Hi, Thanks for the comments - I would like to comment and reply
Hebden wrote:One thing they really need to fix here is the fact that links added to posts will take you away from the forum!
Agree - in the old version of the forum it worked this way. When we updated, the developer removed this - apparently for better HTML compliance. It has been mentioned before - I got used to it and was concentrating on the more pressing tasks. Before I get onto this - the forum software needs to be updated again (to the newest version) and with the Christmas season and holidays, it may need some time - however along with spam blockers, this will be on my list. Unfortunately not quite as easy as adding the tag- (for myself - check the viewtopic.php rewrite function, if that works).
Alycat wrote:and a spell checker... give me patients
I automatically have incorrectly spelt words displayed with a red underline - unfortunately American English however have never looked closer. Pretty sure it will be in your Member Settings - and is default.
The best spell check is google - simply put a word in google (I have a quick search up the top of my browser) and in a new tab you get the search result and often a message "did you mean …" if spelling was wrong.
rustguard wrote:the only thing for me that is missing is a workhorse section
If there is enough interest in a certain area - I am usually happy to accommodate. We are still trying to keep an eye on it so there are not too many dead forums - after the software update I will address the sections again and get feedback. A while back we discussed a "Cyclists Health" section and if we should make "Training" for all disciplines rather than road... it wasn't easy, hence died however always worth reviewing every now and then.
FXST01 wrote:Not that friendly, I wrote a quick intro in the member's profile section 10 days ago, 15 people have viewed but not one has bothered to say hello. Then again I noticed there are few profiles with zero comments.
I wouldn't use this as a measure of friendliness - rather by following a number of the discussions you will notice that it is usually very civil and intelligent.. and less spamming and flaming. I will be honest, I rarely look in that section however still think it is good - especially as it clears the "General Forum" of "Hi, I am new here" posts - and when other members are checking up or when a member has new info (eg - showing off new bike) then the profile section is quite good.
FXST01 wrote:This is a good forum, however the Tasmanian section is a bit slow.
Just a numbers game. WA is big because there was a lot of cross-over from an older WA site/forum, Sydney is active, I intially drove it a bit and Melbourne is not too bad considering the popular Bicycling Victoria forums. Tasmania is however ahead of South Australia and the Northern Territory - at least in terms of number of BNA jerseys ordered - you may see a few about Hobart.
biftek wrote:personally i hate the default scheme of phpbb3 it is rather poor quality the scheme from version 2 was much better
It has been modified, apart from the header (thanks philip) we have the user profile/avatar on the left.
Plus... don't forget, in your user settings you can choose from prosilver (default) and subsilver2 - which is still phpbb3 however with a look and feel like the old version. Half of the regulars in the Retro section use this style
Cheers
Christopher