Suggestion Box And Questions

[Specter]

Here is a way to help me make Narnia Fans a site that is truly fan oriented.

Now that I've got the site pretty much set for how it's going to work, with a few more adjustments coming, what this thread is for, is site suggestions, and questions for me about anything site related or not.

So, ask me questions or make suggestions.

[lieke]

okay can you please make a topic about links (or how do you call them in english) site's about narnia that would be fantastish :D

[Specter]

http://www.narniafans.com/narniafans/links.php

You mean this page?

[AlwaysHis324]

Do we have a graphic link thing that I can put on my site to link to this one? Like the one for the Hobbit Movie one on the top of the page. I think that would be neat.

I do have to say I think this is my favorite Narnia site. B)

[Specter]

http://www.narniafans.com/narniafans/banners.php

we have more than one :)

Let me know if there is a specific size that you'd like. I'll try and make one.

[lieke]

i've got another question, how can i put a picture under my name? :unsure:

[B1-66ER]

Originally posted by lieke@Sep 25 2004, 11:31 AM
i've got another question, how can i put a picture under my name? :unsure:
That little picture is called a "Avatar". And it's really easy to do. Go to the link above that says: My Controls (or click here) (http://www.narniafans.com/forums/index.php?act=UserCP&CODE=00)

Once you are there, look at the left hand side for the Menu. Then below that should be a submenu called Personal Profile. Once you see that click on a link that says: Edit Avatar Settings (or click here) (http://www.narniafans.com/forums/index.php?act=UserCP&CODE=24)

And from there just follow the instructions on changing your avatar. You can pick from any of the pre-installed avatars or upload your own if you have one that size.

[cslouis]

Yeah, I love the avatar that I was able to find for me. Aslan.

[lieke]

thanks i've got one :D (really happy :lol: :D )

[tgraveline]

I suggest someone makes me a pimp avatar and sig pic. Maybe someone becomes a glorified mod for it. he he.

tg

[rosymole]

Quick Q about the new forum thingy , when we post our intelligent and useful views on various subjects in the bar at teh tiop of the post to the right hand side are some little symbols, most I understand, hazard sign for mods, numbers is number of that post in the thread, but what about the 'adding to soandso's repuation' one? PLease explain to an ignorant fool! Thanking you kindly in advance

[Specter]

If you see a very insightful post, you can reward someone with a reputation point. :) You have to give reputation points to 10 different people before you can give point to the same person twice.

[rosymole]

I like that idea, a but of general ego massaging never did anyone any harm!

[crjr9833]

Specter, how can I edit my profile?

[Specter]

http://narnia.nexcess.net/forum/usercp.php?

[crjr9833]

Thankyou. How about avatars??

[crjr9833]

"It's" not letting me have one.

[Specter]

Click on http://narnia.nexcess.net/forum/profile.php?do=editoptions
and activate "Show Avatars"

http://narnia.nexcess.net/forum/profile.php?do=editavatar
you can upload one from your computer that is maximum size of your custom image is 80 by 80 pixels or 19.5 KB (whichever is smaller)

[Dead Rain]

thanks. umm.... does everyone else have to activate their avatars in order for me to see them too?

Edit: i can't even see mine. but i can see yours, specter. please help me.

[crjr9833]

Ya anyway, Specter, how do I get a new Avatar on this site???

[Specter]

Dead Rain: You have to re-upload your avatar. Everyone else that was registered before has to activate them as well. Sucks, but you gotta do what you gotta do!

CR: Click on http://narnia.nexcess.net/forum/profile.php?do=editoptions
and activate "Show Avatars"

http://narnia.nexcess.net/forum/profile.php?do=editavatar
you can upload one from your computer that is maximum size of your custom image is 80 by 80 pixels or 19.5 KB (whichever is smaller)

[Dead Rain]

thanks, dude.

[Dead Rain]

nope wait i minute. i can't click the checked circle thingy to upload an avatar from my computer. tryed everything, but nothing works. can you help?

[Between_the_Worlds]

I've clicked "Show Avatar's", and I can see other's, but not mine. And I don't have a place to re upload my avatar. Where is it?

[crjr9833]

You know Specter, I've done everything you told me to do about the avatars, and still I can't get one. I'm either not understanding something, or I don't know what.

[crjr9833]

Are we allowed to start polls anymore??? Or can we??

[Specter]

My bad, I fixed it so now you can upload your avatar. :)

Also, Polls can be started by clicking "New Thread" and checking "Create poll" or whatever it says in the box below.

[Between_the_Worlds]

Thank You Specter!!!!

[crjr9833]

thanks totally man!!

[Dead Rain]

aye. thank you.

[Dead Rain]

uhh... could you chang the quick reply thing so uyou only have to type three or more?

[Specter]

What do you mean, Dead Rain? I don't follow what you are saying.

[Dead Rain]

ya know what? i don't either. but i think it was something about the quick reply have to have too many letters in order to work. but i'm not sure. and now that i think about it, that's not suck a good idea with black cloak and true crusader and crijr and all. so never mind. sorry.

[Specter]

I think I know what it is. if you are on a page that has only 1 or 2 responses, then a quick reply isn't really needed to save bandwidth. Otherwise it appears there.

[crjr9833]

What type of things are you allowed to post on Site Talk???

[Specter]

Anything community based really. Also suggestions and ideas for the site, and different things like that. It's mainly about the website.

[crjr9833]

bla...sorry bout that..double posted

[crjr9833]

Alright, thank you.

[crjr9833]

Specter, have you notice how all the old polls(those which were made before you moved us to a different site) are messed up. Could you look into that???

[Specter]

Which polls do you mean?

[DryadofLanternWaste]

Specter, is there a chance you could add a spell check to the forum? At first I was just transfering my replies to Word, but I find that I'm getting lazy. Any chance you could set one up?

