EliteCM.net

Since the member list is pretty small right now and we all know each other fairly well, I'd like to get some feedback on how to improve the community.  I'm always opent to making things better and getting feedback from everyone.  So if you have any suggestions ***cough***Brian***cough***, go ahead and let me know.

I've decided to update this post with the suggestions that you guys have made and what is happening with them.

Changes Made
DIY's and Parts Lists - converted by Thien
"Post Since Last Visit" button - "Vew New Posts" link already exists
Forum and Posting Rules - Site & Forum Rules (http://elitecm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1002)
No Sales For New Members - Limited permissions for new members already in place
Regional Forum - Created 02/14/09
ECM Decals - currently available from Misha
"Delete Post" permissions for members - Changed 02/25/09
Remove Forum Rules from every page - Changed 06/13/09
Paypal Donation Button - Added 10/27/09
RSS Feed Of New Posts - Added 10/27/09
Links Open New Window/Tab - Added 10/27/09
Update Banner picture - Updated 10/27/09
Update Main Page picture - Updated 10/29/09
Update/Expand Smily List - Updated 10/29/09
Shout Box - Added 10/30/09
Reformat registration email - Updated 10/30/09
Field For BBM PIN in user profile - Added 11/11/09
Fix Latency Issue - Fixed 6/7/10

To Do List
Forum Summary for main page and search engines
Member of the Month
Flyers and Business Cards
Produce Review Forums

Chopping Block
Spell Check
Word Censor
Reduce Signature Pic Size Requirements
Key Commands for BBCode

I thinnk its a great start. The shell is perfect it's the quality of the members that will make this go far. We need more DIY's and part's list etc. But, this stuff will come.

Thanks Mike.  We definitely need to start working on posting basic information in stickies.  I'm working on a wiring guide (go figure) for our cars right now.  Look for it in the electrical forum.

Would it be difficult to add a "Post Since Last Visit" button.

There is a "view new posts" link at the top right of the page just below the current date and time and a "view active topics" link on the left side of the page below the last visit date and time.

They suffice nicely thank you for pointing in out!

Like I mentioned in the other thread, maybe we should setup some rules in regards to creating threads that already exist. Also, setup a number of posting limit before you can put something up for sale.

We already have a for sale limit. You must have at least 50 post before you can post an ad for sale. Keep the suggestion coming.

cool. i didn't know that ...learned something new today

It's set up that you cannot post in FS threads unless you have a certain number of posts.  This is to deter people from signing up just to sell their junk because they have either sold their car, are selling their car, or just parting things out because they're done modding.  I do not want to promote that sort of thing, so people that try to join for those reasons are not welcome.

Cool. How about a small chatbox at the bottom of the page? So that members who are online can chat about whatevers on their mind.

It's not a bad idea, but it probably wouldn't get used that much.  In all honesty, most people have AIM, Yahoo Messenger, or some sort of chat application and that's how I shoot the shit with most memebers on the forum.  For the guys that I know fairly well, they have my phone # and text me during the day.

True. I only suggested since over here in Toronto, the local site has a chat box and is used by the members only.

It's not a bad idea.  I just don't know if it's a feature that would get used much since our member base is still fairly small.  I also don't know how to make that modification to the site yet.  Mark (alpha) is really the guy that does all the site set up and stuff since he's more knowledgable about it.  If it's a simple mod, we can add it and see how popular it is.  For now, I'm going to stick to AIM until we research it more.

cool. If anything, ill get some info from the site that has the chat box and get all the source code if needed.

Dont know if its already there but how about a spell check for posting. Sometimes I type fast and end up look like a clown!

Son of a whore I need 50 posts to sell stuff jeeeeeeeeeeeez

Isn't spell check the red underline under the messed up words we make?

I've never seen this red line.

Uhhhh.  You and I talked about it when I set that up Jason.  Anyway, for the guys that I know personally, you don't have the restrictions.  Just ask me to change your user settings and you're all set.


It depends on your browser.  When I use IE at work, it doesn't do the red underlined spell check.  When I use FireFox at home, it does the spell check.  I'll see if we can get some sort of spell check feature.  If not, I'll mail you a dictionary Mike.

LOL it's not that I don't know how to spell the words. I work on a pc, and type all day. It's to the point where I type faster than I think.

Just pulling your chain Tim LOL

Is there anyway to remove the inactive users? I looked at the member list for no reason what so ever, and there are alot of people that becames members months ago, and have 0 posts.

Yeah, I can remove inactive members.  I'd rather not right away.  Considering the current state of g7a, I am guessing that other people may start posting here some.  I'm hesitant to remove people that I know personally from other forums.  I will probably wait until someone has been here a year without posting before removing them.  I think that will be the bench mark for now.

That's fine. It was just a bunch of names i'd never seen, and they had 0 post but, yout thoughts make sense to me

Not in their defense, but I became a member months ago and never posted here, however I have been on here several times to lurk in the shadows and read stuff.  Now that G7A blows a fat dick I decided to post here.

+1

 LOL, point well taken though...

To clear that up, this site was dormant for a while because of inactivity.  We created it last year, but it never really took off and things were getting a little "better" over on g7a so I put my efforts back into making g7a better.  We were all fairly inactive over here, so new accounts weren't noticed.  Sometimes I don't get the e-mail that new members have registered.  The change over on g7a has made me want to put more effort into this forum.  I really do hope to help continue the community that started over on g7a.  Again, if anyone has any suggestions on how to make the site better, please post your suggestions in here.

I have created a Regional forum in the Lounge category also.

No specific ideas, but lets all do everything we can to get this place going.  Thien has obviously already put a lot of time into restoring the DIY's.  If anyone else has access to the archive, would could bring everything back.

I was actually wondering the same thing that was mentioned in the first page of this thread about the for sale section. Does that rule apply if you want to buy? As it stands by this current post, I'm only at 11. If it doesn't apply, no biggie. I don't have anything to sell.




Yet.

Here's what I have done.  They guys that I know from the other forum, I have changed your permissions so you can create a new thread in the for sale forum.  Anyone that's a registered member can post in an existing thread though.

Cool man. Works for me.

i know this is all still semi-young, but i'm gonna start promoting in my area for elitecm.net for sure..  and since i was going to get a g7a sticker before it went to hell, i may start designing one for elitecm.. i think if we all started promoting to our seperate CM's we'll easily get some good members over here.  so with that being said, i think advertising for elitecm.net is the best thing we can do.. once old g7a members see that the format is generally the same, they will come in flocks. haha.

and tim, i think i'm speaking for everyone in saying that if you need any help here with keeping the site up and running, or maintenance, just speak up.  we're here for the community.

maybe we can contact 'glily' to distribute decals for this forum? since hes already distributing them for G7A.

I appreciate the offer man.  I definitely want to get some decals made soon, but I want a design first.  I posted a thread for decal design submissions.  I will contact glily about getting decals made for us.  If that doesn't pan out, I'll go to the guy I went to last time.

EliteCM Decal Design (http://elitecm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=251)

I'm liking what brian said about promoting in our respective areas. Good thing I never got a g7a sticker.

I don't think we need to do as much promotion as you guys are thinking. I'm pretty sure that the consensus here is that we are after a forum with quality content not a high member count. I'd rather have 50 good members than 100000 dopes any day.

i fully agree with you, mike, as far as quality over quantity.  i was just saying we should promote within our respective squads.  get the people we know over here so that we can maintain our squad information in one place instead of two or three different forums. the less confusion the better.

I here you.

Ooh ooh, I have a suggestion!  I think that on the entrance page, we should put a short summary of the site so that when you see the site listed on a search engine such as google, it will have the site description. As of right now it reads like this on google;
Results for: elitecm

EliteCM.net
EliteCM.net. Enter Here. contact: admin@elitecm.net.
elitecm.net/ - 6k - Cached - Similar pages

That's all it says.  Also for the same page, I think that for a cool thing to do (although it may require more work for the admins), we should elect a new accord picture as a splash screen monthly or bi-monthly.  Whenever you guys feel is better.   Just a few ideas I've had.  And yes, tim thanks for mentioning me on your first post. *headslap*

I agree Brian.  I know we need to refine the site some more.  Between Mark and I, we will be doing some of this stuff.  As of now, we are both extremely busy with personal stuff.  As time goes on, we will be knocking out the list of things that need to be done to make ecm a better place.  I think you have some pretty good suggestions though.

So it seems there might be a small exodus from the new G7A coming over here?

My suggestion, do not make this board like the new G7A ever, it is the most difficult forum to work with I have seen.

I don't think that'll ever happen man. This board is going to stay the way it is and as far as the exodus goes, the movement is happening and they're coming in droves!

True man.  There are a lot of people coming over from g7a because of the new format.  You guys have the right to beat my ass if I pull the same shit Art did.  We are going to keep this format.

I know this is a fairly new site, but once we get everything looking spic and span (ie: header, entrance page), we should update the meta tags and search engine submission.

