kristof65 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I can't stand discord. If this forum goes away, I'll probably stop participating in anything Reaper related. 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnwulf Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 22 hours ago, Inarah said: Huh. I don't have a column on the right of my screen. Are you maybe using either a smaller screen or a really large DPI setting on your computer? The layout does change once the number of pixels in width gets low enough. Alternately, did you find a way back when the layout first came out to nix the righthand column completely? I know there were some complaints when they first changed the layout. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, Cygnwulf said: Are you maybe using either a smaller screen or a really large DPI setting on your computer? The layout does change once the number of pixels in width gets low enough. Alternately, did you find a way back when the layout first came out to nix the righthand column completely? I know there were some complaints when they first changed the layout. Possibly all of that. I have an old machine with older software and a relatively small monitor (by current standards). I seem to recall the fuss when the right column first appeared on the forum. Mine is gone and I don't remember how I got rid of it. I really dislike unnecessary upgrades, and I'm glad Reaper doesn't mess with the forum more than they need to. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 It's been toned down, doesn't stand out anywhere near as much as it used to, and blends in better now. Thanks @Reaper_Jon, @kit, and/or whoever did such. No idea how it looks when using the light theme, my eyes bug out in short order with that theme, but it definitely is a lot more harmonious with the dark theme... And also isn't absolutely massive. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 I do have a Discord account, I will take a peek but I still think Discord is way too chaotic. Truly hope it won't be a replacement scheme. If this forum should disappear one day I will probably just go back to just hobby alone in my room, maybe post some pics on other forums, but I don't think it will ever get to the level of fun and friendship I found here. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnwulf Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 10 hours ago, WhiteWulfe said: It's been toned down, doesn't stand out anywhere near as much as it used to, and blends in better now. Thanks @Reaper_Jon, @kit, and/or whoever did such. No idea how it looks when using the light theme, my eyes bug out in short order with that theme, but it definitely is a lot more harmonious with the dark theme... And also isn't absolutely massive. holy tab-mageddon Batman! 😉 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Cygnwulf said: holy tab-mageddon Batman! 😉 Yeah, I tend to run "a few" tabs at any given time. You should see what they look like when I'm actively researching something, it's like that across two to three screens! 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 22 minutes ago, Cygnwulf said: holy tab-mageddon Batman! 😉 Yah, my 33 opened are minor compared to that!!! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc 724 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Running my own Discord for Arc of Fire Gaming Network I can tell that at some point in our Literate Role-play we will be getting a forums to go along side the discord. I think reaper would be doing a massive disservice getting rid of the forums. To speak more frankly I don't seem them doing that. They have an active discord to cater to the community that would not touch a forum. Reaper doesn't strike me as company that is going to slap it's users in the face like other companies. *cough cit cough* Managing a discord can get chaotic but if you keep and eye on it it's not really that bad. I've found, just like these forums, if you navigate the discord you want to be in enough you learn the channel and where to go. It's been a major asset for me as I do recordings and interviews in the my channel and the sound quality through their network is pretty smooth. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnwulf Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Just going to throw this one out here because people keep talking about it. Now, I'm not an insider or anything so I haven't heard anything special, but... Reaper Has Not Said Anything About Retiring The Forums. As far as I can tell, all of the talk about it is wild speculation because of the popularity of the discord, the size of the icon on the forums (which has been reduced) and the number of events that they are running over there (admittedly the discord makes things easier) not because of anything Reaper has said, officially or unofficially. 4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Guindyloo Posted December 7, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 7, 2021 54 minutes ago, Cygnwulf said: Just going to throw this one out here because people keep talking about it. Now, I'm not an insider or anything so I haven't heard anything special, but... Reaper Has Not Said Anything About Retiring The Forums. As far as I can tell, all of the talk about it is wild speculation because of the popularity of the discord, the size of the icon on the forums (which has been reduced) and the number of events that they are running over there (admittedly the discord makes things easier) not because of anything Reaper has said, officially or unofficially. Thank you, I was just coming to say this. There is no current plan that I am aware of to close the forums. Jon has said multiple times that he thinks the discord and forums compliment each other well and that the forum works very well as somewhere more permanent where information can be referenced, while the discord is more of a constant flowing chat space. It's not a harbinger of doom, it's just a button to integrate another one of Reaper's social media sites that they would like to cross-promote. That's all. 3 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Guindyloo Posted December 7, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) Also, to follow up what the button actually does: If you already have a discord account, it will connect your discord account and your forum account. You will have to log in to your discord account and give the "Forum Butler" permission to access your username, email address, etc. If you choose to authorize it, it will connect you to the Reaper server, give you the role "forumite" that will display on your user profile and automatically give you the same discord server username that you have on the forum. (My discord username is Kwindylarue, connecting my forum account changed my Reaper server display username to Guindyloo - which I then changed back to Kwindylarue because more people know me as that name) Your accounts are now connected. If anything on the discord is created that gives you access only if you have the Forumite role, you're ready for it. This is the same kind of integration that is done for connecting, for instance, your twitch or patreon accounts to your discord account. If you do not have a discord account, it will give you the opportunity to sign up for one and do the above. ETA: On the forum, if you go into your Account Settings, there will now be a section for Discord that will allow you to check a box if you would like to "update my email address here when my Discord email address changes" and "use my discord photo as my profile photo" You don't have to connect your accounts, it's just an option to do so if you would like to. Edited December 7, 2021 by Guindyloo added info 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, Guindyloo said: It's not a harbinger of doom, it's just a button to integrate another one of Reaper's social media sites that they would like to cross-promote. This is correct, it's so we don't have two separate villages that never have contact. Neither a forum main nor a discord main is required to join the other, but those who do want to be part of both can integrate the experience and make life a touch easier for keeping up on content. Besides, without a forum to be mascot of I'd be out of a job, and if I was out of a job I'd get bored and start getting into things, and if I started getting into things then I'd break things, and since I have a reputation as an absolute menace then the safest thing to do is keep me where I am. 4 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 @Guindyloo @buglips*the*goblin Thank you for your explanations, it's really appreciated!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnwulf Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, buglips*the*goblin said: This is correct, it's so we don't have two separate villages that never have contact. Neither a forum main nor a discord main is required to join the other, but those who do want to be part of both can integrate the experience and make life a touch easier for keeping up on content. Besides, without a forum to be mascot of I'd be out of a job, and if I was out of a job I'd get bored and start getting into things, and if I started getting into things then I'd break things, and since I have a reputation as an absolute menace then the safest thing to do is keep me where I am. Good to know, employed Buglips are safe(ish) Buglips 😉 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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