Box wrote:
Oh, hey man! I found one that would be perfect!
http://www.bestofjoomla.com/component/op...id,8/id,26392/#26392

Oh... wait...

WOW! That looks like the link I posted earlier! What a coincidence!

Is there anyone who is using the HiveMind template and also using fireboard? If so, what template for Fireboard are you using (to match Hivemind)

Thanks

I'd like to know this as well. I recently started using HiveMind, also.

grumblemarc wrote:
grumblemarc wrote:
http://www.bestofjoomla.com/component/op...id,8/id,26392/#26392

See, but here's the deal: That link you keep posting has nothing to do with the question. We're looking for a opinion on what template people think look good with a joomla template. We don't need a list of compatible templates. That's not at all what jmattos and I are talking about.

I know what you are talking about. You want someone to recommend a FB template for use with this one. I am recommending that you look over what is available. I keep giving you the same link because that is all that is available plus the Numinu templates. If there is nothing there that you can use you will need to create your own.

Try doing some research on your own. By the time someone recommends one you could've FOUND one.

Mark

I see your point, but speaking for me, I've looked through all that stuff, and yeah, he's right, I'm looking for people's opinions. You spewing links at me doesn't really help, and it doesn't make this feel like the friendliest board, honestly

Uh...yeah.

Let's see. All the available public FireBoard templates are pretty much in that thread or another. What other FireBoard template is someone gonna recommend?

BTW. The BOARDS are PLENTY friendly. Your perception of ME might not be.

Oh, I'm sorry, I meant that you arent friendly. I completely misspoke. Most of the people on the boards seem cool, and like they want to help, which isnt the impression I get of you. I dont mean to be offensive, that's just the vibe I get.

Sometimes I don't.

Good luck with someone handing you a template. I could've (and have) watched the template creation videos and MADE a template in the 3 days you've been waiting for a recommendation.

I LIKE helping people. Especially if they want to help themselves. It seems you don't and rather have a hand out. That's just the vibe I get.

Depends on if you are using the light or dark variant of the template. I am using the dark variation and find the the "default-gray" template looks pretty good!

Hope this helps...

Oh, hey man! I found one that would be perfect!
http://www.bestofjoomla.com/component/op...id,8/id,26392/#26392


















Oh... wait...

zencowboy7 wrote:
Depends on if you are using the light or dark variant of the template. I am using the dark variation and find the the "default-gray" template looks pretty good!

Hope this helps...

I'll try that one out. Thanks man! See, this is the exact help I (I assume "we" were looking for. Thanks again.

grumblemarc wrote:
Box wrote:
Oh, hey man! I found one that would be perfect!
http://www.bestofjoomla.com/component/op...id,8/id,26392/#26392

Oh... wait...

WOW! That looks like the link I posted earlier! What a coincidence!

Welcome to irony, grumble...

Yeah, The dark gray isnt bad at all. Cool, thanks

grumblemarc wrote:
Sometimes I don't.

Good luck with someone handing you a template. I could've (and have) watched the template creation videos and MADE a template in the 3 days you've been waiting for a recommendation.

I LIKE helping people. Especially if they want to help themselves. It seems you don't and rather have a hand out. That's just the vibe I get.

I wont comment on your alleged desire to help people, cause I think you're kidding yourself.

As far as your comment about me looking for a handout... two things.

1. I've already bought the subscription to RocketTheme to use their really really professional Templates. They do awesome work, and I'm totally happy to pay for such quality. Hmm that's not a handout is it? I happen to be a back end developer, so my skills like in things like Weblogic, Java, etc. I'm just not CSS enabled. If I want art skills, I gotta subcontract em.

2. My post was and is at it's core trying to see if anyone has (a) created a nice matching fireboard template or (b) would like to showcase their mad-css skills (which again, I just dont have) and evangelize their template.

Also, my biggest problem now is that I've got 1.0.x and 1.5 both up and running nicely, and I've got to pick one to use, and I just can't decide... so I guess I haven't been wasting my time after all....

Umm yeah. Okay.

Don't understand why people always want to list their "credentials".

