Calling all 80 Fifth Formers....

[Oddfather]

After spoken to some ppl from this year and consulting Daboss, this class is finally created. To those whom are lurking around all this while, please register and get active in the Forum. Calling ppl like Cheah Song Boo, Ling Cheng, Lieng Hiew Tick, Ling Cheng, Dr. Sam Yu, Leow Yon Meng, KK, Alan Thing, Gea Ming, Ming Hea, Dr. Lee Mee Li, Ling Mee Hong, Suk Chooi, Choon Fenn, Wai Hong.

Class of 80's just had their 25 years reunion dinner in November. So, 80's get cracking and sign up.

[yangmaen]

Hi Andrew

So you got it done, much better than to be categorised as 'lain-lain'. Think many more would throng in, with your powers of persuasion.

Must admit I was taken aback with this message from the admin
There are rules in the forum that have been discussed thoroughly before being put in place. If you don't like them, you can email or private
message any of the admins to delete your membership.
Sounds like there's no room for suggestions.

Not time yet to talk about a better forum interface?

In a month's time, let us meet that the basketball court at the Wesley Methodist Church at Chinese New year's eve and after.

[Oddfather]

now that I got the categorization for you and your gang, it is your turn to get the rest in.
Make sure you learn how to play basketball, otherwise will get LC to give you a lesson or 2. Rite, lynee?? Where is she now??

New interface?? Who face you are you talking abt?? Just start posting and we will talk whose face you want in here.

[KoChun]

Sounds like there's no room for suggestions.

We do have a Suggestions and Feedback forum.

Let me know if you can't find it.

[siewjang]

We do have a Suggestions and Feedback forum.

Let me know if you can't find it.
I'll beat you to that. Here you go. Let us know your suggestion. (http://www.acs-sitiawan.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=7)

[Oddfather]

I'll beat you to that. Here you go. Let us know your suggestion. (http://www.acs-sitiawan.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=7)
thanks.....you got my approval.

[yangmaen]

Nah, you're the one to rope them fellas in, you got the enthusiam for that.

Who's lynee?

This is the interface I'm talking about
http://forums.prospero.com/foxidol
http://forums.delphiforums.com/mamak

It's free, open source, tweakable, with Windows Explorer-like frames, everytime you log in, from whichever computer, you're taken to the posts which you haven't read, no more digging.
Great, isn't it?

[yangmaen]

Further features include the showing of the name/nick of the person you wish to direct your post to, and indication whether and when the person had read your post.

[Oddfather]

oooiii, some intro first lar...tell us you anak siaper?? From which class?? whats your job?? Who is your highschool sweethearts? Where do you hang out on, with who??

[Alkapocino]

Hi Andrew

So you got it done, much better than to be categorised as 'lain-lain'. Think many more would throng in, with your powers of persuasion.

Must admit I was taken aback with this message from the admin

Sounds like there's no room for suggestions.

Not time yet to talk about a better forum interface?

In a month's time, let us meet that the basketball court at the Wesley Methodist Church at Chinese New year's eve and after.
Yo yangmaen, you talked like you have eaten lots of Forum Salt. Let's see if you can catch up with andrewh in terms of post counts! :D

Welcome to the Nice Enough Forum.

pssst....watch out the toes you just stepped on. :p

[Oddfather]

Yo yangmaen, you talked like you have eaten lots of Forum Salt. Let's see if you can catch up with andrewh in terms of post counts! :D

Welcome to the Nice Enough Forum.

pssst....watch out the toes you just stepped on. :p
by beating you he would have beaten me. :p

[yangmaen]

Alka,

Thank you for the welcome. Er, whose toes did I step on and how?

About forum salt, on Net credentials I am a pioneer user of the Internet in this country, having been and still involved in the setting up and administration of among others mailgroups, forums and the Registrar of Societies registered Kelab Internet Wilayah Persekutuan & Selangor housed in HELP Institute. Hobbies include stratospheric broadcasting and communications software and hardware testing.

