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I know I'm still the new boy around here but could we please have a 'Test' section for the sole purpose of testing our sigs and other stuff?

It would be a useful place to experiment in without cluttering up the other threads.  :roll:

A test section would be nice for playing around with bbcode etc but probably wouldn't be useful with sigs.

A sig is evaluated when the message is viewed not when it is posted so if you change a sig it comes out changed on all your previous postings not just any new messages you are posting.

The best way to play with sigs is first to save your current sig. Then change it, go view one of your earlier postings. Repeat as necessary till it looks ok.

OK point taken.  :D

Let me put it another way then ...

A 'Test' section for the sole purpose of testing out our bbcode, screenshot images and other stuff? It would be a useful place to experiment in without cluttering up the other threads.  

I have used other forums which have a test area, and it seems to work quite well. I agree that we should do the same for sigs, avatars etc.

Sigs & avatars can be previewed in the user control panel anything else can't be

UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:Sigs & avatars can be previewed in the user control panel anything else can't be

                                                 

Doesn`t always come up on the forum though if you`ve got it wrong.

OK, I have added a testing section.

It will be (hopefully) auto-pruned so do not post anything that is important here.

You have been warned!

Thanx. Used it already.  

Dazza wrote:OK, I have added a testing section.

It will be (hopefully) auto-pruned so do not post anything that is important here.

You have been warned!

Is that a sort of auto-distruct for unwanted test posts?

It removes posts generally after a set period of time of inactivity on a particular post

Any chance of making the little grey bell stay grey instead of changing to orange (or even 'wobble orange' ( I'm sure there's a tek-nikle name for it)  if there's a lot of posting going on!) when there's a new post in there?

I like to keep everything tidy and it'll be a pain always selecting 'mark all posts as read' all the time.

:withstupid:

(Membah of the kampain for bad inglish n spelin sosiity)

Just press mark all messages as read it only takes a second to press the link, stop been lazy

UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:Just press mark all messages as read it only takes a second to press the link, stop been lazy

Ah - Dave wants to be a member ov the sociity as well I see!