-DoLW

[Euphrates]

This is a serious suggestion. There are way too many different topic sections. With so many choices, there could be the same conversation happening on two different threads with totally different people. I would suggest: 1) Chronicles of Narnia, 2) Religion and Narnia, 3) Narnia Films, 4) Lantern Waste [random threads]. There are a lot of topics that are hardly touched. All the topics fall under one of these four larger topics. This would better organize the forum as a whole.

There are 18 topics on the main page, and even then when I click on one of the topics, another list of topics is likely to pop up. Too much. Keep it simple, please.

[Specter]

Specter, is there a chance you could add a spell check to the forum? At first I was just transfering my replies to Word, but I find that I'm getting lazy. Any chance you could set one up?

-DoLW
That would take a LOT of memory that could be used elsewhere.

This is a serious suggestion. There are way too many different topic sections. With so many choices, there could be the same conversation happening on two different threads with totally different people. I would suggest: 1) Chronicles of Narnia, 2) Religion and Narnia, 3) Narnia Films, 4) Lantern Waste [random threads]. There are a lot of topics that are hardly touched. All the topics fall under one of these four larger topics. This would better organize the forum as a whole.

There are 18 topics on the main page, and even then when I click on one of the topics, another list of topics is likely to pop up. Too much. Keep it simple, please.

Alright.. give me an example of how you would organize it, to keep what we've got, and also improve on it. I get what you are saying, but I don't want to orphan any forums.

[Euphrates]

Ok, so my idea is to have five forums on the main index page. Each forum has a specific purpose and contains only threads (no hidden forums within forums). There are already five main forums on the idex page: Cair Paravel, The Films, The Books, The Games, The Eagle and Child, and The Lantern Waste. To better organize the topics of discussion and encourage more posts, I suggest five different forums on the main page that will include all of the existing discussion topics.
1. Narnia Media- threads to discuss Narnia in films, games, radio, etc.
2. Chronicles of Narnia- threads for talking about the series.
3. Religion and Narnia- threads about Narnia’s relationship with Christianity.
4. Lantern Waste- threads that do not fit into another forum.
5. Site Feedback and Ideas- let us know what you think.

The basic idea is that all the threads found in The Films and The Games would be now found under "Narnia Media". All the threads found in The Books, other than Christianity and Narnia, would be found in "Chronicles of Narnia". All the threads from the Christianity and Narnia forum would now be found under the "Religion and Narnia" forum. And all the threads from The Lantern Waste and The Eagle and Child would now be found under "Lantern Waste". This provides better organization and many threads will be shown when a forum gets clicked on, instead of clicking on a forum and then another forum and then seeing the threads. The way it is right now is too complicated. Making it simple would encourage more people to join the discussions for sure.

You could even post something like: "Lantern Waste (formerly The Eagle and Child & The Lantern Waste)" just to let everyone know of the changes for a few weeks. It's a good idea. Please consider it.

[Specter]

Alrighty, give me some time to come up with a plan of action, because there are some threads that belong in their own forum (hence the Land of Duffers) and some forums should exist (such as C.S. Lewis, because this site is about him also.) So give me some time, and I'll try and figure out the best way to do this.

[Warrior-Poet51088]

That sounds great! Not to overwhelm you, Specter and/or Euphrates, but where would all the threads about us writers go? I could see them in either the Media section, or the Lantern Waste.

Like I said, this sounds like a great idea!!!!!!!!

[Euphrates]

Yeah, feel free to toy around with the suggestion. It's more of a general idea than a specific plan. I think an added forum exclusively about CS Lewis would be a good idea. I think Land of the Duffers would fit into Lantern Waste, because that is pretty much the point of Lantern Waste. People who want to talk about Tolkien will go to Lantern Waste, and the most recent threads will be shown so that they can post in Tolkien related threads as well as reading the titles of other threads they may want to participate in, like... the Writing Club. Encouraging more posts and more of a "community" feel.

Things like the Writing Club, which is now it's own thread in The Professor's Notebook forum, would continue to be a thread in Lantern Waste. The added benefit is that someone going to the Writing Club may see another interesting thread in Lantern Waste, say... about Tolkien, and choose to post in there also.

Whatever you want to do with my ideas is great, they're just general ideas about ways to make narniafans a better overall forum. Thanks for listening!

[Warrior-Poet51088]

One problem I just realized is this: Since there would be soooooooo many threads all groued together, it might get annoying to try to search for the 3-4 threads you regularly post in to see if anybody's responded.

Just a thought.

[Euphrates]

That wouldn't be the case. When someone replies to a thread, it jumps to the top of the list. Also, there is a feature that I'm not sure this site uses (but is available) where an icon next to each thread let's you know if there is a thread with new posts since your last visit. That feature would probably be put to use if the site is reorganized.

Also, you may find other threads that are equally, if not more, interesting than the normal ones you post in.

The point is that you wouldn't have to search around to find your usual threads because if someone has replied it would probably be on the first page.

[Specter]

I'm working on a drawing of the forums and what I think would work most logically.

[Legolas1212]

I was thinking... my username - LordOfTheRingsFan - is giving me a lot of trouble because it's so long and un-likeable. I dont know what I was thinking when I picked it... :confused: How do I change it? Is that possible?

[waterhogboy]

I think its fine. People will just call you LotRFan - which is easy to type.

Ooo. I've got a question too. How come it says for me that all times are GMT +1 when theyre actually just GMT. Its not important - I was just wondering why?

[tgraveline]

Hey man its not bad, but the only way you can change it and stuff is to have specter do that for you. So if you really do feel a need for change and come up with something you really wish for, ask him, and i'm sure he will help you out as soon as he can.

tg

[rosymole]

Just another quick Q from the great unwashed! The reputation thing..little grey square under your number of posts - does that change if you get a 'rep' from someone? I'm a bit confused?

[Luthien_Psyche]

Can someone please tell me how to make the avatars and signatures show?

[waterhogboy]

If you go into your User CP there is a list down the side. There is one for Edit Avatar and one for Edit Sig. If you want a pic in your avatar, you have to click on the Browse button ot type in the exact address of the picture you want. Its a bit more difficult to put a pic in a sig...

