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Forum: About Mellophant

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  1. Sticky thread Sticky: Countdown to Upgrade (I hope)

    Well, today was a hell of a day. The forum went through a little trauma that left it dead and seemingly irretrievable. Our ancient server died, and our new server spat on us for being too old. Which, okay, we are, softwarewise. Still, ageism is...

    Started by choie‎, 06 Nov 2023 11:02 PM
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  2. Sticky thread Sticky: Mellophant's Future

    Hey folks. I am wildly out of the loop here, so I'm not sure who is still around in all. I know things have dwindled to a small core crew at this point. Even though I'm no longer involved here, I want to make sure as long as you guys want this...

    Started by Zuul‎, 04 Jun 2018 03:43 PM
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    01 Oct 2018 07:19 AM Go to last post
  3. Sticky thread Sticky: Misc. Announcements

    Small site notes and modly things that aren't big enough for their own threads go here.

    Started by Zuul‎, 22 Mar 2010 09:33 AM
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    16 Aug 2010 09:47 AM Go to last post
  4. Sticky thread Sticky: RULES & FAQ

    The Rules Post Content: Don't be an obnoxious twit. Posting illegal content, harassment, spam, concern trolling and extremely disruptive behavior are the big things to avoid. The Thunderdome is the forum for fighting and personal attacks...

    Started by Zuul‎, 15 Nov 2009 07:11 PM
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    31 Mar 2011 12:28 PM Go to last post
  1. "Popular" thread icons

    What, exactly, makes a thread "popular? Do the cool kids have to post to it or what?

    Started by silenus‎, 09 Mar 2009 06:41 PM
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    09 Mar 2009 07:04 PM Go to last post
  2. 'Subscribe to Thread' - why?

    :confused:

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 02 Aug 2010 01:21 AM
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  3. 11 years....

    Well, not much to say, I guess, other than we keep chugging along, playing our little games and doing what we do. Happy Birthday to us.

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 26 Feb 2020 07:53 AM
    • Replies: 4
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    23 Mar 2020 07:53 PM Go to last post
  4. 12 Years

    Didn’t think we’d make it 12 months. Happy Mello Day!

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 26 Feb 2021 07:03 AM
    • Replies: 2
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    07 Sep 2021 10:59 PM Go to last post
  5. 13 years

    Well, who woulda thunk it? Happy Anniversary, melloheads.

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 26 Feb 2022 08:46 AM
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    01 Mar 2022 08:28 AM Go to last post
  6. 14 years

    Okay, we exist, oddly enough. Happy Anniversary, comrades.

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 26 Feb 2023 08:20 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    12 Mar 2023 03:27 PM Go to last post
  7. 5 years. Huh.

    Well, much to my surprise, we're still here. Still limping along, but we made 200,000 posts, and Jizzelbuddy has added some new energy. Yay us!

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 26 Feb 2014 08:33 AM
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    17 Nov 2014 01:50 PM Go to last post
  8. 6 Years -- what can I say?

    Well, another year gone by. We are tiny, but we endure. Thanks to Cat for keeping the place going, and best wishes to the other Mellos.

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 26 Feb 2015 08:24 AM
    • Replies: 7
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    13 Mar 2016 10:21 PM Go to last post
  9. 7 Years. Well.

    Well, frankly I never thought we'd make it. We are small, and we are quiet, but we endure. Best wishes for the Mello year to everybody out there.

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 26 Feb 2016 08:21 AM
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    13 Mar 2016 10:20 PM Go to last post
  10. 8 years

    8 years is a long time. Sure, we're a handful of people playing a few mild games, but we're still here. Happy Melloanniversity, comrades.

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 26 Feb 2017 08:05 AM
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    06 Mar 2017 05:39 PM Go to last post
  11. 9 Years........

    Well, whatta you know. Despite message boards in general dying a slow death, our little one is still, sorta, hanging on. Will we make it to a decade? Tune in next year, if you can.

    Started by Rube E. Tewesday‎, 26 Feb 2018 08:21 AM
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    05 Jun 2018 07:09 AM Go to last post
  12. A few criticisms of the frontpage.

    I don't know if it is still a WIP but the frontpage (imho) looks ugly and is a bit of a mess. 1 The news feed stuff at the top should be elsewhere on the front page. 2 I think also it should just be called "the spooky elephant" and not have...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 07 Oct 2009 08:46 PM
    • Replies: 28
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    09 Oct 2009 04:05 PM Go to last post
  13. A function please.

