Everything posted by Cory
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What are you listening to?
3 Doors Down - When I'm Gone
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Staff Changes & Announcements
Welcome to the team, [uSER=97]@fdk1971[/uSER]! (y)
- Requiring Strong Passwords
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Community Chat Thread
I've been working on a couple of skins for the Jcink platform, which is why I haven't been posting around too much. I must have felt especially motivated on the last skin conversion I did because I finished it within 3 - 4 days.
- Suicide and Self-Harm Threats
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Professional Forum Review Services (Currently Closed)
No thank you, it's much appreciated! 😀
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What is the creepiest thing to have ever happened to you?
The only hallucinations I remember were related to a past job I had. One I especially recall was controlling the weather over the building.
- What's the last domain your purchased?
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Bing officially removes cache link from search results
I hoped at least one major search engine would keep the cache feature if the site isn't archived in the Wayback Machine. I recommended to administrators in the past to recover accidentally deleted content.
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Middle Name
I like my middle name because it gives me the initials CAR.
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Requiring Strong Passwords
If 2FA were an option on the software I used, I would strongly recommend my staff (if I had any) enable it along with having a strong password. I don't require strong passwords for members, but I would highly advise having a strong password for any account you use. All I have on the software I use is a security question for the Admin CP, which I do use.
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Community Chat Thread
What state park is it?
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Nebulous dropping in!
Hey [mention=139]Nebulous[/mention], I think I recognize you from a few hundred forums. :D
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Suicide and Self-Harm Threats
I had suicidal ideation quite often when I was a teenager and into my younger twenties. I once told my best online friend that I was planning to kill myself on what was probably MSN at the time when she was offline, and the next thing I know the police were at my doorstep to talk me out of it. It's very tough to deal with situations like this because you never know the intent of someone behind a screen. I would possibly delete the topic/post they made about it and PM them various resources for suicide prevention.
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Do you tend to join/avoid sites that use a certain forum software?
It's one of the more unique phpBB themes/layouts I've seen.
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Community Chat Thread
The only nudes I look at are nude boards that need to be coded.
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Building Your Admin Team: How many are too many?
If I can handle the community myself, I see no need to bring another administrator on board.
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Community Chat Thread
Staring at the computer screen without blinking.
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Code Forum - Where your coding journey begins.
The forum marker icons are sweet, and the different colored categories are a nice touch too; a nice theme and layout overall.
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Do you tend to join/avoid sites that use a certain forum software?
I don't know how customizable phpBB is, but if they got the layout and theme looking representative enough, I think I would find myself more willing to register and participate.
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Administrata Lottery - Are you feeling lucky?
25
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How often do you check Google Analytics/Search Console?
Plus, I have too much free time on my hands a lot of time! :D But yes, checking it consistently enough allows you to see how much traffic is incoming, where from, and other general statistics. According to Cloudflare analytics, most people browse my forum using Chrome on a desktop.
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Community Chat Thread
I'm off today and I've been pretty productive thus far! My mother and father are leaving to visit my sister in West Virginia tomorrow. There was snow in the forecast there, but it turned into rain. 18 more days till Christmas!
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Administrata Lottery - Are you feeling lucky?
46
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What forum software are you currently running on?
I'll be honest, I've never used paid software or even self-hosted software. I've used non-self-hosted software all my life; starting with InvisionFree, ZetaBoards, a short period on ProBoards, and now Jcink. I dislike messing with server-side stuff, I've always preferred the front-end side, which is why JavaScript has always been my go-to language. Despite it being old as dirt, I chose Jcink for several reasons: It seemed in need of a resource board that consistently grew and catered to the needs of board owners. It was the most similar software to InvisionFree/ZetaBoards, which I was used to. Being free has its perks keeping your wallet fuller. I feel some forum software needs more love than it gets, which is why I don't mind what may be considered somewhat of an "outdated" software. I gain 30 - 50 members a month, so it seems like my work has paid off in finding a niche where I can cater to those in need.