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Dnae Ila

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Hullo. Two things about the mobile site:

First, when I'm on the full desktop site, there's a drop-down menu in the bottom left hand of the screen. Under Mobile Styles it has two options: TarValon.net mobile and Mobile Beta.
What's the difference between the two? Is the Beta old and the other one the finished version? Or is the Beta testing new features? Or are they basically the same?

Second, on the full desktop site, a member's name, title, and avatar are displayed next to each of their posts. On the mobile site, only their names and avatars are displayed, not their title. This makes it difficult for me to know when to use titles, since I'm pretty new and don't know most people yet. I don't want to offend or show disrespect, but it's very cumbersome to have to check everyone's profile to see if they're a Gaidin or Aes Sedai or not. I use my phone for the internet about 80% of the time, so if this can't be fixed, you'll just have to bear with me for a while. If I neglect to use your title, feel free to let me know; I promise I won't feel chastened or anything. :)

(small side note: People may or may not have noticed that I tend to use regular text emotes rather than the fun colored and animated ones. This is also due to my use of the mobile site: all the bells and whistles do not show up and I don't know the codes for the smileys yet. Not a problem that needs to be fixed; just thought I'd let you know in case anyone was wondering. :) )
 

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Hey!

Beta is the version that we are testing out so we have our own custom mobile site. The TarValon.Net mobile is the default that comes with vBulletin .

As for the rest I am not sure exactly if it can be done but I will look into it! (Or if Erin knows she will reply here)
 

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There is less displayed on the mobile version simply because it is the mobile version, and designed for mobile devices to load faster. As a result, some data is not displayed. We have people within Tech working on the mobile site, and your comments/suggestions will definitely be taken into account!
 

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There is less displayed on the mobile version simply because it is the mobile version, and designed for mobile devices to load faster. As a result, some data is not displayed. We have people within Tech working on the mobile site, and your comments/suggestions will definitely be taken into account!

Thank you! I just want to reiterate: I am not complaining about the lack of formatting on the mobile site. I am just fine without it. In fact, I've found the mobile site to be very good: easy to navigate, very similar to the full site, doesn't make me want to bash my head against a wall... :p A great many mobile websites are very clunky and frustrating, so I'm happy with the TV mobile site. The title thing is the only bit I wish were different.
 

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In lieu of starting a new thread about the mobile site, is it normal for forum response text blocks to not all be the same size font? I will see most of the responses on my phone in one size but then there is a random response that is super tiny.
 

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In lieu of starting a new thread about the mobile site, is it normal for forum response text blocks to not all be the same size font? I will see most of the responses on my phone in one size but then there is a random response that is super tiny.

It's one of the things that really annoys me about the mobile style. I experience it, too, and I have no idea why. Probably crappy HTML rendering from vBulletin. Hopefully it'll be better in the next version.
 

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That is strange. What kind of phones/browsers do you guys use? I haven't seen that problem, so maybe it's an incompatibility issue.
I have a Samsung Android phone, and I use Chrome.
 

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I have a Motorola Android phone and I use Chrome. :cheeseeni:
 

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I am on a Lumia Windows Phone and use IE ( unfortunately) and sometimes it displays oddly. I think this is due to the mobile and not the site in general.
 

Catt Heckathorne

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The one Tower thing I simply cannot do on my phone is irc chat. I can never stay in #wheel past a minute or so. I'm hoping that is due to the phone.
 

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The one Tower thing I simply cannot do on my phone is irc chat. I can never stay in #wheel past a minute or so. I'm hoping that is due to the phone.

Are you just using the browser or an irc client app? Try a different app or browser, maybe that will help.
 

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Yeah Mibbit on mobile browsers can have issues.
Recommend an App if your not using one.
 

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Another issue with my phone and the Tower website. Now the keypad won't pop up when I tap on the reply box. :\ Not that much of an issue but sometimes it's nice to post in Tower threads when I'm at work (I can't get on the boards at work, so I use my phone for that).

:cheeseeni:
 
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