bit-tech.net Community Revamp

Author: bit-tech Staff
Published: 29th June 2007
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bit-tech.net Community Revamp

bit-tech.net Forums - now powered by Tagging Technology. There's also free UK delivery on Scan orders over £20 for all bit-tech regulars

Today is a landmark day - as part of our continual efforts to improve the user experience here at bit-tech.net we have launched a completely new revision of our Discussion Forums.

The new structure now includes powerful filtering technology more commonly known as "tagging". This has allowed us to streamline the structure from over 30 forums down to just 11.

Thanks to the tagging, users can then narrow the available threads according to their interests, such as graphics cards or watercooling, at the click of a button.

Another new feature launching today is our Support Forum. Over the coming months we will be adding a number of manufacturers and resellers to this area to bring benefits directly to bit-tech.net readers.

These forums will give you direct access to staff at these companies who will handle any complaints, pre sales questions and advice, as well as a number special promotions.

From today we welcome Scan Computers, one of the biggest online resellers of IT components and products. In addition to the direct support from Scan staff, regular bit-tech.net forum contributors can benefit from FREE UK DELIVERY on orders over £20 +VAT. Click here to see if you are eligible.

We are keen to hear your feedback on these changes, and we will continue to bring additional benefits to our loyal readers in the coming months.
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 12:29
New forum rocks, nice job Jamie.

I notice we can no longer see post counts? Is this intentional?
Quote yodasarmpit 29th June 2007, 12:31
New colour scheme is nice, navigation will take getting used to.
Quote CardJoe 29th June 2007, 12:33
CHANGE IT BACK!

Just joking, I like it really.
Quote felix the cat 29th June 2007, 12:33
hmm ... lookin good :D ... but harder to find particular threads? are you not afraid of certain sections, ie. general just getting completly swamped at times, so if a casual browser comes to checkout the forums (not a hardcore addict like moi :p) they will find that they have to leave through pages and pages to find what they are looking for?
Quote z3rb 29th June 2007, 12:34
I like it, although I'll miss my (relatively low) post count.
Quote dognosh 29th June 2007, 12:35
where is the laptop forum or threads?
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Quote Jamie 29th June 2007, 12:35
Quote:
Originally Posted by felix the cat
hmm ... lookin good :D ... but harder to find particular threads? are you not afraid of certain sections, ie. general just getting completly swamped at times, so if a casual browser comes to checkout the forums (not a hardcore addict like moi :p) they will find that they have to leave through pages and pages to find what they are looking for?

Filtering the threads by post icon should help but many of our sub forums were completely dead so merging them together should hopefully get people looking through stuff they might not usually see.
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 12:36
The number of forums has been reduced, in order to better make use of tagging. Use the "filter threads" option in the top right to find laptop threads in the hardware forum.

Edit: Jamie beat me to to it. But here is a example:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/forumdisplay.php?forumid=30&picon=46
Quote supermonkey 29th June 2007, 12:39
Well, I suppose there has to be one grumpy person. I'll let it sink in for a bit, but my first impression is that I liked the old style better.

The color scheme is nice; it looks a little cleaner in that respect. However, the navigation just throws me off. I rather liked the old version, but that may be because I was used to it.

Like I said, I'll give it a try. Maybe I'll come to like the new format, or maybe I'll just pine for the "good old days."

-monkey
Quote mikeuk2004 29th June 2007, 12:40
Quote:
Originally Posted by felix the cat
hmm ... lookin good :D ... but harder to find particular threads? are you not afraid of certain sections, ie. general just getting completly swamped at times, so if a casual browser comes to checkout the forums (not a hardcore addict like moi :p) they will find that they have to leave through pages and pages to find what they are looking for?

I was thinking that too. I want to look at things for sale in the UK and if there is alot of activity on USA threads then ill have to trawl through lots of pages to see what for sale in the UK.

You have minimised the catagorys way too much which seems to be a backwards aproach. Should be spliting them more so people can find specific topics of interest to post about.
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 12:41
There were 37 forums in the old version. That's way too many. I would hope people would give the new forum a few days before making snap decisions. Of course we are open to suggestions.
Quote atanum141 29th June 2007, 12:41
Ahh i see, the sub sections has been reduced but can be accessed via the filter buttons.
Im still not 100% about it but it will need some time to get adjusted to it.

Any chance of getting the retro colors back on the system?