Was in ACS Form 5 in 1980, Science, usual committees positions, graduated in the UK. No sweethearts to mention about, never a sweetheart to anybody. In occupation am still practising coz not perfect. Andrew's life story is way way more tiltilating than mine. No ambition to beat Andrew's number of posts.

Anybody had posted a list of nice Foochow restaurants in KL/PJ somewhere around?

[daBoss]

...Must admit I was taken aback with this message from the admin... Sounds like there's no room for suggestions...
why not post the email that you sent to the admin too? :)

[yangmaen]

Here it is.


For months Andrew Hong keeps telling me to register, and now I'm faced with
this hassle. I don't get this even with my UK uni alumni.

Think I should just forget about it. Just delete la.

What's next?

[daBoss]

...This is the interface I'm talking about
http://forums.prospero.com/foxidol
http://forums.delphiforums.com/mamak

It's free, open source, tweakable...
you sure those forums are based on free and open-source scripts? :huh:

can you provide a link please? coz they sure look like they're either a custom-built one or a heavily modded script...

[Dino]

Nah, you're the one to rope them fellas in, you got the enthusiam for that.

Who's lynee?

This is the interface I'm talking about
http://forums.prospero.com/foxidol
http://forums.delphiforums.com/mamak

It's free, open source, tweakable, with Windows Explorer-like frames, everytime you log in, from whichever computer, you're taken to the posts which you haven't read, no more digging.
Great, isn't it?

No offense but goodness turd-pie.....its slooooooow like watching cow dung come out of its arse!!! :eek:

[yangmaen]

Read about it and download the software from here
http://beehiveforum.sourceforge.net/about.html
Version 0.62's the latest. Read a detailed review on the earlier 0.5
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1767960,00.asp
I quite agree with the review, from both sides as user and administrator.

The forum owner is free to customise it. Moderating it is a breeze.
There is a similar interface software, also open source called MX Board but it's not as powerful.

The functions and interface are the same as the one you saw on Delphiforums and Prospero but I'm sure as a user you like the way that it immediately shows you the posts you have not read whenever you log in, whichever computer or even PDA you access it from, no more digging. Wait till you see what you can do as a mod!

For me when accessing forums, I'm very put off by the PHPBB format. It's a personal preference but the majority of forums users I know feel the same. Not to say there're none who are more passionate about PHPBB.

[yangmaen]

Dino,

That depends on the server. It is very fast on a good server - I can personally vouch for that.
The Idol forum is too full of kids with lotsa clutter, but it was the interface I want you to see.

Take a look at the other forums which use the Beehive software, from the link I provided above, and you can make the comparison and see how careful choosing of a host pays off.

[daBoss]

yangmaen, i guess it is a matter of preference... for me, nothing beats vbulletin. the only that even comes close is invision powerboard. a distant third is phpbb.

also, please don't take offence... the format and style of the forum you posted is the 'old' way of doing things... i see that style in a lot of academic and government institutions...

btw the way, you don't have to dig for new posts... did you know that there's a 'new posts' link right in the middle of the top menu bar? :) or you can click on this link: http://www.acs-sitiawan.com/forum/search.php?do=getnew

[Dino]

Dino,

That depends on the server. It is very fast on a good server - I can personally vouch for that.
The Idol forum is too full of kids with lotsa clutter, but it was the interface I want you to see.

Take a look at the other forums which use the Beehive software, from the link I provided above, and you can make the comparison and see how careful choosing of a host pays off.

Noted and appreciate your comments and suggestions. End of the day, its all about personal preference. I frequest sites like
www.dvdtalk.com
www.anandtech.com
so i pretty much gotten use to vbulletin type of forums.

Also another suggestion to you is that if you hit "New Posts" in the tool menu options, you can see all the new posts since your last visit.

[daBoss]

i guess all the super major forums (really top volume ones) out there are modded and custom developed. however, for the average joe, nothing beats vbulletin... :) nothing... zilch... zero...

long live vbulletin... :)

[yangmaen]

No offence, but no, no, it's not old. And no need to flick webpages everytime.

