we are building a religion ... we are making a brand. ;)
Also, if you know what a favicon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon) is, we now have one. It's the small things in life, am I right? lol
Aww...it's like watching a child take its first steps! :D
And yes, Neato, to resist it is useless, it is useless to resist it. ;)
Great logo! It looks like a cigarette is burning, but it never seems to ash.
Shakes is on to us. RUN!
Quote from: zerosum on July 20, 2011, 06:54:14 PM
Sweeeet! Neato, on a roll!
But...wait.... Darth is Luke's ......?..... :'(
:D
no he's not... ;)
Quote from: Handshakes on July 20, 2011, 07:02:46 PM
Quote from: zerosum on July 20, 2011, 03:05:49 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 20, 2011, 05:48:40 AM
New logo & icons implemented. Thanks to Zero, we are building a religion ... we are making a brand. ;)
Also, if you know what a favicon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon) is, we now have one. It's the small things in life, am I right? lol
Aww...it's like watching a child take its first steps! :D
And yes, Neato, to resist it is useless, it is useless to resist it. ;)
Great logo! It looks like a cigarette is burning, but it never seems to ash.
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 20, 2011, 07:10:35 PM
Shakes is on to us. RUN!
DUDE!!
NEW FEATURE!
Chat is back!
There is a small chatbox located at the top of the Home page. Click "Open Popup" if you'd like to view it a separate window. Toggle sound on/off by clicking the (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/bbc/nosound.gif) button.
A great tool for letting people know you're online wanting to play a game, or you're (I'm) running late. ;D
The chat can be viewed by guests, so keep it clean. ;)
I want to move the chatbox under NEWS and above GETTING STARTED. I'm still trying to figure that out.
Well Mr Neato I have just wonder in to have a mooch around and as always the Cafe is closed and I can't find the coffee or biscuits.
The place does look nice so will have to pop in more often :)
Quote from: knikki91 on July 22, 2011, 01:59:43 PM
Well Mr Neato I have just wonder in to have a mooch around and as always the Cafe is closed and I can't find the coffee or biscuits.
The place does look nice so will have to pop in more often :)
You should. We miss you. :-*
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 22, 2011, 02:08:15 PM
Quote from: knikki91 on July 22, 2011, 01:59:43 PM
Well Mr Neato I have just wonder in to have a mooch around and as always the Cafe is closed and I can't find the coffee or biscuits.
The place does look nice so will have to pop in more often :)
You should. We miss you loads. :-*
FIXED
Hey Knikki, you be joining in more when GoW3 launches?
Chat is back! ;D
The place is looking excellent Neato, Great work mate.
Quote from: Lukehi on July 22, 2011, 05:13:58 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 22, 2011, 02:08:15 PM
Quote from: knikki91 on July 22, 2011, 01:59:43 PM
Well Mr Neato I have just wonder in to have a mooch around and as always the Cafe is closed and I can't find the coffee or biscuits.
The place does look nice so will have to pop in more often :)
You should. We miss you loads. :-*
FIXED
Hey Knikki, you be joining in more when GoW3 launches?
I was not going to buy GoW3 as i just could no get to grips with GoW2 multi play, so I was going to rent but as the advertising monster for GoW3 is beginning to pick up a pace I think I may well buy the damn game ??? ;D
Something is wrong with the forum, causing errors for some, and slow loadtimes for others.
I'm going to shutdown the forum on Saturday 7/30 to do some maintenance. Since we're not relocating to a new host, or completely redesigning the site again, I'm pretty sure everything will be back up & running before Sunday 7/31.
/fingers crossed
NEW FEATURE (should have mentioned earlier)
As you may have already noticed, there is a new (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/bbc/toggle.gif) button in the post reply page. If you haven't figured it out already, this is the "Toggle View" button.
What does that mean? It means you can switch between BBCode View (what we've become accustomed to) and WYSIWYG View (What You See Is What You Get).
Thank god I'm offline this weekend, not sure if I can handle any more forum downtime... ;)
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 27, 2011, 02:50:43 PM
Something is wrong with the forum, causing errors for some, and slow loadtimes for others.
I'm going to shutdown the forum on Saturday 7/30 to do some maintenance. Since we're not relocating to a new host, or completely redesigning the site again, I'm pretty sure everything will be back up & running before Sunday 7/31.
/fingers crossed
someone get the man some wood to knock on damn it
IE 9 broke my 360 fahrenheit :(
Quote from: Handshakes on July 30, 2011, 08:55:49 PM
IE 9 broke my 360 fahrenheit :(
Zero had the same problem. Toggle compatibility mode.
Quote from: nCogNeato on July 27, 2011, 02:50:43 PM
Something is wrong with the forum, causing errors for some, and slow loadtimes for others.