Also, Tim...you may want to set your nameservers to private. At the moment, anyone can get your name, addy, phone, email via the whois.net (its public information if you don't set it to private). Also, looking at your info on whois, looks like this site is hosted by 1and1, i use them as well and i know they provide the "private" setting for free. Just go to your domains and you can set as private.

I'll offer any help that I can, but for the time being I'm super busy with school and also trying to set-up my cycling team's webpage. Shoot me a pm or email if you have any questions though.

+1 on the meta tags.  However, you don't think that would attract noobs?  

On that note, I think we should have the same activation process as the original G7A.  It keeps out spam (for the most part, except for the guest forum), and it keeps lazy noobs and their "do these fit" posts out.  However, I think meta tags are important too.

Also, I understand that Tim is very busy so if anyone else could jump on the ball and start designing us a  better  banner, that would be sweet.  No offense to the maker.

- Heckler

Good suggestions Sam.  I'll definitely take you up on that offer.  I'm as busy as you are, but we'll have to try to work something out to get some more changes made so we can improve the site.



Well, that's something that every forum will have.  We all have to start learning somewhere.



We do have an activation process.

viewtopic.php?f=55&t=26 (http://elitecm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=26)

The guest forum is actually hidden from registered members when they log in.



There is a thread about that also.

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=65 (http://elitecm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=65)

Jim created the original images, but I took them and made the banner.  Thanks man.....

.....thanks!!

Anyway, I know there is a lot of tweaking to do.  Eventually, we will have more features and a sexier look.  My main focus will always be improving the content found in the site.

More smileys? On the other board I'm on (houston-imports.com) there's a plethora of funny/useful/useless smileys' that we can probably use on here (can probably get the .gifs from there to use also)  

Here's a link to all of them:

http://houston-imports.com/forums/misc.php?do=getsmilies&editorid=vB_Editor_001

Eventually, updating the smiley list will happen.  Right now, that's very low on my list of priorities.

A Delete Post button So when I screw up nobody knows.....

I'll get on that in a little bit.  I just have to change the permissions you guys have.

Hey I dont know if anybody mentioned it or if it's even possible at this point but I like it when you can scroll over a topic and read what it's about before actually opening it.

I believe that's a feature of vBulletin.  I'll have to look into it and see if phpBB3 can do that too.

Just a suggestion maybe a collage of a few members ride on the initial page...

There is a thread about this in the off topic thread. It's asking for suggestions for a new banner check it out.

I think he means the first ECM page Mike.  Rolo, we are working on that.  PM me pics if you guys want.  I'll try and make something when I'm on vacation in FL.

My apologies sir, I was confused, and thought that they were the same item.

You should be able to delete your own posts now.

Thank You.

I was unable to test it out as you, so let me know if you see an "X" in a box above the quote box in your posts.

I do see an x in some post but not all of my posts.

so is this sever free? Are we going to set up some ground rules for the forum? T-shirt design and decal design?? Lets make this forum better then the one before it.

^what do you mean by free?  there's a decal design thread already up that people have been submitting ideas and voting for on.  as for a t-shirt?  i don't think it's come up yet.

and ofcourse we'll make this one better! lol

No, it is not free.  I pay for it out of pocket.  There are rules that we have to post eventually.  Right now, I'm pretty busy with a lot of other stuff.  I have my MECP license test tomorrow and have been preoccupied with that.  I will update the rules when I am at Skippy's place next week.

Tim, on FLAccords we have a donation bar that show's a monthly goal and the current donation level. Is there anyway to incorporate that on here? Either way shoot me the ECM paypal adyy later so I can send some loot.

A sign in page implemented in the forum index like in v6P? Screen:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/keisuke_takahashi/LogIn.jpg)

I'd like to see the info I type in when making a post stay in the box if i hit back by accident and then forward again.  It would also be nice if there was an rss feed of new posts.

we should pass out elite flyer's, like what jon did on gen7 when it was still fresh and we should put more diy stuff which i will try to do more when i get back to vegas.

All good suggestions guys.  Now that I am finished with my class and got my MECP license, I will have a little more free time to dedicate to the site.  As soon as I get back from FL, I'll start working on more stuff.

thats a good idea. i would give my share aswell just so it wont happen same as gen7accord old forum. its also gonna be fair to the guys who maintain it.

I'll show you the donation bar idea when I am up in whorelando, Tim.

Sounds good.  Anyone that really wants to donate to the site can send a paypal payment to tmichaliszyn@gmail.com.

^Probably should make that a sticky so in the mean time people who dont pop in this thread will know.

Glad i came over here.......I like this site layout much better than the new gen7 website....I know there is a wealth of knowledge from people on this site as well...look forward to interacting with everyone

I know you covered it here, http://elitecm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=410, but I miss the old auto swear box thing.  They were pretty funny.

It as an administrative tool, there is a "word censor" that you can replace any bad word with either a different word, or a bunch of ***'s.  Those were just words that Art chose to replace "bad words", which I felt were very corny.  As I have mentioned before, I prefer not to treat you guys like children unless you act like children.

Alright :P

I think the maturity in here will warrant against any swearing used for the wrong reasons, Jon. Yes, we will persevere lol

Oh!  Are there shortcut key commands for font effects like bold and italics?  I keep hitting ctrl+b and pulling up bookmarks.  It's fucking annoying!  <--- (lol just for jokes, but... the key commands, that's no joke).

I don't think there are kb shortcuts but on the top of the reply box there are the commands you're looking for. Just type between the parentheses to get the desired effect.

I've noticed a latency when clicking the post button sometimes, and if you click it a second time it goes fast but, post the same thing twice. I dont know if there is anything we can do about that but, i'm putting the info out there.

I'm not sure if it's the server or what.  Since we've been getting busier, may be due to the amount of traffic.  I have noticed it too, but I'm patient and just wait for my posts to be submitted instead of clicking the submit button more than once.

i'm not sure if this version of phpbb has the feature, but some of them have a feature that automatically deletes identical posts made within 5 minutes of each other

Yeah it's called AutoMerge. We have it on FLAccords.

That would be a nice thing to have. I've seen a couple of double posts lately. I think you had one or two there JT.

Yeah not sure what happened. I deleted the second double on my own though

I usually delete them when I see them.

Has the forum not updated for day light savings time?

That depends on your User Control Panel settings.  Time zone and day light savings time vary from user to user, so you have to change that yourself.  To change that, you would click on "User Control Panel" at the top right of the page just below the banner, then select "Board Preferences" in the column on the left.  That will automatically bring you to the "Edit global settings" page and you can see where you can adjust the time zone and turn DST on and off.

Thank you TIM!!!

This is a really really small insignificant thing, but if you wanted to, you could match the background color of the logo at the top with that blueish color around it. It'll give it a cleaner look. I could even do it for you if you wanted. In fact, here you go:

(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/728/sitelogok.gif)

I'm doing nothing right now anyways, and this was a pretty easy thing to do, lol. Have fun.

The banner at the top of the page will be updated in a few weeks when we get a good group shot.  I've asked another member to take the pictures and do the PS stuff.

And the group shot will come from the dyno meet! Woot!

Yes, we need a new banner.

And can we have a product review section?

Working on the banner, but I have something made up right now.  I'll work on adding a product review section in each forum.

We could use the group shot we took at last years mega meet....

Milan's picture was beautiful...  However, I know that is not going to be the one used...

To be honest, I would rather use a picture from an ECM meet with ECM members.  I threw this together from the meet we had.  It obviously needs work, but it's a bit better than what we have right now.  Now I have to try and remember how to change it.

(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/timot_one/Forum%20Signatures/newbanner.jpg)

I like it. Would've been cool if I had made it to the meet to be in that photo.

Shit, not even my car is all the way in the photo.

easiest way to change it: go through to these folders on your ftp      /forums/styles/subsilver2/imageset/site_logo.gif

and replace site_logo.gif with your image and name it the same thing (meaning it also needs to be a gif and named site_logo)

Yeah, I would love to do that.  Too bad it's been forever since I've made any changes and forgot how to change it on the server.  I haven't gotten much help with it, so I guess it will remain the way it is right now until I can figure it out or get more help.

let me know if you need any help via email (my elitecm username @gmail) or pm

usually you can type this in your browser: ftp://elitecm.net (http://ftp://elitecm.net) , it will then ask for you username and pw, which you can find if you log in to your 1and1 account and go to FTP Accounts

You can then navigate the folders and find the file as I described in my previous post

another way is to download a free program FileZilla (which can do the same as doing the "ftp://..." method but it will save your username and pw and makes it easier to add/delete files)

I figured it out.  I was on my MacBook and was using Safari for the browser.  I remember setting this up on my PowerBook with Firefox and used the control panel.  Since Safari isn't a supported browser, it didn't show where I could access the ftp folders.  I just tried at my work comp and got access.  I'll just try to use XP on my MacBook from now on when I want to change anything on the site.  Definitely a huge "duh" moment.  In my defense, it was over a year ago that I did this.