The New Post function here doesn't land one to the next of read post, but the argument will continue till the lembu comes home.

[daBoss]

...The New Post function here doesn't land one to the next of read post, but the argument will continue till the lembu comes home.
erm... sure i understand what you mean... care to elaborate?

[yangmaen]

With my fav, let's say you read post no. 1 to 20 in a thread, log off, go away, login, immediately it is post no. 21 onwards in your face for you to read.

Tried that here, clicked on New Posts, but it didn't bring me to where I stopped. It showed me only several but not all threads with new posts, clicked on them, they showed me posts from no. 1 which I've read before.

[daBoss]

version 3.5.x onwards have something very similar but cooler... :)

vbulletion jumped from 3.0.8 or 3.0.9 straight to 3.5... we're still at 3.0.8... too lazy to upgrade... :(

will do so in due time... :)

[yangmaen]

This thread is called Class Of 1980. Maybe certain words can be inserted to included those who came to ACS for their lower sixth form in 1981 and left school together with the fifth formers of 1980. Other threads are similarly affected. Having the right words to include them affects their sense of feeling being part of it.

[siewjang]

Ahem! Out of topic. Snip, snip please. TQ :D

[Zazu]

oddfather r u running solo nowadays... where's the rest?

[Oddfather]

oddfather r u running solo nowadays... where's the rest?
Its not my year laaa....

Mine is 81.......got BC to accompany me everyday. As for the rest, dunno what happened. maybe still trying to find the on/off switch.

[JC]

Siapa dalam kelas '80? Satu thread saja... :o

[Alkapocino]

yangmaen, the sole member Class of 80 also gone MIA! :(

[Oddfather]

yangmaen, the sole member Class of 80 also gone MIA! :(
Have to talk to his partner to allow him to forum.

[JC]

Maybe his partner MIA also... ;)

[Oddfather]

Maybe his partner MIA also... ;)
Any idea who is partner is?? :blink:

[JC]

MIA until dunno who.. :p

[Oddfather]

MIA until dunno who.. :p
then you slowly find lor......

[NHLee]

After spoken to some ppl from this year and consulting Daboss, this class is finally created. To those whom are lurking around all this while, please register and get active in the Forum. Calling ppl like Cheah Song Boo, Ling Cheng, Lieng Hiew Tick, Ling Cheng, Dr. Sam Yu, Leow Yon Meng, KK, Alan Thing, Gea Ming, Ming Hea, Dr. Lee Mee Li, Ling Mee Hong, Suk Chooi, Choon Fenn, Wai Hong.

Class of 80's just had their 25 years reunion dinner in November. So, 80's get cracking and sign up.

Hi fellows,

This must be my senior room. Mine from class of '84. Among the name listed, I only recognized my distance cousin sis, Dr Lee Mee Li. Anyway, haven't seen her ..wow..let see..has been 17-18 yrs.

Have a nice life.

Rgds,
Dr NHLee

[Zazu]

Ha loooooo!!! [Echo] [Echo] [Echo] [Echo]

Hmmm.... no response!

I declare this thread DEAD! :D

[Alkapocino]

Let me try again!



Ha loooooo!!! [Echo] [Echo] [Echo] [Echo]

:unsure: :weird: :unsure: :worried:

[PreciousPearl]

Zazu, Alka
u wanna try that in yr 84 or not? LOL

[Zazu]

Zazu, Alka
u wanna try that in yr 84 or not? LOL

yr 84 dead ade ah?

[PreciousPearl]

..........mostly dead :(

[Sila]

meow!

[PreciousPearl]

apasal, si kucing? :D

[Sila]

stray cat wandered in here loh.... :p

[Oddfather]

Mana kittens??

[Hammerhead]

stray cat wandered in here loh.... :p

Who are you straying from?:p

[Sila]

Mana kittens??

kittens??? :unsure: :amazed:

Who are you straying from?:p

hehehehhe.... jahat ni.... ;)