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Title: Introduction
Post by: godboko71 on April 2nd, 2011, 03:16 AM
Hey all,

I don't see a thread for introductions so I thought I would start one (delete/merge if search failed me.)

Name is Robert and have followed wedge (didn't know its name until the other day) for awhile now.

I used to use SMF (still have SMF on one forum but I don't manage it really) however I am mainly using an Application framework with a forum module for my forum needs. Though I am always looking for any projects that come up.

I am more of a project manager then a coder though I dabble when I am feeling confident.

Anyway I look forward to following and using wedge when it becomes available.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Dismal Shadow on April 2nd, 2011, 04:09 PM
There is a introduction thread but it's private, but welcome to Wedge. :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: dazed on April 2nd, 2011, 04:44 PM
Quote from Dismal Shadow on April 2nd, 2011, 04:09 PM
There is a introduction thread but it's private, but welcome to Wedge. :)
No wonder I couldn't find it.  -_-

Not a coder, former ISP owner, with a few smf sites that 'when all else fails' I jump in to rescue. Been following Nao and Pete since the crap hit the fan last year.

I like the vision of Wedge, that's why I joined. Otherwise like the flaming bird site, I never joined because I saw that there were way to many chiefs just like smf.

No good software is ever completed by committee has been my experience.

Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 9th, 2011, 01:14 AM
Check out Pete's blog for more posts on the subject eheh.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 9th, 2011, 01:17 AM
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No good software is ever completed by committee has been my experience.
Specifically http://innovatenotimitate.com/?p=168 as it happens...
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: dazed on April 9th, 2011, 03:01 AM
Quote from Nao/Gilles on April 9th, 2011, 01:14 AM
Check out Pete's blog for more posts on the subject eheh.
Funny I just read that post over there this afternoon, and was nodding all the way through.

Posted: April 9th, 2011, 02:57 AM

OK, why's the logo displaying in the center?  :o
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 9th, 2011, 03:06 AM
Quote from dazed on April 9th, 2011, 03:01 AM
OK, why's the logo displaying in the center?  :o
Because here is still primarily using the Noisen codebase which had a lot of blogging features added in to it, including that particular layout for images.

Try using:
Code: [Select]
[img align=left]
instead of img.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: dazed on April 9th, 2011, 03:10 AM
Quote from Arantor on April 9th, 2011, 03:06 AM
Quote from dazed on April 9th, 2011, 03:01 AM
OK, why's the logo displaying in the center?  :o
Because here is still primarily using the Noisen codebase which had a lot of blogging features added in to it, including that particular layout for images.

Try using:
Code: [Select]
[img align=left]
instead of img.
Thanks... that worked!  :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 9th, 2011, 09:30 AM
We should establish a policy for logo reuse in sigs...
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 9th, 2011, 04:09 PM
We should, yes, but right now I really don't have any objections to just using it for promotion...
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 9th, 2011, 04:39 PM
I don't mean everywhere, but here... If everyone starts putting the logo in their sigs, it's just a waste of space :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 9th, 2011, 07:22 PM
*shrug* I came up with a new tagline that I'm proud of.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 9th, 2011, 08:04 PM
Everyone make up your own taglines! Winner gets a top left corner spot :niark:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: godboko71 on April 9th, 2011, 11:43 PM
Quote from Nao/Gilles on April 9th, 2011, 08:04 PM
Everyone make up your own taglines! Winner gets a top left corner spot :niark:
Sounds fun :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 9th, 2011, 11:55 PM
Well I'm kidding but if someone really wants to be in the corner, why not let them try :p

Currently working on putting the finishing touches to a 'working' Aeva Media in Wedge. Currently, the album & item pages are working. Uploading items as well. Can't believe it took me less than a week to reach that place!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: CJ Jackson on April 10th, 2011, 12:09 AM
How rude of me, I forgot to introduce myself, hi my name is Christopher John Jackson, yes it quite a long name, the common question people ask me is that am I related to Michael Jackson? Well the answer is, has always No!  :niark:

Anyway I'm the developer of RockForums.tk (registration is currently closed due to spambots and the fact the email system is not working propably, I did put public beta on the bottom of the forum and that my excuse) and HTML5 Multimedia Framework for Wordpress (had a quite a few positive feedback as well as donations).  :D
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Dismal Shadow on April 10th, 2011, 02:02 AM
Quote from Nao/Gilles on April 9th, 2011, 08:04 PM
Everyone make up your own taglines! Winner gets a top left corner spot :niark:
Just did. :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on April 10th, 2011, 02:56 AM
Mine is nowhere near as humorous as Nao's.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 10th, 2011, 02:57 AM
@CJ Jackson: Hi and welcome!

@live: It's still good. Not everything has to be funny, or serious for that matter.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: spoogs on April 10th, 2011, 03:22 AM
Just added mine, now to get to the right post count for it to be shown.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 10th, 2011, 03:23 AM
Well, all the boards here are post-count friendly, as my post count should indicate :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: spoogs on April 10th, 2011, 03:26 AM
Good to know... I'm more of a reader than a poster though.

Edit.. and there it is :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: godboko71 on April 10th, 2011, 09:25 PM
"Out of many One forum"

That makes me think of Highlander.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 11th, 2011, 11:46 PM
There can be only one simple machine?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: fluxcore on April 12th, 2011, 07:32 AM
*S*ick of *M*ismanaged *F*orum software?
Stop talking, get Wedge!

You've got the "hilarous" play on words with "Stop" in there too.

Anyway, I just found out about the project today (through BlocWeb), and am very keen on seeing further progress. I thought I was waiting for the SMF 2.0 final(ly) release, but I'm much more interested in this! Will be keeping a beady eye on proceedings :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on April 12th, 2011, 08:47 AM
Welcome!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: MultiformeIngegno on April 12th, 2011, 10:23 AM
Welcomeeee
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 12th, 2011, 11:01 AM
Quote from fluxcore on April 12th, 2011, 07:32 AM
Anyway, I just found out about the project today (through BlocWeb), and am very keen on seeing further progress.
Thanks :)
Hey, I couldn't even find a link to Wedge over there... Only a few mentions without links. Rats! :lol:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 13th, 2011, 04:29 PM
Welcome everyone :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Dragooon on April 13th, 2011, 07:06 PM
Hello I am Dragooon, thought I'd drop by here and say hello, just joined the site.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: kriation on April 13th, 2011, 07:06 PM
/mewaves
I'm an administrator of one site running SMF 1.x since 2007. Recently shown the light by Arantor regarding the turmoil going on within the camp, and introduced to Wedge. From what I've read, I'm excited to see a renewed vigor in building a competitive open source forum solution, and would love to help in the development effort.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: godboko71 on April 13th, 2011, 08:51 PM
Quote from Dragooon on April 13th, 2011, 07:06 PM
Hello I am Dragooon, thought I'd drop by here and say hello, just joined the site.
Wow just joined the site with 500+ posts :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Rustybarnacle on April 13th, 2011, 09:16 PM
I just noticed there was an introduction thread.

I'm Neil, from Canada.  No, I don't know Bob, from Canada.  I hear he's a real nice guy though.

I've played with creating various forums in the last few years after inheriting an invite only forum thats been going for almost 6 years.  So far the one I've inherited is the only one that stuck.  :)  I guess I just don't have the knack for finding members.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: DoctorMalboro on April 14th, 2011, 01:07 AM
Hi,

This awesomeness of human being is Leandro (A.K.A. DoctorMalboro). This hot stud is 16 y/o and it lives in Argentina (german, though). I've played with SMF since 1.1.4, then drop it and got back in 2.0 RC2 (or the beta, I don't remember well). Then it was when I register to SM.org and involved helping and stuff.

I have a blog (check my profile). :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Costa on April 17th, 2011, 04:45 AM
Hi folks, how are you?
Count with me for translating Wedge to my language. :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on April 17th, 2011, 05:05 AM
Hiya Costa man!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Costa on April 17th, 2011, 05:15 AM
Hi liveTooMuchNumbers, I'm stalking you or is my impression? :P
I'm back on duty related to SMF software when I saw this, meanwhile I do not wish my Lang Mod position back at SMF.org (i ask for it a couple weeks).
It's interesting what Nao and Arantor are doing here, and I want to help them at my way. So I'm here to help :P

Meh, I'm boring! :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on April 17th, 2011, 05:27 AM
Pfft, you're not stalking me. You don't live in the USA :P

And the buzz here *is* interesting. Maybe I can become an English translator[1] :P
 1. I'd set the lang files ablaze and run hard and fast
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Costa on April 17th, 2011, 05:29 AM
Quote from live627 on April 17th, 2011, 05:27 AM
Pfft, you're not stalking me. You don't live in the USA :P
You don't know that :niark:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on April 17th, 2011, 05:33 AM
You live in Portugal. I don't think you coughed up that much money for a plane :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Costa on April 17th, 2011, 05:34 AM
Quote from live627 on April 17th, 2011, 05:33 AM
You live in Portugal. I don't think you coughed up that much money for a plane :P
I've a C-130 :ph34r:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on April 17th, 2011, 05:35 AM
I've got... er, teh codez :eheh:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: MultiformeIngegno on April 17th, 2011, 11:30 AM
Welcome Costa! ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: YogiBear on April 18th, 2011, 03:16 PM
Happy Wedging, Everyone !  :) :cool:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Masterd on April 18th, 2011, 10:40 PM
Thanks, YogiBear! :D
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: abraamz on April 18th, 2011, 11:09 PM
hallo everybody
greetings from greece.
following innovation and inspiration got me here! :cool:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on April 19th, 2011, 01:08 PM
Hi all,
Having AeMe for a few years led me to this rather exciting project.
Nice to see some *big names* lurking on this forum - watching progress and hopefully taking note.