Wha? we lost the post count aswell?
Quote mingingbollock 29th June 2007, 12:42
Quote:
Originally Posted by supermonkey
Well, I suppose there has to be one grumpy person. I'll let it sink in for a bit, but my first impression is that I liked the old style better.

The color scheme is nice; it looks a little cleaner in that respect. However, the navigation just throws me off. I rather liked the old version, but that may be because I was used to it.

Like I said, I'll give it a try. Maybe I'll come to like the new format, or maybe I'll just pine for the "good old days."

-monkey

Dito , dont like the new format sorry , much prefered the old
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 12:42
Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeuk2004
I was thinking that too. I want to look at things for sale in the UK and if there is alot of activity on USA threads then ill have to trawl through lots of pages to see what for sale in the UK.

You have minimised the catagorys way too much which seems to be a backwards aproach. Should be spliting them more so people can find specific topics of interest to post about.

Use the tags! That's what the filter threads options is for. :)
Quote pumpman 29th June 2007, 12:45
phew , thought something weird was going on with my browser :) , I like the more compact view.
Quote pranks7er 29th June 2007, 12:47
navigation will take bit get used too, not a fan of all the different tabs tho beside threads
Quote mrbungle 29th June 2007, 12:48
Generally i hate people changing the layout of forums but this rocks alot better imo and the filters work a treat :)
Quote will. 29th June 2007, 12:49
Generally pretty cool, but with everything being condensed isn't there a concern that everything will get lost in massive long lists of threads? Oh and where is the entertainment section?
Quote alextwo 29th June 2007, 12:49
Certainly looks a lot swisher! :D
Quote Da_Rude_Baboon 29th June 2007, 12:51
Colour scheme is nice, the new layout will take a while to get used to but the images next to the threads are horrible!
Quote Bindibadgi 29th June 2007, 12:51
http://elmo.bit-tech.net/bindi/forumsz.jpg

See! Click them! :)
Quote Jamie 29th June 2007, 12:51
Quote:
Originally Posted by will.
Generally pretty cool, but with everything being condensed isn't there a concern that everything will get lost in massive long lists of threads? Oh and where is the entertainment section?

In General
Quote mikeuk2004 29th June 2007, 12:52
Going to take some getting used to, I have to say it is unique as I have not seen any forum set out with that tag feature.

Apart from all the sub cats which have gone and replaced with these tags. The rest of it does look good.

Although when I buy from someone on here I tend to check there post count for an idea of how long they been here to trust buying or selling as I dont trust low post counts. Now thats gone I will be more sceptical about sellers and buyers. Only thing I had to go on because if they use this forum allot they maybe well known and safer to sell or buy with.
Quote GreatOldOne 29th June 2007, 12:52
buglet in filtering?

I went to the General section, filtered on Motors. Couldn't find the thread I wanted as it was posted over a week ago. Used dropdown at base of page to increase the timespan, clicked on show threads... but once it had retrieved the new block of threads the filtering had been removed. Reapplied filter, only to get a weeks worth. Repeat in endless loop...
Quote pranks7er 29th June 2007, 12:53
asked for honest opinions, i liked it way it was but hey im sure we will get used to it
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 12:53
Post count is still available in the user's profile (click on their name). The min requirements for posting in FS / FT hasn't changed.
Quote Slink 29th June 2007, 12:53
slinky aprooooved
Quote GamingHobo 29th June 2007, 12:56
Just a thought but I think the Filter Tab should be open by default. Would help newcomers get used to the system.
Quote oddball walking 29th June 2007, 12:57
Looks good but the user title would look better above the avatar imo.
Quote mushky 29th June 2007, 12:59
Looks nice! Maybe a tad on the SA side, but tidy. Plus it should keep things looking busier. Some of the sub forums were way too slow.
Quote alextwo 29th June 2007, 12:59
I think we've got too many stickies in General now though.
Quote teamtd11 29th June 2007, 13:01
Is there any way to combine filters? say i go into Hardware & Software, and i want to look at Threads in Graphics and Cooling, or filter out what i dont want to see, like take out portable for example? I guess in a few days i will get used to it :p

also would there be a way to change the images in the filters to plain text, like a option in the control pannel?

