Guest paul@trinitymusic.karoo.co.uk Report post Posted November 28, 2006 I am sure I speak for many others when I say that this (unintentional) break has reminded me forcibly what a wonderful forum this is - even if it is only a 'virtual life' airing potentially pointless and petty questions with largely unknown 'virtual friends' for some of us!! A sincere thankyou to all on Manders' staff for getting us 'back on' and for maintaining such a valuable service; lots of us now know where we would be without you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Lauwers 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Yes: in the middle of nowhere -as we say in flemish-! Best wishes to the Mander team, Pierre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcnd5584 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Yes - I would heartily concur with the sentiments of my colleagues! Mr. Mander, sincere thanks for restoring the board so promptly - I am most grateful! I, too, had missed it considerably - it was almost like losing a friend.... and then finding that after all, I had not. With every good wish, Sean Tucker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tribunegallery 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Yes - I would heartily concur with the sentiments of my colleagues! Mr. Mander, sincere thanks for restoring the board so promptly - I am most grateful! I, too, had missed it considerably - it was almost like losing a friend.... and then finding that after all, I had not. With every good wish, Sean Tucker <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree wholeheartedly! - Was this punishment from the RCO?!!! (Joking of course!!) Neil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vox Humana 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 I would like to add my sincere thanks to those above. The last few days have been quite difficult - I was actually forced to do some organ practice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcnd5584 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 I would like to add my sincere thanks to those above. The last few days have been quite difficult - I was actually forced to do some organ practice! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Indeed - although I did quite enjoy having the extra visitors! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff McMahon 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Thanks, guys - we've missed you too!!! We are asking Invision to upgrade the board to a more secure version. Webmaster Mander Organs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcnd5584 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Thanks, guys - we've missed you too!!! We are asking Invision to upgrade the board to a more secure version. Webmaster Mander Organs <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is excellent news! Please do not think me greedy - but is there any chance of them enabling the avatar feature at the same time, please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff McMahon 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 This is excellent news! Please do not think me greedy - but is there any chance of them enabling the avatar feature at the same time, please? Certainly, we'll look at this. In the meantime, I would be glad to know what other participants think of avatars - size, whether or not animated, etc. Webmaster Mander Organs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vox Humana 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Since you mention it, M. Cochereau (and at the risk of starting a wish-list landslide), it would also be great if Invision could enable a facility to attach Word, Excel and jpg files - though I appreciate that this would very much depend on the server space available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff McMahon 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Since you mention it, M. Cochereau (and at the risk of starting a wish-list landslide), it would also be great if Invision could enable a facility to attach Word, Excel and jpg files - though I appreciate that this would very much depend on the server space available. Invision Power Boards (like this one) do have those features but we deliberately disabled them at the outset because of the risk of viruses, trojans, etc. To protect ourselves - and the participants who might not all be running the latest version of their anti-virus software - we would probably have to scan every uploaded file BEFORE making it available. That of course has a time-cost ... Webmaster Mander Organs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john carter 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 May I add my thanks to those posted so far. I have missed the wit and wisdom of my fellow contributors! JC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vox Humana 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Invision Power Boards (like this one) do have those features but we deliberately disabled them at the outset because of the risk of viruses, trojans, etc. To protect ourselves - and the participants who might not all be running the latest version of their anti-virus software - we would probably have to scan every uploaded file BEFORE making it available. That of course has a time-cost ... Webmaster Mander Organs <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Fair enough - and I understand. Thanks for the explanation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Roffensis Report post Posted November 28, 2006 A big vote of thanks from me too, everyone has been missed! Well done to Manders! Richard Astridge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Lauwers 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 And now we even have a new layout! Pierre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff McMahon 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 And now we even have a new layout!Pierre Well spotted! At some point, we will reinstate the Mander "branding". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vox Humana 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Certainly, we'll look at this. In the meantime, I would be glad to know what other participants think of avatars - size, whether or not animated, etc. Webmaster Mander Organs I quite like avatars, so long as they are not too big (because big ones mean a lot of wasted space on the page when a post is only a one- or two-liner). Other forums I have frequented have limited them to 80x80 pixels which seems ample. Personally I do not like animated avatars, but of course I'd be happy to go along with the majority verdict. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcnd5584 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Well spotted! At some point, we will reinstate the Mander "branding". I would personally welcome this - it was both stylish and distinctive. I quite like avatars, so long as they are not too big (because big ones mean a lot of wasted space on the page when a post is only a one- or two-liner). Other forums I have frequented have limited them to 80x80 pixels which seems ample. Personally I do not like animated avatars, but of course I'd be happy to go along with the majority verdict. I quite fancy a cute pony. (No, I meant as an avatar....) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Robinson 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 OH NO!!! The forum's back. I've been having some well-needed early nights of late! Well done, Manders. You have been much missed. John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heva 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Great, We're back! Any news on Worcester? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Barry Oakley Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Another fine job of tuning and regulating by the Mander team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colin Harvey 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Certainly, we'll look at this. In the meantime, I would be glad to know what other participants think of avatars - size, whether or not animated, etc. Webmaster Mander Organs yes to avatars but please no animated avatars - they are a real distraction on the eye. The new forum looks good! When you re-instate the branding, could you leave out that background image? Sometimes less is more... especially so with website page design. Well done to get it sorted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vox Humana 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 The new forum looks good!It does indeed. It all seems very much easier on the eye. But - correct me if I'm wrong - didn't we used to have an option to select different font colours? It seems a shame to lose that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJJ 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 Greetings folks - good to be back! AJJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff McMahon 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2006 ... didn't we used to have an option to select different font colours? It seems a shame to lose that. I am sure that that option is in here somewhere (I see a "text color" button, the underlined A in the composition screen) but perhaps it won't work until we have also upgraded the PHP to 4.3.0 or higher (I am going to request that tomorrow). Webmaster Mander Organs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