If you ever need any extreme computer help, you can always send me a PM if you want. I plan on majoring in computer engineering

there should be some programs you can use on mac, I can't offer any suggestions though as I have no experience with them

I figured it out, I just didn't like how it looked.  Working on another picture.  Keith has an idea of what I want and will be making a new banner.

oh, and any chance we can get the "forum rules" box at the topped either removed, or the ability to X it out after viewing it...it's kinda annoying seeing it daily

That takes all the fun out of it, but I guess I could remove it.  It's a lot easier to point that out when fuckers break the rules.  Anyway, I'll take it down, even though I don't want to.

your such a nice guy tim

I fucking hate you Sam.  That really sucked to remove it from every forum and sub forum

But we all appreciate it Tim. No homo, just in case.

Homophobe!

lmao

lol, sorry.

You need to learn about .css pages...then you could edit 1 page and it will change on all of them

Damn dude. That's harsh.

Yeah, I know I have a ton to learn.  I wish I was the person who set everything up so I had a better grasp of this stuff.  The tough thing is trying to find someone who knows what they're talking about and then finding the time to learn this shit.


The truth hurts.

well if you really want to learn setting up the whole thing, you can make a dummy site and install a forum on there to mess around with, that way if you want to try something new on ECM, you can try it there first and if it works great, if not...you haven't lost everything...

If my memory serves me correctly, you use 1and1 for hosting. They usually allow you to have anywhere from 10 to 25 databases with their basic hosting packages, so you can make a sub domain on ecm (as in go into the ftp and make a folder entitled "TestSite"...and then when you go to elitecm.net/TestSite ...you will get whatever is in that folder, so you can create another forum in there)...i'm currently doing the same thing making dummy sites to learn how to use WordPress (a blog software). As far as actually installing the phpbb forum software, they usually have step by step instructions on their website or README files

Just ran into this when posting:

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2369/errorfzn.jpg (http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2369/errorfzn.jpg)

This may be the problem with posts taking forever to load.

How big was the picture?  There are picture size restrictions that will not allow you to post pictures that are too wide.  I hate scrolling sideways.

Yeah, I have a widescreen monitor, so that's why I didn't put the image tags around it. Sorry, lol.

ya i've run into that when trying to post a gif that was a large file size

Would it be possible to have an iPhone version? I look at the site a lot on my iPhone. I know gen7 has it.

This site works perfectly well on the iphone, no java or anything...

It works fine for me as well, but I think he's looking for a mobile specific version. With the simplistic way this site is setup, there's no need for a mobile version.

Yeah it works fine, it is just sooo slow because my area has yet to get 3G. I didn't know if it is automated and you just change a setting or if you have to create a whole new site. If it is any trouble, dont worry about it, I just thought it might be nice. Someone should make an app...

Maybe some Emotion Icons.. IDK...

More emoticons would be cool :D.

Ok, so in the Classfield rules it states that new members cannot post to to prevent from people just selling on the forum. I am at the moment a new member as stated by the text below my name. I think that the status below our names such as "newbie" or "new member" is what may confuse some people on that rule with that rule, since they may think theyve posted quite a bit, but they may still be classified and a "new member". I think it would be cleared if you change that to people who are newbies cannot post in the classfields or something along those lines.

Yeah. Let's call the new newbies FNG. I'm down with that rule.

SHIT I'm still a new member, lol.

Time to get crackin'! (no spamming of course )

The title in the for sale forum description has been changed from "new members" to "newbies".

Newbies?! WTF? No FNG huh Tim?

I guess I could change their title to that.

Haha! Sweet!

Is it possible when you click on links to make them open in a new tab?

or a new window  

^ +1

I'd rather have external links open in a new tab, so I can multi-browse.

Ummm, yeahhhhhh.  I've been trying to make those changes.  Unfortunately, the person who has helped in the past has been very busy.  I think I need to start looking for help from someone who has a little more free time.

No, this is a change that I want.  It annoys the hell out of me.  I need to take the time to get together with someone like Sam (another person who doesn't have a lot of free time) to get this shit figured out.

Or right click and select open in new window/ tab. I kind of got used to doing it.

You can also click on your scroll wheel. That's what I do.

Hahahaha.  It's something I'd still rather have as a feature.  I'm going to PM Sam to find out when he's around so I can make these changes.

Somebody will probably wanna kick my ass for suggesting this, but since I view this site from work, I've noticed one major annoyance.

Tim, might you and the community consider changing the Maximum signature pic size to something smaller? Maybe like 500 x 200 or somthing like that.

Why?

Cause the images are to damn big!  but actually, I don't know how many members surf the site from work, but when I do surf at work, I try to keep it low key because anybody walking by my desk can see my monitor. Therefore, with the sig images being so big, it catches too much attention.

I wonder if others have this issue?

I never have a problem surfing when I'm at work. They all know what I'm looking at cuz my screen is visible soon as you walk in  :mrgreen:

Considering that the banner width is 800 px and the maximum picture width is 1200 px, I want to keep the signature width the same size or smaller.  Anything larger than that becomes offensively large.  I want to give people enough room, but at the same time, limit those people who always take things too far.  I'm fairly content with the maximum signature width being 800 px.  I don't see the point in making it any smaller because it would just create problems.

HEY!!!!

Maybe to you these are just cars, but to me it's porn  

Yeah, I'm a sick bastard.



No doubt bro. Would it work if I get a petition? lol, j/k

LOL should've seen that one coming

Dude, it's Arie.  What would you expect?  Back on topic though.  I'm leaving the picture size for signatures at 800 px wide.  It will not change.

hmm it got bigger, ok cool

Yeah, I changed the width a while back.  The OP has been updated with a list of changes that have been made, changes that need to be made, and ideas that were scrapped.  If you have an idea that's not on one of those lists, please post it again in here.

ok, Font size coding. on all other forums (v6p and hidp and others, font size is 3-7 i think. on here its up to 150 or something so scale is different and its Pita to transfer threads from one to other, i guess its late to do it now since so many posts were made and it would screw up curent posts). i know it doesn happen offten but it was PITA when i tried to update posts for Meet thread on different forums

It can't be changed Misha.  This version of phpBB calculates font size as a percent, not as a 1 = tiny, 2 = small, 3 = normal, 4 = large, 5 = huge.  Normal font size is 100 = 100%.  If you want the font to be smaller, the number should be less than 100, if you want it larger, it should be more than 100.  When you post here it is 50 = tiny, 85 = small, 100 = normal, 150 = large, 200 = huge.

I'm curious as why spell check has been put under the "chop block" category.  Don't we have spell check?  lol

Because the spell check would interfere with the acronyms people use. If you wanted spell check, type it up on Word then copy paste into here.

:o  :grin:

If you use Apple Safari, it has spell check.

Same way with firefox. My ipod touch, which im on right now, doesnt have it though. I gotta get a mod.

My iPhone does.

Alright guys it's time to get cracking on the banner. Ashley got on here for the first time the other day and was cracking jokes!! You know women... LOL!!!

I'm waiting on Keith to hook up a banner picture.  He has the pics already and knows what I want.

As far as a spell check is concerned, FUCK THAT!!  It would just make the site slower, cause problems with intarwebs speak, and be a pain in the ass.  Buy a fucking dictionary if you don't know how to spell.

Or jus keep dictionary.com open like I sometimes do

Ha! That's fucking comedy.

The site is already slow enough with regards to posting. I haven't noticed lag anywhere else though. Any ideas Tim?

yeah, it seems as though there's a lag time with the site accessing the mysql database. Try asking your host if there's anything they can do to resolve this.

Oh damn I just realized it was Firefox that has the spell check.  I <3 Firefox.

oh snap, a wall of moderators on the forum index!

I just changed some permissions around and promoted a two guys to moderator.

Yeah... What's up guys?

Couldn't you just make them a global moderator instead of a moderator of each and every forum?

They are Global Moderators (purple color font = Global Mod.) Black font = Admin.

Congrats to Mike and Z on your Elite promotion!  

Okay, I'll be nice and ask you to mind your own business.  I'm in a bad mood and liable to take it out on you something fierce.

Thanks Billy. I think what Jeff is getting at is the fact that mine, Mike's and Paul's names are posted on each forum.

It's no big deal, I was just offering an idea... I'm a big organization freak, lol. I do a lot of forum administrating, so sorry if I ever question the site's setup.

I think its cool that you offered a suggestion dude. That's the idea behind this thread. But what was added is something added within the last two hours. To question it like that immediately after release is a bit much. I'm sure you've gotten the idea of how Tim thinks.

we need more smileysssssss, i think someone mentioned it before but I can't find the post to +10000000 it... lolzzz

It's okay.  I know we need smileys Billy.

not sure if its been said before but rollover indexing preview would be AWESOME.  (i.e. getting a preview of the thread before clicking into it).

also - i said it before, but all outside links to a new window (target="_blank").  just add that to the href and problemo solved.  (in full <a href="newwindow.html" target="_blank">a new window</a>). its just mad annoying to click on outside links, navigate around and then realize you lost the elitecm page
EDIT: sorry tim, just looked back to the OP and noticed the 2nd request is on the to do list ::slaponwrist::

And don't let it happen again Justin. J/K dude.