Looking forward to installing Wedge.
/methinks  "Hope Nao and Arantor have both signed those important papers"
 :lol:
Best of luck with the release
cheers
billy
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 19th, 2011, 03:13 PM
What papers...? :unsure:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: DoctorMalboro on April 19th, 2011, 04:45 PM
The ones where you two sell their souls to the Devil Microsoft Corp.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 19th, 2011, 04:53 PM
If you're referring to the legal papers with SMF, we weren't involved in that - we're not members of the LLC or NPO, and frankly, I wouldn't want to be.

(I mean, seriously: if I were on the SMF team now, I'd have to look at joining the NPO as a legal member in order to be party to some of the votes of where things go. If that's not a WTF, I don't know what is.)

We have both signed CLAs giving rights to use any code we gave them for SMF itself so bug fixes and so on we gave them are able to be used.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on April 19th, 2011, 05:13 PM
Quote from Arantor on April 19th, 2011, 04:53 PM
If you're referring to the legal papers with SMF, we weren't involved in that - we're not members of the LLC or NPO, and frankly, I wouldn't want to be.

(I mean, seriously: if I were on the SMF team now, I'd have to look at joining the NPO as a legal member in order to be party to some of the votes of where things go. If that's not a WTF, I don't know what is.)

We have both signed CLAs giving rights to use any code we gave them for SMF itself so bug fixes and so on we gave them are able to be used.
It was a flippant remark referring to wedges' setup actually - obviously based on the turmoil that now consumes SMF.
 :)
Billy
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 19th, 2011, 05:25 PM
billy2, there are no papers involved in Wedge for now. We're working on CLAs and NDAs but we're not in a hurry. Right now it's just between Pete and I, and we trust each other fully.
Quote from Arantor on April 19th, 2011, 04:53 PM
(I mean, seriously: if I were on the SMF team now, I'd have to look at joining the NPO as a legal member in order to be party to some of the votes of where things go. If that's not a WTF, I don't know what is.)
...
Hmm, if they wanted me in the team, I'd have to be both dev team leader, and either be the boss of SMF, or be a director with you at the helm.
I think they have yet to reach that point where everyone who hates us is kicked out and they call us to save SMF :lol:
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We have both signed CLAs giving rights to use any code we gave them for SMF itself so bug fixes and so on we gave them are able to be used.
Hmm, here's me wondering if my CLA technically expired once they stripped me of my titles, privileges and group memberships... ::)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 19th, 2011, 05:45 PM
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Hmm, here's me wondering if my CLA technically expired once they stripped me of my titles, privileges and group memberships
Nope.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 19th, 2011, 06:00 PM
They want my cake and eat it! The bastards! :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on April 19th, 2011, 09:10 PM
Quote from Nao/Gilles on April 19th, 2011, 05:25 PM
billy2, there are no papers involved in Wedge for now. We're working on CLAs and NDAs but we're not in a hurry. Right now it's just between Pete and I, and we trust each other fully.
I fully understand and respect your sentiments, exactly the way it should be.
Long may it remain;  trust and honour rule Wedge

Cheers
Billy
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Farjo on April 23rd, 2011, 10:00 PM
Hi I'm Frazer. I'm an admin on a motorbike club which was set up on ezboard and now runs Yuku. 6-7 years ago I started work to move to a self-hosted solution and decided on SMF 2, assuming it would be just round the corner. My reputation has taken a battering over the years as news of our messageboard's move has been raised and postponed over and over.

Seeing as we are not live on SMF I don't post much on their forum but have been a member for all those years. I sometimes contribute to their support forum when I have time which helps me learn SMF.

I used to work for a software company testing all its new features and supporting its users. Eight years ago I quit and became a nurse - now I clean up other people's shit literally ^_^ The only difference is people say "thank you" to nurses but never to IT folk  :)

I'm very interested in this fork as I cannot see SMF going anywhere, its progress is much too slow, its team too small and divided. I look forward to helping out where I can e.g. with testing  :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: MultiformeIngegno on April 23rd, 2011, 10:39 PM
Welcome Farjo!! ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 23rd, 2011, 10:43 PM
Quote from Farjo on April 23rd, 2011, 10:00 PM
The only difference is people say "thank you" to nurses but never to IT folk  :)
Lol, that should be my motto ;)
Reminds me of The IT Crowd, too!
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I'm very interested in this fork as I cannot see SMF going anywhere, its progress is much too slow, its team too small and divided.
We're even smaller but we have a vision, that's the difference. We may end up having the same fate as SMF in a few years time -- but that's the way things go. Maybe in 8 years we'll find a new successor to take over and implement the long awaited holographic chat feature that all other board systems have! ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Farjo on April 24th, 2011, 10:54 AM
Thanks for the welcome MultiformeIngegno :)

Yes you're right Nao size is not the most important factor - the company I worked for last had 4 developers when I started but it quickly became the best software in its market due to good programming, consultants (knowing what the customers want), testing, support and marketing.

One side of me hopes that after the legals are sorted the SMF team will put everything behind them and come together to push SMF forward again. Only time will tell.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 24th, 2011, 11:29 AM
See who's running the project. Used to be Kindred... Now it's Oldiesmann.
One question: are they developers? I don't think so. Never saw them commit a single line of code to the SVN.

SMF is a project run by project managers.
Wedge is a project run by programmers.

SMF focuses on the management side -- you know, getting the word out that "everything's being taken care of". But that's bullshit. What SMF needs is developers. People who know the codebase, know the state it is currently in[1], and aren't afraid to spend time fixing bugs made by other developers -- and focusing only on that. They've only had one active developer these days -- and he's not even the lead developer, and he isn't actually that active to begin with.

Seriously, I wouldn't attempt to judge people on their work and their time investment, but that does say a lot about the *management* if they don't wake up and hire new developers to do the job that their current dev team doesn't do.

How do you expect SMF to play catch up in this situation? It's like they just want to be left in peace -- away from the XenForo buzz, away from the Wedge activity. I'd like to say good luck, even though they don't really deserve any, but honestly I'm in a pretty good position to know that they'll need more than luck right now anyway.
 1. I'm afraid no one at SMF currently does. Back when I was a dev tryout last year, the dev team was exactly the same as today, and in one month I did more work than most of the current devs did in one year. And during that month, it became quite apparent to me that they weren't willing to let it be known that none of them knew a thing about what they were doing.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: RvG on April 24th, 2011, 02:30 PM
Is wedge which is based on smf is going to be like a icyphoenix project where the engine is based off phpbb?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: MultiformeIngegno on April 24th, 2011, 02:37 PM
Ehm.. no?
Why (the hell) should we base Wedge on PhpBB? :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 24th, 2011, 03:37 PM
Sure you're not meaning IceWeasel being a Firefox fork?

It's not just a minor change to SMF's code, it's MASSIVE change. No SMF mod will work now, not one mod can work without alterations, for example.
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One question: are they developers? I don't think so. Never saw them commit a single line of code to the SVN.
Oldiesmann has contributed to SVN, mostly PostgreSQL fixes.
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How do you expect SMF to play catch up in this situation?
I don't think it can. 2.0 is at least a month away. Then comes the long haul to decide what's in 2.1 and then to actually build it. Unless it's something relatively small, we're going to be talking about 6+ months before betas, so we're probably looking at a spring 2012 release for 2.1, which won't even be that exciting a release.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Dragooon on April 24th, 2011, 05:11 PM
Quote from Arantor on April 24th, 2011, 03:37 PM
Sure you're not meaning IceWeasel being a Firefox fork?
I think he means icypheonix which is indeed a fork of phpbb.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 24th, 2011, 05:19 PM
How odd, I never knew anyone actually forked it before...
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Dragooon on April 24th, 2011, 05:20 PM
I hadn't heard about it either until a few days ago.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: RvG on April 24th, 2011, 08:37 PM
Quote from Dragooon on April 24th, 2011, 05:11 PM
Quote from Arantor on April 24th, 2011, 03:37 PM
Sure you're not meaning IceWeasel being a Firefox fork?
I think he means icypheonix which is indeed a fork of phpbb.
yes right here http://icyphoenix.com a very good example of phpbb fork.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 24th, 2011, 08:46 PM
Yeah, something like that.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 25th, 2011, 12:34 AM
Only like that from a twisted point of view. These features, they're more like a compilation of already available mods (they're all GPL so I guess he can do it...), packed under an ugly theme.