The colour scheme is ace though
Quote Highland3r 29th June 2007, 13:02
Not a fan in the slightest tbh. Forums feel cluttered and overcrowded with little focus or direction. The interface isnt hugely intuative (*sp) either which makes finding interesting or relevant threads hard.
Can see why its been done though, certainly reduces the number of forums and reduces clutter on the forum menu nicely. This could have been achieved in other ways though perhaps? Merging things like hw/overclocking, video and tech support into 1 section. sw - os/apps etc into another. Projects/mods/logs into one. This way you have some sense of common/related threads rather than everything hw/sw related crammed into 1 place for example.
The filtering system is a good idea, but can see people mis-tagging things and making that kinda useless (at least until the tags are corrected)

Guess i'll give it a few days to get used to though and re-consider though (either that or just stop posting :P)
Quote oddball walking 29th June 2007, 13:06
I prefer the dark style to the light.
the general forum seems to be very overcrowded with too many sticky's on to imo.
Quote DXR_13KE 29th June 2007, 13:08
this is interesting...... but the general is very cluttered.
Quote Delphium 29th June 2007, 13:11
Like the colour scheme , navigation am not so keen on at first glimpse, will take getting used to I guess.
Some sections are way to cluttered now tho I feel.

I also agree with oddball walking that the title should be above pic, but maybe im just set in my ways
Quote sam.g.taylor 29th June 2007, 13:12
I just woke up and wanted to check a post on here and

AHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHH. ahhhhh... hmmmm... oooooo...

It will take a while to get used to, I'm sure, but it's all in good taste.

[/old] [new]
Quote Gman22 29th June 2007, 13:13
I think it will take a while to get used to (especially the whole filtering thing), but so far I am liking it!

Gman22
Quote sam.g.taylor 29th June 2007, 13:14
Actually, another comment - I really don't like how Hardware and Software have been grouped together. Hardware always got a lot of traffic, and with all the stickies this is going to be a cluttered and busy topic.
Quote Tomm 29th June 2007, 13:15
I really like it - It looks tidy and neat, and it works much faster than I would have imagined such a system would. We shall see how it copes at peak times though!

Searching: You can't search within one filter, nor can you filter the results page. So you end up with a lot more crap to sift through.

I'm sure there was something else I was going to moan about, but I can't remember.

Keep up the good work ;)
Quote sam.g.taylor 29th June 2007, 13:18
Ummm, why can't I get to the home page anymore by clicking on the top banner?

I think you, um, forgot...
Quote plug_in_ross 29th June 2007, 13:20
Neat, but will take some getting used to though.
Quote Hugo.B 29th June 2007, 13:20
I see that in the general forum it's filter threads or DIE!
Actually, I like it.


H.B.
Quote cpemma 29th June 2007, 13:21
Quote:
Originally Posted by alextwo
I think we've got too many stickies in General now though.
Too many stickies (like Useful Links) full stop; we've discussed this and will be sorting out a sort of "One Sticky to Rule them All" for each section. The magic of hyperlinks. ;)
Quote woof82 29th June 2007, 13:22
Umm... Can I have the old one back please?
Quote plug_in_ross 29th June 2007, 13:22
Come to think of it, I think I've asked this before, but, can we have a 'Mark Sub-Forum Read' button in each sub-forum?
Quote Silver Shamrock 29th June 2007, 13:23
Seems odd but will get used to it i suppose. Some of the little thread pics look abit naff though imo.
Quote dom_ 29th June 2007, 13:30
Cant find the a hifi filter, i see music though.
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 13:31
There is A/V filter for hifi stuff.
Quote Delphium 29th June 2007, 13:35
Quote:
Originally Posted by plug_in_ross
Come to think of it, I think I've asked this before, but, can we have a 'Mark Sub-Forum Read' button in each sub-forum?

Good call :)
Quote Nath 29th June 2007, 13:36
LIEK ZOMG CHANGE IT BACK.

Only joking, looks snazzy. The tags are ace too.
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 13:37
There no sub forums anymore.
Quote steveo_mcg 29th June 2007, 13:39
The only problem i've got is that its difficult to see if there is any thing new in the quieter forums (fori?). For example used to just scroll past the linux section to check if there was anything interesting by looking at the last post date but now i need to open the forum and filter. Part from that it looks quite funky.
Quote Hugo.B 29th June 2007, 13:41
Same here.^^^
It's probably a deliberate tactic to make us spend more time on here.


H.B.
Quote Bindibadgi 29th June 2007, 13:44
Actually:

NOOOES I was sooo close to 20k :'( Now no one will know!
Quote Glider 29th June 2007, 13:45
Wow, multi quote feature ftw!

