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Whoah!

Mets – Willets Point Jan 12 2015 03:15 PM

It's blue!

cooby Jan 12 2015 03:28 PM Re: Whoah!

It's nice, but is everything okay?

A Boy Named Seo Jan 12 2015 03:55 PM Re: Whoah!

Some feedback to the hardworking admins... the posts and signatures and the posts that follow all seem to flow together in a big river of bluish-gray same. Maybe an alteration to the theme that allows for a bit more distinction? Just muh $.02 cents. Thanks for all the good work, yall.

Frayed Knot Jan 12 2015 04:08 PM Re: Whoah!

[fimg=400:1jfayf2e]http://wirelessmedia.ign.com/wireless/image/article/774/774881/wha_happened_1174526049.jpg[/fimg:1jfayf2e]

themetfairy Jan 12 2015 04:17 PM Re: Whoah!

Frayed Knot wrote: [fimg=400]http://wirelessmedia.ign.com/wireless/image/article/774/774881/wha_happened_1174526049.jpg[/fimg] I love A Mighty Wind

Benjamin Grimm Jan 12 2015 05:09 PM Re: Whoah!

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Some feedback to the hardworking admins... the posts and signatures and the posts that follow all seem to flow together in a big river of bluish-gray same. Maybe an alteration to the theme that allows for a bit more distinction? Just muh $.02 cents. Thanks for all the good work, yall. This is the default template; we haven't done any modifications to it. The recent Valadius problems may have come from the Caribbean template that we've been using, so as a safety measure I switched us to the default. Whether we stay with this as is, modify it, go back to Caribbean, or try something else entirely is yet to be determined.

cooby Jan 12 2015 05:14 PM Re: Whoah!

It's lovely :)

Fman99 Jan 12 2015 07:46 PM Re: Whoah!

I like it, it's like a fresh coat of paint.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 12 2015 10:32 PM Re: Whoah!

I like it but you gotta relocate the posters to the left. Who reads right to left?

Nymr83 Jan 12 2015 11:15 PM Re: Whoah!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I like it but you gotta relocate the posters to the left. Who reads right to left? yeah other than this its great.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 13 2015 04:20 AM Re: Whoah!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I like it but you gotta relocate the posters to the left. Who reads right to left? Yes, that was the complaint the last time around, which led me to discover the Caribbean template we've been using for the last ten years or so. I also think it can use a little more contrast, especially with the thread icons; it's not as clear which threads have new posts. I may tinker with this one a little bit.

Edgy MD Jan 13 2015 06:30 AM Re: Whoah!

Nymr83 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I like it but you gotta relocate the posters to the left. Who reads right to left? yeah other than this its great. Jews! Jews read right to left! (Arabs, Samaritans, and users of the Syriac alphabet, too!)

Zvon Jan 13 2015 06:48 AM Re: Whoah!

Alls I know is I'm over there>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I like it. This is just a prelude to the big change, when the Mets turn into winners.

d'Kong76 Jan 13 2015 06:56 AM Re: Whoah!

I kinda like it, agree that there could be a slight increase contrast between posts.

MFS62 Jan 13 2015 07:13 AM Re: Whoah!

The color will take getting used to. But we lost the links to other sites (e.g.-UMDB) Can those be added to this format? LAter

Edgy MD Jan 13 2015 07:23 AM Re: Whoah!

Yes, but it's not necessarily so that we'll be staying with this format.

d'Kong76 Jan 13 2015 07:38 AM Re: Whoah!

Right, please everyone think of it as a security measure for right now. It was a good idea to change it, and thanks to Ben G for thinking of it and doing it, while we decide on how to proceed.

Centerfield Jan 13 2015 08:11 AM Re: Whoah!

This is the admins being cheap. Less money is being spent on the board, more money is lining their pockets. I DEMAND AN ACCOUNTING OF HOW OUR MONTHLY DUES ARE SPENT. I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS.

d'Kong76 Jan 13 2015 08:16 AM Re: Whoah!

Champagne is expensive, bro

Mets – Willets Point Jan 13 2015 08:24 AM Re: Whoah!

Having the identity on the right hand side means that I've gone from "what is this asshole going to say?" to "which asshole said this?"

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 13 2015 08:29 AM Re: Whoah!

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Having the identity on the right hand side means that I've gone from "what is this asshole going to say?" to "which asshole said this?" I agree with whatever asshole said this.

dgwphotography Jan 13 2015 08:34 AM Re: Whoah!

