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    TSF Changes 11/09/2019

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    • Duluth
      Duluth last edited by Duluth

      What changed?

      A new 'Rugby Matches' sub forum below sports

      Easier to find threads by team
      (see the categories page)
      https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/categories

      Visual changes to make tags more visible


      Why?

      It was getting too hard to find match threads

      Every week there would be multiple thread merges as people were creating duplicates.

      Or no one would post in a match thread until it was bumped to the top then there would be a flood of comments.

      There were even arguments about where certain match threads should be.

      Last year there was 3 match thread for one game - bop sub forum, northland sub forum and sports forum.

      That's all a bit silly

      NPC is 7 games a round.. then add in the RWC matches.. It seems like a good time to put the match threads in one place


      What goes in the Rugby Matches forum?

      Main match threads and 'man of the match' threads

      Basically, if it’s a thread about a single rugby game and contains 'vs' or 'MOTM' in the title then create it in that area

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      • Duluth
        Duluth last edited by

        Tags

        This is how we can easily find threads related to a team

        Most threads won't need them

        The ones linked from the category page are:
        allblacks
        cricket
        SR teams
        NPC teams (not nick names)

        If you want to add new tags, go for it, they just won’t be on the category page

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        • Duluth
          Duluth last edited by

          Dark Mode

          In the header (or sidebar on a phone) is a light icon to toggle between normal and dark mode

          It remembers your setting per device and you don't need to be logged in

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          • Duluth
            Duluth last edited by

            No more custom skins sorry

            Any change (such as the tags being visible on mobiles) had to applied to every skin. Thats too much maintenance

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            • Duluth
              Duluth last edited by

              Ok, I see a few visual errors. Nothing too bad.

              Will fix them over the next couple of days

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              • Nepia
                Nepia last edited by

                It s going to take a while to get used to the blue quotes! πŸ˜€

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                • Hooroo
                  Hooroo @Nepia last edited by Hooroo

                  @Nepia said in TSF Changes:

                  It s going to take a while to get used to the blue quotes! πŸ˜€

                  Test

                  Edit! What blue quotes?

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                  • Rembrandt
                    Rembrandt @Hooroo last edited by

                    @Hooroo said in TSF Changes:

                    @Nepia said in TSF Changes:

                    It s going to take a while to get used to the blue quotes! πŸ˜€

                    Test

                    Edit! What blue quotes?

                    Those ones!

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                    • Hooroo
                      Hooroo @Rembrandt last edited by

                      @Rembrandt said in TSF Changes:

                      @Hooroo said in TSF Changes:

                      @Nepia said in TSF Changes:

                      It s going to take a while to get used to the blue quotes! πŸ˜€

                      Test

                      Edit! What blue quotes?

                      Those ones!

                      I see no change at all. Is all the writing now blue for you in the quoted part?

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                      • Nepia
                        Nepia @Hooroo last edited by Nepia

                        @Hooroo said in TSF Changes:

                        @Rembrandt said in TSF Changes:

                        @Hooroo said in TSF Changes:

                        @Nepia said in TSF Changes:

                        It s going to take a while to get used to the blue quotes! πŸ˜€

                        Test

                        Edit! What blue quotes?

                        Those ones!

                        I see no change at all. Is all the writing now blue for you in the quoted part?

                        The whole quoted part/window is blue and the writing is black.

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                        • Stargazer
                          Stargazer @Hooroo last edited by

                          @Hooroo This is how it looks on my desktop computer:

                          79a2d93e-6450-4b47-a0db-743ac6c71b96-image.png

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                          • Duluth
                            Duluth @Hooroo last edited by

                            @Hooroo

                            Maybe you need to clear your browser cache?

                            It should look like this:

                            hooroo.png

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                            • Rembrandt
                              Rembrandt @Hooroo last edited by

                              @Hooroo I'm on an android device using chrome.

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                              • Hooroo
                                Hooroo last edited by Hooroo

                                Wicked. I haven't refreshed or anything but it has just changed now!

                                It looks great!

                                Although I prefer the black back ground so am going to have to re-read what @Duluth said regarding backgrounds

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                                • Hooroo
                                  Hooroo last edited by

                                  Yay! Dark mode looks good again. Less in your face like the white

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                                  • taniwharugby
                                    taniwharugby last edited by taniwharugby

                                    here to change colour to the darkside

                                    cf7b1a8d-e2ec-4c63-b9c3-78d9f2419e79-image.png

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                                    • Rembrandt
                                      Rembrandt last edited by

                                      Looks great, am using the dark option now. Good move on the rugby matches and province links

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                                      • Kirwan
                                        Kirwan last edited by

                                        Have to say well done too. I know first hand the amount of work that's involved in maintaining this website, and since Duluth has taken over he's done a great job.

