Bugs and Suggestions for Metabunk.org
- Thread starter Mick West
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FatPhil
Senior Member.
Those who use the non-default theme (I use the light-on-dark 'Blackend' one) can be scuppered by this feature.
Giddierone
Senior Member.
Ann K
Senior Member.
Giddierone
Senior Member.
Footnotes would be ace.
Mendel
Senior Member.
Code:
You could do linked footnotes manually with the ANCHOR tag [SUP][ANCHOR=MICK1][1][/ANCHOR][SUP]
You create the anchor in the text next to the footnote, then use it as an option in another anchor tag to make a link (with optional SUP)
[ANCHOR]MICK1[/ANCHOR] 1 - The footnote
You can also use this for tables of contents in a longer post.You could do linked footnotes manually with the ANCHOR tag [1]
You create the anchor in the text next to the footnote, then use it as an option in another anchor tag to make a link (with optional SUP)
1 - The footnote
You can also use this for tables of contents in a longer post.
There are all manner of fun things in the BB codes page (which you can get to via the "How To" menu at the top, or the "Help" link at the bottom
https://www.metabunk.org/help/bb-codes/
https://www.metabunk.org/help/bb-codes/
Giddierone
Senior Member.
Oooh! 1
I say! 2
[1]: Interesting
[2]: That is.
I say! 2
[1]: Interesting
[2]: That is.
Mendel
Senior Member.
Well, you typed 3 characters where I typed one, so I don't really see how yours is easier
JMartJr
Senior Member.
I saved time i would have used figuring out how to do what you did!so I don't really see how yours is easier
NorCal Dave
Senior Member.
Good Lord! I feel so "OK Boomer" when I try to read this gibberish. Then again, Mick seems to have as much grey about the temples as I do so maybe it's just different career paths. Perhaps he doesn't when to switch from a Bull-float to a Fresno on a concrete job.
As always, thanks for keeping Metabunk up and running. For the wish list, still would be nice to have the old External Content boxes back with the offset color.
JMartJr
Senior Member.
Or whether the straps go face up or down on a sand anchor, or which way to adjust the bridles when the wind gets stronger. We all have different skill sets and areas of expertise! ^_^
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Mendel
Senior Member.
and that don't go "poof" when you mark and reply
BB codes are actually kind of old-fashioned. The techniques used on boards like this predate social media.
deirdre
Senior Member.
well at least you have a better idea now how laughable it is when you say things like "There's nothing fishy going on with my sitrec code, it's open source so people can check it themselves". If @NorCal Dave thinks html code is gibberish, what word is left to use to describe the sitrec code!
Article: Leonard:
What the hell is that?
Howard Wolowitz:
It looks like something they found on the ship at Roswell
Source: https://youtu.be/ky90YSdRLAc?t=109
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Ann K
Senior Member.
Or when to use cobalt blue and when to use cerulean instead. Or when it's time to switch from a hog-bristle brush to a sable.
Or, more to the point, when it's time to concern yourself with facts rather than play around with being a type-setter.
FatPhil
Senior Member.
FatPhil
Senior Member.
Or social media predates "social media".
Thus spake the guy who still uses IRC as his primary way of chatting with other people online.
Sure, but you could have a high school nerd check it. It's available and verifiable, is the point.well at least you have a better idea now how laughable it is when you say things like "There's nothing fishy going on with my sitrec code, it's open source so people can check it themselves". If @NorCal Dave thinks html code is gibberish, what word is left to use to describe the sitrec code!
The new XenForo had built-in dark mode, so I enabled that ... and it broke everything.
Ah ya gotta love when a "simple" update breaks everything! I've been there with my day job
Confirmed back to normal for me
JMartJr
Senior Member.
trevcharm
New Member
newbie here.
i'm sure this must has been brought up before, but as a newbie it seems strange and a bit messy how there are so many different ufo related forums?
has there been consideration to have a single ufo forum, and then have further ufo sub-forums inside that? and maybe one of the sub-forums can be 'open ufo discussion' so that all the ufo related posts from the open discussion forum can go there?
that way everything ufo related is in the one place.
this might be relevant for other content umbrellas too, but the large scattering of ufo posts / forums was immediately noticeable and makes it difficult to know where best to browse when looking for certain ufo topics or discussions.
i'm sure this must has been brought up before, but as a newbie it seems strange and a bit messy how there are so many different ufo related forums?
has there been consideration to have a single ufo forum, and then have further ufo sub-forums inside that? and maybe one of the sub-forums can be 'open ufo discussion' so that all the ufo related posts from the open discussion forum can go there?
that way everything ufo related is in the one place.
this might be relevant for other content umbrellas too, but the large scattering of ufo posts / forums was immediately noticeable and makes it difficult to know where best to browse when looking for certain ufo topics or discussions.
Mendel
Senior Member.
I noticed that, too.
Basically, https://www.metabunk.org/forums/ufo-reports-from-the-us-military-and-government.60/ used to be a subforum of https://www.metabunk.org/forums/ufos-and-aliens.10/ , but it no longer is.
And https://www.metabunk.org/forums/Skydentify/ used to be for pictures people took themselves, but it's not moderated for it and contains lots of posts that belong in https://www.metabunk.org/forums/ufos-and-aliens.10/ IMO.
An advantage to have all ufo reports "under one roof" is that site search can be limited to a particular forum to get more relevant results. Obviously this doesn't work when what I'm looking for could be in any of 3 forums.
JMartJr
Senior Member.
Not sure if this would be harder or easier. but another option for that sort of searchability would be, in addition to Search having the option to search the whole site, or "this forum," or "this thread," to be able to select which fora to search, or which threads to search.
If that is impossible or really a pain in the ***, then disregard!
You can do that under Advanced Search -> Search Thread, and then select what forums you want to search in the "Search in Forums" (Cmd-Click or Ctrl-Click them)
It's still a pain, but possible.
