An introduction to the new Post Icons.

[Dracophile]

In perhaps one of my most ambitious updates to the forums, I added a choice selection of icons to the forums with the help of the talented Moderators here. In this thread I hope to tell you what they are for, what they mean, how to use them, and I'll try to answer any preemptive questions before they arise.

1. What are the tags for?
When you make a post, pick a tag that you feel best represents your thread. For example, if you are posting a thread about the new clothes in Club Penguin, you'd pick the http://penguinforum.miniclip.com/images/icons/catalog.png tag.

2. I see tags like "ALERT" and "RFS Thread" how come I can't use these?
These are thread tags that are reserved for Staff and private use only. The following tags are reserved for staff only:
- The "blank" tag.
- ALERT!
- RFS Thread
- The ":scary: emote" tag.
- Worst Thread Ever
- The "poll" tag.
- Vital Viper's "Approved" tag
Staff members can assign ANY tag to a thread that is already posted. This is why some users have "Worst Thread Ever" and ":scary:" tags.

3. I forgot to pick a tag when I posted! Can I fix it?
NO YOU ARE AN AWFUL POSTER AND YOU SHOULD BE BANNED RIGHT NOW. You can't pick a tag now but a Moderator can edit one in for you.

4. What is this ugly block that shows up above everyone's post?
That's the blank tag, which SHOULD be transparent. It appears fine in other browsers, so this looks like something that needs to be worked on.

5. No offense RFS but your thread tags are annoying/giving me seizures/made my grandma die.
AdBlock this url:
http://penguinforum.miniclip.com/images/icons/*.*

[Hockeyfan]

Finally! Those old ones were annoying!

Great work RFS!

[Dracophile]

Finally! Those old ones were annoying!

Great work RFS!

I can't take ALL the credit, I absolutely could not have done this on my own without the help of the staff.

Well, I could have but they all would have looked like crap. :D

[Makarov]

Funnyboy did a lot of them. I did none, just a commentor.

:pitty:

[kogeck]

Yay. Thanks RFS and the staff! :D

[Dominati0n]

I don't like the dimensions of them. They stretch out that one column in the list of threads.

[FunnyBoy]

I don't like the dimensions of them. They stretch out that one column in the list of threads.

If your talking about how the forum looks wider, its not because of thread tags. It happened yesterday, when there werent any tags.

Also, RFS had a test post a few days ago with a thread tag, and it did not make it wider. So, the thread tags did not make the forum look wider.

[Phenom]

RFS will this Effect the down times on these forums?
Like since theres more memory bandwidth whatever...?

[Dracophile]

RFS will this Effect the down times on these forums?
Like since theres more memory bandwidth whatever...?

Nope. These icons are the same size as the old ones.

[light]

wow amazing work getting these Icons to be exactly the same size as the old ones.

They Look really nice btw

[Poetic]

Wow...My eyes feel abused. Is there a "no-icon setting"?
No offence to the mawds who worked so hard on them...
I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority.
But dude...So many hideously bright shiny colors...
Ouchy.

[Dominati0n]

If your talking about how the forum looks wider, its not because of thread tags. It happened yesterday, when there werent any tags.

Also, RFS had a test post a few days ago with a thread tag, and it did not make it wider. So, the thread tags did not make the forum look wider.

No, I mean, when you go into a sub forum, where it lists the threads, the place where the the little marker things are is wider now, which bugs me. I liked the other ones better.

[Donnybrook]

Wow...My eyes feel abused. Is there a "no-icon setting"?
No offence to the mawds who worked so hard on them...
I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority.
But dude...So many hideously bright shiny colors...
Ouchy.

I agree completetly, I am sure you guys worked really hard. I am not really into the whole 'flashy' thing, I like a forum that is nice and plain, easy to read. The icons just bug me.

[Dracophile]

Block http://penguinforum.miniclip.com/images/icons/*.* if you absolutely hate the update because I'm not redoing them or taking them down.

[Poetic]

Block http://penguinforum.miniclip.com/images/icons/*.* if you absolutely hate the update because I'm not redoing them or taking them down.

Thank you RFS!