                                        Nice timing on organising the match threads too, should make following the WC games more entertaining.

                                        If you've not looked at the front page in a while some great stuff on there too. (Hint, click on Match Stats buttons when you see them). Great way to see highlights, match details and team sheets.

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                                        • mariner4life
                                          mariner4life last edited by

                                          Thanks to the hamsters in the wheels. You guys are the best

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                                          • Hooroo
                                            Hooroo @mariner4life last edited by

                                            @mariner4life said in TSF Changes:

                                            Thanks to the hamsters in the wheels. You guys are the best

                                            all I saw was x hamster

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                                            • mariner4life
                                              mariner4life @Hooroo last edited by

                                              @Hooroo said in TSF Changes:

                                              @mariner4life said in TSF Changes:

                                              Thanks to the hamsters in the wheels. You guys are the best

                                              all I saw was x hamster

                                              sicko

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                                              • Hooroo
                                                Hooroo @mariner4life last edited by

                                                @mariner4life said in TSF Changes:

                                                @Hooroo said in TSF Changes:

                                                @mariner4life said in TSF Changes:

                                                Thanks to the hamsters in the wheels. You guys are the best

                                                all I saw was x hamster

                                                sicko

                                                Well I guess I did recognise that photo in the All Black Quote thread from somewhere.....

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                                                • Billy Tell
                                                  Billy Tell @Duluth last edited by

                                                  @Duluth said in TSF Changes:

                                                  Dark Mode

                                                  In the header (or sidebar on a phone) is a light icon to toggle between normal and dark mode

                                                  It remembers your setting per device and you don't need to be logged in

                                                  Suggest renaming dark mode β€œall black mode”

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                                                  • TeWaio
                                                    TeWaio last edited by

                                                    The dark mode toggle is great, as I prefer dark on desktop but need white on phone as its too hard to read in the sun otherwise. So I am a very happy TSFer today.

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                                                    • MajorRage
                                                      MajorRage last edited by

                                                      Looks fantastic chaps - virtual kudos.

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                                                      • MiketheSnow
                                                        MiketheSnow last edited by

                                                        Excellent.

                                                        Much easier to read.

                                                        Thanks

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                                                        • ACT Crusader
                                                          ACT Crusader last edited by

                                                          Awesome work again @Duluth

                                                          Knowing how much time and effort to make the changes and keep things ticking along, do you need a few shillings from us minions?

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                                                          • sparky
                                                            sparky last edited by

                                                            Great work.

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                                                            • Stockcar86
                                                              Stockcar86 last edited by

                                                              As someone who spends part of their job working on software upgrades, I know how easy it can be for things to go titsup, so great job avoiding that @Duluth

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                                                              • Snowy
                                                                Snowy @Stockcar86 last edited by

                                                                @Stockcar86 He did also tell us to panic and complain, so excellent expectation management too.

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                                                                • Duluth
                                                                  Duluth @ACT Crusader last edited by

                                                                  @ACT-Crusader said in TSF Changes:

                                                                  Knowing how much time and effort to make the changes and keep things ticking along, do you need a few shillings from us minions?

                                                                  Thanks for suggesting that but we don't need any. The costs are really low now and that's covered by the handful of ads we have.

                                                                  The effort isn't that much either.. a burst of activity followed by months of neglect

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                                                                  • mariner4life
                                                                    mariner4life @Duluth last edited by

                                                                    @Duluth said in TSF Changes:

                                                                    a burst of activity followed by months of neglect

                                                                    so... it's a marriage?

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                                                                    • Paekakboyz
                                                                      Paekakboyz @mariner4life last edited by

                                                                      @mariner4life I feel we need to clarify what that 'burst of activity' entails. Plus how closely it relates to our birthdays or whatever other day(s) you fullas have got on the 'special treats' calendar.

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                                                                      • N
                                                                        Nevorian last edited by

                                                                        Loving the Dark Mode (and everything else), Good work Duluth

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                                                                        • Duluth
                                                                          Duluth last edited by

                                                                          FYI on the front page there's a list of games. Clicking on the game takes you to the match thread

                                                                          It's visible on tablet size and up

                                                                          It's just pulling data from the 'Rugby Matches' sub forum. It's another way to get to the commentary threads quickly

                                                                          Matches.png

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