The new ACF is here!

[DFT]

Reminds me, I need to complain to Roku for making things better.

 

[AmberCutie]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. When did the 'Camgirls' section go above the 'General' section? THAT IS SO SEXIST!

I felt like every single day for the past few weeks I was moving threads from "Random Discussion" to "General Camming Discussion". I am hoping that people will now post in the appropriate section for camming related threads now that it's at the top.

Random is for random stuff, not camming related stuff, peoplez.

 

[JerryBoBerry]

Serious question. Do people really look at that main page much?

First thing I usually do is look at my alerts to see if there's any thing directed to me I should read. Then I go right to the 'new posts' page. It's rare that I even glance at the main page. If it hadn't just been pointed out I doubt I would have ever noticed it was moved.

I'm wondering if that's more of a 'model' thing because you all want to specifically navigate into the MO section. Whereas members don't need to do that. So clicking on the different forums on the main page just isn't needed for us regularly outside of creating new threads.

 

[AmberCutie]

Serious question. Do people really look at that main page much?

First thing I usually do is look at my alerts to see if there's any thing directed to me I should read. Then I go right to the 'new posts' page. It's rare that I even glance at the main page. If it hadn't just been pointed out I doubt I would have ever noticed it was moved.

I think that's common for established users, but newcomers would likely view the index page and click through topics that way. Pretty much every thread I had to move was posted by someone new to ACF.

 

[TacoBelle]

Serious question. Do people really look at that main page much?

My morning ACF usage: immediately check if I have a notification or message (if they're lit up), then open new tabs of: Random, Sexy Stuff, General Camming, Ask-A-Model, and Models Only. Then I go through each tab and open a new tab for whichever threads have been updated that I'm interested in. Read/reply/blah blah.

Throughout the day, I just check the watched threads for any new stuff. And that's how Iris forums. I'm sure that info is boring as hell to everyone who just read it. The end.

 

[AmberCutie]

Yet again, the index page has had some changes. Please do not fret. Deep breath.

 

[Sevrin]

I'm not sure if this is something that bothers others, but I really miss links being underlined. I sometimes underline links manually, since they don't stand out that much otherwise.

 

[Bocefish]

Is there some way we can preview posts prior to posting or PM other ACF members with this new type forum?

 

[JerryBoBerry]

Is there some way we can preview posts prior to posting or PM other ACF members with this new type forum?

Preview. When you're writing up your reply hit the 'More Options...' button. Then you'll see a 'Preview...' button that lets you see what it will look like.


For PM's it's now called Conversations. Hover over your name in the menu at the top. In the drop down box it's the 2nd option down on the right.

 

[Bocefish]

Preview. When you're writing up your reply hit the 'More Options...' button. Then you'll see a 'Preview...' button that lets you see what it will look like.


For PM's it's now called Conversations. Hover over your name in the menu at the top. In the drop down box it's the 2nd option down on the right.

Thanks

Unless I've missed it, a thank you icon option would be cool too

 

[TacoBelle]

It's interesting that a banned user's media (gifs and whatnot) show up in the 'featured media' area of the landing page. I thought perhaps someone got unbanned, but nope, just a glitch in the Matrix.

 

[JerryBoBerry]

I really wish this forum had a 'notes' option for people, like mfc has for members. There's a few people on here who change their name a lot. I'd really like to be able to know how I know them from past conversations without having to search their name for all their posts to remind me.

 

[AmberCutie]

Been a while since I had much to report here...

 

[Rowdy]

I’m so excited to welcome you to the new ACF!

Below I'm listing some features that are different on this new platform (XenForo, we were on phpBB previously). I think you will enjoy some of the new functionality here!

• Thanks are now Likes and now include multiple variations (like, dislike, funny, hugs). Positive and negative ratings for these likes add to members’ Post Ratings. You'll find these options under each post, they'll brighten and tooltip when you mouseover them.

• Trophy badges and trophy points for milestones and achievements! You can find the current Trophy list here and I may add more as time necessitates.

• Quick reply box at the bottom of every page, multi quote via the ["+ quote] button at the bottom of a post you'd like to add to the reply, then click [insert quotes] button under the quick reply box to add them to your reply. SO much easier than before!

• Member profiles now feature wall posts, as well as personalized cover photos. Want to wish someone a happy birthday? Post on their wall! Want to show off a great pic of yourself or appreciate something adorable? Make it your cover photo!

• You may now create media folders and upload images and gifs to their own albums to show off. Upload multiple images at a time, add titles and descriptions in a batch. Add comments and likes to other peoples' media. https://www.ambercutie.com/forums/media/

• The SEARCH function is much more intuitive now.

• You may advertise your cam and content site profiles easily on every post. Just fill out the personal details section of your profile page, and the icons will show on each post under your avatar.

• Alert system will notify you in real time of new conversations and replies (and other stuff!)

• Adding @username to a post will now be a “mention” and send an alert to that user that you've tagged them in the post.

• Members may associate (and even log in with) their Twitter account.

• Use #ACFWALL in a Twitter post, it will be displayed on our Tweet stream (below!) ACF also has its own Twitter account now: @AmberCutieForum

• “Foes” are now ignored members. Simply click on a user, click "ignore" on their profile page or member card, and they will be much less obvious to you on the forum from there on out.

• “Friends” are now followed members. Click on "follow" on their profile page or member card and you can set specific settings via your preferences to allow them special access to your media and receive updates on their posts in your news feed.

• Viewing on mobile devices will be GLORIOUS now!

There are other tidbits you'll come across as you get re-acclimated with the forum. We will be working to update a few things that aren't working perfectly (some inline images and VIP media content) as soon as we can.

Please reply in this thread if you need help or have feedback if something isn't working as expected. I'll be updating the old version of the "forum: how to" thread as some point soon, but I think this forum software is a lot more user friendly and should help you find your way easily. Happy ACFing!

Very impressed so far with the forum. I think I've found a home. Thanks for all the hard work Amber. Very impressive indeed.