New Forums: Feedback thread - Bugs/Suggestions here please.

[Placebo]

Guests can now view threads again, so they shan't need to spend 2 minutes out of their busy lives signing up to the forums

[PuFu]

1. once i read a thread in a subforum/section, all other threads in that section turn as read, even though i haven't touched those (firefox browser, haven't tested with another). This(BIS forums) is the only place out of all vB forums i am part of where is happens.

2. Can someone add some categories in the Social Groups (just like the moderator one just poped up). Groups such as Clan, League/Tournament, Mod team etc would be more than welcome - low priority though

[Kegetys]

Considering the increased bandwidth drain from various aspects of the new forums, such as avatar local hosting

You could block the avatars etc. from guest users (For example, make a default theme that doesn't have any avatars or other images).

[Placebo]

You could block the avatars etc. from guest users (For example, make a default theme that doesn't have any avatars or other images).

It doesn't change the fact that registered users uploading/viewing avatars as well as uploading/viewing social group images is all now based on our servers rather than external sites as it was before Ikonboard.

[Deadfast]

It doesn't change the fact that registered users uploading/viewing avatars as well as uploading/viewing social group images is all now based on our servers rather than external sites as it was before Ikonboard.

He means make it that guests don't see users' avatars.

[Opteryx]

You should be able to do it yourself now?

I should, but I'm not able to.

Working now, thank you drive through.

[Placebo]

He means make it that guests don't see users' avatars.

Yes I know that's what he means. That option isn't there in Vbulletin however.

[Placebo]

1. once i read a thread in a subforum/section, all other threads in that section turn as read, even though i haven't touched those (firefox browser, haven't tested with another). This(BIS forums) is the only place out of all vB forums i am part of where is happens.

2. Can someone add some categories in the Social Groups (just like the moderator one just poped up). Groups such as Clan, League/Tournament, Mod team etc would be more than welcome - low priority though

1. Yeah I've noticed the same, it's annoying to have threads marked as read when you haven't visited them, will try to identify and fix the problem.

2. Clan is not a word we use here. I have however added Squad, Addon/Mod Team, Mission/Campaign Editing, is League/Tournament really required? I'm happy to add it if so but don't want to add too many for the sake of it

[PuFu]

2. Clan is not a word we use here. I have however added Squad, Addon/Mod Team, Mission/Campaign Editing, is League/Tournament really required? I'm happy to add it if so but don't want to add too many for the sake of it

he he - on the clan thingy
there some 4-5 Leagues/Tournaments i am aware of just for ArmA. Not sure how many left for aging OFP now. I assume there will be more for AA2. So, is it really required..I am unsure, i'll let you decide it.

Thank you for the rest you made

[Sickboy]

Yes I know that's what he means. That option isn't there in Vbulletin however.

You could, as Kegetys mentions, create a substyle of the Default Style, and edit the templates for Postbit and some others which include the avatars/signatures.
However, I can only find options to select Styles per Forum, not per Usergroup or anything like it.
Though I know there is an (free) extension available at vBulletin.org which allows configuring which usergroups have access to which Styles.

If you like, I can persue this and find out, or even write a custom solution. Should be a matter of minutes.
(There are many interesting extensions btw. I suppose you guys got more things to do, but if you like I could lookup a selection matching your criteria?)