PDCOM 2.0: THE NEXT LEVEL

[tyrannosaurus vex]

I think that's a good place to start. The only thing I'd add to that is that not all of our content is strictly "essay form," and we'll need an attractive and efficient way to display images and PDF content as well. But that'll probably come later and there's no need to complicate your efforts now.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

I think that's a good place to start. The only thing I'd add to that is that not all of our content is strictly "essay form," and we'll need an attractive and efficient way to display images and PDF content as well. But that'll probably come later and there's no need to complicate your efforts now.

If the images are embedded in a post, then they should display OK. This will basically take the content of the post, switch the markup from SMF markup to HTML and then make it available to the front end.

The PDF's... we could probably create static links somewhere to make those available on the front.

[the last yatto]

I've always liked forums that had portals to make context easier to access

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Whooo Code Works! Now just need to make the template pretty!!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yay!

[Telarus]

Dude, I would totally be down to help with that. I may have a phone interview later this morning, I'll check back here later today.

[Reginald Ret]

It would be great if PD could work like this: http://www.visuwords.com/
That won't get confusing or annoying at all!

[tyrannosaurus vex]

It would be great if PD could work like this: http://www.visuwords.com/
That won't get confusing or annoying at all!

I'm glad you're being sarcastic, because that would actually make me completely give up on coming here altogether.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Maybe we should have a PDCOM 1.0 first.

Just saying.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Maybe we should have a PDCOM 1.0 first.

Just saying.

It's been in beta testing for almost a god damn decade.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Maybe we should have a PDCOM 1.0 first.

Just saying.

We do have... its dysfunctional, but it exists. All this will do is make a blogish front end for all those nice rants, essays, political commentaries etc. If people still don't post, we're no worse off... if they do, it provides a portal with no additional work on the part of the poster.

The worst it can do is display the best of old posts as a blog kinda thing... the best it can do is inspire posts, get some interest from outsiders and highlight some of our kickass writings... all without needing additional interfaces, management etc.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

We do have... its dysfunctional, but it exists.

It's a fucking morgue.

Portal it up all you like.  Nobody's going to read it.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Maybe we should have a PDCOM 1.0 first.

Just saying.

We do have... its dysfunctional, but it exists. All this will do is make a blogish front end for all those nice rants, essays, political commentaries etc. If people still don't post, we're no worse off... if they do, it provides a portal with no additional work on the part of the poster.

The worst it can do is display the best of old posts as a blog kinda thing... the best it can do is inspire posts, get some interest from outsiders and highlight some of our kickass writings... all without needing additional interfaces, management etc.

2cents: I hope it's not in "endless single column" format, or at least it's fairly easy to move beyond that format when we want to.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

We do have... its dysfunctional, but it exists.

It's a fucking morgue.

Portal it up all you like.  Nobody's going to read it.

I will sneak it into my company's online education courses, which are used by like 20% of all school districts in America.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

We do have... its dysfunctional, but it exists.

It's a fucking morgue.

Portal it up all you like.  Nobody's going to read it.

Maybe...


(had to say it)