[Tarkheena_Finduilas22]

How in the world do you get a picture with your signature??? I can't figure it out! ACCCCCKKKKKKKKk. It's going to drive me crazy if someone doesn't tell me in the next day or so. :D

[Sojourner]

I would suggest a post in this Forum something like a meet the Mods. It would let people know who the mods are and how to avoid them in case of a attack ;)

[Tarkheena_Finduilas22]

No one answers my questions
:mad:

[Specter]

well, your signiture is already pretty big, a picture in there also would be ridiculous. :P

You use the img tag

[Tarkheena_Finduilas22]

I know, I'd get rid of some stuff like the enormous poem or whatever. :cool:

[Sojourner]

Hehehehe a pic.....I have an idea if you size down your siggy you could have more img.

[heartstringz]

Hi, I know how to put an image in my sig but is there a size limit?

[tgraveline]

Hey there heartstringz. Well as of now, we do not have an official size, so as long as its not overly large and bogs up the dialup members too much with loading time its fine. So just be reasonable. I'm sure that sometime in the future we will have to restrict it more when we have more and more members with them. But for now enjoy a bit of freedom.

tg

[inkspot]

Did everything get smaller? The font in the forum looks a lot smaller than it looked earlier today. Is it just my eyes, did I accidentally change something in my browser, or did the font size change?

I know most of you Narnia fans are kids, but I'm getting along, and I prefer the larger type ...

[Specter]

It's a different font. I'll change it back for now.

[holyboy]

Ya, i noticed that, too. My page was refreshed, and the font changed...I thought I messed with my computer again :o

[inkspot]

It's a different font. I'll change it back for now.
Thank you! bet you're not used to having the reading-glasses crowd on your sites, huh Paul?

[Specter]

hah! Sometimes... I do have a suggestion for you though :) If you have Mozilla Firefox (http://spreadfirefox.com/community/?q=affiliates&id=2583&t=75) then you can hold "Ctrl" and press "+" and increase the font size of any webpage. :)

[inkspot]

Oh, sweet. Thank you!

[Specter]

You're welcome! :)

[tgraveline]

Isn't he a sweet guy, catering to the needs of the elderly, lol.

tg

[legolas]

It's a different font. I'll change it back for now.

i like that font

[Specter]

You'll see it again real soon ;)

[inkspot]

Isn't he a sweet guy, catering to the needs of the elderly, lol.

tg
Mercy, TG! You needn't be so blunt about it. :eek:

[tgraveline]

oh but oh well i said it already, he he

tg

[inkspot]

oh but oh well i said it already, he he

tg
Knucklehead. :p

Paul, thanx for the tip on Firefox, it is a really neat browser, I like it a lot, and I can easily control the font size, so change away if you've a mind to revert to that smaller type.

(TG, I don't really think you're a knucklehead. :o )

[Specter]

Excellent, will do!

[tgraveline]

Well i kind of agree with you inky, i am a bit of a knucklehead, but oh well is what i have to say i guess now adays.

tg

[Dernhelm]

It's a different font. I'll change it back for now.
Ah! I thought the site looked a bit different...

[waterhogboy]

I like the new font. I want it to stay like this.

I must not have that Mofoxilla thing cos the Ctrl thing dont wokr for me

[inkspot]

I must not have that Mofoxilla thing cos the Ctrl thing dont wokr for me
It's a browser, you can download it free at the link Paul posted. I like it lots, I made the text gigantic!

[Dernhelm]

Firefox is wonderful!

[Checkmate]

Make a MUD for the RPG's...

[Specter]

I'm not sure what a MUD is.. could you elaborate?

[Tarkheena_Finduilas22]

I used to think of it a Mozerella Fire Fox. I don't think we have that anymore. We have Nescape or something or other and I never use it. I always use IE.

Yeah, what is MUD, and why did you post that INSIDE the D&D RPG?

[Narnian Jedi]

MUD? (http://www.zuggsoft.com/zmud/aboutmud.htm) Possibly?

[Specter]

Interesting... hmmmmmmm Maaaybe. I'll have to do some research on it as a possibility, unless someone knows a lot about them can tell me about them.

[PrincessRosario]

I don't like the default forum layout (the animated one). It's too hard on the eyes, is hard to read, and is rather gaudy. A nice, neutral color would be better (such as your default blue option).

[rosymole]

Hey Princess..when you log on you can change it by using the little drop down menu on the very bottom left hand side!

[Specter]

Don't worry, we're actually working on a new layout, it'll be ready soon.

[glamel]

yeah, work with it guys!! :D

maybe you could get a bigger space for the avatar and the profile pictures, i cannot upload, :(

[glamel]

hey, why dont you put ahm,what do you called that? a chatroom,
that once you were logged in, you can see a space and we can chat there, so that we wont go to the private messages anymore, and anyone can see it :D

[Specter]

I'm actually looking for a chatroom that I can plug right into vbulletin.

[inkspot]

Here is a question. Once in a while if I look at my User CP, I see something about Reputation or reputation points, and a little list of 3 or 4 links to old threads I've posted in, and sometimes a note from someone who was also posting in that thread ... What is this? What are reputation points or whatever it says, and how to they get there?

[waterhogboy]

If someone likes a post you've written and think it is particularly... good, they can choose to give you reputation. You can find out who's given you reputation - because it says in that part of the user CP you were looking at.

However, I myself am not completely sure what having reputation does...

[inkspot]

How would I give you reputation if I liked your post above?

[waterhogboy]

Theres a small 'weighing scales' icon just above your location on the green bar - thats the add to reputation button.

[inkspot]

Thank you! I gave you some reputation on that post! Now, how would you know that you had received it? (If I hadn't told you?) :o

[waterhogboy]

Id look in my User CP - the first page it comes to says so.

[legolas]

I'm actually looking for a chatroom that I can plug right into vbulletin.