When the fuck did Jonathana become a Mod?  did I miss something?

Yesterday

Yeah.  That would be awesome if I knew what that meant.  Like I said, my helper is busy with work so I can't really do much unless people are willing to teach me.  It's kinda hard to do though.

Basically, when you hover your cursor over the link for the topic title, it'll have a little box that shows the first couple sentences of the post. I don't really know how to do that, though. Actually, I do now:

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 0&t=794905 (http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=794905)

Not sure if your phpbb board can do mods or not... I work with SMF boards, but usually they are pretty similar in design.

I know what the preview thing is actually.  I meant the 2nd part after "also".  

To be honest, I think those rolover indexing things are annoying.  Whenever I'm on a forum that has them it always pisses me off because the preview gets in the way of the next few thread titles.

Oh, my bad. But yeah, they do tend to be pretty annoying.

But as far as the links go, look at what I found:

http://www.phpbb.com/kb/article/links-o ... w-windows/ (http://www.phpbb.com/kb/article/links-opening-new-windows/)

If you don't quite understand what exactly you have to edit, you could send me those files, I can edit them, then send them back. Whatever works.

Thanks for the info Jeff.  I will get on that as soon as I have less on my plate.

Oh, HELL NO!!!

That means these fuckers are still not reading though!!! Everything is on this forum already!!!

I've noticed that. There's been a couple of links and shit I've thrown into some of the reposts as a reminder. But this is since before I became a mod.

I got your back Z....

Waaay back, huh?

A couple of forums I visit have an option in your personal settings where you can turn off avatars and signatures.  Is that something that would be easy to do?  Seeing the same pictures over and over again gets a bit annoying plus it would decrease page load times.

^this can be done already.. instructions:

click on your "user control panel" located top right of the page.
then click on "board preferences" located on the left hand side of the screen
next in the same location, click "display settings" and there will be a place where you can select to display signatures/avatars.

hope this helped!

Awesome. I browse this site a lot on my iPod touch, and it sucks so much! Hopefully now with the sigs and avatars disabled, it'll be a little smoother.

Thanks!  I thought for sure I looked for it but couldn't find it.  Guess I didn't look hard enough.

I didn't read all 8 pages, but I read the first so I thought I'd make a suggestion. Could we have some sort of feedback system for members in the "For Sale" section. Cuz I've got some good feedback to leave for a few people but I don't know where to do it.

We could make a feedback thread in the FS section.

Done. Took the TV and ran with it.

Oh yeah. I just made that one up.

Awesome suggestion! Thank you.

a good one i saw on some audi and VW forums is post numbering

my friend will send me a link and say "look at post 48"
scroll right down and boom... there it is

also the post preview thing is great....  i support it also

I mentioned the post preview a while back but I believe Tim said it takes a good amount of work to do that. Or something like that...

Actually, I'm not sure how much work is involved in the post preview thing.  I'm not a fan of it becuase to me it's kind of annoying.  I'm also not sure if that is a feature on phpBB or if it is only on vBulletin.

You can get it as a mod for phpbb. I posted a link to it a page or two back in this thread.

I have to agree with tim on this on, though.

Little insignificant thing. You know how on the left side of the url box for some websites there is a logo? Could we get one of those?

I was actually thinking of adding a "Trader Rating" for members. I've started doing it in the OP of the feedback thread, but that could get exhausting. I'm not sure how it could be done, but I've seen it on other forums.

the trader rating would be pretty neat, always nice to quick and easily see the feedback on a seller or buyer

There isn't much sales activity here for something like that.  That trader rating bullshit that I get useless emails about on v6p fucking pisses me off.  We have a good sellers thread, which is enough for how much is actually sold here.

Tim your site has become an equivalent procrastination tool to YouTube/Facebook/Digg for me.

Not really a suggestion, but I think that's a compliment .

Sweet!

Tim, I don't know if you've had a chance to look around but I found a phpbb "hack" board that has just about everything you'd want to throw at this site. Smilies, backgrounds, etc. I don't know what kind of coding is involved with all this but here's the site: http://www.phpbbhacks.com/. HTH.

Thanks Z.  I think we need to get Mark's ass busy on this since he's been promising me for the LAST 8 MONTHS that he would help with the upgrades.

If you ever need help with forum stuff, I'm here. I've been administrating various forums for about 5 years straight now.

Thanks man.  We may need to have a chat if Mark isn't available.  I know he's a busy guy, so it's understandable why he can't do it.  Hit me up on AIM if you have time to talk.

No problem Tim. I had time to kill and just did a search for smilies to be honest and stumbled on that site. Just trying to do my part dude.

What about a box that shows 'what people are doing'. You can click on someone's profile and see that their viewing a certain thread or updating their profile. And to add upon this have it where you can see who is viewing the thread your looking at. I know there is something at the bottom that says, "users browsing this fourm". Just trying to take it one step further. Is this too much effort for little gain?

If this has already been suggested sorry.

Hey Tim, I made a Paypal button for you using the email you posted a couple pages back.

The end result is simply this:
(https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donate_SM.gif)

I'm working on finding a good location to put the button, and I think that in the top right corner of the page would work. You can check it out here:
http://www.alpha27.net/dev/phpBB3/index.php (http://www.alpha27.net/dev/phpBB3/index.php)
It can either be floating with the browser, to where it's always in the top right corner, or it can just be at the top of the page. Currently the donate button is set to stay fixed with the browser. Click here (http://www.alpha27.net/dev/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1&p=3#p3) to see it in action while scrolling.

Also, I figured out how to set up RSS on phpBB. You can check it out on the dev site. I even altered the forum so that posted links will open in a new window/tab.

I added you on AIM, so we can add this donate button and RSS feed whenever you'd like.

Slipkord, did you know that you could click on the Who's Online title and get to this page?
viewonline.php?sg=0 (http://elitecm.net/forums/viewonline.php?sg=0)
It pretty much does everything you talked about.

I'd venture to guess the donate button would be better off in the bottom center. Just my .02.

This can be done. It's really easy to do; we would just need something to put in there. Here's a quick mock-up of something that could go there:
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4668/favicondo.png)
It's hard to see, but it's the front end of an Accord.

Z, I added a Donate button to where you specified. I'll let everyone decide where they want it for good once we get some more placement ideas.

IMHO the button at the bottom of the page on the markup isn't very noticable.

I agree. I didn't mean for it to be THAT low on the page. I was thinking just above the users browsing... box. Know what I mean Jeff?

Tim and I made some changes tonight.

- From now on, links will open in a new window (Note: links prior to doing this mod still open in the same window. You will have to simply edit the post, then resave it.)
- Added RSS functionality
- Added a Donate button as per Tim's location request.

Nice. I had a feeling you had a hand in this Jeff.

Don't let this guy lie to you.  He did all the work.  I was the one responsible for the site going down for a little bit earlier tonight.  Hopefully we'll get some more shit done tonight.  I have updated the OP with the new updates.

I just quickly came up with something for the front page. Comments and suggestions would be appreciated. (Click on thumbnail to enlarge)

(http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3214/frontpage.th.png) (http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3214/frontpage.png)

I can't actually upload the page to anything right now, because I don't have remote access to my home server (security measure). I'll upload it when I get home so you can check it out as a real web page. I sliced the image into parts so that the "ENTER HERE" part is a clickable link that goes to the forum.

That looks pretty good dude.

Site is looking alot better. However, what about getting a rotation of pics at the top of the site, instead of just one permanent picture.

Can you move the contact email link into the picture and make the picture take up the whole page?  I'd prefer no border.

That can be done. Just throw me the pics.

Also, Tim, I wouldn't recommend making the picture fill up the whole page, mainly because of two reasons. 1) People have different resolutions on their computer, and it may interfere with how the picture will show up, and 2) Having such a large picture load on the page will take forever to even load.

I'll figure something out.

Okay man.  I just think it would look better to have the email link in the picture instead of being on the border.  To me, that would look a lot better.  I'm considering incorporating a Ride Of The Month and having their car featured on the main page.  I would rather keep the banner the same picture instead of something that always changes.  I just like to have some regularity instead of it looking different every time you sign on.

Ride of the month would be tits Tim. I approve.

^^+1 Z, that would be big tits

(http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad317/Runiteknite/Others/th_FunnySmiley.jpg)

Alright, here's the edited front page:

http://www.alpha27.net/dev/ECM/frontpage1/ (http://www.alpha27.net/dev/ECM/frontpage1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Any other suggestions? I think I'll enlarge the picture a little more just to see what it looks like.

I like it.

