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In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Yeah I can customize the colours, but only admin can do it and this would apply globally, i.e., you can't pick your own colours as far as I know. Pers...
October 22, 2015 at 11:46
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Yeah, I find the default way too small, which is why I have my browser zoomed to 125% for this site. Ctrl+ twice, and it scales up nicely. It's good a...
October 22, 2015 at 11:43
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Welcome! What don't you like about it?
October 22, 2015 at 11:38
In: Question about costs and donations  — view comment
Hi Tiff, welcome aboard! Thanks for this. Yes I'm on the free trial at the moment and have to start paying November 3rd I think, $49/month so long as ...
October 22, 2015 at 11:32
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
8-)
October 22, 2015 at 10:04
In: Mute Threads  — view comment
I've added this to my list of nice-to-have features here: http://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/224#Post_224
October 22, 2015 at 08:20
In: Exactly what do you understand as 'Woo'?  — view comment
Notice that normal replies work rather like PF's internal replies, in that they're fast and don't require a page load. The challenge might be to resis...
October 22, 2015 at 08:18
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Welcome folks, good to have you all on board. Now get philosophizing. :)
October 22, 2015 at 07:48
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
So I'm going to email the developers to request some features. I get a feeling they're pretty conservative, happy with the software as it is, but ther...
October 22, 2015 at 07:45
In: Do we really have to have "likes"?  — view comment
I think they could encourage good behaviour.
October 22, 2015 at 07:39
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
Haven't noticed the time problem. The second one looks like expected behaviour: it's assuming your first name is The. This software is geared more to ...
October 22, 2015 at 07:29
In: What draws people to an online forum anyway?  — view comment
Sounds like good advice The.
October 22, 2015 at 07:28
In: The Wisdom of Harry Lime Redux  — view comment
Just a note to say these are great replies and I'm not responding just because of my broken arm—which I keep going on about, but only because I don't ...
October 22, 2015 at 07:12
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
Incidentally, I see that you can get a post's permalink from the time posted, bottom left of the post.
October 22, 2015 at 07:03
In: The metaphysical implications of disquotationalism  — view comment
I pretty much agree with the OP, and also with @"Pneumenon". But here's a thought... Disquotationalism might still seem to fit naturally with a kind o...
October 22, 2015 at 06:59
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
Where'd he mention you?
October 22, 2015 at 06:34
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
1. So I'll try mentioning @"Hanover" and see what happens. I guess it links to the profile, and I think he gets a notification he's been mentioned too...
October 22, 2015 at 06:32
In: Exactly what do you understand as 'Woo'?  — view comment
Not any more. It was a moment of madness.
October 22, 2015 at 06:21
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
When your mouse pointer is hovering over your post you should see an edit button appear underneath the body of the post, just to the right of the time...
October 22, 2015 at 01:09
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
I don't think so, but you can bookmark discussions to list them under your bookmarks. Also kind of maybe relevant is that you get notifications when p...
October 21, 2015 at 19:06
In: Do we really have to have "likes"?  — view comment
Note that the system only has likes, and no dislikes.
October 21, 2015 at 15:15
In: Mute Threads  — view comment
Doesn't look like it. What you can do is hide a category's discussions from your "All discussions" screen. Not the same but the closest thing I've fou...
October 21, 2015 at 15:02
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
mwaha
October 21, 2015 at 13:32
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
I wonder if he knows how to select text?
October 21, 2015 at 13:14
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
I have to go out now. Any problems or complaints, post them in the feedback category. :-)
October 21, 2015 at 13:10
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
Really? Sounds like a discussion in the making.
October 21, 2015 at 13:08
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
That's the stuff of internet legend.
October 21, 2015 at 13:04
In: The Future of the Human Race  — view comment
I added another option.
October 21, 2015 at 12:46
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Yes indeed. Thank you.
October 21, 2015 at 12:27
In: Help me test  — view comment
Yep, I bloody love it.
October 21, 2015 at 12:09
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Hey ?????????????, welcome. I've got the site zoomed to 125%. Ctrl+ to zoom your browser, and it'll remember that setting whenever you're on the site ...
October 21, 2015 at 12:06
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Done. I'm curious: did it seem impossible to do it yourself? Oh and welcome on board, again. :)
October 21, 2015 at 11:58
In: Help me test  — view comment
There's a built-in subscription thing I can turn on that could be perfect for donations. I'll work it out some time in the next few days.
October 21, 2015 at 10:12
In: Do we really have to have "likes"?  — view comment
There, I gave you one.
October 21, 2015 at 09:51
In: Do we really have to have "likes"?  — view comment
No, I'm afraid not.
October 21, 2015 at 09:12
In: Do we really have to have "likes"?  — view comment
UPDATE: I managed to turn off the likes leaderboard.
October 21, 2015 at 08:53
In: Do we really have to have "likes"?  — view comment
I don't mind likes, but I'm not too keen on the leaderboard. Not sure if I can get rid of it. Probably not. In some ways it might be an improvement on...
October 21, 2015 at 08:25
In: Help me test  — view comment
Thanks very much Benkei, that's a good deal! But this forum here is ready pretty much out of the box, they take care of all the hosting issues, and it...
October 21, 2015 at 08:06
In: Help me test  — view comment
Thanks Benkei! Hope to have a domain sorted out soon, and any help getting people over here is appreciated.
October 21, 2015 at 07:22
In: Help me test  — view comment
It's available! wosretandthephilosophiles.com
October 21, 2015 at 05:24
In: Help me test  — view comment
Wouldn't be surprised if Discourse and NodeBB supported it, but I've discounted them as they're a big hassle to set up. Otherwise, adding features lik...
October 20, 2015 at 22:46
In: Help me test  — view comment
As for videos, it's not only youtube you can embed: https://vimeo.com/58295282
October 20, 2015 at 22:42
In: Help me test  — view comment
Hm, no MathJax though. andrewk would not be happy.
October 20, 2015 at 22:38
In: Help me test  — view comment
8-)
October 20, 2015 at 22:31
In: Missing features, bugs, questions about how to do stuff  — view comment
Howdy! Not a great fan myself, but I would say definitely yes. And there are no doubt some other missing categories because I was just testing when I ...
October 20, 2015 at 22:20
In: Help me test  — view comment
Just testing quotes.
October 20, 2015 at 21:58
In: Help me test  — view comment
Hey bert, yeah that's a great feature. Went somewhere else on the site, came back here and my part-composed reply was still here. (Y)
October 20, 2015 at 21:57
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