:eek:
REALLY! YES! SCORE! :D
i'm alittle happy right now.

[glamel]

I notice that number of posts is adding up, i mean , we cannot tell which one we posted first, because if we look at the number of posts we have done, its the same as to the other posts, i mean what if you changed that one out, so that we can know which is our 500th posts, or the first posts we made, or the 1000th posts. hmm,, can you do that? tnx :D

[Specter]

I don't think that's even remotely possible. I'm not sure how I would do that at all without slowing things down a LOT.

[tgraveline]

I know that is possible with some boards. Not sure if it is with this kind, because i know i've been apart of some boards where it was like that.

tg

[glamel]

the forum is kinda slow this past few days, what's happening? :confused:

[Specter]

The host was doing so tech work on the servers last weekend. The forums should be fine now. I don't know what other reasons there could be as of right now.

[Vanceone]

So, I have a quick question. I'm relatively new here, and I see lots of threads that I may want to reply... but they are ancient. What are the rules for the forum? Also, avatar and signature sizes, perhaps, and maybe a quick primer on allowed and not allowed content (I seem to remember someone saying something about religious wars here in the past or something). And, who are the mods? Thanks!

[tgraveline]

Hey dude, i hope you are a dude, anyways, the rules are, just be nice to people, no flaming, no cursing, that kind of stuff, this is a family friendly site. Oh and the mods are myself, monkeh, waterhogboy, Graycloak, rosymole, um i think i'm forgetting someone, so forgive me who that is, oh jennyjenjen, but you won't see her too much. Um, avatar sizes and stuff, i don't really remember what that was.

tg

[Bitter Milton]

Could we have the ability to rate threads? Like, if a thread was really good/funny, we could give a 5/5 or something.

[Specter]

Could we have the ability to rate threads? Like, if a thread was really good/funny, we could give a 5/5 or something.
That's right at the top of each thread, or when you reply, there's a box that says "Rate Thread."

[glamel]

can you put a trash bin on the private messaging? so even if we deleted the other mails, and we forgot that theres something special about the mail we can pretty much know where to look at again?
oh, and btw, can you at least make much bigger space for the inbox? 50 messages is so little, that makes me delete mails each day,
tnx
:rolleyes: :D

[Gibby]

I keep getting logged off when I leave the site. Is there a reason it is doing this? I have not had this problem before; the site usually logs me in automatically when I return. Thanks.

[Tarkheena_Finduilas22]

it did that to me this morning. I have no clue why tho. :confused:

[Specter]

We moved to a new server. Sorry about that... the site should be much faster now.

[bugeater]

This is more of a question because I am not exactly sure where my question would fit one of the forums on this TDL (The Dancing Lawn) message board.

Has there been any discussions on C.S. Lewis and his thoughts on George MacDonald?

I had to ask because J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has been produced into major movies; furthermore, Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is currently playing on its second day. Would any of George MacDonald's books become a major movie such as Phanastes?

[Christine~Pevensie]

how do i activate the quick reply thingy? haha its probably a dumb question but i didnt understand what i had to click in order to get it working...

[Christine~Pevensie]

suggestion: some of the threads in certain forums have nothing to do with the topics that the forum was intended for..which makes it confusing for some ppl when they want to go find something and end up not finding what they want .... if you'd like when i have free time i could help out sort some threads? i mean im not really an expert on it but if someone would be willing to tell me how to transfer threads to forums, ill be glad to help out??

just a thought.. :)

[holyboy]

how do i activate the quick reply thingy? haha its probably a dumb question but i didnt understand what i had to click in order to get it working...

Click on this button (http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b2/holyboy666/quickreply.gif) to activate the quick reply box (its at the bottom right hand corner of every post, beside the quote button.)

suggestion: some of the threads in certain forums have nothing to do with the topics that the forum was intended for..which makes it confusing for some ppl when they want to go find something and end up not finding what they want .... if you'd like when i have free time i could help out sort some threads? i mean im not really an expert on it but if someone would be willing to tell me how to transfer threads to forums, ill be glad to help out??

Aye, I feel your concern. The Duffers (and many others) have become cluttered. But unfortunatly, fo ryou to gain the powers to move threads to different forums you have to be a mod. But don't worry, our expert team of mods can (and probably will) help clean up the forums.

Hope this helps :)

[Christine~Pevensie]

thanks for the help..it is greatly appreciated :D !

if its alright, id like to make another suggestion?

Instead of just havin 'member ranks' (junior member, member, senior member)
how about we have an assortment of characters from narnia for example, you can start out as a Wardrobe > Lamp Post > Faun > Beaver > etc. other characters...and highest could be King/ Queen ? hehe i just thought it's be a fun idea. :)

[Lady_of_the_Green_Kirtle]

Instead of just havin 'member ranks' (junior member, member, senior member) I'm sorry I've probably already read and missed this but how are these 'ranks' decided? is it number of posts or things submitted? Just curious :) Btw I really like this site already :D

[Elizabeth Pevensie]

I have a idea, I was browsing through other boards, and I know that we have a rpg folder but, what about we make a Battle RPG, like with a plot, cast and everything and you decide which side to join.

[Tarkheena_Finduilas22]

being a junior member, member, etc. does depend on how many posts you have. I think you need about 500 to be a senior member. I think. I'm not one to say. :D

[Lord Eirek]

Actually it's 100 posts to become a senior member (that doesn't seem like very many for such a title ;).) and to just be a member I think it's around 30 posts (I can't quite remember) :)

[Tarkheena_Finduilas22]

yeah I thought I was wrong.

BTW, when are we going to get that chat room? I'm so immpatient. ;)

[Lady_of_the_Green_Kirtle]

Thanks Lord Eirek and Tarkheena_Finduilas22 :)

[TimmyofOz]

How come I couldn't get this web site all afternoon? And where are the avatars? :confused:

[glamel]

yeah, even yesterday, then this morning,

all it says was, Connection failed and then, error ? something like that

What happened to the site? did it crashed or something?

