Hapori Tohu Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Back in the day we had a cool little feature that showed the most recent BZPower news story on the top on the forum header. Due to some performance issues, that feature had to be removed - but today, thanks to the wonders of the forum sidebar, it returns! Assuming you don't have the sidebar hidden, you can now see and access the three most recent news stories whenever you're browsing the forum index. Enjoy!View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Kurahk Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Nice addition! Not a frequent user but I'm sure it'll come in handy sometime.It would be interesting and a little more beneficial to have a link to the talkbalk right there too. Not sure if you guys can make it happen, but it would be nice.-SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xccj Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Considering talkback buttons on the front page simply link to the News Discussion forum page, which is located right next to the sidebar... yeah.But hey its good to have it back. Now all those people who never visit the front page can still read up on the news we post. Quote My BZPower Stories Dark Core--Kulagi's Kanoka--A Shadow's Contrivance--Mystery on Keli-Nui--BZ-Koro: To Bring Back Bionicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) Oh man, this anniversary is turning out fantastic. Personally, I still won't use the sidebar as it takes up too much space on my little screen and I check out the front page several times a day anyway, but this is a great addition nonetheless. -Gata Edited July 22, 2012 by Gatanui Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Nerds Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 That's a pretty neat little addition. Good work staff!-don't touch my pocket protector Quote Three great comedies at one low, low price....NOTHING! Kicking the Bucket (archived)Three late-middle age matoran think of something they want to do before they kick the bucket. Choose Your Own Bionicle Adventure (archived)Navigate your way through a myriad of meaningless choices as you try to not make a fool of yourself in perhaps the only comedy ever written almost entirely in spoiler tags. Useless BZP Junk that you Must Have!!!Get to your phone, whip out your credit card, and prepare to buy some useless BZPower related junk that has no benefit on society except that you want it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa_Of_Justice Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I noticed an RSS icon on the sidebar... does that mean it's now (or will soon be) possible to subscribe to a BZP news feed? I tried using the RSS button in Internet Explorer 9, but it didn't seem to find the news feed--only feeds for the calendar and the blogs.-Toa Of Justice Quote LDD American Flag--------------LDD Tinker Bell---------- Please see my Brickshelf gallery for more MOCs! I don't mind if anyone borrows any part of any of my MOCs. Please be sure to give me credit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 There is a BZPower RSS feed. Quote Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Great work! I like having the feature, because now I don't have to check the main page for new news topics (I still will though). Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlash Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 That's a pretty neat thing to have but it would be better if it linked to the talkback topic because it's more convenient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I like the the new sidebar. :)I don't know how often I'll use it though. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taipu1 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) One of BZPowers top stories on the news sidebar: The introduction of the new news sidebar!It's likely new stories shown there will be less amusing and ironic in the future. Edited July 22, 2012 by Taipu1 Quote - Taipu1.HighFly MatoranShowdownBZPRPG ProfilesHave you seen my Blog? I understand if you haven't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I like it. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of the Blazing Inferno Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Cool. Now, with the RSS link from BS, I can just check BZP when I check the rest of my collection of Lego RSS feeds.TotBI Quote My Maj | My MLN page | PDF Bionicle comics | Custom additions to Bionicle figuresGuardians of the Galaxy Teaser Poster in LEGO (originally from the LEGO Magazine July 2014 issue, now without the extra text)The Mata Nui Saga rearranged into chronological order, instead of having flashbacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55555 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Oh finally. I have been mourning the passing of the old news thing for a long time now. - 55555 Quote Fives' Kanohi Shop BuildLikeABoss.Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa_Of_Justice Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 There is a BZPower RSS feed.Thanks very much for that--it works great!-Toa Of Justice Quote LDD American Flag--------------LDD Tinker Bell---------- Please see my Brickshelf gallery for more MOCs! I don't mind if anyone borrows any part of any of my MOCs. Please be sure to give me credit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 There is a BZPower RSS feed.That's almost better than the news sidebar. -Gata Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltex Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Useful, but we can hide the sidebar?! Way to make me feel like a noob. Although I don't think I want to get rid of the sidebar anyway. xD-ibrow Quote JOIN AETHERGARDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuparu1995 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Nice! I do remember this, and I'll definitely find it useful now! Quote Nuparu1995 92% of teens have moved onto rap.