Ultra-MGoBoard Post Malware Apocalypse Update
Finally got some time to rework the code after everything got all kerbobbled during the malware fixes. If you go here you can update your Ultra-MGoBoard to the newest version or install it for the first time.
One thing I've added beyond what was there before: You can now hide all responses to posters that you have blocked. If I were Steve Jobs I'd tell you that this is going to revolutionize the way we use the MGoBoard, but I'm not, so I'll just tell you that I've found it very helpful even in the last few minutes.
You can choose a couple ways to hide people now:
- You can hide a user's posts completely, but leave all responses intact.
- You can hide a user's posts by collapsing the post and coloring it red, but leave all responses intact. Clicking on the post will expand that post.
- You can hide a user's posts completely and completely hide all replies, giving you no indication that the post was ever even made.
Also, I want to try out thread previewing at some point. I haven't begun on the code yet, but I think it would help people out a bit if they could just hover over a thread to see the first couple lines of the post to decide if it's worth their while to click through.
As always, if anyone has any suggestions for future upgrades, I'd love to hear them! (Someone already mentioned adding a "work mode" where the site is changed to black and white. It's pretty low on my list, but I'll see if I can get to that at some point.)
February 25th, 2011 at 1:51 PM ^
Now people have a way to not read MGeauxBoard :(
February 25th, 2011 at 2:06 PM ^
Don't worry, I won't block you. Will you still have a place in your heart for MGoBlueDragonBoard with the new software?
February 25th, 2011 at 4:46 PM ^
The thought went straight through my head that you were going to block me, so I'd be out there commenting on things you said and you'd never reply and I would look like a complete idiot.
February 26th, 2011 at 12:36 AM ^
I could never de-friend your beautiful avatar. That would be like ripping out a piece of my own heart. An e-soul-dong punch of inhuman proportions that only I would feel, devouring my soul, driving me mad. Blocking justingoblue would be an act of madness.
February 25th, 2011 at 1:54 PM ^
Is there a way to make the front page longer? Right now it only contains 12 non-stickied threads.
February 25th, 2011 at 1:58 PM ^
That's on Brian's end, so you'd have to take that up with him.
February 25th, 2011 at 3:08 PM ^
You can try this
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mmffncokckfccddfenhkhnllmlobdahm
but that will probably show all of the stickies again. You just won't have to manually load the next page.
February 25th, 2011 at 2:17 PM ^
How about making the overall layout of the web page wider? Or make it so it can scale easier/wider. There's a ton of wasted space on sides when viewed on a widescreen monitor which is pretty much what everyone has nowadays, right?
edit: I really like the thread preview idea you talked about in the OP, that would be awesome
February 25th, 2011 at 2:22 PM ^
Until the UltraMGoBlog Extension is updated you could use the Stylish Script - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fjnbnpbmkenffdnngjfgmeleoegfcffe
Here's the code I use, which someone posted for the firefox extension, and I slightly tweeked to fit my screen resolution:
#banner, #container, #headercontainer, #header-region-container, #footer-region-container, #suckerfish-container { width: 1300px !important ; } #page-right, #round-right { width: 1299px !important; } #page-left, #round-right {width:1299px !important;} #sidebar-left { width 380px !important; } #sidebar-right { width: 210px !important; } #sidebar-outside { width: 0px !important; } #inside-content { width: 1299px !important; } body { font-family : Liberation Sans, sans-serif !important; font-size : 16px !important; } .indented{ margin-left:50px !important; } .title{ font-family : Georgia, serif !important; font-size : 20px !important; } #mainContent { width: 900px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; } #round-container { width: 1300px !important; }
I set "Apples to" to "URLs Starting with" http://mgoblog.com
It widens the layout and makes the indenting of comments more obvious.
February 25th, 2011 at 2:21 PM ^
MGoBlog Stylish Theme for Widescreen folks.
These instructions are specifically Firefox based (I don't think Chrome had even been created(!) when this post was made), but it works mostly the same with the Stylish extension in Chrome.
February 25th, 2011 at 2:35 PM ^
Thanks, that was pretty easy to set up and is MUCH better
February 25th, 2011 at 2:15 PM ^
I can block the MGoIdiots again!!!!!
February 25th, 2011 at 2:35 PM ^
No, not as in, more bull$h!t ... but, as in, a MOBILE version.
Accessing the board from my BB or my Vz smartphone takes a ton of time to load, and 1/2 the time craps out (on the BB anyway).
Ten thousand internets of win to you if you can create a streamlined mobile version. Then, truly, YOU DA MAN.
February 25th, 2011 at 2:37 PM ^
I asked you in the other thread, but:
Is there a way to get rid of the color. I would love to have a black and white board so that I can more freely be on mgoblog while at work.
