Forum Changelist - Add all suggestions here

[Nitro]

Update smiles to be black background friendly - DONE

Update various small post icons to be black background friendly - DONE

Recolor leftover "green" themed icons to orange - DONE

Investigate coloring the User Name per forum group (members orange, non-members white, etc) - Fine as is for now

Integrate livestream to a sidebar with a popup window on the home page - DONE

Install a more useful calendar mod - Fine as is for now

Add Rank system based on number of posts - DONE

Add forum category icon - DONE

[Ambush]

Rank system like the other forums.
Different colour names for different ranks of members (normal, officer, guest, admin, leader etc)
Music channel to listen to shit, has to be done!

[Kenpachi]

note:
Bear in mind these add-ons will of course need to be tweaked and tailored to the site, so give Nitro some time to sort them out.

I know this is a repost, but just to keep all the suggestions in one place, here it is again.
But I did add a few things based on Ambush's suggestions.

//IBPRO ARCADE-Time killer, good for game/server downtimes
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=101554

//Multiple Account Detection & Prevention-Gpod security feature to prevent scrubs making over 9000 accounts just so they can spam porn or avoid bans
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=199077&highlight=multiple+account

//VB EXPERIENCE -This is a similar addon to the rank system that Ambush was talking about, but looks a little different and has a lot more options.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=171014&highlight=vBExperience

//CYB CHATBOX-Chat box for quick on the fly posts,messages and well... chat
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=201283&highlight=CHATBOX

//VIDEO DIRECTORY-name says it all.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=200819

//DnP Music Player - Music player that ambush was asking for?
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=216098&highlight=music
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VBULLETIN EDITS
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//Xfire Card under Avatar
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=103507

//Forum User Group Color change
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=114283

Ill try and help find links/recources as more suggestions are posted. Hope this list is a good start.
If you have any trouble setting up the user groups/permissions etc (doubtful), I could do it in a few mins for you :p But its all pretty straight forward.

[Kenpachi]

This is really annoying atm:
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6714/probaja.jpg
If possible erase them ugly white lines to keep that nav bar nice and fluid looking.
Other than that, nice job on the header so far
.

[xtopolis]

We will need a solid method of permissions for forums.

Such as:
+registered users see only public boards.
+kos clan members get added to a list as such (for mass emails)
+then clan members are added on a PER game basis for private forums
+top secret per game as well


I have ideas for the main page / calendar , but mainly the calendar should be per game I think, for clan members to be aware of events. A general calendar for the whole forum isn't very useful imo.


Oh yea, the "new posts" thing on the main page is weird. It shows that I have many new posts to read, but it recounts the ones in the thread, even if I've read those. Then I go to read them, go back to main page, and it says I still have them as unread. Don't know if this is anything you can modify~

[Kenpachi]

We will need a solid method of permissions for forums.

Such as:
+registered users see only public boards.
+kos clan members get added to a list as such (for mass emails)
+then clan members are added on a PER game basis for private forums
+top secret per game as well


This is all part of vBulletin, all this will be set up.



I have ideas for the main page / calendar , but mainly the calendar should be per game I think, for clan members to be aware of events. A general calendar for the whole forum isn't very useful imo.


Ill check out what I can find. Been having a hard time finding this one.


Oh yea, the "new posts" thing on the main page is weird. It shows that I have many new posts to read, but it recounts the ones in the thread, even if I've read those. Then I go to read them, go back to main page, and it says I still have them as unread. Don't know if this is anything you can modify~

You need to refresh the page and there is a slight delay with this.
However you can manually mark all forums read by going:
Quick Links>Mark Forums Read.

[Kenpachi]

This is the best I could find, based on Xtops suggestion. It basically requres "social groups" to be set up for each respective game, an then they will have thier own calendar page that will show all of that group's upcoming events and what not. But at the same time it intergrates with a main forum calender and adds each groups events to it. which I think could be nice to show that we are still one clan.

//Social Group Calendars
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=203352&highlight=event+calendar

//Black Background friendly smileys:
http://www.filefront.com/14006949/vbblackoutlinemore.zip/

[xtopolis]

This is all part of vBulletin, all this will be set up.
Yes. I just want to maintain a solid standard of security and organization. I would also like to add/verify/suggest that we have a section only for applying, and keep an archive (privately) of all applicants. If this is already being done, then it should be continued (the archiving).


You need to refresh the page and there is a slight delay with this.
However you can manually mark all forums read by going:
Quick Links>Mark Forums Read.
Have been doing this, find it annoying as hell. I'll live though.


Also, we will need a favicon. This is easily done.

[Kenpachi]

for infomation re: user groups and moderation
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=155347

[Kenpachi]

// FORUM CATEGORY ICONS
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=127426

[xtopolis]

Unless you're already getting to this, make the private forums that people don't have access to, not visible to them either.

