ALL READ: Photo Posting Issues Solved, New Goodies For NICO

[Dano]

Bump for a some sweet software!

-Dan

[Jesda]

The latest version of Gallery 2 also does zip uploads. I just tried it myself after installing the new version, and its spiffy.

[180crafter]

Can we now host gifs?

Will this at all make it difficult to post on other forums and such?

[audtatious]

Yes you can...



Still have to use image tags for it to be full sized and working.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Will this at all make it difficult to post on other forums and such?

Nope. Image linking works exactly the same as "normal" but with the iServe button added for NICO. You can still use the URL of your images to link to them outside NICO.

[audtatious]

Which is how I linked the moving NICO image above. By default, iServe will make the image a small link for posting in a thread (which was a pain in photopost). While in iServe, you can view the full image and simply right-click for the full-image link.

[Red coupe]

ho simply can't do without free hosting, have you looked at your Zoints photo album yet?

Zoints doesn't allow hotlinking...

[NSR240sxe]

Awesome new stuff!!

[Urabus GodofTraction]

$20 for 6 months?

That's a domain+ 100GBs of storage space.Sure, IMG tags are still used, but you've got FTP access.

That being said, this think looks pretty kickin'

[AZhitman]

Nothing wrong with that either, as long as you have a reliable host and maintain your site.

I think every NICO poweruser should have multiple options.

Time to set up http://www.charlieo.com and get it ON!

[GEO]

Probbaly one of the worest decision that was made with NICO was going with ZEROFORUMS to begin with. Should have gone with VB or PHPBB as forum software. Much more compatibilities and mostly all those HUGE forums on the internet use either one of those softwares. Now having to pay to upload the images to the site is going to deter alot of people from the site. Unless you offer a membership type deal and beneifits besides from uploading pics, no one is going to do this.

BTW, the problem you were having with photopost was that you had WATERMAKRS on and trying to use a .JPG image as a watermark image.. JPG cannot be transparent, therefore will BREAK photopost, I have seen it happen a Bajillion times. As it casues numerous errors as well. You had to use a .PNG in order to not get any errors. Sorry if this sounds like a bash, but I am only pointing out a few things. Also, PLEASE don't bash me either saying I have no experience with this sort of thing, because your wrong as I help run/mod offtopic.com, which is like the 6th biggest forum on the internet.

Anyway, you guys should get together and seek better software to use to maintain a stable community with this many members. Maybe, do some inhouse stuff like a upload.nicoclub.com and create your own uploader script. Theres endless possiblities on what can be done to keep a happy stable community, if you want to ask me any questions, i'll be around. Sorry I couldn't be at NOPI this year, maybe next year.

Love as always,George

[glitched]

I didnt say gallery DIDNT suck, I'm saying I was just a bit disapointed that a Paid service doesnt include some of the actuall good features of a free software. I just used it as an example. I myself think that the windows XP publishing agent suport (like Gallery 2 has) is the easiest way to upload folders. There is als a Java app called Gallery Remote that makes uploading super easy. All this in addition to standard Zip, form, url and applet uploads.

And on a second Note, I have been looking for a gallery software that will support tags like flickr. Where you can sort search by what an image is taged with. I havent been able to find a Free/open source gallery that does this. Maybe I missed it but I didnt see in the description that this was able to do it as well, have you seen any other programs that use tags?

[audtatious]

BTW, the problem you were having with photopost was that you had WATERMAKRS on and trying to use a .JPG image as a watermark image.. JPG cannot be transparent, therefore will BREAK photopost, I have seen it happen a Bajillion times. As it casues numerous errors as well. You had to use a .PNG in order to not get any errors. Sorry if this sounds like a bash, but I am only pointing out a few things. Also, PLEASE don't bash me either saying I have no experience with this sort of thing, because your wrong as I help run/mod offtopic.com, which is like the 6th biggest forum on the internet.

Your intelligence is showing again. The problem with photopost was a coding issue which allowed open queries to scan the whole database, thus reporting 99,999 matches as it ramped up CPU utilization and hung the server. This had nothing to do with some stupid .jpg watermark that someone put up.

As far as forum software, Honda-Tech and Vortex are the #1 and #2 auto-related forums and both use ZF.

Do you ever have anything decent to say about anything other than beating your own drum to support your huge ego?

[AZhitman]

A huge ego with little supporting skills, no less...

George, seriously. We've had this conversation before.

I'm amazed we made it this far without consulting you, Oh Great Guru...

The watermark software uses PNG files as a matter of course. It's not the issue (as Matt pointed out).

p.s. The owner of OffTopic doesn't quite concur with your version of your "job description". Word travels fast.