If I'm not mistaken RocketTheme also does FireBoard themes in their Rocketlauncher products Don't see why you wouldn't ask THEM for a matching template if you're "totally happy to pay for such quality"...

grumblemarc wrote:
Umm yeah. Okay.

Don't understand why people always want to list their "credentials".

If I'm not mistaken RocketTheme also does FireBoard themes in their Rocketlauncher products Don't see why you wouldn't ask THEM for a matching template if you're "totally happy to pay for such quality"...
Wrong.

Only one template ever has had a matching fireboard theme.

Doesn't matter if ALL or only ONE template offered it the fact remains that RocketTheme MAKES FIREBOARD TEMPLATES TO GO WITH THEIRS. Did you request and offer to pay money for one? Doubt it.

grumblemarc wrote:
Sometimes I don't.

Good luck with someone handing you a template. I could've (and have) watched the template creation videos and MADE a template in the 3 days you've been waiting for a recommendation.

I LIKE helping people. Especially if they want to help themselves. It seems you don't and rather have a hand out. That's just the vibe I get.

Wow, just... wow. At least your consistent.... I guess.

grumblemarc wrote:
Doesn't matter if ALL or only ONE template offered it the fact remains that RocketTheme MAKES FIREBOARD TEMPLATES TO GO WITH THEIRS. Did you request and offer to pay money for one? Doubt it.
Made. One. Not for the one we are talking about here. I don't want someone to make me a template. Me and that other guy were just asking if any already made template looks good with this one. Now, I don't know what your step-dad did to you to make you so angry, but you need to chill out. You seem to not know anything about the template we are talking about in this thread. Your opinions on the matter are moot. You don't even need to read this thread. So, just move along. We don't give an S' what you have to say.

Wow! Real mature there!

I know more about these templates than either of you put together. If you actually got up off your butts and tried to LEARN something about templates and created your OWN instead of waiting for someBODY to point an index finger maybe it wouldn't take 3 days to find one.

Wannabe "webmasters". Just because you can point a browser to a file and click "upload" doesn't mean you know anything about running a website. That much is obvious.

Just to let all of you know, I won't be back around these parts for quite some time so you can start the applause!

But as I make my exit I must say this. People like you are hypocrites. If this was face to face and you asked be where the best "fill-in-the-blank" was and I just said "right over there", you'd be thanking me. But HERE, on this forum, you want "Oh my goodness! Welcome to the forums! I'll be glad to assist you. Is there any particular template you might be interested in? If you don't see one I'll GLADLY spend a considerable amount of my free time creating one JUST FOR YOU-without and thanks or recompense. After all, I'm here solely to make your stay here at the BOJ forums a happy and memorable one".

If I said something like that to you in real life you'd think I was f---ing insane.

You come in here, contribute NOTHING. Absolutely ZIP, stick your hand out, wait for it to be filled and dash away, never to be seen or heard from until your next demand. I've been here from almost the beginning working hard to answer questions and render assistance to the best of my ability. I never SAID I was a people person. Miro knew that when he made me a mod, but he obviously knew that I was eager to help out. So when you earn some stripes here maybe THEN you can come in here demanding things and insulting people.

Later.

Box wrote:
grumblemarc wrote:
Doesn't matter if ALL or only ONE template offered it the fact remains that RocketTheme MAKES FIREBOARD TEMPLATES TO GO WITH THEIRS. Did you request and offer to pay money for one? Doubt it.
Made. One. Not for the one we are talking about here. I don't want someone to make me a template. Me and that other guy were just asking if any already made template looks good with this one.

I'm so glad at least some people seem to understand what im saying.

By the way, the moderators on the RocketTheme site are super helpful.

Anyway, I think the overall answer on this question is a big old... "no", which is a perfectly fine answer. I'll do what I can with my somewhat lame CSS skills.

Don't understand why people always want to list their "credentials".

I wasnt listing my credentials... all I said was that front end stuff isnt really my core competency. I think I was pretty clear about that. I'm a programming dude, I have no real talent when it comes to making things look pretty.


