Four little changes 17 August 2008 - 22:49

There have been four little changes to the site today, which I hope will only improve it.

  1. Wordpress was upgraded.
  2. The spamboard was merged with chit chat.
  3. A new "Look and Feel" category was added to the forum (and the images and screenshots board moved there).
  4. …aaaand, a new board was added!

I hope you’ll all like the changes, and as always, suggestions are welcome, encouraged, and if need be, dragged out of you at gunpoint. So feel free to suggest any changes :)

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First posting competition prize has been won! 10 August 2008 - 0:04

Codeblock made his 10th new thread today, and so got to pick something from Arch Linux Schwag, under $10, to get for his prize. He picked this keychain, and should own one in 4 to 7 working days.

Well done Codeblock :D

There are two prizes left - who will get the second?

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I am back! 8 August 2008 - 15:47

I have just returned from my Dad’s house, and thus have access to the Internet again! Huzzah!

However, I am dissapointed to see no new forum members joined during my absense.

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Vanishing for a few days 5 August 2008 - 12:45

I (Barrucadu) will be gone for a few days, as I have been whisked away to my Dad’s new house which has no Internet connection currently (though I shall see if the neighbours have a wireless network). Bye

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Posting Competition - Your choice of prize 29 July 2008 - 19:59

The forum is now almost a week old, and I decided to have a little competition to boost activity. And what is a competition without prizes? :D

The first three people, from now on, to start ten new threads anywhere but in the Spamboard gets their choice of item under $10 from Arch Linux Schwag.

Here are the current thread counts, for reference:

  • Sp4rkR4t - 0
  • ninian - 1
  • Dr Small - 0
  • jones - 0
  • codeblock - 1
  • loserone - 1
  • cmelbye - 0
  • _AA_ - 0
  • Abelian - 0
  • floke - 0

Upon starting your 10th new thread, send me a PM. I’ll check that you have indeed made 10 threads since the competition started, and that none of them are in the Spamboard. Once checked, I’ll ask for your postal address and requested prize - I’ll then order your prize.

The forum gets activity, you get a prize, and Arch gets a little donation. Everyone wins.

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Recruitment drive! 28 July 2008 - 23:01

I, in my infinite wisdom have decided to offer an incentive for anyone (from now on) to recruit someone to the forum!

If you recruit someone to the forum, you will be added to a special usergroup - this will give you an orange name and access to a hidden board just for you lot! Yes, I know a hidden board isn’t much of an incentive but it’s something.

Recruitment will be verified by your recruitee saying you recruited them in their introduction post in the new introductions board.

So, what’re you waiting for? Get recruiting - an orange name awaits you!

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New Theme - Part Two 28 July 2008 - 11:12

I’ve just finished draft one of the phpBB theme, and I’ll give the members a little time to suggest changes, which I’ll then incorporate. Unless, of course, nobody thinks it needs changing.

Well, I’ve been struggling with the phpBB theme engine all day, time to have some food and relax by starting on an IRC bot in Python :D

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New Theme - Part One 27 July 2008 - 18:53

Someone told me that it wasn’t immediately obvious how to participate on this website, and that I should have a big "Sign up!" or something on the main page. Well, now there is!

I more or less cloned the archlinux.org theme and modified it to use the colours from the logo. I shall also be making a matching phpBB theme soon. If anyone can think of any way to improve the theme, telling me before I spend ages making the matching phpBB one would be nice.

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New Logo 26 July 2008 - 20:03

I have used my GIMP skills to create a new logo for Archlinux.co.uk. Rather than just using the Arch logo, we now have a much more UK-centric one!

Archlinux.co.uk

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IRC 26 July 2008 - 14:17

Archlinux.co.uk now has an IRC channel on irc.devnode.org. The channel is #Archlinux.co.uk, so be sure to have a look. I’m pretty new to IRC myself, so there’s a good chance I’ll do something wrong, so correct me if I do something stupid.

For those who haven’t used IRC before here’s how to create an account and join the channel:

  1. Open up your IRC client - and connect to one of the irc.devnode.org servers. Since we are (almost) all UKers, nyx.devnode.org is probably our best bet.
  2. Register a nick - this is where you’ll get your first taste of IRC voodoo, NickServ. Type the following command to register a nick: /msg NickServ register PASSWORD EMAIL-ADDRESS.
  3. Join the channel - now for the easy bit: /join #Archlinux.co.uk

You will need to identify yourself every time you connect with the following command: /msg NickServ identify PASSWORD

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