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Happy Anniversary!; a whole year of Parley
Topic Started: Mar 14 2007, 10:55 AM (1,432 Views)
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It seems shorter, doesn't it? At least, it does to me - although, thinking about the people I've become friends with here that I didn't really know before, it seems longer.

Anyway... I assure you that it is exactly a year ago today that Parley opened its doors to the general public. Time to celebrate!

I'll be making some changes to the site in the coming... hour or so. Maybe longer. Once I'm done, I'll list everything here and explain where necessary. Until then... don't freak out. :P


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OK, I think I've done everything....

Firstly: new colours. The first themes were more or less COTBP-ish and then DMC-ish, purely coincidentally - but I figured we could go for AWE-ish stuff next. No one's likely to get offended by the boldness of these colours, and if you find them boring... Well, that just means your sig etc. will stand out more, doesn't it?
If you like this header much better than the previous ones... that's because Alia made it instead of me. Go Alia!


Secondly: the Cbox. After some testing, it proved not too hard on the bandwidth, so there it is. Thanks to Dish for suggesting it, and everyone else who has suggested a chatbox further back in the days.
I tried to write a sticky message for the Cbox, but it looked hideous... so I'll say this here, and put it in the rules as well. The rules that apply to the board apply to the Cbox as well. No bashing. No spamming or double-posting. (Well, within reason - this is a chatbox, after all. Just don't post tons of messages in a row, please.) Keep private conversations in PMs; that's what they're for.
Registering for the Cbox: type a name in the relevant box, then click on 'profile'. There, you can password-protect your name, so no one else can pretend to be you. (Modmins can see everyone's IP in the Cbox, but other members obviously have no way of telling if it's really you.) Should your name already be commandeered by someone else, while it's really your unique name, contact me and I'll do something about it.
Note: the Cbox currently does not automatically refresh. To make sure you have the latest messages on there, click 'refresh'.

To put the Cbox more in sight, I've turned off the automatic opening of the quick reply box. You can click on the button to make it appear, or, if you want it to automatically open for you like it used to, go to:
My Controls > Board Settings > Open Fast Reply automatically when available?
and put that on 'Yes'.
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Happy Anniversary Parley! And a big thanks to Dutch (and the other admins) who made the site possible. :clapping smiley: :worship:

And Dutch if I might make a little request....would it be possible for you to set up links to pictures of what the previous Parley versions looked like? Kind of a "History of Parley" thread maybe. I can't even remember what the first version looked like now. <_<

Anyway....[tosses confetti]....Happy Anniversary!!!


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Cool. I joined shortly after DMC came out, and I'm glad I did. I love this site. I do have to say though, I'm not really a fan of the new color scheme or site banner, but thats not my choice, so se la vis. Really, though, please don't take this the wrong way, whoever made the banner, that could be seriously improved upon. Anyway, happy anniversary.
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And Dutch if I might make a little request....would it be possible for you to set up links to pictures of what the previous Parley versions looked like?

But... then I'd have to reinstall all the old buttons as well. I still have them - it would just take lots of time. If people really love the idea I can do it sometime, but otherwise I'll pass.

Su's navigating Parley thread has screencaps of Parley v.1, though... I'm not sure how many and of what, but it should be enough to remind you.

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Really, though, please don't take this the wrong way, whoever made the banner, that could be seriously improved upon.

Not by you, it couldn't.
Seriously, people were telling me you would complain about the banner. I thought you'd be better than that. As usual, faith in your fellow man ends in a stink.

I've edited the first post to include all the info I think anyone could need about the changes, but feel free to ask any questions I haven't answered yet.
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Really, though, please don't take this the wrong way, whoever made the banner, that could be seriously improved upon.


Not by you, it couldn't.
Seriously, people were telling me you would complain about the banner. I thought you'd be better than that. As usual, faith in your fellow man ends in a stink.