This is really nice...

batmagadanleadoff Jan 13 2015 08:58 AM Re: Whoah!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: Having the identity on the right hand side means that I've gone from "what is this asshole going to say?" to "which asshole said this?" I agree with whatever asshole said this. Doesn't matter to me whether the avatar is on the right or left. I know which asshole wrote what before I'm even done with the first sentence.

Ceetar Jan 13 2015 09:06 AM Re: Whoah!

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Having the identity on the right hand side means that I've gone from "what is this asshole going to say?" to "which asshole said this?" Other way for me. I Guess I read right to left.

Ceetar Jan 13 2015 09:06 AM Re: Whoah!

d'Kong76 wrote: Champagne is expensive, bro I could provide you with some tasty homebrew instead.

d'Kong76 Jan 13 2015 01:01 PM Re: Whoah!

Ceetar wrote: I could provide you with some tasty homebrew instead. I wish we lived closer, I would take you up on that!

Nymr83 Jan 13 2015 02:06 PM Re: Whoah!

Edgy MD wrote: Nymr83 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I like it but you gotta relocate the posters to the left. Who reads right to left? yeah other than this its great. Jews! Jews read right to left! (Arabs, Samaritans, and users of the Syriac alphabet, too!) I was going to say that, but it would have been way too much effort to type in hebrew on my phone and it just didnt seem as funny in english.

Nymr83 Jan 13 2015 02:07 PM Re: Whoah!

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Having the identity on the right hand side means that I've gone from "what is this asshole going to say?" to "which asshole said this?" Bring back the Post of the Month award.

Vic Sage Jan 13 2015 02:51 PM Re: Whoah!

waaaah! I hate change. I blame Valadius for this disturbance in the force. but do whatya gotta do, i guess.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 13 2015 04:31 PM Re: Whoah!

Centerfield wrote: This is the admins being cheap. Less money is being spent on the board, more money is lining their pockets. I DEMAND AN ACCOUNTING OF HOW OUR MONTHLY DUES ARE SPENT. I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS. BENJAMIN GRIMM IS THE LEAST CREATIVE ADMIN IN THE ADMIN LEAGUES

Edgy MD Jan 13 2015 05:56 PM Re: Whoah!

So we all just sat down for a beer and said, "What the site needs is dudes in penguin suits. Hundreds of them, everywhere." And then we made it happen.

themetfairy Jan 13 2015 06:04 PM Re: Whoah!

Edgy MD wrote: So we all just sat down for a beer and said, "What the site needs is dudes in penguin suits. Hundreds of them, everywhere." And then we made it happen. Seriously - what's with the friggin' penguin suit?

d'Kong76 Jan 13 2015 06:05 PM Re: Whoah!

Would rather see Backpack Girl in a penguin bikini... wtf.

Mets – Willets Point Jan 13 2015 06:52 PM Re: Whoah!

Penguin suits?

themetfairy Jan 13 2015 06:54 PM Re: Whoah!

They seem to be gone now, thankfully. They were showing up in each new post.

d'Kong76 Jan 13 2015 07:09 PM Re: Whoah!

I didn't see anything!!

Rockin' Doc Jan 14 2015 09:34 PM Re: Whoah!

This will take some getting used to. It isn't bad, but I would definitely support the idea forwarded by others to have the poster's name and avatar displayed on the left margin.

metsmarathon Jan 15 2015 07:07 AM Re: Whoah!

i think that i kinda like it. it's cleaner, and more modern.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2015 07:51 AM Re: Whoah!

If you see any weird colors or penguins or anything in the next few days, don't worry, and don't assume that anything is permanent. I'm experimenting with trying to get the profile section (with our names and avatars) to float to the left instead of the right, and I sometimes use colors to let me know if my changes are having any effect at all.

seawolf17 Jan 15 2015 09:26 AM Re: Whoah!

Like, for example, the floating pennants on every post.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2015 09:37 AM Re: Whoah!

Whaddya want? Penguins?

RealityChuck Jan 15 2015 10:59 AM Re: Whoah!

The graphic at the upper left is incredibly intrusive. Can'd you at least rotate it 90 degrees? Or, better yet, use something smaller?

Benjamin Grimm Jan 15 2015 11:04 AM Re: Whoah!

I'm not sure which graphic you're referring to, but remember, nothing is necessarily permanent. If you mean the Mr. Met flag, that's just a placeholder. It will go away at some point in the near future.

