Post technical questions and issues here. Yes, the layout is slightly different!

Well, until it gets fixed. I have literally no idea what's causing that to happen. It's kind of exciting.

 

So is there a plan or has anyone talked to the owners about the server being on the super slow side? I can't imagine it's going to get better now that TFN is gonna explode again with all the new Star Wars new.

 

We're working on it, there are a couple of routes in the mix but nothing's been settled on just yet. I know Grimby is doing some tweaking to see if that'll help, too.

 

In the meantime should this be brought up in the RPF somewhere? I can do it if you'd like since I'd rather you worked on figuring out the problem, I just don't know where exactly I should post about it.

 

No worries...I didn't get any alerts, but no surprise there.

 

Speaking of tags, I just got the following error message when I tried to tag someone:

"You don't have permission to tag people in messages."

Huh?

 

Tagging is working now. I don't know what was wrong, but it seems to be fixed.

 

Upgrading accidentally disabled it for everyone by way of the new extension setting all usergroup's permission level to "zero tags". It's fixed now.

 

I'm kind of sick of the cloistered feel of the Community section. This latest issue with formerly JCC-only mods locking a Senate thread. It's annoying and needs to end or the areas need to split again. Frankly the JCCification of the Senate is also bothersome. So yeah, work on that.

 

Others can participate. It's just pathetic that all of these various forums have been absorbed into the crap 'Community' label when the reason they were originally created was because the JCC sucked mightily for the discussions that take place.

 

The title says, 'We're Back! Post questions and issues here'. It does not say: 'questions and tech issues here' This is a big issue. One that hinges on really weak justifications. Where was this discussion? Were users informed? I'm hearing conflicting stories on how agreeable this situation is. So either you're BS'ing me to stifle discussion (which I don't put past you) or you're talking out of your bottom with the royal 'we' as if some sort of hive mind. Which is also an amusing thought. Either way your reasoning isn't sound.

The areas have their own culture and their own attitudes towards discussion. The JCC is the goof-off factory for people who have no interest in real discussion (much like your reply, so good to see that you're consistent). The Senate and the Arena are for more specific discussions. So you're not only screwing their posters by JCC'ing everything, but you're also destroying what made them unique to begin with.

Normally this is a silly issue considering it's an online forum, however, given that the individualized areas were around for a lot longer than this crappy layout I'd say you're short-changing your users who wanted things separate and feel they don't belong in the 'Community' area which sounds like a urinal area, by the way, which kind of fits with what it's become.

 

I see the tag was changed and the previous election thread was unlocked. Two threads on the same topic. Great idea. Worked so well on the temp boards.

 

There are some threads that might happen to overlap - it's not that big of a deal. Jay tried to help consolidate things based on input from Senate regulars but he changed it back. So there's a thread for more in depth discussion and one for general reactions. It's fine, two threads won't break the internet.

FID, we had a massive discussion that ran the course of pretty much the entire time we were at the temp boards. I'm sorry that you don't like the outcome but, at this point, it's been working rather well. Yes, there are different cultures, but, at the same time, it's afforded people so many more opportunities to interact with each other. That just didn't happen when we had three different forums. We've had a minimum of issues and, up to now, you're the only one that's had any major complaint. I enjoy seeing Senate and Amph posters showing up in JCC threads and I think it's good to have everyone in the same place.

 

So can the Arena and C&G go back to being on their own since they aren't included in your statement there?

 

I can certainly edit them in there. It wasn't my intention to make Arena people feel left out. But the Amph/Senate/JCC has usually been the sticking point in terms of 'discussion threads' in the past.

 

Actually Inty and I pushed a huge part of that discussion that took place on the Temp boards from the Arena standpoint so it does feel like you're belittling the fact that the Arena existed as a forum.

I also think you're trying to minimize what was done by saying only three forums were impacted and that isn't the case.

 

Again, it was not my intention to belittle Arena. Arena is included in the Community group. Please don't put assumptions where there don't need to be any. I left out Arena. My mistake. I apologize for leaving Arena and Census out of my previous post.

 

Thank you for the apology.