Wedge doesn't use any pre-existing mods, because they're not available under a forkable license for the most part.
The only mods we took from the SMF community are the mods we wrote ourselves -- drafts, footnotes, media area, things like that. (Oh, and Pretty URLs, which has a forkable license, but I had a hand in writing it anyway.)

Also, we have our own theme, and it looks great. (Better than Wedge.org, at the very least. Which is probably why I insist so much on the fact that Wedge.org is not currently running Wedge :P)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 25th, 2011, 01:13 AM
I wasn't referring to the details, only the generalities; it is much the same idea, only done much better as you've said.

Even though I wrote a drafts mod for SMF, I actually gutted and rewrote it from scratch for Wedge to solve several of the bugs in the original, and make it more awesome in the process.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on April 26th, 2011, 09:17 AM
Quote from Nao/Gilles on April 25th, 2011, 12:34 AM
....................

Also, we have our own theme, and it looks great. (Better than Wedge.org, at the very least. Which is probably why I insist so much on the fact that Wedge.org is not currently running Wedge :P)
:P
Would be nice to have a sneak preview of the Wedge theme...........just so we can work on our logos   :thanks:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 26th, 2011, 03:28 PM
Hmm... We could do screenshots.

But I'm currently documenting all of the new features (I took a short break to fix and improve the user menu in topic pages -- now it's looking great!), and once I'm done with it, I'll be splitting the list into several topics, and one of them will be about the new theme -- so yeah, I guess I'll publish screenshots of it in that topic.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: dorje on April 26th, 2011, 03:37 PM
Quote from Nao/Gilles on April 26th, 2011, 03:28 PM
so yeah, I guess I'll publish screenshots of it in that topic.
:yahoo: :yahoo:

 :cool:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Pete on April 26th, 2011, 03:45 PM
I guess I should introduce myself too....

My name really is Pete.  Really.    :ph34r:

I'm a long time SMF user and a paid AeMe user, which is how I found out about Wedge.  Once I saw mod development and discussion for SMF dying down, I knew something must have happened, and I set out to figure out what was going on. I've read the sorry, sordid tale, from Jeff Lewis' blog post all the way down, and I was discouraged and disheartened.  Then when I saw on Noisen the "Fork You" thread, I was intrigued, and so here I am.

I know just enough programming to be dangerous, but I won't ask stupid questions.  I'll probably mostly just sit in the background and read with anticipation the day that I will once again be able to use an innovative community software.

Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and say "Thank You" for breathing new life into a stagnant forum software.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 26th, 2011, 03:47 PM
That's the spirit :)

Can't you find another name though? Our lead visionary is called Pete too :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Pete on April 26th, 2011, 03:50 PM
Quote from Nao/Gilles on April 26th, 2011, 03:47 PM
Can't you find another name though? Our lead visionary is called Pete too :P
Yeah, I know.  Hence the  :ph34r:

Sorry.  I'm not very creative when it comes to screen names, and I've been "Pete" for almost 34 years now, so I'm kind of attached to it.   :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: dorje on April 26th, 2011, 03:52 PM
"Pete2"? :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: MultiformeIngegno on April 26th, 2011, 03:56 PM
The revenge!  :lol:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 26th, 2011, 04:05 PM
Quote from Pete on April 26th, 2011, 03:50 PM
Sorry.  I'm not very creative when it comes to screen names, and I've been "Pete" for almost 34 years now, so I'm kind of attached to it.   :P
Ah... Indeed you win, you're older than Pete1.

Well, Pete1, you know what to do! Change your first name :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on April 26th, 2011, 04:13 PM
/mewill just be Arantor then :lol:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Pete on April 26th, 2011, 04:19 PM
I could be Super-Awesome-Pete-Man?  :whistle:

On a completely unrelated note, maybe you remember me...  I was the first to report the incompatibility in the WYSIWYG Quick Reply mod with AEVA (which of course you quickly addressed).
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 26th, 2011, 04:49 PM
Oh... Sorry... Ever since I started working on Wedge, I pretty much forgot everything about AeMe. Didn't have enough room in my brain for both ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: spoogs on April 26th, 2011, 06:00 PM
Quote from Pete on April 26th, 2011, 04:19 PM
I could be Super-Awesome-Pete-Man?  :whistle:
SAP-Man  :niark:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Pete on April 26th, 2011, 08:32 PM
Quote from spoogs on April 26th, 2011, 06:00 PM
Quote from Pete on April 26th, 2011, 04:19 PM
I could be Super-Awesome-Pete-Man?  :whistle:
SAP-Man  :niark:
Hmmm.  Guess I should've thought that through a bit more...   :lol:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on April 26th, 2011, 09:58 PM
Quote from Nao/Gilles on April 26th, 2011, 03:28 PM
Hmm... We could do screenshots.
...................... -- so yeah, I guess I'll publish screenshots of it in that topic.
Look forward to that Nao
Cheers
Billy
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: biza on May 10th, 2011, 01:00 AM
Hi all, my name is Ivan aka biza and I'm just reading this forum wile waiting for wedge...

Very interesting and promising stuff here :)

Cheers
Biza
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Dismal Shadow on May 10th, 2011, 01:01 AM
Welcome. :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on May 10th, 2011, 01:02 AM
Indeed, welcome :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nori on May 12th, 2011, 10:35 PM
Howdy everyone. So I came across Wedge (which BTW sounds like it'll be awesome!) because I was upgrading my SMF from 2.0RC2 to 2.0RC5. The only reason I decided to upgrade was because my forums are a admin approve only setup, but I don't want to discourage random people from joining if they found out about us. So I wanted to find a mod that put a field in registration on why you are joining. I found a mod, but it didn't work with RC2. So I upgraded, and decided to see if any of my other installed mods had updates. I use the youtubeBB mod and that linked to the new mod/website and then I saw the Fork this topic and totally agreed with your vision (SMF has gone exactly nowhere since I've started using it at the end of 2009). So here I am....

Little about myself. I run/manage a half dozen small websites. Mostly I just take exisiting solutions and customize them for the need. I'm not really a programmer, but I know my way around HTML, CSS and a bit of jQuery. I only have one site that uses SMF; its a gaming clanish site with only about a dozen regular users. So I don't do a whole lot with the site.

Anywho, this sounds like a great project and I would love to use it when you guys release it. Thanks for you work and initiative.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: KaBo0M! on May 28th, 2011, 08:44 AM
I like to keep quiet and just read but I heard about Wedge from a few people I keep connected with because they are smart and informed and teach me a lot about keeping my forum safe.

I am so glad that someone is finally doing what I have been wishing someone would do for awhile! Thank you and I can't wait :)

By the way, I see some of you have wedge in your signature. Can anyone have that?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on May 28th, 2011, 10:22 AM
Quote from kabo0m on May 28th, 2011, 08:44 AM
I like to keep quiet and just read but I heard about Wedge from a few people I keep connected with because they are smart and informed and teach me a lot about keeping my forum safe.

I am so glad that someone is finally doing what I have been wishing someone would do for awhile! Thank you and I can't wait :)

By the way, I see some of you have wedge in your signature. Can anyone have that?
I went ahead and used the Wedge in my sig without bothering to ask   :angel:
No one reads my posts anyway  :lol:

Billy
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on May 28th, 2011, 10:38 AM
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By the way, I see some of you have wedge in your signature. Can anyone have that?
It''s allowed here but condoned over at sm.org because they apparently don't allow links to competitors. Does that mean they want a monopoly?  Is it a part of their act to shove Wedge away forever? Or an innocent PR stunt?
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I went ahead and used the Wedge in my sig without bothering to ask   :angel:
Oh noez, we neeedz yer permishon firsts!
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No one reads my posts anyway  :lol:
Hehe, then no one reads a rats ass  :angel:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on May 28th, 2011, 10:48 AM
Quote from live627 on May 28th, 2011, 10:38 AM
It''s allowed here but condoned over at sm.org because they apparently don't allow links to competitors. Does that mean they want a monopoly?  Is it a part of their act to shove Wedge away forever? Or an innocent PR stunt?
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Norodo on June 10th, 2011, 11:40 AM
So this is the introduction topic.