It looks ok, but I do need to get used to all the flashy icons... I like a more 'minimal' approach
Quote will. 29th June 2007, 13:46
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamie
In General

Ahh, its just twigged. I've got to use the tags to filter stuffs... Nice!

Although, can we have them on the forum index somewhere?
Quote Snaek 29th June 2007, 13:50
I like the new colors. The filter system's a good idea but I think it needs to be tweaked a little. When I go into Gaming and click on the XBox 360 filter, only one thread shows up. :/
Quote Tim S 29th June 2007, 13:50
Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver Shamrock
Some of the little thread pics look abit naff though imo.
We have been running a thread in the digital art forum for well over a month and the stance hasn't changed. You are more than welcome to submit your own suggestions if you think you can improve them. After all, it's not a community if the members don't have a voice. The same goes for smilies too. ;)

You can find that thread here: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=132766
Quote Glider 29th June 2007, 13:53
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snaek
I like the new colors. The filter system's a good idea but I think it needs to be tweaked a little. When I go into Gaming and click on the XBox 360 filter, only one thread shows up. :/

A lot of stickys seem to have gone too... Not that it's that important, some needed cleaning up anyway. What the new compacter forum structure does imply is that there are a lot more stickys on the unfiltered pages.

One annoying thing that's on top of every page ;) http://forums.bit-tech.net/memberlist.php :D
Quote oddball walking 29th June 2007, 13:57
Is the still a potm archive to view the entry's?
Quote capnPedro 29th June 2007, 13:59
TBH I thought I'd hate it when I first saw the new structure, but after trying it out for a while, I like it.

It's still pretty easy to navigate but at the same time I get exposed to some threads I otherwise would not see. Good job.
Quote PA!N 29th June 2007, 14:01
Uhhh so shiny
I like what you did here, at least what I noticed to this moment.
But what's up with the post count? I always regarded that as helpfull when reading through replys!
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 14:03
Is there any particular reason why you would judge someone response based on their postcount?

I mean take a look at Bindi, he has nearly 20k posts yet never says anything useful. :p
Quote gar 29th June 2007, 14:05
I must admit, I don't like change, but it can be a good thing. I think this will be a great format once I learn to use it. I hope I will be able to adapt. Will the site take a poll on the format? At the moment I'm undecided. I'll let you know in 1 week:D Good work though!
Quote will. 29th June 2007, 14:06
Can you make the sickies go away? :p

There are quite a few on some of the sections. Perhaps making them expand like the tags do would be a good idea.
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 14:08
Stickies haven't been fully pruned yet. It's something that we are currently discussing the best way to go about handling.

All this feedback is good stuff ;)
Quote Glider 29th June 2007, 14:08
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiren
Is there any particular reason why you would judge someone response based on their postcount?

I mean take a look at Bindi, he has nearly 20k posts yet never says anything useful. :p

I do value postcount a bit, and it certainly helps in the FS forums I guess

Also, I like the move of the smilies table, but I would rather use the white space ;)

http://glider.sin.khk.be/pix/whitespace.png
Quote pendragon 29th June 2007, 14:08
I think it'd be nice if you could keep clicking on multiple tags so that you could end up with a thread list of more than one group of topics ....unless you can do that already and I'm missing something
Quote Jamie 29th June 2007, 14:09
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snaek
I like the new colors. The filter system's a good idea but I think it needs to be tweaked a little. When I go into Gaming and click on the XBox 360 filter, only one thread shows up. :/

We have not been back through every single thread and tagged it correctly. Threads are tagged with a post icon that relates to the forum they were in before today. From now on you can create threads that are more specific such as 360, PS3 etc.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomm
I really like it - It looks tidy and neat, and it works much faster than I would have imagined such a system would. We shall see how it copes at peak times though!

Searching: You can't search within one filter, nor can you filter the results page. So you end up with a lot more crap to sift through.

I'm sure there was something else I was going to moan about, but I can't remember.

Keep up the good work ;)

Search is an issue, there are lots of things to iron out still.
Quote Jamie 29th June 2007, 14:15
Quote:
Originally Posted by Glider
I do value postcount a bit, and it certainly helps in the FS forums I guess

Also, I like the move of the smilies table, but I would rather use the white space ;)

http://glider.sin.khk.be/pix/whitespace.png

That is interesting, the reply box is acting funny in Firefox. I shall take a look at it.
Quote MiT 29th June 2007, 14:41
WTF! lol.

Just got back from a week holiday, and just seen this massive change. Look nice, loads of changes, will need to get use too it. Will comment more when i have had a play. I prefer this colour scheme, (thats just me thou). So happy you added multi quote. Anyway keep up the work, am sure there more to come.
Quote Tim S 29th June 2007, 14:47
Quote:
Originally Posted by oddball walking
Is the still a potm archive to view the entry's?

I believe there is a POTM Archive tag (or there was going to be one if there isn't), which would be changed by either the moderator of the compo (Rich) or Rich. :)

Thanks so far for everyone's feedback - we really appreciate it and without you guys, there wouldn't be a community on bit-tech. ;)
Quote Amon 29th June 2007, 14:48
It's good. The forum sections are significantly condensed, though, making each section balloon in complexity and more difficult to locate topics of specific criteria (or semi-inactive ones that have been flushed out too quickly).
Quote Tim S 29th June 2007, 14:50
The tagging should hopefully be your friend Amon. ;)
Quote zhangmaster12 29th June 2007, 14:52
nahh, i like the previous one better, easier to navigate.
Quote Amon 29th June 2007, 14:59
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim S
The tagging should hopefully be your friend Amon. ;)

I hope so. Is the tagging autonomous based on keywords?

**edit: nevermind.
Quote Tim S 29th June 2007, 15:01
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amon
I hope so. Is the tagging autonomous based on keywords?

When a thread is created, the thread creator assigns a tag that they feel best suits their thread topic. If they don't select a tag, it'll default to something - I vote for "n00b" but I'm not sure others would agree. :p
Quote oddball walking 29th June 2007, 15:07
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim S
When a thread is created, the thread creator assigns a tag that they feel best suits their thread topic. If they don't select a tag, it'll default to something - I vote for "n00b" but I'm not sure others would agree. :p

n00b gets my vote.
The more i use the new layout the more it has grown on me. ;)
Quote Tibby 29th June 2007, 15:10
I liked the old forum as it was kinda distinctive of Bit-tech.
But I will give the new layout a go.
Quote karbonKid 29th June 2007, 15:18
Hey guys,
I applaud the revised layout, it's much clearer without the clutter of header categories. However, the 'message icons' are far too large - i'm finding the project logs almost unbrowsable. any chance they could be made smaller, eg 25px square instead of the current rectangular format? They just take up too much space to my eye, and make thread titles harder to read/browse through. What do other people think?

PS i'm not meaning to be rude - you guys do a great job. Just some constructive criticism :)
Quote samkiller42 29th June 2007, 15:20
Is there anyway, that users who want the old layout back, can at least have the layout back to it, while user's who like the new style can continue as normal.
But my personal preference is that i do not like this layout at all.

Sorry.

Sam
Quote Tim S 29th June 2007, 15:21
Quote:
Originally Posted by karbonKid
Hey guys,
I applaud the revised layout, it's much clearer without the clutter of header categories. However, the 'message icons' are far too large - i'm finding the project logs almost unbrowsable. any chance they could be made smaller, eg 25px square instead of the current rectangular format? They just take up too much space to my eye, and make thread titles harder to read/browse through. What do other people think?

PS i'm not meaning to be rude - you guys do a great job. Just some constructive criticism :)

Hey there,

Thanks for your feedback, we really appreciate it. I will stitch this one onto the other discussion that's going on. Hold tight. ;)
Quote Amon 29th June 2007, 15:24
Come to think of it, these icons are quite nifty and are just the right size. The mind can interpret imagery more readily than words, so it helps find topics by criteria quicker by just looking.

Suggestion: in the "For Sale and Wanted" section, the North American sales icon could probably use the addition of a Canadian flag (or other flag) in it because when lightly skimming the topics, it's far too easy to misinterpret UK sales for North American ones--they are the same blue-white-red colour.
Quote ChromeX 29th June 2007, 15:26
I'm not a fan of this new layout at all! the colours are nice its just how the forums are all grouped together. Though I guess once I get used to it, it wont be so bad :)
Quote yodasarmpit 29th June 2007, 15:32
My only concern is that some of the less popular subjects will disappear amongst the many other posts in the reduced categories.

