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Post by Hunny on Jun 11, 2012 10:32:29 GMT
A new feature here at Bits, The "Bits News", will be posted whenever there is site news, or to make any important announcements.
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Post by Hunny on Jun 11, 2012 10:34:43 GMT
_________________________________________________________________ Bits News~ Monday, June11, 2012 ~
Hello Members!Hope you had a good weekend. In the last week, Sadie and Hunny were made Administrators, to allow them to do some work, and boy have they done some already! CHANGES The place has been given a makeover. You'll find the skins have changed color a bit. There is also a new skin to chose from, if you want a lighter color. It's called sky blue'. Check it out! It's relaxing to look at. (Just click 'Profile', at the top, to do so..) (Don't forget to enter your password!) The boards have been organized. There are new smileys. We now have a chat room (at the bottom of the home page). A new music player has been installed (at the bottom of the home page). The News Feed, at the top of the Home Page, now shows links to the popular current discussions. And this is the introduction of a new feature - "The Weekly Update", which every Monday will summarize the past week's events and give any important announcements for the week ahead. NEWSTrubble has been named Member of The Month. Trubs, we love you, your posts are always above average great. This is well deserved! RECOMMENDATIONSAlong with the "60 most recent posts" link at the bottom left of the home page, there is also a "NEW TOPICS" button, at the top of the page. If you've never used it, try it out. It's brilliant! ____________________________ HOT THIS WEEK! ~ threads you gotta' see! ~
Please see the News Feed (the blinking words at the top of the home page). Those are links to the hottest discussions currently. Also to games and music and other fun stuff too. It gets updated every Monday.
Have a great week all! _____________________________________________________________
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Post by trubble on Jun 11, 2012 12:31:15 GMT
Thanks. I like the skyblue skin very much and have switched to it in my profile.
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Post by Hunny on Jun 17, 2012 20:32:57 GMT
_________________________________________________________________ The Bits News~ Monday, June 18, 2012 ~
Hello Members!Hope you had a good weekend. NEWSThe problem with people's browsers opening new tabs all the time
has been solved! At this thread (click here) you will find:~how to never see pop-ups or ads again ~fun new smileys you can bookmark ~how to use bb/code (make colored text, sizes, etc) ~It also provides converters to know what time it is where your international friend lives, to convert money, weights etc so they will better understand what you're saying... That "COMPUTER HELP" thread is both a place for info like that, and a place to ask for help with problems. I may not know every answer, but someone here might. RECOMMENDATIONS~We have a new chat room. PM a couple friends to meet you there! ~FINDING THE CURRENT DISCUSSION: Along with the "60 most recent posts" link (at bottom left of the home page), there is also a "NEW TOPICS" button at the top of the page. Try it out! ____________________________ HOT THIS WEEK! ~ threads you gotta' see! ~
Please see the News Feed (the blinking words at the top of the home page). Those are links to the hottest discussions currently. Also to games and music and other fun stuff too. It gets updated every Monday. Have a great week all! _____________________________________________________________
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Post by trubble on Jun 18, 2012 14:08:31 GMT
"NEWS
If your browser is opening new tabs all the time, it's not the site causing it, you have an infection. It's going around. Solution: re-install your browser."
What infection?
I have to say that the "new tabs" issue only happens to me on this board, and I visit other proboards boards. My money's on a piece of conflicting code somewhere in the headers/footers. Maybe some new code has been put in over the last month or so? That would explain why it happens differently on different browsers too. But maybe no one else is getting it?
But like I say... doesn't matter really....not enough for me to re-install my browser anyway.
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Post by Hunny on Jun 18, 2012 15:04:54 GMT
"NEWS If your browser is opening new tabs all the time, it's not the site causing it, you have an infection. It's going around. Solution: re-install your browser." What infection? I have to say that the "new tabs" issue only happens to me on this board, and I visit other proboards boards. My money's on a piece of conflicting code somewhere in the headers/footers. Maybe some new code has been put in over the last month or so? That would explain why it happens differently on different browsers too. But maybe no one else is getting it? But like I say... doesn't matter really....not enough for me to re-install my browser anyway. Oh thank you. It's good to get feedback on these things. Well I concluded infection because I was having this trouble not just here but at other sites as well, and after I re-installed Firefox 3, have not had the problem since. If I had it just at this site, I'd conclude as you do. I have added code, yes. Mmm, I can't see how it could be causing it, but okay, just to make sure, I could pull all the code out (temporarily), and put it back one piece at a time, while some lucky volunteer (lol) would have to stand by and tell me if the problem had vanished. That's the way to check that. It would take 15 minutes of back and forth here. (There are four items to check) Interested? (Please? ;D I'm online here all day, so if you did have some time and pm'd me, I'd get the message right away (usually) QUESTION: Did this ever happen before? Or did it just start in the last two weeks, only?
