Thread: Improving the Teak Door

Originally Posted by Luigi

Means assolutamente zero-o to me, but you may refer to me as Il Padrino from now on, in order to properly address Luigio. Number One poster on the board.

I like Toto, that's my favourite Italian name after watching Il capo dei capi on tv. He just says "Allora!" and kills people. Can we call you Toto?

Call me anything you want to Sp0ngeb0b.

Originally Posted by Luigi

Call me anything you want to Sp0ngeb0b.

Allora.

Originally Posted by Luigi

Call me anything you want to Sp0ngeb0b.

Just don't call him "Late for dinner".

Originally Posted by wjblaney

desirable, according to TD's requirements

if you have been reading all the user requests you will see they all desire bling

bling means complexity on top of the basic functions

they are all fcuking shifters and being fcuked by shifters - closet women who want the prada handbags

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by Neverna

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by Neverna

Do you mean change the forum software to something else, like SMF for example? Why?

I don't know what you mean by that. Neither can I figure why the implied sarcasm.

I wouldn't have the knowledge to mess around with the code but I guess you would. So why are you dissing it, Mr. Expert?

There was no sarcasm implied. I asked you two questions to help clarify your post.

You said: "Let the code be open source."

I assumed you meant the source code for the forum software. If you didn't mean that, please correct me and tell me what you were actually referring to. If you did mean change the forum software to an open source forum software (like the SMF I mentioned), please tell us why you think that is a good idea for Teakdoor. (Maybe you could also tell us which one you would like to have here and why.)

It is sarcastic, IMO.

This is what I mean by open source:

Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative public manner.

I looked up SMF and got this definition:

Simple Machines Forum software, or SMF software, is an open source, Internet forum, message-board program developed by Simple Machines. The name reflects the communities' initial goal of providing a program that could be operated by novice programmers and require minimal server resources.

That sounds good to me bc I consider myself to be a novice. But obviously, the code would have to be installed by a very senior programmer to make sure the code is desirable, according to TD's requirements, and clean.

I still don't see how you inferred any sarcasm in my two posts to you but let's move beyond that. What would be the benefit to you, I or the other members of changing the forum software to "open source"? How, in your opinion, would it improve Teakdoor? [I ask because it is not clear from any of your posts in this thread. No sarcasm implied or desired.]

I think it's a pretty good and improved forum now that marmite got chased out and the tough guy with little head went up to become pollution.

I thought Thetyim to be a decent mod. Anyone know of why he vacated?

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

I thought Thetyim to be a decent mod. Anyone know of why he vacated?

Was dismissed during the post-DD purge [as many decent mods were].

Probably acquired the same uneasy bitter feeling of extended disloyalty by the incoming admin.

Departed and never returned.
Still residing here, I believe.

Originally Posted by Neverna

We should all be thankful for our forward thinking admin. Look at the Teakdoor logo at the top of the page. It's got its Christmas hat on already, 30 weeks in advance. Nice one.

Christmas in July?

Poplar in Australia when it's snowing in the mountains then.

[quote=Luigi;3279597]

Originally Posted by aging one

<snip>
Anyway, to improve TD:

• upgrade the gallery.
• Aim to make it more as a SEA focused forum as opposed to just Thailand. Make it more inter-regional than country specific.
• Focus largely on Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore.
• Get photo competitions going again.
• Set up travel thread competitions. All to be voted on by the members.
• And get proper sponsorship without Whores.

Some good points there ...

Thanks for bringing the focus back to the OP

Good points or bad, it makes fuck all difference because, as has already been pointed out, the admin couldn't give a toss.

The slide into senescence has been clear for years and is almost certainly irreversible at this late stage. All that remains now is to make sure that the care assistant wipes the forum's arse once in a while and then, well, just wait for the inevitable.

Originally Posted by Passing Through

as has already been pointed out, the admin couldn't give a toss.

You have inside knowledge? The way you lot are bitching would, if I was the owner, cause me to fcuk the forum off. Is it really worth the hassle?

