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6th Aug 2006, 01:45 PM	August MTS2 Changes #1
Delphy Original Poster Delphinius The Great Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8,501 Thanks: 69373 in 16 Posts 26 Achievements View My Journal	Hi All, Time for another update in the land of MTS2. The changes in the past couple of days are: The old normal vBulletin search has been removed from the Download page and replaced with the Beta Search. Added search Downloads (linking to the Beta Search) to the search dropdown in the navbar Added option in the footer next to the style dropdown to link to the other style-related settings Added option on download pages to show Download FAQ links for all members that displays till a month after they join. Added option so that all people who have joined in the past year, and all those who join from now on, MUST read and acknowledge the site rules and guidelines and other points on the user profile page before they are allowed to post or reply. This last point is bound to cause some friction, but the way I see it, far too many join here, don't read the rules or are too lazy to read the rules, then go and post rubbish. This causes lots of workload for our staff and problems for people whose threads they post in. While I realise that some people simply don't read, at least making it so they must read something is better than nothing. Also, I'd like to point out the alternative MTS2 display styles. You are all probably used to the "Rounded Corners" style, but there is a (cleaner, in my opinion) alternative out there - the "Box Style". This brings the download/core pages more in line with the rest of the site in terms of look and feel. You can see more information here: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=128246 Currently in the works are a revamped Upload system and yet more optimisations to try and make the site not slow to a crawl as traffic increases. Regards, Delphy
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	Last edited by Delphy : 6th Aug 2006 at 01:59 PM.

6th Aug 2006, 03:58 PM

carlydunham

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Originally Posted by Delphy

Hi All,

Time for another update in the land of MTS2. The changes in the past couple of days are:

The old normal vBulletin search has been removed from the Download page and replaced with the Beta Search.
Added search Downloads (linking to the Beta Search) to the search dropdown in the navbar
Added option in the footer next to the style dropdown to link to the other style-related settings
Added option on download pages to show Download FAQ links for all members that displays till a month after they join.
Added option so that all people who have joined in the past year, and all those who join from now on, MUST read and acknowledge the site rules and guidelines and other points on the user profile page before they are allowed to post or reply.

This last point is bound to cause some friction, but the way I see it, far too many join here, don't read the rules or are too lazy to read the rules, then go and post rubbish. This causes lots of workload for our staff and problems for people whose threads they post in. While I realise that some people simply don't read, at least making it so they must read something is better than nothing.

Also, I'd like to point out the alternative MTS2 display styles. You are all probably used to the "Rounded Corners" style, but there is a (cleaner, in my opinion) alternative out there - the "Box Style". This brings the download/core pages more in line with the rest of the site in terms of look and feel. You can see more information here: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=128246

Currently in the works are a revamped Upload system and yet more optimisations to try and make the site not slow to a crawl as traffic increases.

Regards,
Delphy

thanks delphy i love this site and i have been here for a long time now i just dont post much..

6th Aug 2006, 04:24 PM	#3
puppersonpup Lab Assistant Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 115 Thanks: 1 in 1 Posts	Thank you so much for the extra "downloads" search bar, i always wanted this. I hate going into "advanced search" all the time. thanks!!

6th Aug 2006, 04:40 PM	#4
sims2guy Lab Assistant Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 83 Thanks: 2878 in 18 Posts 14 Achievements View My Journal	I think these features are great, and I understand how the traffic causes a high ammount of workload on both the servers, and the admins/mods. Lets hope these help MTS2 through.
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6th Aug 2006, 06:13 PM	#5
jaxad0127 Object(ive) Investigator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,848 Thanks: 2955 in 12 Posts 9 Achievements	Sounds good. That last one is one I've been wanting for a while. Hardly anyone reads those.
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6th Aug 2006, 06:37 PM	#6
squall117 Site Helper Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,097 Thanks: 7182 in 33 Posts 15 Achievements	I love the changes regarding the search features! Ans it's also a good to have people read the rules before quick-replying
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6th Aug 2006, 07:12 PM	#7
Sim Master Forum Resident Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 844 Thanks: 3353 in 28 Posts 10 Achievements	Anything that helps the site is fine by me! It is too bad some people post bad things for no reason, but I guess this will help inform people about the rules.

6th Aug 2006, 07:32 PM	#8
rmschoon Lab Assistant Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 150 Thanks: 4294 in 68 Posts 11 Achievements View My Journal	Thanks for all the hard work Delphy, and our other beloved Mods. I too appreicate the new search box. Ya'll are doing a great job, it's quite appreciated from my end. :D
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6th Aug 2006, 07:58 PM	#9
Hardy boyz Forum Resident Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 803 Thanks: 2731 in 56 Posts 10 Achievements	Okay well this sounds good, except that I have some problems with the new rules... well not me, but my comp. I have accepted the rules and everything goes back to the orginial state, then I go in to my own profile to change it back to the way it was; show avatars and signatures. But when I have saved my changes, and I'm going to post a replay, I have to accept the rules again - and we are from the beginning again... Just in one half hour I was trying to figue out what I was doing wrong, I accepted the rules like five or six times! Maybe it's just me, but it's kinnda anoying... //HB
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6th Aug 2006, 08:31 PM	#10
discordkitty Sarcastic Evil Muppet Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,060 Thanks: 5575 in 32 Posts 15 Achievements View My Journal	Accept the rules and then save changes - that should make it stay away.
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6th Aug 2006, 09:22 PM	#11
crocobaura Mad Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,737 Thanks: 59001 in 191 Posts 25 Achievements View My Journal	Well, anything that makes the site better is good news. Also, it is great that you thought about improving speed on the site. I don't know, maybe it's my connection, but it has been very difficult lately to load MTS pages from my end of the world. Also, could you please repost the Delphinator? Thank you.
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7th Aug 2006, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by crocobaura

Well, anything that makes the site better is good news. Also, it is great that you thought about improving speed on the site. I don't know, maybe it's my connection, but it has been very difficult lately to load MTS pages from my end of the world. Also, could you please repost the Delphinator? Thank you.

