QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SITE
 

UToad,

does this program allow any way of saving a link to a particular post for future reference?


Having trouble getting images to link into a post lately. Is it me?

Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SITE
 

Absolutely.

There is a way but only if you search for the post.

no, i mean once you see a post, can you "dogear" that post for future ref, or must you remember the topic and hunt for it each time?

Not easily. This is your post:

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?postid=70727#post70727

The anchor tags and stuff are in the code, but that link is not generated by anything except a search. There's no link on the page you could easily drag and drop or something like that.

so i should create a word doc, copy the location, create an index by topic, then give the post a name i'd remember, etc..... that'll do, i guess. thanks, i should have thought of that.

ok, one more thing:

i use netscape 7.whatever. whne i right click, i can view page info which seems to give me tha last post id on that page. how do i get the specific post id for a particular post?

If you mouseover the "quote" button and have your settings set to let you see the URL in your status bar, you could get the post number that way.

thanks!....i also find that right clicking it, the properties allows a cut & paste.

your a pretty fucking helpful guy, toad, thanks again.

Be a real man and download Moz 1.5 :)

toad, is there a setting that allows email based posts? as in, when a new message comes in on a subscribed thread, you can read the message and reply to it from within your email program.

moz.....mozilla? this is a different browser? what's so manly about that? does the skin have hair on it or something? can you die it?

;)

no, really, what does it do that's better than netscape?

No such feature as email-to-post.

Mozilla is like Netscape only continuing to be updated, and much improved with cool new features, and not containing all the spammy stuff.

Firebird is like Mozilla except it's just the browser part. If you don't need the email part, the editor part, or the chat part, just get Firebird. But know ye that Firebird is a pre-release product and doesn't come with an installer and stuff.

test only
 

testing 1 2 3

I like Firebird. Tabbed browsing is great. I've got Opera installed, but while I miss some of its features, something makes me prefer Firebird.

Firebird is also cool b/c you can block images from certain servers ie: ads

ok, so I downloaded and installed Mozilla 1.5. it appears to be a skin for my existing netscape. it has all of my bookmarks, my mail settings, my mail itself, etc....

the navigation buttons are even the same.

If you want it to look different, and not just work better, go to View -> Apply Theme. Netscape 7 was based on Mozilla 1.0 (roughly, I can't remember).

DOES it work better? the install and download were pretty quick......it's not just a slightly different interface that uses netscapes nuts and bolts? the features all seem the same....( my IM doesn't work in mozilla, tho). Are the two programs owned by the same people?

Did your Netscape have tabbed browsing?

Go to Edit->Preferences->Tabbed Browsing and check the boxes "Load links in background" and "Middle-click...on links on a web page". Start middle-clicking or ctrl-clicking on links.

Yup.

i like that. i take it mozilla does the same thing?

Yes, well, Netscape isn't going to be developed any longer, so you basically go Mozilla suite from now on. Mozilla isn't really owned by anyone. It's developed mostly by a foundation, Netscape gave it the initial boost of people and money and such IIRC.

Mozilla developers have no other goal than to build a great browser, and so in three years of development from scratch they've so far built something better than IE.

i'll use mozilla at home and stick with netscape at work....after i have gotten used to them, i'll let you know which one i like better.

thanks for the advice, once again, ya helpful fuck!

S'ok! I love Mozilla, and I think Firebird, once it reaches maturity and becomes "Mozilla Browser", will easily dominate the world.

THIS MAY BE A STUPID QUESTION
 

WHAT THE FUCK DOES "BLOG" MEAN?

It's short for "web log"...a web diary of sorts. The Manifestos are a blog, more or less. But unlike standard blogs, I let slobs like you reply to my posts.

Short for web log.

Re: THIS MAY BE A STUPID QUESTION
 

Quit posting in caps, you spazz.

Re: Re: THIS MAY BE A STUPID QUESTION
 

what are you, dave Jr?

i have to use caps in the program i use for deals, and sometimes i forget to switch back

......[frank rizzo]don't make me come down there for you either, tough guy![/frank rizzo]

Does anyone have a list of the different "ranks" that exist and after how many messages do you reach which of these?

are you referring to the title that appears under your name? ie. rapscallion?

never before revealed.

