**Smilie Outrage**
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That's a very annoying "legitimate bug" with vBulletin. We were using a custom, modified version of vbcode.js (the script that manages the formatting buttons) that inserted smilies and code where your cursor was, but I can't get that custom script to work with the latest version of vBulletin (2.2.9) which we are running now. I am very happy to report, however, that vB3 will definitely correct this problem with a new WYSIWYG editor that actually displays smilies, images, and text formatting in the form that you compose your post in.
! When might we expect to see that here?
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There still isn't a set release date for vB3, but private beta testing is beginning now so I think it should arrive in its final form somewhere around April or May, but that is pure speculation at this point.
It is still set at 30 seconds.
Well Jordan your Post Count plan worked a treat didn't it?
Ah yes I'm pleased this has happened
Looks like I was right, taking away the post count has made no difference at all to spamming, yet probably had a negative effect
If you liked my posts how can you justify Jordan making it more difficult for me to use smilies?
Rummaging through one smilie list is a hel* of a lot easier than rummaging through 3 don't you think?
And yes I take offense
Your 56k and mine has now got to load up two lists rather than one..
And yes smilies affect the true content of a post because often graphics say so much more than words
No I will not drop it, any more questions?
Brilliant idea
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Just because I liked them doesn't mean that they were necessary. Also, be to frank with you, I can justify the tradeoff... your post "add-ons" versus everyone else's convenience, including mine. Plus, you complain about the trouble that you now have to go through to get the smilies, but if it's that much trouble, then why bother? The message of the posts are still the same.If you liked my posts how can you justify Jordan making it more difficult for me to use smilies?
Actually, you're slightly skewing the view there... you have to rummage through 2 lists, not 3. Anyway, yes, I think 2 lists are better than the previous big, sprawling list. I know that the "Get Mor Smilies" list has the basic emotions that are only a little rarer than the ones on the main panel. I know that the "Even More Smilies" list has the smilies that I will rarely use, but that I know are there. It's much easier for me with two lists...Rummaging through one smilie list is a hel* of a lot easier than rummaging through 3 don't you think?
I think that new members can figure out that a word surrounded by colons means that it used to be a smilie.And yes I take offensebecause in my opinion the tradeoff is well dare I say it, Rubbish comparing it to how smilies used to be. It has effected many members past posts including mine..newbies may look back using search see one of my posts with :computer:, :car, :gcar: etc..and think what the 🤬
Like I said, I know what's on each list, so no, I only have to load one (smaller) list now, which is so much easier on the modem.Your 56k and mine has now got to load up two lists rather than one..
Occasionally. Also, the basic smilies on the panel serve 90% of the emotions when a graphical emote is needed, with the "Get More Smilies" list serving the other 9%, and the "Even More Smilies" a very insignificant 1%.And yes smilies affect the true content of a post because often graphics say so much more than words
Also, I see that you're actually using smilies from another website... why are you complaining about how much work GTP's built-in smilies list is if you're willing to go through the greater trouble of going to another website?
One more thing: GTPlanet is a free service from Jordan, a service that he pays huge amounts for. He's entitled to do what he pleases with the site without being pestered (for how long now?) about issues like this... he has this subforum setup for genuine suggestions and comments, not for whining about an issue that he's already set his mind to. You don't have to like it (nobody does), but you need to respect his decisions.
Me and alex_gt are the only ones on his side in this issue. It takes him forever to make a post now because he has to go through this website and others looking for smileys, then adding in img tags, etc. I think he's rightfully outraged -- that doesn't mean things necessarily should change, but, unlike for the rest of us, for alex_gt, GTP5 has brought outrage and inconvenicence. Poor guy.
I know what it's like adding img tags and searching for images (See this post, which took me 25 minutes to make), and it isn't fun. I don't understand why we can't give him his smileys back -- it isn't like he's abusing them, and, most of all, the ones being abused by certain members (
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I know what it's like adding img tags and searching for images (See this post, which took me 25 minutes to make), and it isn't fun. I don't understand why we can't give him his smileys back -- it isn't like he's abusing them, and, most of all, the ones being abused by certain members (
, , and ) are still in place.
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GTP5 has been a big move from the old GTP I reackon the smilies should've been kept and automotive ones trashed - they were too big. But just because one main persons find an inconveiniance doesn't mean they necessarily have to come back, but I reackon they should also come back.....what was the point of removing them? - To decrease loading times ya like 1 second oooooooh thats lots!
Anyway in the end it is Jordans decision whether it is a good one or a bad one and maybe there were too many smilies and were too hard to organise!
Originally posted by M5Power
Me and alex_gt are the only ones on his side in this issue. It takes him forever to make a post now because he has to go through this website and others looking for smileys, then adding in img tags, etc. I think he's rightfully outraged -- that doesn't mean things necessarily should change, but, unlike for the rest of us, for alex_gt, GTP5 has brought outrage and inconvenicence. Poor guy.
I know what it's like adding img tags and searching for images (See this post, which took me 25 minutes to make), and it isn't fun. I don't understand why we can't give him his smileys back -- it isn't like he's abusing them, and, most of all, the ones being abused by certain members (
Your right M5 Power
Jordan Please put things back how they were? If I'm completely honest I hate the change that's happened and wish we had the old version
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Jesus, give up with the freaking smilies, they make all of your posts look like a child made them.
I've used like a total of 6 different smilies, and I think that is too many.
I've used like a total of 6 different smilies, and I think that is too many.
