Answered New Forum

[jdpjamesp]

It seems we're moving to a new forum. I've no idea if you can see this post though as I only seem to be able to see threads I've actually posted in... lol

 

[RealHeavyDude]

I can see your post.

BTW, even at this point I do like the new forum a lot better than the old one ...

Heavy Regards, RealHeavyDude.

 

[jmac13]

Seems quite nice... the proof will be how good the search is etc

 

[Chris Kelleher]

Seems quite nice... the proof will be how good the search is etc

Right now we are using the basic search logic included with XenForo. However I did invest in the XenForo enhanced search module, since I know that is a very important feature to have here. This search uses the Elasticsearch engine, more details available here: http://www.elasticsearch.org/

This should give the forums a super fast search engine that is also full featured.

 

[Chris Kelleher]

It seems we're moving to a new forum. I've no idea if you can see this post though as I only seem to be able to see threads I've actually posted in... lol

Seems that moderators were missing the view any thread/post permission for some odd reason. Let me know if you run into any other permission issues.

 

[jdpjamesp]

Ah yes I can now see the posts!!!

 

[Chris Kelleher]

Ah yes I can now see the posts!!!

Awesome! Test your moderator powers as well

 

[jdpjamesp]

Yeah I am doing - sticking and unsticking works. I'll try some other bits and bobs too.

 

[Chris Kelleher]

Cool. I got an email notification of your post, looks like that is working

 

[jdpjamesp]

Moving, locking, unlocking all works.

 

[jdpjamesp]

Splitting out posts into a new thread works, as does deleting posts. That's the most important stuff all working. I'll have to try out the banning user stuff the next time Tom get's uppity with a user who's running v6

 

[Chris Kelleher]

Splitting out posts into a new thread works, as does deleting posts. That's the most important stuff all working. I'll have to try out the banning user stuff the next time Tom get's uppity with a user who's running v6

Hahaha

 

[Chris Kelleher]

Seems quite nice... the proof will be how good the search is etc

Elasticsearch has been installed and is running here now. Give the search a workout and see how it works. Looks pretty good to me, and fast!

 

[TomBascom]

v6 users shouldn't be banned -- they just need a little adjustment

Oh, you didn't mean the v6 user? Harumph.

 

[TomBascom]

While updating my sig I came across the following:

Sorry, you were not able to save since the content contained a link

For this HomePage URL Account Setting, before you can create content with links, you must first meet the minimum requirements

Minimum Requirements
The number of posts you have created must exceed: 4 (Yours: 3405)
The number of Likes you've received must exceed: 2 (Yours: 31)
The Likeost Ratio must exceed: 9% (Yours: 1%)
The number of days you have been registered must exceed: 4 (Yours: 2861)

The ratio of "likes" to "posts" is going to be huge -- 1) this community isn't in the habit of liking posts and 2) the capability is fairly new -- so people with a history are going to be at a serious disadvantge.

 

[Rob Fitzpatrick]

Clearly, you need to be more likeable.

 

[LarryD]

Tom's likeable enough once he has a few beers in him...

 

[Stefan]

The only explanation for 3400+ posts is spammer... ;-)

 

[Chris Kelleher]

While updating my sig I came across the following:


The ratio of "likes" to "posts" is going to be huge -- 1) this community isn't in the habit of liking posts and 2) the capability is fairly new -- so people with a history are going to be at a serious disadvantge.

I removed that likes/post ratio requirement, so only the others need to be met. I also allowed sponsors to bypass the spam rules all together.

 

[TomBascom]

Thanks Chris. Larry, you can buy me a beer anytime Stefan... Can I interest you in some pills? I promise they *really* work