[Nitro]

Unless you're already getting to this, make the private forums that people don't have access to, not visible to them either.

I've purposly made them visible because we have has issues in the past where people though they were seeing all there was to see and did not request private access when they should have.

[DeMordey]

Video download section on the frontpage would be nice, maybe even with thumbnails ..

[Ambush]

Bleh typed out loads of stuff then seen its already done :D go me

[Kenpachi]

move the "recent threads" module to the right hand side on the CMPS.

[Kenpachi]

//KOS STREAM PAGE.
I set this up a whille back
http://www.xogaming.com/stream/

Set this up a few months back, if you want the html for it (thats all it is) I could send that to ya to mess with.

[Kenpachi]

Just booted up photoshop for the first time in years. Figured I would play around with some banner ideas. Here's what i came up with:
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6216/bannerrevisecopy.jpg

Now gotta go out. Ill be back later. Any graphics suggestions let me know. I would be more than happy to pitch in since I apparently haven't forgotten how to use Photoshop *yay*

[Inq]

The "Go to first new post" button that shows up to the left of the Thread Title should be made orange instead of black so it stands out.

[Inq]

Very nice icons for the specific game forums btw.

[xtopolis]

Just booted up photoshop for the first time in years. Figured I would play around with some banner ideas. Here's what i came up with:
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6216/bannerrevisecopy.jpg

Now gotta go out. Ill be back later. Any graphics suggestions let me know. I would be more than happy to pitch in since I apparently haven't forgotten how to use Photoshop *yay*

ken, add me on msn (in my profile) or something and I'll tell you the settings for the orange text (or give you a psd with it). I like the background a bit, but I think we should stick with orange.

[xtopolis]

btw, it seems the picture album doesn't like PNG, but jpg does fine.

[Nitro]

Just booted up photoshop for the first time in years. Figured I would play around with some banner ideas. Here's what i came up with:
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6216/bannerrevisecopy.jpg

Now gotta go out. Ill be back later. Any graphics suggestions let me know. I would be more than happy to pitch in since I apparently haven't forgotten how to use Photoshop *yay*


I like the lettering in this, should be orange though.
The mmog clan text is too white, and out of place looking, needs to be more subtle and integrated into the image somehow
The background stuff looks cool.
If we sliced it into a 3 part image and made the middle part an animated gif with a very suble pulsing of the letters that would be pro. This can be done just by increasing and descreasing your glow effect by a few percent and making an 8 frame gif with a slow timer.

[Kenpachi]

I like the lettering in this, should be orange though.
The mmog clan text is too white, and out of place looking, needs to be more subtle and integrated into the image somehow
The background stuff looks cool.
If we sliced it into a 3 part image and made the middle part an animated gif with a very suble pulsing of the letters that would be pro. This can be done just by increasing and descreasing your glow effect by a few percent and making an 8 frame gif with a slow timer.



yeah the animation can be done in photoshop.
It was really a quick 10min throw together, threw some tribal texture cause i thought the plain black was a little boring. I just grabbed the middle section atm since it was a quick attempt
the Hex for the color would be great if you have that handy


//EDIT
Made some tweaks as mentioned previously, unsure on what you want done with the "multi gaming mmog clan" text, but I dimmed it out and moved it somewhere else. Fixed the color (just took a screenie and used the amazing color picker tool). Made the animation of glowing text.

Been a while since I used PS, in fact it was still owned by adobe back when i used it abt 4yrs ago in college.
Feels good to be playing with it again.

here it is at its current state:

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/341/bannerrevise.gif

[Nitro]

yeah the animation can be done in photoshop.
It was really a quick 10min throw together, threw some tribal texture cause i thought the plain black was a little boring. I just grabbed the middle section atm since it was a quick attempt
the Hex for the color would be great if you have that handy


//EDIT
Made some tweaks as mentioned previously, unsure on what you want done with the "multi gaming mmog clan" text, but I dimmed it out and moved it somewhere else. Fixed the color (just took a screenie and used the amazing color picker tool). Made the animation of glowing text.

Been a while since I used PS, in fact it was still owned by adobe back when i used it abt 4yrs ago in college.
Feels good to be playing with it again.

Slice the image into three parts, only the middle should be animated, this way the characters on the outside are not restricted to a 256 color palette

The background piece to the far right that is clipped, remove it altogether or bring it entirely into view

here it is at its current state:

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/341/bannerrevise.gif


Make the letters #FF6600, not white and slow down the pulsing by half the speed of what it is now.

Slice the image in three pieces so the toons on the outsides are not restricted to a 256 color palette.