* Kinda New Member (Minimum Posts: 0) [edit] [remove]
* Person Who Has Posted (Minimum Posts: 2) [edit] [remove]
* Neophyte-in-training (Minimum Posts: 3) [edit] [remove]
* Recruit or Something (Minimum Posts: 4) [edit] [remove]
* Rapscallion (Minimum Posts: 5) [edit] [remove]
* Non-Newbie Sort (Minimum Posts: 6) [edit] [remove]
* Resident-in-Training (Minimum Posts: 7) [edit] [remove]
* Questionist (Minimum Posts: 8) [edit] [remove]
* Provocateur (Minimum Posts: 9) [edit] [remove]
* Fellow-Commoner (Minimum Posts: 10) [edit] [remove]
* Jotter of Notes (Minimum Posts: 11) [edit] [remove]
* Alphabetarian (Minimum Posts: 12) [edit] [remove]
* Layperson (Minimum Posts: 13) [edit] [remove]
* Writer of Writings (Minimum Posts: 14) [edit] [remove]
* Lead Subordinate (Minimum Posts: 15) [edit] [remove]
* Sibling of the Commonweal (Minimum Posts: 16) [edit] [remove]
* Aggregate Aggravator (Minimum Posts: 17) [edit] [remove]
* Complex Simpleton (Minimum Posts: 18) [edit] [remove]
* Pithy Euphemist (Minimum Posts: 19) [edit] [remove]
* Dog O'Nine Tails (Minimum Posts: 20) [edit] [remove]
* Disorderly Disciplinarian (Minimum Posts: 21) [edit] [remove]
* Antagonistic Antagonist (Minimum Posts: 22) [edit] [remove]
* Dry Nurse (Minimum Posts: 23) [edit] [remove]
* Eavesdropper (Minimum Posts: 24) [edit] [remove]
* Soylent Greenhorn (Minimum Posts: 25) [edit] [remove]
* May Ter Dee (Minimum Posts: 26) [edit] [remove]
* Abhorrent Aberrant (Minimum Posts: 27) [edit] [remove]
* Fresh Incumbent (Minimum Posts: 28) [edit] [remove]
* Romantic Necromancer (Minimum Posts: 29) [edit] [remove]
* Profitable Prophet (Minimum Posts: 30) [edit] [remove]
* Expectorant Inspector (Minimum Posts: 31) [edit] [remove]
* Drawn Druid (Minimum Posts: 32) [edit] [remove]
* Confounded Conjuror (Minimum Posts: 33) [edit] [remove]
* Civil Civilian (Minimum Posts: 34) [edit] [remove]
* Wiseacre Emeritus (Minimum Posts: 35) [edit] [remove]
* Vivacious Vivisectionist (Minimum Posts: 36) [edit] [remove]
* Regulator of Squalor (Minimum Posts: 37) [edit] [remove]
* Sentimental Sentient (Minimum Posts: 38) [edit] [remove]
* Simulated Simulacrum (Minimum Posts: 39) [edit] [remove]
* Wet Nurse's Aide (Minimum Posts: 40) [edit] [remove]
* Do-er of Deeds (Minimum Posts: 41) [edit] [remove]
* Paramour of Paradigm (Minimum Posts: 42) [edit] [remove]
* Irrelevant Adulterant (Minimum Posts: 43) [edit] [remove]
* Ender of Vendors (Minimum Posts: 44) [edit] [remove]
* Caster of Aspirsions (Minimum Posts: 45) [edit] [remove]
* Mystical Miscreant (Minimum Posts: 46) [edit] [remove]
* Smooth Ruffian (Minimum Posts: 47) [edit] [remove]
* Caste-Away (Minimum Posts: 48) [edit] [remove]
* Violator of Customs (Minimum Posts: 49) [edit] [remove]
* Infamous Defamer (Minimum Posts: 50) [edit] [remove]
* Fermenter of Dissatisfaction (Minimum Posts: 51) [edit] [remove]
* Disorderly Orderly (Minimum Posts: 52) [edit] [remove]
* Cantankerous Incantonator (Minimum Posts: 55) [edit] [remove]
* Keeper of the Decorum (Minimum Posts: 58) [edit] [remove]
* Resident Denizen (Minimum Posts: 60) [edit] [remove]
* Belt Conveyor (Minimum Posts: 65) [edit] [remove]
* Superior Inhabitant (Minimum Posts: 70) [edit] [remove]
* Resident President (Minimum Posts: 80) [edit] [remove]
* Coronation Incarnate (Minimum Posts: 87) [edit] [remove]
* Compatriot-at-Arms (Minimum Posts: 100) [edit] [remove]
* High Propagandist (Minimum Posts: 110) [edit] [remove]
* Major Inhabitant (Minimum Posts: 120) [edit] [remove]
* Hand-of-Kindness Extender (Minimum Posts: 130) [edit] [remove]
* Slacker (Minimum Posts: 140) [edit] [remove]
* Master Locutor (Minimum Posts: 150) [edit] [remove]
* Management Consultant (Minimum Posts: 160) [edit] [remove]
* Abecedarian (Minimum Posts: 170) [edit] [remove]
* Faithful Companion (Minimum Posts: 180) [edit] [remove]
* Vice-President of Resentment (Minimum Posts: 190) [edit] [remove]
* Colonist Extraordinaire (Minimum Posts: 200) [edit] [remove]
* Master of the Domain (Minimum Posts: 220) [edit] [remove]
* Super Intendent (Minimum Posts: 240) [edit] [remove]
* Wanted Driver (Minimum Posts: 260) [edit] [remove]
* Hoodoo Guru (Minimum Posts: 280) [edit] [remove]
* Elite Elitist (Minimum Posts: 320) [edit] [remove]
* Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table (Minimum Posts: 360) [edit] [remove]
* Professor (Minimum Posts: 365) [edit] [remove]
* Sir Post-A-Lot (Minimum Posts: 400) [edit] [remove]
* Longtime Companion (Minimum Posts: 440) [edit] [remove]
* Who Looks at User Titles Anyway (Minimum Posts: 460) [edit] [remove]
* Operations Operative (Minimum Posts: 465) [edit] [remove]
* Master Dwellar (Minimum Posts: 500) [edit] [remove]
* Master Dwellar II (Minimum Posts: 750) [edit] [remove]
* Master Dweller III: the Reposting (Minimum Posts: 1000) [edit] [remove]

