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Clicking links - open in same tab or new tab

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Hi Cam,

Not a big issue, but when you click a link on here, it opens in the same tab, and I find myself finishing with the link and closing the tab and in doing so ending my session on here. Most other sites I go to (other forums, FB, twitter, etc.) have links open in a new tab so it's a kinda conditioned behaviour.

Would it bother you or anyone else awfully if links were set to open in a new tab?

Cheers, Dibo

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While we're at it how about upgrading to a decent forum programme this phpbb thing is fukn shithouse

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I'm bored. Can someone give me the Nines password?

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Thanks for the feedback Dibo. Has annoyed me also but never got around to fixing it! I've managed to do it now, however unfortunately it won't apply to existing links, but all links in new posts will now open in a new tab.

There's a few issues with the forum that need to be sorted, preventing it being upgraded to the latest version at the moment.

Yobbo, what in particular frustrates you?

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cam wrote:Yobbo, what in particular frustrates you?
Search blatantly doesn't work.

Lack of features, for instance feedback options - liking posts, informed when posts quoted.

Avatar size limits for the very best SVGA monitors 1998 has to offer.

Lack of truncation/downscaling images of quoted posts

Lack of integration with other social media and news platforms, ie no auto formatting of shared links.

Sausage fest

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Yeah Cam, bring more clam.

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Simmo79 wrote:I'm bored. Can someone give me the Nines password?
Nines was a multi?
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yob wrote:
cam wrote:Yobbo, what in particular frustrates you?
Search blatantly doesn't work.
For the "View unread posts" link, it's constantly returning "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. Please try again in a few minutes."

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dibo wrote:
yob wrote:
cam wrote:Yobbo, what in particular frustrates you?
Search blatantly doesn't work.
For the "View unread posts" link, it's constantly returning "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. Please try again in a few minutes."
Yeah for the last 11 years

phpbb, this thing is just rank

Get some software with actual features

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I've never had the issue until recently!

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Effective method for boosting Google ad impressions...

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yob wrote:
cam wrote:Yobbo, what in particular frustrates you?
Search blatantly doesn't work. - FIXED

Lack of features, for instance feedback options - liking posts, informed when posts quoted. - Notifications now available. Liking posts coming soon hopefully

Avatar size limits for the very best SVGA monitors 1998 has to offer. - Avatar size increased

Lack of truncation/downscaling images of quoted posts - FIXED

Lack of integration with other social media and news platforms, ie no auto formatting of shared links. - No support for this just yet

Sausage fest - NOT FIXED :lol:
Also fixed:
- Links now open in new tab/window
- Search is working
- View unread posts is working
- Forum is responsive-design so it works great on mobile
- New user registration is available again
- You can link your Facebook account to your profile & login with that
- Plenty of other new features

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Deagan approves.

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Misunderstood bloke

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