Now where's that block thingy...

:D

[Dracophile]

Thank you RFS!

Now where's that block thingy...

:D

Firefox has AdBlock.

Not sure what Internet Explorer has because nobody uses IE.

[TnT]

Firefox has AdBlock.

Not sure what Internet Explorer has because nobody uses IE.

I do. :P
It sucks horribly.

To block sites on mine, go to tools<internet options<security<restricted sites<then click sites<then add the site into it.

[Dracophile]

I do. :P
It sucks horribly.

To block sites on mine, go to tools<internet options<security<restricted sites<then click sites<then add the site into it.

It sounds like that would just block the entire website and not just the directory where the images are saved. :confused:

[TnT]

It sounds like that would just block the entire website and not just the directory where the images are saved. :confused:

Acually it didn't block anything really. :|

[Dracophile]

Acually it didn't block anything really. :|

Ahaha, go Internet Explorer! :D

[Poetic]

Ahaha, go Internet Explorer! :D

RFS, How much money will it cost me to have you make the update go away?

[Dracophile]

RFS, How much money will it cost me to have you make the update go away?

HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO PICK A TAG WITHOUT HAVING TO POST A NEW THREAD I THOUGHT I FIXED THAT.

Seriously.

EDIT:
Buy me this and I'll get rid of the tags
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260169902494
(joke but you can buy me it anyways)

DOUBLE EDIT:
Hah figured that one out.

[Pc 1203]

Buy me this and I'll get rid of the tags
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260169902494

I'm winning. Whoo-ho! It's going!

Waddling to no where.....
- Pc1203


-Kidding-

[Poetic]

I can't afford a $25 Plush Spyro Toy!
Anything else I could do to make the icons go bye-bye?
:(

[Dracophile]

I can't afford a $25 Plush Spyro Toy!
Anything else I could do to make the icons go bye-bye?
:(

Don't worry it sold for over $50. I can't afford that either as much as I love Spyro. -_-

You can't AdBlock the tags? :confused:

[Poetic]

Don't worry it sold for over $50. I can't afford that either as much as I love Spyro. -_-

You can't AdBlock the tags? :confused:

I use Safari and Firefox. I have never noticed an AdBlock...
:|

[Phenom]

Would you by chance know what song that is on the Ebay page?
It's sweet. :)

[Dracophile]

Would you by chance know what song that is on the Ebay page?
It's sweet. :)

I have no idea what you are talking about. :confused:

Poetic: AdBlock is an extention for Firefox. Mybad. :blush:

[Phenom]

I have no idea what you are talking about. :confused:

Poetic: AdBlock is an extention for Firefox. Mybad. :blush:

Turn your speakers on and look at Mr. Spyro again. ;)
I think it's 'we wish you a merry christmas' but like ringtone style. :)

[Dracophile]

Turn your speakers on and look at Mr. Spyro again. ;)
I think it's 'we wish you a merry christmas' but like ringtone style. :)

Doesn't play for me. :confused:

I think a long time ago I blocked embedded music or something. :confused:

[Dannyboy]

Diggin' the tags, they're so colorful, and I see some are reused from RFSHQ. Good job all of you. I wonder what inspired you to make the "love" tag. :rolleyes:

[Peng_boy]

they are good but im still getting used to them though

[11dx11]

I give props to everyone who made these. They make everything spice up more and more here.

I just can't wait to see what you do next..

10/10

[Dark]

I am pretty sure that who made them are: RFS(20%), Funnyboy(60%), and Notre(20%).
Correct me if I am wrong.

[Babidu]

Well, now after I looked at all of them carefully I think that they are actually very good.

8/10

But, make the width of them a bit smaller.

[I'm so clever, it's cool]

It will most likely take me a fair amount of time to get used to the sight of them, since they are a lot larger than the old icons. However, they are brimming with originality and kudos to the staff for putting their time and effort in to create them for us.

[Pingu 14792]

Cool! The new icons are very good!
I like them, and I won't block them!

[Blober45]

Awsome new update. In the future will you add more icons

[cheese rox]

Finally! I love theese post tags!

