The, "James needs to fix this because he never reads PM's or Suggestions" Thread

James Crivellone · 08-22-2010, 11:31 PM

I'll be honest, I get tons of PM's a day, emails, and I rarely if ever have time to go through everything. I live a very occupied life which does not leave me a ton of time to surf r3v all day and see whats going.

So, I'm starting this thread. Please post suggestions for this forum ONLY, no battles, no quotes of other users. I'll respond to them as I check the thread with my opinion of how hard (if at all) they would be to implement.

I'll start with stuff I know about

1) Captcha - The spammers suck, we need a better captcha system

2) Unknown thread after logging into the forums to respond to a post

The challenge with this is the VBGallery software. VBulletin told me to simply remove it, however we have thousands of photos uploaded to the thing and I really don't want to just delete them. I need to sit down and figure out a solutions as VBulletin 4.0 is out and has native gallery support.

3) E-Mail notifications are not reliable! -- I'm aware, the problem is we are blocked by the ISP's for spamming as the forum software sends out a pretty substantial amount of mail. While we have followed proper configuration guidelines for email we (for some reason) always get flagged from time to time

4) YOU NEVER READ YOUR PM's! -- Sorry, I'm terrible at reading them, I know I'm terrible at reading them, and I will probably continue to be terrible at reading them. Please put a little pressure on the other admins (Josh, John) and the Super Moderators (go to the R3V Board home page, on the bottom click on View Forum Leaders to see them) with questions about user accounts, or questions in general

5) I WANT TO CHANGE MY USERNAME!?!? -- This is probably the reason I don't check PM's as much anymore. Please don't PM me about this, I'm going to ignore them. You need to be responsible when selecting a user account, and other then meeting me in a person and handing me a beer, you will probably not get your name changed..sorry

Thats all I can think of now, anything else lemme know.

Thanks,

Ray Smoodiver · 08-22-2010, 11:44 PM

500 server error. It blows.

Aptyp · 08-23-2010, 12:40 AM

^only happens 5-6AM... usually means it's time for a shower and breakfast.

kronus · 08-23-2010, 01:00 AM

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=132279

I even made it clicky for you ;_;

Ray Smoodiver · 08-23-2010, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aptyp

^only happens 5-6AM... usually means it's time for a shower and breakfast.

Not in my timezone.

James Crivellone · 08-23-2010, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aptyp

^only happens 5-6AM... usually means it's time for a shower and breakfast.

That is the server running maint. at 2 - 3am PST. Based upon the hardware we have that will stick around for quite awhile.

xphiledan · 08-23-2010, 08:51 AM

install tapatalk

Hugo Stiglitz · 08-24-2010, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xphiledan

install tapatalk

We're not installing tapatalk. James and I have already had discussions about this. Forum add-ons are a pain in the ass, and rarely work right the first time.

kronus · 08-24-2010, 10:24 PM

I've got a new one - make email PM notifications work again! (they stopped coming about two days ago)

ZM Blue Devil · 08-24-2010, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronus

I've got a new one - make email PM notifications work again! (they stopped coming about two days ago)

Yes please.

fiftytakedowns · 08-24-2010, 10:30 PM

I just thought I'd throw out how dope your car is.... sorry its off topic.

cyberkaa · 08-24-2010, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronus

I've got a new one - make email PM notifications work again! (they stopped coming about two days ago)

Ditto.

dude8383 · 08-25-2010, 07:12 AM

Friend of mine is not receiving his activation email.

User: pacemkr

What about Postmark, AuthSMTP, or sendgrid? Basically you pay a small sum (relatively) and they make sure to deliver your mail. Postmark is cheaper

KenC · 08-25-2010, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronus

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=132279

I even made it clicky for you ;_;

PLEASE

daniel · 08-25-2010, 02:42 PM

this is kind of unnecessary, but would reduce the number of posts that are simple "haha" or ":rofl" +1.

my idea, which i've seen on other forums, would be to implement a way to "like" someone's post or "thank them" for the post. maybe it would be indicated by a small number on the bottom saying how many people had liked it.

yeah? good idea to reduce clutter?

