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Halx 01-13-2007 04:55 PM

New shoutbox.
 
I've added the shoutbox to the main page of the forums. It is a way for users to leave messages and chat on the front page. It updates automatically, so you don't have to refresh the page.

I'm hoping that people will use it often, even to leave a running commentary on their day. The whole idea is to add a bit of personality and chaos to make things interesting. We obviously do not have a lot of room (or appreciation) for chaos in our discussion forums, but everyone has a little spontanious itch in them. I'd rather you scratch it on the TFP than on some other board :p

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Ok so much for that. It was causing some crazy server lag. I'd really really love to be able to provide this service for people, but I guess the server can't handle it. May be time for an upgrade.

Fire 01-13-2007 08:05 PM

cool idea- and I really liked it- for the 30 secs i was on it- lag was bad though....hope it works someday....

aKula 01-13-2007 08:18 PM

Well I don't think the idea is that it is immediate as, for example, IRC. That would encompass updating too often than is practical.

Willravel 01-13-2007 08:30 PM

That reminds me....TFP is going to get a late Christmas present soon. 'Twas fun while it lasted.

Telluride 01-13-2007 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willravel
That reminds me....TFP is going to get a late Christmas present soon. 'Twas fun while it lasted.

I've been gone for the last couple of weeks due to illness. What's happening?

Willravel 01-13-2007 08:48 PM

TFP had a shoutbox for a few hours.

Borla 01-13-2007 08:50 PM

It surprises me that you had server issues. My board has the exact same shoutbox. While my usual traffic is maybe 20-50% of what TFP's is, I notice almost no server lag. We have something like 175,000 shouts logged so far.


My board is even on a shared server.

If you are interested in discussing any of the specifics, or ways to maybe sort out the issues, let me know and maybe I (or some of the techie admins from my board), can help. :)

ngdawg 01-15-2007 10:55 AM

I'm so cookied into here, I can't get to the home page without logging out, deleting all cookies and starting fresh:lol:

Halx 01-15-2007 10:22 PM

Huh? *scratches his head* Either your browser has hijacked your browsing experience or you dont know how to navigate the site, ng :p

Ourcrazymodern? 01-15-2007 10:46 PM

Why don't we speak English anymore?

Okay, saw it and liked it better than rhetoric!

Chimera 01-16-2007 04:16 AM

I also, cannot seem to find the Homepage...perhaps I am just confused.

ubertuber 01-16-2007 06:29 AM

Just click where it says "Tilted Forum Project" at the top left. It's just the index at http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/index.php?.

Chimera 01-16-2007 07:35 AM

Kinda what I thought....so I take it the Shoutbox was a shortlived experiment?

ngdawg 01-16-2007 07:42 AM

I did click TFP on the left....no go...I clicked the logo...no go...I went into FF, unlogged, no go..../me smacks Halx
edit: I clicked Uber's link....no go...:confused:

warrrreagl 01-16-2007 10:12 AM

Now THIS is one of the funniest threads I've read in a long time. :lol:

FuriousAvatar 01-16-2007 10:14 AM

I can see what everyone else means; Clicking on a link to get to the forum index is not working. What does seem to work, though, is using a bookmark of the index. That gets me right back to the index. Hope that helps

ngdawg 01-16-2007 11:41 AM

It'd help if I could get there....can't get there, can't bookmark it...

Daniel_ 01-16-2007 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngdawg
It'd help if I could get there....can't get there, can't bookmark it...

The code that lets you link is part of the forum skin, so if you change skins you may well find that you can get a link to work.

Frosstbyte 01-16-2007 04:51 PM

If it makes you feel any better, ng, I'm having exactly the same thing happen. I get bumped forward to the main index pretty much no matter what.

ngdawg 01-16-2007 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel_
The code that lets you link is part of the forum skin, so if you change skins you may well find that you can get a link to work.

That was a no go too:lol:

Yea, Frossbyte...for a change I know it's not just me:D

healer 01-16-2007 08:44 PM

A shoutbox huh? Now that'd be fun!

Hope you work out the kinks, Hal.

billege 01-16-2007 10:15 PM

Yeah....I can't see the damn thing either. I get the index is all. NG, you're not nuts.

Carno 01-17-2007 03:47 AM

The shoutbox is gone, people. You can't see it because it is not there.

It was only there for less than a few hours.

ngdawg 01-17-2007 07:12 AM

No, we can't get to the home page, Carno. Wouldn't matter if the shoutbox was there or not, but that might be why it wasn't utilized in those few hours-can't use what you can't get to.

Daval 01-17-2007 08:06 AM

For what its worth, I can't get to the home page either :P

Carno 01-17-2007 08:19 AM

Am I the only one who thought the index was the home page?

ngdawg 01-17-2007 08:56 AM

You might not be the only one, Carno, but there is real home page with introduction to the site, latest posts, etc. and it's there that the shoutbox was installed.
I'm going to completely clear my histories and cookies, then try to get to the home page in FF as if I were a newbie...
Halx...might be something needing your work on?

Edit: Well...history. Cleared. Cookies. Deleted. Home Page. No go....:lol:
Shoulda left it up longer, Halx...I like shouting...it's a Jersey thing..

Carno 01-17-2007 08:58 AM

Actually, I saw the shoutbox on the index page.

Halx 01-17-2007 08:58 AM

no, Carno's right.

Moskie 01-17-2007 09:19 AM

There is another page out there. I've seen it once, maybe twice.

The stories are true. It exists. Only a serendipitous click can get you there.

Maybe there is a mysterious link for it somewhere. I've heard stories. People have died looking for it.




(yes, i've seen what i guess is the homepage, but i also have never been able to figure out how the get there regularly)

healer 01-17-2007 09:44 PM

Wait...I vaguely remember a homepage. Didn't it have uncle_phil in a dress on it?

Sharon 01-21-2007 11:42 AM

What happened to the shoutbox in the end? Will it be back?

Daniel_ 01-21-2007 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by healer
Wait...I vaguely remember a homepage. Didn't it have uncle_phil in a dress on it?

That I remember from the dim and distant past... :eek:

healer 01-22-2007 06:45 AM

Well that was the last time I saw the home page. I'm gonna try clearing the cookies and all that.

Carno 01-22-2007 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by healer
Well that was the last time I saw the home page. I'm gonna try clearing the cookies and all that.

What for???

healer 01-22-2007 06:50 AM

Because I want to see uncle_phil in a dress again.

Carno 01-22-2007 06:51 AM

That page doesn't exist anymore. The index is the homepage.

Sharon 01-22-2007 06:56 AM

Is the picture of uncle_phil still around, though?

spectre 01-22-2007 06:57 AM

Carno is right. But, if you want to see phil and paddyjoe in wedding dresses: http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...24#post1846624

Sharon 01-22-2007 06:59 AM

Great pics!! I cracked up. :)


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