The Beatles Bible - Topic: An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 The Strawberry on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53947 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53947 Mobile friendly doesn't help when your phone isn't friendly to you. :P

]]> Sat, 30 Jun 2012 07:55:09 +0100 mr. Sun king coming together on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53818 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53818 Joe - hallelujah! A mobile friendly design will awesome! Thanks!

And I'm agreeing with consensus - do it if you want, but I won't participate.

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:11:06 +0100 Joe on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53815 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53815 Yeah, I'm kind of inclined to keep things as they are.

In other news, the mobile-friendly redesign is coming along nicely. Still some fine-tuning and graphics to do, but hopefully it won't be too long.

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:46:35 +0100 vonbontee on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53811 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53811 I'm with MMM and Mithveaen; I don't like those social networking sites either. Anyways, we've already got the ability to send personal messages, don't we?

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:36:44 +0100 The Strawberry on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53781 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53781 Ben's idea would work if you had a rotating moderator. Actually, doesn't Skype have a feature where any time certain words are said, the person is blocked?

]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:02:17 +0100 Joe on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53649 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53649 People can already add Skype details to their profiles (http://www.beatlesbible.com/fo.....m/profile/). I don't particularly want to encourage it any further in case people get daft and start abusing each other (if people think it's an official feature then there might be similar moderation issues to having a chatroom, and I don't want to go there). Feel free to start a discussion though - set up a separate thread if you want and see how it goes.

]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:18:19 +0100 Ben Ramon on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53648 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53648 You can chat face to face on Skype but you can also just do a group chat without cameras, which is what I was thinking of. It's open 24/7 and when you log on you can talk to whoever else is online.

]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:10:03 +0100 meanmistermustard on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53646 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53646 Never used skype. Is that when you talk face to face with folks, im not one for chatting online (or off). Forums you can come and go making your posts as you please which keeps me satisfied.

]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:20:18 +0100 Ben Ramon on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53641 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53641 People can share their details by private message, assuming you can do that on this forum, and if I make the Skype group then they'll send their username to me, I'll add everyone and Beatles discussion can be had. It wouldn't require anything from you, unless you should want to download Skype for free to join the chat (which would be nice). I just thought I'd clear it with you first as it was your idea to add a more social-networking side to the forum.

I don't know how many people here use Skype or if it's a bad idea ...]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:17:25 +0100 Joe on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53625 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53625 I've never used Skype. Wouldn't it just mean people sharing their details in a thread somewhere? Would it require anything from me?

]]> Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:23:39 +0100 Ben Ramon on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53620 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53620 Vaguely related to this, I have considered the possibility of creating a Skype group which is open 24/7 so people from the forum can chat when they're online? Other forums I am a member of have done this and it's quite a good way to increase the friendship of the members and provoke further discussion; plus as it's external to the forum abuse isn't an issue (and never seems to occur anyway really).

]]> Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:01:27 +0100 mithveaen on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53476 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53476 I dunno. If Facebook is not involved, I'd go for it.

 

But if it's not broken, why fix it? apple01apple01

]]> Sun, 17 Jun 2012 05:20:24 +0100 meanmistermustard on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53362 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53362 I woulndt want the forum to become another Social Networking site, i detest facebook and all such places. I dont get why everything needs to be be together, why everyone's every comment and move has to be lumped together and viewable for whoever wants to see.

]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:18:56 +0100 Joe on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53360 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53360 I've been toying with the idea of creating more of a social network out of the site, so people's forum comments, article comments etc could all be combined under one profile. You could see people's posting history, who they were friends with, what they were interacting with etc. At the moment the forum's very separate from the rest of the site, but I'd like to tie it up more.

The best way to do it is to convert the forum to a different system, called bbPress, and install something called BuddyPress (the social network element which allows friend connects, ...]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:36:52 +0100 The Strawberry on An idea for you, Joe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53352 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/an-idea-for-you-joe/#p53352 This probably isn't possible with (if I'm correct with what this is run by) Wordpress. But have you ever considered adding friends or possibly even a chatroom? I know some people in the forums personally, it'd be an interesting feature to have a notification whenever he posts a new topic.

But like I said, I don't remember if Wordpress is capable of that.

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