Stupid idea of the day: crowdfund a forum upgrade

[jeepnewbie]

I would like to start a crowdfund to raise money for the abduction, tarring, and feathering of those who want to "upgrade" (a.k.a. screw up) this forum by pretty much any means at all.

Where do I donate my funds?

This made my day.

 

[phil67]

Changing over to something like vBulletin is a big undertaking, and I do mean BIG! Transferring all the data can be a real PITA with no guarantee that a lot of data will not be lost. But, I gotta admit that I’d really like to see WYSIWYG posting and PREVIEW before hitting SUBMIT. Yeah, the programming here is a tad antiquated but I can live with it. :wink:

 

[seacaptain]

I like the format of this forum. The search function on the other hand.......

 

[iamn8]

That is with a doubt the dumbest, stupidest, most retarded idea I've heard in the last couple minutes!! The fact that you wasted your time typing it can only be matched by the stupidity that I took the time to read it.
Seriously though, sign me up! LOVE this forum, but it would be amazing if it was modernized.

 

[philobeddoe]

Please leave the forum alone.

 

[misterlowercase]

I like the format of this forum. The search function on the other hand.......

Ghost set up a wicked killer custom search engine,

bookmark it!
https://cse.google.com/cse/publicurl?cx=015928064115512826419:w6p75_tdjd0
Very easy to use!
Helped me find this 2 year old modly oldie:

http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/we-can-has-funny-pipe-picture-thread
:P

 

[iamn8]

I just want something compatible with tapatalk so I can get alerts on updated threads and easily use my iPhone.

 

[rcstan]

 

[lostandfound]

You guys have no idea what kind of shit I deal with, whilst trying to post comments from my iPhone. A little grey box from the home screen frequently hovers over what I'm typing, as well as the occasional jump of my cursor, from the end of the sentence I'm currently typing, to the forums search bar- which means I have to scroll back to the comment box, and replace my cursor in the proper spot. Having this happen three or four times in one comment is excruciating.

 

[rcstan]

Ummm.....seems to work for my ancient iPhone 4 IF I hold it sideways ( landscape ) and stretch out the screen/font a bit. Image links are a PITA but I usually reserve such posts for the Android tablet at home or the proper PC at work.

 

[mcitinner1]

Don't need to change anything.

 

[andrew]

There's a few things that drive me crazy, like if you're searching for a forum member which I'll do to let them know a tobacco they want is in stock somewhere, you go to members, go to the letter their name starts with, and you get peoples names from all over the map, so if the actual forums functions worked properly it would be nice, I can do everything else ok. But being able to go to GL Pease and read every post he made would be cool. I have no idea how old this software is as this forum is the only place I've seen it.

 

[danielplainview]

PipesMag is the Drudge Report of the forums, old school and easy to use. I like it that way.
What exactly would be gained from the upgrades?
It works just fine on my phone as is. I can't post pics from my phone but that's probably a good thing.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Oh, I thought Safari was the app for this place. #amIwrong?

 

[judcole]

There seems to be something overlooked, here.

This is not a stand-alone forum, which would make it more like a club. It is part of PipesMagazine.Com - which is a business. For Kevin, the magazine features are the most important part of the software, I would think.

 

[tuold]

The only thing that lacking here is a way to preview before posting. If something goes haywire with an image or a link or text formatting it's like race to get it fixed before the the ten minute time limit. I've missed that limit several times as others have....apparently.
Wouldn't it be great to be able resize images in the edit window? Having a mobile version of the site would be a definite plus. Even the site sponsors should be able to get behind that.

 

[iamn8]

If you guys think everything is fine as is, that's only because you've never used Tapatalk. The site would still function as is for those who prefer the old ways, but would work in an app form for those who like modern tech.

 

[iamn8]

Jud, it's not overlooked, but there would be more traffic which means more ad dollars. The growth rate could be exponential if modernized.

 

[sjfine]

Not that the matter is likely going to be put to a vote, but I vote no anyway. Keep it just the way it is.

 

[lostandfound]

Pipesmagazine.com is the JF Germain's of the web forum world. :lol: