would anybody on this awful board be interested in a social networking type site for PD users? you know, blogs, 'activity stream' type of shit, sharing pictures and mp3s or whatever, etc...
How would it improve on this message board format, exactly?
I can't really say. I'm not exactly advocating it, I just noticed it was a possibility. It could make sharing media easier, maybe.
ionno you haven't sold it to me so far
Will it allow me to send mp3s of my own flatulence to newbies?
That's kind of a deal breaker.
Only if it is called Spagbook and allows me to create silly groups to join that I will not participate in and post 300 pictures of my cat.
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on May 17, 2010, 02:42:03 PM
Only if it is called Spagbook and allows me to create silly groups to join that I will not participate in and post 300 pictures of my cat.
I'm not
necessarily setting this up, but i registered spagbook.com just so none of you asshats can beat me to it.
If it doesn't involve bottles and diapers, I don't have time for it these days.
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 17, 2010, 05:08:37 AM
Will it allow me to send mp3s of my own flatulence to newbies?
I wasn't kidding, you know.
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 17, 2010, 04:09:51 PM
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 17, 2010, 05:08:37 AM
Will it allow me to send mp3s of my own flatulence to newbies?
I wasn't kidding, you know.
You could even send animated gifs of your ass cheeks flapping, if you want to.
Sold, to the deceased man in the pope hat.
funny you should mention it, I've actually been experimenting with elgg, an open source social networking platform. The advantage of using elgg is that it's free, and if we find some php coders, we can customize it as we'd like.
I've long thought of setting up a "discordian" social networking site, oriented around organizing and planning projects & activities. Let me know if you want to collaborate on this.
Quote from: Cramulus on May 17, 2010, 06:29:41 PM
funny you should mention it, I've actually been experimenting with elgg, an open source social networking platform. The advantage of using elgg is that it's free, and if we find some php coders, we can customize it as we'd like.
I've long thought of setting up a "discordian" social networking site, oriented around organizing and planning projects & activities. Let me know if you want to collaborate on this.
elgg is already live at spagbook.com/elgg
lol
also, vex, we require you to host a Discordian URL-shortener on your disc0rd.com domain.
because, you know, it's short.
and all the cool kids have an URL shortener.
Quote from: vexati0n on May 17, 2010, 08:54:34 PM
elgg is already live at spagbook.com/elgg
lol
just registered.
Too much fluff!
not enough content!
this isn't facebook for wei.....
oh, wait.
:D
I are the join.
I dunno whether this is awesome or not yet, but, I am join-ed
x
I'm in, but only because it's not blocked at work, yet.
I'm still wondering how to get some kind of "everybody can see this right away" functionality....
Still trying to figure out how to make stuff show up on the front page.
http://docs.elgg.org/wiki/Changing_the_front_page
plugin: http://community.elgg.org/pg/plugins/traveljunkie/read/384300/custom-index
I'm glad there's more than one of us learning this shit!
I installed a bunch of these on mine, too: http://chasesagum.com/10-elgg-plugins-that-work-are-effective
Findings so Far:
Got "groups" established for HIMEOBS, WOMP, and Intermittens with various media uploaded (WOMP faces, Intermittens 1-7, etc). Looks like this could be a good venue for collaboration (wiki-style) since it can be broken into projects and projects can be created/destroyed pretty easily.
Blogs are working but I don't have much interest in that feature.
Definitely not a replacement for the kind of energy that can be generated on this forum, but it would allow ongoing projects to be more focused and easier to browse through. Also allows for easier organization of media items like pdfs/pictures, and keeps them from getting lost somewhere in a 400 page thread.
how about backups and the stuff not getting lost such as happened to cyowbha?
Quote from: Triple Zero on May 19, 2010, 03:47:20 PM
how about backups and the stuff not getting lost such as happened to cyowbha?
cwyohba was just a random ftp space with no administrative interface, and it only got lost because i lost the ability/motivation to maintain that account. spagbook on the other hand is a full site with administrative/backup utilities, and its hosting account is under the same master account i use for a number of other personal projects. i can also back up everything that's uploaded separately as it isn't locked in a database, it's just files that get linked to. so it's stable and reliable. i wouldn't worry about it.
ok cool, just checking :)
So how's the social network thing going now?
I should sign up, I guess (or did you keep accounts from previous sites you did, cause then I might still have one)
As I just thought, it's too bad the WOMP-cave is gone ... maybe we can revive that in this social network thingy. I just saw you already creoted a group for WOMP?
There's a WOMP group. The social network itself is pretty much crawling along at just below a snail's pace due to everybody wanting to see results without investing any effort. Including myself.
The Internet is a terrible place to Get Things Done™.
That's fine, I can be patient.
Let me know when it takes off, okay?
;-)
I wonder if it'd be possible to layer some of this on top of the forum itself? E.g. the last posts of the user as a status update feed, public comments feeding back into the board, and non-public comments visible only to "friends", rather than cluttering up the board.
Good idea. Not sure how to implement it, tho.
Implementation would almost certainly be easier than getting consensus on whether it was a good idea or not. Or maybe I'm being too cynical? ;)
In my mind, you'd want to achieve the following:
- Add value to the folk using the new interface.
- Not exclude or remove value for people who prefer the current interface.
For example, I'd use it primarily to bubble up content from posters who I like to read, and filter down content which I don't find so interesting. Tagging/categorisation would be really useful.
BUMP because SPAGbook is now 14% less ugly! Also, we are the only Discordian community on the internets that has formalized and metered the accumulation of MITTENS.
(http://www.spagbook.com/images/spag-beta1.png) (http://www.spagbook.com)
holyshit :mittens: :mittens: :mittens:
Bump because something you did caused it to be blocked at work.
is it websense? what category is it saying?
Message Boards and Forums
The hospital here switched to Websense and it's blocked for me as well. I'm really surprised it doesn't block this place, though, it does block all the images hosted on photobucket, etc.
PD.com is blessed.
I'm looking for meta-tags in the theme but I don't know where to find them :/
I think you can direct windows search to go through all files and folders (within a targeted area) and just search for <meta
Its looking much better though good job :)
Quote from: NotPublished on July 15, 2010, 11:33:07 PM
I think you can direct windows search to go through all files and folders (within a targeted area) and just search for <meta
Its looking much better though good job :)
Lol, windows.
You don't know me very well do you. :P
actually I don't know you at all
(Unless its a name change?)
Quote from: NotPublished on July 16, 2010, 03:08:02 AM
actually I don't know you at all
(Unless its a name change?)
Yeah, I used to be The Good Reverend Roger, but then I grew balls.
I thought I was him :(
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 04:03:05 AM
Quote from: NotPublished on July 16, 2010, 03:08:02 AM
actually I don't know you at all
(Unless its a name change?)
Yeah, I used to be The Good Reverend Roger, but then I grew balls.
Wait. I didn't join your social networking site, so I get this?
Fuck you.
Guess I'm going to register at Stormfront as Vexation, and post there for a while. Some other places, too.
Ass monkey.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 04:09:52 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 04:03:05 AM
Quote from: NotPublished on July 16, 2010, 03:08:02 AM
actually I don't know you at all
(Unless its a name change?)
Yeah, I used to be The Good Reverend Roger, but then I grew balls.
Wait. I didn't join your social networking site, so I get this?
Fuck you.
Hey man, we can't have a little innocent shit-giving around here? Your membership (or lack thereof) at Spagbook barely edges out the level of nitrogen in my neighbor's lawn on the list of shit that keeps me up at night. I was just being mean for its own sake, with no ulterior motive.
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 04:48:52 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 04:09:52 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 04:03:05 AM
Quote from: NotPublished on July 16, 2010, 03:08:02 AM
actually I don't know you at all
(Unless its a name change?)
Yeah, I used to be The Good Reverend Roger, but then I grew balls.
Wait. I didn't join your social networking site, so I get this?
Fuck you.
Hey man, we can't have a little innocent shit-giving around here? Your membership (or lack thereof) at Spagbook barely edges out the level of nitrogen in my neighbor's lawn on the list of shit that keeps me up at night. I was just being mean for its own sake, with no ulterior motive.
Yes, we can have some fun. I expect you'll enjoy some of the posts I will be making using your name. I'll be good enough to post screenshots of the particularly vile shit, for your amusement, you shit-eating, moniker-thieving piece of shit.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 04:51:06 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 04:48:52 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 04:09:52 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 04:03:05 AM
Quote from: NotPublished on July 16, 2010, 03:08:02 AM
actually I don't know you at all
(Unless its a name change?)
Yeah, I used to be The Good Reverend Roger, but then I grew balls.
Wait. I didn't join your social networking site, so I get this?
Fuck you.
Hey man, we can't have a little innocent shit-giving around here? Your membership (or lack thereof) at Spagbook barely edges out the level of nitrogen in my neighbor's lawn on the list of shit that keeps me up at night. I was just being mean for its own sake, with no ulterior motive.
Yes, we can have some fun. I expect you'll enjoy some of the posts I will be making using your name. I'll be good enough to post screenshots of the particularly vile shit, for your amusement, you shit-eating, moniker-thieving piece of shit.
I'm pretty sure nobody thought I was seriously trying to assume the TGRR identity other than you.
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 04:56:15 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 04:51:06 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 04:48:52 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 04:09:52 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 04:03:05 AM
Quote from: NotPublished on July 16, 2010, 03:08:02 AM
actually I don't know you at all
(Unless its a name change?)
Yeah, I used to be The Good Reverend Roger, but then I grew balls.
Wait. I didn't join your social networking site, so I get this?
Fuck you.
Hey man, we can't have a little innocent shit-giving around here? Your membership (or lack thereof) at Spagbook barely edges out the level of nitrogen in my neighbor's lawn on the list of shit that keeps me up at night. I was just being mean for its own sake, with no ulterior motive.
Yes, we can have some fun. I expect you'll enjoy some of the posts I will be making using your name. I'll be good enough to post screenshots of the particularly vile shit, for your amusement, you shit-eating, moniker-thieving piece of shit.
I'm pretty sure nobody thought I was seriously trying to assume the TGRR identity other than you.
I don't give a fuck.
I'm sure nobody will assume it's not really you posting horrible racist shit all over the internets. Come on, it's funny, right?
So, anyone else on "Spagbook"...Just keep in mind that the site owner has no problem misusing information, posting as other people, etc.
Good place to have your PI, eh? :lulz:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 05:03:06 AM
So, anyone else on "Spagbook"...Just keep in mind that the site owner has no problem misusing information, posting as other people, etc.
Good place to have your PI, eh? :lulz:
There is no user account at spagbook for any of your names. "Doktor_Howl" is unavailable due to a database fuckup months ago when you originally tried to register and I had a retarded plugin installed that blew up and created an entry for that name without creating the actual user account. Nobody has posted under your name, nobody has access to any information you used when signing in, from the Admin panel I can't even divine that you were ever there.
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 05:11:31 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 05:03:06 AM
So, anyone else on "Spagbook"...Just keep in mind that the site owner has no problem misusing information, posting as other people, etc.
Good place to have your PI, eh? :lulz:
There is no user account at spagbook for any of your names. "Doktor_Howl" is unavailable due to a database fuckup months ago when you originally tried to register and I had a retarded plugin installed that blew up and created an entry for that name without creating the actual user account. Nobody has posted under your name, nobody has access to any information you used when signing in, from the Admin panel I can't even divine that you were ever there.
Uh huh. Which is why you had to explain to nonpub that you were The Good Reverend Roger there.
And apparently, you must have posted some "nice" things, as you changed after you "grew some balls".
Lose my snail mail address, please. I don't trust you for shit anymore.
Well, that was some fun "market research"...apparently, it's what some people call a "honey pot".
It's like having Ben Mack back, only with less ethics.
Well, I'm off for the night. You folks that signed up at Vex's board, sleep tight. He's probably not doing anything with your IP.
no, i didn't. for one, NP isn't even a member at spagbook that i'm aware of, so why would i need to explain anything to him about what's going on there? again: nothing has been posted at spagbook under any of your names. Ask cram, RWHN, or anybody else who has an account there. there is and never has been any content at spagbook that looks like it came from you.
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 05:17:29 AM
no, i didn't. for one, NP isn't even a member at spagbook that i'm aware of, so why would i need to explain anything to him about what's going on there? again: nothing has been posted at spagbook under any of your names. Ask cram, RWHN, or anybody else who has an account there. there is and never has been any content at spagbook that looks like it came from you.
I will ask them. Of course, you've had plenty of time to monkey fuck with the logs, so it'll have to be from memory instead of a screen shot.
Now, why was I expected to find being told I have no balls "funny" from someone I've barely gotten along with?
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 05:20:25 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 05:17:29 AM
no, i didn't. for one, NP isn't even a member at spagbook that i'm aware of, so why would i need to explain anything to him about what's going on there? again: nothing has been posted at spagbook under any of your names. Ask cram, RWHN, or anybody else who has an account there. there is and never has been any content at spagbook that looks like it came from you.
I will ask them. Of course, you've had plenty of time to monkey fuck with the logs, so it'll have to be from memory instead of a screen shot.
Now, why was I expected to find being told I have no balls "funny" from someone I've barely gotten along with?
If you're looking for an admisison, I guess I'll freely admit to thinking we were "friends" enough to give a little meanspirited banter with no real enmity intended. But if you're still on about smearing my name, I'll just pack up and go back to the real world, and quit trying and failing to get a real project moving forward.
So long and thanks for nothing, Discordia.
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 05:26:24 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 05:20:25 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 05:17:29 AM
no, i didn't. for one, NP isn't even a member at spagbook that i'm aware of, so why would i need to explain anything to him about what's going on there? again: nothing has been posted at spagbook under any of your names. Ask cram, RWHN, or anybody else who has an account there. there is and never has been any content at spagbook that looks like it came from you.
I will ask them. Of course, you've had plenty of time to monkey fuck with the logs, so it'll have to be from memory instead of a screen shot.
Now, why was I expected to find being told I have no balls "funny" from someone I've barely gotten along with?
If you're looking for an admisison, I guess I'll freely admit to thinking we were "friends" enough to give a little meanspirited banter with no real enmity intended. But if you're still on about smearing my name, I'll just pack up and go back to the real world, and quit trying and failing to get a real project moving forward.
So long and thanks for nothing, Discordia.
I'm not Discordia.
If you're going to give up on Discordia because one person thinks you're a shithead, then
you are a bit of a shithead. And, interestingly enough, lacking in the very balls you said I was missing.
This is no century for cowards. I rather suspect you won't have too many laughs over the next few years.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 05:29:47 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 05:26:24 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 05:20:25 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 05:17:29 AM
no, i didn't. for one, NP isn't even a member at spagbook that i'm aware of, so why would i need to explain anything to him about what's going on there? again: nothing has been posted at spagbook under any of your names. Ask cram, RWHN, or anybody else who has an account there. there is and never has been any content at spagbook that looks like it came from you.
I will ask them. Of course, you've had plenty of time to monkey fuck with the logs, so it'll have to be from memory instead of a screen shot.
Now, why was I expected to find being told I have no balls "funny" from someone I've barely gotten along with?
If you're looking for an admisison, I guess I'll freely admit to thinking we were "friends" enough to give a little meanspirited banter with no real enmity intended. But if you're still on about smearing my name, I'll just pack up and go back to the real world, and quit trying and failing to get a real project moving forward.
So long and thanks for nothing, Discordia.
I'm not Discordia.
If you're going to give up on Discordia because one person thinks you're a shithead, then you are a bit of a shithead. And, interestingly enough, lacking in the very balls you said I was missing.
This is no century for cowards. I rather suspect you won't have too many laughs over the next few years.
It's not a matter of giving up on Discordia, it's a matter of giving up on trying to move Discordia forward in any tangible sense. Since Spagbook is the one angle I've got right now, and you're doing your best to discredit it (and me) in everyone else's eyes, and everybody around here has a lot more respect for you than for me, it doesn't really do me much good to keep pushing on.
Okay, just got off the phone. I have no reason to believe that Vexation was misusing my moniker, other than a badly worded "joke" on his part.
You can reasonably assume that your PI is safe at Spagbook, at least as far as I can tell.
Quote from: vexati0n on July 16, 2010, 05:32:40 AM
It's not a matter of giving up on Discordia, it's a matter of giving up on trying to move Discordia forward in any tangible sense. Since Spagbook is the one angle I've got right now, and you're doing your best to discredit it (and me) in everyone else's eyes, and everybody around here has a lot more respect for you than for me, it doesn't really do me much good to keep pushing on.
Oh, okay. Now I get to be your excuse for quitting your project. Why didn't you just say so from the beginning?
We could have just come to an agreement, without all this hollering and carrying on. You could just tell everyone I wrecked your dream, and I could maybe give an evil or maniacal laugh, and you get to stop trying with your "self esteem" - or what passes for it, these days - intact.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 05:34:12 AM
Okay, just got off the phone. I have no reason to believe that Vexation was misusing my moniker, other than a badly worded "joke" on his part.
You can reasonably assume that your PI is safe at Spagbook, at least as far as I can tell.
I appreciate that.
Okay, just let me know if I'm still your excuse for quitting, so I'll know to laugh maniacally when people ask me why I did it.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 16, 2010, 05:42:37 AM
Okay, just let me know if I'm still your excuse for quitting, so I'll know to laugh maniacally when people ask me why I did it.