[nchopp]

Probbaly one of the worest decision that was made with NICO was going with ZEROFORUMS to begin with. Should have gone with VB or PHPBB as forum software. Much more compatibilities and mostly all those HUGE forums on the internet use either one of those softwares. Now having to pay to upload the images to the site is going to deter alot of people from the site. Unless you offer a membership type deal and beneifits besides from uploading pics, no one is going to do this.

BTW, the problem you were having with photopost was that you had WATERMAKRS on and trying to use a .JPG image as a watermark image.. JPG cannot be transparent, therefore will BREAK photopost, I have seen it happen a Bajillion times. As it casues numerous errors as well. You had to use a .PNG in order to not get any errors. Sorry if this sounds like a bash, but I am only pointing out a few things. Also, PLEASE don't bash me either saying I have no experience with this sort of thing, because your wrong as I help run/mod offtopic.com, which is like the 6th biggest forum on the internet.

Anyway, you guys should get together and seek better software to use to maintain a stable community with this many members. Maybe, do some inhouse stuff like a upload.nicoclub.com and create your own uploader script. Theres endless possiblities on what can be done to keep a happy stable community, if you want to ask me any questions, i'll be around. Sorry I couldn't be at NOPI this year, maybe next year.

Love as always,George

[GEO]

The only reasonj I suggested the watermark was an issue, casue ever single photopost error thread had the same error that delt with the watermark.. my bad for assumptions, but I don't have access to the log files as my speculation was a pure suggestion.

But you should seriously dump ZEROFORUMS and upgrade to a better software that is used more often and proven to work with larger communities. Who cares if the top auto sites use ZF, it's an inferior forum software.

[AZhitman]

Must be "Free Gold Paint And A Ziploc Day" at the community college...



"Inferior" is the opinion of someone who has never seen the back-end coding, knows little of its capabilities, has very little awareness of the multiple vulnerabilities of the "generic" forums software on the market, and is once again speculating and grasping at straws.

Maybe you can debate it with the team who developed it. You can send 'em your resume.

[GEO]

If its this ALMIGHTY forum software, how come every huge forum on the net don't use it? I highly doubt VB forums are vulnerable they get hacked everyday. BTW, VB software is not generic software either, so I don't know where your going with that. ZEROFORUMS is outdated and I can see why you are debating this casue your too lazy to switch over. No I don't know the backdoor interworkings of this forum software and either do you, but atleast I know how they work and handle there loads. I am just saying, get better forum software so your not always having this unstable problems. so do yourself a favor and look into this:

http://www.vbulletin.com/

Key features include:

Fast and efficient database back end Template driven interface - LOL you can install your TECHNO themePowerful search engine Language system User profiles Extensive admin control panel - would help in banning meUnlimited forums/posts Email notification Support for COPPA

I am almost sure you can use your zoints crap with it as well. The upgrades and add-on support is endless and the software is more lock tight with security then any software on the internet. I guess you would know this already casue you post and browse adminboards forum all day long.

Also, stop saying" Show us your resume and lack of", I am a 21 year old college student mastering in Computer Science. In otherwords, I have not yet started wokring for a firm yet, only for myself. I am sorry I don't have this A++ bull**** certs you can go to any community college for that says I am proficient in network database designs.

Anyway, I have gained alot of experience when it comes to websites and their interworkings. So I do know what I am talking about when I give advice on certain things. I usually only give advice or suggestions only when there is a purpose.

At last, I don't want to start anything by babbling on about this, casue, well, we have know each other for a few years now and have helped each other in the past. Thats something I don't want to mess up

[audtatious]

NICO was on VB at one time. He didn't like it and does not want to go back. Why keep bringing it up?

Instability of Photopost /= ZF

[AZhitman]

If its this ALMIGHTY forum software, how come every huge forum on the net don't use it? I highly doubt VB forums are vulnerable they get hacked everyday. BTW, VB software is not generic software either, so I don't know where your going with that. ZEROFORUMS is outdated and I can see why you are debating this casue your too lazy to switch over. No I don't know the backdoor interworkings of this forum software and either do you, but atleast I know how they work and handle there loads. I am just saying, get better forum software so your not always having this unstable problems. so do yourself a favor and look into this:

http://www.vbulletin.com/

Key features include:

Fast and efficient database back end Template driven interface - LOL you can install your TECHNO themePowerful search engine Language system User profiles Extensive admin control panel - would help in banning meUnlimited forums/posts Email notification Support for COPPA

I am almost sure you can use your zoints crap with it as well. The upgrades and add-on support is endless and the software is more lock tight with security then any software on the internet. I guess you would know this already casue you post and browse adminboards forum all day long.

Also, stop saying" Show us your resume and lack of", I am a 21 year old college student mastering in Computer Science. In otherwords, I have not yet started wokring for a firm yet, only for myself. I am sorry I don't have this A++ bull**** certs you can go to any community college for that says I am proficient in network database designs.

