I’d be happy to moderate the following forums:
Off Topic
Java.Net - Games General Discussions
News
Your Games
Suggestions
Newless Clubies
Java 3D
Java 2D
Java Sound
Networking
Performance Tuning
jogl - Java Bindings for OpenGL
joal - Java Bindings for OpenAL
LWJGL Development
Now, there is a Chat function in the top toolbar! I need to make a button for this and post directions for use with an IRC client if you choose to. But now we have realtime chat and it’s a Java app!
Cheers!
-Chris
BTW, the format is going to change to make the colors match the forum and it implementation is kind of beta-ish. Just so you know, I know 
server: irc.chatstop.net
port: 6667
channel: #JGOChat
irc://irc.chatstop.net:6667/JGOChat <- can’t make a link for that (the board adds “http://” at the begining)
Hi Chris,
Nice going! Data conversion is never easy, “thread by thread” huh? Sounds really fun!
There appears to be two Xith3D forums, I think http://192.18.37.44/forums/index.php?board=24.0 is an incomplete dupe. Can you remove that one please (careful though ;))
Thanks for carrying over my moderator status in the Xith3D and Physics forums. I don’t mind helping out with the moderating in any other forum if you need.
Thanks for all your hard work!
Cheers,
Will.
I can easily cover the following:
Your Games
Newless Clubies
Java 2D
AI and Game Logic
LWJGL Development
Congrats Chris !
Lilian
Oh, and about the chat applet : there seems to be a problem with Safari : it’s a small 100*100 rectangle, unusable 
Lilian
Woogley’s replacement button certainly looks the business. I haven’t looked at the chat button yet.
Unfortunately when making these improvements, you’ve lost the hyperlinks on the headings again :’(
I’ll go play with the chat button now.
Alan
LOL!!
Regarding the IRC chat.
We have had at least 3 diffetent threads, all encouraging people to start chatting. This was on at least 2 different networks (Freenode (development network) and EnterTheGame(gaming related)). So far none of it has been a success. I have idled in both channels on both networks more or less since day one. So far (and not trying to advertise or anything) the only channel with success is the #lwjgl channel on freenode (quite a few JGO’ers in there).
I propose adding an applet client (http://www.pjirc.com/main.php) and pointing to either a freenode channel (since I think that the site is more development related than anything) OR add an irc server to the java.net (irc.java.net)setup. The latter would probably make more sense, and would allow all sorts of channels for java.net projects. However, there are issues about managing this (though it should be pretty simple).
oh, and great work ChrisM!
I really like the added features, and especially the performance - much faster now.
One simple thing though - when you post a message, you’re directed to the board overview, instead of at the message posted.
It works.
Many tanks to Chris for this big upgrad/move!
As soon as the e-mail notification arrives, everything should be (near) perfect.
Hopefully this will give the Java game devs a new boost to strengthen their efforts on their games.
To jump back in the forum tree, of course. PHPBB has one of those as well, and lets you click one parent category to jump there immediately.
I use(d) them all the time to navigate, so please consider adding them again.
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pleaspleaseplease…can we have new icons for “new posts” and “no new posts” on the forums list?
Right now, we have:
no new posts: medium grey on lighter grey gradient on dark blue on medium grey
new posts: very very subtle blotch of yellow almost the same colour as medium-grey… on medium grey on lighter grey gradient on dark blue on medium grey
Great work Chris, just one request; the code blocks are pretty nice, but I find the quote ones difficult to read, especially when they’re nested. Could you please try some different color/font combinations ? If others agree of course. Thanks.
I agree with blahblahblahh here and I was going to comment on it myself. It’s really difficult to see at a glance what’s new and what got new posts andwhat hasn’t.
Overall the forums are a big improvement though.
Oh whay as 3rd party apps been moved to the bottom of the page and the businus stuff that dosn’t see much traffic been moved up? Did I miss a discussion somewhere?
Also would it be possible to have better quality/smoother icons? The current ones seem a bit rough around the edges.
Cheers,
Dan.
No problem. Will recolor the icon
-Chris
Also, the hover & visited color for links is too dark, it makes them look almost like normal text (e.g. “Show unread posts” on the header). A non-gray color would be better (just don’t underline them ;)).
Better?
-Chris