The Forum Has Been Upgraded!

By Sacheverell Feb 29, 2012
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The new forum software has rolled out, and we are all very excited about the new changes! As IPB moves their support to 3.2, so too do we upgrade the forum with some of the latest features, bug-fixes and more that will make the forums even better than before. We will continue to make minor adjustments to the site in the coming days, so expect such changes to pop up from time to time.

Listed below are many of the updates included in today's upgrade - take a look!

Writ 2.0.2

Social Networking - You can like your favorite articles on Facebook, twitter, and Google +
Rate Articles - Vote for your favorites articles to let our authors know how great it is
Watch Articles - You can now track articles and watch them for updates.
Active Topic Block - This replaced the recent post block which gives a more accurate recent post history.
Forum Filters - Now filter by your favorite forums on the active topic block.
Tons of Bug Fixes - We fixed a ton issues that many site leads and users were facing.
Stability improvements - We wanted writ to run a bit easier on a site, so we fixed up a ton of things to do just that.

CurseAuth 1.3.0

Improved Account Merger - We improved our system just a bit
Newsletter Signup - You can now sign up for the Curse Newsletter
Stability Improvements - Tidy up the code means the site will run it better

Video System - 1.2.3

Youtube Subscription - You can now subscribe to the Curse YT channel
Stability Improvements - The video system was a little bloated, so we made it run a little bit better on the site.

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XinwxHleak
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Posted Mar 2, 2012
I know I'm not the only one (looks at Yuni's, Wolffe's, EndRPnT's, etc, posts) that ****ING HATES the new update! Where's the most recent topics?!? What the hell?! Why is it SO DAMN UGLY? Why are so many threads just plain text? What the HELL is with the LAG!?

While posting this I noticed something...

Why does it take SO DAMN LONG to post stuff now?!

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
um i cant click links

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
I can't put a .gif image as my avatar now...

Animated-less images makes me sad...

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
I know that people in charge actually look at these, and this is still ongoing, so I will share my issues as well.

I would like to know why the little "online" symbol above the avatars has been removed. And more importantly, the little list at the bottom of the people viewing a topic, the "X users, Y guests, Z anonymous users", why that is missing. I found the list of people on a topic to be useful. And the little thing that tells me if someone is online or not. That simple little icon.
I know in SOME locations you can hover the mouse over the username and a box will try to load that lets you view their profile, and whether they are online. I say "some" because it only seems to work on the headings of PMs. And it never seems to load.

And, of course, I have not noticed much improvement in reliability/stability. I'm still getting 502s and "Server at Capacity" messages quite frequently.

Then there are the issues many people have brought up I don't feel like repeating.

I'm hoping that these issues will be resolved somehow.

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
This is an upgrade? It's laggy, I can barely find anything, it ate my profile picture, it's impossible to navigate on a mobile, the recent news blocks up far too much space on the top, and it's overall awkward. Not to mention how hideous the front page and profiles are now.

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
These new forums hurt my eyes, I think I'll be going to planet minecraft now.

It's just..... too hard..... to get used to..... GARH!

I have so many questions left unanswered: Where did the viewcounter go? Where did the Recent Articles go? Where did the lava buckets go? Where did the Steve head for people without profile pics go? This isn't facebook, you don't need to add a dude in a shadow for people with no profile pics. I want the Steve, it's way better/

This new forums is a pile of tit and that's all it ever wil be.

#ragequit

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
Ok, so every time I reply I need to click "Toggle editing mode". Not that bad, just shortens life of my mouse a little bit and it's annoying.

But also, I can't use formatting buttons to quickly insert tags. Is it because programmers were lazy?

Oh, and of course, the new graphics are ugly. Why are buttons rounded?! It's minecraftforum, so graphics should be blocky!

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
I am soooo close to organizing a group of people to recreate the old layout on a new site.

If things don't get fixed within a week, I'm seriously going to do so >.>

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
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I am soooo close to organizing a group of people to recreate the old layout on a new site.

If things don't get fixed within a week, I'm seriously going to do so >.>

Please do!
It can be called: Minecraftforums.net (Notice it has the S while the current forums doesnt)

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
Quote from DiEvAl

Maybe if minecraftforum.net gets DDOSed, they will revert the old forum. Anyone wants to try?

Oh, and why are there so few smileys?

Two wrongs don't make a right. Lets have no more talk of illegal activity, please; it doesn't solve anything and the community should be above that sort of reaction. We're making our displeasure known well enough without it.

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Quote from TheMightyAnonym

I am soooo close to organizing a group of people to recreate the old layout on a new site.

If things don't get fixed within a week, I'm seriously going to do so >.>

Or make a browser plugin that makes new forum look like old forum.

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Two wrongs don't make a right. Lets have no more talk of illegal activity, please; it doesn't solve anything and the community should be above that sort of reaction. We're making our displeasure known well enough without it.

Not sure about this. Illegal activity can sometimes solve a lot: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EX.UA.

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
I like it but I think the new Block (sandstone) may be a clue about a new TNT, or a possible mob by looking at the top of it
I WISH I HAD MINECRAFT *cry's*

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Posted Mar 2, 2012
The notification box isn't working for me any more. It used to give me a notification whenever people reply to my watched threads, but it doesn't do that any more.

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Quote from DiEvAl

Not sure about this. Illegal activity can sometimes solve a lot: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EX.UA.

Only for the weak-minded.

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Quote from DiEvAl

Maybe if minecraftforum.net gets DDOSed, they will revert the old forum. Anyone wants to try?

Oh, and why are there so few smileys?

Yea, then those people could get in trouble.

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Posted Mar 3, 2012
the new style is ok, but to be honest, i preffered the old style better. Just easier to navigate. Plus the fact that the simplicity felt like you were playing minecraft at the time. But the main reasons why i don't like the new style is navibility, it looks like 'fake' forums for minecraft; and the fact that my computer doesn't load it properly. Maybye if you (sachaverrell, sorry if i spelt that wrong) brought back the old backround and profile page plus the new content box on the homepage, users on this forum would be at least a bit happier

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Posted Mar 3, 2012
THIS UPGRADE BROKE MY POST,
WON'T LET ME FIX MY POST,
LOOKS UGLY,
AND IS REALLY FRUSTRATING!!!

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Posted Mar 3, 2012
I just have one question - Why was it deemed absolutely crucial to be unable to see the [img] tag + link in a quoted/edited post? How does that make any sense?

Don't fix what's not broken, it's as easy as that.

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Posted Mar 3, 2012
Quote from DiEvAl

Or make a browser plugin that makes new forum look like old forum.

The funny thing is that I have already suggested the very same thing elsewhere.

Only a matter of time before it happens, although even then its capabilities will be limited. As I suspected, however, it has been confirmed that the look "will definitely be adressed", so this may not be an issue after all.

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Posted Mar 3, 2012
There is MAJOR problems with your new forum software. Editing my posts regularly deletes all youtube links within them (i have lost a ton of links already), much formatting was lost, my subscriptions are not emailed to me, or do not show up at all.

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