Edgy MD Jan 16 2015 06:27 AM Re: Whoah!

Thanks for your work, Thing

Benjamin Grimm Jan 16 2015 06:40 AM Re: Whoah!

You're welcome! As you can see, I've managed to get the profile box to move from the right side to the left side. However, it's still allocating space on the right side for the profile, and that's shrinking the available space for reading posts. I still need to look into that.

dgwphotography Jan 16 2015 07:10 AM Re: Whoah!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: You're welcome! As you can see, I've managed to get the profile box to move from the right side to the left side. However, it's still allocating space on the right side for the profile, and that's shrinking the available space for reading posts. I still need to look into that. In your style sheet, look for class .postbody. It's set as 76% width. changing that should take care of the space allocation on the right side.

Edgy MD Jan 16 2015 07:17 AM Re: Whoah!

YEAH! We have a programmer discussion going on! Collaborative and stuff.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 16 2015 07:27 AM Re: Whoah!

dgwphotography wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: You're welcome! As you can see, I've managed to get the profile box to move from the right side to the left side. However, it's still allocating space on the right side for the profile, and that's shrinking the available space for reading posts. I still need to look into that. In your style sheet, look for class .postbody. It's set as 76% width. changing that should take care of the space allocation on the right side. Yes, thanks, I did see that. When I get a chance I'll change it to 100 per cent. I thought I had to leave it at 76% to account for the 24% that's being used up on the left side, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Ceetar Jan 16 2015 07:31 AM Re: Whoah!

Edgy MD wrote: YEAH! We have a programmer discussion going on! Collaborative and stuff. Fuck, I come here to distract myself from work, not to have CSS discussions! (anyone know why my damn borders aren't showing up in ie8 even though they show up elsewhere?) ;-)

MFS62 Jan 16 2015 07:35 AM Re: Whoah!

Now, in the superhero contests, I only see the sh on the left side. The one on the right is almost entirely cut off. At least delay closing the votes until they are completely readable. Thanks. Later

d'Kong76 Jan 16 2015 09:18 AM Re: Whoah!

I like the little Mr. Met Online thingy! Quite stylish!

A Boy Named Seo Jan 16 2015 09:51 AM Re: Whoah!

The subtle changes are pleasing. Great work, yall.

dgwphotography Jan 16 2015 10:04 AM Re: Whoah!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: You're welcome! As you can see, I've managed to get the profile box to move from the right side to the left side. However, it's still allocating space on the right side for the profile, and that's shrinking the available space for reading posts. I still need to look into that. In your style sheet, look for class .postbody. It's set as 76% width. changing that should take care of the space allocation on the right side. Yes, thanks, I did see that. When I get a chance I'll change it to 100 per cent. I thought I had to leave it at 76% to account for the 24% that's being used up on the left side, but that doesn't seem to be the case. It depends on what you want to do. You don't have to specify 100% - just remove the width property completely, and it will default to the full width. Oh, and try adding something like this to the style sheet: div.postprofileCPF { float: left; width: 200px; padding-right: 20px; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; margin-right: 20px; } It will slide the message section up, and even with the member's profile.

MFS62 Jan 18 2015 07:59 AM Re: Whoah!

Where do I find the place to set/change the style setting? I looked at user control panel and couldn't find it in any of the tabs. Help. Later

d'Kong76 Jan 18 2015 08:35 AM Re: Whoah!

What exactly is it you want to do, MFS?

MFS62 Jan 18 2015 02:09 PM Re: Whoah!

As someone mentioned above, I would like to expand the width of my viewing area, so that I can see the right side of those superhero comparisons. I can only see the left column and one or two words into the one on the right. Later

Benjamin Grimm Jan 18 2015 02:15 PM Re: Whoah!

That's not something that you can do. The message area is now at its full width; you should be able to see the entire superhero post.

MFS62 Jan 18 2015 02:20 PM Re: Whoah!

I can see the complete responses, but still not far into the right hand columns. Oh well. Later

Benjamin Grimm Jan 18 2015 02:27 PM Re: Whoah!

Actually, in IE I'm seeing it the way you describe. But in Firefox I can see the entire post.

d'Kong76 Jan 18 2015 02:45 PM Re: Whoah!

I just looked at one of those in IE and it all fits but it's different than in Firefox and Chrome which look more 'normal.'

Mets – Willets Point Jan 18 2015 02:48 PM Re: Whoah!

