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Re: If you see something? Say Something!

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Brewbirds wrote:
RickBeer wrote:I couldn't get to the site for over an hour today (didn't time it), around 12:15 until now, but I wasn't trying continuously.
Maybe LM banned you for teasing Joe. :lol: :lol:
No, he's making me a special banner for that... :lol:
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Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
My Beer - click to reveal
Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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Re: If you see something? Say Something!

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A few minor suggestions:

1) This one was mentioned a while back by someone else: a first-post "preview" bubble when hovering over a thread's link would be awesome. It's about the only functionality that the old MB site had that I miss at this site.

2) Some forums give the user the ability to specify how many replies to include on a page. Seems that the default here is 15 (was 10) -- is that something that could be turned over to the individual to decide? If I want 50 replies on a page and someone else wants 10, we'd both get what we want.

3) The title that appears in the browser window or browser tab for each thread is problematic when multiple tabs are open. What I mean is this: if I open the list of new posts, and ctrl-click (in Windows/IE9) to open a bunch of threads in new tabs, I get "BeerBorg Social - View topic - (topic title)" in the tab name....which basically gets shortened due to space considerations, to "BeerBorg Social - View topic - ..." in every single tab. Makes it hard to differentiate one thread from another, when all the tabs have the same name, so to speak. Another forum I visit solves this problem by putting the thread title FIRST. That way, you'd get tabs with names like "Pliny the So-So", "The No Post Post", etc. - which then makes it easy to know which tab is which post. Make sense, or am I talking in circles as usual?

Again: these are MINOR issues (well, the first one would be killer) and in now way indicate a dissatisfaction with the style, content or administration of the site! It's all good.
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Re: If you see something? Say Something!

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LouieMacGoo wrote:Since this forum is still very new there a may be things that I haven't taken care of yet. So If you see something (or don't see something)! Say something and I will do what I can to get it fixed, added or working, whatever the case might be!
Same request as Crazy Climber, and I have no clue if you have the ability to change it, but might as well ask. When I open tabs for each message, the tab (at least in Chrome) will display as "BeerBorg Social - View Topic - G'tar" (for example). Which is obviously very wordy, and each tab just ends up displaying "BeerBorg So..."

A lot of forums I visit have the important part first (i.e. G'tar), so it is easy to glance at the tabs and see which thread is which. Is there any modification that can be made to the <header><title> tag to improve this?
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LM I've said in the past that I don't know the techie stuff about forums but as i am on today I am randomly getting a pure/blank white screen flash for a second when I move from one thread/section to another. Just letting you know in case it is a bad thing.
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Bluejaye wrote:G'tar" (for example). Which is obviously very wordy
Yeesh, SORRY! I'll try to keep it very short from now on.
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FrozenInTime wrote:
Bluejaye wrote:G'tar" (for example). Which is obviously very wordy
Yeesh, SORRY! I'll try to keep it very short from now on.
Quotes were included for a reason.
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How about offering Tapatalk support for mobile devices?

http://www.tapatalk.com/
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3. MB Wild Wheat ~6.5%
4. MB Girls & Boysenberries ~7%
5. MB El Diablo Blanco 8.1% 'Hop Jump' 
8. Wheat Pale Ale (1st 5g brew, 7.5%)
9. Hard Apple Cider (12.1%)
Conditioning
11. Winter Ale (1.070 OG)
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Mr. Frankenale
Secondary
(empty)
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Just tried to post some pictures and got a attachment quota reached message?
Naked Cat Brewery On Tap
Yazoo Sue Smoked Porter
Octoberfest
Le Petite Saison
Czech Pale Lager
A Toast to Big Fuzzy Russian Imperial Stout at 10%
Belgian Blond
Flower Power IPA
4 Kilts Clueless Belgian Strong
One Wort Two Yeast with Wyeast 2206
One Wort Two Yeast with WLP940
Shipwreck Saison
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Inkleg wrote:Just tried to post some pictures and got a attachment quota reached message?
Try it again. I've reset the attachment quota for the board so it should be working now.
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Fermenting:

#40 - Citra-Nilla Cream Ale IPA - Brewed:9/20/15

Conditioning:
#39 - Dead Fly IPA - Brewed: 8/29/15 Bottled: 9/27/15
#38 - Apricot Hefeweizen (Colab w/Adam at SOL)- Brewed: 8/8/15