I'm going to shutdown the forum on Saturday 7/30 to do some maintenance. Since we're not relocating to a new host, or completely redesigning the site again, I'm pretty sure everything will be back up & running before Sunday 7/31.
/fingers crossed
Slight change of plans. I wasn't able to work on the site today, so I'll shut her down on Sunday. I'm thinking it should only take a 1-2 hours, but every time I say that it takes a week. So I'll just say it will be back when I'm done. ;)
I hope everything goes well and the site returns quickly.
Maintenance is complete.
The only change you'll probably notice is the Chat is now located below News.
Uploaded avatars and post attachments had to be deleted. You can reupload your avatar, or you can opt to use the "Specify avatar by URL" feature to use an image located on another site (ImageShack, TinyPic, etc.) to avoid having to reupload in the future.
If anyone experiences any site problems, post here as usual.
Something I was wanting to do, but didn't have time, was to integrate Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ buttons into the site.
Expect this sometime in the future.
A couple of things I just noticed Neato, IE 9's simply a pain in the ass. It's not showing the "smileys" in the 'post-reply' window or on any of the posted messages. They look like broken images, the descriptions show up on 'mouse-over'- but not much else, this also applies to Compatibility Mode.
The chat's also not functioning in IE 9, but it works fine in Compatibility Mode, IE 9 takes to the web like:
(http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/41590_210715745930_2511650_n.jpg).
People on the Xbox.com Forums are also complaining that IE9 isn't working there either. Which is baffling since the whole point of the new Xbox.com was to improve its compatibility with future web tech.
I'm still running on XP, so IE9 is a problem I won't be having anytime soon.
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet but what are the differing colored coloured blocks next to peoples names?
I believe the top box has to do with our online/offline status and the other has to do with the ranking, "Hero", "Senior", etc...could be wrong, but that's what I gather.
Quote from: Lukehi on August 01, 2011, 05:41:17 PM
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet but what are the differing colored coloured blocks next to peoples names?
Zero is correct. Here's the list.
Online | | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/useron.gif) |
Offline | | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/useroff.gif) |
Administrator | | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/staradmin.gif) |
Moderator | | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/stargmod.gif) |
Noob | 0 posts | |
Junior Member | 1 post | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)
|
Full Member | 100 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif) |
Senior Member | 250 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif) |
Hero Member | 500 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif) |
Super Dooper Member | 1000 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif) |
Beyond Awesome | 2000 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif) |
Way Beyond Awesome | 3000 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif) |
Greatness Personified | 4000 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif) |
Living Legend | 5000 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif) |
Über Legend | 10000 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif)(http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/star.gif) |
Double Rainbow | 20000 posts | (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/Themes/default/images/doublerainbow.png) |
If anyone manages to reach Double Rainbow
*cough*GamerMan*cough*, I'll have to come up with a higher level.
NEW FEATURE (If you haven't already noticed)
Official Links - 360° Fahrenheit Around the Web (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2358.0).
I've created profiles on various gaming and social sites to officially represent us.
What I'd like to do is use these new tools to notify everyone of Game Nights, contests, etc. Does anyone know of an easy way interconnect these services so I can simply post one message (or possibly RSS feed), and it will automatically post on all sites?
I'm pretty clueless about social networking, so if anyone has any advice I welcome it. :)
Quote from: nCogNeato on August 04, 2011, 04:29:28 PM
Official Links - 360° Fahrenheit Around the Web (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2358.0).
I've created profiles on various gaming and social sites to officially represent us.
Could this be the reason we've had so many 'returnees' lately? Increased visability on the social sites has reminded people how awesome we are... O0
... maybe ;)
Double rainbow,!!
Quote from: nCogNeato on August 04, 2011, 04:29:28 PM
NEW FEATURE (If you haven't already noticed)
Official Links - 360° Fahrenheit Around the Web (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2358.0).
I've created profiles on various gaming and social sites to officially represent us.
What I'd like to do is use these new tools to notify everyone of Game Nights, contests, etc. Does anyone know of an easy way interconnect these services so I can simply post one message (or possibly RSS feed), and it will automatically post on all sites?
I'm pretty clueless about social networking, so if anyone has any advice I welcome it. :)
I figured this out myself. 8)
For anyone interested in doing this themselves for blogs or whatnot, check out http://twitterfeed.com. It will receive your RSS feed(s), and automatically post updates to Twitter, Facebook, and some others.
Using to our new site's RSS capabilities (http://www.360fahrenheit.com/forum/index.php?topic=2295.msg63627#msg63627), I've set certain boards of interest to auto-post new topics to our Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/360-Degrees-Fahrenheit/140454339374251) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/360DF). It's pretty cool, check it out.
We now own multiple short URL addresses that all direct to our home address www.360fahrenheit.com. Smartphone users, you're welcome. 8)
www.360fahrenheit.com
www.360df.com
www.360df.org
www.360df.net