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  1. New board FAQ

    I've clarified some language in the rules and added a new FAQ here. If there are other questions you think should be added to the FAQ, let me know.

    Started by Zuul‎, 31 Mar 2011 01:01 PM
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  2. I love you guys

    Give yourselves a hand. :bravo::bravo::bravo:

    Started by Peeta Mellark‎, 29 Mar 2011 01:31 PM
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    30 Mar 2011 08:35 PM Go to last post
  3. Downtime March 26, 2011

    As some of you noticed, the board was down for a few hours today. It was a hardware issue on our host's end, leading to about three hours without service. It should be resolved now. I'm going to be looking into some changes with the host to see...

    Started by Zuul‎, 26 Mar 2011 07:18 PM
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  4. Request for a new Smiley

    We should have a baseball smiley. :bb: for a baseball smiley. Here are some potential images.

    Started by What Exit?‎, 10 Nov 2009 03:32 PM
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  5. Site outages

    There have been a couple of outages today and we apologise for the interruption to the site. We are currently following up on possible causes.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 08 Feb 2011 02:03 PM
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    09 Feb 2011 01:40 PM Go to last post
  6. ChiefScott of the Dope has passed away at a young age.

    I don't know how many remember him, he did most of his posting before 2005 (before I joined) but came back for a while after. He had the great ability to tell a humorous story well. He was a one man campaign vs. Smilies. I know he retired from...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 31 Jan 2011 12:06 PM
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    31 Jan 2011 04:31 PM Go to last post
  7. Bot suggestions

    We have a chat bot that elmwood had programmed some responses into last year, but when we were having chat lag problems we had to turn off all the bells and whistles. Since that isn't a problem anymore and there was a request, I figured I could turn...

    Started by Zuul‎, 29 Dec 2010 09:04 PM
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    25 Jan 2011 09:05 AM Go to last post
  8. EMBRACE THE LAEMNESS!!!

    It's strange how people keep coming to this board (and not contributing very much) then complaining about how dead/boring the place is. Several of us regular Mellos take perverse pride in the 'lameness' of this board. If our quirky twist of lame...

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 29 Dec 2010 07:28 PM
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    23 Jan 2011 06:15 PM Go to last post
  9. vBDrupal update

    The front page has been fixed. We also have a couple of new features. On the right sidebar there is now a news aggregator, linking to stories on science and nature, world events, sports and entertainment. We can also give blogging access...

    Started by Zuul‎, 03 Jan 2011 11:15 AM
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    03 Jan 2011 12:43 PM Go to last post
  10. Chate

    I was going to ask this in chate, but there's no point, coz there's rarely ever anyone there... Is chate going to be abandoned forever? Until outsiders discover it and use it among themselves? Does it cost more to run a board with a dead chatbox...

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 11 Nov 2010 11:24 PM
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    29 Dec 2010 04:31 PM Go to last post
  11. Happy Holidays All

    Regardless of what you follow (or not as the case may be), have a happy holiday and a great end to the year. and may next year be better than the last.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 24 Dec 2010 10:30 AM
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    26 Dec 2010 10:22 AM Go to last post
  12. New Christmas Style

    Just to get everyone in the festive spirit, there is a new style available to be chosen. So have a very Mello Xmas :)

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 13 Dec 2010 09:41 AM
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    13 Dec 2010 10:19 PM Go to last post
  13. Mellophant Theme Song.

    I found an anthem for the boards. 9m7tPikH0UA

    Started by Revs‎, 14 Dec 2009 11:30 PM
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    30 Nov 2010 10:21 AM Go to last post
  14. How can a *guest* reply to threads?

    I thought you needed to be a member to do that?

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 10 Nov 2010 08:29 PM
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    11 Nov 2010 03:56 AM Go to last post
  15. Embedding youtube vids

    Fachverwirrt explained this to me very well a while ago, but I forgot. Is that close? Does one have to knock the http:// bit off the URL for it to work?

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 06 Nov 2010 06:52 PM
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    06 Nov 2010 07:40 PM Go to last post
  16. Who finds this board?

    I think it might be interesting to know what leads guests to this board (whether they stay around or not.) Admins, do you have any statistics on search terms or referring pages? Guests and new members, if you found this board more or less by...

    Started by Feirefiz‎, 01 Oct 2009 09:50 AM
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    05 Nov 2010 07:17 PM Go to last post
  17. BBCode amendment

    The BBCode should now underline the link as well, just to make it easier to see. That is all. It will not affect previous uses of the code, but should take effect from this point on.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 30 Sep 2010 02:16 PM
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    01 Nov 2010 04:47 AM Go to last post
  18. I started a DoMeBo group on Facebook.

    Because, you know, why not? I was going to go with Domers, but there are a ton of Notre Dame groups with that name already, so I went with the obvious and simple. I've never done such a thing before, so it's super basic, but I thought I'd mention...