Thought I'd just leave my opinion about Wedge here (oh dear, opinions.)

I for one, think what you're doing here has been almost asking to be done for years, but because of SMFs license nobody has done it. Now personally I'm in the process of converting my forum to MyBB "any day now", but I really think you've got a good thing going here! I like your ideas and I agree on your philosophy. Maybe some day I can proudly wave the Wedge flag on my website?

So this is me saying, keep up the good work. I'm sure people appreciate it very much.

:)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on June 10th, 2011, 12:10 PM
Thank you :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: busterone on June 11th, 2011, 07:48 PM
Hello all. I have been around here for a couple of months, but was just lurking. Some of you know of me, very few do actually know me.  :lol:
I have been following the politics and events at SM for quite some time, but pretty much just watch and wait without saying much.  I do like what I have read about here, so keep it up up. 
This looks to be a very promising and solid product upon completion.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: MultiformeIngegno on June 12th, 2011, 01:34 AM
Welcome! ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: snoopy-virtual on June 12th, 2011, 02:58 PM
Hi busterone.

Glad to see you here.

BTW, I saw the signature you have in another forum (Wedge, Coming to a forum near you soon!) and I really like it. Very nice.   :cool:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: busterone on June 12th, 2011, 03:11 PM
Hello Snoopy  :eheh:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Norodo on June 13th, 2011, 04:00 PM
Quote from busterone on June 12th, 2011, 03:11 PM
Hello Snoopy  :eheh:
Buster? From Demonoid? Oh wow. A small internet, if that's so.

Welcome anyway.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: busterone on June 14th, 2011, 01:07 AM
That's me. Demonoid and The Demons Den.
Hello Norodo. 
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on June 14th, 2011, 01:17 AM
You run Demonoid? O_o
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Norodo on June 14th, 2011, 01:53 AM
Quote from live627 on June 14th, 2011, 01:17 AM
You run Demonoid? O_o
He does not run Demonoid. Last time I visited Demonoid they were run by someone called Deimos, I think. Buster however is definitely what I'd call a veteran member of Demonoid. He does run thedemonsden.com afaik, and seems to be a lot of places I frequent online, oddly.

(http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7897/thebirdsarenotofdoompz9.png)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: busterone on June 14th, 2011, 03:33 AM
No, I do not run Demonoid. I have been around there since the Mayflower came over to the New World though.   :eheh:
I had to change accounts once way back when it got too corrupted for them to repair, so it says that I have been there since 2007, but was actually early 2005.
Quote from Norodo on June 14th, 2011, 01:53 AM
snip- and seems to be a lot of places I frequent online, oddly.
I do get around alot.   :eheh:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Eros on June 14th, 2011, 03:54 AM
Quote from Norodo on June 10th, 2011, 11:40 AM
...
I for one, think what you're doing here has been almost asking to be done for years, but because of SMFs license nobody has done it....like your ideas and I agree on your philosophy. Maybe some day I can proudly wave the Wedge flag on my website?

So this is me saying, keep up the good work. I'm sure people appreciate it very much.

:)
+1 :P

I'm running SMF and going to convert over to 2.0 simply because I'm debating about editing it to the point upgrading via SMF would no longer be viable. However, it sounds like you guys intend to switch over to hooks for everything...which might make wedge a viable alternative for me. ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on June 14th, 2011, 05:32 AM
Eros: You can also edit SMF 1.1.x like that as well... if you keep to yourself.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Eros on June 14th, 2011, 08:06 AM
Quote from live627 on June 14th, 2011, 05:32 AM
Eros: You can also edit SMF 1.1.x like that as well... if you keep to yourself.
Oh I know. However, I'm running a RC of 2 so the upgrade is less painful in that direction. ;)

That and I'm thinking of distributing.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Jorin on June 20th, 2011, 09:29 AM
Hi everyone!

Where's my signature?  :wow: Deleted because it comprised the bad word?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on June 20th, 2011, 09:36 AM
Make more posts.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Norodo on June 20th, 2011, 12:08 PM
Quote from Arantor on June 20th, 2011, 09:36 AM
Make more posts.
Okay.

 :ph34r:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: DoctorMalboro on June 20th, 2011, 03:11 PM
we needz teh spamz :lol:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Eros on June 20th, 2011, 06:39 PM
Quote from Arantor on June 20th, 2011, 09:36 AM
Make more posts.
As you command, El Kapitan!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on June 20th, 2011, 07:17 PM
It wasn't meant as a command, simply a statement, in response to the question asked - the signature is hidden until you've made more posts.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on June 20th, 2011, 07:19 PM
Ten, precisely.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Dismal Shadow on June 20th, 2011, 07:59 PM
Ten is nothing nor is ten of thousands. :p
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Eros on June 20th, 2011, 10:34 PM
Quote from Arantor on June 20th, 2011, 07:17 PM
It wasn't meant as a command, simply a statement, in response to the question asked - the signature is hidden until you've made more posts.
I was teasing you. Its why I only did it once. I really should put sarcasm/teasing tags in. Sorry. xD
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Paracelsus on June 24th, 2011, 04:46 PM
Hello there, some of you might recognize the nickname from SM.org. I'm looking forward to see the "SMF 2.0 on steroids" as I call it and hoping that it will go even further with a higher frequency of updates and new/polished features after each major release.

One thing I haven't seen addressed so far by wedge:
- Scalability and performance (this is specially important among those like me that manage very large boards huge gigantic databases

Other than that and I think you're on the right track (maybe one more dev would be perhaps the ideal situation). Having had contact with vanilla forums recently I see that SMF has stagnated a little when it comes to usability, seo, performance and simplicity and I hope you can level Wedge up with the competition.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on June 24th, 2011, 04:58 PM
Performance is something we are looking at - but it's likely that there will need to be some tuning after Wedge 1.0 lands.

Usability, yes, getting an overhaul. Simplicity... maybe not quite so much. As for SEO, any features added are going to be added to head off discussions on the subject, not because it will actually help. You see, forum SEO for the most part is ridiculous from start to finish - how the hell do you "optimise (read: massage/tweak) content" except by rewriting it post by post when you're not submitting the content?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Norodo on June 24th, 2011, 05:01 PM
There are some things you can do to improve your spiderability, but you and us have been over it so many times already, both on here and SMF. Maybe an FAQ would be in order.

(Edit: Sp)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on June 24th, 2011, 05:17 PM
Even 'improving spiderability' tips I've been shown and recommended tend to lean towards the 'snake oil' category rather than anything solidly useful...
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Norodo on June 24th, 2011, 05:30 PM
Quote from Arantor on June 24th, 2011, 05:17 PM
Even 'improving spiderability' tips I've been shown and recommended tend to lean towards the 'snake oil' category rather than anything solidly useful...
Most of them are. I still say having a FAQ item about SEO would be easier than answering this over and over again. :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Dismal Shadow on June 24th, 2011, 05:35 PM
There is...

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=427913.msg3002288#msg3002288
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Norodo on June 24th, 2011, 05:48 PM
I'm not sure if Wedge wants to link to the SMF forums to explain things, but sure there is.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on June 24th, 2011, 06:11 PM
Fine, I can quote it again from my own site... ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Norodo on June 24th, 2011, 06:25 PM
Seems like a good idea. :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on June 24th, 2011, 06:33 PM
Quote from Norodo on June 24th, 2011, 05:48 PM
I'm not sure if Wedge wants to link to the SMF forums to explain things, but sure there is.
We don't have any problems with posting links to SMF/sm.org.
They're the ones who have a problem with links...

As for 'forum competition', I don't look into it, myself. I don't think it could do me any good. Either I find features I think are silly and thus I'll brag about Wedge being smarter. Or I find features that are of interest, and either I'll implement them (and feel bad for stealing ideas), or will not (and feel bad for not doing it.)

All in all -- I have already enough items in my to-do list for the public alpha... Seriously. And I've been working all day on just a couple of them and far from finished... No rest for the wicked.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Paracelsus on June 24th, 2011, 06:35 PM
When I mentioned "simplicity" i meant things like the ones I saw in vanillaforums (for instance, try to install that software or make an import from SMF 1.1.x using their export plugin, it's so simple that almost hurts)... Many of the improvements you're trying to implement aim at making life more "simple" to admins or end-users, thus "simplicity" ;D.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on June 24th, 2011, 06:37 PM
I don't know if it's going to make life easier, as it's going to be different from SMF...