The piece of background graphic to the far right would be clipped, bring it into the image boundaries or remove it.

Remove the mmog text on the bottom for now.

Double the amount of steps on the animation (make it smoother)

[Nitro]

Finding tons of quality icon stuff at http://www.vbimageworks.com/

[xtopolis]

-Add a section for the KoS members group, so that I can post the avatar psd/png files for members to use if they wish.

[Kenpachi]

//BANNER UPDATES BLANK BACKGROUND INCLUDED

Blank Tribal background
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1415/bannerblank.gif

Banner. Much more subtle and slower.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/341/bannerrevise.gif

High rez JPG.
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6194/bannerrevisejpg.jpg

[xtopolis]

Banner. Much more subtle and slower.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/341/bannerrevise.gif


I think it would look better with the letter colors looking more like we currently have.

You can pull the letters with color/glow from here, I think they look pretty similar: http://www.xtopolis.com/kos/files/splash_screen.psd

[Kenpachi]

ok thanks for that psd. The only killer is that an animated glow would be fading to nothing vs the current white text. I may play around with it later none the less and see what i come up with.

[xtopolis]

-Change the private forum descriptions to say: Apply for access (maybe a link to it)

[Inq]

-Change the private forum descriptions to say: Apply for access (maybe a link to it)

Thanks, was going to add that here after I mentioned it, but the woman needed help.

[Inq]

BB Code for Tables
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=107985

I tried copying over the translated 1.5 Patch notes and vBulletin broke all the tables that worked on the current forums.

[Nitro]

New Animated Banner Source Example Attached :jimlad:

[Kenpachi]

//UPDATED BANNER TEXT GLOW (THANKS TO XTOPS FOR PROVIDING .PSD FOR TEXT)
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2253/bannernitrocutdown.gif

[Inq]

Nice. I like the slower pulse personally.

[Inq]

FYI, while attempting to re-create the Heroic Weapons thread, there is a limit of 4 images per post. Not sure if that's default or not, but something I noticed.

[Kenpachi]

FYI, while attempting to re-create the Heroic Weapons thread, there is a limit of 4 images per post. Not sure if that's default or not, but something I noticed.

Yeah that would be the default .
Gonna want more than 4 images at least on private forums for members
(not so important for public threads imo).
:Randy:

[xtopolis]

Nice. I like the slower pulse personally.

That's what she said.

[Inq]

Something else, the images that get resized in a post, when you click on the bar at the top to expand the image, it opens in a new tab instead of expanding in the post. I know Aion Source images expand in the post itself.

Another thing, when I gank entire threads by copying the post, the image links do not carry over like the current forum. This may be a limitation of vBulletin, but not sure.

It cramps my thread-ganking fetish. :mask:

[Inq]

Just noticed the new banner.

Instead of the double ranger at the far left, maybe the KoS pentagram?

[Inq]

Yay for KoS Groups button!

[Nitro]

All those extra toons had to go, was pulling away from the name of the guild and dominating the header

[Inq]

Doable to make the KoS pulse orange like the left, or not?

[Nitro]

Doable to make the KoS pulse orange like the left, or not?

If your talking about the grey KoS on the far right no, it is a background image, wouldn't be a good idea. It was meant to be a subtle fill in for the blank space that was there.

[Inq]

roger.

10chars

[Kenpachi]

just woke up, looking good.
Groups button ftw. And I see what you where saying about the tons of cutouts.

[DeMordey]

Well just came back and see the new background image for the Title, dunno don't like it really. The GIF animation is cool but the randon stuff in background look like those cheap tattooes whores get above their asses.

[Nitro]

Well just came back and see the new background image for the Title, dunno don't like it really. The GIF animation is cool but the randon stuff in background look like those cheap tattooes whores get above their asses.

I can confirm that Xdega does have those tattooes right above his ass.

If you have ideas or examples for a better looking banner im always open to suggestions.

[Kenpachi]

Tribals ftw.
I did that because the plain black was a little too empty.
was all I could think of at the time.

[Kenpachi]

Are Images enabled in forum signatures? if not do you plan to? could you? please?
pretty please?

[Inq]

Spelling alert.

Announcements is missing an "n" at the top of the forum.

[Ahura]

I like the new look. good job nitro and others that helped to make it.

personalized title; having the options to choose our own title under the forums names will be good.

Some will play more then one game so eventually those Aion members or Cabal member etc will get old since we go to new games etc but if we can choose which title we want to show then it be different and of curse an option to choose a random title made by each person would make it bit more fun.

Forum Level: this dose not go with our forums look imo. it make it bit old fasion, i reckon you should just take that off and keep the post count instead.

Avatar size: is there any chance you can increase this size a little. it just dosent fit well under the name with the divider line being so far apart from where the post actually starts.