[TnT]

I am pretty sure that who made them are: RFS(20%), Funnyboy(60%), and Notre(20%).
Correct me if I am wrong.

Acually Balthy and FB made most of them, along with some from the other staff members.

[Dark]

I have a question, one of the icons, says: :O Hacker.
So is it allowed to discuss about hackers?

[Dracophile]

I am pretty sure that who made them are: RFS(20%), Funnyboy(60%), and Notre(20%).
Correct me if I am wrong.

I only made very few of them. "Music", "YouTube", "RFS Thread" and the blank tag. Balthasar and FunnyBoy really made the bulk of them.


But, make the width of them a bit smaller.

Too late now, we already made them.

Awsome new update. In the future will you add more icons

Absolutely. If you think that we are missing some, feel free to suggest them. We may also "Retire" tags that we think are not being used anymore.

I have a question, one of the icons, says: :O Hacker.
So is it allowed to discuss about hackers?

Not really, check the rules. "Hacker" is a tag commonly used regarding account safety and how to protect yourself from fraud.

[Babidu]

Well, after about 2 hours I really love those icons now, they are so colourful like a pretty rainbow :D <3

[Tuxy]

They are a little too confusing for me, I need to adapt....:confused: http://www.smileyhut.com/confused/confused1.gif (http://www.smileyhut.com)

[Dominati0n]

Can we make post icons for you to add?

I made one for graphics teams. The "Club Team" icon being used for graphics teams doesn't really suit it well. The penguins in the icon make it seem like a CP related team (I think those are penguins in the background?). I made this one:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5886/gfxteamiconch4.png

Can you add it?

[Makarov]

Can we make post icons for you to add?

I made one for graphics teams. The "Club Team" icon being used for graphics teams doesn't really suit it well. The penguins in the icon make it seem like a CP related team. I made this one:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5886/gfxteamiconch4.png

Can you add it?

I like it, so I'll see what I can do Dominati0n.

:pitty:

[Dracophile]

The penguins in the icon make it seem like a CP related team (I think those are penguins in the background?). I made this one.

While the tag looks nice, you're still on a Club Penguin forum so yeah most of the tags are going to be "themed"... and you've got a club of some sort going on. I don't think two "Club" tags are really necessary. :confused:

[Cooler]

u gotz lotz of 'em post icons

I like them better than the others. Much more to choose from. :) Except I remember being able to choose an icon when you make a post..

[Dracophile]

u gotz lotz of 'em post icons

I like them better than the others. Much more to choose from. :) Except I remember being able to choose an icon when you make a post..

That has been disabled. You can only select tags when you make new threads. Posts are automatically given the default "blank tag" that is SUPPOSED to be transparent, but Internet Explorer sucks and messes everything up every single time. Don't use IE. Use Firefox. :P

[Party Boy]

Well guys, the tags look great. I wish we could make our own tags to use, but I respect that we need to keep them Club Penguin themed. I hope the moderators and staff continue making these tags to make the forums brighter and more colorful.

[Poetic]

I don't really like the current Team Icon...
I made this in 1 minute:
http://i24.tinypic.com/wi8y6w.gif
If you (RFS/Mawds) like it, tell me, and I'll make a better one.

[Peng_boy]

I don't really like the current Team Icon...
I made this in 1 minute:
http://i24.tinypic.com/wi8y6w.gif
If you (RFS/Mawds) like it, tell me, and I'll make a better one.

where would you use that icon.I don't see anywhere

[FunnyBoy]

where would you use that icon.I don't see anywhere

GFX team probably.

But RFS has said that people should just use the "Club/Team" tag for those.

[Poetic]

GFX team probably.

But RFS has said that people should just use the "Club/Team" tag for those.

I don't like the Club/Team icon.
I'm asking if I can make on to replace it.
Like the one I made above, only I'll make it better and more subtle

[Dracophile]

I don't like the Club/Team icon.
I'm asking if I can make on to replace it.
Like the one I made above, only I'll make it better and more subtle

No. We don't need two and we don't need a replacement.

You're all on a Club Penguin forum. If you don't like it, start a team somewhere else. This is like complaining that a steak has too much meat on it.