Getting used to the filter system may be the answer, but that will rely on people consistently tagging their posts.
Quote tm36usa 29th June 2007, 15:32
Looks good and all but can i please get the old school bit color scheme back? Pretty please? With a cherry? I loved that color scheme to death and this one just hurts my eyes.
Quote monkeyville 29th June 2007, 15:34
I'm going to miss postcounts.

Call me old fashioned but i'd rather know at a glance if the user is a long standing member or just some n00b fanboy. in general discussion i tend to ignore fanboy or obnoxious comments made by newbies but will rise to the challenge if its someone long standing. In the for sale forum its essential for good trades and i know its available in profiles but its a lot of effort if your browsing 20 different threads.

Its not a huge difference to the aesthetics and would be a much better left in. What was the reason for removing it?
Quote supermonkey 29th June 2007, 15:37
Quote:
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit
Getting used to the filter system may be the answer, but that will rely on people consistently tagging their posts.
I have a comment that's kind of in line with what Yoda said here. In the Project Logs forum, what's the difference between "Case Mod," "Scratch Build," and "Project Log?" I just popped in there to see how it handles this new structure, and when I run the filter on "Project Logs", the Enzo Ferrari mod goes away. The three choices seem somewhat arbitrary, and the different tags could result in top-quality builds getting skipped over when people hit one filter or another.

-monkey
Quote Evenge 29th June 2007, 15:38
Hey nice work guys! New layout looks little bit too different to my eye but hey, I will get used to it. ;)
Quote Glider 29th June 2007, 15:40
Quote:
Originally Posted by monkeyville
I'm going to miss postcounts.

Call me old fashioned but i'd rather know at a glance if the user is a long standing member or just some n00b fanboy. in general discussion i tend to ignore fanboy or obnoxious comments made by newbies but will rise to the challenge if its someone long standing. In the for sale forum its essential for good trades and i know its available in profiles but its a lot of effort if your browsing 20 different threads.

Its not a huge difference to the aesthetics and would be a much better left in. What was the reason for removing it?
Maybe ditch the join date, and put postcount in it's place?
Quote Hells_Bliss 29th June 2007, 15:41
it's growing on me :) I like the filters, but could you shorten the user info bar on the left? It seems a bit big

gave me a shock this morning when I refreshed my browser lol
Quote Tim S 29th June 2007, 15:45
Quote:
Originally Posted by tm36usa
Looks good and all but can i please get the old school bit color scheme back? Pretty please? With a cherry? I loved that color scheme to death and this one just hurts my eyes.

There is a dark version of the theme selectable in your user profile, or did you mean something else?
Quote GamingHobo 29th June 2007, 15:48
Quote:
Originally Posted by capnPedro
TBH I thought I'd hate it when I first saw the new structure, but after trying it out for a while, I like it.

It's still pretty easy to navigate but at the same time I get exposed to some threads I otherwise would not see. Good job.

Good call, this is why the change is good. This way you're more likely to see interesting things from forums you never used to visit.
Quote ComputerKing 29th June 2007, 15:50
WOWOWOOWOWWO

Damit!!!!

That's what I'm talking about!!

Bit-tech you ROCK!!



The best I ever saw in my life
Quote Hiren 29th June 2007, 15:50
Quote:
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit
Getting used to the filter system may be the answer, but that will rely on people consistently tagging their posts.

A thread has to be tagged when created. There is no way to create a thread without it being tagged.
Quote tm36usa 29th June 2007, 15:51
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim S
There is a dark version of the theme selectable in your user profile, or did you mean something else?

Yeah Tim, I did see that and I tried to activate it like the last time the color changed, but sadly dark, light and forum default are all the same color. Not sure whats going on, but my dark wont work :(

Edit: and why did my user tag change? it used to be "my money fights for me" and now its "I *am* a Dremel". What gives?

Edit2: Now dark works, but im afraid its not dark enough, not like the old bit layout from 4 years ago. It was classic and i loved it.
Quote Fr4nk 29th June 2007, 15:52
Wow, this was a bit of a shock at first, any chance of the option for ad's on the left ? (dark) pretty please.

Otherwise looking good, relatively easily to nav' hthrough once you get used to it.
Quote Veles 29th June 2007, 15:53
Gonna take some getting used to but this looks excellent.
Quote Mankz 29th June 2007, 15:54
Guys, I love it, but can we please get the post count back!

I'm just soo proud of my 2,000- odd posts.
Quote specofdust 29th June 2007, 15:57
Yeah, I'd like postcounts back also. They give people an idea of who are the re