Very cool. Especially with the embedded link.

number the posts.....  (just me $0.02)

friend always sends me links..... "check out post 148, let me know what you think about this color etc...."

or you can refer someone to a specific issue on a certain thread

Broken record much Nick? lol

See first post on page 9. lol

Check this bitch out guys:

http://www.alpha27.net/dev/ECM/frontpage2/ (http://www.alpha27.net/dev/ECM/frontpage2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Damn I'm awesome! Does everyone like the larger size / cool rollover links?

The roll over links look good man.  If I had time, I could try to create that in flash.

Sweet tits. So do we have a yay or nay? I can apply it to the site any time. Or, we can do some refining to it.

Better. I like the fact that the picture is larger than the first one. The rollovers look good. And Tim, if you do flash, many of us with iPhones may not be able to view it. Damn you Apple!

Site looks great Jeff. I like the RSS feed.

It looks good.  I'd apply that whenever you can.

thank you for implementing the new browser with links.  i used to lose the ECM page at least 3-4 times/day when im clicking around.

Yeah, that was a big issue for me too.  I'm glad Jeff could help us update that feature.

No problem. Like I said, though, all links prior to this mod will still open in the same window. If you come across this (and it's one of your posts), you can simply just edit your post then resave it. Otherwise, any moderator or admin that finds one that still opens in the same window can edit the post themselves and resave it.

I'll be updating the main page when I get home from football today, so expect ECM to become even more awesome! Afterwards, I think I'm going to start coming up with some ideas on how to get a Member of the Month rolling. So far I haven't found any mods directly for phpBB, so this may be something that we'll have to do manually.

Also, I just found a pack of 918 smilies, so I may upload that to see what they're about.

New main page is up. Although, it seems like it loads a little slow. I already tried making the file size smaller once, but if I go any further, it's going to look like crap.

Good to see you guys are doing big things! Thanks Jeff and anyone else!

I love what you done with the website. A+

OP updated.  Could you make the picture physically smaller possibly?  Maybe that will reduce the file size a little bit.  I personally wouldn't mind if it was a little bit smaller.

I dont think that would hurt. I have to scroll to see the whole picture. My res is 1280x800 on a 14.7" laptop.

I'm loving the new front page and the banner. Could we make the front page pic a little smaller tho?

Oh yeah, cool new smileys too!  

I just made the front page smaller. I toned the pic down from 1000 x 700 to 900 x 630. Is that good for you guys? See, it's hard for me to figure out a good size because I've got a 20" widescreen monitor with a 1680 x 1050 resolution, so I've got plenty of room, lol. The main page loads quicker now, too.  

It fits my screen perfect now.

Yep thats better for me, thanks.

Fits a lot better now.

Good job guys, me likey!

Tim changed his mind about having a shoutbox. How does everyone like this?

http://www.alpha27.net/dev/phpBB3/index.php#shoutbox (http://www.alpha27.net/dev/phpBB3/index.php#shoutbox" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Just want to say as a newb that I like this forum the best.  the layout is good and easy to navigate, and everyone here is really helpful.  No complaints or even recommendations.  Good job guys

Thanks man.  That's why we're here.  We wanted to try and make a site that was easy to navigate and find information.  We're glad everyone has become a part of this community.

oooh, just thought of one!  there should be a notification when someone replies to post that you have posted to...and maybe as an option when you make the post as to if you want to know if it has been responded to. hope that makes sense

I like the shoutbox idea. Puts a nice spin to the chatroom thread if its what I'm thinking. Just out of curiosity is it a live updating part of the site?

It's not completely live, but rather it updates every minute. I've found that with the one I use on a different site all the time, it works flawlessly. You'd never guess that it's not a live shoutbox.

If you look all the way at the bottom of the page in any thread there is a button that allows you to subscribe to a topic. This should provide what your looking for

^^
Isnt it top left corner, Mike?

Yeah Jeremy, you're right. Too early for Mike.

Maybe it depends on how you set up the view in the user control panel. I had a very very long night last night but, it is in the bottom left on the view i'm using.

I didn't even think of the views. But its still fun to give you shit Mike.

You already receive email notification if you have subscribed to a thread.  What were you thinking of?

they have one of these on my friends local STI forum.  it updates every minute and if it says who's logged in.  it's definitely a great feature. and they use it all the time.  If you could impliment this here it'd probably be a big hit.. especially for those of us who are really bored throughout the work day...

Shoutbox has been added. Just need to wait for Tim or an admin to purge the cache.

Also, the registration emails have been fixed so that once registered, you will get a link in the email that shows you have to get your account activated. Once your account is activated, a second email is sent with a link to the forum rules.

Man, we're kicking some ass! We've updated/upgraded/altered 8 things within the past 4 days!

Again Jeff thank you for all your help.

Shoutbox is now live on the main page at the bottom.  Please post using your ECM screen name.

Hey Tim, I just noticed this. If you do a Google search for "elitecm", the meta description I made for the forum index actually shows up now. The main page hasn't changed, though. It's harder to do one for that because in theory there is no content, just some links.

That's okay man.  Good stuff though.

I just figured out how to post pics...back off!    just kidding, I do get them sometimes...does it automatically do it for any thread that I post to?

As long as you subscribe to the thread it does.

My suggestion.......add the shoutbox to the top of the screen, instead of the bottom. Is this even possible? I figured it would be easier for people to view it, rather than scrolling down to the bottom of the page. Not sure if it's worth the trouble. Just an idea!

I think I had mentioned that elsewhere but can't find it. Tim wanted to keep it at the bottom because there's already enough clutter at the top of the page. I'd agree with wanting to put it at the top since it seems that most people miss it because its at the bottom but ultimately, the final placement is up to him.

Having it at the top would make it better, but I'd have to agree with Tim; there's already too much clutter. I did add a link that'll take you straight down to the shoutbox, though. It's better than nothing.

(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7739/shoutbox.jpg)

IMHO, the shoutbox at the top of the screen is going to be way too cluttered.  To prove my point, if Jeff wants to mock up a page, you'll see what I'm talking about.  Either way, it's going to stay at the bottom.  The link that Jeff put at the top of the page works really well for those of you who are too lazy to scroll down to the bottom of the page.

How about a calender section to show the B day's of members, and meet dates??

I second that mike!

Why is elitecm's tab icon a red Accord?!  Everyone knows graphite pearl is the hottest Accord color....

 

Because it's JDM, yo!

I could change the color if everyone wants...

i know this is a a little late but i wanted to comment and say that the main enter page and home page looks A LOT better....the only thing is I cant access the website from my blackberry...i tried clicking everywhere on the page and i can't get past the enter here page

i second all that and a sugestion on the profile page you know how it says like ur aol email and all of that i think you should put a place for a BBM(blackberry messenger) pin numbers too.just a thought

It works with my BlackBerry Tour.  Make sure that you're clicking on "Enter Here".  I had to zoom in once, but it worked just fine after that.

Just added a field that you can update in your profile if you go into the User Control Panel.  People can add me, but my BBM seems to be not working.

yyyeeeaaayyyyaaaa

I revised the Picture section. I browse around the picture thread finding all the Threads titled with the color of their Accords club and revised them to their correct color name. I then stickied them so that way it is an easier access to them. I hope that helps everyone out on that.

^That means I got a sticky even though it's just me and Rolo and he never posted. Im liking the changes Jeff. Keep up the good work.

Looks good Thien. I was thinking about doing this awhile back but never really got around to it.

Quick question, if I click the "delete all board cookies" button, will that make all threads appear as read or all threads appear as new?

There should be a delete  PM button to delete multiple pm's

I was thinking that we should have something for the guests (non ECM members)... Like if they click more than say 10 times within the site it redirects them to join and doesn't let them view anymore. ie: like on V6Performance.

Ehh.  I don't care.  They can look all they want.

Tim. why is your name blue?

Seems like our user groups default at random to member.

The site has been buggy lately.  It automatically activated a spammer earlier today.  Fucking phpBB.  Anyway, that shit is fixed now.

fix thetime on site, it's currently an hour behind but it will probably correct itself in 3 weeks for daylight savings

Mine is correct. Try to fix it with your user control panel.

It shows up correctly for me. I think you have to go within your account and adjust how you want to see it.


*edit* beat me to it Bill!

perfect thanks fellas

I was just thinking about how much I love my dad's Craftsman tool set, and it got me thinking. What if we had like a "tool" forum, where you can discuss different tools, brands, etc.? That'd be kinda neat. Just thinking out loud.

I created a thread while back so I could get my questions answered. I keep getting logged out. I will click new post, click a post, then I am logged out. Is this a problem with the site or with my browser. Another thing I was thinking about is a button for unread posts....

Bill I have not had this problem on IE7 of Google Chrome it may be something with you browser I have not seen an issue

Hmm. I wonder what it could be. I am using safari on mac btw.

search.php?search_id=newposts (http://elitecm.net/forums/search.php?search_id=newposts" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

As far as the logging out goes, I have no clue. Safari blows... try Firefox. Try deleting all your cookies and cache as well.

I know about new posts, but not all unread posts are included in that. I will go download firefox. and try that.

