commenting on news

Dick_Justice · 01-03-2005, 05:46 PM

I´d think it would be a nice feature if people could comment on news-updates . Its a fairly common feature on a lot of news sites...

English · 01-03-2005, 06:14 PM

Yeah but Bort's retired

DanTesla1 · 01-03-2005, 08:24 PM

lol. Yeah, we should do that. How woudl that work?

I know of a great phpNews + phpBB module where you can post threads in a certain forum and the post that you post will be on the main page. The rest of the replies will go in as comments and will be displayed in the main page as another link if you wanted to read them. I'm not sure if you've heard of this, but I can find it for you if you want. This way, it'll be easier for comments to be posted because everyone is familier with the forums.

Bort · 01-03-2005, 08:35 PM

Well let me go through the thought process of this....

First you see you need a user system and we had the problem originally of going between making an API exstension of phpBB or making our own user system. Both would entail a gynormus amount of work to make it all up to snuff. So we put it off till after BFN^2 launched, and by that time pretty much everyone forgot about it or didn't really care anymore.

On an aside, Rexxie and I have another project cooked up which will be as one reporter put it "r0xz0ring y0ur b0xz0rz kekeke".

grim reaper · 01-03-2005, 10:24 PM

The thing dan is talking about is very cool, i have seen it in action my self, shame we never had any news though

DanTesla1 · 01-03-2005, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grim reaper

The thing dan is talking about is very cool, i have seen it in action my self, shame we never had any news though

Yeah, it is very cool. Easy to set up, and easy to use. I think it is something that would be best for BFN. Would you like the link? Infact grim, we did have it in action for a bit with [INS], but then switched straight to phpNews.

English · 01-03-2005, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bort

Well let me go through the thought process of this....

First you see you need a user system and we had the problem originally of going between making an API exstension of phpBB or making our own user system.

All that just for comments on the main page? You have a login system already on the front page which must create sessions and whatnot. Why not just query from the phpbb user table when people try to login?

Then all you need is maybe one more table for the comments. .

Easy !

Bort · 01-03-2005, 11:19 PM

No you see currently there is a seperate limited user system for the admin section not implemented on the whole site. In order to use phpBB everything would have to use it. That means including in the API a way to determine which group someone is in as that would have to correspond to an access level. Since we can't just make everyon an admin and only check if the user table has admin then they can post. This would also mean generating our own set of cookies in essence since you have to log in twice. I tried looking into the phpBB sessions but it looked hella complicated.

Bort · 01-04-2005, 04:55 AM

Well update, I actually found a mod that does this kind of stuff, with a little hacking I dare say I could get it to work properly on our new project.

NavalLord · 01-04-2005, 05:29 AM

brilliant!

grim reaper · 01-04-2005, 11:19 AM

Ohh, a new project, is it BFN3.

English · 01-04-2005, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bort

On an aside, Rexxie and I have another project cooked up which will be as one reporter put it "r0xz0ring y0ur b0xz0rz kekeke".

Yeah whats this all about?

Bort · 01-04-2005, 08:06 PM

All I can say is it may or may not involve copious amounts of cookies and time permitting whipped cream.

Edit: And that it is not BFN^3.

NavalLord · 01-04-2005, 08:09 PM

will it have a blue moon laser?

DanTesla1 · 01-04-2005, 08:31 PM

Hmmm, BFN^3. I missed the launch of BFN^2, so this is all new to me.

The Master · 01-04-2005, 10:13 PM

Yeah lazerz!

RichM · 01-04-2005, 10:40 PM

how about mackerel with lasers attached to their heads?

grim reaper · 01-04-2005, 10:42 PM

Sharks, with frikken lasers strapped to there heads.

English · 01-04-2005, 10:44 PM

For some reason, that made me think of stingray. What a show!

01-03-2005, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-03-2005, 06:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
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01-03-2005, 08:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bort Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 202, Chocolate City Posts: 2,004	Well let me go through the thought process of this.... First you see you need a user system and we had the problem originally of going between making an API exstension of phpBB or making our own user system. Both would entail a gynormus amount of work to make it all up to snuff. So we put it off till after BFN^2 launched, and by that time pretty much everyone forgot about it or didn't really care anymore. On an aside, Rexxie and I have another project cooked up which will be as one reporter put it "r0xz0ring y0ur b0xz0rz kekeke". __________________

01-03-2005, 11:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bort Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 202, Chocolate City Posts: 2,004	No you see currently there is a seperate limited user system for the admin section not implemented on the whole site. In order to use phpBB everything would have to use it. That means including in the API a way to determine which group someone is in as that would have to correspond to an access level. Since we can't just make everyon an admin and only check if the user table has admin then they can post. This would also mean generating our own set of cookies in essence since you have to log in twice. I tried looking into the phpBB sessions but it looked hella complicated. __________________

01-04-2005, 04:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bort Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 202, Chocolate City Posts: 2,004	Well update, I actually found a mod that does this kind of stuff, with a little hacking I dare say I could get it to work properly on our new project. __________________

01-03-2005, 10:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	The thing dan is talking about is very cool, i have seen it in action my self, shame we never had any news though

01-04-2005, 05:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
NavalLord Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,149	brilliant! __________________

01-04-2005, 11:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	Ohh, a new project, is it BFN3.

01-04-2005, 08:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Bort Captain Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 202, Chocolate City Posts: 2,004	All I can say is it may or may not involve copious amounts of cookies and time permitting whipped cream. Edit: And that it is not BFN^3. __________________

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NavalLord Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,149	will it have a blue moon laser? __________________

01-04-2005, 10:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
The Master First Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,700	Yeah lazerz! __________________

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RichM Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Richland, Washington Posts: 2,899	how about mackerel with lasers attached to their heads? __________________ "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the Democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any controlling private power." - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,256	Sharks, with frikken lasers strapped to there heads.

01-04-2005, 10:44 PM	#19 (permalink)
English First Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 1,681	For some reason, that made me think of stingray. What a show! __________________ -And death shall have no dominion....

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