Same thing has been happening to me about the speed - I thought it probably was ie 7.
Hopefuly people start to read the rules more.

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7th Aug 2006, 02:41 AM	#13
Navetsea Scholar Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,202 Thanks: 56085 in 170 Posts 27 Achievements View My Journal	I want to check how the changes look like thanks alot for your hard work.
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7th Aug 2006, 03:27 AM	#14
TheJim01 Test Subject Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 12	I like the box style. It is much cleaner. Thanks for and keep up all the great work!

7th Aug 2006, 03:56 AM	#15
masqued_angel Test Subject Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7	Maybe it's just my computer...but something about the new layout is all wonky. It's driving me mad. x.x I luff this site, so I hope my computer evens out and starts making everything look normal again, or I might scream. ^^;

7th Aug 2006, 04:16 AM	#16
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7th Aug 2006, 04:22 AM	#17
karen82869 Lab Assistant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 182 Thanks: 1861 in 23 Posts 8 Achievements	Yeah - it does seem a little buggy, yet. I've been directed to acknowledge the site rules approximately 4-5 times and my options don't "stick," either. Also, the individual download threads don't seem to be happy with Firefox. The original post is smushed to the left side of the page and the pictures don't display - I get all links. Just my observations. Thanks for your hard work, Delphy!

7th Aug 2006, 04:41 AM

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7th Aug 2006, 04:43 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by karen82869

The original post is smushed to the left side of the page and the pictures don't display - I get all links.
Just my observations.

Thanks for your hard work, Delphy!

thats what is happening to me.. it looks major ugly..and i have to read the rules ALOT but i like the box corners they look nice.. but everything else is driving me insane! i might just not post anymore haha

the amount of pills I'm taking, counteracts the booze I'm drinking

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7th Aug 2006, 04:55 AM	#19
FreetobeJulie Forum Resident Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 682 Thanks: 1 in 1 Posts	carlydunham - I think you forgot to read the rules - Delphy clearly states that quoting the entirety of the original post (or any other post, really) is against the rules because it is disruptive. I had hoped (and I assume that Delphy and the moderators had hoped, too) that disruptions such as this would be prevented by implementing this new system. I know that everyone makes mistakes, and I'm not trying to reprimand you, but I would encourage everyone to read the rules so that mistakes aren't made so often. In terms of errors with agreeing to the rules, I clicked on all the links on the page and read everything before I clicked "accept" and I haven't had any difficulties. Great job, Delpy and the rest of the staff. You've continued to go above and beyond in running this amazing website, and your work is appreciated by thousands. Thank you! Julie =) Edit Sorry, I am having the glitch of everything reverting back to before I agreed to the terms of posting. Also, most download threads are squished to the left without pictures and most text appearing. I know that you staff will fix this, as you always do - I'm just trying to tell you what the problem is on my end. I also have cookies enabled for the site, so it isn't that. Good luck - even though you probably don't need it.
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7th Aug 2006, 05:23 AM	#20
julianarosalia Moderator of Please Read the Help FAQs Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 4,749 Thanks: 1725 in 8 Posts 7 Achievements	Well, it seems that I am having the same problem with the agreement not sticking. I think it's a wonderful idea and am hoping that you'll be able to figure out how to get this new feature to work. Fyi, I'm using Firefox as well but I'm going to try IE (shudder) to see if that works. Edit Ok, not working in IE either.
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7th Aug 2006, 06:18 AM	#21
lamammaforever Alchemist Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,586 Thanks: 8837 in 72 Posts 16 Achievements View My Journal	Same situation here.

7th Aug 2006, 06:30 AM

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7th Aug 2006, 07:02 AM	#22
jaxad0127 Object(ive) Investigator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,848 Thanks: 2955 in 12 Posts 9 Achievements	For those having problems with thumbnails: in your user options is an option to hide avatars/thumbnails, etc. Uncheck it.
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7th Aug 2006, 01:12 PM	#23
Delphy Original Poster Delphinius The Great Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8,501 Thanks: 69373 in 16 Posts 26 Achievements View My Journal	Okay all the problems described below should be fixed now - sorry about that. There was a bug which, as you saw, wiped out your options which includes displaying of pages, so that caused problems with the download pages. I've fixed this so it should be ok now (and you'll only have to tick the box once). Regards, Delphy
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7th Aug 2006, 08:17 PM	#24
julianarosalia Moderator of Please Read the Help FAQs Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 4,749 Thanks: 1725 in 8 Posts 7 Achievements	Thank you Delphy
	Please do not PM me with Game or Site Help questions. Post them in the appropriate section after going through the FAQs. "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." ~ Verbal Kint, The Usual Suspects

7th Aug 2006, 11:39 PM	#25
Delphy Original Poster Delphinius The Great Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 8,501 Thanks: 69373 in 16 Posts 26 Achievements View My Journal	Okay, couple more changes: When uploading files via Manage Attachments, the screen now shows you a preview of any thumbnails created, along with a link to both the file and to the images Editing a post now shows you a thumbnail of the images in the attachment list sections Coded a number of improvements that massively increases speed for the download browser pages. Most tests returned a 200% speed improvement Split off sub-styles into thier own proper style, now selectable from the "Style" dropdown at the bottom of the page or via Edit Options.
	Tumblr - Yes, I have a blog. :) <Corsix> Why 'mod the sims 2' when you can mod 'mod the sims 2'? Story books are full of fairy tales, of Kings and Queens, and the bluest skies.

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