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Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:55 pm
by RandomGeekNamedBrent
do you take a while to type the posts in question? I get that if I leave the post screen open in another tab for a while before submitting
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 12:05 am
by Hlaoroo
Sometimes. That could be it. I do like to think about what I write.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:40 pm
by Legotron123
Do you keep profiles on individual members? If so, what's in mine?
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:53 pm
by Dissension
We actually do have profiles for every single member. Here's yours.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:06 pm
by Legotron123
*facepalm*
Not what I ment but I suppose that what I got for keeping it vague.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:20 pm
by RandomGeekNamedBrent
well, that profile does keep track of any warnings a user has gotten and what they got it for, so I think that covers what you actually meant
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:35 am
by Sleet
If we have anything on file about you, you'd know.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:49 pm
by copper
Quit telling the forumites about this stuff! Next thing you know, they'll find out about the dossiers UM, I mean, the unplanned cookies we are baking for everyone?
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:46 am
by Kateleo007
I was wondering about the whole role-play thing. Is it basically people making up stories and talking to themselves, or do players talk to each other? Is there a forum for a beginner like me to go? Do I need to draw a picture in order to play?
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:46 am
by Sleet
It's a bunch of people telling stories together, basically. You do not need to draw a picture in order to play, though many people draw their characters or have other people draw their characters. It's entirely optional. Make sure to read the
rules and check out some of the threads in the OOC (out-of-character) subforum. If you choose to join a RP, you need to start there rather than just jumping right in.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:53 am
by Obbl
To get a sense of how RPs work, the best idea is just to
pick one and start reading it. An RP can have any scenario that the creator dreams up, and a lot of ours focus on the goings-on of a neighborhood somewhere in the Housepets! universe, though one is set in the 17th century, so you get all sorts of cool stories.
If you like what you see go check out the
OOC of one of the open RPs looking for new members and see if you can join in. You only need a brief synopsis of who your character is (with more or less detail depending on the RP), and no picture is necessary.
--Sleet is ninja ¬¬ --
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:51 pm
by Hlaoroo
What are the rules concerning the size and number of banner images in your signature? I've seen nothing definitive on it other than "don't break up the page flow" and the obvious "follow the normal forum rules". I know the one I've currently got is fine but I was considering making one or two others more unique to me and I wanted to make sure I was doing it right.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:25 pm
by JeffCvt
Your signature will only allow for so many banners because there is a character limit at 250 I think. However, I believe three about the most we'd like to see. If you make them small enough you can add more, just don't go crazy.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:09 am
by Sleet
And avoid stacking them vertically unless they're very small. When in doubt, take a look around the forum and make sure your signature isn't taking up more space than everyone else's.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:55 am
by Hlaoroo
Alright. And it seems the biggest ones are around 400X60 pixels so that would be the size limit, correct?
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:32 am
by Dissension
If your signature takes up more of my screen's real estate than the minimum post size, you'll probably be asked to change it. ;p
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:46 am
by Hlaoroo
Oh drat. And here I was planning a beautiful, hi-res, 1024x768 self portrait.
Thanks for the advice, guys.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:21 am
by Sleet
That may or may not be acceptable depending on how cute you are*.
*Not really.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:11 pm
by spyderwolf
You just had to put a giant MLP picture didn't you?
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 1:55 pm
by Sleet
I'm a global moderator. I do what I want. *giggles*
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:53 pm
by RatHead
Hey guys, quick question about the PM system...
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:58 pm
by Obbl
Yyyyyeeeeeeeees..?
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 1:02 pm
by RatHead
my inbox shows i have 236 of 350 messages, does that mean when i get to 350 i can no longer get PM's? or does it start deleting some? i'm confused (and kinda scared, i've had fun with pm-ing and don't want the m's to get deleted)
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 2:18 pm
by RandomGeekNamedBrent
it starts deleting your older PMs, so maybe go through and delete any that you don't need to keep, or maybe copy them into a document on your computer
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 2:19 pm
by RatHead
is there a way to forward them to my email?
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:32 pm
by RandomGeekNamedBrent
I don't think so, but do you really need PMs from conversations that ended?
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:38 pm
by RatHead
There still goin!, and i can look back at em and laugh, cause their fun
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:44 pm
by Dissension
The private messaging system is intended to be an adjunct to the forums. As the same rules govern both public and private posts, you're welcome to continue your conversations in any relevant forum topics. Alternately, if you wish to have extensive private communications, I encourage you to install and use an instant messenger client (AIM, YIM, or Skype are popular).
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:59 pm
by RatHead
Dangit
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:24 pm
by Hlaoroo
What I've found is that you do still receive messages when you reach the 350 but the oldest message gets deleted so to make room fro the new one. I think there are settings you can change to stop receiving PMs instead of deleting them though...
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:41 am
by RatHead
Thank's Roo!
RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:...copy them into a document on your computer
But i think i'm gonna try this first
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:26 am
by Pecan
I have a couple questions.
First off, is there a quote-stacking limit? (Whether that be Quotes in a post, or Quotes within Quotes.) In the RP section, I often see quote chains get pretty big. I was just wondering what the cut-off line was.
Also, my second question is to Rockstar. Are we ever going to see more of Vallerie Nightengale?
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:08 am
by JeffCvt
Well, I can't say for Raccoon, but the quote stacking limit is up to something like five quotes within each other. (I'm not sure the exact number, but the site will not let you stack them endlessly)
As far as I know, there is no limit to the number of unstacked quotes in a post. If there is, I've never seen anyone hit it, so I don't think you'll have to worry about that.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:20 pm
by Obbl
Well, there's a 60,000 character limit to your post, so that's the cut-off
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 2:29 am
by RandomGeekNamedBrent
a quote can only be 3 levels deep
then your comment
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:08 pm
by Mickey the Luxray
Quick question, is there a way to delete or otherwise hide a thread from your "view your posts" results? I have an active thread in there that I wish to not be tempted to post on again...
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:34 pm
by Dissension
There's not, sorry.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:35 pm
by Kateleo007
Does Rick ever attend conventions? I'd really like to meet him.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:30 pm
by Cesco
Concerning the PMs system of this forum, how come there isn't the Savebox? Is it disabled? It's a feature always present in phpBB v2 and v3 forums, like this one. Due to it, you can keep always in safe a defined number of received and sent PMs. And really, once reached the Inbox and Sentbox limits, settable through the administration pages, the older PMs don't get physically deleted, they're instead like hidden, because they're always kept stored in the database.
Mickey the Luxray wrote:Quick question, is there a way to delete or otherwise hide a thread from your "view your posts" results? I have an active thread in there that I wish to not be tempted to post on again...
The only way is delete your post/s in that topic, so will result like if you have never posted in it.
Re: Ask A Moderator
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:40 pm
by Dissension
Kateleo007 wrote:Does Rick ever attend conventions? I'd really like to meet him.
Rick does attend conventions, albeit somewhat infrequently. This year, he'll be guest of honor for ConFuzzled, in Brimingham, West Midlands, UK. (I'll not be attending, but I'm sure that's not seen as a negative by anyone!) *giggles*