Anyway, I have gained alot of experience when it comes to websites and their interworkings. So I do know what I am talking about when I give advice on certain things. I usually only give advice or suggestions only when there is a purpose.

At last, I don't want to start anything by babbling on about this, casue, well, we have know each other for a few years now and have helped each other in the past. Thats something I don't want to mess up

It's no surprise that the vB people CLAIM their software is secure - they'd be foolish not to. Guess what? We got hacked 3x on vB. For you to say it's "...more lock tight with security then any software on the internet..." is laughable. vB is one of the most EASILY compromised.

Why don't "all the big forums" use ZF? Two reasons: One, it's not on the open market. Two, lots of them can't afford it, they want to keep all the money for their own fat a$$es.

Does vB come with dedicated 24-hour online or telephone tech support? Nope.

There's not one functionality that vB has that ZF isn't capable of. Find one, and I'll make sure we add it. Don't hurt yourself.

How's ZF "outdated"? Educate me, please. How's vB "better"? I don't see anything "better" about it, but apparently I'm clueless....

There's *another* forum in our genre that's kicking themselves for switching over, and the only reason they went with vB was because RelyNet wouldn't do business with them.

Ever seen our Admin Panel? It's sweet, and it doesn't require a Community College certificate to utilize.

Then you're calling me lazy???? Dude, you're on glue. I accomplish more before 6 am than you do all day. Let me know when you can hold down the schedule I do. I'll be glad to compare, but I know you're just talking outta your a$$.

I don't know the "interworkings" (I think you mean inner workings) of these software packages? Are you sure? You know how we handle our server loads? Let's hear it. Maybe I've been asleep for the past 3.5 years.

Where's this "instability" problem you keep referring to? Any idea of our up-time since we switched? FAR higher than the industry standard.

George, lots of people CLAIM to be really good at what they do, and I have no doubt you're learning fast. But if you're the "wiz" you present yourself to be, you'll be in high demand and writing your own paycheck.

Instead of spewing nonsense based on opinions, put your youthful exuberance to work building a better mousetrap.

p.s. Lest anyone think I dislike George, nothing could be further from the truth. Sometimes you're like a kitten chasing a ball of yarn, though.

[audtatious]

or

[GEO]

You guys knoooww you love it when I try to rally you guys up.. haha I love it!

[glitched]

There's not one functionality that vB has that ZF isn't capable of. Find one, and I'll make sure we add it.

Can I give it a try? I'll blindly throw these out there in hopes of more features being added

How bout a tiny little icon next to the threads that shows when you have posted in that thread or not?

Or how about a "search this thread" box to search a long thread for somthing in particular?

Or how about search terms in general showing up in RED?

# of viewers in each forum?

Photo polls? (photo to go next to each poll option)

Advanced Profile feedback/comments (for those reputable classifieds)

Member blogs?

Did we ever get RSS feeds working?

Hey it was worth a shot? IMO any of the above are worthy upgrades

On a second note, just curios, what do you guys think of invision power boards?

[AZhitman]

....In other news, the NICO staff will get absolutely nothing accomplished this week because of "glitched" and his damn list.... Sports and weather, after the break.

[audtatious]

Member blogs?

Join Zoints. Members can have personal blogs there

Did we ever get RSS feeds working?

Yes. RSS feeds work

[AZhitman]

Hey George - We're still waiting for you to reply to all your half-truths and misinformation.

Simply laughing it off and saying, "haha, it's fun to get you guys riled up" is insufficient.

Your behavior is irresponsible, and as far as I (and any intelligent reader here) am concerned, your credibility is suffering.

You're like Chris Chelios: Skate up, put on a tough face, take a cheap punch, and then skate off so you don't get beat down. Weak.

[GEO]

Nope, you guys are sackriders of this FORUM software. If I talked about the incompatibilities of this software to be joined with other software, I'll be shot down. The only reason you are using ISERVE for photo hosting is because its ZEROFORUM's software? All I said to look at alternative softwares to be able to use other add-ons, and you turned it into a grudge match.
Modified by GEO at 7:13 PM 10/3/2006

[AZhitman]

George, we're still waiting for you to point out a PROBLEM.

And no, that's not "all you said". More reading, less rabble-rousing.

You need to be accountable for the blather you represent as fact. Say what you mean, and mean what you say.

What specifically are we lacking that you are taking issue with?

[nchopp]

At last, I don't want to start anything by babbling on about this, casue, well, we have know each other for a few years now and have helped each other in the past. Thats something I don't want to mess up

Funny, I thought that had happened quite some time ago...

[AZhitman]

Nah, me and George are cool.

Just wondering why he's trippin' like a two-headed kitten on crack.