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music, copy and paste this into your signature. R.I.P. - 7/20/2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ektris Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 This strikes me as something I never really would have thought as needing, but now that it's there I ask why we didn't think of it sooner. It's a nice reconnection of the front page and forum views and that's cool.~|ET|~ Quote E-T... Phone home. "He walks among us, but he is not one of us." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Yes! Now I won't have to check the news forum to find out what the latest news is...Question, however. Does the sidebar-thingy have the same time delay as the news forum talkbacks? Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Yes! Now I won't have to check the news forum to find out what the latest news is...Question, however. Does the sidebar-thingy have the same time delay as the news forum talkbacks?I don't think so, as basically it's a script loading the first three entries of the RSS, which I believe is updated automatically upon posting a news story.-Gata Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Six Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Yes! Now I won't have to check the news forum to find out what the latest news is...Question, however. Does the sidebar-thingy have the same time delay as the news forum talkbacks?I don't think so, as basically it's a script loading the first three entries of the RSS, which I believe is updated automatically upon posting a news story.-Gata The RSS is on a time delay as well, so the Talkback forum gets a double-delay. Quote Bio of a BZP Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Yes! Now I won't have to check the news forum to find out what the latest news is...Question, however. Does the sidebar-thingy have the same time delay as the news forum talkbacks?I don't think so, as basically it's a script loading the first three entries of the RSS, which I believe is updated automatically upon posting a news story.-Gata The RSS is on a time delay as well, so the Talkback forum gets a double-delay.Oh, okay. I thought it would make sense for the RSS to be updated automatically when a news story is posted. I guess I didn't notice any delay because I don't use the sidebar and last time I checked it, the news sidebar was up-to-date (as opposed to the talkbacks).-Gata Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Yes! Now I won't have to check the news forum to find out what the latest news is...Question, however. Does the sidebar-thingy have the same time delay as the news forum talkbacks?I don't think so, as basically it's a script loading the first three entries of the RSS, which I believe is updated automatically upon posting a news story.-Gata The RSS is on a time delay as well, so the Talkback forum gets a double-delay.Oh, okay. I thought it would make sense for the RSS to be updated automatically when a news story is posted. I guess I didn't notice any delay because I don't use the sidebar and last time I checked it, the news sidebar was up-to-date (as opposed to the talkbacks).-Gata Okay, so the Talkback forum is delayed twice (first news post delay to RSS, and then the RSS delay to the Talkback forum), whereas the news sidebar only suffers from the news post delay to RSS. Is that correct? Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Yes! Now I won't have to check the news forum to find out what the latest news is...Question, however. Does the sidebar-thingy have the same time delay as the news forum talkbacks?I don't think so, as basically it's a script loading the first three entries of the RSS, which I believe is updated automatically upon posting a news story.-Gata The RSS is on a time delay as well, so the Talkback forum gets a double-delay.Oh, okay. I thought it would make sense for the RSS to be updated automatically when a news story is posted. I guess I didn't notice any delay because I don't use the sidebar and last time I checked it, the news sidebar was up-to-date (as opposed to the talkbacks).-Gata Okay, so the Talkback forum is delayed twice (first news post delay to RSS, and then the RSS delay to the Talkback forum), whereas the news sidebar only suffers from the news post delay to RSS. Is that correct?That's how I believe it should work, if I got right what Black Six said.-Gata Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swimming Beard Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 This is a lot of new features to get in a week. This is pretty cool. Now I don't have to check the front page. (Though I probably will anyway.) Quote "I pitea the fool!" (quote by Chro) 98.7% OF BZPOWER MEMBERS HAVEN'T SEEN MY BUCKET IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE 1.3% THAT HAS SEEN MY BUCKET, COPY THIS AND PASTE IT INTO YOUR SIGNATURE I MISS MY BUCKET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballom Nom Nom Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Although I was not around to see the original news sidebar in action, the return of this feature sounds like it will be pretty useful for most members who don't browse the front page too often.~B~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) Although I was not around to see the original news sidebar in action, the return of this feature sounds like it will be pretty useful for most members who don't browse the front page too often.~B~You joined in 2006, but I'm pretty sure the old news widget lasted until 2008 or so.-Gata Edited July 25, 2012 by Gatanui Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballom Nom Nom Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Although I was not around to see the original news sidebar in action, the return of this feature sounds like it will be pretty useful for most members who don't browse the front page too often.~B~You joined in 2006, but I'm pretty sure the old news widget lasted until 2008 or so.-Gata Huh, really? Wow, I must have been really unobservant my first two years here. ~B~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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