Game Testing Section: On the old forums we had this section for bit more privet chat about the games we were testing that we couldn't openly talk in public forums or privet forums about them(NDA problems). Any chance we can have that section on these new forums as well?

[Kenpachi]

personalized title; having the options to choose our own title under the forums names will be good.

Some will play more then one game so eventually those Aion members or Cabal member etc will get old since we go to new games etc but if we can choose which title we want to show then it be different and of curse an option to choose a random title made by each person would make it bit more fun.


I can see where you are coming from. But I do not like that idea one bit. You will get ppl abusing the system and using stupid titles.

I like it the way it is atm, a lot more organised and helps others identify what main kos game, the member is from or playing.

You can always change what group you want to be identified as at a later date, just as new groups can be added as new games come out.

[xtopolis]

Are Images enabled in forum signatures? if not do you plan to? could you? please?
pretty please?

kinda. edit signature, link or upload pic. then click insert signature. the tag is :

[Kenpachi]

kinda. edit signature, link or upload pic. then click insert signature. the tag is :

ah, ok, thanks.

[Konstantyne]

Perhaps a post ability to hide content to peopel that dont have X# of posts.


like you must have X # of posts to see the following content of the thread.

[Ahura]

I like it the way it is atm, a lot more organised and helps others identify what main kos game, the member is from or playing.

1st let me say i like the user group where you can only see the forum section for the game you are playing and it was needed.

but that has draw back, you can not tell what is the "main" kos game as you said it, since say you play aion and i play wow. you post under aion section which i can not see and i post under wow section which you can not see.

so in a way if i was new member i would not know there is a member called kenpachi or XYZ unless you post in general section of the forums and lets face it you wont have reason to do that maybe one or two post here and there but many wont. you only need to look at our old forums to see that people generally only post under the section for their own game and no where else.

So your point is invalid imo.

either way i don't really feel strongly about this so i dont care that much but like i said it would be a nice addition to the new forums.

[Kenpachi]

1st let me say i like the user group where you can only see the forum section for the game you are playing and it was needed.

but that has draw back, you can not tell what is the "main" kos game as you said it, since say you play aion and i play wow. you post under aion section which i can not see and i post under wow section which you can not see.

so in a way if i was new member i would not know there is a member called kenpachi or XYZ unless you post in general section of the forums and lets face it you wont have reason to do that maybe one or two post here and there but many wont. you only need to look at our old forums to see that people generally only post under the section for their own game and no where else.

So your point is invalid imo.

either way i don't really feel strongly about this so i dont care that much tbh but like i said it would be a nice addition to the new forums.

I think you misread what I was saying.
For the purpose of identifying what members are in what groups you can view the member list here:
http://nitrokos.com/forums/showgroups.php?
this shows all the groups that user is in and thus what main games the player plays/played.

The user title is to show what current main game the player is playing as chosen by the user

[Ahura]

hmm i see what you mean now but that is even worst ken :(

On old forums we had over 4000+ members soon this new site will be the same and no one is going to look at that member list to see who is playing which game mate.

What will happen in terms of "main" game, it will be like always word of mouth on ventrilo.


Another example if you still not convinced, for while i was leader on Cabal and i got tired of seeing the same 8-10 guys online so i recruited bunch people to a point that guild was maybe 80-100 players.

But soon as i left and Titan left etc guild dropped down to low number since people got bored and said they wanted few months break or what ever.

so at this point they are still KoS members and they are still member of that game; you can not just remove their access. So if you were to see the huge list, it will give you a wrong picture that XYX game is still going strong but in reality it is different. the list can and will in most cases be inaccurate especialy in the 1st few days and week of any new game.

[Kenpachi]

hmm i see what you mean now but that is even worst ken :(

On old forums we had over 4000+ members soon this new site will be the same and no one is going to look at that member list to see who is playing which game mate.

What will happen in terms of "main" game, it will be like always word of mouth on ventrilo.


Another example if you still not convinced, for while i was leader on Cabal and i got tired of seeing the same 8-10 guys online so i recruited bunch people to a point that guild was maybe 80-100 players.

But soon as i left and Titan left etc guild dropped down to low number since people got bored and said they wanted few months break or what ever.

so at this point they are still KoS members and they are still member of that game; you can not just remove their access. So if you were to see the huge list, it will give you a wrong picture that XYX game is still going strong but in reality it is different. the list can and will in most cases be inaccurate especialy in the 1st few days and week of any new game.


Basically, the way Nitro has it set up, is that there are group leaders (the guild leaders of that groups game)
that will remove people that are no longer members or playing a certain game.

And by design, this should mean that there will not be a huge list of redundant members that no longer play or are kos members even. And no longer a 2k+ list of members.