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Post by trubble on Jun 18, 2012 15:12:01 GMT
For me, just the last 2 weeks I think. But unless anyone else is having a problem with it, I don't think it's worth worrying about. Sometimes it can be handy to have a thread open in a new window after all.
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Post by Hunny on Jun 18, 2012 15:21:47 GMT
Oh, cool! If you type [ spoiler ] the text you need to hide[ /spoiler ], it does this: the hidden text ___________ Okay, I found some bad code and removed it. Problem solved. Thank you Trubble I can't really understand why re-installing my browser solved it for me yet it was code? But anyway, no one else needs to re-install their browser, because the problem's gone. Sorry for the trouble, folks.
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Post by trubble on Jun 18, 2012 20:22:22 GMT
Well... from what I understand about proboard codes, sometimes they conflict with certain browsers, sometimes they even conflict with other codes, sometimes the combination of codes causes glitches... so maybe it was a particular version of your browser that was conflicting but the new version didn't conflict? ... hope I didn't overawe you there with all my techie know-how!
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Post by Hunny on Jun 24, 2012 23:02:36 GMT
_________________________________________________________ Bits News~ Monday, June 25, 2012 ~
Hello Members!
Hope you had a good weekend.NEWS
Any bugs from the makeover we gave the place have been fixed. If you know of any problems at the site which haven't, please let me know.
Lin and Mike are on holiday till the 28th.
And it is Mike's birthday today (Monday the 25th). Happy Birthday, Chief. ____________________________ HOT THIS WEEK! ~ threads you gotta' see! ~
Well, I posted an article about Ivan Kupala Day, a Ukrainian holiday. It goes into the history of it, and the church's bad influence on holidays. I didn't just skype it from Wikipedia, I spent 35 hours researching and writing.
And there was a news item about Allan Turing, who played a significant role in the creation of the modern computer. Apparently his death is no longer believed to have been a suicide, AND this is a man who was castrated by the English Government for being gay. I found that shocking, and was surprised this piece attracted none of the attention discussions about homosexuals usually do here
The News Feed (the flashing headlines at the top of the home page) has links to the current discussions and also fun to have. Keep an eye on it. I update that constantly for us.
Have a great week all! _____________________________________________________
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Post by Hunny on Aug 28, 2012 20:35:44 GMT
_________________________________________________________________ Bits News~ Wednesday, August 29, 2012 ~
Hello Members!BITS & PIECES MAGAZINE TO START SOON - NEEDS CONTRIBUTORS - A Bit of This and A Bit of That will soon have its own monthly magazine. All are encouraged to take part, either by contributing, or more importantly, reading! If you have something you write, draw, teach, found, what have you, please submit it to "Bits and Pieces" MAGAZINE! Just mail it to Hunny (click here). If you can contribute monthly, that'd be great. We need press staff. You'll get access to the Press Room plus a reporters hat (except for the hat ). You'll get: the appreciation of us all, a sense of accomplishment, recognition for your talents, and the warm fuzzies. Submissions are subject to approval, but they don't have to be great, they just have to be you! Join us!
ANNOUNCING: MONTHLY CONTESTS!Bits will also be starting a fun, exciting series of contests (a new one every month). Don't miss that! Coming soon. _____________________________________________________________ HOT THIS WEEK! ~ threads you gotta' see! ~
Please see the News Feed (the blinking words at the top of the home page). Those are links to the hottest discussions currently. Also to games and music and other fun stuff too. It gets updated every Monday.
Have a great week all! _____________________________________________________________
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Post by Hunny on Sept 13, 2012 17:20:40 GMT
_________________________________________________________________ Bits News~ Thursday, September 13, 2012 ~
Hello Members!ANOTHER GAME OF 'WHO DONE IT' HAS BEEN STARTED Another spammer has been killed by one of our members! Here's your chance to earn more contest points and solve a heinous crime at the same time! Who did it? and how? You say!
(It's HERE)
(And the scores are HERE)
OUR MAGAZINE NEEDS CONTRIBUTORS - I will start work on next month's magazine soon. If you have something you write, draw, teach, or found, please submit it to "Bits and Pieces" MAGAZINE! Just mail it to Hunny (click here).
*Deadline is October 8, so you have three weeks to create your masterpiece for us!
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HOT THIS WEEK! ~ things you just gotta' see! ~
I put fresh music in the music player (at the bottom of our home page). I'll do that every couple months or so, including for holidays Enjoy!
(TIP: right click on the player, then click "open in a new window". Then shrink it to size, to make a pop out player to listen to!)
Have a great week all! _____________________________________________________________
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Post by Hunny on Nov 5, 2012 13:06:10 GMT
_________________________________________________________________
Bits News ~ Monday, November 5, 2012 ~
Hello Members!
