Cool beans - great work so far...
ATS 2010 Updates Thread - #(UPDATE Nov. 10)#, page 1
Topic started on 6-9-2010 @ 03:30 PM by SkepticOverlord
September 23rd, an important update regarding the new menu system is in this
post
After the launch of the new "top-tier" pages last week, we're going to begin phasing-in some of the new pages within the discussion board area.
Relatively soon, we'll be cutting-over the new Board Home and Recent Posts pages... together with the "convergence" of ATS and BTS to one domain under abovetopsecret.com... and BTS will heretofore be known as "Off Topic" discussion.
Stay tuned.
CHANGE LOG
September 6, 5:30 PM EST
- new recent posts page added
- hew site home page added
- new breaking alternative news fire-hose added
September 6, 7:00 PM EST
- green on recent posts page toned down slightly
September 7, 12:45 AM
- ability to remove forums from recent posts added
- ability to restore removed forums on recent posts added
September 7, 11:55 AM EST
- refined menu system to tone down the blue and replace the green with gray
September 8, 12:15 PM EST
- added the new "post" form for creating threads and posting replies
- new form has an improved preview function, and faster overall performance
September 9, 12:05 PM EST
- added the new forum list page
September 10, 5:00 PM EST
- integrated the new member center with:
--- improved private message interface
--- improved member list
--- enhanced password change form
--- free color/background changes for your mini-profile
September 13, 12:25 PM EST
- the new MyATS page is integrated into the site
September 14, 12:30 PM EST
- revised MyATS page with four viewing options for favorite forums added into the site
September 16, 17:50 PM EST
- viewing recent posts in your MyATS Favorite Forums added
- tool tips are being added, on the MyATS page first
September 17, 12:00 PM EST
- recent posts thread display tightened up a little
- tool-tip help added to recent posts
September 21, 1:45 PM EST
- cleaned up the "forum overview" pages
- included opening post snippet in overview pages
- tightened the list of options in the drop-down menu
- increased drop-down menu contrast
- revised the menu: "TOPICS" is now "CONTENT," and "FORUMS" is now "TOPICS"
- provided logical demarcation in the new content drop-down menu
- font size and color improvements in the global CSS
September 22, 1:00 PM EST
- completed and launched "view by new threads" sorting option on forum indexes
- launched roll-over submenu on forum icons for the board home page
September 29, 6:00 PM EST
- new thread display code is integrated into the site
September 30, 11:30 AM EST
- persistent sidebar added for members in thread-view
- added show/hide pop-out for ATS Live headlines to persistent sidebar
September 30, 12:30 PM EST
- added top-topics in forum pop-out for the persistent sidebar in threads
September 30, 1:25 PM EST
- show/hide member avatars and backgrounds toggle added to the tools section of the member center
October 5, 4:30 PM EST
- new member profile page integrated
October 12, 6:00 PM EST
- profile pages now have the option to show threads started by a member's friends
October 12, 7:00 PM EST
- new left-side-bar menu added for quick access to your profile and private messages
October 15, 5:00 PM EST
- the "foe" function of the previous version of ATS has been revised to that of "rivals"
- the rival list is now displayed below the friend list
- a link to the threads created by a member's rivals is now available
5:30 PM EST
- your friends are now shown within threads
October 18, 11:00 AM EST
- new "create account" process integrated into ATS.2010
4:30 PM EST
- list of those who have friended and rivaled you now show on your friends and rival pages
October 21, 1:00 AM EST
- "Welcome Back" messaged integrated for returning members that summarizes recent activity
October 26, 4:30 PM EST
- New "KARMA" calculation/score added to mini-profiles
October 29, 1:00 AM EST
- New function found on the "recent posts" page allows historic look-backs at posts within any month in ATS history
November 10, 3:00 PM EST
- "Really Above Top Secret" forum subscription requirement removed, any member with more than 200 posts can read and post in the forum.
After the launch of the new "top-tier" pages last week, we're going to begin phasing-in some of the new pages within the discussion board area.
Relatively soon, we'll be cutting-over the new Board Home and Recent Posts pages... together with the "convergence" of ATS and BTS to one domain under abovetopsecret.com... and BTS will heretofore be known as "Off Topic" discussion.
Stay tuned.
