I recommend a feature where we can upload avatars to the QJ avatar database so that people can have more options to choose their avatar., kinda like User-generated content but anyone can use it
I don't know if disabling the images as of now is to some kind of speed test, but for me, it's still pretty slow here compared to other forum sites.
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Bad idea. Let the image uploading websites take care of that.Zitat:
Zitat von mohaas05
That makes no sense, he's saying the images are too stressful on the USER end not the SERVER end. There's a difference between them, believe it or not.Zitat:
Zitat von dHAPPY
It would be fairly easy to implement too.
Ok sorry about that, thanks for correcting me.Zitat:
Zitat von Chathurga
(Could you please act nicer, you sound like a real d)ckhead)
...no moar kitty fuk ?
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Here's a greasemonkey script for anyone who wants images back while the maintenance is going on.
This shouldn't affect whatever Myst is doing, at least I can't see how it would.
The script is simple enough:
1. It searches the page for links.
2. Removes left over broken forum tags and checks the link to make sure it's an image.
3. Appends your signature back into its rightful spot ;o
Edit: Updated it to handle .php images, also speeded it up by making the URL checker less complicated.
Firefox ?
Yep, with the greasemonkey add on.
Sweet, Thanks confirmed working with Firefox 3 Beta 4 :Jump:Zitat:
Zitat von Chathurga
That is the worst idea I have ever heard in my life. Lots of stuff were already taken away as it is.Zitat:
Zitat von Sullivan
No avatars and sig images forever = TOTAL PHAIL
I think you should keep the images they make peoples posts look pretty. And ive noticed no speed increase and no speed decrease So it was pointless in my opinion.
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What is creepy is that as soon as i saw your avatar i was listening to Carmelldansen. Awesome song :DZitat:
Zitat von IchigoKurosaki
I will be having images back, dont worry. As for the greasemonkey, Thats fine as thats client side only, where as right now, Im protecting everyone by default.
Um, what are we being "protected" from? Faster load times? Am I missing something here? :(
Yes you are, just deal with it for the time being. The images will be back soon enough.
Are we sure that people's complaints of slow-loading are only related to what you think? Maybe they need to recheck their connection speeds? Because I have been loading up exactly the same as before.
But one feature I approve of is from someone above; where when using a spoiler, the info inside isn't loaded until the button is clicked? :o
That's a good idea because 56k-ers wouldn't suffer if they didn't want to open a spoiler to a big image.
Guys relax.. Ok? Nothing bad is gonna happen here.. Just leave it alone for now. Ok? Also yes, If a user (or mod) has a super taxing image as a avatar/sig then Yea it could be noted to adjust too. Dont want things bogging things down.
Also yes, this would be more of a fix on the client side of speed mostly, Server side is a few other options with the attachments themselves.
Heres how to speed up the forums
1) delete existing vbulletin install
2) install 3.6.8v2
3) add only bare essential hacks
4) stop ****ing with things
it isn't images and attachments slowing the forums down, it's all the pointless bull**** you keep adding.
Yes! Real, technical advice!Zitat:
Zitat von Nevada
Admins should try that!
i find going technical on the admins here only confuses them further.Zitat:
Zitat von dHAPPY
*grabs bag of popcorn and sits back ready to watch some QJ drama unfold*
I agree with Fluff, none of this makes logical sense...
But then Abe says that I'm missing something but what that is...idk.
1) how would removing the [img] tags speed up the qj servers? qj servers dont download the image from the external server then resend it to the user.
Someone needs to ban 56k modems on the internet!!
could it possibly be because of evil [img] hax? ;)
im with you nevada...reinstall clean and the problems will be resolved.Zitat:
Zitat von Nevada
Nevada...now that's the common sense I was looking for ;)
So we get images back, when?
Look a page or two back, the script I posted will re-enable them for the time being.Zitat:
Zitat von GmDude66
Just use that until they are offically allowed again.
Cool, thanks!
I'm pretty sure Myst said she couldn't install the newest version of vB because she needs some key or something from higher up people or if it crashes QJ will end...
QJ wouldn't end because of a failed update...Zitat:
Zitat von El Xando
I was exaggerating. Jeez.
Kind of hard to tell when you are quoting someone.
I really still think that load times haven't increased at all, but I did reply back to a post earlier and it seemed quite a bit faster than normal. My thoughts are that the forum is fine, with the exception of some of the better, earlier replied new ideas.
lol. Funny. People saying load times haven't changed have pretty much proven how ass slowly this forum loads. Usually the cause of the site loading slowly could be put down to large images, but without them, it's clear the bottleneck is somewhere else.
The forum isn't slow :confused:Zitat:
Zitat von Macca
I agree, I haven't had speed problems for aaggeess
Really? I get random lock ups everynight, where I just can't load anything.
Nope i had speed issues back in 2006, but I haven't had any in months.
OT: Macca your not a VIP anymore?
Go around some other forums and then come back here and see if you can still say that. These forums are painfully slow.Zitat:
Zitat von Ciaran_
it's all the additional code/db calls required by the ****ty hacks, i've been complaining about it for years, but sadly ignored, or assume i'm just being a pain in the ass because i don't like the admins much.Zitat:
Zitat von Macca
it's about time they realized, the less stupid hacks you put in, the smoother it runs, and the easier it is to update to a safer version of vbulletin, really, 3.5.4 is ****ing ancient now, and the neglect of software updates puts every single users data at risk, but of course, they would never admit that, because if your info (say, passwords, etc), got leaked, they would happily blame it on some other forum you may have signed up at (even if your passwords/email are completely different ;))
Fact of the matter is, the stupid hacks need to go, but the staff (mainly mysticals) are too high-and-mighty, and/or e-penised about the usercount of these forums to have the brassys to fix it.
And besides that, without all these super cool (>_>;;) features tacked on, who in their right mind would pay for premium when a decent popup/ad blocker could give you the same benefits for free.
Also, if you want to chime in and say the version number in the footer doesn't accurately depict the running version on the server, i'm more than happy to prove you wrong, in whatever way you please.
Hacking some of the changes in to the installed files, is not as safe as actually running the updates.