[posh]

In case anyone was wondering, development on IPS4 (the software ATRL will be upgrading to) is going really well.
The preview site recently updated some of their framework and the system response has increased substantially, making the site much more functional at a reasonable rate. Which means the developers have discovered ways to make all of these great, new, innovative features work together better and without taking as long to load. There have been plenty of new enhancements over the past month or so, and the site has noticeably progressed since the debut.

For anyone that didn't notice, the IPS4 website is now open for EVERYONE to view/test without having to register. So, if you're really anxious about the preview, you can go check that out right now here. Just keep in mind that this is just the bare minimum interface/skin. The site is just for users to experience/preview the new features, some of which ATRL might not even use in their final design.

Anyway, I just wanted to post this quickly to let everyone know what's happening with the update on IPs side. There seems to be a general census by users that early September will see the release of a beta and the full, perfected software will be available around Winter 2014. Everything is looking REALLY promising though! The IP team is definitely pushing to get this done ASAP, while still making it the best product possible.

Hope Athens won't mind me bringing this up after he closed the New ATRL thread. There seems to be a surge of interest in the update though, and I figured it'd be okay to make a general post to reassure people that it's coming.

[Latch]

I seriously don't understand why I was warned and asked to remove this avi:


When avis like this are allowed:


Could you kindly explain to me what the difference is?

It's a person twerking
It's not sexually explicit, nor is there any nudity involved

I'd had that avatar for days prior and even posted in HQ with it multiples times and it was never an issue, but all of a sudden when some lifeless troll (with a similar avatar) xomes in and says it's trashy it become cause for concern... interesting...

[ezra]

really? prediction threads are up all the time. no reason to close one just because of a few messy members.

[Golden]

I really hate the way the new forums look. I definitely prefer ATRL's style. It's so much more easy to browse through

[Abyssy]

Originally posted by Golden

I really hate the way the new forums look. I definitely prefer ATRL's style. It's so much more easy to browse through

x2!!!

[Retro]

Originally posted by Golden

I really hate the way the new forums look. I definitely prefer ATRL's style. It's so much more easy to browse through

This is why I'm glad that the upgrade will retain a similar but modernized aesthetic instead of radically altering the graphic structure of the site.

[Latch]

Also, how come this is still up:


It really shouldn't even have been up this long
The **** is racist and the user is completely aware of their intention

In fact you can see this post from a while back where another user basically confirms that it's trolling

Even when TVX pulled some **** like this,
I brought it up twice with no acknowledgement,
and it wasn't until I got aggressive that something was actually done

I understand that you mods have a lot of things to be worried about,
but seriously, it's been two days


I don't even see why it needs to be discussed
You already know that several members are offended by it,
but you're quicker to target avatars of men twerking than blatantly racist trolling

[Latch]

I hope MinimalisticTRL snatches whenever it arrives

[Maiko]

Originally posted by Golden

I really hate the way the new forums look. I definitely prefer ATRL's style. It's so much more easy to browse through

Flat design is a terrible trend and I'm so glad it's on it's way out. It effects readability and everything looks washed out and the same because people are using bright colors to make the UX "feel good". Which is nice, but it's causing everything to look the same. ATRL's current layout looks way better in my opinion. Well used Gradients and skeuomorphism >>>> Flat Design any day.

[Artemisia]

Originally posted by Latch

Also, how come this is still up:


It really shouldn't even have been up this long
The **** is racist and the user is completely aware of their intention

In fact you can see this post from a while back where another user basically confirms that it's trolling

Even when TVX pulled some **** like this,
I brought it up twice with no acknowledgement,
and it wasn't until I got aggressive that something was actually done

I understand that you mods have a lot of things to be worried about,
but seriously, it's been two days


I don't even see why it needs to be discussed
You already know that several members are offended by it,
but you're quicker to target avatars of men twerking than blatantly racist trolling

Wait. What's that monkey avatar referencing? Is it some edited photo of Bey or Rih?

[Maiko]

Originally posted by Latch

I seriously don't understand why I was warned and asked to remove this avi:


When avis like this are allowed:


Could you kindly explain to me what the difference is?

It's a person twerking
It's not sexually explicit, nor is there any nudity involved

I'd had that avatar for days prior and even posted in HQ with it multiples times and it was never an issue, but all of a sudden when some lifeless troll (with a similar avatar) xomes in and says it's trashy it become cause for concern... interesting...

Honestly Latch that avi and your first were such thirst traps. Each of your posts I couldn't help but stare at it for for like 2 minutes. After a while it makes me nauseous. Especially Julian

[Nathan's Nicely]

Thank you for being kind with my last WP's category, whoever warned me.

[Latch]

Originally posted by Artemisia

Wait. What's that monkey avatar referencing? Is it some edited photo of Bey or Rih?

it's shade against Beyonce because of her deal with Pepsi,
it's also incredibly racist

[BlueTimberwolf]

Originally posted by Latch

Also, how come this is still up:


It really shouldn't even have been up this long
The **** is racist and the user is completely aware of their intention

In fact you can see this post from a while back where another user basically confirms that it's trolling

Even when TVX pulled some **** like this,
I brought it up twice with no acknowledgement,
and it wasn't until I got aggressive that something was actually done

I understand that you mods have a lot of things to be worried about,
but seriously, it's been two days


I don't even see why it needs to be discussed
You already know that several members are offended by it,
but you're quicker to target avatars of men twerking than blatantly racist trolling

Originally posted by Artemisia

Wait. What's that monkey avatar referencing? Is it some edited photo of Bey or Rih?

It's obvious Beyonce Pepsi shade, but the user claimed it wasn't so I guess the mods believed him

[Latch]

Originally posted by maiko

Honestly Latch that avi and your first were such thirst traps. Each of your posts I couldn't help but stare at it for for like 2 minutes. After a while it makes me nauseous. Especially Julian

If people are captivated or aroused by it, then that's their business
I'm pretty sure our 2% straight user demographic would get turned on by those Rih and Nicki avis

[Maiko]

Then 98% of our user demographic would be distracted by yours, so I suppose that is disruptive.

[Latinazza]

Originally posted by BlueTimberwolf

It's obvious Beyonce Pepsi shade, but the user claimed it wasn't so I guess the mods believed him

That sounds like utter rubbish to me. It is racist and it has a pretty clear trolling intent.

I guarantee you that if I used this picture of a little pig eating cheetos as my avi I would be forced to remove it immediately. Not cool

[Latch]

Originally posted by maiko

Then 98% of our user demographic would be distracted by yours, so I suppose that is disruptive.

oh, ha-ha

[Abyssy]

Nnnnnnnnnnnnn, mess! I didn't even realise that was a Pepsi can .

Is it photoshop or real?

[ReginaPhalange]

Originally posted by BlueTimberwolf

It's obvious Beyonce Pepsi shade, but the user claimed it wasn't so I guess the mods believed him

I didn't get the reference, I still don't. Apart from the Pepsi can, I don't see how this relates to Beyonce at all