__________________________________________________________A NEW FUN THREAD EVERY WEEK DAY!~ That's what you can expect! ~MONDAYS - "What Would You Do If...?" (CLICK)A new moral dilemma every week!TUESDAYS - Roll-A-MemberWeekly, a random member gets pranked.WEDNESDAYS - 1. CONTEST (new game starts), and 2. Oh my God, Do People Really Do That?You just won't believe what people get up to!THURSDAYS - Let's Trash SomethingEvery week, someone or something to rip on!FRIDAYS - Game Day!, and Advice Column postsMultiple games, and an advice columnist!To find these... click the "New Topics" button (homepage, top left).OR click "75 most recent posts" (homepage, lower left).__________________________________________________________ ♪ ♪ Guys, don't forget, we have a HOT MUSIC PLAYER at the bottom of the home page. (Oh, it's hot, youmay believe me on that!) What's that you say? It'stoo far away to go to click it? No it isn't! -> CLICK ♪ ♪ __________________________________________________________ So come each day for a fun new thread!And look for the Bad Advice Cat, and the Daily Question, every morning too! A Bit of This and A Bit of ThatTalk about what makes the world go round!
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Post by Hunny on Nov 8, 2012 10:18:00 GMT
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Just a reminder: there's a new fun thread each weekday. TODAY, we're introducing a game called Let's Trash Something. Every Thursday we'll pick a new person, place or thing to totally rip on! (all in fun, of course) Click the picture to see!
Let's Trash Something!__________________________________________________________ Yesterday, we started playing "Roll-a-Member" (every Wednesday we select a member to have fun with). This week Sadie was picked, and your task is to ask her for a date, and get her to say yes. (Two contest points go to the first one to get a yes from her). The game is still going on. Give it a try! (ladies, you too - it's all for humor) __________________________________________________________HERE'S THE COMPLETE LIST. CHECK THESE THREADS OUT!MONDAYS - "What Would You Do If...?" (CLICK)A new moral dilemma every week!TUESDAYS - Roll-A-MemberWeekly, a random member gets pranked.WEDNESDAYS - 1. CONTEST (new game starts), and 2. Oh my God, Do People Really Do That?You just won't believe what people get up to!THURSDAYS - Let's Trash SomethingEvery week, someone or something to rip on!FRIDAYS - Game Day!, and Advice Column postsMultiple games, and an advice columnist!To find these... click the "New Topics" button (homepage, top left).OR click "75 most recent posts" (homepage, lower left).__________________________________________________________ So come each day for a fun new thread!And look for the Bad Advice Cat, and the Daily Question, every morning too!-plus discussion issues __________________________________________________________ A Bit of This and A Bit of That discussion, friends, and fun!
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Post by Hunny on Nov 15, 2012 17:03:30 GMT
_________________________________________________________________ Bits News~ Thursday, November 15, 2012 ~ NOVEMBER'S 'BITS & PIECES' MAGAZINE IS OUT!
AND I CHANGED THE MUSIC PLAYER. FRESH MUSIC FOR YOU!(Scroll down to the bottom of the home page and click the picture!)
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Post by Hunny on Dec 5, 2012 12:47:36 GMT
_________________________________________________________________ Bits News~ Thursday, November 15, 2012 ~ Deadline for magazine submissions is the 10th. Please, if you have any urge at all to contribute, do so! It's your magazine.
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Post by Hunny on Dec 20, 2012 11:50:13 GMT
_________________________________________________________________ Bits News~ Thursday, December 20, 2012 ~
Hello Members!At the bottom of the home page, you'll find a link to this:Christmas Music PlayerDon't forget the Bad Poetry Contest (you can also submit good poetry). Lin and Donna have already won a point each for their work, and we started a fresh contest. Get in on the fun! It's fun to write something awful on purpose ;DCLICK HERE TO SEE IT! ALSO: OUR MAGAZINE NEEDS CONTRIBUTORS - If you have something you write, draw, teach, or found, please submit it to "Bits and Pieces" MAGAZINE! (Just mail it to Hunny (click here)._____________________________________________________________
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Post by Hunny on Jan 11, 2013 18:57:07 GMT
_________________________________________________________________ Bits News~ Thursday, November 15, 2012 ~ Deadline for magazine submissions is Tuesday, the 15th. Please, if you have any urge at all to contribute, do so! It's your magazine.
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Post by Hunny on Jan 15, 2013 15:02:33 GMT
_________________________________________________________________ Bits NewsAt the bottom of every post, you will see we now have a "like button" feature. Thanks to Gibby. Thanks hon!
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Post by Hunny on Jan 17, 2013 15:33:45 GMT
We've got strong contributions from six members. We have laughs, poetry, food for thought, and more. GO SEE IT! Don't miss out!
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