It all comes down to the fact that Wedge went in a new direction. Meaning it will both excite and frustrate many people.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on June 24th, 2011, 07:13 PM
And I'm less interested in mooching off other systems and more about implementing our own, unique and interesting ideas.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: lordi on June 25th, 2011, 08:06 PM
accidentally found this when browse mod in SMF, ah, hello all,
Banata from Indonesia

regards, Lordi a.k.a GISfreak
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: RvG on June 26th, 2011, 05:42 PM
Quote from lordi on June 25th, 2011, 08:06 PM
accidentally found this when browse mod in SMF, ah, hello all,
Banata from Indonesia

regards, Lordi a.k.a GISfreak
Welcome to Wedge.  :D
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Soms on July 2nd, 2011, 09:48 PM
Quote from lordi on June 25th, 2011, 08:06 PM
accidentally found this when browse mod in SMF, ah, hello all,
Accidents do happen ;) Welcome to the future.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Shawn on November 2nd, 2011, 07:18 AM
Howdy all, wedge newbie here :) thought it was about time I join and check it out. I am Shawn Gossman, owner of Another Forum Network... you all may know me by my Another Admin Forum which is where I found out about this site at :D Thanks for having me!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on November 2nd, 2011, 07:39 AM
Hi Shawn ;) I recognise that name fromsm.org
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: MultiformeIngegno on November 2nd, 2011, 08:36 AM
Welcome! :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on November 2nd, 2011, 10:14 AM
Hi :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: godboko71 on November 3rd, 2011, 05:23 AM
Welcome Shawn, nice to have you :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Shawn on November 5th, 2011, 03:30 AM
Thanks for the welcome folks :)
Title: Another Introduction
Post by: Zootalaws on November 5th, 2011, 07:13 AM
Hi,

Long-term stalker, newly registered.

I'm also not a coder, despite being employed as an assembler geek in the past :) More of a hacker than anything else (in the strictest, Unix-like meaning - I don't go around trashing other people's work!)

But - I am good with systems stuff, well... I can break things. And then have to fix them... I don't know if that counts.

I don't have a tagline... maybe I should get one? All the cool kids have them!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Drunken Clam on November 5th, 2011, 10:17 AM
Welcome Shawn and Zootalaws, to the awesomeness that is Wedge!  :cool:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Klokinator on February 26th, 2012, 09:18 AM
Hi guys, I'm Klokinator. I'm actually a friend of Norodo's and I run one of his sites, soon to be two. He keeps telling me how awesome this Wedge is and how he'll be implementing it into his other sites once it's released, so by damn I'm gonna come onto the only site that has it and test out the features of it xD

(This site IS run on Wedge right? Beause if not, I'd be a little disappointed)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on February 26th, 2012, 10:01 AM
Quote from Klokinator on February 26th, 2012, 09:18 AM
Hi guys, I'm Klokinator. I'm actually a friend of Norodo's and I run one of his sites, soon to be two. He keeps telling me how awesome this Wedge is and how he'll be implementing it into his other sites once it's released, so by damn I'm gonna come onto the only site that has it and test out the features of it xD
Welcome ;)
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(This site IS run on Wedge right? Beause if not, I'd be a little disappointed)
Yep, it's... Err, not, actually, it's run on a custom SMF :) Isn't it good enough already? Most of the features you're seeing here are in Wedge as well, of course. (It's missing all of the profile improvements, though, but these will come back later.)

But you're in at the right time. I promised I'd use Wedge on wedge.org once we'd reach 200 friends on FB (as good as any other promise really :P), I released the first screenshots at 100 friends, so here we are... We passed 200 friends yesterday and I promised myself to use Wedge here by the end of the month, so it's very likely that it'll happen on March 1st. (It's symbolic more than anything, but it's my 'Internet use birthday' date. My online persona will turn 16.)

So... Whether it's ready or not!

Wedge! Used here! Right here! Starting Thursday, March 1st! Stay tuned!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on February 26th, 2012, 06:30 PM
Welcome :)

See also http://wedge.org/pub/faq/6388/faq-why-isn-t-wedge-org-running-wedge/ Of course, you can see how well the original estimate turned out - but estimations of timelines tend to involve fictional numbers and theoretical maths that don't really apply to reality... ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Klokinator on March 12th, 2012, 03:50 AM
Quote from Nao on February 26th, 2012, 10:01 AM
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(This site IS run on Wedge right? Beause if not, I'd be a little disappointed)
Yep, it's... Err, not, actually, it's run on a custom SMF :) Isn't it good enough already? Most of the features you're seeing here are in Wedge as well, of course. (It's missing all of the profile improvements, though, but these will come back later.)
TBH the site is a bit clusterfucked xD. I culdn't figure out how to get back to this topic for like 15 minutes today and ended up just clicking on random buttons until I found unread replies... I hope the layout issues are nonexistant or fully customizable in Wedge because this sites layout wouldn't work for me xP
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But you're in at the right time. I promised I'd use Wedge on wedge.org once we'd reach 200 friends on FB (as good as any other promise really :P), I released the first screenshots at 100 friends, so here we are... We passed 200 friends yesterday and I promised myself to use Wedge here by the end of the month, so it's very likely that it'll happen on March 1st. (It's symbolic more than anything, but it's my 'Internet use birthday' date. My online persona will turn 16.)

So... Whether it's ready or not!

Wedge! Used here! Right here! Starting Thursday, March 1st! Stay tuned!
S-so you're using it... right... now? Looks the same as when I posted my intro here XP
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on March 12th, 2012, 04:11 AM
Actually,, if you look at the footer,  it says "Powered by SMF". You'll know it changed when it says "Powered by Wedge"" and the site looks very different.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 12th, 2012, 01:12 PM
Well, Wedge.org already looks different but that's because I based it off Noisen.com which uses a VERY heavily customized SMF. I customized Wedge.org a bit further, but unfortunately as a result it looks *worse* than Noisen.com (don't ask me why, at the time I thought it looked good enough :P)

I'm still working hard on making Wedge at least viewable by the end of the week. Heck, I could do it now by posting a demo site... But I have yet to determine if (1) it should use the Wedge.org data (users, posts...) and people will understand that it's a demo and the posts will eventually go away, (2) I should make a clean install and no import, and thus expect people to post their test messages on it, (3) it won't be detrimental to our image that our demo site runs Wedge but not our main site, somehow implying that Wedge is not ready for use yet -- which it isn't the case, but I still need to at least implement proper thought privacy and such. (The Friends group is used to posting thoughts for Friends only, meaning I have to ensure per-membergroup privacy is enabled, which can be done easily, but I also have to write the UI for it... Which is a bit more annoying because of my tendency to write complex JavaScript popups.)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 01:27 PM
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I customized Wedge.org a bit further, but unfortunately as a result it looks *worse* than Noisen.com
The one thing I think's going to confuse people is that the board index isn't immediately/obviously available, and people are going to expect it to be (or else look for a 'forum' tab in the case of a portal)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 12th, 2012, 01:49 PM
No, my local Home.template.php is a direct copy of the Wedge.org homepage (without the Facebook zone though, which I can always add in the process, just didn't want to make the page too busy), it's just the Welcome.template.php version that's devoid of a list of topics. I assure you, I wouldn't publish it without it ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 01:50 PM
That's the thing though, it's still not obvious how to get to the boards from there... while the board index is somewhat unexciting, having it as the front page does make for quite good navigation.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: and on March 12th, 2012, 03:00 PM
Quote from Nao on March 12th, 2012, 01:12 PM
Wedge is not ready for use yet -- which it isn't the case, but I still need to at least implement proper thought privacy and such.
install a wedge with disabled functional thoughts?

Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 03:05 PM
Considering how many people use it here, I don't see that happening.

And honestly, it's not going to make things happen any quicker, there are still enough things that have to be done before you can download it yourself.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: and on March 12th, 2012, 03:20 PM
I what? ...............

I do not hurry
I offer options
If the system uses a lot of users  thought, then yes, you're right, you should not rush

in a pinch you can put an ad - people do not write intimate and personal thoughts, until we notify you of is that this functionality works as expected.

I can see how people lose hope
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 03:56 PM
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I can see how people lose hope
How the hell do you think I feel? Take a look at the New Revs thread, see how much changes day by day, and then I get crap like this about how it isn't ready yet.

The more you bitch about how it isn't ready yet, the more *I* lose hope. Give it a fucking rest already, you have complained more than once recently.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: and on March 12th, 2012, 05:11 PM
f :ph34r: k knows how you feel
We have already talked to you about this
Your enemy is not people, time is your enemy
I am not programmer, I have another purpose of my stay here and interest in the wedge
I wrote to you about my goals, and I'm not complaining, you got me confused with someone
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 05:15 PM
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We have already talked to you about this
And yet you keep complaining about it.
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Your enemy is not people, time is your enemy
No, people are my enemy, because if people don't bug me about how long something takes, I can take as much time on it as I see fit.
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I am not programmer, I have another purpose of my stay here and interest in the wedge
Which in my mind gives you absolutely no right to make comments about 'how people lose hope' in relation to how quickly things happen. In that respect, you're like one of my old bosses, who firmly believed that anything she couldn't understand must be easy for me to do, and didn't understand why it took me three days to write a 17 page report on why our system couldn't calculate APR correctly. (It involves this(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_percentage_rate#Rate_format) and this(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amortization_schedule) to calculate mortgage payments over a number of years.)