Thats real nice. All I said was that it could be improved upon. I liked the old one better, personally. This new one puts only one character at the forefront, and is a bit too plain for my taste, especially after the nice colorful one we had yesterday. Saying "I thought you'd be better than that" is pretty offensive and argumentative; all I said was that it could be better. And it can. Also, everyone on here has to understand that after you edit photos professionally for a while, you tend to develop a much more critcal eye for graphics, especially your own, which is why I haven't had any new backgrounds and other things in a while. I really just don't get how everyone on here says to me to stop starting fights, then you say that. I said nothing wrong, you say "I thought you'd be better than that". I wasn't complaining, I said (and even said don't take it the wrong way) that it could be really improved upon, and now that I prefer the older one. Thats just my opinion.
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What really needs improving upon is your behaviour.
If you prefer the old colours, the old header, that's fine. The problem is how you state it. Several people here have already talked to you about this. If you really can't see how incredibly rude and just plain annoying your behaviour tends to be, that's more your problem than mine, but that doesn't mean that I have to accept it the way it is. I've held my tongue long enough.

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(and even said don't take it the wrong way)

If I told someone that they are a complete idiot, "oh, but don't take it the wrong way", does that make it any better? No, it really doesn't.
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((remains firmly OOC))

[feels the need to stand up for the new banner]

Other than the fact that Jack is front and center and Barbossa no where to be seen (;)) I LIKE the new banner. It goes great with the new color scheme and the rackham (sp?) makes a nice sweeping visual that sort of says "Ta Da!! Happy Anniversary".

[also feels the need to defend a friend]

I am a believer in the saying "If you don't have anything nice to say about something then keep quiet."

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I said nothing wrong, ................. I wasn't complaining, I said (and even said don't take it the wrong way) that it could be really improved upon


When I read your initial post and especially the "that could be seriously improved upon" my thought was: now THAT was a very snide remark. I took it as an underhanded way of just being critical and a not-so-subtle way of saying "Sheesh, I could have done that banner WAY better than that."

Your "opinion" could have been posted elsewhere instead of in the Happy Anniversary thread.....which now has an unpleasant feel to it. <_<

[attempts to erase unpleasantness in the anniversary thread and tosses more confetti]
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OK. Sorry, I just don't see how that is rude... the banner can be seriously revamped. It can be. Everyone on this site is way too fluffy and happy and easily offended, but I can't change that. I'll just stop sharing my opinions on graphics, because, clearly, whenever I do, it really offends someone, no matter how I might say it.
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Got a shock when I wandered in here this afternoon, this morning it was all normal I go away for a bit and come back and POOF! it's all different :blink:

I love the quick reply button very pretty!
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:lol: @ Barbs

I like the confetti.
*Picks some up from the ground and sprinkles it in her hair.*

Happy Anniversary Parley!
I wasn't here in the beginning. I signed on in October, but this place is definitely my home. I intend to come here for many years to come. Maybe they'll call me Grandma Monkey. Maybe by then I'll actually look like a monkey. Who knows?

The colors, by the way, do go well with AWE and although it was a little bit of a shock when I first came here, I like them just fine.
Cheers, Dutch!
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Yay! We've been here one entire year!

:hug: [size=14]Happy Anniversary! [/size] :hug:

I love Parley because it allows me to goof off with Pirates fans around the world. I love it becuase you can make some real friends here. I love it because we are an intelligent, interesting board. I love Parley.
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Ooh, congratulations! :yay:

One year old, we're still so young, yet so mature at the same time, not like other one year olds, go us! :party:

I don't get the chat box thing, I can't get the thing to open to register on the computer, and when I try to see if I can do it on my PSP it says my name's already taken, weirdness prevails. :blink:

But enough weirdness, more of the yaying and the par-taying. :yay:
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There seem to be some issues in that the Cbox sometimes says your name is taken when it isn't... My advice is to persevere, and it'll take sooner or later. If it's still not working after a while, I can register an account for you. PM me the name you want, and I'll PM you back the password.
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Well I managed to get signed up, and now it says my password is incorrect, and the chat box thing has sent my PSP into full shutdown twice now, which is a bit of a pain since on the computer this site so rarely responds sometimes. :blink:
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:dance2: Go Parley! Go Parley! It's your birthday! It's your birthday! :dance2:

:yay: Yay! :party:
Here's to our wonderful DutchS and my fantastic fellow staffmembers, aswell as our lovely members. Posted Image
Let's take Parley all the way into the distant future!

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I love all the changes very much. :yes:

It feels so unreal and fantastic to think that it's been a complete year for this wonderful site.
And it's been pretty unreal and fantastic to be a part of this wonderful site.

Parley, Parley, what can I say?
I can't leave you, there's just no way.

I love this site with all my might,
everything here just feels so right.

Parley, Parley, what can I say?
I don't want to leave you, not even for a day.
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