February 25th, 2011 at 2:42 PM ^
If you have Chrome, you can download an extension called "Decreased Productivity" that will do this for any web site you choose
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nlbpiflhmdcklcbihngeffpmoklbiooj
It looks like they have something similar on Firefox but I've never tried it
February 25th, 2011 at 2:46 PM ^
Nice. I'd rather not go through the trouble of reinventing the wheel if I don't have to.
February 25th, 2011 at 9:08 PM ^
Thanks thats awesome.
February 25th, 2011 at 2:45 PM ^
Yeah, that was the "work mode" I mentioned. I'll give it a shot once I've worked on some of the other stuff I want to get in. Were you looking for a wholesale black and white skin? There's a lot of elements on the page that wouldn't be able to be changed, (the banner, e.g.).
February 25th, 2011 at 3:09 PM ^
I'll try the one for chrome and see if is something that I can use.
The thing I want changed most is the blue background and the maize font. I feel if the background was white and the font black, people will have a harder time telling what I'm looking at from across the room.
February 26th, 2011 at 2:07 AM ^
I look forward to aiding and abetting your ongoing attempts to avoid productivity at work.
February 25th, 2011 at 5:20 PM ^
You rule, BlockM! Thanks!
February 25th, 2011 at 6:06 PM ^
I hate have to scan through an 83 comment thread for the 5 new posts.
February 25th, 2011 at 6:24 PM ^
That would be possible. Might get a little confusing if you're just seeting the five posts all on their own, as they're probably responses to other posts, etc.
February 25th, 2011 at 7:27 PM ^
Can't you just use the normal mgoblog sorting controls and change the order to "newest posts first?" It has worked well for me.
February 25th, 2011 at 7:17 PM ^
One thing that's been bothering me for awhile is when you click on a thread that has new posts and is longer than one page, no matter which page you look at in the thread it marks all the new posts as read. Is there a way to only mark the ones on the page you are viewing as not new?
February 25th, 2011 at 7:45 PM ^
What is the Ultra-MGoBoard? Why would I want to install it? Do I need a certain browser/other anything to use it?
I am a little cautious about downloading anything that I don't have a high confidence level in.
February 25th, 2011 at 7:56 PM ^
Ultra-MgoBlog is the shit. It's an extension for Google Chrome. Here's BlockM's description:
Allows blacklisting of users and ignoring of all users with negative points, as well as highlighting of preferred users. You can: - Add users to your block list, hiding all of their posts in the forum. - Remove hidden posts completely or collapse them with the ability to show/hide posts by clicking the comment header. - Add users to your highlight list, showing all of that user's posts in yellow rather than blue. - Hide all users with negative MGoPoints - Hide all users with positive MGoPoints - Automatically resize images to fit in their comment without overflow - Hide all replies to hidden posts Useful for: - Ignoring trolls - Finding posts of preferred users quickly while scrolling through the forums
What's really useful, is to highlight posters you enjoy in a particular color of your choosing. You can also highlight posters who are morons but you enjoy reading their babble. You can also block trolls and people who you just prefer to ignore.
The extension makes scanning a 200 comment thread much easier, you can just scroll down until you see a post in whatever particular color you choose. I have a seperate color for posters who usually provide content, Tom/Brian/Magnus/DGDestroys/JamieMac and then another color for the posters who I enjoy reading Profit, Dragon, FuManBlue, the WLA gang of hooligans, ken, M-Wolverine, and the rest of that old late night gang. (Note - I kind of miss those late night threads). You can even set it up to have Irish's and other rival posters' comments in different colors.
In summary - it filters out the shit you don't want to read and highlights what you do.
February 25th, 2011 at 10:06 PM ^
That was very helpful and way more of an reply than I had even hoped for.
February 26th, 2011 at 2:09 AM ^
Aaaaw I'm on your "Nice" list? Thanks Shirtless!
<rips shirt off>
February 25th, 2011 at 9:12 PM ^
You don't look like an idiot. It's always best to be cautions on the internets.
In addition to the description above, all this does is rearrange/recolor things on the page after it's been loaded. No information is sent anywhere, and it's completely contained within your browser, so it's not opening anyone up to malware, etc.
It only works in Chrome, but I think I've made it pretty simple to use if you've already got that. Feel free to ask any questions you want.
February 25th, 2011 at 10:08 PM ^
I don't have Chrome, but if I did, I would certainly use Ultra and put you and OMG Shirtless in RED (as must reads).
Thanks again!
February 25th, 2011 at 7:59 PM ^
Bring back posbangs and negbangs!
February 25th, 2011 at 9:08 PM ^
I would agree with the guy above. I liked giving people +1 when they gave alot of helpful information. That guy making all those recruiting maps deserves it!