These things take as long as they take, and bitching about how you're losing hope doesn't motivate me. It just makes me take longer and makes you lose more hope.
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I wrote to you about my goals, and I'm not complaining, you got me confused with someone
No, no I didn't.

Comments like "I can see how people lose hope" are passive-aggressive insults. They're not helpful comments.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: PantsManUK on March 12th, 2012, 05:55 PM
Quote from Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 05:15 PM
Comments like "I can see how people lose hope" are passive-aggressive insults. They're not helpful comments.
Here, here. Give them their dues, they're the only SMF fork that's still active (correct me if I'm wrong, anyone?) and they always had the biggest goal in mind; going *far* beyond the code they started with, not just some little incremental change. That's why they started earliest, and why they're still working towards the goal of a public demo/release.

Time be time... like an Exchange DB Defrag[1], they'll be done when they're done and not an attosecond(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attosecond) sooner.
 1. Dear Microsoft, next time go with a linear, "completion time"-centric progress gauge, rather than a non-linear percentage progress gauge. Number of managers I've had to tell "it'll be done when it's done" over the years...
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 06:00 PM
In hindsight, I would note that I'm experiencing a very serious upending of my personal life, so my normally blunt exterior is much more barbed than normal :^^;:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Farjo on March 12th, 2012, 11:21 PM
It's the love that dare not speak its name - we'd all love to download a copy but dare not ask as we know it will make you unhappy :)

As for the deadline - well who among us carry out all our plans and all on time? Today I was going to the local Suzuki place to ask about a fix for my bike but didn't; for weeks I've been meaning to make some soda bread for a girl at work but haven't even looked up the recipe.

I'm here because I'm enthusiastic about the product but my lot wouldn't stomach another change of software so soon after switching to SMF. So take your time and we'll still be here when it's ready :cool:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 11:28 PM
It's not as simple as that.

On the one hand, there's asking how much is done, how much we think we have to do. This I don't mind, I'll be honest about these things and it doesn't annoy me, because it's a question that has no loading to it. The reason I don't mind is because it's respectful.

Asking when it's going to be done, or worse, complaining about why it isn't done, is loaded. Most of the people who have asked these things don't give a crap about how much work is involved, and it has little respect insofar as the journey. Programming is not a simple task, it is a creative one.

Consider it this way: would you ask an artist when she's done painting a picture? Would you ask a musician when his next single will be ready? Of course you don't, unless you're simply out to exploit it. If you care about the work the artist or musician turns out, you give them the space to let them do their thing, then *everyone* benefits.

This is the thing that a lot of people don't appear to have noticed, but those that do, do so without realising they'd noticed it: it's all about respect. Not for me personally, that doesn't matter. But respect for the journey: Wedge isn't a destination, it's a journey, releases are just stops along the way.

To those complaining, have you ever been on a drive for more than half an hour, with kids as passengers, and then tried to not shout at the kids asking "are we there yet" every five minutes?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Farjo on March 12th, 2012, 11:44 PM
I understand, and see the difference between the type of questions (interested vs. expected). I guess, like spam and hacking attempts, it'll just come with being successful. I see you have moderators, so my only suggestion is to click "Report to moderator" and let them handle it.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 11:45 PM
I'm a moderator, I don't think that would help haha ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 12th, 2012, 11:55 PM
Quote from PantsManUK on March 12th, 2012, 05:55 PM
Here, here. Give them their dues, they're the only SMF fork that's still active (correct me if I'm wrong, anyone?)
Yes, we are. The only other 'serious' fork, EosAlpha, hasn't been updated in 2 months, so I consider it to be dead. (I used to have a tab open on it in my iPod browser... Well, last time I lost my session, I didn't bother to restore that particular tab.)
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and they always had the biggest goal in mind; going *far* beyond the code they started with, not just some little incremental change. That's why they started earliest, and why they're still working towards the goal of a public demo/release.
Wedge has little to do with SMF in terms of look & feel. The UI has been considerably modified, the admin area is unrecognizable, the default theme is looking very different from Core or Curve. And we have plans for more modifications -- innovations, if I may.

Right now is simply not the right time for releasing an alpha version of Wedge. As I said earlier, a demo is very much doable. (If we decide to do it on a separate demo site, it'll be online in a matter of days. Otherwise, might take another few weeks... Not sure about it.)
Posted: March 12th, 2012, 11:52 PM
Quote from and on March 12th, 2012, 03:00 PM
Quote from Nao on March 12th, 2012, 01:12 PM
Wedge is not ready for use yet -- which it isn't the case, but I still need to at least implement proper thought privacy and such.
install a wedge with disabled functional thoughts?
Here on Wedge.org, would be a no-no. We use thoughts a lot. (You just can't see it.) It's like a permanent and very active 'off-topic' private topic.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 13th, 2012, 12:59 AM
Pete, what are your thoughts on where I should install Wedge?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 13th, 2012, 01:02 AM
I've been in two minds about it a lot.

Part of me wants to get it on wedge.org, but knows that it's not quite ready (thought privacy, and perhaps likes should be implemented first because they're the big things that will potentially change schemas at this point) and because of those things I'd have to go with it not being ready for primetime just yet.

It is however ready for a true demo site, provided a big ol' warning is added to indicate that it is temporary and that its posts may well disappear at some time in the future.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 13th, 2012, 01:05 AM
And a demo using imported data or not?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 13th, 2012, 01:08 AM
No, keep the demo site separate entirely. Reinforces the idea that it's transient at best, and means we don't have to worry about trying to harmonise anything.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 13th, 2012, 01:10 AM
Okay then.

We shall have the demo online by March 15. On the 16th anniversary of my very first website ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on March 14th, 2012, 09:48 AM
 :cool:

YAY !!

Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 14th, 2012, 09:52 AM
Heck, maybe even today... Unless Pete wants to add some last minute elements ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on March 14th, 2012, 10:02 AM
By 15th March includes today ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 14th, 2012, 10:04 AM
Ah, yes... But you don't know me -- 'by' March 15, to me, means, "HOPEFULLY on March 15", because I also do important things at the last moment :P (Go ask my tax collector!)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on March 14th, 2012, 10:09 AM
/mechuckles
I think we all have a bit of '11th hour' history to us
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 14th, 2012, 10:14 AM
You have no idea how unnerving it can be, at least when it comes to Wedge...
Just because we decided we'd go for a separate demo site until we stabilize the database enough to warrant easy upgrades for Wedge.org, doesn't mean it's not easy to install on a demo site... Have to think of things like copying the badge images manually, replacing bareimg to img in the signatures, rewriting the homepage to add direct links to alternate skins for guests and things like that... Oh my...
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: PantsManUK on March 14th, 2012, 10:23 AM
So, you don't mind probing questions, eh, Pete? On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is "not a chance" and 10 is "give me a few seconds to make the zip", how far along do you consider the project to be? :niark:[1]
 1. DO NOT ANSWER THIS! It'll only feed the trolls...
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 14th, 2012, 10:33 AM
You talkin' to me? I'm... not... Pete.
I'm the French one. Y'know, the b'stard.

Anyway, yeah of course the demo site could be online by the hour...
Actually, all of you members of the Friends group have been playing with various demo sites of Wedge for over a year so you know it's usable... ;) It's just that once we start using Wedge here, we'll have to upgrade the site regularly and I already have a hard time doing it for my local install... :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on March 14th, 2012, 10:53 AM
Quote from Nao on March 14th, 2012, 10:14 AM
You have no idea how unnerving it can be, at least when it comes to Wedge...
Oh I do......  :hmm:   somewhat.
I updated a live site for every SM2 RC. Losing avatars, fiddling with templates - it was fun. I learnt a bit.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 14th, 2012, 10:55 AM
A single error on my side, and people are going to think we're clowns :P
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: billy2 on March 14th, 2012, 11:04 AM
Quote from Nao on March 14th, 2012, 10:55 AM
A single error on my side, and people are going to think we're clowns :P
I sincerely doubt that - how about keep it private for a few hours ...... then publicly bang it out?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: PantsManUK on March 14th, 2012, 11:06 AM
Quote from Nao on March 14th, 2012, 10:33 AM
You talkin' to me? I'm... not... Pete.
I'm the French one. Y'know, the b'stard.
No R-G, wasn't for you...
Quote from Arantor on March 12th, 2012, 11:28 PM
On the one hand, there's asking how much is done, how much we think we have to do. This I don't mind, I'll be honest about these things and it doesn't annoy me, because it's a question that has no loading to it. The reason I don't mind is because it's respectful.
:D

Easiest thing is always "Ne nourrissez pas les trolls". If you set yourselves deadlines (realistic or otherwise) and don't meet them (for whatever reason), the trolls will get shouty and that just makes things worse, because they have to be dealt with. If the demo is out today/tomorrow/next week, so be it.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 14th, 2012, 12:28 PM
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Easiest thing is always "Ne nourrissez pas les trolls". If you set yourselves deadlines (realistic or otherwise) and don't meet them (for whatever reason), the trolls will get shouty and that just makes things worse, because they have to be dealt with.
Exactly my issue with those who demand a deadline. I always think of Douglas Adams - "I love deadlines, I love the whooshing noise they make as they fly by."