[King Edmund the Just]

I'm glad that it's not just my computer. I thought something was messed up on my computer making it so that I couldn't get on or see avatars.

[Lord Eirek]

where are the avatars? :confused: They appear to be gone, or they could just not be displaying. I put my avatar back on, and it works, you might have to do the same... :)

[TimmyofOz]

But I don't have my avatar saved!!!! :mad:

[holyboy]

The avatars all seem to be working now (3:49 pm at -5:00 GMT) It could have been a bandwidth problem, where too many people were trying to get on the website. If this is the case, the only thing you can do is tough it out and hope it gets better.

[~EdmundsQueen~]

i need help! i have a avatar which i think is the pic next to my username but how do i get a pic under my writing aswell?

[Lord Eirek]

Go to your User CP (top left) and then press Edit Signature which should be by the Edit Avatar button. Then copy the URL of the image you want, press the 'Insert Image' button (the one with the little mountain above the box where you type) then paste the URL, then press Save Signature, and then you should have the image in your signature. I don't think you can upload an image from your computer, I think it has to already be online. If the image is not online I would suggest getting a free Photo Bucket. I Hope this helped. :)

[~EdmundsQueen~]

o ive got it now thankies!

[narnia4eva]

Hi, I'm Princess Petal! I think that we should have forum where we can pretend to be the characters! Oh and I think people should write more fan fic it's so very funny to read! Kudos Jenn Garber

PP or Princess Petal locked in a tower in the white witch's house :eek:

[tgraveline]

Check out the area called the Dawn Treader. You should find what you are looking for there.

tg

[narnia4eva]

thank you very much! do you like that chatroom?

[Lady_of_the_Green_Kirtle]

I have a question -are we allowed to put links to other sites in our signatures? I mean if they are not our sites but ones we're members of (eg I'm a member of an LOTR site as well)?

[WillsGirl]

I don't like the new changes to the threads. Everything is all... messed up and it's hard to find the posts you're looking for.
I'm guessing this was meant to help but it's really bothering me.
Might we be able to go back to the way it was?

[rosymole]

How'd you mean 'messed up' WillsGirl? If you go to your UserCP you can see all the threads you're subscribed to (the ones you post in), it's a hort cut so you don't have to trawl around for ages..is that wht you mean?

[glamel]

QUESTION!!!! :confused: ?????

why does my post count isnt increasing? i noticed it when i first came in my post count was 3,460 something, then it only increase by i think 3, when actually i posted more than 10? i dont really know the excat figure, but its more than 10, and i think more than 20?,
did you notice that? :confused:

[glamel]

alright, i saw it, but still the question, why does the post count doesnt increase in the land of duffers??

[glamel]

QUestion:
did the site crashed again for i think a minute? or less?
or is it just my computer?
it says "connection failed again"
but thanks again, it was only for a minute!!

my question, until now is above this post again!!!:) :D

[Renard_Rouge]

alright, i saw it, but still the question, why does the post count doesnt increase in the land of duffers??

Most Forums have no post increases in there off-topic/spam forum. This it to keep people from flooding that forum to simply increase there post cont.

[glamel]

hahahaha!, really? huh? geez, anyways, its not bad, coz we still post in ther, wanna try it?
come on enjoy yourself there, i bet youll gonna have lots of fun!!! :D
and
though idk if thats the main reason, still thanx to you, :D

[rosymole]

Renard Rouge has got it spot on..the post counts been removed from the Duffers (i think..it must have been looking at the evidence!), bacisally to emphasise that the post count doesn't really matter here, it's what you say more than how many times you say it, just evens things out a bit between people..there's no difference between 10,000 posts and 10 posts aslong as they are informative and lovely!

[Malchristian]

Should you guys make an affiliate icon? I would love to put it on my board.

[Harvestar]

^Yea that icon would be nice..
Anyways, I think a Role Play board would be quite nice!

[Lovin the movie!]

how can i get icons banners and stuff like that? oh ya how can i write in my profile ? :confused:

[Harvestar]

The icons and banners?
They can be found on the internet or ask someone to make you one.

Where to add stuff in your profile?
It is in the Quick Link pull down menu (near the top or the page).
There you can modify your profile, options, avatar, the picture you see in a post on the left, and banner, the picture you see below each of your post.

[Lovin the movie!]

i dont see a picture in a post on the left and banner and that stuff

[Malchristian]

I made an affiliate button :) Please tell me what you think.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d20/OmegaFF/Picture2.png

I just put it on my website

[Sra. Edmund]

I like The Dancing Lawn.

[Harvestar]

I like The Dancing Lawn.

Yes we all do!
Thats why we are on this forum to give suggestion to improve it!

Btw, the Button is cool, but it would be nicer if it was longer (width).

[Specter]

Should you guys make an affiliate icon? I would love to put it on my board.
http://www.narniafans.com/narniafans/banners.php

Please don't hotlink the banners, and put them on your own webspace. Thank you! :)

[Malchristian]

Oh. I don't use rectangle banners. I have small ones and put them in my Affiliate Box.

[glamel]

okay, the chatroom is good, but can we just put a chatbox in the forum?
i put one in my xanga and eblog, i've read that you can put one in the forum,
this is just a suggestion, so that we wont have to go in the chatroom.

well, if you like, you can go to this site cbox (http://cbox.ws/?box=1132754)

[Specter]

How about in the fan section of the website?

[glamel]

yeah, that would be fine, :D
you just have to try it,

[NarniaNerd]

Don't forget an Image gallery, and links to sites. Please don't let it look like all the other Narnia sites. What's the address for it going to be? Talk to me if you want to.

[skandar is my king]

i dont know if this is the kinda question i should be asking , but when i come on to this site it logs me in automaticly but , how do you change it so when i come on i will have to log in ???

[holyboy]

i dont know if this is the kinda question i should be asking , but when i come on to this site it logs me in automaticly but , how do you change it so when i come on i will have to log in ???