What's the significance of the Mr. Met head that appears in the upper right corner of some but not all posts? I kind of feel like he's saying "you da man!"

themetfairy Jan 18 2015 03:27 PM Re: Whoah!

Mets – Willets Point wrote: What's the significance of the Mr. Met head that appears in the upper right corner of some but not all posts? I kind of feel like he's saying "you da man!" Mr. Met indicates that the poster is currently online.

Mets – Willets Point Jan 18 2015 08:35 PM Re: Whoah!

Oh, well. I should've figured that Mr. Met wouldn't be so excited about every single one of my posts.

themetfairy Jan 18 2015 09:01 PM Re: Whoah!

Meanwhile, I like the new centering of the post texts.

Frayed Knot Jan 20 2015 07:07 AM Re: Whoah!

On the 'white' background posts of the alternate white/blue boxes it's sometimes not so easy to separate the 'Quote' section from the answer text. Much easier to distinguish on the blues. Could those possibly be another color other than white? Maybe even just a slightly different shade would work better.

MFS62 Jan 20 2015 07:09 AM Re: Whoah!

I can read the entire superhero posts on the computer at work, then vote when I get home. At least I can still enjoy Edgy's great roster updates from home. So, no biggie. Thanks all. Later

Benjamin Grimm Jan 20 2015 07:10 AM Re: Whoah!

Frayed Knot wrote: On the 'white' background posts of the alternate white/blue boxes it's sometimes not so easy to separate the 'Quote' section from the answer text. Much easier to distinguish on the blues. Could those possibly be another color other than white? Maybe even just a slightly different shade would work better. Yes, I can probably do that. I'll take a look next time I get a chance to do some tinkering.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 20 2015 07:10 AM Re: Whoah!

MFS62 wrote: I can read the entire superhero posts on the computer at work, then vote when I get home. At least I can still enjoy Edgy's great roster updates from home. So, no biggie. Thanks all. Later I was seeing the same issue that you were on IE until I cleared my browser cache, and that fixed the problem. I suggest giving that a try.

Frayed Knot Jan 20 2015 06:59 PM Re: Whoah!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: On the 'white' background posts of the alternate white/blue boxes it's sometimes not so easy to separate the 'Quote' section from the answer text. Much easier to distinguish on the blues. Could those possibly be another color other than white? Maybe even just a slightly different shade would work better. Yes, I can probably do that. I'll take a look next time I get a chance to do some tinkering. I was thinking about a background color change but altering the quote box colors works even better and it shows up well on either the blue or white background.

metsmarathon Jan 21 2015 12:33 PM Re: Whoah!

is there any way to get the thread page listing closer to the thread title? it's killing me!

Benjamin Grimm Jan 21 2015 02:03 PM Re: Whoah!

Not sure what you mean...

metsmarathon Jan 21 2015 02:25 PM Re: Whoah!

when viewing a forum, and seeing the listing of all the thread topics, for instance, "Woah" by mets-willets point, there are three pages of discussion on that topic. these pages are indicated with little numbered squares which show up in the right-hand side of the frame which also includes the topic title and the author of said topic. because of the dynamic sizing of the frames, particularly the title frame, the page listing for a given topic is all the way in the middle of my screen, far, far away from the title of the topic. for a single-page topic, this is, of course, not an issue. for a multi-page topic, i tend to click on the topic title, and my eyes do not wander across my screen to find the page listing. so i always start on the first page, and have to then fix it once i'm reading hte topic and wondering why nobody's saying anything new. on the old format, i think the page listing was closer to the topic title, possibly immediately following it or under it, or something. here' it's floating out in centerfield when the place i'm inclined to click on is in left. extraneous info such as the last post are in right field, and the number of posts is played by an extra outfielder on loan from a softball game, in right-center. must be a big lefty batter up - i'd better finish my beer. anyways, if there was any way to bring hte listing of hte pages for a given topic in the forum view closer to the topic title, it would be really really helpful. thanks!

Ceetar Jan 21 2015 02:46 PM Re: Whoah!

just start clicking the little orange document symbol to the left of the thread title and it'll take you to the first new post. Easier.

Frayed Knot Jan 21 2015 03:05 PM Re: Whoah!

Y'know what we don't seem to have here is those 'Next Post' and 'Previous Post' navigators that I occasionally find useful.

Mets – Willets Point Jan 21 2015 07:35 PM Re: Whoah!