    Can we have a marker to indicate which threads we have posted in? If I sleep, I forget which threads I posted in and if the thread is older or I missed it for a while, it gives me an easy place to start reading from. (I'm not a fan of posting...

    Started by Dragon‎, 16 Mar 2009 01:34 PM
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    17 Mar 2009 12:25 AM Go to last post
  14. A minor issue with subsilver2 style

    I'm seeing a layout quirk with the subsilver2 theme that wasn't there before, caused by non-bold links turning bold when hovered. Sounds piffling, I know, but it actually makes the board layout go completely screwy when you move the mouse around the...

    Started by Dead Badger‎, 30 Mar 2009 08:09 AM
    • Replies: 2
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    30 Mar 2009 12:29 PM Go to last post
  15. A potentially Really Stupid Idea I had--forum leaders

    When I left the dope last year, I spent some time on a board that had forum leaders. Forum leaders didn't have any mod powers or anything like that, but they generated content--posting topics for debate/information, etc. Other people could, and...

    Started by Julie‎, 09 Mar 2009 03:25 PM
    • Replies: 14
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    15 Mar 2009 02:56 PM Go to last post
  16. a question about April fool's jokes

    What constitutes an acceptable April Fool's joke? I tried to participate in the April Fool's joke here on the board, and even though my posts were clearly marked "April Fool's", I was thrown into the dungeon. :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

    Started by Truth and Beauty‎, 21 Apr 2009 08:58 AM
    • Replies: 10
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    25 Apr 2009 11:33 PM Go to last post
  17. A Small Request When Splitting Threads

    When one of y'all splits a thread and leaves a message in the original thread like post #76 in this thread*, would it be too much of a pain to link to the new splitoff thread? That way I can follow both threads of the conversation. I've nearly...

    Started by WhyNot‎, 07 Apr 2009 02:56 PM
    • Replies: 4
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    07 Apr 2009 05:01 PM Go to last post
  18. A Sticky for why this place exists

    So, I see the rules (a lot of rehashing of the basics that any board, SDMB or not, would follow).. But could we make it clear to other SDMBers how this site is different? (I'm not even sure.. and I don't know if I feel like hunting through the...

    Started by Clayton_e‎, 08 Mar 2009 11:08 PM
    • Replies: 31
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    04 Apr 2009 04:28 PM Go to last post
  19. A way to have posters info/avatar on the right of their post?

    I don't like having the posters info on the right side of their post. I prefer it on the left, it feels more "natural" to me, and is more logical. Is there a way to change how it shows to ME in the preferences? Or is it a global setting in the...

    Started by bouv‎, 04 Mar 2009 08:43 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    04 Mar 2009 08:49 PM Go to last post
  20. A word about Black Pearl (and AcidTech)

    People may or may not know about Black Pearl's many problems. Too many, really, to recall and list here. But they include — mouseover text on threads is date and time started, rather than OP; preview text box is extremely squirrelly, with text...

    Started by Liberal‎, 02 Apr 2009 02:54 AM
    • Replies: 8
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    03 Apr 2009 11:37 AM Go to last post
  21. A word on Moderator Discretion, Room 101 and the new Hidden Forum.

    A word on Moderator Discretion... It's impossible to forsee, name and categorize every single infraction possible, or the context of every situation requiring mod action. Likewise it's not possible to assign a standard punishment for any given...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 20 Jul 2009 11:01 AM
    • Replies: 10
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    22 Jul 2009 03:06 PM Go to last post
  22. A word on Moderator Discretion, Room 101 and the new Hidden Forum.

    A word on Moderator Discretion... It's impossible to forsee, name and categorize every single infraction possible, or the context of every situation requiring mod action. Likewise it's not possible to assign a standard punishment for any given...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 20 Jul 2009 11:01 AM
    • Replies: 0
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    20 Jul 2009 11:01 AM Go to last post
  23. About QED.

    CRSP, I know I am not too much of a poster here, so my opinion may weigh little here. Still, I just wanted to make a comment about something that bothers me. QED is run amok here and ruining the place for many. He is, in short, just more of...

    Started by Sapo‎, 01 Apr 2009 09:30 AM
    • Replies: 15
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    01 Apr 2009 07:17 PM Go to last post
  24. Accidentally reported a chate

    Sorry accidentally reported a chate but there was nothing to report.

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 27 Nov 2011 02:52 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    27 Nov 2011 03:06 PM Go to last post
  25. Achieving a Domebo "clean sweep"!