If I'm not mistaken RocketTheme also does FireBoard themes in their Rocketlauncher products Don't see why you wouldn't ask THEM for a matching template if you're "totally happy to pay for such quality"...
Again, wow, I've never seen a moderator which such a unfriendly and downright belligerent attitude.

You're correct, they do offer quite a few Fireboard themes, and I'm actually in there right now looking for one that works... I just keep coming back here to answer you snide responses.

grumblemarc wrote:
Wow! Real mature there!

I know more about these templates than either of you put together. If you actually got up off your butts and tried to LEARN something about templates and created your OWN instead of waiting for someBODY to point an index finger maybe it wouldn't take 3 days to find one.

Err... that's the point dude. That's why we're posting here...


Wannabe "webmasters". Just because you can point a browser to a file and click "upload" doesn't mean you know anything about running a website. That much is obvious.

okay..... so should we write our websites from scratch using notepad so we can be like you? I've got a newsflash... and I'm gonna put it on my site... I dont want to be like you. You're a jerk.


Just to let all of you know, I won't be back around these parts for quite some time so you can start the applause!

golly that's awful. Your smiling face will be missed.


But as I make my exit I must say this. People like you are hypocrites. If this was face to face and you asked be where the best "fill-in-the-blank" was and I just said "right over there", you'd be thanking me. But HERE, on this forum, you want "Oh my goodness! Welcome to the forums! I'll be glad to assist you. Is there any particular template you might be interested in? If you don't see one I'll GLADLY spend a considerable amount of my free time creating one JUST FOR YOU-without and thanks or recompense. After all, I'm here solely to make your stay here at the BOJ forums a happy and memorable one".

If I said something like that to you in real life you'd think I was f---ing insane.

You come in here, contribute NOTHING. Absolutely ZIP, stick your hand out, wait for it to be filled and dash away, never to be seen or heard from until your next demand. I've been here from almost the beginning working hard to answer questions and render assistance to the best of my ability. I never SAID I was a people person. Miro knew that when he made me a mod, but he obviously knew that I was eager to help out. So when you earn some stripes here maybe THEN you can come in here demanding things and insulting people.

Later.
If this thread is an example of "working hard to answer questions and render assistance to the best of my ability" you might want to reconsider some of your career choices.

I think all anyone is looking for is someone who can offer what help they can, without being a dick.

I may not know a lot about this particular topic, but I'm learning, and unlike you, I'm happy to share my knowledge.

c-ya

grumblemarc wrote:
Just to let all of you know, I won't be back around these parts for quite some time so you can start the applause!

Peace out, dick.

By the way everyone else, I'm making some tweaks to the Default Grey template to make it fit a little better with HiveMind dark. Anyone else that would like to use it when I am done, is more then welcome to.

jmattos-
It only took you 3 (THREE) tries to respond to his one! I see ya aint responded to the OTHER points he made. "Wannabe webmasters". Priceless.

Box wrote:
grumblemarc wrote:
Just to let all of you know, I won't be back around these parts for quite some time so you can start the applause!

Peace out, dick.

By the way everyone else, I'm making some tweaks to the Default Grey template to make it fit a little better with HiveMind dark. Anyone else that would like to use it when I am done, is more then welcome to.

"Dick"? What are you 12?

You guys were the ones who started the outright name callin' weren'tcha? The GM is a bit on the blunt side admittedly but you guys are a trip with the "gimme the answer I want or F--K off". WHO was the one that posted back with the SAME link that the GM gave you knucklehedz in the first place? He cuts to the chase man! NO BS just straight to the point! What else could you want? Punks.

OK kids...let's stop fighting. Of course, it IS more fun than just sitting here and waiting patiently for Firemessage to be released!

LOL!

Okay anyone know if firemessage will be for joomla 1.0.x, 1.5 or both? I'm really psyched to do my "wanna be webmaster upload" thing on that one... maybe I'll post a question on how to load components..

this is an epic thread by the way - IBTL!

I'd be very happy to help and answer any question you may have.

OH Wait, by trying to help, I'll probably get called a jerk and a dick as well. Perhaps try treating those waisting their time helping people like you a little better and the help may be a little more forthcoming.

O.o

Seriously? That's your reaction to this thread?