The group list should not be to show how strong the game is running tho imo but if you where that interested, you could allways check how active the members are on the forums via the list. The game's vent channel is the best way to keep track of that. I think.

[DeMordey]

"The text that you have entered is too long (26681 characters). Please shorten it to 10000 characters long."

Guides can be a lot longer then 10k characters, just a setting thing ...

[T3mpest]

"The text that you have entered is too long (26681 characters). Please shorten it to 10000 characters long."

Guides can be a lot longer then 10k characters, just a setting thing ...


I guess we can post 2 or 3 times if needed, and keep placeholders :confused:

But yes, a 50k long post would be better :daydreaming:

[Nitro]

"The text that you have entered is too long (26681 characters). Please shorten it to 10000 characters long."

Guides can be a lot longer then 10k characters, just a setting thing ...

Changed it to 100,000, if you hit that limit and it needs to be higher let me know

[DeMordey]

After donating you come to this page:
http://knightsofshadow.org/forums/misc.php?merchant_return_link=Return+to+Merchant
which show you different "smileys" (lol) and the donation % is not updated.

[T3mpest]

It took me around 8 minutes to update properly. . maybe the script reads a certain database and that takes time (paypal seems not to be instant like C&B)

[Gythen]

Only ~19kb maximum on avatar size? Can that be upped a bit? Are we all on dial-up still?:huh:

[Nitro]

It took me around 8 minutes to update properly. . maybe the script reads a certain database and that takes time (paypal seems not to be instant like C&B)

The Paypal module is Cyb's Paypal Module from vBulletin.org. The way it is setup is each donation has to be approved manually before it will show up on the graph.

I've heard people on other forums had the same return to smiles page, I will have to look into that.

[Neji]

Site is looking good bout time we got a upgrade nice job Nitro ;)

[Nitro]

Only ~19kb maximum on avatar size? Can that be upped a bit? Are we all on dial-up still?:huh:

19kb is pretty big, you putting a feature film in your avatar?

I upped it to 30k :wink:

[T3mpest]

19kb is pretty big, you putting a feature film in your avatar?

I upped it to 30k :wink:

Story of my life in a GIF avatar :notworthy:

[DeMordey]

//VIDEO DIRECTORY-name says it all.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=200819


I think this one has the auto youtube embed thingy, that is really useful.

[DeMordey]

Table support for Path notes.

[Kenpachi]

The Paypal module is Cyb's Paypal Module from vBulletin.org. The way it is setup is each donation has to be approved manually before it will show up on the graph.

I've heard people on other forums had the same return to smiles page, I will have to look into that.

How will the paypal addon work for those that have the monthly subscription set up from the previous system?

[DeMordey]

How will the paypal addon work for those that have the monthly subscription set up from the previous system?

Yeah was wondering about this too. We would need to write a script that logs into PayPal API and checks all donations and writes/approves them in the vbulletin plugin.

[DeMordey]

We need a video section (maybe add it on the same site as stream)
and move videos from old page http://64.251.30.6/cs/files/default.aspx, even though they are old there are some cool ones I still really like ;)

/quit spamming for today

[Kenpachi]

Have we really recieved over $400 in donations in 1 day? Or is this bugged?
If so theres some generious bastards out there, making me feel like a cheapass with my weak ass "support subscription", lulz.

[Kenpachi]

just a reminder. What was decided about these Nitro?:

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//Xfire Card under Avatar
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=103507

//Forum User Group Color change
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=114283

PS:
Really liking the Favicon, very nice touch to keep things looking professional.

[xtopolis]

Have we really recieved over $400 in donations in 1 day? Or is this bugged?
If so theres some generious bastards out there, making me feel like a cheapass with my weak ass "support subscription", lulz.

It is accurate. You can view the list. Every little bit helps.

[Nitro]

Have we really recieved over $400 in donations in 1 day? Or is this bugged?
If so theres some generious bastards out there, making me feel like a cheapass with my weak ass "support subscription", lulz.

When you are logged in you can press the lil down arrow next to "Donation Goal" an see who donated what.

[Kenpachi]

oh, ok, cool.

[Luqutis]

This is really annoying atm:
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6714/probaja.jpg
If possible erase them ugly white lines to keep that nav bar nice and fluid looking.
.

not to sound picky or anything (soon as someone starts of with that you know there gonna be picky fkers :P) BUT whats with the different gaps between the tabs on the main page.
eg Home and Forums tab is abit of a stretch away from each other and also inbetween Forums/Kostv and Kostv/Usercp the gaps in there are different by afew mm's or so on the screen i use. (32inch hdtv)
Is it possible for the spacing of these tabs to be more in tune with each other as it is the one of the first things ppl will look at?
anyways except that new site looks awesome!

