Captain's Log

[Amy SF]

I wouldn't mind discussion of mythology. I like talking about the Greek Gods and so forth.

 

[ledboots]

I would like a mythology forum, but it does seem like lumping mythology with religion could feel like a smack down to religious people.

"my·thol·o·gy/məˈTHäləjē/
Noun:

A collection of myths, esp. one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition
A set of stories or beliefs about a particular person, institution, or situation, esp. when exaggerated or fictitious."

 

[Second Summer]

Okay, I've renamed it to Religion & Spirituality.

Btw, I think the idea for the Religion forum was for it to be both a place to have discussions from a religious perspective, and discussions from a non-religious perspective.

 

[Blobbenstein]

well that's ok,as long as the non-religious perspective amounts to more than incredulity...

Not much posting in there last time I looked, anyway.

 

[KLS52]

This is funny, as in ironic, because I can be very sensitive to stuff with regard to religion which is why I almost always stay away from said discussions, yet it never occurred to me that putting religion with mythology might be an issue. Go figure, lol.

But I think Blobbenstein and ledboots made a good point, especially considering how this played out.

 

[ledboots]

Okay, I've renamed it to Religion & Spirituality.

Btw, I think the idea for the Religion forum was for it to be both a place to have discussions from a religious perspective, and discussions from a non-religious perspective.

I agree that I would expect the religion forum to be a place to have discussions from many points of view: atheist, agnostic, and various religions and beliefs ideally would be represented. It just seemed that naming it together with "mythology" (which as far as I can remember hasn't had many threads on the topic) shows a certain bias.

 

[Second Summer]

A new version of the forum software was just released. I will install it here a.s.a.p.

It doesn't have a lot of new features that are visible to users, but there are some, including:
* a built-in multi-quote feature
* a built-in spoiler code
* improved editor toolbar (e.g. has a button for spoilers, looks better on mobile devices etc)
* EXIF rotation of images that you upload (images are rotated automatically according to information in the image header)

There are also a lot of under-the-hood improvements that users won't see, such as better moderation and admin tools.

 

[Second Summer]

Upgrade complete! As usual, please shout if you notice anything broken.

New spoilers:

Spoiler: testing spoilers!

Oh wow, so much better!

 

[thefadedone]

So how do we post spoilers now?

 

[SummerRain]

Ah that's loads better.

On the bar with all the icons on (bold, italic, etc), there is one just before "save" (fourth from the right). It's "insert" and it allows you to pick quote, spoiler, code or strike though. Pick spoiler

ETA: Or if you prefer, you can still use the [spo iler=""] [/spo iler] code as before (without the space).

 

[Second Summer]

I'm not sure I like the new multi-quote feature as much as the multi-quote add-on we have used up until now, so I'm considering trying to revert to that. Let me know if you have thoughts ...

 

[thefadedone]

Yeah not liking the new multi quote feature at all.

What is the new way to use spoiler tags? I'm not seeing it as an option?

 

[Second Summer]

What is the new way to use spoiler tags? I'm not seeing it as an option?

SR explains it 3 posts up from here! You can use your mouse to select the part of your post that should be hidden in a spoiler, then select the spoiler option from the menu (like SR explained).

(Edited slightly to make it more clear.)

 

[Amy SF]

Insert is now a drop down menu. That's why there are fewer buttons on the bar. Not bad.

 

[SummerRain]

I'm not sure I like the new multi-quote feature as much as the multi-quote add-on we have used up until now, so I'm considering trying to revert to that. Let me know if you have thoughts ...

I definitely prefer the old add-on method, much neater.

 

[Amy SF]

I don't like having to take those extra steps just to do a multiquote. Seems ridiculous to okay the quotes.

 

[Second Summer]

The main issue is we can no longer select the parts of a post to quote. OK, I'll see what I can do.

 

[Second Summer]

We're now using the old system for multi quoting again.

 

[Second Summer]

I've just updated the Blackened styles, but it overwrote my modifications to it, so will have to re-do that. Hmmf.

 

[Spang]

I've just updated the Blackened styles, but it overwrote my modifications to it, so will have to re-do that. Hmmf.

Is this why the margins are wider than normal?