MEMBERS helping MEMBERS: General Help and Assistance Thread

[maneth]

I don't use either, but the ignore list is so you can ignore all posts by a member who bugs you, including PMs. The buddy list makes it easier to keep track of people you buddy. Depending on forum software, you may for example get a notification when a buddy comes online. I don't know exactly how it works with vBulletin software, however.

[AdrianneP]

My understanding is the Buddy List does absolutely nothing but put a + next to the person's name when they're online in the really long list of people that are online -- and since I am always in My Controls I don't even remember where to find the really long list of people online. It also puts a + next to the person's name if they're in the same thread as you ... and if you frequent a thread often and that's why this person is a Buddy, it certainly makes the + pointless, no?

The Ignore List is much more functional as, yes, it Ignores that person completely. You, however, see view their posts but it's one extra step. I find it particularly useful if a person drives you completely insane by their posting style and personally but they aren't actually offensive, they just drive you batty. If you have them on Ignore you will not see their post unless you want to so if you're feeling particularly short tempered that day you can opt to not put up with them. Love it!

Adrianne

[scifithinker]

My understanding is the Buddy List does absolutely nothing but put a + next to the person's name when they're online in the really long list of people that are online -- and since I am always in My Controls I don't even remember where to find the really long list of people online. It also puts a + next to the person's name if they're in the same thread as you ... and if you frequent a thread often and that's why this person is a Buddy, it certainly makes the + pointless, no?

Adrianne

The list of people online is on the forum home page. The + is by the people on your buddy list. From what I can tell, it's simply a visual so you can see them without reading through the entire list. The + also shows up when users on the thread are identified near the bottom of the page. I agree that it's much less useful there.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

The list of people online is on the forum home page. The + is by the people on your buddy list. From what I can tell, it's simply a visual so you can see them without reading through the entire list. The + also shows up when users on the thread are identified near the bottom of the page. I agree that it's much less useful there.

Yea if you are on the threads with the same people taht are on your buddy list it is a bit pointless. but it os useful to help you see who is online.

[Mickey23]

It was the lack of conversation and the repetition of questions. I especially like any that starts with, "I can't be bothered to look through X number of pages ..."
Adrianne

I 'm not saying I can't be bothered, just that there are 101 pages! to go through and I am reading them, but it takes a while to read them all.

What are people's preferred way of making signatures? I've only made one (a basic one), and I did it in paint, and it was a pain. A quick google search just gave me a headache with all the sites! Is one easier for a beginner?

Thanks ParadoxRealities for the advice on rotational sigs.

Thanks a bunch!

[343_Guilty_Spark]

I 'm not saying I can't be bothered, just that there are 101 pages! to go through and I am reading them, but it takes a while to read them all.

What are people's preferred way of making signatures? I've only made one (a basic one), and I did it in paint, and it was a pain. A quick google search just gave me a headache with all the sites! Is one easier for a beginner?

Thanks ParadoxRealities for the advice on rotational sigs.

Thanks a bunch!

there is an easiy way. ask some one whoo makes them for a bit of help. i got mine done by Commander_Jumper. andits a good signature. but i did one in paint and it turned out a bit blurry. but its good if ya want a filler sig.

[AdrianneP]

I 'm not saying I can't be bothered, just that there are 101 pages! to go through and I am reading them, but it takes a while to read them all.

Well that was certainly odd.
There was a small part of America's Next Top Model I saw where it was said, "Don't make a disclaimer before you do something, then it only shows your flaws." Hmm!

Hello, Search Function?

Adrianne

[Mickey23]

Well that was certainly odd.
There was a small part of America's Next Top Model I saw where it was said, "Don't make a disclaimer before you do something, then it only shows your flaws." Hmm!

Hello, Search Function?

Adrianne

Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. All I meant was that there is a difference between those who want to join the conversation, read all the pages, and are systematically working through them, and the people who say "Screw that! I don't care what others before me wrote, I'm just gonna ask my question without looking first." I just joined the MS/DJ thunk thread, and there's over 6100 pages. It will take a long time to read all that, but I do try to go back and read all the posts of the threads I join.
And I know there are many sites to work on signatures, I was just wondering what the people who do really good ones use.

