The Doesnt Merit a Thread Thread

retalivity

ok bear with me a second......

i initally wanted to ask what stuff to the left of thread titles in the forum mean, like the grumpy faces and the different coloured envelopes. when i put the mouse over them, nothing happens and it was just bugging me.
and as i rarely stray from this forum on boards.ie, i didnt want to go looking in after-hours or somewhere.
but i also didnt think this question warrented a thread of its own.

so i got to thinking, and thought whats needed is a thread for random questions/ramblings/ideas and stuff, where everyone in the donegal forum could drop in, and talk about whatever the flavour of the day is. And reminded of recent events, it could be a place where it would be really difficult to go off-topic cos there is no central topic.

so i begin....... feel free to answer my question, ask one yourself, or launch a personal attack on whoever (i kid, i kid!!!:D )

and mods, if this sounds like the biggest pile of crap ever, feel free to send it to that big recycle bin in the sky....

byte

If the envelope is closed, it means you've read it (usually).

If the envelope is open, it means that new posts have been posted since you last logged in. Then, the red envelopes appear when posts exceed a page (ie Hot topic).

Also, an envelope with an arrow over it means you've posted in the thread before.

On threads with replies since your last visit, you'll see a wee down arrow to the left of the Thread title. This takes you to the posts that were made since you last logged in.

Tall Tom

retalivity wrote:

ok bear with me a second......

i initally wanted to ask what stuff to the left of thread titles in the forum mean, like the grumpy faces and the different coloured envelopes. when i put the mouse over them, nothing happens and it was just bugging me.
and as i rarely stray from this forum on boards.ie, i didnt want to go looking in after-hours or somewhere.
but i also didnt think this question warrented a thread of its own.

so i got to thinking, and thought whats needed is a thread for random questions/ramblings/ideas and stuff, where everyone in the donegal forum could drop in, and talk about whatever the flavour of the day is. And reminded of recent events, it could be a place where it would be really difficult to go off-topic cos there is no central topic.

so i begin....... feel free to answer my question, ask one yourself, or launch a personal attack on whoever (i kid, i kid!!!:D )

and mods, if this sounds like the biggest pile of crap ever, feel free to send it to that big recycle bin in the sky....

The "faces' reflect the mood of the posted when they created the thead.

As for the envelopes, they turn red when 10 or more replies are in that thread (to siginify that it is a hot topic). The curved arrow signifies that you posted in that thread.

Tall Tom

Tall Tom wrote:

The "faces' reflect the mood of the posted when they created the thead.

As for the envelopes, they turn red when 10 or more replies are in that thread (to siginify that it is a hot topic). The curved arrow signifies that you posted in that thread.

Nice one Byte. I replied around the same time you did, but didn't click the submit button right away for I was distracted here at work.

byte

Though you were right regarding the red envelope, its for threads with over 10 posts, not when they exceed a page.

retalivity

cheers guys,

soooooooooo........

i wish it would stop raining

Tall Tom

retalivity wrote:

cheers guys,

soooooooooo........

i wish it would stop raining

Post it over to me. Right now, it's 35*C and humid as all hell.

muffler

Right folks. I'm not entirely convinced that this thread is in the best interest of the North West forum. If you have something in particular that you wish to debate or make comment on then simply open a new thread.

I can see this turning into nothing more than a chat room with mutual friends talking/posting between themselves with everyone else wondering what the hell are they on about. If chat is needed then there are plenty of places for it and instant messaging was created just for that purpose.

What I am going to do is lock this for the time being and have a think about it.

Dont worry, I will let you know my decision

muffler

As a couple of the regulars have posted here Im allowing this thread to stay open but I am going to keep a good eye on it.

Tall Tom

I doubt this thread is going to stay open for long, but I have to say that after I posted my weather reply, our local weather guy has commented that we could see up to 5 inches of rain this weekend. Time for me to whip out my Welly's. :eek:

A city guy walking into a pub wearing Welly's. I can only imagine the looks on their faces.

Take care and stay dry,
Tommy

nanook

tall tom, you got welly's in philly, now they have to be the black/green ones anything other than that is just not right

So what is your connection with North West, sorry off thread please go easy on me muffler.

Tall Tom

nanook wrote:

tall tom, you got welly's in philly, now they have to be the black/green ones anything other than that is just not right

So what is your connection with North West, sorry off thread please go easy on me muffler.

