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General => The Lobby => Topic started by: on December 31, 1969, 04:00:00 PM

Poll
Question: PC or mobile device?
Option 1: Via PC (desktop, laptop, mac) votes: 7
Option 2: Via mobile device (tablet, shitph*ne, """smart""watch, etc.) votes: 3
Option 3: Other ((portable) game console, """smart""" tv or smth etc.) votes: 0
Title: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 05, 2018, 01:51:01 PM
pc4me

although i do often browse boyah via shitph*ne when out of the house, i'm much less likely to actively participate unless i'm in front of a keyboard

typing and especially formatting text via touchscreen is just so awful lol

also plz vote akudood;
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: FAMY2 on July 05, 2018, 01:57:06 PM
pc. The only way to do it.
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Thyme on July 05, 2018, 02:03:58 PM
pc bcuz

Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 05, 2018, 01:51:01 PM
typing and especially formatting text via touchscreen is just so awful lol


although i do use my ipad as well
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: don't let's on July 05, 2018, 05:17:41 PM
Almost always phone
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: YPrrrr on July 05, 2018, 07:33:22 PM
Almost exclusively phone these days
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Samus Aran on July 05, 2018, 11:22:26 PM
pc. when i'm on my phone i'm not actually on chrome that often to begin with anyway and i just don't really like using boyah on my phone.
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Joice on July 06, 2018, 12:42:45 AM
pc master race
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: bluaki on July 07, 2018, 11:24:31 PM
PC. I browse a lot of stuff with my phone lately, but boyah often loads so slow that I can only tolerate it by opening links in new tabs, doing something else for a few minutes, and switching back to a loaded page. Mobile browsers don't exactly have the luxury of being able to control background loading very well.
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: C.Mongler on July 09, 2018, 12:50:21 PM
pc, this site is ass to use on a phone
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 09, 2018, 01:25:16 PM
Quote from: Joice on July 06, 2018, 12:42:45 AM
pc master race


thumbup;

Quote from: C.Mongler on July 09, 2018, 12:50:21 PM
pc, this site is ass to use


agreed

Nonetheless, do our phoneposters think there'd be any benefit in implementing a more mobile-friendly skin? befuddlement

of course, the most mobile and pc-friendly thing we could do for this site is fix our server issues, but lol (SNORKEL argh;)
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: YPrrrr on July 09, 2018, 01:31:24 PM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 09, 2018, 01:25:16 PM
Quote from: Joice on July 06, 2018, 12:42:45 AM
pc master race


thumbup;

Quote from: C.Mongler on July 09, 2018, 12:50:21 PM
pc, this site is ass to use


agreed

Nonetheless, do our phoneposters think there'd be any benefit in implementing a more mobile-friendly skin? befuddlement

of course, the most mobile and pc-friendly thing we could do for this site is fix our server issues, but lol (SNORKEL argh;)
I dunno works pretty perfectly on phone to me

There's so much empty space on the sides in the pc version it looks worse to me there
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: bluaki on July 09, 2018, 02:04:48 PM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 09, 2018, 01:25:16 PM
of course, the most mobile and pc-friendly thing we could do for this site is fix our server issues, but lol (SNORKEL argh;)
I feel like a lot of our server performance pains (and lack of mobile skin) can probably be attributed to SMF 1.1, which by the way isn't even receiving security updates anymore

as if boyah 2.0 is ever going to happen lol
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 09, 2018, 02:07:02 PM
Quote from: bluaki on July 09, 2018, 02:04:48 PM
as if boyah 2.0 is ever going to happen lol


JMV argh;
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: YPrrrr on July 09, 2018, 02:38:43 PM
Quote from: bluaki on July 09, 2018, 02:04:48 PM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 09, 2018, 01:25:16 PM
of course, the most mobile and pc-friendly thing we could do for this site is fix our server issues, but lol (SNORKEL argh;)
I feel like a lot of our server performance pains (and lack of mobile skin) can probably be attributed to SMF 1.1, which by the way isn't even receiving security updates anymore

as if boyah 2.0 is ever going to happen lol
Damn roasted
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: ME## on July 09, 2018, 03:16:10 PM
If I had means to connect my PC to the internet it would be PC but as I can’t, it’s my phone lol
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Thyme on July 09, 2018, 03:24:48 PM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 09, 2018, 02:07:02 PM
Quote from: bluaki on July 09, 2018, 02:04:48 PM
as if boyah 2.0 is ever going to happen lol