[Shihou]

i want/need/demand hello kitty online smily theme

[DeMordey]

i want/need/demand hello kitty online smily theme

You act like it's a joke, but I know it's true!

PS: morgen :)

[Shihou]

moinmoin mordey :)

[Nitro]

i want/need/demand hello kitty online smily theme

Link to file download pls?

[Inq]

Hello Kitty theme while eating Hello Kitty toast (http://www.twinbird.jp/product/ts4654/). :shocked:

[Shihou]

http://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty01.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty12.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty13.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty02.gif
http://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty09.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty06.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty10.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty03.gif
http://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty07.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty08.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty05.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty04.gif
http://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty14.gifhttp://www.smileys.me.uk/smileys/Hello_Kitty/hellokitty11.gif

[T3mpest]

http://images.paraorkut.com/img/funnypics/images/o/omg_wtf-12875.jpg

[Shihou]

KoS Timezone Clock (orange digital on black, set to PST)

i guess #ff6600 isnt right orange but im to lazy to read html



<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="50" width="168" data="http://www.usflashmap.com/component/flash_clock/flash_clock.swf">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.usflashmap.com/component/flash_clock/flash_clock.swf" />
<param name="base" value="http://www.usflashmap.com/component/flash_clock/" />
<param name="flashvars" value="
&gmt=-480&
&dl_start=3|2SU|2&
&dl_end=11|1SU|2&
&bodycolor=0x000000&
&scolor=0xff0000&
&facecolor=0xcccccc&
&bodyflare=true&
&faceflare=false&
&numeralcolor=0xFF6600&
&labelarray=KoS Time&
&labelTextField=0:45:160:25&
&dataTextField=0:160:160:25&
&timeTextField=0:95:160:25&
&showlabelTextField=false&
&showdataTextField=false&
&showtimeTextField=false&
&labelTextFieldStyle=<p align='center'><font face='Arial' color='#000000' size='18'><b>[]</b></font></p>&
&dataTextFieldStyle=<p align='center'><font face='Arial' color='#000000' size='18'><b>[]</b></font></p>&
&timeTextFieldStyle=<p align='center'><font face='Arial' color='#000000' size='18'><b>[]</b></font></p>&
&clock_type=digital&
&clock_sound=false&
&imagearray=&
&time_style=24&
" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="scale" value="noscale" />
<param name="salign" value="lt" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
</object>

[DeMordey]

no clock please, I know it's amazing but I got already a clock on my computer :P

[Kenpachi]

Alas, the spam bots have arrived as i warned you earlier Nitro :p
They can bypass that capachta shit. Dont ask how, I havent researched it.
But fear not, here is how to fix the issue:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=183329&page=18

Although it says its for 3.7.x it is confirmed to work with 3.8.3
Hope that helps

One thing to note, after you have this in place, you will be able to disable the non-user friendly capatcha verification.

[CKasper]

non sure if any1 said it but after you done with the must do first thinks, maybe you will add the mini-games too(browser games):P so we can have some fun on the forum playng against each other:laugh:

[DeMordey]

Alas, the spam bots have arrived as i warned you earlier Nitro :p
They can bypass that capachta shit. Dont ask how, I havent researched it.
But fear not, here is how to fix the issue:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=183329&page=18

Although it says its for 3.7.x it is confirmed to work with 3.8.3
Hope that helps

One thing to note, after you have this in place, you will be able to disable the non-user friendly capatcha verification.

To bypass Captha is one of the easiest things to do for a script, in matter of fact it's easier for a script to read capthas then for people, making my living with this shit ;)

[DeMordey]

Alright, since we have our new nice site I wouldn't mind if we had more often updated front page news. I mean at least 1-2 times a month, so updates on games we play with some pictures etc, so that guests can see that there's something going on in this guild.

[Nitro]

Alright, since we have our new nice site I wouldn't mind if we had more often updated front page news. I mean at least 1-2 times a month, so updates on games we play with some pictures etc, so that guests can see that there's something going on in this guild.

I added a new News Suggestions forum, so anyone can write a news posts and if I approve it it goes to the front page.

[Azriel]

A general private forum, part of the KoS General where all guild members have access.

[xtopolis]

What about using this brighter aion image for when there are new posts?

http://xtopolis.com/kos/imgs/aion_button.gif

(you might not be able to copy paste that, i think I trimmed it.)

[DeMordey]

What about using this brighter aion image for when there are new posts?

http://xtopolis.com/kos/imgs/aion_button.gif

(you might not be able to copy paste that, i think I trimmed it.)