You REALLY think that I'm being demanding and unreasonable? Do me a favor, check out some of the posts that my friend there throws up in response to perfectly innocent questions.

The man is a condescending dick, with a really high opinion of himself.

Truly, go back and read some of them!

All I want is someone who can either answer a question .. or not, but refrain from treating me like I'm a fu**ing idiot. If you can do that, I'm perfectly willing to talk to you.

In fact, I recell you answering one of my questions, and me thanking you for your answer.. by name... not sure where this hostility is coming from, because this thread wasnt about you

Hazzaa,

I think this all started when someone asked for an OPINION on what Fireboard template worked best with a specific RocketTheme template and one of the Mods/Admins/Devs around here mistook that for a request for free template work.

As with all good flame wars, it escalated in a crazy fashion. I've been happy to watch from the sidelines and toss the occasional log on the fire. This is better than watching the late movie with a cold one and some chips! Best of all, I can see where BOTH parties are coming from...

Hazzaa, As was specified earlier. GM got all huffy about a perceived freebie request, and got all self-righteous about how nobody but him in this thread is a real web-master, and how nobody contributes around here, but him. As he does in most other threads around here in response to innocent questions. He says he's not gonna be 'round these parts, no more... Can't say I'm crying. You, others, 'round these parts, are far less condescending, and much more agreeable. Got do a thread by thread comparison. Most of the time, his curt, short responses, amount to nothing of any use, as his first reply in this thread is a perfect illustration. Although I wouldn't have used the same vernacular, jmattos has made a fair, and sound assessment of GMs overall demeanor 'round these parts. 90% of his responses in this thread were utterly without relation to the topic at hand, yet he still fanned the flames? Que bono? Nobody. Not today. Bye GM, hope it's not just a winter vacation. An after thought. People give what they get. Nobody should lie passively while being treated the way he treats people. Take this thread as change request, perhaps. Who moderates the moderators 'round these parts?

Gentleman, might I offer some insight into things?

As is the nature of forums, or any public discussion, there is BOUND to be some disagreement. DEFINITELY some will become more heated than others as was the case here. But let us keep the disagreement to those directly involved in it shall we? Everyones perception of others is what it is and no 2 viewpoints will match. Everyone VIEWING the dispute ALSO will perceive what they want to perceive.

GM was most definitely NOT a personable individual but I have observed him help others when no one else would step up to do so, including most of us here. To try and dismiss that is wrong in my opinion. Was he burnt out? Almost definitely. Was his personality a bit on the abrupt side. Absolutely! But NO ONE can take away the fact that he is/was an asset to this community. I will enjoy coming back to these forums after the span of time GM spent here to see which among you is still here. Not many of us I can almost certainly guarantee. This is NOT a closed community. All kinds of diverse personalities make up it's user base. For you to say "Good riddance" so easily speaks volumes about you and your level of tolerance.

What I observed in all of this, with all of the hurt feelings and emotion taken out of it, was that GM suggested the template thread which was INITIALLY refused as a solution then later it was given a second look. He suggested (rather harshly) that someone create a template of their own, instead of waiting for a recommendation, and in the end that is exactly what happened. So in the end you did EXACTLY what he suggested you do! Ironic isn't it?

I observed some heated exchanges with all parties involved making valid points. I DID NOT get that GM was implying anyone was asking for a freebie. HE stated that the link he provided has all the available templates and if ONE WAS NOT FOUND THERE a template would have to be made. I did not recall anyone say that they checked out the templates and did not find one to their liking. Instead the response was pretty much "I wasn't looking for the template repository. I was looking for someone to recommend a template FROM the template repository."

After that the name calling started.

So there is blame to be placed at the feet of all parties involved. That would INCLUDE all those ALSO guilty of flame fanning as evidenced by this thread being ONCE AGAIN taken off topic.

So all of you need to put this behind you and start behaving like adults.

Ladyshaper wrote:
Gentleman, might I offer some insight into things?

As is the nature of forums, or any public discussion, there is BOUND to be some disagreement. DEFINITELY some will become more heated than others as was the case here. But let us keep the disagreement to those directly involved in it shall we? Everyones perception of others is what it is and no 2 viewpoints will match. Everyone VIEWING the dispute ALSO will perceive what they want to perceive.