[AdrianneP]

Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. All I meant was that there is a difference between those who want to join the conversation, read all the pages, and are systematically working through them, and the people who say "Screw that! I don't care what others before me wrote, I'm just gonna ask my question without looking first." I just joined the MS/DJ thunk thread, and there's over 6100 pages. It will take a long time to read all that, but I do try to go back and read all the posts of the threads I join.
And I know there are many sites to work on signatures, I was just wondering what the people who do really good ones use.

Joining a MS/DJ thread and saying the same thing someone else before, I think, is different than going to the Ask the Mod thread and asking a question that was asked just one page before. And that's what I was referencing, not any active discussion thread.

Adrianne

[dipsofjazz]

What are people's preferred way of making signatures? I've only made one (a basic one), and I did it in paint, and it was a pain. A quick google search just gave me a headache with all the sites! Is one easier for a beginner?

Thanks ParadoxRealities for the advice on rotational sigs.

Thanks a bunch!

I think that most people here will use a program such as Photoshop to make their signatures, but it is fairly expensive to buy. There is a free program called Gimp which is similar, and you can find it here.

I hope that helps.

[PG15]

Joining a MS/DJ thread and saying the same thing someone else before, I think, is different than going to the Ask the Mod thread and asking a question that was asked just one page before. And that's what I was referencing, not any active discussion thread.

Adrianne

For those who do not follow the Ask the Mods thread though, the info being on the previous page is equal to it being on the 50th, or the 1st, or the...whatever-th page. It doesn't make a difference. The answer to their question could be anywhere in that thread (or not at all), so I wouldn't blame them for asking the same question even if it was recently asked before.

[Cheerful Dragon]

I need some help. I'd like to have my sig banner made into a poster, amongst other things, but the size is all wrong. *E*K*R*, who created it, hasn't been here for nearly 6 months, which suggests she's having major RL issues. She's not answering my emails, although she may be ignoring them because she doesn't recognize the address. I've looked at other people's sigs and a lot of them are photo-based, rather than the kind of artwork I'm looking for. Any ideas who might be able to do something for me? I'm not looking to change my sig, just get something similar to it that I can use for a poster, T-shirt, whatever.

Please note that I have no problem getting a picture on a T-shirt. The problem I have is the size of the picture. When my sig banner was printed out for Cliff to sign, it came out 4cm high x 16cm wide (1.75in x 3in approx.). If it was scaled up for a T-shirt I'd end up with a narrow strip across my chest - not the effect I'd want. The reason I want a poster is that Cliff loved my sig banner and said it should be made into a poster. System Lords expect to be obeyed!

[SGalisa]

testing...
just changed my e-addy.. just trying to find out if this actually works!

question..
when did the amount of PM's change in the PM folder?

it suddenly went from 10 to 70 a while back. I think I only had about 9 in there, total.
Within the last 2 hours, after changing my e-mail, it suddenly dropped to 5 (maximum) and said my box was full, so I started deleting PMs. But after removing 2, it now says "a total of 30 is allowed" and everything looks fine.

that's too confusing to keep up with.

[AdrianneP]

For those who do not follow the Ask the Mods thread though, the info being on the previous page is equal to it being on the 50th, or the 1st, or the...whatever-th page. It doesn't make a difference. The answer to their question could be anywhere in that thread (or not at all), so I wouldn't blame them for asking the same question even if it was recently asked before.

Again, that's what the Search function is for.
Can you not search only a thread?? No, you can, it says, right there, "Search this Thread".

Adrianne

[RepliCartertje]

Again, that's what the Search function is for.
Can you not search only a thread?? No, you can, it says, right there, "Search this Thread".

Adrianne

But the word has to be 4 letters long I mean that sometimes cna be an issue, when searching for a thread about something...I had it the other day that i looked for a thread about the wii, and I got nothing but it said to me it had to be 4 letters long.... so I started a thread then saw that it already excisted...