Oh hey Tim, the meta description is working for search engines.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp& ... a56c95bda8 (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=elitecm&fp=c26c79a56c95bda8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Does that sentence sound good, or would you like to change it to something else?

gen7 - 7th Generation

Think it's a bit more professional and flows nicer IMO.

I'm okay with it.  Why don't you PM me about it and we can see if there are any tweaks that should be made.

What about adding something within each persons profile that shows how much time each member spends on the forum?

If we add that I better hope my boss never joins lol...

You mean like this?

(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/timot_one/Random%20Pictures/jeremy.jpg)

I think he means like the total amount of time spent on the forum. It's do-able, but pointless because the mod will start counting from the time it's installed.

^^Yup...I figured it would count from the time installed...oh well, it was a thought.

You're not allowed to have thoughts Jer. Don't let it happen again.

As I mentioned in the OT thread, how about a way of making custom member titles? Just a thought. I dot know how you'd want to do that Tim or if you wanted to but figured I'd bring it up.

No custom titles.  I only do it for funsies.

Damnit! Oh well. Way to hog up the funsies Tim.

Has anyone else noticed faster posting as of like 5 minutes ago?

Not really. Though I'm not paying much attention.


EDIT
I take that back. It is a little faster. Loading takes a minute though. Win some you lose some.

Hmm, oh well. It loads a shitload faster for me now. I fixed a setting on the site that did some unnecessary IP checking when posting. After I disabled that, posting became a lot faster.

It is faster. I noticed that it loaded much quicker this time as well as the posting speed (that's why I made that edit in my post). Why would that setting even be on? Makes no sense to me.

It is a lot faster for me.

I always wondered what was causing the delay. As usual great work Jeff.

Holy double post fucker! Just click submit once!

Thanks Jeff.  This is the first thing I've posted in days since I've been gone all weekend at CanAm and visiting family.

::edit::

Posting is a metric shit ton faster.

is anyone else getting an empty screen when hitting active topics?

Fixed.  

woohoo

i like the look of the new site but it is missing the unread post button that was at the top of the thread

When you click "View New Posts" and there isn't anything new, click "No unread topics found since your last visit. Click here to try all unread topics." and it will show you everything that you haven't read yet.

Damn Elite CM got a Face lift. That hot!!! I like that car on the bottom.

wow, what a change.

the change is a little crazy....

over on TSXCLUB we have rep points..... its a pretty cool idea

say someone needs help, you give him some tips/tricks/hints/instruction/experiences..... show them a link or express your useful opinion, he can click below your name and give you positive rep points....

now say someone needs help or has a question, you give him false information.....or if your a straight dick to them, or if you have a bad sale/experience with someone you can give them negative rep points

these all tally up below your name....say every 20 rep points you get a bar...once you have 2-3 bars or even 6-7 bars like the longtimers you know that guys been around and has a lot of useful information.....where as you see someone with 1 bar or a red (negative) rep....you avoid them and be cautious with for sale posts, information, attitude, etc...

i know this isn't necessarily a new forum.... so this might not jive as some people in the 1000+ post range have been here from the beginning, and that speaks for itself
helps people to get good useful information, promote a helping/lend a hand environment, and flag out the people who dont belong here

just a thought

There is a built in karma system in SMF that I can enable. It's all up to Tim, though.

Sure.  Why the fuck not. 

enable smileys

That's one of the things on my list.

 :mom:

I'm diggin the smilies...we need more

We definitely need more, but I'd rather not have them in the quick reply window.  Ohh well. 

Everyone now has the option of having the shoutbox either at the top of the page, or at the bottom. To choose which one you want, just simply collapse the one you aren't going to use by clicking the minus button on the right side.

I was wondering why I saw that bitch at the top. Confused the shit out of me.

When you click on "view your posts", is there any way for just topics to show up that you've either created or posted in, rather than showing every post you've made one-by-one?  I liked that old way of "searching" just for my stuff better.  :-[

such as the "View your posts" link?

Tim, is there egosearch like there was on old layout?

Not that I know of.  To be honest, I'm still getting used to this new format as you guys are.  Jeff is the one that sold me on this format since he said it was more modifiable.  He would be the best person to make suggestions to in this thread.

I know what you are talking about. I'll figure something out.

As far as the egosearch goes, what the hell is that?  :P

... any word on this?

I'm still working on it. I'm trying to find a better solution.

I'm sure many have noticed the rep points under everyone's user name. As Tim said in the Off Topic thread, let's not abuse them. I'll come out and say I was guilty of a couple. My question is directed towards everyone on the forum. How do you guys propose on using these things? I've never seen a forum with them so I'm curious of what you guys think. Positive/ negative sales? Good/ bad advice? Shoot some suggestions. Hell, its the title of the thread.

the rep points could be a bad idea because anyone can give negative points based on personal issues which can easily arise between members that dont know each other well. i believe that a member should have a certain number of posts before being allowed to give points to another member.

I think to give negative/positive points you should have to submit a reason and allow that person to see it and give them the ability to protest it. Not sure if that is possible though.

but then who would be the one to evaluate whose argument is valid? sounds like it would create alot of extra work for the admins.

I'm bored I'd do it lol...

All valid points.  It was something that another member had suggested and was easy to implement.  I'm not sure if it could be modified to give reasons that need to be approved by a moderator, but that's not a bad idea.  Realistically, we would have one person appointed to "moderate" the negative and positive comments.  It would be pretty nice to make it available for everyone to see what was said and who said it. 

Another option to this might be to have it set up so only Mod's and above can give the points then members could reccomend them via PM. I'd take the burden of tracking it but, we would have to write out a set of guide rules which we can work together on. I have some ideas.

I'm for that completely. The way its set up now is that any jackass can give neg/ pos points and nobody but the person who gave them knows. I wonder how difficult it'd be to set up that system and maybe I can edit the feedback thread and possibly add those to the rep points. Again, feedback on that idea is welcome.

My thoughts exactly Z

I can figure something out, but don't expect to see anything soon until I get settled in at college and figure out how much time i don't have. :P

Yow!  I haven't been on for a while, but the new look is nice!

We need more offensive and crude and just plain ridicilous smilies...MAKE THIS HAPPEN JEFF!  :flamethrower:

3000 post ftw  ;)

 :kkk:

 :mob:

Ahem,......JEFF?????

Yeah yeah I know. I've been busy as fuck lately. I'll figure it out when I finish this math review.  :suicide:

Yeah, Jeff you need to establish priorities. The well being of this forum is way more important than furthering your education.

Jeremy, you have a PM.

Damn right! This forum comes first. Everything else is second. Make it happen Jeff.

Haha yeah sure.

I just changed the upcoming events/birthday thing to where it'll only show the event or birthday on the day it's happening. I'm still trying to figure out a way to change the text from "Upcoming Birthdays" and "Upcoming Events" to "Today's Birthdays" and whatnot.

Also, if you find any smilies that you want added, post them here. Bill, I know you posted a couple in the ECM chatroom.

Hells yeah, Bill get crackin!! :droid:

That is the greatest dancing icon ever.

Okay, I added all of the smilies that Bill posted in the ECM Chatroom:
 :quicky: :porn: :boobs: :cooter: :puke:

Also,
I've tried figuring out a solution to this, but I just can't seem to find a way to change it to what you're describing. It sucks I know, but we'll just have to make do with how it is until I can figure out a damn way to change it, lol.

Edit: Another new update. I installed an "Advanced Reputation System" mod that massively alters the built-in karma system. I'll be talking with Tim about how to get this properly set up.

Edit2: More smilies!
 :deal: :eatthis: :finger: :devil: :drinks: :rant1: :rant2: :jaw:

Any ideas on this one Jeff?

He actually changed how the reputation thing works last night.  Now, you have reputation points based on a few different parameters.  You can see who gave you a negative rep point and they can leave a comment why.  Now the anonymity is gone, so I have a feeling that fuckers won't be abusing it any more.  To use this feature, click the red/green arrow icon between the email and PM icons for another member.

Go to your profile and on the left you'll see a link that says "View Reputation". Also, moderators and admins have the ability to delete reputation if there are any problems.

I didn't even see that part. I noticed the rep changed but I wasn't aware of what parameters were implemented. I'll be sure to check that out. Good shit!

What is the rating based upon?

You get a point for every post you make, and 3 points for every thread. For every 100 points you get, you gain 1 power. For every 1000 points you get a bar. When people give you good or bad rep, it gives you positive or negative points based on the giver's rep. So if Tim gives someone rep, it weighs more because he has a lot of rep.

Oh, okay. This is a lot better than the previous method.

No big deal.  Now, I just click on "view unread replies", which is basically along the lines of what I was requesting.

This isn't a suggestion but more of a heads up. Those of you that have a keen eye may have already noticed the trader rating. I went and updated everyone's rating based on the feedback thread. Obviously, I didn't buy and sell all the shit that reflects in your feedback but in the details, it shows what you typed for the person you left feedback for. One other thing, the feedback thread has been removed as a result of the forum mod. Enjoy!