GM was most definitely NOT a personable individual but I have observed him help others when no one else would step up to do so, including most of us here. To try and dismiss that is wrong in my opinion. Was he burnt out? Almost definitely. Was his personality a bit on the abrupt side. Absolutely! But NO ONE can take away the fact that he is/was an asset to this community. I will enjoy coming back to these forums after the span of time GM spent here to see which among you is still here. Not many of us I can almost certainly guarantee. This is NOT a closed community. All kinds of diverse personalities make up it's user base. For you to say "Good riddance" so easily speaks volumes about you and your level of tolerance.

What I observed in all of this, with all of the hurt feelings and emotion taken out of it, was that GM suggested the template thread which was INITIALLY refused as a solution then later it was given a second look. He suggested (rather harshly) that someone create a template of their own, instead of waiting for a recommendation, and in the end that is exactly what happened. So in the end you did EXACTLY what he suggested you do! Ironic isn't it?

I observed some heated exchanges with all parties involved making valid points. I DID NOT get that GM was implying anyone was asking for a freebie. HE stated that the link he provided has all the available templates and if ONE WAS NOT FOUND THERE a template would have to be made. I did not recall anyone say that they checked out the templates and did not find one to their liking. Instead the response was pretty much "I wasn't looking for the template repository. I was looking for someone to recommend a template FROM the template repository."

After that the name calling started.

So there is blame to be placed at the feet of all parties involved. That would INCLUDE all those ALSO guilty of flame fanning as evidenced by this thread being ONCE AGAIN taken off topic.

So all of you need to put this behind you and start behaving like adults.
I think no one got that I was joking when I posted the thread with the list of all the templates. I was making fun of how useless of a reply that was. The fact that he posted it twice, made of go from useless, to him being a dick. We were looking for opinions. Not a list of every damn template ever made for fireboard. I would say, "hey, at least he was trying to help." but no. He knew that was just a dismisive post, and then he quickly grew to "dick" status. I would have been fine if no one even replied to my question. I would have figured something out. But, come on, that dude was an ass. Someoe nicer will fill his place as the guy that thinks he runs shit around here.

Here we go...

How many times must you bring up the SAME OLD BORING REDUNDANT STUFF? Can we please just keep this on topic? This senseless regurgitation of old events is getting on my nerves.

Ladyshaper wrote:
Here we go...

How many times must you bring up the SAME OLD BORING REDUNDANT STUFF? Can we please just keep this on topic? This senseless regurgitation of old events is getting on my nerves.
No one is making you click on this thread. But yes, let's move on.

grumblemarc wrote:
I know more about these templates than either of you put together.

just a question, but is that you listing your credentials?

I think the BOJ admins here need to do a recheck on Grumblemarc (GM) - I mean this is not the first time he has gone off and been quite rude and at time offensive. Be it meant that way or not that is the way it comes across and this reflects upon BOJ if they continue to let it happen. You might see my Karma is in negative and this is purely because I once challenged GM and his offensive comments, I don't care about Karma but it does sound like a resounding pat on the back and agreeable tone from the BOJ Admins.

FB is a great component and the OP was simply a request of does anyone know if X exists and if not well then they might have gone and done what GM said and created there own, but the tone, offensive and rude way in which GM responds does nothing to help anyone here.

I have been on here for a while too (granted not as long as GM) and where I can I help and learn myself and if I can I am more than happy to help out where I can and this also includes many other component forums I am a member of and use - SOBI2 is an example of one.... I am sure the OP were is the same situation and if GM was less offensive of just did not answer at all then maybe more like the OP will be more than happy to help out here on FB or elsewhere. But if they get an offensive rude response often made from GM then why would they want to contribute to BOJ. As said BOJ admins need to take this into consideration and get GM to tone down his method of responses and not get immediately on the offensive.

My two cents and I am sure a mod will come along and not like this post but it had to be said so I have said it and there will those that disagree so we will agree to disagree.

Thanks for the Karma....