/signed

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[Kenpachi]

What about using this brighter aion image for when there are new posts?

http://xtopolis.com/kos/imgs/aion_button.gif

(you might not be able to copy paste that, i think I trimmed it.)

Much better. The Cabal Online Icon could do with some TLC too if you could. The only downside is the cabal logo is black and white *shrug*

[Kenpachi]

Alas, the spam bots have arrived as i warned you earlier Nitro :p
They can bypass that capachta shit. Dont ask how, I havent researched it.
But fear not, here is how to fix the issue:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=183329&page=18

Although it says its for 3.7.x it is confirmed to work with 3.8.3
Hope that helps

One thing to note, after you have this in place, you will be able to disable the non-user friendly capatcha verification.


Would like to bump this. Its very important. I am already noticing that the registered users are growing larger by the day. We will end up with an out of control spam problem and many many accounts that the spammers will be using.:policeman:

[xtopolis]

I'll look into this later.

[Inq]

Would like to bump this. Its very important. I am already noticing that the registered users are growing larger by the day. We will end up with an out of control spam problem and many many accounts that the spammers will be using.:policeman:

Incoming Spam!

[CKasper]

Incoming Spam!
too much spam m8:D

[Kenpachi]

Just to give you an idea. I set up a test forums that where not even busy or being used. After about 2-3 weeks there was an average of 5 posts daily with nasty porn ads and something like 13 pre-registered accounts being used to make these posts.
These bots aparently crawl the net looking for any forum that they can register and post on. Really retarded if you dont take control of it.

[DeMordey]

Just to give you an idea. I set up a test forums that where not even busy or being used. After about 2-3 weeks there was an average of 5 posts daily with nasty porn ads and something like 13 pre-registered accounts being used to make these posts.
These bots aparently crawl the net looking for any forum that they can register and post on. Really retarded if you dont take control of it.

Can you repost the porn links here please?

[CKasper]

lol nice one1 m8:biglaugh:

[Kenpachi]

Can you repost the porn links here please?

i would, but I like to keep them to myself, Go find your own pawn :p

[Inq]

Can you repost the porn links here please?

Check http://knightsofshadow.org/forums/showpost.php?p=814&postcount=3

[Shihou]

once u started a thread u can not edit the subject - or am i wrong ?

and i would appreciate TABLES or TABS

COURIER (where is my beloved <PRE> gone) also strips additional SPACES or TABSTOPS for charts.

if u use code/html tags its still flawed:
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2232/errx.png

[Kenpachi]

please add these to the forums: http://www.aionarmory.com/syndication.aspx

[DeMordey]

please add these to the forums: http://www.aionarmory.com/syndication.aspx

oh that would be nice!

[xtopolis]

Change the AION FORUM NEW icon to the one I made!

[Sodiac]

Isn't it possible to make the donation section with the percentage bar less prominent..? So let's say move it to the bottom of the site perhaps?

[xtopolis]

Why should it be less prominent? I think it's good where it's at tbh irl.

[Ruis]

Change the AION FORUM NEW icon to the one I made!

Even with this (if its even used atm) I can't see the difference just by glancing between new posts and no new posts. Could really use something to ease this challenging task..:arghh::wub::mad::cute::laugh::sad:.

[Kenpachi]

Even with this (if its even used atm) I can't see the difference just by glancing between new posts and no new posts. Could really use something to ease this challenging task..:arghh::wub::mad::cute::laugh::sad:.

turn up your monitor contrast imo
that new icon is pretty noticeable

[Ruis]

turn up your monitor contrast imo
that new icon is pretty noticeable
But my contrast is at max! They're both so white I can't see which one is darker, that's the problem, don't you see!

[xtopolis]

My icon isn't being used afaik.

[DeMordey]

Change the AION FORUM NEW icon to the one I made!

Bumb, Nitro if you find some time please change the icon.

[Nitro]

Bumb, Nitro if you find some time please change the icon.

The icon has been updated. Thanks to xtops for editing the image and demordey for bugging me till I used it :wink:

[DeMordey]

The icon has been updated. Thanks to xtops for editing the image and demordey for bugging me till I used it :wink:

^^ just seen it, it's cool, only problem is that the background is transparent and it actually gets an orange background that's under it.

Maybe you already fixed it, dunno ...

[Inq]

Shiny.

Youtube Embed URL and Table Support next, purty pleeeeaaaaasssseeeee!!!

[Kenpachi]

please add these to the forums: http://www.aionarmory.com/syndication.aspx

how about this one? bump? :tongue:

[Nitro]

how about this one? bump? :tongue:

I dont think so, no desire to add dependancies to external javascripts.

[Kenpachi]

I dont think so, no desire to add dependancies to external javascripts.
fair enough

[Shihou]

so is there a way to get tables working ?

