Something new for The Chase forum...

Something new for The Chase forum...
Posted by davepeck on 11 Oct, 2006 22:11
In case you haven\'t noticed, The Chase forum has changed. It is now fully integrated with the calendar.

This is something that I\'ve wanted to do for a while, but it never worked with the \'roll call\' feature before. It does now.

From now on, when a new show is posted, a thread will automatically be started in The Chase forum. All of the show\'s info that is usually found on the calendar will be in the first post of the thread, and you\'ll be able to respond directly from there.

Existing threads/shows will not be linked for the time being. I will be slowly merging existing show threads with their respective shows on the calendar, but the process is quite tedious and will take some time. Going forward, all new shows will immediately be linked.

The http://www.thebreakfast.info/forum/showthread.php?t=8140">11/09/06 Utica show is the first \'new\' show to display this functionality from scratch. The http://www.thebreakfast.info/forum/showthread.php?t=8143">11/24/06 Philly show is an example of a show that I \'merged\' with an existing thread.

A chronological summary of shows in the next 7 days is also displayed at the top of the forum now.

I have also created a second calendar. The Breakfast calendar and Side Project calendar are now separate entities, and each correspond to their respective \'The Chase\' forum. Oh, I also renamed The Chase: Side Dishes forum to Over Exposure.

There are a few issues that I know about that I\'m trying to work out:
- Day/Date show up on thread title in the forum, but not in search results or on the front page.
- Event details show up twice in a row at the beginning of the thread.
- Duplicate \'Get Moxie\' ads are being shown. (i\'ll be fixing this in the AM.)
I didn\'t feel that was enough to keep me from putting this into production, so I went with it.

Feel free to comment.

#1 Reply
Posted by bdfreetuna on 11 Oct, 2006 22:17
word up, good call with that.

Oh yeah, like on this thread:
http://www.thebreakfast.info/forum/showthread.php?p=122517#post122517

It says nowhere in the title or post what day it is. I still don\'t know what day that is

#2 Reply
Posted by Todd on 12 Oct, 2006 09:35
Quote from: bdfreetuna;122521
word up, good call with that.

Oh yeah, like on this thread:
http://www.thebreakfast.info/forum/showthread.php?p=122517#post122517

It says nowhere in the title or post what day it is. I still don\'t know what day that is

It\'s hiding under Dave\'s name. 10-30-06 Monday.

Oh, btw- very aniiiice Dave!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

#3 Reply
Posted by davepeck on 12 Oct, 2006 20:20
i\'ve added a dropdown to the calendar link on the top menu where either of the two calendars can be selected.

#4 Reply
Posted by Spacey on 12 Oct, 2006 20:52
looks good. noticed that earlier today. :thumbsup:

#5 Reply
Posted by Todd on 24 Oct, 2006 09:27
So....we can\'t do new threads in The Chase anymore?

#6 Reply
Posted by davepeck on 24 Oct, 2006 09:38
we\'re not there yet..

#7 Reply
Posted by kyndkate on 24 Oct, 2006 13:06
Hey Dave, are you gonna fix the Member Map? Pretty please?

#8 Reply
Posted by Mamalakabubadaya on 24 Oct, 2006 17:50
why the rush for the member map? who fuckin\' cares? it can wait, can\'t it??

btw, .info looks great davey baby!

#9 Reply
Posted by delfunk1 on 24 Oct, 2006 19:49
The only issue I have with this is I wish it would show the date of the show in the subject of the thread.

#10 Reply
Posted by kyndkate on 25 Oct, 2006 00:19
Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;123628
why the rush for the member map? who fuckin\' cares? it can wait, can\'t it??
Sheesh lady. :wah:

Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;123628
btw, .info looks great davey baby!
ditto, definitely getting used to Kirsch. I like it better than vGreen now.

#11 Reply
Posted by FrankZappa on 25 Oct, 2006 05:42
Quote from: kyndkate
Hey Dave, are you gonna fix the Member Map? Pretty please?
Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;123628
why the rush for the member map? who fuckin\' cares? it can wait, can\'t it??
Quote from: kyndkate;123660
Sheesh lady. :wah:

taking all bets!!!

#12 Reply
Posted by Me! on 25 Oct, 2006 09:30
Quote from: delfunk1;123637
The only issue I have with this is I wish it would show the date of the show in the subject of the thread.

it does it\'s just all the way at the top IN this part:
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#13 Reply
Posted by delfunk1 on 25 Oct, 2006 10:46
I\'m just really lazy and like seeing the date of the show before I click on the link.

#14 Reply
Posted by davepeck on 25 Oct, 2006 12:09
Quote from: davepeck;122520
There are a few issues that I know about that I\'m trying to work out:
- Day/Date show up on thread title in the forum, but not in search results or on the front page.