 |
|
Main
| FAQ
| Uploader
| IRC chat
| Radio
| Memberlist
| Active users
| Latest posts
| Calendar
| Stats
| Online users
| Search
| |||
| Views: 88,500,043 |
Main
| FAQ
| Uploader
| IRC chat
| Radio
| Memberlist
| Active users
| Latest posts
| Calendar
| Stats
| Online users
| Search
|
04-29-24 08:21 AM |
|
| Guest: Register | Login | |||
| 0 users currently in Help/Suggestions/Bug Reports | 1 guest |
| Main - Help/Suggestions/Bug Reports - Bring Back Post Layouts with Approval | New thread | New reply |
| Xeon |
| ||
 Red Paratroopa Level: 31 Posts: 25/174 EXP: 181616 Next: 3747 Since: 03-09-07 Last post: 6023 days Last view: 3225 days |
This is a far shot, but I figure why not suggest it since I've thought of this idea, even though it might not be a good idea. Granted some of the problems that one might encounter would be not enough skilled people to approve the layouts, be able to spot malicious code/faulty HTML, etc.
Anyway, my idea is that we bring back the post layouts, granted the problems we have had in the past with breaking tables, XSS/Javascript related attacks. My idea for implementing this would be to first display the layout in plain text, meaning that the HTML tags would all be visible to the moderators that approve the post layouts, making it almost impossible to sneak some crafty exploit code in because it would be so obvious when you see it. Editing a post layout would of course lead to needing re approval as well. After the layout has passed the 1st inspection, it could be previewed within a emulated page of posts, and any strange HTML glitches that appear would be grounds for disapproving the post layout. Anyway, that's the idea...don't flame me too bad if it's stupid. |
| Higsby |
| ||
 Pokey Level: 57 Posts: 118/681 EXP: 1408141 Next: 77787 Since: 02-19-07 From: Canada Last post: 6122 days Last view: 5917 days |
I don't think we need a layout approval system, heck we don't even need the ROM hacking approval system anymore. But before anyone even thinks of that the Post layout feature will have to be implemented |
| Tarale |
| ||
 Spiny Level: 53 Posts: 219/578 EXP: 1101118 Next: 56001 Since: 02-19-07 From: Adelaide, South Australia Last post: 6090 days Last view: 6078 days |
|
| Flan |
| ||
|
Level: 82 Posts: 488/1610 EXP: 5119001 Next: 90226 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 3607 days Last view: 4597 days |
I'm going to have to agree with Tarale on this one. |
| Tarale |
| ||
|
Spiny Level: 53 Posts: 223/578 EXP: 1101118 Next: 56001 Since: 02-19-07 From: Adelaide, South Australia Last post: 6090 days Last view: 6078 days |
|
| Kles |
| ||
|
Level: 75 Posts: 586/1301 EXP: 3718289 Next: 108615 Since: 02-19-07 From: Canada |
I agree with Tarale. Honestly, even though individual posts could look cool, overall they just didn't flow with each other well. General beautification would be great. |
| Kernal |
| ||
|
Gone Level: 88 Posts: 623/1881 EXP: 6463680 Next: 186984 Since: 02-20-07 Last post: 6149 days Last view: 6140 days |
Layouts aren't really needed...they load really slowly on dialup (yes, some people still have dialup. I have cable at my apartment, but when I visit my parents I'm stuck with dialup.), they tend to distract from the post content (especially when there is a scroll bar or the post text uses only a small area of the table cell), peop0le tend to use tiny fonts, and not everyone has the artistic talent necessary to make a decent layout.
We should have signatures like every other board system in existence. |
| Xkeeper |
| ||
|
Level: 105 Posts: 827/2846 EXP: 12031014 Next: 231246 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6063 days Last view: 2800 days |
Layouts were what helped make Acmlmboard different from "every other board in existance"...
And christ, people there was an option to disable them  ____________________ I dealt with it. |
| OoBurns |
| |||
 Boo Level: 68 Posts: 273/1036 EXP: 2642177 Next: 86623 Since: 02-19-07 From: It is a mystery. Last post: 5725 days Last view: 5725 days |
|
| setz |
| ||
 Spike fuck~ Level: 58 Posts: 158/722 EXP: 1537254 Next: 40292 Since: 02-19-07 From: Pittsburgh, PA Last post: 5293 days Last view: 2580 days |
Layouts were a way for me to express my creativity.
