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Post by Oaks Blue on Jan 31, 2017 9:09:39 GMT
On the old lady there was a way of connecting the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) robot to the forum, so when a website like BBC Sport posted something with Chester FC or whatever it would automatically post it on Devachat. Any ideas how to replicate that here?
Can anyone think of any other good bits about the old forum which should be replicated here?
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Post by Al on Jan 31, 2017 9:11:57 GMT
Off-Topic has been retained, what about a Dark Off-Topic forum? Think it was mentioned on the old site a while back?
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Post by Si on Jan 31, 2017 9:12:33 GMT
On the old lady there was a way of connecting the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) robot to the forum, so when a website like BBC Sport posted something with Chester FC or whatever it would automatically post it on Devachat. Any ideas how to replicate that here? Can anyone think of any other good bits about the old forum which should be replicated here? Good point. Thats where my IT knowledge is limited! If anyone knows how to do it then let me know. |
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Post by Oaks Blue on Jan 31, 2017 9:15:20 GMT
I'd like to see Alan Povey sign up and also A View From Outside, they are 2 excellent posters of relevant material
Also, is there a way that we can setup a robot to link the Chester FC twitter account, so when they post it appears on here?
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Post by nicksonmatt on Jan 31, 2017 9:15:32 GMT
I personally use News Now for all Chester updates, would be good if we could link that. Or we could simply post the stories under new threads if it's not possible.
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Post by Al on Jan 31, 2017 9:18:23 GMT
Maybe we could RSS link Agent Mick? Give us all a laugh at least!  |
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Post by Oaks Blue on Jan 31, 2017 9:39:11 GMT
On the old lady there was a way of connecting the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) robot to the forum, so when a website like BBC Sport posted something with Chester FC or whatever it would automatically post it on Devachat. Any ideas how to replicate that here? Can anyone think of any other good bits about the old forum which should be replicated here? Good point. Thats where my IT knowledge is limited! If anyone knows how to do it then let me know. This is what i could find online, hope it makes sense to you mate: RSS Link |
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Post by Si on Jan 31, 2017 9:48:40 GMT
Later on I will take a closer look behind the scenes and see what features we could use. Also interested to see if anyone wants to be mods? It should be left just to run itself unless things get abusive/personal
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Post by Oaks Blue on Jan 31, 2017 10:28:17 GMT
Later on I will take a closer look behind the scenes and see what features we could use. Also interested to see if anyone wants to be mods? It should be left just to run itself unless things get abusive/personal Let's see how it goes without mods initially? Each post has a report option in the settings (top right) which i suppose will be reported to yourself as you're the only admin, but i'm not sure if posts will need to be reported. For me there's no reason to get upset as there's no mods  |
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Post by Si on Jan 31, 2017 10:54:19 GMT
Later on I will take a closer look behind the scenes and see what features we could use. Also interested to see if anyone wants to be mods? It should be left just to run itself unless things get abusive/personal Let's see how it goes without mods initially? Each post has a report option in the settings (top right) which i suppose will be reported to yourself as you're the only admin, but i'm not sure if posts will need to be reported. For me there's no reason to get upset as there's no mods Sounds good to be. See how it goes without mods and can always add them on if it turns out there is a need for that. I am all for letting it run itself and hopefully encourage people to feel like they can contribute. |
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Post by Ian H Block on Jan 31, 2017 10:59:57 GMT
On the old lady there was a way of connecting the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) robot to the forum, so when a website like BBC Sport posted something with Chester FC or whatever it would automatically post it on Devachat. Any ideas how to replicate that here? Can anyone think of any other good bits about the old forum which should be replicated here? To be fair, RSS was one of the better posters on DC. |
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Post by Pseudoscally on Jan 31, 2017 11:20:31 GMT
I think the forum can be self moderating. If someone wants to start being ridiculous and/or trolling then either they'll be shouted down or we just ignore.
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Post by Mikuss on Jan 31, 2017 11:45:51 GMT
I don't think you will be able to use RSS on freeforums - you would need to set up an Invision Forum and use the available apps to have that functionality. You'll be very limited to do any customisation on here - not necessarily a negative thing as the main thing is that people are able to post and air opinions without worrying about upsetting others and getting a ban.
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Post by Deva Chanter on Jan 31, 2017 11:47:17 GMT
It would be nice for the mods to be somewhat thicker skinned than the mods on the old site!
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Post by Krankie's Ghost on Jan 31, 2017 11:47:21 GMT
Looks like Mikuss is going to be the new me.
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Post by iandychesterfc on Jan 31, 2017 11:50:35 GMT
Everyone is being nice to each other at the moment, the only forseeable problem is if 'guest' posting starts to be used for personal attacks but i suppose all you can do is let it run and see how it goes.
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Post by Oaks Blue on Jan 31, 2017 12:00:27 GMT
Here's the code to put a live twitter feed on here to chesterfc<a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/ChesterFC">Tweets by ChesterFC</a> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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Post by Lobster on Jan 31, 2017 12:02:35 GMT
Is there any way you can change the text under your username that currently says 'New Member' for everyone?
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Post by iandychesterfc on Jan 31, 2017 12:05:18 GMT
imagine that will change as devachat used to via number of posts. Mancot became a Lord back in the day i think.
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Post by Si on Jan 31, 2017 12:06:31 GMT
All hail Lord Mancot!
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Post by Lobster on Jan 31, 2017 12:07:17 GMT
True but on the other one you can change it to whatever you want, like a witty statement or something.
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Post by iandychesterfc on Jan 31, 2017 12:48:02 GMT
Dunno, kind of lost a bit of magic when the old system went. An odd quirk.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Jan 31, 2017 12:58:53 GMT
True but on the other one you can change it to whatever you want, like a witty statement or something. Pretty sure that was only for those members who donated to Deva Chat via PayPal IIRC. |
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Post by devablue on Jan 31, 2017 13:01:05 GMT
predict a score
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Jan 31, 2017 13:06:38 GMT
Any chance we can have the post counts transferred over from Oldco DC? :-p
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Post by Oaks Blue on Jan 31, 2017 13:09:07 GMT
Any chance we can have the post counts transferred over from Oldco DC? :-p God no, but you can 'brag' about it in your signature... |
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Post by CH2 on Jan 31, 2017 13:36:51 GMT
Is there any way you can change the text under your username that currently says 'New Member' for everyone? The 'New Member' statement will change the more you post, here are the default number of posts required. I'm sure it won't be too long before we have a few 'Gods'.
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Post by Manchester Blue on Jan 31, 2017 13:55:30 GMT
Custom made Emoji's. There were a few half decent ones on Deva Chat, does this board have the potential to add them?
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Post by CH2 on Jan 31, 2017 14:12:29 GMT
There are quite a few plugins that might be of use, there is one to add a members post/thread count. : Thread/Post Count
In admin mode there is an easy to use plugin library, they can be added at the click of a button. There is a forum for plugins too so you can get a general idea of what's do-able: Plugins Forum |
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Post by Oaks Blue on Jan 31, 2017 15:27:47 GMT
There are quite a few plugins that might be of use, there is one to add a members post/thread count. : Thread/Post Count
In admin mode there is an easy to use plugin library, they can be added at the click of a button. There is a forum for plugins too so you can get a general idea of what's do-able: Plugins Forum Thanks for that. Here's a direct link to some of the plug-ins people have created for use with Pro Board forums: Plug-In Index |
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