    I approve of this new-fangled 7 forum business, cos now I have a more realistic chance of having my name as the last post in every forum. And when that happens, fear ye all, for a great pestilence will fall upon the earth and there will be much...

    Started by ivan astikov‎, 13 Jun 2009 08:32 AM
    • Replies: 28
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    22 Jun 2009 01:51 PM Go to last post
  26. AcidTech, and themes in general

    I've just looked at the AcidTech theme, on the phpBB website. It's based on the same template as the BlackPearl theme, meaning that any problem we have with adding mods for the BP theme will also be present in AT. Really, I'd like to ditch BP, and...

    Started by CRSP‎, 04 Apr 2009 08:48 AM
    • Replies: 31
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    08 Apr 2009 07:56 PM Go to last post
  27. Ad hoc protocol for inviting SDMB Poster over here?

    How are people inviting others to join this board? I don't exactly have a whole lot of "friends" on that other message board, but I'd like to see as many come here as possible. Any ideas? It's mainly via PM, right?

    Started by garygnu‎, 27 Feb 2009 11:42 PM
    • Replies: 21
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    02 Mar 2009 02:51 PM Go to last post
  28. Adding a new forum for the Front Page

    Right now the front page and the message board are very separated. In fact, I'm sure there are people who don't even know the front page has been updated in the past few weeks (or will be aware when I update it next week). Not only are people...

    Started by pepperlandgirl‎, 12 Jul 2009 06:49 PM
    • Replies: 23
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    13 Jul 2009 01:00 PM Go to last post
  29. Adding Pop-UP or Friendly URL and IMG Tags.

    The code is being applied style by style. Prosilver, Maxthon & SubSilver2 are working. I can't fix Black Pearl as it uses an array coding for the buttons and the Mod will not work with it. So no pop-up in the foreseeable future. To avoid...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 18 Mar 2009 06:10 PM
    • Replies: 9
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    19 Mar 2009 10:22 PM Go to last post
  30. Admin changes

    To help implementing the thousands of suggestions mentioned in The Wish List, Q.E.D. has been appointed as an admin, due to his PHP programming experience. Hopefully, this will speed up implementation, somewhat.

    Started by CRSP‎, 02 Mar 2009 09:41 AM
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    02 Mar 2009 11:07 AM Go to last post
  31. AllWalker, say hello and ask some questions.

    Welcome again to the Domebo Mod team. Have you reviewed the PM with the Admin panel moderator's guide? Do you have any questions on the Mod panel, Admin panel or just how we are trying to moderate the board? Have you reviewed the Rules...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 27 Jul 2009 08:30 AM
    • Replies: 12
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    28 Jul 2009 10:46 AM Go to last post
  32. Am I allowed to post here if I don't like the site?

    I won't lie, I'm a snarker who thinks this site is fucking retarded. Can I post here if I openly admit that or will I be banned?

    Started by bwhitman‎, 27 Apr 2009 04:48 PM
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  33. an offer to help

    I read this at the snackpit, so I don't know how accurate it is :dub: , but in there they are claiming that What Exit? said in chat that y'all need a second tech because he can't keep up. I'm willing to help. What's involved? Where would I send...

    Started by Truth and Beauty‎, 17 Jun 2009 11:58 AM
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    23 Jun 2009 12:44 PM Go to last post
  34. Announcement: Possible downtime for site move

    Hi everyone. Finally getting around to arranging a move to a new host--actually, a host service I've used for 20 years, so not really "new" to me, yay! The one we've been using has always been surplus to our needs, and the fees keep going up until...

    Started by choie‎, 11 Feb 2021 06:26 PM
    • Replies: 1
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    12 Feb 2021 11:10 AM Go to last post
  35. Another Room 101 question.

    Does the poster on punishment have to serve their time in room 101 (as hatesfreedom did so amusingly during his confinement) or can they just hang out elsewhere and post here after the time is up?

    Started by jali‎, 31 Mar 2009 01:05 PM
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    31 Mar 2009 07:42 PM Go to last post
  36. Any birthday ideas?

    We're coming up on the first birthday for Domebo pretty quickly here. We're not really the same board anymore, since the name/membership/rules/administration are all entirely different, but it is how we started so I was thinking some sort of...

    Started by Zuul‎, 16 Feb 2010 11:26 AM
    • Replies: 14
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    26 Feb 2010 11:19 AM Go to last post
  37. Any chance for a cooking/food forum?

    please?