    Started by Cluricaun‎, 05 Mar 2009 11:12 PM
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    31 Oct 2010 12:53 PM Go to last post
  19. New Melloween Style

    I have added a new Melloween style to the list of choices. If you find any problems with it then please post here, otherwise enjoy.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 28 Oct 2010 04:35 AM
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    30 Oct 2010 12:38 PM Go to last post
  20. Un-ban Exy and get rid of Zuul

    It is the honorable thing to do

    Started by Spork‎, 19 Oct 2010 12:37 PM
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    19 Oct 2010 12:41 PM Go to last post
  21. Please un-ban Exy

    I am here as a representative of the snackpit. As you are well aware this forum has provided us with a year or more of prime snacking content. Often, this was due in part to Exy or Myrna. Myrna alone provides little, if any, actual content....

    Started by Snack Nonny‎, 18 Oct 2010 04:02 PM
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    18 Oct 2010 04:08 PM Go to last post
  22. Please UN ban Exy

    He belongs here. And if he is banned here he might post elsewhere. That's can't be had. It is like the drink-to-drive; no good.

    Started by Spork‎, 18 Oct 2010 03:23 PM
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    18 Oct 2010 03:35 PM Go to last post
  23. Concerning Exy.

    Hello Moderator Staff, I know I and others PM'd you recently about hopefully unbanning Exy as it has been over a month now. 1) I miss Exy without Exy I fear we could lose Myrna. 2) Chate has quite frankly been on life support. 3) I...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 16 Oct 2010 05:37 PM
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    17 Oct 2010 02:05 PM Go to last post
  24. Flickr is being mean and I can't post my OWN photo to Mellophant. Help.

    I have a most excellent photo I would like to share with you all, so I uploaded it to my flickr account expecting I'd be able to paste in the code here and have it appear in a mello post. I have not done this in a while, and they've changed the...

    Started by Hatshepsut‎, 10 Oct 2010 07:50 PM
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    11 Oct 2010 12:17 PM Go to last post
  25. Member levels?

    I noticed that the majority of nifty member things are associated with the chat room, which I really don't have much desire for. Nobody PMs me so that's not much of a draw either. And profile pictures? Uh, no. No thanks. So what about some other...

    Started by Peeta Mellark‎, 03 Oct 2010 11:23 AM
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    10 Oct 2010 10:17 AM Go to last post
  26. 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
  27. Testing stuff ... please ignore this thread

    *↨∟▬↑Q╘↓→←∟↔▲

    Started by Xploder‎, 22 Sep 2010 06:21 PM
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    24 Sep 2010 10:17 AM Go to last post
  28. Nested Quotes being enabled.

    Since the upgrade, we appear to be missing Nested quotes. Ok, you can do them manually themselves, but I prefer not to have them removed when using quick reply, so I will be turning them on tomorrow, ie a code hack as it is not an option in VB4,...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 22 Sep 2010 10:24 AM
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    23 Sep 2010 03:20 AM Go to last post
  29. Exy is banned permanently

    Is this fair? Possibly not. However, I have never claimed to be fair. He has a history of driving people off of this board whom he dislikes--something he proudly brags about. I have no desire to run a board where one user is constantly bullying...

    Started by Zuul‎, 19 Sep 2010 05:10 PM
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  30. There's a Crucible sticky in A&E

    Right here. Uh, that's about it, really. Just thought you ought to know.

    Started by fachverwirrt‎, 15 Sep 2010 05:56 PM
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  31. Server issues 9/12/10

    Our host was doing some upgrades and maintenance early this morning and, frankly, done fucked shit up. Everything appears to be running smoothly again, but if you were wondering what was happening with the outage that's the root cause. If there...

    Started by Zuul‎, 12 Sep 2010 02:33 PM
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  32. Mellophant Vbulletin Upgrade

    The forum has now been upgraded to Vbulletin 4.0. If you notice any bugs due to the upgrade, or if you have any suggestions, please list them here. We will be looking to put the original style for the site at some point, so you will have to...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 27 Aug 2010 10:13 AM
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  33. Greetings

    Good day to all you Mellophant people! Just signed up and thought I would say hello. I don't know what to say next. I guess I will leave it at that.

    Started by four fried chickens‎, 01 Sep 2010 11:30 PM
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    02 Sep 2010 02:54 PM Go to last post
  34. Friends

    I have an incoming friend request (I know this because I have a notification and when I click on it it says so). When I click "accept" on the friend request and then click "Save changes" nothing happens. The person who is requesting my friendship...

    Started by four fried chickens‎, 02 Sep 2010 12:29 AM
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    02 Sep 2010 12:45 AM Go to last post
  35. Why does this board have server problems every night?

    For the last two weeks, possibly longer, every night between 9pm & 10pm EDST, the server refuses to connect. During that time I cannot even get to the Mellophant home page. Did I miss some sort of "daily maintenance" annoucement?