Keep the suggestions rolling in, guys. Chances are I could probably implement it (with the exception of a few things already). Also, like I said, if you find a good smiley that you like, post it here so I can add it to the site.

How has everyone been holding up with the new format so far?

Great work Jeff all is good!

(http://www.secondcitizen.net/Forum/images/smilies/urjealous.png)

lol

I like that smiley

ror

que?

ror = azn lol ^_^

I just tried to update my profile and I hit update and it came back as an error and said 'hacking attempt' lol

We definitely need this smiley.  (http://forums.yuppieracing.net/images/wink/temp/rant.gif)

Jeff, can we embed videos from youtube?

In case Jeremy still didn't get it:
(http://www.zgeek.com/forum/gallery/files/1/7/9/1/0/ror.jpg)

I got it Cappy...red x pwn btw

Done.


Done.


Done.

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ#)

Here's a few more Jeff

(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/waffen/violent-smiley-019.gif)
(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/waffen/violent-smiley-016.gif)
(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/waffen/violent-smiley-011.gif)
(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/waffen/violent-smiley-026.gif)
(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sauer/angry-smiley-035.gif)
(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/aktion/action-smiley-031.gif)

Hmmm.  Not working, but I don't have the plug ins on my work comp.  I'll have to check from home.

you had to go and rick roll us didnt you?

Like you didn't deserve it David. :D  It said the artist and song below the video.  You brought it on yourself man. 

i didnt click on it, i knew better. i was just pointing out the obvious.

Not allowed. That's my job.

It's true.  Look at his title below his avatar.  Much better than mine. 

Mine is bettar  :flamethrower:

I'd recommend that anyone that appreciates the changes that have been made on the forum, should give Jeff positive rep points.  He's done a lot of work to help make the site better and deserves props for that.  Just click on the green and red arrows below his avatar and say something nice. 

^^Done

And done. I forgot we had that feature since its so damn new.

Thanks guys.

One thing I really should've done though was catalog all of the modifications i've done to the site. The reason why is when an update comes out, it'll overwrite most of the changes i've done. Having a list of everything i've done would make it easier to remember what I did. I'm pretty sure that most of the canges i've made i've announced here though, so it shouldnt be too hard to go back.

I'm too damn lazy to do that. You can post links to the pages in the OP where changes were made. Just sayin'.

I agree.  Cataloging the changes made in the OP would be a good idea. 

One thing that I want to point out. I don't know if it's been bothering just me, but I hate how links in posts are the same color as regular text, so you can't distinguish a link from regular text without hovering over it. I've already made it so that it underlines when you hover over the link, but I still don't think that's enough.

What do you guys think? Should I make the links darker or brighter than regular text?

I concur.  Make links a different color.  Blue seems to be the universal link color.  I'd like to see a dark blue. ;)

Hmmm, it's dark blue now, what do you think? Now I think it may stand out a little too much, haha.

That's the point, right (http://nomnomtruck.com/)?

I thought I saw something different. It just seems a bit bright to me. How about a darker blue?

How do you like it now?

Tim,

You should make a preview of the thread when you hover your pointer over the thread title

I like it now as a darker blue. The way it was before it just seemed too damn bright. Its dark enough to not be obnoxious but different enough to distinguish.

I think it looks like shit

Your face looks like shit.  :laugh:

(http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/6/4/128886551482150471.jpg)

The dark blue does look better  :flip:

It could just be my laptop, but I had a hard time telling the difference.  Whatever though.  I'm open to other colors too.  Doesn't have to be blue.  Maybe grey won't stick out so much, but will remain noticeable?


I actually hate that feature.  The "preview" box always blocks other thread titles and gets in the way of shit I'm trying to read.  For the record, I make none of these changes.  Jeff deserves all the credit for doing the work. 

Jeff, just a quick suggestion.

The Trade Count idea is a great way to quickly see how many feedback somebody has, but I don't think that they should be in parenthesis. In accounting, anything in parenthesis is a negative number (or red). The first time I saw it on mine I thought, how did I get -3 already lol.

Just a thought. Keep up the great work  :)

Sure man, I can do that. I'll change that whenever I have some free time.

Calendar needs to be fixed.

Thanks for pointing that out. Apparently I had the end of the world set to 2010, haha.

Apparently my iPhone thought the same thing.

I was wondering what was up with that.  I checked the calendar to see if it was working for me and I got the error message.  Then I went to fix it and everything looked cool, so I tried the calendar again.  I guess you're just too fucking fast Jeff.

Nooo! the end of the world, and I'm watching Stanford playing, I hate you Jeff

It's okay! The end of the world was only here for 3 days... it's back now!  :laugh:

That's what she said.

Shout Box isn't working.

Yeah I noticed that too. Could be that the Shoutmix server is down. If it's not back up within a couple hours I'll look into it.

Jeff, knock about 42 days off the countdown you have up for my return to normalcy. The leave date is officially June 15th. Thanks man.

Fixed. Thanks for the heads-up.

Hey Jeff, I think the shoutbox should probably be taken off the top of the main page. I've counted three people that thought the shoutbox was the logon.

I don't like it at the bottom.  It's a shout box and should be at the top. People should know the difference between logging in and shouting.

True but obviously, some don't.

Is it even used often? I think it may have discouraged some members because it comes up as social networking

I liked it at the top.  Honestly, if you're not smart enough to pay attention to what you're doing, then you deserve to get fucked with.  The way we set it up before is that it was both at the top and bottom and it was collapsable on either end.  I'd prefer to keep it that way.

thank you Tim.

I have no problem with how it is. I was just trying to look out for those that fucked up. Commence the fucking with!

I do like the new ticker notice for the mentally handicap.

Here's another crazy thought.  Is there a way to link people's profile (the one they've created) to there summary profile?  That way people don't have to go through the 8 pages of profiles to find one person.

You could link it in your sig like a lot of people do.

Duh!

Website was down.  What's up with that?

I just added a mod that will resize really large pics and will turn them into thumbnails that you can click to open in a new window. When I looked at Bill's post of his iphone I was like holy shit! So I decided to install this mod. While I was installing it, I accidentally typo'd a couple lines of code, so it took the whole site down, lol. It's all good now, though!
:PC:

Pure Genius!!

I get that a lot.  :laugh:

It's not downsizing them to thumbnails Jeff.  The pics are just smaller.  I like the thumbnail idea a lot though.

It's because I made the threshold too high. I originally had it set to downsize pics that were 640px or wider, but thn I changed it to 900px. That may have been a bit much haha.

Honestly, if it doesn't fit and I have to fucking scroll to the right, I want the damn things to be downsized to 200x200 thumbnails.

The only problem is it will do it to signatures as well. When it was at 640px, it sized down your sign. I'll have to figure something out.

Fuck that shit.  Put it back and don't touch my sig.

I've noticed something with the imageshack mod. Ever since it got added, a lot of of pics loaded through them I can't see. I get that stupid frog on an ice cube thing every time.

Trying to cool you off it knows that it's hot where you are.

I definitely don't like the resize tool now that it's resizing sigs that are within the limits of what we set.  It's pissing me off Jeff!!

on the bright side, I can finally see all of Mike's signature.

I don't like that stupid border around it all.  It pisses me off.

Easy Tiger...it'll be otay. Just kidney punch Jeff through ECM.

The sig pics seem to have gone back to normal.

Poopers.  >:(

Z, I think I may have fixed the problem, but I'm not sure. Let me know if you run into any more errors. As far as the resize mod goes, I got rid of it for now, until I can figure out a better solution.

FYI, I'm pretty sure there is a thumbnail code that the Imageshack uploader will give you, so if you know that the pic is extremely huge (Bill!) you could use that code instead.

I still get that domain unregistered deal.

Maybe its sandbox connections?

I haven't the slightest. It may just be coincidence that the problem happened at the same time as the mod.

Hey Jeff, I noticed that the red ticker appears only after you log in.  This might be part of the issue.  What do you think?

I think your suggestion is noted and ignored.  :flip:



That being said, hey Jeff, I noticed that the red ticker appears only after you log in.  This might be part of the issue.  What do you think?  :D

LoL, thanks for disregarding my post.  Still, it doesn't bother me any, I know how to log in!

I'm here for you buddy.

The reason why it shows only after you log in is because most of the news is for members only. Also, you can't even use the shoutbox if you're not logged in, so the news ticker wouldn't even matter if people are trying to use the shoutbox while not logged in.

Fuckinh retards!!

Good suggestion Nelson, I cosign with you on that

I suggest you update your profile.

Update what?

You've made some changes tell us about it.

That's retarded....so people are already signed in and they're trying to sign again. Fuck that, we need to make an iq test as part of the registration process.

Not a bad idea. Jeff, implement an IQ test for becoming a member here.

Jer, you need to make an update.