08-22-2010, 11:31 PM	#1
James Crivellone Server Admin/Site Owner ^---Warning, may have short patience at any time! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 5,596 Images: 438	The, "James needs to fix this because he never reads PM's or Suggestions" Thread I'll be honest, I get tons of PM's a day, emails, and I rarely if ever have time to go through everything. I live a very occupied life which does not leave me a ton of time to surf r3v all day and see whats going. So, I'm starting this thread. Please post suggestions for this forum ONLY, no battles, no quotes of other users. I'll respond to them as I check the thread with my opinion of how hard (if at all) they would be to implement. I'll start with stuff I know about 1) Captcha - The spammers suck, we need a better captcha system 2) Unknown thread after logging into the forums to respond to a post The challenge with this is the VBGallery software. VBulletin told me to simply remove it, however we have thousands of photos uploaded to the thing and I really don't want to just delete them. I need to sit down and figure out a solutions as VBulletin 4.0 is out and has native gallery support. 3) E-Mail notifications are not reliable! -- I'm aware, the problem is we are blocked by the ISP's for spamming as the forum software sends out a pretty substantial amount of mail. While we have followed proper configuration guidelines for email we (for some reason) always get flagged from time to time 4) YOU NEVER READ YOUR PM's! -- Sorry, I'm terrible at reading them, I know I'm terrible at reading them, and I will probably continue to be terrible at reading them. Please put a little pressure on the other admins (Josh, John) and the Super Moderators (go to the R3V Board home page, on the bottom click on View Forum Leaders to see them) with questions about user accounts, or questions in general 5) I WANT TO CHANGE MY USERNAME!?!? -- This is probably the reason I don't check PM's as much anymore. Please don't PM me about this, I'm going to ignore them. You need to be responsible when selecting a user account, and other then meeting me in a person and handing me a beer, you will probably not get your name changed..sorry Thats all I can think of now, anything else lemme know. Thanks, __________________ 1986 328is Mtech1 \| 1988 525i \| 1992 M5 Touring \| 1988 325i Touring \| 1984 325iS Pro3 \| 1987 335i ChumpCar \| 2000 Land Rover Discovery II \| 2000 Chevy C2500 454 Racecar Tow Rig

08-23-2010, 12:40 AM	#3
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08-23-2010, 01:00 AM	#4
kronus R3V OG Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SF, CA Posts: 8,017	http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=132279 I even made it clicky for you ;_; __________________ cars beep boop

08-24-2010, 10:24 PM	#9
kronus R3V OG Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SF, CA Posts: 8,017	I've got a new one - make email PM notifications work again! (they stopped coming about two days ago) __________________ cars beep boop

08-24-2010, 10:30 PM	#11
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08-23-2010, 08:51 AM	#7
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08-25-2010, 07:12 AM	#13
dude8383 R3V OG Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 8,198 Images: 30	Friend of mine is not receiving his activation email. User: pacemkr What about Postmark, AuthSMTP, or sendgrid? Basically you pay a small sum (relatively) and they make sure to deliver your mail. Postmark is cheaper __________________ *Need 24v Parts? M42/M44 stuff?? Click here! Updated 4/19/13* \| Leave me feedback here** Last edited by dude8383; 08-25-2010 at 11:58 AM..

08-25-2010, 02:42 PM	#15
daniel R3V OG Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon E30: 2004 M3 cabrio Posts: 6,807 Images: 2	this is kind of unnecessary, but would reduce the number of posts that are simple "haha" or ":rofl" +1. my idea, which i've seen on other forums, would be to implement a way to "like" someone's post or "thank them" for the post. maybe it would be indicated by a small number on the bottom saying how many people had liked it. yeah? good idea to reduce clutter? __________________ Like R3vlimited on Facebook!.................................................. .........................Like my photography on Facebook?