vBulletin 3 Discoveries - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mister Underhill*** · 03-24-2004, 11:57 AM

Now that vBulletin 3 is here, there are a lot of new features and gadgets. You can share discoveries of neat and useful items here. I'll get the ball rolling with a couple of my favorites:

If you float your cursor over a thread title on the index pages, you get a preview of the first post in the thread.
You can use a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) Text Editor to creat your posts. This option can be set in the "Edit Options" section of your User CP. Now you can type your posts like you're using Word and do away with having to fuss with most of the tags.

What features have you discovered?

alaklondewen · 03-24-2004, 03:43 PM

Here are a couple of things I've found and enjoy:

When you click on a poster's name at the top of the post, you get a great little menu with several options, including viewing the profile and sending a PM.

The Quick links menu is very handy..

We are now able to report offensive posts just by the click of a button. (The hazard icon at the bottom of every post.).

***Mister Underhill*** · 03-26-2004, 09:06 AM

One new feature is the ability to download your private messages in various formats, including plain text. That limit on your mailbox size should feel less burdensome now.

***Sharkû*** · 03-26-2004, 09:29 AM

Normal users no longer have the option to physically delete anything, i.e. mods and admins can still see and retrieve deleted posts and edits (if they want to). We haven't had any problems with people deleting posts and retracting comments on this board so far, but I've seen it happen on other boards, where people would flame and later go back to make that post completely innocent. This seems a good preventive method.

The Perky Ent · 03-27-2004, 08:11 AM

What i've discovered which really annoys me is that some Thread titles are in bold which irritates me because then i make a thread and it comes out rugular looking. So, just a discovery!

Also, when you manage your PMs, there's a graph showing the space you use. I like it a lot!

Firefoot · 03-27-2004, 08:15 AM

Perky Ent - they're in Bold because you haven't read them yet. I personally like this feature a lot because it lets me know which threads have new posts to read.

I also like the nice menu on the left of the User CP.

On the whole I like this new format much better!

03-24-2004, 11:57 AM	#1
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,743	vBulletin 3 Discoveries Now that vBulletin 3 is here, there are a lot of new features and gadgets. You can share discoveries of neat and useful items here. I'll get the ball rolling with a couple of my favorites: If you float your cursor over a thread title on the index pages, you get a preview of the first post in the thread. You can use a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) Text Editor to creat your posts. This option can be set in the "Edit Options" section of your User CP. Now you can type your posts like you're using Word and do away with having to fuss with most of the tags. What features have you discovered?

03-24-2004, 03:43 PM	#2
alaklondewen Song of Seregon Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Following the road less traveled Posts: 1,193	Here are a couple of things I've found and enjoy: When you click on a poster's name at the top of the post, you get a great little menu with several options, including viewing the profile and sending a PM. The Quick links menu is very handy.. We are now able to report offensive posts just by the click of a button. (The hazard icon at the bottom of every post.). __________________ At last I understand why we have waited! This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away!

03-27-2004, 08:11 AM	#5
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	What i've discovered which really annoys me is that some Thread titles are in bold which irritates me because then i make a thread and it comes out rugular looking. So, just a discovery! Also, when you manage your PMs, there's a graph showing the space you use. I like it a lot! __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

03-26-2004, 09:06 AM	#3
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,743	One new feature is the ability to download your private messages in various formats, including plain text. That limit on your mailbox size should feel less burdensome now.

03-26-2004, 09:29 AM	#4
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	Normal users no longer have the option to physically delete anything, i.e. mods and admins can still see and retrieve deleted posts and edits (if they want to). We haven't had any problems with people deleting posts and retracting comments on this board so far, but I've seen it happen on other boards, where people would flame and later go back to make that post completely innocent. This seems a good preventive method.

03-27-2004, 08:15 AM	#6
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Perky Ent - they're in Bold because you haven't read them yet. I personally like this feature a lot because it lets me know which threads have new posts to read. I also like the nice menu on the left of the User CP. On the whole I like this new format much better!