Forum migrated to xenforo!

[Ryika]

Am I blind or is there no edit-button?

 

[ainwood]

I use Tapatalk on my phone to access CivFanatics. I noticed that it still doesn't see the forums from my app. Will this fix, or would I have to use another app?

Tapatalk is an add-on, that hasn't been installed for xenforo. Given that the main benefit of tapatalk is to make the site mobile friendly, and given that xenforo ticks that box, I doubt tapatalk will be installed again. Tapatalk has a few security problems (well, they used to have, haven't checked in a while).

 

[Akka]

XenForo has post count.

For those wishing for the Like feature, it is here!

And for those who wish there was NOT such feature ?
I'm not a fan of the appearance (lots of useless "eye candy" which detract from clarity and readability), but I absolutely despise the "like" garbage.

 

[Kyriakos]

Is there any other skin for the forum?...

 

[Synobun]

And for those who wish there was NOT such feature ?
I'm not a fan of the appearance (lots of useless "eye candy" which detract from clarity and readability), but I absolutely despise the "like" garbage.

You are free to simply not use it.

Is there any other skin for the forum?...

Read the opening post. There is no other forum skin... for now.

 

[Ryika]

You are free to simply not use it.

That's like saying: "Oh, you don't want guns to be legal in your country? Well, don't buy one then."

 

[justanick]

I miss the option to view a category. Before the change in software my entry point was Forum 4 - Civivilization III. Now it appear what is left is this:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/#civilization-iii.4

That however includes lots of information irelevant for me(namely Civ2). The old forum graciously allowed to view categories.

 

[Synobun]

That's like saying: "Oh, you don't want guns to be legal in your country? Well, don't buy one then."

If you can find a documented case of a 'like' system causing rampant murder rates, I am certain we'd all be very interested in hearing about it. Until then, however, the 'like' feature is like any other forum feature. Do you want to use it? Great! You can. Do you want to not use it? Great! You can do that too.

You're equipped with the ability to disable alerts and notifications of any likes on your posts. If you're so inclined, you can download a CSS editor extension and even entirely remove that element from your navigation on CFC.

 

[gay_Aleks]

So. I have used a large amount of tags - such as [TAB] and ^{which weren't exactly working well in the past, but now are completely useless. Is there a chance they may come back?}

 

[ainwood]

I'm guessing moderator permissions are a little off at this stage - the main staff forum is not visible to me. However, the GOTM & Content staff forums are visible to me.

Should be fixed now.

 

[Ryika]

If you can find a documented case of a 'like' system causing rampant murder rates, I am certain we'd all be very interested in hearing about it.

Is this the first metaphor you have ever read? The thing that connects my example and the like feature is that even if I personally decide not to use it that does not shield me from the consequences of the feature being there.

Possible negative effects are people's opinion being influenced by how many likes a post has (consciously or subconsciously), unpopular opinions being marginalized, and generally posts being evaluated by popularity, not by value.

 

[intutama]

Maybe there are a lot of good things which I am not aware of, but all can say is it looks ugly and somehow really hard to read.

edit:
Search is much better.
However text is awful difficult to read. Even the following is better despite a black background:
View media item 3809

 

[Synobun]

Is this the first metaphor you have ever read? The thing that connects my example and the like feature is that even if I personally decide not to use it that does not shield me from the consequences of the feature being there.

Possible negative effects are people's opinion being influenced by how many likes a post has (consciously or subconsciously), unpopular opinions being marginalized, and generally posts being evaluated by popularity, not by value.

Are you against usernames being displayed next to posts as well? If you know who made a post, you might marginalize what they say (consciously or subconsciously).

My point remains. Use it or don't. Obsessing over vague and circumstantial consequences seems like a poor use of time.

I personally enjoy the like system. It lets me inform people I enjoyed their content without spamming the thread with a useless reply that contributes nothing.

 

[salty mud]

Well I'm not liking this at all. Perhaps it's because it's the first major change I've seen in my 10+ years on CFC but this just doesn't seem user friendly or intuitive at all. Posts just seem to merge into each other with a tiny red line separating them. Threads on the forum page have incredibly faint lines between them - what's the point? It's just not pleasant to look at. Having to hover over the thread to get page numbers is annoying. A "like" system being implemented even though members have always been very divided on the matter. I'm trying to find the user control page that lets me see if threads I have posted in have been replied to but I can't find it.

This will take some getting used to. I seriously hope this is just the first step to something greater.

It lets me inform people I enjoyed their content without spamming the thread with a useless reply that contributes nothing.

It could be argued all you are doing now is spamming the like button to produce a useless number that contributes nothing and most people don't even care about. If you like a post, you can either tell the reason why and contribute to the thread or just move on - you don't HAVE to post let people know you like a post. This isn't Facebook.

Regards

 

[Synobun]

Well I'm not liking this at all. Perhaps it's because it's the first major change I've seen in my 10+ years on CFC but this just doesn't seem user friendly or intuitive at all. Posts just seem to merge into each other with a tiny red line separating them. Threads on the forum page have incredibly faint lines between them - what's the point? It's just not pleasant to look at. Having to hover over the thread to get page numbers is annoying. A "like" system being implemented even though members have always been very divided on the matter. I'm trying to find the user control page that lets me see if threads I have posted in have been replied to but I can't find it.

This will take some getting used to. I seriously hope this is just the first step to something greater.

Regards

The Alerts system will do what you're seeking and you can find that at the top right. In your settings, you can also disable that or change what gives you an alert.

Beyond that, there is also a Watched Threads page. You can find that here.

 

[Ryika]

Are you against usernames being displayed next to posts as well? If you know who made a post, you might marginalize what they say (consciously or subconsciously).

Based on my previous experience with the person. There's no way my personal opinion about the person has influence on other people. A hell of a difference.

My point remains. Use it or don't. Obsessing over vague and circumstantial consequences seems like a poor use of time.

I demonstrated why your "Use it or don't." doesn't work for me, your point is nonsensical.
If you see this discussion as a waste of time then leave it and go use your time for something better.
I for one am very interested in having this discussion.

 

[Camikaze]

I'm trying to find the user control page that lets me see if threads I have posted in have been replied to but I can't find it.

The 'watched threads' button up the top of the page appears to be the subscribed threads list you'd see when going into your UserCP previously.

 

[zwei833]

>tfw I saw the new simlies: ops:o_O

 

[senshidenshi]

I feel I must ask; was there a big calling for this change? I personally don't agree with it, and haven't seen many who do.

 

[gay_Aleks]

I'll be totally frank, I couldn't be bothered about Likes. I'm curious as to whether I need to re-do my entire formatting since [TAB] is broken. Is it salvageable or not?