    Started by anyrose‎, 11 Aug 2010 06:31 AM
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    23 Aug 2010 12:06 AM Go to last post
  36. Considering the forums

    Forums ranked by post count: The Lounge: 49,246 Arts and Entertainment: 23,751 Games and Sports: 20,328 The Thunderdome: 15,628 The Crucible: 11,636 About Mellophant: 9,610 Questions and Answers: 7,184 Front Page News: 413

    Started by Zuul‎, 14 Aug 2010 10:20 AM
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    17 Aug 2010 09:12 AM Go to last post
  37. Some changes to the front page

    I'm changing Mellophant.com to a more blog style format with lots of brief posts leading into forum discussions rather than a few longer articles posted six months ago. Longer articles are still welcome and encouraged, but this way it has daily...

    Started by Zuul‎, 11 Aug 2010 09:23 AM
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  38. Ignore function in chate

    I have a tendency to fiddle with things when I'm bored. When fiddling with this particular feature, I couldn't undo it. Zuul couldn't undo it. Anyone know how to? :(

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 09 Aug 2010 09:10 PM
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    09 Aug 2010 11:10 PM Go to last post
  39. Donations for site maintenance

    Costs for the VPS are $37.95 a month, which I've been paying out of pocket for a while now. We will also need to pay $175 by August 28 to vBulletin for the license. That I can't pay out of pocket, on account of being a hobo. If you would like to...

    Started by Zuul‎, 01 Aug 2010 08:58 AM
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    06 Aug 2010 10:29 AM Go to last post
  40. My house has burned down

    This morning at 12:30AM I was woken up by my sister screaming that there was a fire. We managed to stumble out and everyone is safe, but everything I own is gone. My sole possessions are the pajamas I was wearing when I got outside and my cat, who...

    Started by Zuul‎, 30 Apr 2010 11:49 AM
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    04 Aug 2010 08:55 AM Go to last post
  41. test

    test

    Started by Inner Stickler‎, 03 Aug 2010 09:18 PM
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  42. 'Subscribe to Thread' - why?

    :confused:

    Started by Trojan Man‎, 02 Aug 2010 01:21 AM
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    02 Aug 2010 01:56 PM Go to last post
  43. How do I start an Ask the Expert thread?

    After a lengthy discussion with Inner Stickler in chate, I decided to try to open a "Ask me about music theory" thread. But clicking "new thread" in Ask the Expert yielded a message telling me I don't have permission. The box at the bottom tell me...

    Started by fachverwirrt‎, 30 Jul 2010 02:13 PM
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    30 Jul 2010 05:55 PM Go to last post
  44. Why am I a Stegodon?

    What do the titles mean? Is there a naming convention of some kind?

    Started by Tinker‎, 28 Jul 2010 02:01 PM
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    29 Jul 2010 10:49 AM Go to last post
  45. Odd request. Name change of a sub-forum please.

    Mafia & RPGs The Forum for Long Running Games with set player rosters. Also a good place for Chess games. Could we rename this to: Role Playing Games The Forum for Long Running Games with set player rosters. Also a good place for Chess games...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 24 Jul 2010 02:06 PM
    • Replies: 3
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    26 Jul 2010 09:33 AM Go to last post
  46. Ideas for articles for frontpage thread.

    I was gonna expand the Eurovision thread into an article, a primer on eurovision etc. I also (ages ago) promised to do a guide to Irish music, I must complete that. Anyone else working on or have things that could be put on the front page?

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 15 Jul 2010 11:01 AM
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    15 Jul 2010 11:01 AM Go to last post
  47. testing

    test

    Started by L D Ablo‎, 24 Nov 2009 06:47 AM
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    15 Jun 2010 09:23 AM Go to last post
  48. blink, blink ... what happened on 19 May?

    Our "most users ever on line" stat was Oct 18, 2009 (or something around that date) for a very long time, and it was probably because we were having a post count party. But now I see that not only have we zoomed up to nearly 200 active members (I...

    Started by Hatshepsut‎, 20 May 2010 10:37 PM
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    22 May 2010 01:32 PM Go to last post
  49. Your hobo admin's departure

    I'm going on a four week long trip, starting today. However, I'll have Internet access the entire time so can still check in and keep things running. I just probably won't be on here for hours at a time because, hey! Vacation! To keep you all...

    Started by Zuul‎, 19 May 2010 09:20 AM
    • Replies: 17
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    20 May 2010 08:31 PM Go to last post
  50. Weirdness in "New Subscribed Threads" behaviour

    I usually start my Mellophant browsing by hitting the "Control Panel" and checking to see if there are any new responses to threads I've posted in. That way if I'm in too much of a rush to browse the whole board, I can at least see if there is...

    Started by Hatshepsut‎, 14 May 2010 03:54 AM
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    17 May 2010 12:26 AM Go to last post

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