    Started by Roxy Rouge‎, 05 Sep 2009 12:24 AM
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    05 Sep 2009 09:23 AM Go to last post
  38. Any chance of improving the reliability of chat?

    It is and has been really slow for me, pretty much since forever. I think I suffer from lag worse than others. My chat regularly hangs, I've been in loads of chatrooms and most were more fluid than our beloved.

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 30 Sep 2010 07:40 PM
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    05 Oct 2010 07:11 AM Go to last post
  39. Poll Poll: Any other proposals to slow the worst trolling?

    We would have liked to leave images on for PMs but I disabled them right after the tubgirl attack. This and the mod election leads me to a proposal to beat around and a non-binding poll. I'm thinking of a two tier system where users are...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 26 Jun 2009 07:34 AM
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    07 Jul 2009 04:18 PM Go to last post
  40. Apologies to prosilver users

    I'm currently in the middle of switching the theme from the plain prosilver style to the customized domebo version. It may take a few days to complete, with various board features still displaying the default blue scheme, as opposed to the new...

    Started by CRSP‎, 10 May 2009 04:34 PM
    • Replies: 26
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    11 May 2009 12:36 PM Go to last post
  41. Are notifications working?

    I haven't gotten an email notification for a couple of hours.

    Started by Julie‎, 02 Mar 2009 09:03 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    02 Mar 2009 09:45 PM Go to last post
  42. Are temporary, private, invisible forums possible?

    In mafia games, the scum usually need to have a place to talk over their scummy, dastardly plans. Currently, we are putting those conversations off board, but it would probably be a very nice thing for players if the scum could talk here on domebo....

    Started by Julie‎, 03 Jun 2009 01:33 PM
    • Replies: 14
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    03 Jun 2009 03:58 PM Go to last post
  43. Are we doing anything fun for April Fool's Day?

    ENWorld.org has a tradition of renaming all the forii for International Talk Like A Pirate Day in September. I've seen that and other boards make the occasional change on other occasions. Can we do something similar? April Fools Day is coming...

    Started by Chimera‎, 24 Mar 2009 08:48 PM
    • Replies: 6
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    27 Mar 2009 10:39 AM Go to last post
  44. Are Y'all Seeing My Sig Line?

    "Cause I'm not and the box is checked to add it and it's also in my CP as "saved". It does show in the preview. Thanks Quasi

    Started by Quasi‎, 21 Sep 2009 04:37 PM
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    22 Sep 2009 06:54 AM Go to last post
  45. Are you guys kidding me?

    viewtopic.php?p=79481#p79481 You want to stick him in Room 101 for hypothetical actions he might take in the future? Some of the mods were asking for examples of actions / discussions that are evidence of high-handedness. Here's one. Let me be...

    Started by Myrnalene‎, 11 Jun 2009 06:21 PM
    • Replies: 33
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    22 Jun 2009 08:44 AM Go to last post
  46. ATTN: Board reboot.

    Sorry for the short notice. I've been asked to reboot the server, so I'm going to do that in a few minutes. Apologies for the brief downtime.

    Started by McNutty‎, 11 Aug 2009 01:35 PM
    • Replies: 3
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    12 Aug 2009 03:19 AM Go to last post
  47. Attracting new members

    How does/did the SDMB attract new members? Do the new board(s) need to attract new members? How can they do so?

    Started by Speusippus‎, 10 Mar 2009 11:47 PM
    • Replies: 8
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    19 Mar 2009 10:48 AM Go to last post
  48. Attributing quotes to someone

    How do I do it? Just using the quote tags leaves out who I'm quoting and the old SDMB method of using doesn't seem to work here.

    Started by Batman‎, 08 Apr 2009 04:57 PM
    • Replies: 3
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    08 Apr 2009 05:07 PM Go to last post
  49. Avatar creation resources

    From http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showpost ... ostcount=2 (my board, FWIW) A screen capture utility may also be required to save the images from some generators. Avatars may need to be resized to 80x80 and <3K for the Cyburbia Forums. ...

    Started by elmwood‎, 02 Mar 2009 12:55 PM
    • Replies: 2
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    02 Mar 2009 01:56 PM Go to last post
  50. Avatars

    I've uploaded my avatar, but when in a thread I don't see either mine or anyone else's. Is there something I need to enable elsewhere in order to see avatars? Thanks. Walker.

    Started by Walker in Eternity‎, 08 Sep 2009 09:42 AM
    • Replies: 9
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    12 Sep 2009 12:35 PM Go to last post

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