You have to delete the cookies that Narniafans has made for you.

If you use Internet Explorer, go to the top of the window, and click Tools > Internet Options > Delete Cookies. Now, every time you log in, make sure you unselect "Log In Automatically"

[-Forever_Young-]

okay...
How long does it take to get from a junior member to a senior?

[onlymystory]

100 posts. but the posts need to be valuable. saying hi and how are you are posts that will be deleted. make sure your posts contribute to the discussion.

[♣Teh Deviant♣]

I have a question.
Lately, for the first time, I've noticed that when you scroll down, under where it says Currently Active Users, there are plus signs (+) next to some usernames. Why? and it changes each time i look....

[glamel]

i think because that person who has a + sign is in your buddy list,:D

[♣Teh Deviant♣]

i think because that person who has a + sign is in your buddy list,:D

OOOOOOOOH! :eek: lol! no onder! I just started adding ppl to my budy list like...2 days ago, that would explain it, thanx Glamel! :D

[waterhogboy]

I've always wondered - whats a buddy list actually for!??!

[angie_wade]

I've always wondered - whats a buddy list actually for!??!
Good question.
MayB 2 remember with which people u have 2 b nice with (Lisa, si tu lis ça, c'est pour toi... rappelle-toi ce fameux cours d'histoire... Moi, je l'ai pas oublié!)?
I should do one for school then, i'm always mean with some of my friends (proof of how much i love them, lol).
Seriously, i've asked myself this question several times, but i've never been able to bring a good answer.

[glamel]

I've always wondered - whats a buddy list actually for!??!

don't you have the answer mr. mod????:D:D

[♣Teh Deviant♣]

I have NO idea why.....just to show off i guess. :p
i mean, it would make sense why if at least when u typed in the beginning of the buddy's username in the recipient box, that u didnt have to type the rest, that it would like automatically appear (like when u email someone thats on ur buddy list). ..but it dont... :rolleyes:
btw I have a question: Why is my button (next to my username, the one thats grey for offline and green for online) red??? WHy is it red?!??!? :eek:

[holyboy]

I have NO idea why.....just to show off i guess. :p
i mean, it would make sense why if at least when u typed in the beginning of the buddy's username in the recipient box, that u didnt have to type the rest, that it would like automatically appear (like when u email someone thats on ur buddy list). ..but it dont... :rolleyes:
btw I have a question: Why is my button (next to my username, the one thats grey for offline and green for online) red??? WHy is it red?!??!? :eek:

You have it set in your personal profile to appear offline when you are online. To fix it, go to

User CP > Edit Options > Uncheck Use Invisible Mods (at the top)

This should fix the problem.

[♣Teh Deviant♣]

Thanx, I thought I had unchecked it, but I guess I hadn't....but I still see it red...
EDIT: haha sorry, I had forgotten to save changes :rolleyes: now its green! :D

[lucry&skandar]

you have msn :)

[♣Teh Deviant♣]

you have msn :)

who?? me!? Well...yes.....yes...i do. :D

[Melwyn]

I was just wondering who all the admins of this site are... I'm not sure of a section on this site to see who they are... I'm still very new, so I may be posting this in the wrong thread.

[ElectricJello]

I suggest that the avvie size be changed to 100x100!

[Kermit With Sword]

make a birthday forum!
that way we don't trash up the duffer thread.
ya know ya want to.
*KKKHHH* *hUUUHH*
*KKKHHH* *hUUUHH*
*continues*

[glamel]

Actually there is one thread dedicated to birthday celebrant, somewhere in the lamp post i think.

[ForNarnia_and Aslan]

Can someone help me??? I'm new here and I was wondering how you get Avatars! Can you tell me,please? :confused:

[holyboy]

User CP > Edit Avatar

If you need more help, you are happy to PM me, or ask here.

[LifeMaiden]

What about a STICKY TOPIC thread for those people who collect Narnia things off ebay and other places? If they're looking for a specific item to buy or trade, for example...they could post in this section. Or post 'looking for______" a specific item.
I collect a lot of Narnia stuff and would like to have a sticky thread about it :)

[Jack of Blades]

I have an idea! I say threads that haven't been posted in for at least a month should be deleted or locked with a warning to the creater that it is going to be locked, unless that member says so.

[QA48]

We need more smileys !!!

[lord caspian]

need friends am lost

[tottyfruitty]

need friends am lost

hey.
ill show you the way :D

[lord caspian]

i am wanting to start up the jadisanites can any1 tell me how i can do this

[LifeMaiden]

i am wanting to start up the jadisanites can any1 tell me how i can do this


That is great :D as I was just mentioning something under the Tilda Swinton fan thread that it would be neat to have a Tildanites fan club ;).

[Clara Pendragon the Just]

help1 how can i add pictures or banners?

[LifeMaiden]

help1 how can i add pictures or banners?


There's a whole section on this forum for that :)

http://www.narniafans.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=28

[Harvestar]

Hey.. Nice to see my suggestion from a while ago, up now ;)

[Aravis Kenobi]

I would like to make a minor suggestion: I think it would be nice if there was a way you could receive either a private message or an e-mail message to let you know who on your buddy list was online. Just a thought, but I for one have always wanted that feature.

[office]

i think every time the mods see a very mature member they should promote them to becoming a mod.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I agree with that. I know a couple of people on here worthy of becoming mods.

[Elf Of The Grey Havens]

It's happening, kind of. If every mature member was a mod, we would have like 90% mods. But Specter is starting to train some mods, like Dernhelm.

[Aravis Kenobi]

And you, don't forget. It is true that if that happened, then we would have nothing but mods, and what's the fun in that? I think Specter training junior mods for the future is a good idea. That way, if one of the mods decides not to be a mod anymore, then Specter will I guess have a replacement. But I think I'd have too much fun being a mod (like in deleting stuff, especially spam threads) to retire from being a mod! But, I don't have good judgement sometimes, and I'd have to have a lot of help in deciding what to do. But, I'll never be a mod, and I'm having lots of fun being a senior member. I can say what I want (kind of in a nice way) and not get shot for it! Make sense?

