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A glimpse into the forum future...

New forums for WinCustomize.com coming soon..

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July 12, 2006 2:40:03 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Later this summer WinCustomize.com's forums will be totally re-imagined with an updated look, new organization, and more.

To get a sneak preview of what we have in mind, see the Stardock.com forums (linked below) to see how we are starting to organize things.

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Reply #1 July 12, 2006 2:47:11 PM
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Well...I will say it works at lightning speed. But I kinda like being able to see the topics without having to choose a category, that is one thing I like about the forums so much. If you could get the present forum to move that fast that would be perfect.
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Reply #2 July 12, 2006 3:01:11 PM
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Link is broken.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.InvalidCastException: Conversion from type 'DBNull' to type 'Date' is not valid.

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An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace: 

[InvalidCastException: Conversion from type 'DBNull' to type 'Date' is not valid.]
   Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToDate(Object Value) +317
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   System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) +0
   System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +99
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +47
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +131
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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.42; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.42

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Reply #3 July 12, 2006 3:16:17 PM
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How about Newsgroup integration?

-=sigh=-

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Reply #4 July 12, 2006 4:11:43 PM
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Well finally a forum that works like a normal forum should. I never have liked the mash everything together way of doing things. I do think newsgroup integration should be done as well.
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Reply #5 July 12, 2006 4:46:02 PM
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Looks nice. Looks more organized.
Mind you, if you are going to use the same WYSIWYG editor which is being used now it needs to be looked into. I was making a post today where I posted a DX code example and formatted the text to use Curier New, when the page reloaded after I had posted it the code part of the post was gone. Everything else was there. Had the same issue with another post where I formatted some text and it got eaten by the forum monster.

But back to topic: it looks really nice what you have shown so far. Looking forward to when it's all done.
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Reply #6 July 12, 2006 5:44:36 PM
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Craig: if Steve's 'machine from hell' did anything that your's can't, you're doomed........   
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Reply #7 July 12, 2006 6:00:16 PM
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Aplause!!!! I like the catagories and particularly the recent posts
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Reply #8 July 12, 2006 7:26:20 PM
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I like it with the exception of 3 things.
The 3 things are:
1. No newsgroup intergration,
2. Showing who's online, we need to be allowed to hide online presence,
3. The Stardock's ugly blue logo clashes with the nice & clean new forum look.

Hmmm, guess that means time for a contest to design a new logo.  
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Reply #9 July 12, 2006 9:09:55 PM
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Thanks nogard for the feedback:

1) NG integration not going to happen any time soon I'm afraid.

2) Hmm. Will have to think about that.

3) New Stardock website is in development, the forum is in the new Stardock website design, the rest is the ugly blue thing.

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Reply #10 July 12, 2006 10:46:25 PM
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I think the new look is wonderful!! This is my first comment. I love wincustomize and stardock. It is a pleasure to have somwhere to go online that is distracting in the middle of the night. I cannot wait for it to be released. I do agree that it would be nice to be invisible if the user desires that.
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Reply #11 July 13, 2006 3:34:48 AM
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if Steve's 'machine from hell' did anything that your's can't, you're doomed


Oh there he goes...dissin my machine!

On Topic...Is there going to still be a General section in the forums...I noticed in the new version it isn't there.
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Reply #12 July 13, 2006 3:56:47 AM
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Is it going to have a PM feature?
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Reply #13 July 13, 2006 1:12:42 PM
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Thanks nogard for the feedback:

1)
NG integration not going to happen any time soon I'm afraid..

2)Hmm. Will have to think about that..

3)New Stardock website is in development, the forum is in the new Stardock website design, the rest is the ugly blue thing.

You're welcome.
1. Oh well, had to try. Hoped that adding another voice might sway it.
2. Please do. Some of use would rather not be annouced when we're here, when we really don't have anything to say (plus other reasons).
3. It's going to look nice.
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