Drinking
#36 - Summer Wheat: Oberon Clone - Brewed: 7/11/15
#37 - Hickory Bourbon Honey Porter - Brewed: 7/18/15
#33 - Younger No. 1 Scottish Strong Ale - Brewed: 3/29/15
#28 - Hard Mulled Cider, Brewed 10/11/14 Kegged
#29 - Strawberry Lime Cider, Brewed/10/19/14 Kegged

Gone
#34 - Second Runnings IPA - Brewed: 3/29/15
#32 - Harvest Nugget Smash v2 (TBD) Brewed 11/27/14
#35 - Columbus Pale Ale - Brewed: 5/02/15
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Re: If you see something? Say Something!

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I believe that was that auto-forum settings that prohibit posts with too much skin, such as shower scenes... It should have read "skin quota exceeded". :laugh
I have over 9,000 posts on "another forum", which means absolutely nothing. Mr. Beer January 2014 Brewer of the Month with all the pomp and circumstance that comes with it...

Certificate in Brewing and Distillation Technology

Sites to find beer making supplies: Adventures in Homebrewing - Mr. Beer - MoreBeer
My Beer - click to reveal
Currently using 6 LBKs.

Beers I regularly brew:
Bell's Best Brown clone
Irish Hills Red - I call this "Ann Arbor Red"
Mackinac Island Red - I call this "Michigan Red"
Oatmeal Stout - I call this Not Fat, Stout - Oatmeal Stout

Bottled 5 gallons of Ann Arbor Red on 4/18/17. Bottled 5 gallons of Michigan Red on 5/8/17.

Brewed in 2017 - 22.13 gallons (19.91 in 2012, 48.06 in 2013, 61.39 in 2014, 84.26 in 2015,46.39 in 2016)
Brewed in lifetime - 282.14 gallons
Drinkable beer on hand -  13.58 cases, with 6.11 cases ready in May and early June.
Average cost per 12 pack through all beer brewed - $6.27(ingredients only)
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Hey, I've showered with no beers today. :shower: :p
Naked Cat Brewery On Tap
Yazoo Sue Smoked Porter
Octoberfest
Le Petite Saison
Czech Pale Lager
A Toast to Big Fuzzy Russian Imperial Stout at 10%
Belgian Blond
Flower Power IPA
4 Kilts Clueless Belgian Strong
One Wort Two Yeast with Wyeast 2206
One Wort Two Yeast with WLP940
Shipwreck Saison
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I like this format, haven't
really spent the time yet to get it all together. Was on here on and off with my Iphone and it was a little hard to navigate, so maybe a little more
mobile friendly would be good, but now my laptop is up again and its a good site to view and navigate, I just have to work on posting pics. now.
:clink: Good Job :clink:
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Leigh, the Borg is still on daylight savings time.
Naked Cat Brewery On Tap
Yazoo Sue Smoked Porter
Octoberfest
Le Petite Saison
Czech Pale Lager
A Toast to Big Fuzzy Russian Imperial Stout at 10%
Belgian Blond
Flower Power IPA
4 Kilts Clueless Belgian Strong
One Wort Two Yeast with Wyeast 2206
One Wort Two Yeast with WLP940
Shipwreck Saison
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Inkleg wrote:Leigh, the Borg is still on daylight savings time.
We're posting from the future!! :laugh
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Koning Oranje

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Fermenting
Nothing :(
Conditioning
Nothing :(
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58. Choco Brown
60. Etcitra, Etcitra
61. Bubs' Pale Wheat Xtra
62. Ottoberfest
Brew Queue
ROAR! Bacon
Bombay
Saint Sebastian Tripel
Bubs' Pale Ale

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Re: If you see something? Say Something!

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So, I don't know if it is the site, or if the problem is with my phone, but when I view it on my mobile the site isn't loading properly. It's probably just my phone, it's old and a piece, but I was just wondering if anyone else is having problems? It is fine on my desktop.
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Drinking:
Keg1:
Keg2:
Keg3:
Bottled:
Nothing!
Fermenting:
Fermenter 1 (5 Gal Bucket): Empty :(
Fermenter 2 (1 gal.): Empty :(

On Deck:
Something?!
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