No, I rethought, and you're my excuse to keep going now.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UME67yLANIY/SvMhgOzXSEI/AAAAAAAAATw/Ay8PDdHDVAU/s320/jawdrop1236883259.jpg)
Well. I just crapped a really loose turd right in my pance.
I hope you're all happy.
Quote from: Turdley Burgleson on July 16, 2010, 06:04:34 PM
Well. I just crapped a really loose turd right in my pance.
I hope you're all happy.
We aim to please.
:D
on a completely different note, Vex, your signature image is too wide. I'm viewing the forum on a 1024px wide screen and together with the avatars on the left it's causing a horizontal scrollbar to appear which sucks. can you shave offf a little?
Quote from: Triple Zero on July 16, 2010, 11:41:16 PM
on a completely different note, Vex, your signature image is too wide. I'm viewing the forum on a 1024px wide screen and together with the avatars on the left it's causing a horizontal scrollbar to appear which sucks. can you shave offf a little?
Better?
Quote from: vexati0n on July 17, 2010, 01:37:29 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on July 16, 2010, 11:41:16 PM
on a completely different note, Vex, your signature image is too wide. I'm viewing the forum on a 1024px wide screen and together with the avatars on the left it's causing a horizontal scrollbar to appear which sucks. can you shave offf a little?
Better?
Have you wrenched my moniker loose from the intertubes? I'm going to try regging again, if you have.
Quote from: vexati0n on July 17, 2010, 01:37:29 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on July 16, 2010, 11:41:16 PM
on a completely different note, Vex, your signature image is too wide. I'm viewing the forum on a 1024px wide screen and together with the avatars on the left it's causing a horizontal scrollbar to appear which sucks. can you shave offf a little?
Better?
yes thanks a lot!
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 17, 2010, 05:32:01 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 17, 2010, 01:37:29 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on July 16, 2010, 11:41:16 PM
on a completely different note, Vex, your signature image is too wide. I'm viewing the forum on a 1024px wide screen and together with the avatars on the left it's causing a horizontal scrollbar to appear which sucks. can you shave offf a little?
Better?
Have you wrenched my moniker loose from the intertubes? I'm going to try regging again, if you have.
The db still had the glitch so it won't allow new registrations as Doktor_Howl, but I force-created your user. Your details should be in your email.
Quote from: vexati0n on July 17, 2010, 04:58:30 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 17, 2010, 05:32:01 AM
Quote from: vexati0n on July 17, 2010, 01:37:29 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on July 16, 2010, 11:41:16 PM
on a completely different note, Vex, your signature image is too wide. I'm viewing the forum on a 1024px wide screen and together with the avatars on the left it's causing a horizontal scrollbar to appear which sucks. can you shave offf a little?
Better?
Have you wrenched my moniker loose from the intertubes? I'm going to try regging again, if you have.
The db still had the glitch so it won't allow new registrations as Doktor_Howl, but I force-created your user. Your details should be in your email.
Okay, thanks.
I like the idea of this thing, but I can't figure out why I can't bookmark it.
Quote from: Nigel on July 18, 2010, 07:58:37 AM
I like the idea of this thing, but I can't figure out why I can't bookmark it.
um... ctrl+D ?
Surprisingly, I am not a complete idiot, nor am I using Windows... it's apple+D for me. There seems to be something wrong (again) with my browser... I can bookmark it to my "forums" folder, but when I try to bookmark it to my "social networking" folder nothing happens.
Quote from: Nigel on July 18, 2010, 05:01:04 PM
Surprisingly, I am not a complete idiot, nor am I using Windows... it's apple+D for me. There seems to be something wrong (again) with my browser... I can bookmark it to my "forums" folder, but when I try to bookmark it to my "social networking" folder nothing happens.
I think I've identified your problem.
It's like Usenet in 1992.
spagbook.com is dead
which, of course, means that spagbook.com is not dead. just changed formats, so now it actually works, as opposed to being a heaping pile of shit with more bugs than one of Kai's experiments. this is the good news.
the bad news is that i am not a master database expert, nor do i have the money to hire one, so this platform change means nobody's user account has been transferred and everyone has to start all over again. which won't be hard, since there wasn't much activity anyway.
so this is not an announcement in order to get everyone to come check it out, more of a notice for people who might care.
http://www.spagbook.com