Frayed Knot wrote: Y'know what we don't seem to have here is those 'Next Post' and 'Previous Post' navigators that I occasionally find useful. Yeah, I can't seem to find those either. I tend to use them often.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 22 2015 06:06 AM Re: Whoah!

The other thing missing (I think) is clicky access to the archives.

themetfairy Jan 22 2015 08:51 PM Re: Whoah!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: The other thing missing (I think) is clicky access to the archives. It's back - yay!

Zvon Jan 25 2015 03:55 PM Re: Whoah!

Is there anything that I can do on my side so that when I click a thread it takes me to the most recent page? I keep getting page one of every thread.

d'Kong76 Jan 25 2015 04:40 PM Re: Whoah!

This took me awhile to get used to; the page numbers for threads that have multiple pages have page # links in the middle of the screen.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 25 2015 06:18 PM Re: Whoah!

Zvon wrote: Is there anything that I can do on my side so that when I click a thread it takes me to the most recent page? I keep getting page one of every thread. Just click the little orange rectangle to the left of the topic title.

Zvon Jan 25 2015 06:41 PM Re: Whoah!

That works fine. Thanks guys :)

batmagadanleadoff Jan 26 2015 07:54 AM Re: Whoah!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Is there anything that I can do on my side so that when I click a thread it takes me to the most recent page? I keep getting page one of every thread. Just click the little orange rectangle to the left of the topic title. I don't see any "little orange rectangle to the left of the topic title". Zvon: If you look at the "last post" column, you can determine which member posted the last post in that thread. To the right of the member's name, is the outline of a tiny box, or rectangle. Clicking on that box will take you to the "last post".

Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2015 09:09 AM Re: Whoah!

The orange box (circled in yellow) takes you to the first unread post. This box only appears when there is one or more post in the thread that you haven't read yet. The white box (circled in green) takes you to the most recent post in the thread, whether you've read it or not. I think the orange box is more useful because if there are eight posts, for example, that you haven't read, it will take you to the first of the eight. The white box will take you to the last of those eight, causing you to miss seven posts.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 26 2015 09:50 AM Re: Whoah!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The orange box (circled in yellow) takes you to the first unread post. This box only appears when there is one or more post in the thread that you haven't read yet. The white box (circled in green) takes you to the most recent post in the thread, whether you've read it or not. I think the orange box is more useful because if there are eight posts, for example, that you haven't read, it will take you to the first of the eight. The white box will take you to the last of those eight, causing you to miss seven posts. Last unread post is the best. Now I see what you're talking about. Thanks for the screen grab. Never noticed that before. Was that feature on the Caribbean template?

Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2015 09:53 AM Re: Whoah!

Yes, it was, but I had never noticed it either until someone mentioned it recently after the move to the new template. I was able to go back and check Caribbean, and the little orange rectangle was on that template as well.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2015 10:30 AM Re: Whoah!

Example of orange box on Caribbean template.

themetfairy Jan 26 2015 10:40 AM Re: Whoah!

I had used the orange box for years, but didn't know about that white box until now. That will come in handy at times (although the orange box will likely remain my go-to box).

Zvon Jan 26 2015 01:45 PM Re: Whoah!

The old board! It feels nostalgic already.

Ceetar Jan 27 2015 03:50 PM Re: Whoah!

Zvon wrote: The old board! It feels nostalgic already. This reminds me what bothers me about the current one. The text color against the background color doesn't pop enough. feels too busy.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 27 2015 05:51 PM Re: Whoah!

Get me away from that orange and yellow nightmare.

cooby Feb 01 2015 09:32 AM Re: Whoah!

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: The orange box (circled in yellow) takes you to the first unread post. This box only appears when there is one or more post in the thread that you haven't read yet. The white box (circled in green) takes you to the most recent post in the thread, whether you've read it or not. I think the orange box is more useful because if there are eight posts, for example, that you haven't read, it will take you to the first of the eight. The white box will take you to the last of those eight, causing you to miss seven posts. Last unread post is the best. Now I see what you're talking about. Thanks for the screen grab. Never noticed that before. Was that feature on the Caribbean template? I never noticed it either. Having a devil of a time getting used to it. Really tough on an Iphone, lol...

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2015 09:57 PM Re: Whoah!