[holyboy]

I agree with that. I know a couple of people on here worthy of becoming mods.

If you believe someone desearves to be a mod, I would suggest sending a PM to Specter, or if that makes you uneasy, send it to a mod, and we will forward the message to him. A person nominating another is a great way to get them noticed.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I did, actually. And Specter said he'd talk about it with the other mods, so, I hope the person I nominated gets to become a mod.

[Specter]

We'll see... we've got a lot of work to do in the meantime, plus I am pretty busy with many other websites.

[Aravis Kenobi]

We all know you're busy. It must be tough to run a website, and have to update it all the time.

[Specter]

Yeah, it can be pretty overwhelming at times, but I do eventually get things up-to-date. I'm always on the lookout for new content and things, as well.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I certainly couldn't run a website, let alone a forum on top of that.

[LifeMaiden]

Well, I noticed that a lot of the similiar threads are getting or have gotten locked. Since a lot of times, new members haven't gone back through the old posts to see if they are posting something similiar, it would be neat to have maybe five or six STICKIED topics of the same questions. Since I've been here on the forum, the MOST POPULAR questions that newbies ask is

Did you like the movie?
What's your fave character/least fave character?
I want more friends!
What would you do in Narnia?
What kind of pets do you like?


I've seen some of those questions repeated more than a few times. Do you think having a stickied topic would help prevent redundant questions?

[Aravis Kenobi]

That makes tons of sense IceMaiden. Having five or six stickied topics of the most popular topics would cut down on spam, and might upset less members.

[PeterC]

i said this once, and i will say it again:Use the "Search" feature before starting a topic.You should mention it on an important thread or something.

[-Forever_Young-]

i said this once, and i will say it again:Use the "Search" feature before starting a topic.You should mention it on an important thread or something.
Totally! I always do that before starting, it reduces a lot less angry or irritated comments. "There's already a thread like this..." Yeah... may the search feature be with you.

[Elf Of The Grey Havens]

Another hint is: If you know who started the thread, go to their profile and click "See all threads started by this user" That's helpful.

[LifeMaiden]

i said this once, and i will say it again:Use the "Search" feature before starting a topic.You should mention it on an important thread or something.


Some people are just lazy though. I remember on just about every single forum I've been on, the moderators or owner of the forum would put it out there in BOLD PRINT to do a search so multiple threads of the same topic wouldn't crowd the forum up and get repetitive...but did people listen or read DO A SEARCH FIRST? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[PeterC]

Moderaters should PM this person and tell them search next time.

[holyboy]

Moderaters should PM this person and tell them search next time.

That can be intimidating to newer members; to have their thread locked and get a PM from a policemod. I know when I was a new member I did not know about the search button, and many new members are not doing this intentionally. A short message in their locked thread should be sufficiant for now.

[umbrellaxscenexcore]

seriously,eh?!
you should tell them EXACTLY why and in normal people language, i mean slow ppl language, i'm slow.


and you should tell them where it sHOULD have gone if they place it in the wrong place.

[Kate12whisper13]

Personally i LIKE using the Search button! But maybe newbies don't see the Search button and all the other things like the User Cp, FAQ, Quick Links, etc!

[holyboy]

seriously,eh?!
you should tell them EXACTLY why and in normal people language, i mean slow ppl language, i'm slow.

and you should tell them where it sHOULD have gone if they place it in the wrong place.

I am sure they will know where a thread should have gone if it was moved to the right section. We don't want to scare away new members, we want to welcome them. A PM telling them that their thread was in the wrong section, where it should have gone, and where the search button is all from a random mod is a little intimidating. Sure, if they persist to post in the wrong area, they will get a PM. But for one offence we probably won't PM them.

[PeterC]

I never thought of it that way.Thanks.

[Aravis Kenobi]

Some people, like me, don't always see everything at once when you're new. Those that have been here a while know where everything is, new members really don't. I certainly didn't when I first joined. I had to ask where the group memberships were on the CP!

[LifeMaiden]

Some people, like me, don't always see everything at once when you're new. Those that have been here a while know where everything is, new members really don't. I certainly didn't when I first joined. I had to ask where the group memberships were on the CP!


It's because we're too excited at being new members, esp on a terrific forum like this one. When I first came here I was all over the place!!

[*Swone*]

hey what is the name of the book, what is something like "Behind the scenes" or "How we made movie The lion, The witch and the Wardrobe"?
I hope you understand.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I mentioned this to Elf: why not have the decoding thing when you register so it might cut down on the spam? He said it might not be a feature of vBulletin forums, which could be true. If it was possible, I think it should be added to the registration process which might make it harder for spammers and computers to bog down the server. Just a thought. :)

[Kate12whisper13]

I mentioned this to Elf: why not have the decoding thing when you register so it might cut down on the spam? He said it might not be a feature of vBulletin forums, which could be true. If it was possible, I think it should be added to the registration process which might make it harder for spammers and computers to bog down the server. Just a thought. :)

I really like that idea, I find forums with that have hardly in robot computer things coming on and selling their products, and I really think the forum should get something like that!

[2Smarty]

I really like that idea too..

[Aravis Kenobi]

I know that we have a Gone and Away thread, but why not have a thread for when those that have posted in the afore mentioned thread to say that they've come back? Like, Here to Stay or something like that. Just a thought.

[holyboy]

I know that we have a Gone and Away thread, but why not have a thread for when those that have posted in the afore mentioned thread to say that they've come back? Like, Here to Stay or something like that. Just a thought.

