justin
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October 5th, @10:40PM
| I'm dedicating most code changes/improvements to ..
.. the NON FORUM parts of the site for the next few weeks or months. I think they have languished for too long. The ISP listings, tests and tools, all that good stuff.
So if you post your wish here, or bring up an old one, and it can be done without taking too long, it might get done.
In the last few days I've been tweaking
* speed tests
* line quality test
* member test history
* finding ISPs and lodging ISP reviews
* home page news article layouts
* navigation
as well as rationalizing hardware, ordering more, etc.
and I want to do more of this type of work. |
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state
relax, it's only pandemonium
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clubs:  | How about adding the forum name to the ticker and maybe implementing the mouse-over preview like the forums have?
»Add forum name to ticker |
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Mele20
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Hilo, HI | reply to justin
Is the tweaking the reason all my saved line quality tests have changed from Fail on East Coast and West Coast to Pass? |
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dandelion
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| reply to justin
Navigation:
Not a high priority item but would be nice not to get kicked off your chosen theme when viewing "news", or "show news" in forums.
chosen theme: 
common theme shown in all forums tested 
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Rxdoxx
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Can forums have a choice to be alphabetical?
It may just be me, but I have a dickens of a time on occasion with spotting a forum.
Recent example was a firewall question thread that I wanted to move from software to Security.
(Let me explain that I mostly sit back in the chair with a big trackball)
I couldn't spot Security... had to finally grab the keyboard and ctrl-F
And when I go to all forums, trying to remember where dev/null is situated.
They are organized by categories, and I guess we get used to them...but it also seems like I hit two different layouts depending on what I am trying to do.
And look for Security Vendors in a different section than Security.
Just wishing.....
And if little clean up is going on 
several gold stars make one green star
several grey stars make one gold star
grey stars are earned over time
On the icon key page
Maybe "old icons will go away eventually"
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justin
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October 6th, @04:30PM
| reply to justin
Today I've been hitting up the following urls ..
»/speedtest
now shows your last result right under the server status if there is one to find.
Also, speed results page now includes plea for anonymous users to review their ISP. Maybe it is working, we're getting a lot more ISP reviews today than yesterday.
»/badrouters
fixed the page up, was including too many days and taking too long to construct
»/tools
Fixed up the layout to be more logical, to put the most frequently used tests at the top.
»Tools FAQ
minor format change to make FAQ header look cleaner
Also the link to 'review your ISP' is nicer now, it shows direct links to the most commonly reviewed ISPs instead of asking the user to go off and use site search to find the ISP. I really want to fix up the "unassociated review" system, the current one just isn't working well! |
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justin
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said by Mele20  :Is the tweaking the reason all my saved line quality tests have changed from Fail on East Coast and West Coast to Pass? If there is a bad router en-route, but no packet loss to your IP, then the test is no longer considered a fail as although the router maybe a bit screwed up in terms of its response to ICMP (which can indicate a loaded router), it may still be passing packets onward ok. |
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bobrk
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 ·SONIC.NET
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said by justin :» /badroutersfixed the page up, was including too many days and taking too long to construct I use the default style and this page looks like crap. Any chance of getting it to look at the desired style sheet (or whatever)?
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justin
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Brooklyn, NY | whoops, ok, it is just a cache issue. It'll work right shortly. |
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bobrk
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·SONIC.NET
| Why are the caches so slow anyway? I make changes to my posting tag and it takes hours and hours to change, like about 3. I also see compaints about avatar changes, too. Is there something inherently slow in the design that keeps these changes from being made any sooner? Just curious, I know it's not the biggest thing on your plate.
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justin
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Brooklyn, NY | there isn't any cache invalidation done when people change their profile, thats all the issue is. Some of the avatar (gif) caches are beyond our control though. |
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Mele20
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Hilo, HI
edit:
October 6th, @06:47PM
| reply to justin
said by justin :said by Mele20 :Is the tweaking the reason all my saved line quality tests have changed from Fail on East Coast and West Coast to Pass? If there is a bad router en-route, but no packet loss to your IP, then the test is no longer considered a fail as although the router maybe a bit screwed up in terms of its response to ICMP (which can indicate a loaded router), it may still be passing packets onward ok. Good. That is what I was thinking you had done but wanted to be sure. It was sort of misleading before (at least for me). Thanks! Nice improvement.
Tools page is neat and nice looking now.
What's with the Port-scan? I haven't used it in awhile so I don't how long it has been offline. Is it coming back?
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FastEddie
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October 6th, @06:44PM
| reply to justin
How about filling the empty space (here »/tools) with the following links to make it easier for new users to find help:
»Tools FAQ
»Broadband Tweaks
»Site Tools
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Mele20
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Hilo, HI | That's a good idea! |
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| reply to FastEddie
FastEddie's idea is a good one. Another useful link for a prominent place on the tools page is a link to »Tools FAQ »Tweak Test - Speed Test Problems .
Maybe "If Test Results Don't Display".
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sashwa
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| reply to justin
How about a link back to the Forum from a Forum FAQ at the top of those FAQ pages.
Example: Link back to the Belkin Forum from the Belkin FAQ. From »Belkin Equipment Forum FAQ to »Belkin.
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INTENS1
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Probably just me, but I'm always clicking on this thinking it will take me to "all" the forums. Why not change it to FFs since there's already a "Forums" tab above? Damn sad explanation, but it's the best I could do.  
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Mele20
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Hilo, HI | Good suggestion as I have done that many times also. I know that one doesn't go to the all forums page...but I forget with two buttons for "forums" which does which. |
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justin
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Brooklyn, NY | reply to INTENS1
sure, but these type of requests are veering straight back to forum/post related requests. |
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INTENS1
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| said by justin :sure, but these type of requests are veering straight back to forum/post related requests. So shoot me...I made mistake...I'll leave this for members who know what they're doing. 
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