Patch Notes for Forum Changes?

[VileTerror]

I've noticed a few changes hitting the forums right now.  Would it be possible to have all the changes listed out, similar to the game patch notes?

I also noticed about a week ago, the option to delete one of your own posts was changed to "Hide."  I've had a feeling that "Delete" was always hiding the Posts, since total Post Count didn't drop, so I didn't make a fuss about that.  Still, it would be nice to know for certain.

Pleases and thanks be unto yous!

[Doc_Scorpion]

21 hours ago, VileTerror said:

I've noticed a few changes hitting the forums right now.  Would it be possible to have all the changes listed out, similar to the game patch notes?

I also noticed about a week ago, the option to delete one of your own posts was changed to "Hide."  I've had a feeling that "Delete" was always hiding the Posts, since total Post Count didn't drop, so I didn't make a fuss about that.  Still, it would be nice to know for certain.

Pleases and thanks be unto yous!

Quoted for full agreement.

[Wild Claw]

22 hours ago, VileTerror said:

I've noticed a few changes hitting the forums right now.  Would it be possible to have all the changes listed out, similar to the game patch notes?

I also noticed about a week ago, the option to delete one of your own posts was changed to "Hide."  I've had a feeling that "Delete" was always hiding the Posts, since total Post Count didn't drop, so I didn't make a fuss about that.  Still, it would be nice to know for certain.

Pleases and thanks be unto yous!

I used to be an admin on a different forum that used the Invision Power Board (which according to the tag at the bottom of the page this forum is also using, but a different version). On that system Hide and Delete are *technically* two different things and users are not normally given access to the Delete function.  Heck, on the board I was staff on Moderators weren't given that as that's a reserved function for top-level Administrators only. Reports & mod actions are still tagged to the Hidden post for tracking purposes, and Deleting posts can mess all that up making review of disputed mod actions difficult.

 

The Post Count not re-calculating was something that came up on the board I was admining. In older versions of the software the Post Count wouldn't recalculate for deleted posts unless the Admins ran a specific background process that would go through and recalculate *everyones* post count, which could take half a day or more. I think more recent versions fixed that bug so it didn't need the regen process anymore, but I'm not 100% certain.

[Troo]

Post counts definitely don't reflect an accurate number of posts.

I would often edit and re-post rather than admitting my bad spelling and grammar with an edit.. Also tried cleaning up some posts that didn't add much to long discussions.

C'est la vie

 

Edited March 10, 2020 by Troo
speeelz / irony

[Cipher]

The changes made have been very minor and should not have much impact on non-staff using the forums; this is why we did not feel that patch notes were necessary.

 

For transparency though:

• The border around staff posts is now very slightly brighter.
• Lead GMs now use Orange as their group and highlight colour.
• Permissions for hiding / deleting were tweaked. Allowing thread owners to delete entire topics (there's no separate permission for topic vs post right now) can be problematic for moderation. Users can now instead hide their posts from the public while keeping them visible to staff for the purposes of moderation.

[VileTerror]

er . . . "very slightly brighter?"

There weren't any borders rendering at all around staff messages before a couple days ago on my browser.

Not complaining, mind you.  It's an interesting feature.  Stands out very firmly.

 

[Oubliette_Red]

5 hours ago, VileTerror said:

er . . . "very slightly brighter?"

There weren't any borders rendering at all around staff messages before a couple days ago on my browser.

Not complaining, mind you.  It's an interesting feature.  Stands out very firmly.

 

 

Must have been an issue with your browser then, staff posts have always had a border for me.  <.<

Example from last month:

 

 

As you can see, there is a difference in colour brightness.

 

@Cipher One issue I see with no longer being able to delete your own posts is that on occasion, the forums will glitch and you'll end up with a double post. Now we'd have to pester a GM to remove the dupe.

 

Edited March 10, 2020 by Oubliette_Red

[VileTerror]

My browser doesn't show any background image either.   I am okay with that, though.  I prefer the pure colour'd background as it appears on my end.

[mbre2006]

I wish there was a button on the far right side that allows you to scroll up at the top of the page. 

 

Kinda like this forum does on the one I post on.

 

https://www.narutoforums.org/forums/the-nf-cafe.4/

Edited March 10, 2020 by mbre2006

[Cipher]

1 hour ago, VileTerror said:

My browser doesn't show any background image either.   I am okay with that, though.  I prefer the pure colour'd background as it appears on my end.

What browser are you using? I've tested the forums on most modern browsers and haven't found any issues.

 

Edit: I see that Edge does not render the background (and it's possible it didn't render the borders < 100% alpha either). Unfortunately, edge's support of various modern web features is really spotty 😞

[Seigmoraig]

9 hours ago, Cipher said:

Edit: I see that Edge does not render the background (and it's possible it didn't render the borders < 100% alpha either). Unfortunately, edge's support of various modern web features is really spotty

People use edge for something other than it's designated purpose ?!

[Doc_Scorpion]

9 hours ago, Cipher said:

What browser are you using? I've tested the forums on most modern browsers and haven't found any issues.

Chrome - and I don't see any background images either.

[Cipher]

2 hours ago, Doc_Scorpion said:

Chrome - and I don't see any background images either.

This is really odd - I've tested it on Chrome versions dating back about two years. What version of Chrome are you using?

[Apparition]

34 minutes ago, Cipher said:

This is really odd - I've tested it on Chrome versions dating back about two years. What version of Chrome are you using?

 

I'd also ask what extensions are being used, if any.  'Cause some of them will block certain stuff from loading.

[Doc_Scorpion]

1 hour ago, Cipher said:

This is really odd - I've tested it on Chrome versions dating back about two years. What version of Chrome are you using?

Version 80.0.3987.132 (Official Build) (64-bit)

The only extension I'm using is AdBlock, and turning it off for the forums has no effect.

[EmperorSteele]

I dont see a background on my phone... but on my home pc using Firefox I do see it, though when I scroll quickly, all the messages disappear, and the background stars get REALLY bright for a moment, before the thread content reasserts itself. Is that an issue at all?

[Wild Claw]

I see that there *is* a background image, but it's almost entirely covered by the actual forums part, so effectively all I get is blue on the edges with slightly darker blue near the middle occasionally visible in-between the reply boxes. So really, it's not much more than a gradient to me. the image itself is lost.

[FoulVileTerror]

Hey . . . seeing a lot of changes tonight.

May we please get some minty fresh forum patch notes, please?

[Alty]

Invision has updates to their software often and those changes are sometimes minor and sometimes major.  Depending on how the HC team applies the updates you may or may not see the changes.  You may review the general software updates on the Invision Community product update blog. https://invisioncommunity.com/news/product-updates/
 

Keep in mind some of the features listed on the product update blog may not be provided/enabled on this forum.  You also won't know which version of Invision Community the HC team is using, as they may custom features/code/changes.   

I may or may not have helped but hopefully, I did. 🙂

[Magairlín]

How much is it possible for HC to change the look/functionality?

[Hyperstrike]

This is what I'm seeing right now. 
Wasn't like this a couple days ago.

[Cipher]

58 minutes ago, Hyperstrike said:

This is what I'm seeing right now. 
Wasn't like this a couple days ago.

 

You have somehow switched off of the default theme we use. You can change your theme back using the Theme dropdown at the very bottom of the page.

[Hyperstrike]

Okay, looks better now.
And me likey the new menu button system!
No "menu fadeout" making you have to try and click several times when going to a specific menu item.