Generally, members post that they are back in the Gone and Away Thread. Or they just post and people notice they are back :)

[Aravis Kenobi]

Ok. I didn't know that. I hardly ever post that I'm leaving. :p

[Narborg]

Could we change the name of the land of the duffers to the Monopods, then moneypods ete etc till it ends up as the land of the duffelpuds??!!! That would be funny

[QueenSusanofNarnia]

Could we change the name of the land of the duffers to the Monopods, then moneypods ete etc till it ends up as the land of the duffelpuds??!!! That would be funny
Has anyone ever told you that you are crazy?

[Narborg]

Has anyone ever told you that you are crazy?


I just want to be true to the Narnia books!!!!!! :eek: :confused:

[QueenSusanofNarnia]

I just want to be true to the Narnia books!!!!!! :eek: :confused:
lol...:)

U know what i think thye should do?
Like, for the user ranks:

Junior Member should be Narnia Fan
Member should be Narnia Crazy
Senior Member should be Narnia Addict

and yeah.... :)

[Narborg]

lol...:)

U know what i think thye should do?
Like, for the user ranks:

Junior Member should be Narnia Fan
Member should be Narnia Crazy
Senior Member should be Narnia Addict

and yeah.... :)


Yeah that would be cool

[tgraveline]

We've always wanted to do something like that and haven't gotten around to it. Not because we are lazy, but because we wanted to make it much bigger than that. I can't delve into it, because that might ruin a possible surprise. Thanks for reminding me about it though.

tg

PS I'm refering to the changing of junior member, and senior member stuff.

[Narborg]

We've always wanted to do something like that and haven't gotten around to it. Not because we are lazy, but because we wanted to make it much bigger than that. I can't delve into it, because that might ruin a possible surprise. Thanks for reminding me about it though.

tg

PS I'm refering to the changing of junior member, and senior member stuff.


Dose that mean no changes to duffer land???? :(

[tgraveline]

I'm not sure what you mean about the duffer changes.

tg

[Lucy_QueenofNarnia]

I think he means like to change the name slowly to the names that the Duffers go through in VOTDT-- because they keep getting their name mixed up, until it ended on the Dufflepuds :D

'twould be funny!

[Narborg]

I think he means like to change the name slowly to the names that the Duffers go through in VOTDT-- because they keep getting their name mixed up, until it ended on the Dufflepuds :D

'twould be funny!


Yes, thats what I meant.


I had another idea, you could have a forum fro all the quizs, like the Narnia triva, Bible quiz LOTR quiz etc all in the same forum

[ChildOfAslan7]

i have question: the poll thing on the NarniaFans homepage.....isn't it kinda old.....it's been there since like the creation of this website......maybe a new one?

don't know if anyone has said this before. sorry if i'm repeating someone else's suggestion.

[Specter]

Yeah.. do you have a suggestion for the poll?

[ChildOfAslan7]

well, i see that there's a big thing about who should play Prince Caspian cause that's a really big deal. also whether we fans agree on the location of the film being shot.

i know there are already a lot of polls in this forum but there those who do not come to this forum but just to the homepage for the news. they may not want to participate in the forum but still want to express their opinions a bit...

the truth is i wasn't expecting you to answer the way you did :D

i see it requires a bit of thought, but i'm sure there's lots of topics or Narnia related issues we'd like to express our opinions on. even if it is just a poll......

[Narborg]

I got a question. What exaclly dose it mean when it says on our profiles that a person has say 2 Referrals?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Remember when you first registered? And it says, "Referrals?" A referral is someone who has recommended someone else to join this site. I have a referral from junior dragster 4730.

[office]

Remember when you first registered? And it says, "Referrals?" A referral is someone who has recommended someone else to join this site. I have a referral from junior dragster 4730.
I`ve got 2 referrals so dose that mean I reccomended someone to join the site? But I`ve only told 1 person I know in real life to join this site. :confused:

[Aravis Kenobi]

yes. If you said hey, this is an awesome site, think about joining. Then they put your username in the Referrals box. Maybe the person you referred convinced someone else to join by way of your friend.

[office]

yes. If you said hey, this is an awesome site, think about joining. Then they put your username in the Referrals box. Maybe the person you referred convinced someone else to join by way of your friend.
Cool. But I only got my sister to join. :confused:

[Aravis Kenobi]

Maybe she had a friend she referred, and she told them to put your name in as a referral.

[Narborg]

Remember when you first registered? And it says, "Referrals?" A referral is someone who has recommended someone else to join this site. I have a referral from junior dragster 4730.

cool. No, i dont remeber that, it was too long ago.....

[Aravis Kenobi]

I had to ask what a referral was too, so don't feel bad. (heck, I had to ask where the Group Memberships were so I could join groups)

[Narborg]

I had to ask what a referral was too, so don't feel bad. (heck, I had to ask where the Group Memberships were so I could join groups)


Thats why they have this section- to hel people who dont know stuff. :)

[Aravis Kenobi]

Thank the mods for that!

[LifeMaiden]

We seem to get a lot of new members who ask the same questions over and over...I suggest that we sticky some of the most common questions, such as WHAT IS YOUR FAVE CHARACTER? HOW DID YOU LIKE NARNIA? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OUTFIT IN NARNIA?


Unfortunately LOL I am guilty of answering those questions over and over. :D But it would be nice to sticky a few of the most frequently asked Narnia questions.

[holyboy]

We seem to get a lot of new members who ask the same questions over and over...I suggest that we sticky some of the most common questions, such as WHAT IS YOUR FAVE CHARACTER? HOW DID YOU LIKE NARNIA? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OUTFIT IN NARNIA?


Unfortunately LOL I am guilty of answering those questions over and over. :D But it would be nice to sticky a few of the most frequently asked Narnia questions.

The problem with this is we will have an overflow of stickies and new topics would be lost in the crowd. I would suggest that when a duplicate thread is created, find and post a link to one of the more popular threads on that topic.

[office]

Since,John and TG moved up to royal gaurds does that mean they`l be getting new squires? :confused:

[Aravis Kenobi]

I don't think so, but they may be getting new squires just to deal with all the spammers. You'd have to ask them.