I said I'd answer the question though, because it's not a loaded question that's prone to trolling.

From my perspective, it's about a 7. A lot of the big stuff is done already, but there's still a few big systems left to do, namely:
* finishing topic/thought privacy stuff
* ripping out the old ban system (since it's broken anyway at this point in time) and replacing it with a newer one that also supports the more powerful warnings I've talked about
* finish up the things I want to add in the moderation rules area (it's still missing a few things)
* some kind of way to get plugins and themes uploaded to the server, without requiring opening everything up 777 permissions
* make the profile area nicer
* finish likes

I can't think of anything else that needs doing other than these things, but they're big enough to give it only 7/10 at present.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: and on March 14th, 2012, 01:10 PM
Quote from Nao on March 13th, 2012, 01:10 AM
Okay then.

We shall have the demo online by March 15. On the 16th anniversary of my very first website ;)
Thank you very much  :cool:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 14th, 2012, 01:12 PM
And now if for *any* reason that date is missed, because of life or anything else, you'll complain, because I know what you're like.

Never mind that, for example, I'm currently in the process of moving house in a very short space of time due to personal matters. No, shit like that doesn't matter as long as you get what you think you're entitled to.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: and on March 14th, 2012, 01:47 PM
No you do not know
I am sorry that you did not understand me  :^^;:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 14th, 2012, 01:49 PM
So, let's say that something happens and the date of tomorrow is missed, what will be your next snide comment about things?

That's the thing that irritates me: it seems like the only things you say on here are comments about how you can't have Wedge yet, I don't see any other comments about any of the things we've done, nor suggestions for things we could do, only about how you 'lose hope' and so on.

Consider how much time *we've* invested, is it really too much to ask that you contribute something more than whining considering what you're going to get at the end of it?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Klokinator on March 15th, 2012, 09:00 PM
Me, I'm just patiently waiting, I haven't spent even one minute working on the project so I don't mind waiting as long as it takes for it to be released. If I had given you guys valuable code or something of use, I might be a bit antsy, but if I contribute nothing then I'm reminded of the story of Little Red Hen, who sowed wheat, made the cake, got no help from anyone, then at the end everyone wanted to eat her cake she had made but weren't willing to help her. Why do they deserve that cake? They need to pay, to recieve, IMO.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on March 15th, 2012, 10:22 PM
Quote from Klokinator on March 15th, 2012, 09:00 PM
Me, I'm just patiently waiting, I haven't spent even one minute working on the project so I don't mind waiting as long as it takes for it to be released. If I had given you guys valuable code or something of use, I might be a bit antsy, but if I contribute nothing then I'm reminded of the story of Little Red Hen, who sowed wheat, made the cake, got no help from anyone, then at the end everyone wanted to eat her cake she had made but weren't willing to help her. Why do they deserve that cake? They need to pay, to recieve, IMO.
/melikes this
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 15th, 2012, 10:52 PM
Thank you for explaining what I've been trying to get across, but as most people seem to manage, better than I did! I don't have a problem with giving things away, it's the expectation part I have trouble with.

Also, re 'likes', I did implement the foundation of that in Wedge already ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on March 15th, 2012, 10:56 PM
I can always 'like' something later, too :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 15th, 2012, 11:02 PM
You can say you like and press a button to actually like it, how does that sound?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: and on March 16th, 2012, 04:27 PM
Quote from Arantor on March 14th, 2012, 01:49 PM
So, let's say that something happens and the date of tomorrow is missed, what will be your next snide comment about things?
not relevant
but the answer
Nothing would have written
Quote from Arantor on March 14th, 2012, 01:49 PM
Consider how much time *we've* invested, is it really too much to ask that you contribute something more than whining considering what you're going to get at the end of it?
what I want?
I want to build command like-minded people
[1]

to translate a wedge into Russian
and popularize / advertise / promote a wedge in Russia and Ukraine
Naturally none of this I can not do until the wedge is not officially released publicly

Nao said himself - until a wedge in the design, talk about the translation into other languages ​​soon

that's left me to sit and wait
 1. When I wrote that people lose hope
all I had in mind the fact that I had an arrangement with several people about what would have to work together to translations
but they did not wait .....
I was left alone
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 16th, 2012, 05:23 PM
Btw you know that your English isn't very good. How can you be sure you're up to the task of translating Wedge?

I re-did SMF's translation back in the day. English is easy for French speakers to translate. There were three translators in charge before I came. Still, the work they did was amateurish at best.

One could argue that those who are the most in need of a language pack are also the most likely to start work on it. They shouldn't. It's harsh, I know, but I'm too used to French translations of English sources that end up being unintelligible even for someone who understands both languages perfectly.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: and on March 16th, 2012, 05:34 PM
yes, I agree, yet badly learned a language
but, I nevertheless hope that I will translate not alone
and translating into a native language is simpler, even then, when badly know the language of original
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 16th, 2012, 05:43 PM
The problem with Wedge is that we don't have a tool to help with translation. SMF has their language tool, which has a despicable UI but at least makes it easier to translate strings and share them with others. No such thing for Wedge, unless the SMF team decides to kindly let us use it (it probably isn't available under an open-source license.)

I'm actually very wary of releasing our language packs. We could do it right now to give users a chance to translate it before we release an alpha of Wedge, but Pete adds so many strings on a regular basis, it's going to be hard for translators to keep up at this point.

So I don't know.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: and on March 16th, 2012, 06:00 PM
first time, we can use it to compare files
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 16th, 2012, 06:07 PM
That's how I remade the translation from scratch, but it was still a horrible experience...
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: MultiformeIngegno on March 16th, 2012, 06:34 PM
I rewrote the Italian translation (before it was horrible, at best). It wasn't consistent, it had different terms for the same English word! I tried to make it at least coherent!! :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: and on March 16th, 2012, 06:35 PM
Quote from Nao on March 16th, 2012, 06:07 PM
That's how I remade the translation from scratch, but it was still a horrible experience...
yes, it's a hard way
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: pivotraze on March 23rd, 2012, 12:55 AM
10 posts later, I noticed this introduction thread. Heh.

Well, to start off easier, I'm a 16 year old developer in the Python Language (gotta love it's beauty and simplicity). My forum administration career, however, is positively fun to listen to.

I started with joining an InvisionFree forum called "Pivot Palace", a year or two later, I became the lead administrator, and found many other hosted solutions, but none of them worked for me. Then I installed PhpBB for a long time, then found SMF. Loved SMF So much, but after a lot, excuse my language (feel free to bleep it out if it's against the rules), of shit hit the fan, I kinda got worried about the direction that SMF might/would/could take. I went back to PhpBB, checked out SMF when 2.0 went gold, and loved it, used it for a long time, but stayed worried about the direction, went back to PhpBB. I read about Wedge in the about thing of Aeva Media (a standard install for all my forums haha) and checked it out. I gotta say, I am crazy excited!!!! :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: live627 on March 23rd, 2012, 01:08 AM
Hello then. Saaay, I was never a lead admin for any community... er, my current forum doesn't count :P

Nobody gives a crap about censoring shit here. :) Well, I could be wrong there, but dirty words do go around sometimes.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 23rd, 2012, 01:16 AM
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Nobody gives a crap about censoring shit here. :) Well, I could be wrong there, but dirty words do go around sometimes.
The way I personally figure it, the occasional expletive is fine. Every other word isn't, but not because you're using naughty words. It's because if you're cursing every other word, your grasp of language is likely sufficiently poor that you probably won't be able to convey anything meaningful anyway.