If you don't like it, you can take this job and shovel it. ____________________ |
| Katelyn |
| ||
|
beh Level: 86 Posts: 694/1816 EXP: 6131314 Next: 10793 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6149 days Last view: 6149 days |
I have a really cute (and simple) layout I want to use  |
| Darkdata |
| ||
 Mole Level: 43 Posts: 105/366 EXP: 554845 Next: 10201 Since: 02-19-07 From: 
Last post: 6128 days Last view: 6127 days |
Posted by Xkeeper Full agreement. Besides layouts are what pushed me to lean css and html. Why stop that right for other users? ____________________  |
| Xeon |
| ||
|
Red Paratroopa Level: 31 Posts: 31/174 EXP: 181616 Next: 3747 Since: 03-09-07 Last post: 6023 days Last view: 3225 days |
I always enjoyed looking at peoples layouts, it let me see different styles of creativity and sometimes gave me inspiration. I mean having a perfect board is alright, but having an imperfect board with different post layouts always put a little hint of happiness in my day. And the post layout approval would hopefully eliminate the really bad layouts before they even hit the spotlight, aka, contrasting colors, bad markup, etc. |
| OoBurns |
| |||
|
Boo Level: 68 Posts: 278/1036 EXP: 2642177 Next: 86623 Since: 02-19-07 From: It is a mystery. Last post: 5725 days Last view: 5725 days |
|
| Alucard |
| ||
|
Newcomer Level: 8 Posts: 7/9 EXP: 2136 Next: 51 Since: 03-06-07 From: KS, United States Last post: 6255 days Last view: 6250 days |
Personally, the post layouts were a way to show individuality in a board of quite a good amount of people. If there were to be a post layout generic and variations of it then people wouldn't be able to show their creativity. Creativity is what made the original board.acmlm.org (quite a few years ago).
But as for setting up a layout approval system, there would need to be quite a few people on that "staff" just to go through that and make sure it all works right. |
| Spikeman |
| ||
 Red Koopa Pathetic excuse for a hacker Level: 28 Posts: 45/132 EXP: 120171 Next: 11167 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6227 days Last view: 6226 days |
Even without layouts there are a few XSS vulnerabilities. I'm not going to post them, but Xkeeper, they are the same ones I contacted you about on the other board. I could PM you about them if you want, along with some suggestions on how to fix them. |
| Doritokiller |
| |||||||||
|
Spike Level: 58 Posts: 107/709 EXP: 1494782 Next: 82764 Since: 03-01-07 From: California Last post: 6007 days Last view: 3033 days |
|
|||||||||
| Xeon |
| ||
|
Red Paratroopa Level: 31 Posts: 34/174 EXP: 181616 Next: 3747 Since: 03-09-07 Last post: 6023 days Last view: 3225 days |
The whole idea of the approval system was also to prevent XSS exploits before they hit the users browser.... thus preventing a large number of users from getting there accounts compromised. I managed to compromise a lot of accounts when I did the XSS in my layout back in April 2006. |
| Kattwah |
| ||
 Fuzzy Level: 60 Posts: 345/778 EXP: 1719569 Next: 53209 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 2493 days Last view: 1654 days |
Posted by setzNot to mention, I just have fun throwing them together 
Layouts -need- to come back in some way shape or form =/ ____________________  |
| Xkeeper |
| ||
|
Level: 105 Posts: 875/2846 EXP: 12031014 Next: 231246 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6063 days Last view: 2800 days |
Eh, I'm kind of on the fence again. A lot of layouts were great (Acmlm, Hiryuu, Tarale, a few others), but a lot were just barely not eye-gouging (but not bad enough to be removed...)
For some reason, back in the "old" days layouts were more tolerable  ____________________ I dealt with it. |
| Main - Help/Suggestions/Bug Reports - Bring Back Post Layouts with Approval | New thread | New reply |
© 2005-2023 Acmlm, blackhole89, Xkeeper et al. |
|
MySQL - queries: 92, rows: 120/121, time: 0.017 seconds. |
