More replies per page?

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2003-01-03 08:03am

Is there an option avaliable for more replies per page like at a VBB? I normally select 40 but currently I think it's a little too small at 15; it makes reading long threads like debates a bit tedious (due to slow connection).

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-01-03 10:19am

No, there isn't. You're shit out of luck in this case. So far this isn't as well developed a board software as VBB is.

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2003-01-03 10:53am

I'm also having trouble staying logged in, do you know how to fix this?

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-01-03 10:55am

ALI_G wrote:I'm also having trouble staying logged in, do you know how to fix this?

Click on the original link and not the alternate link

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2003-01-03 05:48pm

IG-88E wrote:
ALI_G wrote:I'm also having trouble staying logged in, do you know how to fix this?
Click on the original link and not the alternate link

Thanks a lot, it works!

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-01-03 06:04pm

Yeah I used to have that problem but one day it just fixed itself.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-01-03 06:26pm

As for the main topic, I'm fine with 15, but I believe raising it to 25 would make things less tedious. But I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-03 07:59pm

Think of the poor 56kers!

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2003-01-03 08:25pm

Exonerate wrote:Think of the poor 56kers!

*thinks of the poor 56kers*

[Nelson]Haw-haw![/Nelson]

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-01-03 11:03pm

I could always bump up the count. It's configurable, but it's across the board, not per-user. But I've heard people say the opposite, that they don't like really long pages.

*shrugs*

meNNis · Post by **meNNis** » 2003-01-03 11:05pm

sounds like time for a poll

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-01-03 11:08pm

Darth Wong wrote:I could always bump up the count. It's configurable, but it's across the board, not per-user. But I've heard people say the opposite, that they don't like really long pages.

*shrugs*

I think less posts per page is easier for moderating since you don't have to look at so many per page.

I'm a moderator at Starport33 so I should know. I look through about 10+ threads each day

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2003-01-03 11:29pm

Darth Wong wrote:I could always bump up the count. It's configurable, but it's across the board, not per-user. But I've heard people say the opposite, that they don't like really long pages.

Upgrade the board to vB.

Yes, it costs money ($160 USD) but it lets users choose things like page length for themselves, supports subforums, and has fewer bugs than phpBB.

If you wanted to go this route then perhaps some or all of the cash could be raised by soliciting donations from the membership.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-01-03 11:31pm

You act as though I want to spend money on this.

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2003-01-03 11:32pm

Note that I've edited my post.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-03 11:40pm

Learn some PHP, and code it yourself

Shouldn't be too hard to do.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-01-03 11:41pm

Darth Wong wrote:You act as though I want to spend money on this.

Oi, Wong, look at this pages first:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/gamersrealm/ ... 65&act=idx

http://www.starport33.com/ib/index.php? ... 83&act=idx

Those are powered by Invisionboard, from http://www.invisionboard.com

It is FREE. No license. Just download, install, and run.

In case you're interested.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-01-03 11:41pm

How do you know, Exonerate?

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-03 11:49pm

Because I can code PHP, and this wouldn't be too hard. Make a new table, change a few variables, wouldn't take more than 30min.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-01-03 11:55pm

I've always been leery of modifying software, because it makes version ugprades really tricky (especially if those version upgrades mess with the database schema too).

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2003-01-04 07:52am

Any chance of a poll of whether to increase the size by something smallish, maybe 5 or 10 per page? I doubt that would make moderating any harder.