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Post by phillyb™ on Jun 14, 2013 6:36:54 GMT -8
i'm sure there's a reason for it to be at the bottom of the forum... however, from what i've seen in the past with active shoutboxes and active forums is that it should be on top of all of the forums...top of the page. it does not take away from the forums. it does not prevent people from reading/viewing/posting in threads.
but at the bottom of the page, it gets neglected/forgotten. meanwhile it's a great tool to have for 1) bullshitting and 2) quick and easy info.
instead of searching for 30 minutes on all of the active miata forums, you can just pop your head in shout, ask a quick question, get a quick answer and be on your way. if shout's at the bottom of the page, it's not as useful.
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Post by phillyb™ on Jun 14, 2013 7:18:31 GMT -8
shout should also automatically parse links if possible...
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Post by The Boss on Jun 14, 2013 8:21:48 GMT -8
Now you have the power. It's at the bottom so people would feel more comfortable in there as a "private" place. Since that's how I want it to be anyways due to the short-lived life of the posts. Or because I couldn't figure out how to move it so I just decided it was convenient that way. (rofl) Edit because I changed the tags for the smilies to ones we are more familiar with:
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Post by phillyb™ on Jun 14, 2013 8:30:51 GMT -8
hahahah
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Post by ColbyDangerJones on Jun 16, 2013 13:33:49 GMT -8
In my opinion it should be at the top. I can scroll past it in a second, yet still see the conversation on the way if it's at the top.
When it's at the bottom, it depends on how long the page is before I can see the box. It seems more of an "if I want to scroll all the way down" sort of thing.
I'd prefer the box at the top, because with a tighter knit community we want a lot of bullshitting and general chit chat. That's really what I'm looking for in this forum anyways.
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Post by The Boss on Jun 16, 2013 13:42:24 GMT -8
In my opinion it should be at the bottom, for privacy reasons. That way not everyone scrolls past it and sees the conversation on their way down. When it's at the top, we have much less privacy and I won't feel as comfortable with my PREACH'n. It's more of an "if I want to scroll all the way down" sort of thing. I'd prefer the box at the bottom, because with a tighter knit community we want a lot of honesty, but we also want members to feel they have a right to their privacy. That's really what I'm looking for in this forum anyways.
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Post by phillyb™ on Jun 16, 2013 14:25:59 GMT -8
i disagree with the admin 100% and wholeheartedly and if i could have figured out how to move it yesterday when i looked at shoutbox controls, i would have.
one thing i just noticed about the shoutbox and it's placement convenience while typing this post is that i can ask to see if ben's here on the forum while typing this without scrolling up.
#holyrunonsentence #istillwantitatthetop #roadstersociety
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Post by The Boss on Jun 16, 2013 14:44:40 GMT -8
From the chat: So it's staying at the bottom for now, suck it. JK, we love you all!
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