Ok, now that I'm a little sober, let me clarify this.  The shoutbox can still be used if your not logged in, I just tested it.  I just think that it doesn't make sense for the red ticker that says, don't use the shout box to log in, only appears after you've logged in.  If it's possible to make it visible before hand, I would do it like that.

Damn, I just tested it too, and you're right. I even have it set to not display to guests, but I guess it's not working. Either way, I changed it so that guests can see the news ticker now.

I could probably make a workaround to where you have to log in to see the shoutboxes... I'm not sure why it's not working how it should be. I'll have to look into it.

Nice addition Jeff. Cracks me up!

 :cool:  They're here!!

who is?

I'm just as confused. Judging from the smiley Tim posted, I'd have to guess we have a bunch of new smilies.

 :ninja:

Nice...still.....want....MOAR!!

That smiley Tim posted looks like the 7up smiley. :thumbsup:

I was really talking about the login/shout thing below the shout box.

 :mad7: I think this one rocks!

 :rb:

Yeah, I picked out some new smileys.  I like 'em. 

 :mad4: This one is definitely my fav.

Try one that works Z

I fixed that.  I guess the smileys don't work if you don't use the space bar.

Alright, I just changed the shoutbox so that if you're not logged in, you can't view it, and it instead tells you to login before you can use it.

For some reason, an update to Tinyportal (the mod I use to be able to make blocks to show the shoutbox and countdown and what) messed up how it handles who is able to view what. This workaround I did will work for now.

I also made it so that you have to login to see how many days until Z gets back. If you're not logged in, there's a nice message for you.

Also, for those of you that don't know, this site does support Tapatalk. All you have to do is make a search for "elitecm".

Pure Genius!!

edit: Just saw the nice message.  Real classy!  I love it!

:rofl:

Is there a need for the ticker anymore?  Since the shout box is now gone. 

Yes because its fucking hilarious.

I remember there was a thread like this over on Gen7 Classic which helped me out several times when I was looking to purchase items for my car.  I haven't been able to find anything else on here, but I was thinking if one could be made it might help out some of our newer members with their questions about mods/parts/supplies they are considering.  I want to write reviews on several products I have used recently but have no specific place to do so.

Mods - Any chance a "Product Review" sub-forum could be created, perhaps under "Black Market" area or anywhere really?  Keep it simple, 1 ongoing thread per product.  Just a thought.

Ben, it would have been more appropriate for you to post in this thread instead of creating a new thread.  That's why we have this thread.

Anyway, on to your suggestion.  I think a product review area is a great idea.  I'm not sure how I want to work it out yet though.  I'm going to try and figure out if we should just have one product review sub forum in the lounge or black market, or if we want to have a product review sub forum in each general forum.  I'll work that one out and create whatever seems to be appropriate.

That's my fault Tim. It was in another forum and I moved it here. I didn't think to move the post to this thread.

It's all good.  It should have been posted in here to begin with.

My fault guys, should have posted it here to begin with.  Thanks for considering the idea, can't wait to see the results.

Can we change the news ticker so that it no longer tells people to go fuck themselves?

I think that's hilarious. LoL

Wuss!!

See post #498. It was my reply to Nelson asking the same thing.

I wasn't asking for the go fuck yourself to be gone.  At that moment I think the ticker said that the shout box was for shouting and not signing in.  I think because of my comment is when it got changed to what it says now.

Oh yeah. Forgot about that.

I think his response still applies in this situation though.

True.

I love all encompassing responses.  ;D

Anything you guys can do about remaming the "Afro" smiley "Phil Spector"?

O0 = (http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41178000/jpg/_41178541_spector1_bodyap.jpg)

Pretty much a waste of time newb!

Yeah fool... but it was funny huh?

No

...  O0 (except please picture him frowning at you)

Get 'em again Mike!

I've been in a banning mood of late.

... ???  Not fair!  Z was the one that told me to post in here and see if you guys could get it done!  Instagater!

You listened though. Most people know better.  :laugh:

Jeff, can you take the "go fuck yourself......" thing off of the main page?

Done.

I'm suggesting we eliminate tapa talk signatures. You already have one sig, and two differnt ones are just a wast of space!

The tapatalk sigs can be disabled by the user. I'm sure its also something Jeff can filter within the forum itself. My .02, the ridiculous sigs are my fault. I spawned that beast by creating the "Sent from my Droid, bitch" sig and it got out of hand with Bill's response sig. I don't think eliminating the sigs altogether would be the way to go and should be left as the responsibility of the user.

I disagree everyone has a site specific sig. There is no need to have 2 per post.

I didn't mean remove all the sigs. I meant the tapatalk sigs.

It's always your fault Jonathan.

Jeff,

Can you bridge two threads into one?  For example, if there's a check engine light issue and some of the codes are the same for both the K's and the J's, can you bridge them, so that it doesn't matter if somebody posts something in either thread, they both show up together?

Give me a call if you want me to explain this a little better?

I think I get what you're saying. You want one thread, but in both the K and J series forum? I've actually never seen a thread like that before on a forum, unless I installed some kind of announcement mod that shows the thread in every forum.

Personally, I think it would be easier to have the K series forum to have its own thread, and the J series forum to have its own thread. Alternatively, the check engine discussion thread could be moved to the General Automotive forum, since that is as general as it gets, lol.

I think that'd work, just move it to general... All in favor say Ay!

Ay

Jeff what's up with the spam in the shout box?

Wow, that's weird. You have to be logged in to be able to post. I changed a setting that should prevent that from now on.

Who names the reputation bars?

I like how Thien is awe inspiring and Jeff has no influence in this place.

Thien hacked it to make himself look cool.

Don't know if anyone has seen what popped up in the shoutbox COUGH Tim, Jeff COUGH but its not going to be free anymore. As of the new year, that shit will be dead, unless of course something already got done about it. Figured I'd bring it up in here even though I don't use it as much as some of the other guys here.

Here's the basic gist of it:

Meh,  I don't even see it now, since I got Tapatalk.

Usually, I don't and for the same reason. As of that last post and this one, I'm on my PC.

Let it die.  Chris will be the only one who will miss it.

Lol!

Either way works for me. I'm partial to the OG way of talking on forums. Shoutboxes I normally don't use.

It never did anything for me, it was a 2nd smaller chat room.  It's not worth paying for IMHO.

Then goodbye shoutbox!

Yeah the shoutbox to me has always been pointless, hence why I have never said a word on it lol. Good choice in not paying for it.

lmao wtf?? i barely ever used it!

It's time for a new site banner!!!!!  ;) ;D :flip:

FL accords did a pretty cool idea, their banner has rides of members.  with every refresh or a different page opened within the forum, the banner changes to a different member's car
 

I like the idea.  We would need a lot of pictures though.  The pictures would have to be 797x163 also.  Let me talk to Jeff when I have time and see if that's something that's easy enough to do.  After that, I'll open up a thread to have people submit pictures in the banner size/format.

Yea, we could take a lot of the pics from the picture threads.. I have plenty I could send in, especially after the 10th :D

Nice! Let's get it started...

You're putting the cart before the horse there guys.  I'll talk to Jeff first, and if it's possible for him to do it, we can start collecting pictures.  I would rather have people provide pictures of their own cars (with their permission) in the correct format so that minimal editing needs to be done.  I'm not about to just start searching through threads and picking off old pictures without the owner's permission.  I want to be sure that the owners want their car pictured, and I want to make sure they're a current and active member.

Agreed. I'm down with throwing my car into the mix once we get word that Jeff can do it.

I just had an idea. Add a man points counter. Kinda like the reps and such. Like someone posts a kick ass bacon recipe in the recipe thread and +20 man points to you!

Rep power, trade count, man points....

....all shit that I ignore on a regular basis.

This... I dont even know what any of that shit means. Lol

was worth a shot

Nice April fools day shenanigans lol....

Wasn't me.  It was someone that wanted to start shit.  Hasn't been the first time that guy pulled some shit.

Awww what did I miss?

Nothing, just some lame ass shenanigans.

Not much. Misha thought it would be funny to start a bad rumor on Facebook.

I like the separate happy birthday branch. Thanks Tim.  I've decided that tapatalk sucks. It's official.

Tapatalk for iCrap sucks. Used it for a bit on that loaner iPad. Nothing but problems. My two android devices? Just fine.

I haven't had many problems with Tapatalk on my iPhone. I've heard Tapatalk2 is junk though. Maybe it's just because you're an iHater though. Either way, if there's an issue with Tapatalk, sometimes it needs to be updated on the forum. Please post in here if you do have an issue so it can be resolved.

Its not because I'm an iHater at all. Its just the way it is.

Z, that's weird, because I always have issues with the page numbers on Tapatalk. For example, page 132 will show page 132, but page 131 will show page 132 as well. Fuck!

Well, the problem that I have is that every 2 days or so the app won't let get onto the site. Some message pops up about the plugin not functioning correctly. So my solution, that Jeff showed me, is to delete the app and reinstall it. Which gets annoying.

For fixing the page number issue, all you need to do is refresh the page, then it shows up correctly.