[DeMordey]

so is there a way to get tables working ?

I still hope so ;)

[xtopolis]

Change the keywords and description tags:
<meta name="keywords" content="vbulletin,jelsoft,forum,bbs,discussion,bulletin board" />
<meta name="description" content="This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to http://www.vbulletin.com/ ." />

keywords should be like: KoS,knightsofshadow,aion,wow,mir3,hardcore,gaming, multibox... etc things that we have here that describe the site

description should be like:
KnightsOfShadow is an MMORPG gaming community established in YYYY. Something about hardcore/dominating/mulitboxing etc..

[Kenpachi]

the good news is that the rest of the forums (besides the main page) have correct meta tags due to the way vbulletin is set up. See the #6 listing below:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=aion+knights&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&fp=XDVqq10Z7K4

based on a search for "Aion Knights"

[Xaneer]

I would like to see a "Member Since Date:" instead of OR in addition to "Join Date:".

Currently the site just gives me the impression that KoS guild started in Jul 2009. Anyone new to gaming might arrive here and get the impression that the guild hasnt been around that long.

The "Member Since Date:" would fit nicely where the "Lv bar" is currently situated. There has already been a request for the bar to be removed for being out-dated by Ahura.

[Originally Posted by Ahura post #52

Forum Level: this dose not go with our forums look imo. it make it bit old fasion, i reckon you should just take that off and keep the post count instead.]

[DeMordey]

Change the keywords and description tags:
<meta name="keywords" content="vbulletin,jelsoft,forum,bbs,discussion,bulletin board" />
<meta name="description" content="This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to http://www.vbulletin.com/ ." />

keywords should be like: KoS,knightsofshadow,aion,wow,mir3,hardcore,gaming, multibox... etc things that we have here that describe the site

description should be like:
KnightsOfShadow is an MMORPG gaming community established in YYYY. Something about hardcore/dominating/mulitboxing etc..
bump
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[Shihou]

in applications only the creator and the officers should have the ability to post.
its a fucking mess - spamming 5 pages. there should be a pirvate thread to talk about applicants. were aint some emo blog site.

[Kenpachi]

in applications only the creator and the officers should have the ability to post.
its a fucking mess - spamming 5 pages. there should be a pirvate thread to talk about applicants. were aint some emo blog site.

I 100% agree with this. ^^
One thing that really bugs me is people having discussions on application threads. Its very unprofessional and makes us look like idiots.

Applications should be formal and somewhat serious. We want to recruit serious people right?

[xtopolis]

We want to recruit serious people right?
I thought we did :S

I'd be down for locking/redoing the app threads~

[Ambush]

In this closed beta phase its not really to much of an issue. Not many people log in, infact the only few applicants i see around are people we know already.

When the game goes live we can take applications more seriously. Alot of the apps right now havent even come back to post anything anyways.


Im jus looking to OB/live with the current members until we see decent applications.

[DeMordey]

Clear out KoS TV section, noone seems to update it except for you Nitro.

[Kenpachi]

Clear out KoS TV section, noone seems to update it except for you Nitro.
I am probably going to resume my broadcasts once Icecrown Citadel hits (next patch) on WoW. ATM nothing interesting to broadcast. I also need to fix the update issues i keep having with procaster.

[Kenpachi]

I know I have already asked this to Nitro via pm's etc. But I would like to post my suggestion here for the record (and for maybe some more input from others).

Basically, I think a blogging system for guild members could generate lots of interesting content/buzz and thus more traffic to the website which in turn could help with guild recruitment.

I personally have trouble using other blogging systems like blogspot due to not being bothered to have to login every time on a different website. Guild forums, however, are always on a browser tab and right there and accessible. I have a lot I want to blog about and have started making posts on our private forums (although I would rather them be in a blog in blog format)

I think it would be great to see people posting general gaming blogs,kill screenshot blogs, game hunting blogs or game specific content like in-game guides and more. The possibilities seem almost endless.

The system that I think will be able to do this plus a whole lot more if wanted/needed is VBAdvanced Dynamics
URL: http://www.vbadvanced.com/products.php?do=productinfo&productid=7
DEMO: http://www.vbadvanced.com/dynamics/

Discuss. Any other input?, alternative ideas?, suggestions?.... gogo!

[Kenpachi]

Something that Trancer suggested last night, and I think would be a great idea. Custom BB Code for youtube embed. This would basically mean that when we link videos of new games in the games hunting section people wouldnt have to click on a dumb hyperlink, they can just watch the vid on our site while reading the post.

Heres a quick how to. It's very easy to implement:
http://adminextra.com/forum/vbulletin-tutorials/692-vbulletin-3-8-how-add-youtube-bbcode.html