CHANGE LOG
September 6, 5:30 PM EST
- new recent posts page added
- hew site home page added
- new breaking alternative news fire-hose added
September 6, 7:00 PM EST
- green on recent posts page toned down slightly
September 7, 12:45 AM
- ability to remove forums from recent posts added
- ability to restore removed forums on recent posts added
September 7, 11:55 AM EST
- refined menu system to tone down the blue and replace the green with gray
September 8, 12:15 PM EST
- added the new "post" form for creating threads and posting replies
- new form has an improved preview function, and faster overall performance
September 9, 12:05 PM EST
- added the new forum list page
September 10, 5:00 PM EST
- integrated the new member center with:
--- improved private message interface
--- improved member list
--- enhanced password change form
--- free color/background changes for your mini-profile
September 13, 12:25 PM EST
- the new MyATS page is integrated into the site
September 14, 12:30 PM EST
- revised MyATS page with four viewing options for favorite forums added into the site
September 16, 17:50 PM EST
- viewing recent posts in your MyATS Favorite Forums added
- tool tips are being added, on the MyATS page first
September 17, 12:00 PM EST
- recent posts thread display tightened up a little
- tool-tip help added to recent posts
September 21, 1:45 PM EST
- cleaned up the "forum overview" pages
- included opening post snippet in overview pages
- tightened the list of options in the drop-down menu
- increased drop-down menu contrast
- revised the menu: "TOPICS" is now "CONTENT," and "FORUMS" is now "TOPICS"
- provided logical demarcation in the new content drop-down menu
- font size and color improvements in the global CSS
September 22, 1:00 PM EST
- completed and launched "view by new threads" sorting option on forum indexes
- launched roll-over submenu on forum icons for the board home page
September 29, 6:00 PM EST
- new thread display code is integrated into the site
September 30, 11:30 AM EST
- persistent sidebar added for members in thread-view
- added show/hide pop-out for ATS Live headlines to persistent sidebar
September 30, 12:30 PM EST
- added top-topics in forum pop-out for the persistent sidebar in threads
September 30, 1:25 PM EST
- show/hide member avatars and backgrounds toggle added to the tools section of the member center
October 5, 4:30 PM EST
- new member profile page integrated
October 12, 6:00 PM EST
- profile pages now have the option to show threads started by a member's friends
October 12, 7:00 PM EST
- new left-side-bar menu added for quick access to your profile and private messages
October 15, 5:00 PM EST
- the "foe" function of the previous version of ATS has been revised to that of "rivals"
- the rival list is now displayed below the friend list
- a link to the threads created by a member's rivals is now available
5:30 PM EST
- your friends are now shown within threads
October 18, 11:00 AM EST
- new "create account" process integrated into ATS.2010
4:30 PM EST
- list of those who have friended and rivaled you now show on your friends and rival pages
October 21, 1:00 AM EST
- "Welcome Back" messaged integrated for returning members that summarizes recent activity
October 26, 4:30 PM EST
- New "KARMA" calculation/score added to mini-profiles
October 29, 1:00 AM EST
- New function found on the "recent posts" page allows historic look-backs at posts within any month in ATS history
November 10, 3:00 PM EST
- "Really Above Top Secret" forum subscription requirement removed, any member with more than 200 posts can read and post in the forum.
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10-11-2010 by SkepticOverlord because: (no reason given)
reply posted on 6-9-2010 @ 03:46 PM by TrueAmerican
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
Hmm, I am curious if the whole trip with a separate PTS and then its reintegration into ATS when it didn't do enough traffic is prompting you to integrate ATS and BTS? To increase traffic to BTS? Or what? Easier to code under one domain with the same CSS's?
But what about speed and how that will affect the site? Your reason for removing the views column was an increase in speed, which to me never really happened. It might have for a bit right after, but it's slower now than at any time I can remember. Slower now than previously when we HAD the views column.
And how can an entire site or forum be considered off topic?
So if I post an off-topic remark in an already off-topic forum, will I be post-banned for being WAY too off topic? Will we then have a WAY ABOVE OFF TOPIC AWARD?
The big blue bar looks cartoonish and not pro to me.
Hmm, I am curious if the whole trip with a separate PTS and then its reintegration into ATS when it didn't do enough traffic is prompting you to integrate ATS and BTS? To increase traffic to BTS? Or what? Easier to code under one domain with the same CSS's?
But what about speed and how that will affect the site? Your reason for removing the views column was an increase in speed, which to me never really happened. It might have for a bit right after, but it's slower now than at any time I can remember. Slower now than previously when we HAD the views column.
And how can an entire site or forum be considered off topic?
So if I post an off-topic remark in an already off-topic forum, will I be post-banned for being WAY too off topic? Will we then have a WAY ABOVE OFF TOPIC AWARD?
The big blue bar looks cartoonish and not pro to me.
reply posted on 6-9-2010 @ 03:48 PM by NeutronAvenger
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
Sounds great! This is going to be fun
By the way, like the post above me. I think it would be cool to integrate Above Politics into the 2010 build like BTS.
It would allow for more Politics forums, and more debate
Sounds great! This is going to be fun
By the way, like the post above me. I think it would be cool to integrate Above Politics into the 2010 build like BTS.
It would allow for more Politics forums, and more debate
reply posted on 6-9-2010 @ 03:58 PM by Chamberf=6
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
Just wondering..Is it because I use Opera that for some reason the Real-time Headlines and Fire hose don't "work" for me?
They show the same posts all day, and even show the same amount of time ago they were posted all day...
It's like it is just a screenshot that
stays the same the whole time I am logged in.
[edit on 6/9/2010 by Chamberf=6]
Just wondering..Is it because I use Opera that for some reason the Real-time Headlines and Fire hose don't "work" for me?
They show the same posts all day, and even show the same amount of time ago they were posted all day...
It's like it is just a screenshot that
stays the same the whole time I am logged in. [edit on 6/9/2010 by Chamberf=6]
reply posted on 6-9-2010 @ 04:40 PM by SkepticOverlord
The new pages are up, as well as a new Breaking Alternative News firehose page.
reply posted on 6-9-2010 @ 04:45 PM by DISRAELI
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
My first reaction is that I hate losing the colour-coding of the different forums on the recent threads page.
Surely there were many people who valued being able to tell at a glance where there were threads in the areas of discussion that interested them most.
My first reaction is that I hate losing the colour-coding of the different forums on the recent threads page.
Surely there were many people who valued being able to tell at a glance where there were threads in the areas of discussion that interested them most.
reply posted on 6-9-2010 @ 04:48 PM by Chamberf=6
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
I really like the Discussion Board page. The merge of ATS and BTS looks nice.
Cool stuff.
I really like the Discussion Board page. The merge of ATS and BTS looks nice.
Cool stuff.
reply posted on 6-9-2010 @ 04:54 PM by LiveForever8
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
I liked the specific colour coding of topics, the 'Recent Posts' page hurts my eyeballs
I liked the specific colour coding of topics, the 'Recent Posts' page hurts my eyeballs