Frayed Knot wrote: Y'know what we don't seem to have here is those 'Next Post' and 'Previous Post' navigators that I occasionally find useful. 1) Any chance of getting those 'Next Post' 'Previous Post' navigators to return? 2) I'm finding posts within the same thread where the more recent ones can be edited as always (meaning my own posts of course) but older posts on a previous page are lacking the edit button function so they can't. Is there some sort of time limit after which you can no longer make an edit? I don't believe that was even the case before.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 07 2015 05:10 AM Re: Whoah!

I'm not aware of any time limit on editing posts. Maybe it's after someone has replied?

Frayed Knot Apr 07 2015 06:24 AM Re: Whoah!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm not aware of any time limit on editing posts. Maybe it's after someone has replied? No, because I CAN still edit my midnight post from last night (even though it has bee replied to at this point) but all of my other posts in this thread lack the edit button - implying that you can't edit once a post falls to a previous page or there's some sort of time limit after which you can no longer do so. Or maybe it's just me (check you own posts from earlier in this or other threads) and I've fallen into some kind of CPF worm hole. As far as the other thing, what I meant was that there's no Next/Previous thread buttons like we had in previous set-ups. It's not a huge deal, but it was a helpful feature.

metsmarathon Apr 07 2015 06:50 AM Re: Whoah! Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 07 2015 06:51 AM

test. i'm going to post a new post after this to see if i can edit this one. OE: i can still edit this post.

metsmarathon Apr 07 2015 06:50 AM Re: Whoah! Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 07 2015 06:55 AM

still testing. now i'm going to try to edit the prior post... OE: well, i could edit the prior post. i did notice that as soon as there was a subsequent post, i no longer had the ability to delete my prior post. we'll see if anything changes if i remember to stop back in here. OFE (on further edit): even after my little buddy m.e.t.b.o.t. posted, i still have the ability to edit this post. it must be time-based.

m.e.t.b.o.t. Apr 07 2015 06:54 AM Re: Whoah!

m.e.t.b.o.t. enjoys tests. m.e.t.b.o.t. frequently performs very well on tests, except for those which test physical capability. m.e.t.b.o.t. is very small, and lacks strength and endurance. m.e.t.b.o.t. is excellent at repeated movements, as the gears and linkages which control m.e.t.b.o.t. are confined to a fairly narrow range of motion.

MFS62 Apr 07 2015 06:56 AM Re: Whoah!

While we're at it, has anyone figured out why the "Birthday Today" line doesn't show up at the bottom of the Board Index page? Or will we have to wait until its someone's birthday again to find out? Later

Frayed Knot Apr 07 2015 07:19 AM Re: Whoah!

metsmarathon wrote: OE: well, i could edit the prior post. i did notice that as soon as there was a subsequent post, i no longer had the ability to delete my prior post. we'll see if anything changes if i remember to stop back in here. OFE (on further edit): even after my little buddy m.e.t.b.o.t. posted, i still have the ability to edit this post. it must be time-based. Yeah, the no-deleting thing was a feature of past boards (and makes sense if you think about it) but I don't think there was ever something which prevented you from editing past posts. The thing to do is to check other threads where you know you made a post some time ago that's now fallen to a previous page and see if the Edit button is present or not.

MFS62 Apr 07 2015 08:00 AM Re: Whoah!

m.e.t.b.o.t. wrote: m.e.t.b.o.t. enjoys tests. m.e.t.b.o.t. frequently performs very well on tests, except for those which test physical capability. m.e.t.b.o.t. is very small, and lacks strength and endurance. m.e.t.b.o.t. is excellent at repeated movements, as the gears and linkages which control m.e.t.b.o.t. are confined to a fairly narrow range of motion. Why aren't your posts in machine language? Later

m.e.t.b.o.t. Apr 07 2015 08:49 AM Re: Whoah!

m.e.t.b.o.t. is generally not fluent in machine language, as much of m.e.t.b.o.t.'s capabilities are defined by mechanical interactions between an eclectic mix of parts scavenged from discarded vcrs, 8-track players, and one shock-proof discman, as well as a fair amount of twine. m.e.t.b.o.t. does not ascribe to any known or consistently applied machine language, and struggles mightily with human languages as well. fortunately for m.e.t.b.o.t. human language has a far more flexible vocabulary, and indeed humans are more forgiving and tolerant of the transposition of similar terms, whereas such a transposition can have disastrous effects when communicating with machines. this happened recently when m.e.t.b.o.t. attempted to upload some images to the suspended condensed atmospheric water vapor, and accidentally caused the deterioration of several security protocols on the receiving terminal, resulting ultimately in the release of numerous images of notable humans without their decorative and protective coverings.