hey, did you write all of those yourself, or did they come with the software?

All me.

fuckin A

how long'd that take?

want some suggestions for those above 1000 posts?

Re: Re: Re: THIS MAY BE A STUPID QUESTION
 

Nope...that was all me, though it did sound like good Dave. Learn to turn off caps lock, you retard.

Now, what if it were evil Dave?

[evil Dave]It's obvious that you don't know what the fuck you're doing. I hope your kids grow up to be useless pieces of shit just like their ol' man. No, I'm serious. No, really.[/evil Dave]

yeah, eat me, dycamore ( that's not a typo)


i'm a huntanpeck typist and there's nothing as infuriating as having typed a fairly long post only to look up and realize that it's in caps. i wish there was a way to convert caps like you can copy and paste and what not.

Flattery will get you nowhere...

Just look up at the screen shortly after beginning your reply.

How long have you been here? How often do threads stay on-topic?

I rest my case.

new question
 

UT,

the search engine is killing me. I either get this:


or this:
when i put little words in to search for. The method to it eludes me. The word i had searched for when i got no hits was "you" . Sometimes if i put multiple words in and one of the words is 3 letters, i get the first error, too.

can you remove the minimum word length parameter?

I'll change it to 3 but it will take time to take effect. I forget how this thing decides when to index.

toad,
i was sniffing around vbulletin.com, and noticed that there is an avatar feature on their demo. does this iteration of vb allow avatars? if so, have you decided NOT to use them?

I decided not to use them because, in my opinion, they make any forum look like utter crap.

right


good call

What have you got against utter coprophiles?

Re: new question
 

Behold the power of Google... use "site:cellar.org" in your search string to search the Cellar wiith shorty words.

pot site:cellar.org

What's an "avatar"?

A picture that displays under your user title.

There are pre-set avatars in vBulletin, or you can upload your own (sometimes there are preset requirements by the sysadmin for using avatars ... minimum number of posts or whatnot.)

If you want to see some in use, go to glocktalk.com or politicsforum.com

Sometimes I just don't understand people. I mean, I'm trying to freaking <b>read</b> here! I personally find avatars to be incredibly distracting.

It's a vanity thing. People try to outdo each other with increasingly clever animated avatars, or want their picture up, or whatnot.

It's kind of like buddy icons in AIM. Either you use 'em, or you don't.

I hate avatars and image signatures.

I try to turn both off on boards. If I cannot then I rarely visit these boards. (Some of you proably will see that as a reason to have the images 8-P )

Three reasons:

1) They are distracting.

2) They take up screen space.

3) Often offensive and inappropriate at work. They stick out and scream "Look at me! I'm slacking off at work!!"

The thing I like the most about the cellar is the clean look. It looks very professional, not at all childish like many other sites.

Plus I feel that the lack of signatures and avatars helps keep stupid people who are attracted to such things away from the site.

Damn, juju, next you're gonna say you don't like the smilies!! ;)

I was on a forum where half the fun was seeing who could come up with the best and most creative avatar. There were a few PhotoShop experts there and would come up with some whacked out stuff.

We don't do avatars here...too much clutter. We do have a Photoshop forum though.

I'm over the avatar thing. Those people on the other forum were shallow, vapid cunts.

Well, why don't you tell us how you really feel about them!