let's give geekhack a new look!!!!11111

ripster · 05 Jul 2012, 02:02

vB HAS a rep system but for some reason, unlike OCN, he allowed neg rep.

It was hilarious! I was winning at +100 and Microsoft Windows Was -14.

sth · 05 Jul 2012, 02:02

Yeah, downvoting is abused a lot, but it would be nice to have an easier way to bury shitty posts while also allowing people to float better posts up.

ripster · 05 Jul 2012, 02:03

It was the PMs with the neg rep that were so funny.

Reddit is all anon voting.

demik · 05 Jul 2012, 02:03

well we need a rep system to get into the marketplace. true it won't really stop anybody from scamming people, but it will stop the lazy ones.

ripster · 05 Jul 2012, 02:05

+8 100% here!

mkawa · 05 Jul 2012, 02:06

yes, we will need an itrader replacement. i poked around but didn't see anything i liked as much as itrader (or even better, fredmiranda's). i may have to write this myself

Ragnorock · 05 Jul 2012, 03:29

If you do, mad props.

Acanthophis · 05 Jul 2012, 03:31

I find the one on the marketplace ComputerBase, a German website, pretty good.
Better than the old iTraders of yours.

mkawa · 05 Jul 2012, 03:43

can you post a quick screenshot?

Acanthophis · 05 Jul 2012, 03:53

Yep. A moment please.

Acanthophis · 05 Jul 2012, 04:16

Here are the screens. I censored other members. DeathAdder is obviously me.
If you need any translations, feel free to ask.

Also marketplace access requires a minimum of 50 posts and a membership of at least 6 months.
Makes marketplace safer, imo.

Oh, forgot the album link: http://imgur.com/a/qjpyp

net2522 · 05 Jul 2012, 04:18

Do we still have a spy feature?

shawn o · 05 Jul 2012, 04:34

Seperate feedback system/site such as Heatware would be better. Its used by all the bigger tech websites.

http://www.heatware.com/

sth · 05 Jul 2012, 04:39

DeathAdder that looks exactly like the iTrader GH had.

Acanthophis · 05 Jul 2012, 04:42

Oh, really?
It sure felt differently. Not as clear.
Might have been the unergonomic dark theme GH had.

demik · 05 Jul 2012, 04:54

looks like itrader/ebay's bastard child.

486 · 05 Jul 2012, 05:00

i remember the old GH had a motto "wanna switch?"
I think that the new geekhack should have a motto.
I was thinking something along the lines of
"the world of keyboards at your fingertips"
or something like that.

kaen · 05 Jul 2012, 05:02

Don't have anything to add but please please let us have the choice of at least one dark and one light theme. I don't want to have to code custom themes for stylish like i do for everything else.

TexasFlood · 05 Jul 2012, 05:04

Does the motto need to change? Guess it wouldn't bother me but don't see what's wrong with the "old" motto.

Acanthophis · 05 Jul 2012, 05:05

demik wrote:looks like itrader/ebay's bastard child.

Which one?

demik · 05 Jul 2012, 05:25

the one you posted

Acanthophis · 05 Jul 2012, 05:30

Well, considering it was there before GH even existed...

But still classy GH, you should ditch in the discussion Geekhate.
Your opinions on forums you don't know gonna be an eye opener for us all....

demik · 05 Jul 2012, 05:38

and you're attacking me, why?

i simply stated the feedback system looked similar to itrader and ebay.

now what does geekhack have to do with what i said? and no, im fine not going into your little circle jerk on why you dislike GH and GHers.

mkawa · 05 Jul 2012, 05:42

can we simmer down people? gh vs dt argument goes somewhere else (the toilet perhaps?)

net2522 · 05 Jul 2012, 05:46

net2522 wrote:Do we still have a spy feature?

Bump!
Bump!
Bump!

Acanthophis · 05 Jul 2012, 05:50

I don't know how you as an American see things, but I find the term "bastard child" not that friendly.
So, you "assaulted" my dearest forum. How do you expect me to react?

What it has to do with GH? You mainly come from there, you are a mod there I believe, not sure, and therefore kinda represent it.

Sorry mkawa :/

486 · 05 Jul 2012, 05:53

How about the banner in white?

demik · 05 Jul 2012, 05:54

i didn't assault anything. you're just being over sensitive for no reason.

but hey, if attacking GHers lets you sleep at night.. go for it.

and i dont represent anything. im not a mod. i frequent the forum. don't put what i do on GH's shoulders and vice versa.

now kindly step off your high horse over an internet forum.

Acanthophis · 05 Jul 2012, 05:58

That's why I used quotation marks.
But neither did I attack anyone.
And if I would it will not be because he's from GH, the moon or whatever.

So back to topic. There is spam enough already.

mkawa · 05 Jul 2012, 05:59

actually i don't see a spy in the standard packages. if someone can find a spy package for SMF i'm happy to look at it though

cool photo 486!!!

it would be nice to rotate banner logos like that (maybe a variety of rotating keycaps photos?) the only problem is that it doesn't give us a canonical logo that represents keyboard + modern cottage manufacturing.