My mother was born and raised outside of Ardara (closer to Rosbeg actually). I spent may a summers as a child on the farms there and always had a pair of green/beige Welly's stashed under the stairs waiting for me. My uncles put me to work on every visit. I am probably one of the very few city boys who knows how to milk a cow or knows what free range eggs are.:D

retalivity

ok i just realised the answer to my initial question was at the bottum of the forum index.

i am teh dumb

eiretamicha

Tall Tom wrote:

My mother was born and raised outside of Ardara (closer to Rosbeg actually). I spent may a summers as a child on the farms there and always had a pair of green/beige Welly's stashed under the stairs waiting for me. My uncles put me to work on every visit. I am probably one of the very few city boys who knows how to milk a cow or knows what free range eggs are.:D

Free range eggs are the only kinds I'll buy! Better for you, better for the chicken.

Tall Tom

Tall Tom wrote:

Post it over to me. Right now, it's 35*C and humid as all hell.

Great, I opened my big mouth asking to have the rain sent over here and now we have flooding. I believe we have had 5+ inches of rain and a lot more expected in the next couple of days.

byte

Tall Tom wrote:

Great, I opened my big mouth asking to have the rain sent over here and now we have flooding. I believe we have had 5+ inches of rain and a lot more expected in the next couple of days.

And, in a funny twist, the weather has been great the past few days!

Tall Tom

byte wrote:

And, in a funny twist, the weather has been great the past few days!

D'oh! :eek:

Enjoy it.

smashey

This thread remains open. Good. I can now talk sh*te. What a lovely day. I'm going out for a drive now and will be pointing my finger at all the boy racers I meet and shouting obscenities at them. Things like: oooohhhhhh, I wish I could drive like you, those little blue lights are really improving your pulling power and that big spoiler really turns the women on.

byte

smashey wrote:

This thread remains open. Good. I can now talk sh*te. What a lovely day. I'm going out for a drive now and will be pointing my finger at all the boy racers I meet and shouting obscenities at them. Things like: oooohhhhhh, I wish I could drive like you, those little blue lights are really improving your pulling power and that big spoiler really turns the women on.

ROFL!

I like your style!

retalivity

ok whats goin on? how did i end up with 1268 posts?
<=
last time i checked i was around 60-70

byte

Some admins are messing with the post counts. I had a few thousand.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054960210

muffler

Spare a thought for nanook - he has taken a big hit

Anyone looking for other sufferers can have a look here

byte

I've taken a fair hit myself, losing nearly 6,500 posts! LOL

retalivity

bah too much reading.

so i get +1200 post points cos im such an integral part of this forum?
I like this game.....

byte

It looks like the game is over!

smashey

Maybe not. I'm building up to a good rant. Watch this space.

byte

Ooh, should I get the popcorn ready?

muffler

As I see it smashey has just 18 days left to rant and after thats he's going to be under the preverbial

smashey

muffler wrote:

As I see it smashey has just 18 days left to rant and after thats he's going to be under the preverbial

You learned how to read since Saturday then?

nanook

muffler wrote:

Spare a thought for nanook - he has taken a big hit

Anyone looking for other sufferers can have a look here

someone explain this to me, muffler you mentioned this on the mods forum and i am still in the dark.

muffler

nanook wrote:

someone explain this to me, muffler you mentioned this on the mods forum and i am still in the dark.

nanook, you were edging towards that milestone of 1000 posts and bang...............you went away down in the post count

nanook

muffler

i really dont wanna sound like an idiot but what is going on here

muffler

nanook did you not see that your post count had dropped down by hundreds for a couple of days as did everyone elses.

It was just a fun remark made at the senior mod here. Cant see why its annoying you

nanook

muff, i am not annoyed, just confused.

Didnt even notice that my posts count had dropped.

Once again sorry for the confusion, and remember i could never be mad with you

muffler

no problem nanook. Christ, you had me confused for a while also

smashey

Mod fight. Mod fight. We need Paddy20 to keep the peace.

smashey

This might not merit a thread but it merits a rant. The weather has been brilliant recently but all I hear are people complaining.

Get over it. This is Ireland and it will be wet and cold soon enough.

retalivity

see, this is why i started this, just for random discussion like that.

and yeah........ it is too bloody warm!!!!!!

retalivity

Bump:

What happened the thing at the bottom of the nw page that showed who was viewing the forum? example:

1 member (retalivity) and 2 guests.

/bump:o

muffler

The thing at the bottom of the page is gone indeed.

Apparantly its to ease pressure on the servers and may possibly be available again shortly. I think that searching for posts may also be gone or at least it was a few days ago.

I know the admins are testing a few things at present and hopefully all should or could be restored soon.