**** SM Conversion to VBulletin ****

[admin]

The site I showed you is an example of what VBulletin is. It has nothing to do with what SM will look like. It was more intended for everyone to see how things are structured and some of the different features.

Yes you can have siggys and avatars.

As for the look of the forums, when we do a conversion, we try to make it as similar to the old forum in terms of color schemes. Now if you guys think it's time for a major overhaul in terms of colors, now's the time to speak up.

[admin]

There will be a gallery feature and I personally think it works better.

[EmmasMommy]

No pictures in the body of the messages?

[admin]

QUOTE (EmmasMommy @ Jan 19 2010, 03:19 PM)

No pictures in the body of the messages?[/B]

vB allows for attachments in posts and does have image tags to post pictures. One of the great things about vB is that it manually resizes images in case someone posts a pic that is way too large for viewing purposes.

[ilovemymaltese]

I hate those type of forums! Those are one of the reasons I lik SM best! Some other forums like that are Yorkietalk and Maltesetalk. Veryyyyy different from our current SM. It will not be the same. No siggys, pics are shared weird like this(you have to log on to see the pics): http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/my-yorkie...her-jacket.html
And you can only post pictures by posting attachments, no photobucket or facebook or flickr anymore. And I have always used outside links because I always send the SM link of Gigi's pictures to her breeder, family, ect. And my pictures are ALWAYS going to be to large to upload through the website! URGH! SM also manually resizes large photos.
I also know of MANY adults that think those type of forums are too confusing.

[angelgirl599]

QUOTE (ilovemymaltese @ Jan 19 2010, 03:28 PM)

I hate those type of forums! Those are one of the reasons I lik SM best! Some other forums like that are Yorkietalk and Maltesetalk. Veryyyyy different from our current SM. It will not be the same. No siggys, pics are shared weird like this(you have to log on to see the pics): http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/my-yorkie...her-jacket.html
And you can only post pictures by posting attachments, no photobucket or facebook or flickr anymore. And I have always used outside links because I always send the SM link of Gigi's pictures to her breeder, family, ect. And my pictures are ALWAYS going to be to large to upload through the website! URGH! SM also manually resizes large photos.
I also know of MANY adults that think those type of forums are too confusing.[/B]

I agree with the fact that 1 of the reasons I love SM so much is that when I click on a thread with pictures, I can see them instantly without clicking on a tiny tiny picture to have it open in another window resized. Is there a way we can keep the way we see pictures right now in threads the same for the new forum?

[admin]

QUOTE (ilovemymaltese @ Jan 19 2010, 03:28 PM)

I hate those type of forums! Those are one of the reasons I lik SM best! Some other forums like that are Yorkietalk and Maltesetalk. Veryyyyy different from our current SM. It will not be the same. No siggys, pics are shared weird like this(you have to log on to see the pics): http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/my-yorkie...her-jacket.html
And you can only post pictures by posting attachments, no photobucket or facebook or flickr anymore. And I have always used outside links because I always send the SM link of Gigi's pictures to her breeder, family, ect. And my pictures are ALWAYS going to be to large to upload through the website! URGH! SM also manually resizes large photos.
I also know of MANY adults that think those type of forums are too confusing.[/B]

With all due respect, I think you may want to do a little more research and fact finding BEFORE you come to any conclusions about what the SM vB site will be.

For instance,

- I already said signatures and avatars would remain.
- the link that you provided, I'm not sure what you were trying to point out. I was able to click and see the image with no problems WITHOUT having to register as a user.
- vB DOES have an option to post pictures via attachments AND outside links - I think I mentioned this in my previous post

From a user standpoint, vB is nothing out of the ordinary for 95% of functions that SM members are use to. Yes it will be different. But we are here to help and answer questions about how to complete tasks. I will post tutorials on commonly used functions down the road.

[admin]

[admin]

test test test teset test

[angel's mom]

QUOTE (ilovemymaltese @ Jan 19 2010, 02:28 PM)

I hate those type of forums! Those are one of the reasons I lik SM best! Some other forums like that are Yorkietalk and Maltesetalk. Veryyyyy different from our current SM. It will not be the same. No siggys, pics are shared weird like this(you have to log on to see the pics): http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/my-yorkie...her-jacket.html
And you can only post pictures by posting attachments, no photobucket or facebook or flickr anymore. And I have always used outside links because I always send the SM link of Gigi's pictures to her breeder, family, ect. And my pictures are ALWAYS going to be to large to upload through the website! URGH! SM also manually resizes large photos.
I also know of MANY adults that think those type of forums are too confusing.[/B]

MT is vB?? What I don't like about it is having to post the pics as attachments. They are so small that you HAVE to open them up in order to see any detail on them. Or, at least that's what these old eyes see. You're right, that will definitely be a huge disadvantage for me. I like being able to tell the stories with pictures, something that can't be done on MT. I will miss that for sure.

(btw, I'm NOT knocking the MT group, just the forum type - VB vs IP

ETA: I know better than to post before reading through the entire thread. So, Yung, you are saying that we will be able to continue posting our pictures and telling our stories with each one, just as we do now? That, then, would take care of my biggest concern.