Deleting the PM’s? I have them back to 2006. I saved 3 pages of them over the years. Just read a bunch. Two of the people died while we were on woot. Now I’m crying. Guess it is good I kept a few funny ones too! Hope they leave the old mod powers alone. Haven’t used them in years, but I need them!
ALSO, DID WE MENTION NEW FORUMS?!?! BECAUSE HOLY $%&^#! NEW FORUMS!!!
I guess if swearing, juvenile behavior, and general assholishness is not allowed, I probably won’t be getting an invite. More likely they have me on some TSA-like “No Post” list.
And due to extreme local life madness and time pressures, I didn’t even go get my PM’s.
I also has a sad. For those PM’s. I thought I could get them Tonite.
But I also has a sad, that, regarding woot: apart from my PM’s and the wine forums (for the fabulous info, tho I rarely seem to find time to enjoy) and apart from missing some lovely people, I don’t even miss the-Woot-that-was anymore.
The forum messages will be transferring, but not private messages. I didn’t get through all mine either. I’ll ask if there may be a way to access them (as read only?) in the near future.
I haz a sad. I think I’m done with Woot forums. I kind of had a hard time way back when Woot went from just one to more, but then as they added more one at a time I could keep up. But now I’m overwhelmed. Just reading one thread, seemed like I was reading the same posts three and four times. Might just be too old. /sniff/
The overhaul was way overdue, but they should have shot for parity and expose newer features over time. Since they big-banged all the capability it’s overwhelming and confusing for everyone.
They are saying that most historical threads will be loaded in over time, and they’ve already started connecting the forums to the site (like individual threads to derby entries, for example).
Change sucks. But give 'em time. It will be better in the log run.
I don’t think they went far enough. There is more that they could have done. Holding back to me was a mistake–but whatever.
All the wootbot posts are stupid, and the multiple tags associated with them make them a hassle for someone like me, who is just interested in the chit-chat. But it is what it is.
Instead of ALL THE DEALS ON ONE PAGE they should have segregated them into the traditional categories. Yes, the tags do that, but it is a shitload of posts to wade through unless one figures out how to filter on the tags…
It’s very jarring to go from the peaceful layout of the sale site to the discussion forums. But it aint my circus, not my monkeys. I’m sure it will settle down.
I’m a little surprised at how few regular posters there really are. I’ve never taken a census here on Meh, but I bet it is a similar ratio of posters to silent buyers as it is on Woot, if not even a larger silent majority.
@duodec They spent months dicking around with the new forums. You can see some posts from last spring. They could have given a little more lead time than three days for the proles. @narfcake has mentioned maybe they can bring them over somehow…
I think I can let woot customization go if it’s time has come.
Sigh.
@f00l
Fuck. Autocorrect. Fuck
Its. Its. Its.
@f00l That one gets me Every. Time.
/giphy we don’t need no badges
what the actual fuck giphy??!?
@carl669 ew.
I think the badges can be found on the thread that has all the badges available. That thread will transfer over, I was told.
@daveinwarsh Not the custom ones, Dave. Like Poof’s sig, Marlene’s gnomes, Wooster’s chicken…Mr. Whisker’s foot prints…
@daveinwarsh AND THE GREEN TEAM ONE!!!
@therealjrn EEK! I’ll tell Wooster. I stuck a few badges on the “badge thread” a little while ago to grab later if I wish.
I’m dreading to have to go through/save my (give or take) …
/roll 100d20
You rolled a total of 1069
… messages later this evening.
I’m fine with no custom sigs or even the badges. It really doesn’t matter, and it’s kind of silly. It’s mostly ancient history.
Kind of like doing a trivia game based on your schoolboy football jersey numbers.
@therealjrn It’s time to get my poster framed.
Deleting the PM’s? I have them back to 2006. I saved 3 pages of them over the years. Just read a bunch. Two of the people died while we were on woot. Now I’m crying. Guess it is good I kept a few funny ones too! Hope they leave the old mod powers alone. Haven’t used them in years, but I need them!
@smilingjack Now’s your chance to
abuseuse them!I guess if swearing, juvenile behavior, and general assholishness is not allowed, I probably won’t be getting an invite. More likely they have me on some TSA-like “No Post” list.
@mfladd It’s probably the company you keep.
I will save the PM’s. Don’t care about the rest of it.
How long do we have? Have not yet read the linky.
@f00l 3 days. Tops.
/giphy farewell, memories.
/giphy shrug
Never realized you can private message another Wooter.
@callow I didn’t, either, until I noticed I had one a few weeks old.
Gah. It happened, while I wasn’t paying attention…and it sucks, hideously.
I’m not sure I’m going back. I changed some things in the preferences, but it’s just so horrible.
I haz a sad.
/giphy death of woot
@Shrdlu The UI is definitely different, but posting itself is similar to how it is here, what with the BBCode and all.
The old forums were reaching its limits.
@narfcake @Shrdlu
And due to extreme local life madness and time pressures, I didn’t even go get my PM’s.
I also has a sad. For those PM’s. I thought I could get them Tonite.
But I also has a sad, that, regarding woot: apart from my PM’s and the wine forums (for the fabulous info, tho I rarely seem to find time to enjoy) and apart from missing some lovely people, I don’t even miss the-Woot-that-was anymore.
(Tho I do still miss the best years of Deals.)
: (
@f00l
The forum messages will be transferring, but not private messages. I didn’t get through all mine either. I’ll ask if there may be a way to access them (as read only?) in the near future.
@narfcake
Please let us know.
I world really like to save my PM’s as PDFs or something.
But I was already short on sleep during those 3 days.
: (
Those new forums are ugly.
@Epinardian They are.
Third badge from left in the first row has an inflatable I own in it :B
@PooltoyWolf Xena? lol
@therealjrn The Poolmaster Rockin’ Horse
I haz a sad. I think I’m done with Woot forums. I kind of had a hard time way back when Woot went from just one to more, but then as they added more one at a time I could keep up. But now I’m overwhelmed. Just reading one thread, seemed like I was reading the same posts three and four times. Might just be too old. /sniff/
@pooflady Yeah, I don’t like it either.
The overhaul was way overdue, but they should have shot for parity and expose newer features over time. Since they big-banged all the capability it’s overwhelming and confusing for everyone.
They are saying that most historical threads will be loaded in over time, and they’ve already started connecting the forums to the site (like individual threads to derby entries, for example).
Change sucks. But give 'em time. It will be better in the log run.
@ACraigL
I don’t think they went far enough. There is more that they could have done. Holding back to me was a mistake–but whatever.
All the wootbot posts are stupid, and the multiple tags associated with them make them a hassle for someone like me, who is just interested in the chit-chat. But it is what it is.
Instead of ALL THE DEALS ON ONE PAGE they should have segregated them into the traditional categories. Yes, the tags do that, but it is a shitload of posts to wade through unless one figures out how to filter on the tags…
It’s very jarring to go from the peaceful layout of the sale site to the discussion forums. But it aint my circus, not my monkeys. I’m sure it will settle down.
I’m a little surprised at how few regular posters there really are. I’ve never taken a census here on Meh, but I bet it is a similar ratio of posters to silent buyers as it is on Woot, if not even a larger silent majority.
I didn’t see this in time. My zombie monkey thread and PMs from Three Piece Woot are gone. The thread might come back but the precious PMs… sigh…
@duodec They spent months dicking around with the new forums. You can see some posts from last spring. They could have given a little more lead time than three days for the proles. @narfcake has mentioned maybe they can bring them over somehow…