TSF Changes 11/09/2019

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

Duluth

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

Duluth

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

Duluth

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

Will fix them over the next couple of days

Nepia

It s going to take a while to get used to the blue quotes! 😀

Hooroo

@Nepia said in TSF Changes:

It s going to take a while to get used to the blue quotes! 😀

Test

Edit! What blue quotes?

Rembrandt

@Hooroo said in TSF Changes:

@Nepia said in TSF Changes:

It s going to take a while to get used to the blue quotes! 😀

Test

Edit! What blue quotes?

Those ones!

Hooroo

@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! 😀

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?

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! 😀

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.

Stargazer

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

Duluth

@Hooroo

Maybe you need to clear your browser cache?

It should look like this:

Rembrandt

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

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

Hooroo

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

taniwharugby

here to change colour to the darkside

Rembrandt

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

Kirwan

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.

mariner4life

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

Hooroo

@mariner4life said in TSF Changes:

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

all I saw was x hamster

mariner4life

@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

Hooroo

@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.....

Billy Tell

@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 “all black mode”

TeWaio

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.

MajorRage

Looks fantastic chaps - virtual kudos.

MiketheSnow

Excellent.

Much easier to read.

Thanks

ACT Crusader

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?

sparky

Great work.

Stockcar86

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

Snowy

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

Duluth

@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

mariner4life

@Duluth said in TSF Changes:

a burst of activity followed by months of neglect

so... it's a marriage?

Paekakboyz

@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.

Nevorian

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

Duluth

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

The Silver Fern