JMV argh;


if it gets to a critical point, i might maybe perhaps do it myself goowan
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 09, 2018, 03:35:08 PM
Quote from: Thyme on July 09, 2018, 03:24:48 PM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 09, 2018, 02:07:02 PM
Quote from: bluaki on July 09, 2018, 02:04:48 PM
as if boyah 2.0 is ever going to happen lol


JMV argh;


if it gets to a critical point, i might maybe perhaps do it myself goowan


Please elaborate. befuddlement
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: FAMY2 on July 09, 2018, 03:41:58 PM
MAY DAY MAY DAY CRITICAL FORUM FAILURE.

Get to work Thyme. 
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Thyme on July 09, 2018, 03:47:40 PM
idk man i'm not there yet

by critical i mean Internal Server Error for a month straight or smth

i already have a shitty dreamhost shared hosting account, but i have no idea how much ram and space a small forum used by 10 people concurrently at most would necessitate, and like blu said, most of our problems probably stem from how outdated the platform is

and idk which version of php the server is on but that could be a factor too

and of course, the sheer number of posts
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Thyme on July 09, 2018, 03:51:20 PM
QuoteMagyarorszag    06:48:47 PM    Viewing the topic meet boyah's new server.


yeah i'm not made out of money tec, plan cancelled doodella;
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 09, 2018, 08:11:42 PM
Quote from: Thyme on July 09, 2018, 03:51:20 PM
QuoteMagyarorszag    06:48:47 PM    Viewing the topic meet boyah's new server.


yeah i'm not made out of money tec, plan cancelled doodella;


lol

i was only checking to see

Quote from: Thyme on July 09, 2018, 03:47:40 PM
how much ram and space a small forum used by 10 people concurrently at most would necessitate


and based on that post, which is approaching six years old and may not even reflect the current state of boyah's servers, it's about 8gb of ram and 600gb of storage

and honestly i'd be surprised to hear that that server is exclusively boyah's and isn't being shared

the equipment cost for a modernized equivalent would be like $750 (we wouldn't need the raid card if we opted for a single large ssd instead), not that i would expect anyone on boyah to cover that themselves lol
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 09, 2018, 08:17:08 PM
and yes, it's true that we won't really have any idea to what extent the server is to blame (although i'm confident it's at least partly to blame) unless and until we finally upgrade to 2.0 (JMV AND SNORKEL argh;)
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Hiro on July 21, 2018, 03:40:22 AM
boyah's an absolute nightmare on mobile which is largely the reason for my absence
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 21, 2018, 11:28:35 AM
Quote from: ??? on July 21, 2018, 03:40:22 AM
boyah's an absolute nightmare on mobile which is largely the reason for my absence


How might we be able to increase its usability? y/n
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Thyme on July 21, 2018, 11:40:59 AM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 21, 2018, 11:28:35 AM
Quote from: ??? on July 21, 2018, 03:40:22 AM
boyah's an absolute nightmare on mobile which is largely the reason for my absence


How might we be able to increase its usability? y/n


actually responsive themes, for one 5thgrade;
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Hiro on July 22, 2018, 11:58:54 AM
Quote from: Thyme on July 21, 2018, 11:40:59 AM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 21, 2018, 11:28:35 AM
Quote from: ??? on July 21, 2018, 03:40:22 AMboyah's an absolute nightmare on mobile which is largely the reason for my absence

How might we be able to increase its usability? y/n

actually responsive themes, for one 5thgrade;
Title: Re: PotD: How are you more likely to access Boyah?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 22, 2018, 12:10:44 PM
Well now's our chance to make that happen. 5thgrade;