Major Additions - Discuss!! A Yahoo Answers Clone

Discuss!!
A Yahoo Answers Clone

by ChrisTERiS

Compatible with 4.2.0
but you must download the file Disucss_1_4_0.zip

1. Why we need a discussion mod

Maybe sounds crazy to have a powerfull forum and to install this AddOn. But this is not true. I do agree that vB has tons of features for any type of discussions. But from the other point Yahoo Answers (and dozens of similars sites) became famous, because they offer a simple way to users to get replies. Short questions, with a couple of replies. Why to go in a complicated system for this? And why to add dozens of extra categories, subcategories etc etc, just for this? This is the reason that you need it.

2.- How it works?

Very simple, so easy to use by novice users too. A member is posting a question in any of your categories (unlimited level are supporting) and then is waiting other members to post a reply. Reads the replies, chooses the best and that's all. There is no need for discussion here.





3.- Installation

1. Download, unzip and upload all files from the "upload" folder where your vb installation is (you can't install in different directory).
2. Goto you admincp and import the product-discuss.xml
3. That's all

4.- Configuration





Configuration is very easy and is like all other addons here. You need to follow the steps below, and soon you'll be ready:

1. First of all goto Usergroup permissions and set what each usergroup can do or not do.
2. Goto Discuss General setting, check the default values and change them if you want
3. PM Templates. I believe that the predefinied text is ok for most of you. But if you want you can change them. Please don't touce the variables (anything inside {}). The available variables are:
   1. {questiontitle} : Title with link
   2. {questiontitle_nolink} : As above but without link
   3. {category} : Category name with link
   4. {category_nolink} : Category without link
   5. {questionowner} : The author's username with link
   6. {questionowner_nolink} : As above, no link
   7. {description} : 200 chars from the question body
   8. {username} : This is the "To:" value. eg Dear {username},
   9. {postdate_short} : Post date in format that you've set as long dates
   10. {postdate_long} : Same as above in long date format
   11. {signature} : Anything that you've set in your settings
4. Last step is to set your categories.

5.- Copyright

In the footer of each page there is a link back to my site vBulletON.com. Even if it easy to remove it, please avoid doing it. Respect if you want to be respected. That's the only that I can say.

6.- PRO version

Currently there is no one. I don't use to build an addon, and then remove 90% of its features to make a free version. No. This is all that I've done. Sure there are dozens of more features that I can add. If I see that this mod becomes popular then I'll add them but as commercial version.

7.- Live Demo

http://www.christeris.com/testvb4/discuss.php

Login:
demouser1 / demopass1
demouser2 / demopass2
demouser3 / demopass3

Enjoy
Chris

[Hareth]

Originally Posted by David_R

Don't behave like a dumb kid here... you are a old man you want to protect your mods.. check all websites, they might have remvoed your name from the footer. You helped me.. dude I reported that your mod is breaking, You are old guy with no brians... rofl.

Originally Posted by David_R

Banned him for a day hahahahah sounds funny to me,

GROW UP

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by David_R

Banned him for a day hahahahah sounds funny to me,

Can you please be kind and let this thread alone? As I said you don't have my permission to use any of my mods (not only this) in Indiagarage.com. So, there is no reason to post anything.

Thank you for your understanding
Chris

[BirdOPrey5]

If David_R continues to insult anyone in this thread please DO NOT RESPOND, simply use the "Report Post" option. He has been given an infraction and I will ban him if he continues his insults anywhere on this forum.

[aryshi]

Originally Posted by ChrisTERiS

Hello Saudi Arabia For one year I was next to you at Kuwait.
As for your issue now. As I seen it's a broken link. Are you sure that the avatar.png exists in the folder discuss/images/ ??

Chris

I hope you enjoyed being there, especially the hot weather..

am sure that i did every thing correct. but style structure for the main and adding question messed up, also in the default one.

http://www.w9of.net/vb/discuss.php

[David_R]

Originally Posted by ChrisTERiS

Can you please be kind and let this thread alone? As I said you don't have my permission to use any of my mods (not only this) in Indiagarage.com. So, there is no reason to post anything.

Thank you for your understanding
Chris

Chris,

As you told me to remove your mods, I have did that, so there was no need for you to abuse anyone of this site. I am not interested in using your modification on my site. If you think are good a developer so its good for you. Even I said I am ready to pay for your modification if there is any pro version available for the same. But you just know to abuse members on this forums, for copyright voilation.

Regards

[David_R]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

If David_R continues to insult anyone in this thread please DO NOT RESPOND, simply use the "Report Post" option. He has been given an infraction and I will ban him if he continues his insults anywhere on this forum.

BirdOprey,

Please check the entire conversation, between me and Chris, he abused me for copyright voilation. Before coming to any conclusion check both end what is happening. I am not trying to justify myself here, I was testing he modification completely what all changes we can do, but before listening to anything chris jumped he filed a case aganist me to his nearest police station, it just piss me off completely. There are more modification on this site, but I don't think any developer abused anyone like this before on vbulletin.

Regards

[BirdOPrey5]

What part of the discussion being over do you not understand? Don't answer that- it's rhetorical. You removed the copyright from his mod without permission. There is no defense or excuse, but that is between him and you. vBulletin.org doesn't punish users in disputes like this. What we will enforce is rules against personal insults and trolling. Also that decision of the moderators is final- and I have said this discussion is over. Do not open it again.

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by aryshi

I hope you enjoyed being there, especially the hot weather..

am sure that i did every thing correct. but style structure for the main and adding question messed up, also in the default one.

http://www.w9of.net/vb/discuss.php

I read the output code of your page. Ths links seems to be wrong. It says:
http://w9of.net/vb//vb/customavatars/avatar1_7.gif

so something is missing between vb//vb, or something is duplicated. Are you storing avatars as files?

Chris

[aryshi]

Originally Posted by ChrisTERiS

I read the output code of your page. Ths links seems to be wrong. It says:
http://w9of.net/vb//vb/customavatars/avatar1_7.gif

so something is missing between vb//vb, or something is duplicated. Are you storing avatars as files?

Chris

Yes, avatars as files

[Jncocontrol]

I don't mean to be rude about this mod, But could in theory just make a section of the forums and just name it "question and advice"?