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« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2005, 09:33:53 pm »
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simple, JosePhoenix doesnt rush things :)

That is true... but that isn\'t the reason for the delay ;)

The delay is because I\'m waiting for Olympus (phpBB3) which will have a new way to skin that is more flexible, but incompatible with what I\'ve done so far (http://www.phoenixcall.net/psforum).

Some of the images there seem to be broken, but I don\'t think I will fix that until I\'m working with the new version.
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Well, I never used this forum software too. But I think every forum software has skinning ability, therefore editing CSS stylesheets should be possible...
Well, I can help if Jose will need some assistance.

I don\'t think I\'ll need any assistance with CSS and such, but I will need someone to help with creating planeshift-themed buttons and such. The other thing I might need help with is creating a converter from Woltlab Burning Board (this forum software) to phpBB... The current forum software is pretty buggy (search is borked, which is one of the most noticable issues...), and some parts are not completely translated. I have found converters, but they seem only able to go from wbb 1.0 to phpBB 2.0.8 or less. Since we\'re using WBB 1.2, and trying to go to phpbb3, I get the feeling those might not work. ;)

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« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2005, 01:05:17 am »
Very nice :)
Ha ha I signed up for the test forum :)
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« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2005, 05:10:21 am »
god dammit you hippy! make the bloody forum! :D









please
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« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2005, 02:09:21 pm »
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I don\'t think I\'ll need any assistance with CSS and such, but I will need someone to help with creating planeshift-themed buttons and such. The other thing I might need help with is creating a converter from Woltlab Burning Board (this forum software) to phpBB... The current forum software is pretty buggy (search is borked, which is one of the most noticable issues...), and some parts are not completely translated. I have found converters, but they seem only able to go from wbb 1.0 to phpBB 2.0.8 or less. Since we\'re using WBB 1.2, and trying to go to phpbb3, I get the feeling those might not work. ;)

About converting - it looks like this forum is build more IPB-style, so maybe
it could be converted to IPB. But unfortunately IPB is no longer for free. :-(

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« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2005, 03:29:57 pm »
there is a free version of IPB only that it\'s a few version behind the non-free version.

it\'s up to burning board to what the forum can convert to.
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« Reply #20 on: February 23, 2005, 05:37:14 pm »
http://www.invisionboard.com/?triallimited

The trial version is the only free version I could find, and apparently has the following limitations:
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5000 Posts
1000 Topics
1000 Personal Messages
200 Members
Bulk Mailer Disabled
Language Editing Disabled
SQL Toolbox Disabled
No IPB Portal Included
No SSI Export Facilities
No ability to upgrade between trial versions

Somehow, I don\'t think this would work for the purposes of the PlaneShift Team, and anyway, it\'s an open source project, why not use an open source forum system?

I\'ve never seen a converter to another bb provided by the maker of the bb you are trying to convert from. It doesn\'t make sense for them to provide a way to convert to a competitor\'s product. Anyway, it looks like woltlab has abandoned wbbfree.

Anywho, if this can be converted to phpbb, it can go from there to almost any other forum software you can find. phpBB is that popular.

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« Reply #21 on: February 24, 2005, 12:27:17 am »
You can convert databases from PHPBB to IPB. And even if IPB is very
good and powerful forum software it is no longer free, the last free version
was mmm...AFAIR 1.3 but I can\'t find it anywhere on the Internet anymore.
Also PHPBB is buggy and requires *very* offten updates, otherwise forum
can be usually easly hacked...

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« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2005, 12:44:07 am »
Umm yah those limitations are horrable... Foru wouldn\'t work with somthing like that...
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« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2005, 11:29:17 pm »
Yes. Now they did it. But there was a free version who hadn\'t any limits,
and it was very nice forum. :-)

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« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2005, 03:47:23 am »
i remember the days of the real invision, that was a nice board, but PHPbb is a nice substitute... there was another board i liked...

http://www.openbb.com/

but it seems they are no longer there :( it was a nice forum system too, no real skin community for overall it was a nice forum to be rivalled against PHPbb in my books :(
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« Reply #25 on: March 02, 2005, 04:30:54 pm »
The chances of this forum changing (software) are very slim.  I\'m all for creating different skins and styles for this one.  I can even add features if they are not too hard to do.   Installing and supporting an entire new set of forum software is not something I want to take on.
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« Reply #26 on: March 04, 2005, 10:08:29 pm »
acraig: I can do that.. but I would need a copy of this forum software. Also, if you can add new features, why not fix the search function? and the session timeout thingy menioned in joejoe\'s thread? Also, it would be nice to have a smiley box to the left of the message text box when posting a new thread. It would also be useful to add a link to the private message page at the top of each page.

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« Reply #27 on: March 04, 2005, 10:16:51 pm »
Yeah, and while you\'re at it, see if you have any time left to code PS. :)
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« Reply #28 on: March 04, 2005, 11:03:59 pm »
Well, the Planeshift team could always get a forum administrator, and his job would be the maintenance and upkeep of the forum.  I\'m sure there are plenty of planeshift fans who have the experience and skills for it.
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« Reply #29 on: March 04, 2005, 11:31:19 pm »
I could certanly do that.. I have plenty of time since I\'m a student.. of course in some cases that means no time at all :/

I doubt that Talad trusts anyone enough to let them have this job though.

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