To answer your other question, yes, I believe there is a phpBB converter. I won't vouch for its accuracy, nor will I vouch for its ability to import permissions.[1] phpBB's permissions confuse me more than the tangle that is SMF's, which is saying something. In fact, phpBB's ACP in general confuses me, but that's another matter entirely.[2]
 1. I didn't write it, but it was written by a VERY competent converter/importer developer. That said, the quality of import is still going to be based on the quality of what's being imported, rather than anything else.
 2. It has certainly thrown off the not-entirely-unfair bad press it got during the 2.x times, but I refuse to have too much to do with phpBB after having had to cope with the fallout of the phpBB 'Sphinx Search' plugin when I used to do support over there. It's incredibly badly written, and learning that the plugin's dev is one of the core dev team did nothing for my confidence.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: KaBo0M! on March 31st, 2012, 08:29 PM
I am still here. I had the wedge logo in my signature and the image no longer worked so it made me come back here haha! Yes I live and am still interested in Wedge. However, how many posts do I need to show my signature?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 31st, 2012, 09:13 PM
Take a look in the page where you set your signature, it should tell you right there ;)

(That's one of the more interesting little features, you're able to put it in but it won't show up until you hit a certain number of posts. I forget how many it's set to here.)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 31st, 2012, 09:20 PM
10!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 31st, 2012, 09:21 PM
So it is, heh. But I found it quite good to explain what's going on ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 31st, 2012, 09:22 PM
Oh. Is it me or are Configure Options and Settings mixed up...?
   Configure Options should be 'Configure default options', so that's what the Settings page is right now... While Settings should be the general settings (not options) for members.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 31st, 2012, 09:31 PM
You mean Admin > Members > Member Options?

Yes, the first page is Configure Options, but it can readily be renamed to Settings. Just it really should be the first item out of Members > Member Options. Rename it if you want :)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: YogiBear on March 31st, 2012, 09:31 PM
Quote from Arantor on March 23rd, 2012, 01:16 AM
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In fact, phpBB's ACP in general confuses me, but that's another matter entirely.[
...
I once worked on a forum using phpBB2 - I was in therapy for months afterwards. I found the permission settings very cumbersome. Recently, as a stopgap, I used a free version developed by some French guys which was OK but members were forever being asked to enter a CAPTCHA code because the software was always convinced it was under attack by spammers. There was no way of over-riding it.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 31st, 2012, 09:34 PM
I haven't touched phpBB 2 in a decade, I have looked at phpBB 3 more recently but still not that ideal.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on March 31st, 2012, 11:56 PM
What French forum?
Posted: March 31st, 2012, 10:16 PM
Quote from KaBo0M! on March 31st, 2012, 08:29 PM
I am still here. I had the wedge logo in my signature and the image no longer worked so it made me come back here haha! Yes I live and am still interested in Wedge. However, how many posts do I need to show my signature?
BTW what was the URL of your image logo..?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Arantor on March 31st, 2012, 11:57 PM
You can go into his profile to take a look, remember? ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on April 2nd, 2012, 05:24 PM
I think he meant he had it on his signature on another forum...

I probably didn't say, but I took some of the most requested logo files and replaced them with an image that says 'This image was deleted, please go to wedge.org and use a new image' or something.
I just don't want to keep too many 'old' versions of our logos around!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Allan on December 11th, 2012, 02:18 AM
Sorry to bring up and old topic but Hello everyone. Been coming back for months checking the progress an finally decided to join.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on December 12th, 2012, 06:42 PM
Hello, err... Unknown person ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Allan on December 13th, 2012, 12:28 AM
Thank you Nao, and I will have to change that unknown thing lol
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: kimikelku on February 6th, 2013, 01:18 PM
Hello everyone, im from Portugal, i help and moderate some websites that use free software boards, recently i changed my site to smf, and while searching for some mods for the site i came up reading the situation the lead you guys develop this fork.
Looking forward to use it and test it has soon as its released.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Maxx on February 18th, 2013, 05:01 PM
Sorry 4 the late Hello, But Hi Everyone, Hope all are well in the best of health and spirits!
I visit here from time to time to see, whats going on It's sure looking great at this point.!.
I know there is way more to it than meats the eye ball. I myself am in to customizing and testing themes mainly.

Nice to see some are still hard at work on Projects like this.keeping the faith in the looking forward!

kind regards,
Maxx
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Bluto on March 18th, 2013, 07:14 AM
Well, I finally made it here. I'll be interested to learn from my friends :angel:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Dismal Shadow on March 18th, 2013, 08:00 PM
Quote from Bluto on March 18th, 2013, 07:14 AM
Well, I finally made it here. I'll be interested to learn from my friends :angel:
When the ship sinks, they jump ship. ;)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: xrunner on April 30th, 2013, 09:36 PM
Popping over from the SMF place, checking out this project. I'm the latest troublemaker over there :lol:

I'd like to learn more about this forum software so I'm reading the FAQs and whatever else I can find.

I remember Nao from his great footnotes mod!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Auk on August 8th, 2013, 09:39 PM
Better late than never and about time I create a footprint here. :)

I was referred to here. About me: I'm a coder and an artist. I enjoy the freedom of writing softwares exactly the way I expect them to function. When I'm not coding, I'm working on someone's computer, reading various things I've stumble upon online, chatting, playing a children's card game (Yugioh :lol:)/browser based games, draw/graphic design if I have enough inspiration or watching/reading anime/manga respectively.

I mainly use MyBB for my forums (Used to been really into phpBB forums because of the huge availability of plugins/modifications.) I'm loving what's implemented here so far, and the themes here are really gorgeous. Colors that are less likely used for webpage designs are used here.
Quote
Jack in, Wedge,
   EXECUTE!
Love the signature Dismal Shadow.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: amar on November 21st, 2013, 09:13 PM
Hi. My name's Amar D.

I'm a young website developer, project coordinator & translator (BS, EN, DE) from Bosnia & Herzegowina.

You can follow me via Twitter @ twitter.com/amardugonja

Cheers! :cool:
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Centur on February 26th, 2014, 02:34 AM
Hello everyone.

My name is Shane Elmore, username Centur, and I am an 18 year old high school student who is trying to get more into programming. I am from the US state of Indiana, and I know a lot of HTML5 and CSS, but I am getting more into PHP and MySQL. I also have quite a bit of Linux experience.

I am also the founder of a startup called CenturCore Labs, which plans to release some ideas very soon, the reason being I am limiting down to what ideas I would like to pursue and perhaps hire a few people along the way, and incorporate, than ideas that would probably never get done. I decided to join this site so I can test Wedge on the beta page before CenturCore launches, help a fellow open source dev(s). ;)

Thank you for reading my intro.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Wanchope on February 26th, 2014, 11:36 AM
Quote from Centur on February 26th, 2014, 02:34 AM
Hello everyone.

My name is Shane Elmore, username Centur, and I am an 18 year old high school student who is trying to get more into programming. I am from the US state of Indiana, and I know a lot of HTML5 and CSS, but I am getting more into PHP and MySQL. I also have quite a bit of Linux experience.

I am also the founder of a startup called CenturCore Labs, which plans to release some ideas very soon, the reason being I am limiting down to what ideas I would like to pursue and perhaps hire a few people along the way, and incorporate, than ideas that would probably never get done. I decided to join this site so I can test Wedge on the beta page before CenturCore launches, help a fellow open source dev(s). ;)

Thank you for reading my intro.
Such a vision in a young lad. I wish I was this wise at your age!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Maxx on February 26th, 2014, 04:28 PM
Welcome and best to you in your future > looking good so far > good begining!

regards,
Maxx
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Bunstonious on February 27th, 2014, 01:09 PM
ohai guys,

I'm Timothy and I am a support engineer in "Straya" (Australia).

I host my websites for fun and do all sorts of geeky stuff.

*tips hat*
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: MultiformeIngegno on February 27th, 2014, 04:10 PM
Welcome :-)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: sodacake on December 22nd, 2014, 09:34 PM
Hey! I just joined to test out the software. It seems really, really good!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on May 15th, 2015, 12:19 AM
What's a hobo?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: developer on May 18th, 2015, 03:16 PM
Hey all,

I registered to see how Wedge is running and to write cInitCase for PenDe which is our boot system (sth like openRC in gentoo)
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Nao on May 21st, 2015, 08:52 PM
Seriously... New spam system?

These last two posts have nothing to do with forum systems. Are you a bot?
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: emanuele on May 21st, 2015, 11:40 PM
I felt like that as well.
janetfdoss at least looks very like a spammer:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Have%20a%20strong%20interest%20in%20promoting%22%20Prescott
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: Jurien on May 22nd, 2015, 10:36 AM
Irrelevant posts,moderator clean up this Forum dirt and delete these nonsense please.
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: braveluke on August 17th, 2017, 11:13 AM
Hi there!
I'm new to WEDGE, just for learning what I want .
hope you guys can help. Thanks!!! Many thanks!!!
Title: Re: Introduction
Post by: plooton on August 24th, 2017, 09:16 AM
sorry post deleted