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  • 18-06-2008 8:29am
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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,423 ✭✭✭✭


    Some posts are showing "Posted via Mobile Device". Is this driven by them using the mobile skin or something else? Is it letting people know more than they should be entitled to?
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    #2
    Kur4mA
    Registered Users Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭Kur4mA


    I think CuLT said something about it having to be shown for some reason. I think a very small mobile phone icon somewhere in the post would be a bit less obtrusive.


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Victor wrote: »
    Some posts are showing "Posted via Mobile Device". Is this driven by them using the mobile skin or something else? Is it letting people know more than they should be entitled to?
    http://m.boards.ie

    Boards.ie Mobile - boards.ie on your portable device


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    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,867 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Sure you can edit it or delete it completely when you're posting from your phone. It comes up by default but you can get rid of it if you want. Your sig still won't be shown though.


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    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    Posted via Mobile Device
    It's editable and removable if you wish.

    Sure, I'll know he used a mobile device to send it, but it won't tell me anything worth knowing.

    To "post via mobile device" on your computer:
    http://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56284243


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    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Posted via Mobile Device


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    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Posted via Mobile Device

    cool i'm outside

    Posted via Mobile Device


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    monkeyfudge
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    Tigger wrote: »
    Posted via Mobile Device

    cool i'm outside

    Posted via Mobile Device

    Hope you have a umbrella!


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Will find a neater way to signify a post is a mobile post. Mostly it's just to raise initial awareness.


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    _blank_
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    CuLT wrote: »
    Will find a neater way to signify a post is a mobile post. Mostly it's just to raise initial awareness.
    Why is it necessary?

    Is it a legal requirement or something?

    :confused:


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    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    its for awareness


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    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    Hope you have a umbrella!

    i do
    can i store it in your web-space


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    _blank_
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    Tigger wrote: »
    its for awareness

    Awareness of what?

    What consequence is it to me if someone posted via a mobile device?

    I don't care if someone is posting from Mars tbh.

    Why don't my posts say "posted via Green Skin"?


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    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    It makes you aware that you can post via a mobile device.

    The new mobile version of boards really does work very well so it needs to be promoted as it was always tricky to access from a phone before.


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    DesF wrote: »
    Why is it necessary?

    Is it a legal requirement or something?

    :confused:
    Yes. It is a legal requirement.

    Happy now? Toddle on.


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    _blank_
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    CuLT wrote: »
    Toddle on.

    No need to be such an effing smartarse about it tbh.

    Posted via stationary device.


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    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    I heard that some guy once posted from a mobile device but didn't say he had posted from a mobile device and the police killed his dog as punishment. And if he did it again they said they'd come back and smother his ocelot.


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    #18
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    DesF wrote: »
    No need to be such an effing smartarse about it tbh.

    Posted via stationary device.
    Right back at ya bub.


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    _blank_
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    I wasn't being a smartarse, every question I asked in this thread was genuine.




    Posted via stationary device.


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    Ron DMC
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    I always wondered what would happen if someone was using a mobile device to control a stationary device (i.e. an internet tablet VNCing onto a pc that is accessing m.boards.ie). It could get a bit complicated.

    Posted via Mobile Device via Stationary Device via Mobile Device via Sitting On the Bus via Your Ma


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    #21
    Rb
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    It's there so people will be able to tell whether Jigsaw is out on is mountain bike (and therefore targetting someone) or at a stationary computer. Of course, it's possible he could be hi-jacking wireless networks, but there's no way of telling.

    Regardless, it means people can turn the lock on the doors/windows when they see him posting via mobile device. I think it'll save a lot of people tbh.


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    #22
    _blank_
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    Posted via stationery device


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    #23
    Ron DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    Pen and paper and then scanned it in?
    Or did you break into boards HQ, rip apart a server and take a biro to the thread directly?


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    #24
    _blank_
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    Ronny Mitchell wrote: »
    Pen and paper and then scanned it in?
    I pushed the keys on my keyboard with a bic.

    Ronny Mitchell wrote: »
    Or did you break into boards HQ, rip apart a server and take a biro to the thread directly?

    That would be kewl.

    Posted via stationary device.


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    #25
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    I dont find it intrusive at all. I agree with CuLT on having it there for the moment to raise awareness and get more people moving away from the Mobile Skin to the Mobile Edition of the site. Then, more people can give feedback and report bugs so CuLT can fix them and make the service even better.


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    #26
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,510 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    An Post FTW

    Posted via the postal service


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    #27
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    antodeco wrote: »
    An Post FTW

    Posted via the postal service
    When did you send it?


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    #28
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    I posted something in this thread earlier but I see it still hasn't arrived yet.




    Sent Via FedEX.


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    #29
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    I heard that some guy once posted from a mobile device but didn't say he had posted from a mobile device and the police killed his dog as punishment. And if he did it again they said they'd come back and smother his ocelot.

    and i was that person *sobs softly while stroking dead dog.* the only downside bout posting from a phone is the character
    limit-although i imagine newer phones allow bigger posts(?)
    Posted via Mobile Device


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    #30
    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭regi


    m.bop


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    #31
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Maybe replace it with a small image of a mobile that links to the m.boards thread?


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