[Zelrio]

We had post icons before? Do you mean the smiley smiley faces, etc. that you had the option to add? If so this update blows that out of the water.

[Dracophile]

We had post icons before? Do you mean the smiley smiley faces, etc. that you had the option to add? If so this update blows that out of the water.

Yeah those are the old ones that nobody used because they weren't cool enough.

[Babidu]

Yeah those are the old ones that nobody used because they weren't cool enough.

I once used the explanation mark icon from the old ones, your statement is wrong :D But, you are right because they were really ugly and the new ones are cool.

[Goobenheimer]

Wow I really like these. It makes the forum look more exciting.:)

[Babidu]

I noticed that you forgot one icon :

http://i20.tinypic.com/s6uj5u.png

Otherwise everything is great!

[Powdinet]

I think we already have one of those, without the babz part.

I think that the icons are awesome and theres nothing to be changed(yet?)

[Thex478]

You should make a birthday icon RFSss.

[FunnyBoy]

You should make a birthday icon RFSss.

We have one already.

If you look closely, you'll find it.

I'll try to get a picture.

http://penguinforum.miniclip.com/images/icons/birthday.jpg

[Falcon3]

i made a new thread and forgot to add an icon so i went to edit and still couldnt find how to put in an icon. any help??

[Dracophile]

i made a new thread and forgot to add an icon so i went to edit and still couldnt find how to put in an icon. any help??

Did you click the "GO Advanced" button, if there was one? If you post a thread and it just wont let you add a tag, that's ok a Moderator can edit in a tag later on. You can always edit your post to say "Mods please change my tag to such-and-such".

[Falcon3]

i still cant choose an icon?

[Pirateninja]

RFS, I know this is off-topic, but I've sent you two emails (hakupirateninja@hotmail.com to rfs@rfshq.com) and nothing happened. If you remember what they are, then do it, or I'll email you again.

-Some Birthday I'm Having,
Pirateninja

[Turn your life in Misery]

I only came after the post icons were released, but I hope everyone enjoy them as much as me :)

[Dracophile]

RFS, I know this is off-topic, but I've sent you two emails (hakupirateninja@hotmail.com to rfs@rfshq.com) and nothing happened. If you remember what they are, then do it, or I'll email you again.

-Some Birthday I'm Having,
Pirateninja

When did you send them? I'm very sorry, I haven't gotten anything from you recently.

If they did not send, try sending them to twilight_foundry @ hotmail dot com. :confused:

[ArcboundMyr]

Suggestion for the Alert tag: Make it very bright and maybe a bit bigger to see if more people read the thread in there. I'm not trying to be a smart aleck or anything about this either, I'm just sayin'

[Mikepain911]

Ok I forgot to add a tag. So I tried to edit my post but the tags didn't appear. Can some please explain were the tags are supposed to be.

EDIT: Oh nvm, a mod must have got it for me.

[Dracophile]

Ok I forgot to add a tag. So I tried to edit my post but the tags didn't appear. Can some please explain were the tags are supposed to be.

When you edit your post click "Go Advanced" and you should be able to select a tag. I believe, however, that I uncoded that permission due to users being able to attach icons to EVERY post they make and not just a new thread. If you cannot attach a tag, usually a Moderator will attach one for you. :) You can also edit your post and request a specific tag.

[Dracophile]

Here is a silly temporary holiday-themed tag for everyone to use:
http://penguinforum.miniclip.com/images/icons/tree_tag.PNG

I went ahead and tagged a few threads with the "TREE" tag. Feel free to use it on your threads. It will be around for the holiday season. :)

[Michelle]

Is there any way that you don't have to use a tag when making a post?

[FunnyBoy]

Is there any way that you don't have to use a tag when making a post?

You dont have to choose one, but if you dont, a moderator will give the thread one.

[Dracophile]

Is there any way that you don't have to use a tag when making a post?

If you don't pick a tag the forum will assign it the blank tag, and a Moderator will later edit your thread and choose a tag for you.

[Michelle]

oh that sucks, but okay then thanks for answering my question.