Posted January 18, 200718 yr I added the shoutbox tonight. Would like some feeback on it. Hows is the performance of the fourm with it, does it work on crappy computers/internet connections? Should we keep it?? Should it be on its own page instead of on every page?? Help us help you. :)
January 18, 200718 yr If you keep it...I think it should stay on every page. It is updated sooo quickly that if you were posting you could easily miss out on a conversation you are participating in.
January 18, 200718 yr Nobody is going to get any work done tomorrow. When you "shout," does it count toward your posts?
January 18, 200718 yr Nobody is going to get any work done tomorrow. When you "shout," does it count toward your posts? No it doesnt.
January 18, 200718 yr Nobody is going to get any work done tomorrow. When you "shout," does it count toward your posts? Hell if that were the case....the post count on this forum would skyrocket really quickly!! But I agree work is going to be much harder to get done now :laugh: Its nice to see new features coming to the forum...keep up the good work rich!
January 18, 200718 yr I think it would be nice if you could in your preferences decide to have it on top of the page or open in a seperate window, but if it is a hassle or impossible to do that, it really isn't that big a deal
January 18, 200718 yr The only thing I don't like about it is that it pushes the page content farther down the page.
January 18, 200718 yr What would be nice is a minimize feature. So if you are enthralled in a good convo, you can keep it up. But if it is just annoying you then you can minimize it.
January 18, 200718 yr maybe just have it on the main topic pages but not in the subject pages ? City Photos, Ohio but not MyCrappy Photos....
January 18, 200718 yr I think it's great that it persists through all the pages, so that you can keep it up there while surfing UO...
January 18, 200718 yr I found a minimize option....next to the time/date on the header. I'm fine with it now!
January 18, 200718 yr When I click on an article with Shoutbox open, it crashes my Safari. Not the case with Shoutbox minimized. Goodbye, Shoutbox.
January 18, 200718 yr Looks like the history stores about 13 - 14 hours worth of text - unless it's amount of text.
January 18, 200718 yr Shout box can be fun and interesting. After the newness wears off, this one will settle down a little, I think.
January 18, 200718 yr It takes a bit extra time to load on my crappy computer/connection. I'll try it minimized to see if this goes away.
January 19, 200718 yr Shout box? More like "Lout Box". LOL, that made me thing of Al Gore and his lock box. I'll bet thats not the first time lout and Gore have been connected.
January 19, 200718 yr Prehaps there could be an informal rule not to post something more than 100/200 pixels, unless someone has something very, very, extremely funny.
January 19, 200718 yr It's okay, but is there a way to shut it off? I really don't have much of a use for it.... or the time to use it. It's a good feature, but there ought to be a way to opt out of having it appear on every screen.
January 19, 200718 yr you can shut it off, but then you lose the "Show unread posts since last visit" feature.
January 19, 200718 yr Prehaps there could be an informal rule not to post something more than 100/200 pixels, unless someone has something very, very, extremely funny. Such as:
January 19, 200718 yr Kill the Shoutbox. It disrupts my flow as I try to read the forums. (and I have no one to shout with in the middle of the day.)
January 20, 200718 yr Kill the Shoutbox. It disrupts my flow as I try to read the forums. (and I have no one to shout with in the middle of the day.) Or you could do it yourself. On the upper right hand corner there is a box with a minus inside it, this is right by the date and time. Click on that and it closes the box.
January 20, 200718 yr Or you could do it yourself. On the upper right hand corner there is a box with a minus inside it, this is right by the date and time. Click on that and it closes the box. if you do that then you lose the most useful option (show unread posts) on this forum.
January 20, 200718 yr You could also bookmark http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?action=unread or http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?action=unread;all or http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?action=unreadreplies - just another option!
January 20, 200718 yr OLD?? :? :wtf: I only got to use it once, when did this feature become available?
January 20, 200718 yr For about three days. It didn't serve any good purpose and slowed the forum down.
January 20, 200718 yr For about three days. It didn't serve any good purpose and slowed the forum down. booo! I only log on on weekends and holidays.
January 20, 200718 yr That was kind of fun while it lasted. Maybe it can appear on certain days. Kind of like a reward.
January 20, 200718 yr Awwww. Bring it back. This from the guy who shouted "Death to the Shout Box" ten times just before it died.
January 20, 200718 yr Awwww. Bring it back. This from the guy who shouted "Death to the Shout Box" ten times just before it died. 11 times.
January 20, 200718 yr Awwww. Bring it back. This from the guy who shouted "Death to the Shout Box" ten times just before it died. 11 times. LMAO
January 21, 200718 yr Looks like this thread turned into de facto shoutbox. I thought it might provide a place to vent some of the marginally relevant banter that otherwise runs up post count & traffic on some of the forum threads. I'm actually apathetic about it, but then, who cares?
January 21, 200718 yr (recognizes self in rob's words, hangs head in quiet shame) I tell you...Some people mess it up for the rest of us. Thanks KOOW! LOL
January 21, 200718 yr Be kind, MTS. He's experiencing conviction, and it's a private, anguished time. Next, he has to confess. After that, he has to repent. Then he'll come into full redemption. Be strong and resolute, Kingfish! We forgive you. You just have to make it right with yourself.
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