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Originally Posted by Luigi

Anyway, to improve TD:

• upgrade the gallery.
• Aim to make it more as a SEA focused forum as opposed to just Thailand. Make it more inter-regional than country specific.
• Focus largely on Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore.
• Get photo competitions going again.
• Set up travel thread competitions. All to be voted on by the members.
• And get proper sponsorship without Whores.

Some good points there ...

Luigio for Presidente.

Originally Posted by baldrick

if you have been reading all the user requests you will see they all desire bling

bling means complexity on top of the basic functions

they are all fcuking shifters and being fcuked by shifters - closet women who want the prada handbags

I cannot green you but that is one of the funnier posts you have written. And there are quite a few, IMNSFHO.

Originally Posted by Neverna

I still don't see how you inferred any sarcasm in my two posts to you but let's move beyond that. What would be the benefit to you, I or the other members of changing the forum software to "open source"? How, in your opinion, would it improve Teakdoor? [I ask because it is not clear from any of your posts in this thread. No sarcasm implied or desired.]

OK, so I apologize for inferring a judgement on you. I try not to do that to anybody (especially inferring a false one) so I hope you accept my apology. And let's move on.

exactly what I hope would happen if the source code for TD became available to all qualifed members is that we could play around with it (I personally do have some programming and Web development experience. If baldrick wanted to get involved...Jesus Christ) The code would be available for modification by any member (I really shouldn't have emphasized "qualified" but knowing what they are doing is important). Now, why would they want to do that? To install changes to the code so that some of the good suggestions on this thread, or others not thought of yet, could be implemented. Now I think there should be a quorum of all members (those with at least more than 100 posts) who vote on what the new change would be: up or down. Make sense?

I understand what you mean now, wjb.

OK. Do you agree in principal?

Do you mean everybody should have access to tweak the software as they like?

Originally Posted by Luigi

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Originally Posted by Luigi

Anyway, to improve TD:

• upgrade the gallery.
• Aim to make it more as a SEA focused forum as opposed to just Thailand. Make it more inter-regional than country specific.
• Focus largely on Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore.
• Get photo competitions going again.
• Set up travel thread competitions. All to be voted on by the members.
• And get proper sponsorship without Whores.

Some good points there ...

Luigio for Presidente.

Money talks, and bullshit walks... whoever pays for the servers, and owns the admin superuser password calls the tune.
Despite the attempted cessation forums, none of them have managed to accrue sufficient critical mass to drain TD of it's power... it's like the death star to ThaiVisa's Endor, and I've run out of metaphor, and need a poo now.

Originally Posted by stroller

Do you mean everybody should have access to tweak the software as they like?

i don't know how other open source projects work, when it comes to security. I think everybody can download the code but there will be some kind of restrictions or supervision in place as far as uploading and installing anything.

Are you calling your question spam?

Originally Posted by wjblaney

exactly what I hope would happen if the source code for TD became available to all qualifed members is that we could play around with it (I personally do have some programming and Web development experience. If baldrick wanted to get involved...Jesus Christ) The code would be available for modification by any member (I really shouldn't have emphasized "qualified" but knowing what they are doing is important). Now, why would they want to do that? To install changes to the code so that some of the good suggestions on this thread, or others not thought of yet, could be implemented. Now I think there should be a quorum of all members (those with at least more than 100 posts) who vote on what the new change would be: up or down.

Originally Posted by Neverna

I understand what you mean now, wjb.

Originally Posted by wjblaney

OK. Do you agree in principal?

wjb, VBulletin isn't really "open source". People pay for a licence to use VBulletin software. See here:

Is vBulletin open source? - vBulletin Community Forum

However, changes can be made to the software using mods (modifications). See here:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=198

The new repo system of gold stars/cabbages is such a modification (albeit an old one). I expect forum owners can also modify their own sites as they wish. It is up to the owner/s to take that responsibility and risk. Personally, I doubt there is anything needed by TD that isn't already available as an approved mod.