Understood and didn't start using them much till ya'll started asking for abbreviating quotes or similar and why I want some sort of 'button' to click on. 
Since it's apparently a big deal, what is worse, a few emoticons or my long time way to post an often not to short a response that 'says' the same.
Since it's apparently a big deal, what is worse, a few emoticons or my long time way to post an often not to short a response that 'says' the same.
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Folks - we are completely aware that user reactions can become an end in themselves and therefore unhelpful, but that doesn't mean that all reactions are unhelpful or that they should be avoided at all times - we are looking for ways to increase the value and information density of the forum for all the different kinds of users. And keep in mind please that the vast majority of visitors come from search engines and are not highly technical members - so guideposts that help them find what they want are probably going to be a good thing.
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I just saw the announcement that "IT" is about to happen, though I did see this thread when first announced, and as it's taken so long I've just about forgotten about it - it feels like a year or more ago.
I do recall a vbulletin board about 15 years ago that displayed green "chicklets" under the user name in every post, the number of which were based on the number of posts made by the poster. This was eventually turned off (they were actually made invisible, but could still be seen if selected), as management felt they encouraged excessive, useless posts just to get post counts up.
Thinking of the impending 'launch' and the time and efforts that have gone into it reminds me of the JWST, which launches in exactly two weeks (!). Here's hoping both endeavors succeed in their goals!
I do recall a vbulletin board about 15 years ago that displayed green "chicklets" under the user name in every post, the number of which were based on the number of posts made by the poster. This was eventually turned off (they were actually made invisible, but could still be seen if selected), as management felt they encouraged excessive, useless posts just to get post counts up.
Thinking of the impending 'launch' and the time and efforts that have gone into it reminds me of the JWST, which launches in exactly two weeks (!). Here's hoping both endeavors succeed in their goals!
Limiting is perhaps a good idea, but I recall the de facto standard in 1990s email lists was 4 lines of 80-character text. We can certainly allow four lines in the 2020s.
It's not a bad forum but I came here and stopped hanging out there because I liked that the content here is a lot more technical. I'm hoping this stays the same
It's probably OK to say at this point that there will be a theme available with the same colours.
Thanks Bill! It was a team effort, involving a dozen people working non-stop across the globe for 36 hours non-stop... But we're here now and I'm very happy we're in a good place to be able to move forward and improve the site instead of being stuck at a dead end.
Thank you. There'll be a couple of weeks now of tweaks, gotchas and minor issues but we are pleased that the bulk of it is sorted.