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The ART Staff

K, here's my first question....
Are the ART admin staff able to copy over all the posts from the orgional board back on EZ?? I for one sure hope so.....

We are not able to copy the posts over. But don't worry about another move happening. This is our home from now on and all of your posts will be saved. This board is 20x's better and easier to maneuver around, sorry that all your other posts are lost. But from now on there is no need to worry about that happening.

I got a new question...
what do the blue dots on the main page with ipb mean??
metro

Those dots that are next to each forum name, are simply the symbols that mark if you've read all the new posts in that forum or not. If the dot is a darker blue (I think) then there are unread posts, and if it is a paler color then there are no new posts.

The IPB stands for Invision Power Board, which is the company that hosts us. The reason that the Other Reality forum doesn't have an IPB dot next to it, is because it has the subforum for Project Runway in it as well.

..thanks dflem!

No problem!

I have a question....

Can any member start a thread or is that just reserved for admins? Looks like it's been admins who have started all the threads to date and I had some I could post, but didn't want to overstep boundries.

You can definitely start threads. Admins have generally started most of the threads, but others have started a few as well. When starting threads, we just ask that you try and use common sense. Don't start a thread saying you hate Nikko Smith's voice, and that he should have never even made it to the judges... if that's your opinion, then go to his thread and post it.

But if your topic isn't covered in another thread, then we DEFINITELY welcome other people posting threads :)

Thanks! I was thinking of adding some threads to the game forum but wanted to ask first.

quick question:

this was posted by deflem in another thread...

I'm just wondering what the "ETA" stands for...
thanks,
-metro

ETA stands for 'edited to add'.

thx bored!!!

what's the difference between an open topic (blue colored envelope icon) and a hot topic (red colored envelope icon)???
I'm guessing something to do with frequency of posts, no???

Yeah, a hot topic is something with lots of discussion in it in a certain period of time I believe. A normal blue one is just a normal topic with not as much discussion.

We have set it the number of posts required for it to be a hot topic. This means that hot topics will probably be staying in the fun and games forum until we grow a little more :)

OK ART admins.... next question....

how do you make that link look like the work "here"???

alright... here's what you have to do...

[ URL=www.alwaysrealitytv.com]ART[ /URL]

looks like:

ART

When the space is removed. Hope this helps!

hey, thx deflem....
I'm gonna use this as a test, hope that ok???

Get your Apprentice info here!

ETA: hey that works great.... I didn't realize it, but if you click the http:// button above when posting, the board automatically gives you the option of naming your link!! Cool!!!

Why can I no longer see all forums when I pop by without signing in first? It hasn't always been this way. Is this permanent?

We just cut down the amount of forums that guests can access for signing up incentives :lol: As a guest, you can only view the reality TV forums and this forum. Once you sign up (or log in), you can see all of the forums.

Too bad since I'm not watching any reality tv this Summer and I only post in the Amusement area, which now I can't see unless I log in to see if anyone has posted there and if not have to log right back out again. :blink:

I usually just click the "Remember Me" box when I log on, so that I don't have to log in or out. I don't know if it's possible in your situation, but that's what I do.

Can't do that at work. My computer set up is such that it can't remember passwords, stuff like that for security reasons.

Alright, well we decided that you had a good point, so we granted access to guests to read the Amusement Park. Hope that helps :D

:crazy Thanks guys! You didn't have to change that for little ol' me, but it is much appreciated!

I got a question for the ART admins...
My post count seems to be stuck on 125....
Is that fixable??
-metro



ETA: sure now that I write a note about it, it starts counting again???? ....strange!

Have you posted in any forums aside from the Amusement Park? Posts in the Amusement Park don't count, so that could be why your post count has slowed down.

D'oh, that's WHAT the problem is.....
oh well, in the fall when TAR8 and Apprentice4 start, I'll have something to post again in the reality TV treads :S
thanks bored,
-metro

I have tried to upload an avatar from my computer. It uploads, but all it says under avatar is "uploaded avatar 90 x 90" with no pic. I've tried this a number of times with different icons, but it's not working?
Can anyone help? :)

I've had this problem as well, and it ended up being my Norton Adblocker (with Norton Internet Security) For some reason it blocks some avatars. We can all see your avatar toque, I'm not sure why that is, but if you want to enable ads from this site (since there aren't any, other than google ads when I forget to pay for ad removal) then you should be able to see your avatar.

Thanks for the quick response, dfleminator. :)

I'm not quite sure how to do that with my McAfee spam blocker, but I'll go and see. *hugs*

Is there something wrong with the PM or is it just me? :confused

It's not just you... apparently it's working for some, but not for others... I'm still waiting on a solution for it from the invisionfree staff.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

I'll send you the bill for the extra meds I had to get not being able to banter with my buds via PM over the holiday. :(

:lol: Sorry... you can send those bills straight on to Invisionfree, and save me the postage of sending it on to them myself.

It should be fixed now.

Bureaucratic red tape. :no

I know this has been addressed in a way before but why don't posts made in the amusement park count? Some people who post there don't post alot elsewhere and the posts there do make up a good portion of the page hits here probably. Just wondering...

Really, it's just a matter of making sure that people who are post-count hungry don't start spamming it up in the games forum. We want to make sure that people see the games as a fun outlet that everyone enjoys and are a very important part of the website, but we don't want to give people incentive to start posting mindlessly to see their total rise (and, unlike the major forums, the majority of the moderation in the forum is done by one person, the amazing JB who I'm talking to right now :lol:, as opposed to six or seven, and we don't want to have JB picking out post-fiends in the forum by her lonesome :lol:)

Of course, that's just me... the other fantastic five might have a different answer for that question :lol:

I understand your point and it is noted Bored, but I'm thinking for people who mainly post in the AP, they may feel pressure to post in other threads they are not necessarily interested in just to get some post count--see what I mean? I could go both ways. But I certainly respect the decision of the admins about whatever you decide. :)