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Houston we have a problem.

Umps have got the message to get the Blues the win.

Those teams still can get 80,000 early in the season even at 0-3

13 frees to 4 to Carlton.

Why are we forced to wear a clash guernsey but these teams don’t have to?

Carlton will win. Bookmark this post.

INS – Pickett, Windsor, Spargo, Turner OUT – Lindsay (inj.), Johnson, Billings, Howes (omitted)

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I need to choose a default theme for the site that is presented to visitors. Currently, it's set to Light, allowing users the option to switch to Dark Mode if they prefer. Alternatively, I can set the default to the Navy Dark Theme, with the option for users to switch back to Light. Either way, users will always have the flexibility to pick their preferred theme. I'm simply looking for some guidance on what the default should be, as many users aren't aware they have the option to switch and usually stick with what's presented initially. This poll is designed to help me gauge member preferences and make an informed decision on what should be the best look and feel of Demonland to visitors to the site.

This intrigued me but I've found conflicting theories.

Are you referring to this part?

To switch to the Dark Mode (or back to the Light Mode) navigate to the bottom of the page. Towards the left hand side there is an icon of a Crescent Moon. Click that to switch to Dark Mode. Click the Light Bulb next to it to switch back to Light Mode.

Just wondering which theme everyone prefers the most; Light or Dark? The results may help me decide which theme to make as the default. At the moment the Light theme is the default so most people will be using that one and many may not even be aware that there is now a Dark Mode of Demonland. To switch to the Dark Mode (or back to the Light Mode) navigate to the bottom of the page. Towards the left hand side there is an icon of a Crescent Moon. Click that to switch to Dark Mode. Click the Light Bulb next to it to switch back to Light Mode. So which one do you prefer?

No, it used to look like this (see below). I had to code this widget from scratch because the default “out of the box” option provided by the software didn’t suit my needs. By default, the widget displays the last X number of posts on the forum. So, if it’s set to show the latest 15 posts and they all happen to be from the same thread, that’s all it will show—15 posts from that one thread. But since this is on the homepage, I want users to see a variety of current discussions, not just activity from one thread. There’s another option that displays the last X number of threads that have been posted in, which is closer to what I want—even if one of those threads has had 15 recent replies. The issue with this mode is that it shows the profile picture and name of the thread starter, not the most recent poster. That’s a problem because some threads run for months or even years, and the original poster might not be active anymore. I want the homepage to reflect current activity, so I think the last poster should be featured instead. On the old version of the software, I bought a custom widget and made a few tweaks to get it looking and working the way I liked. Unfortunately, that custom code wasn’t compatible with the new software. That's where ChatGPT came in. It understands the structure of this platform and helped me rebuild the widget from the ground up. After a lot of trial and error, I now have a working version that does exactly what I want. Say what you will about AI, but it's been invaluable for customizing the site beyond the limitations of “out of the box” tools. I have a working knowledge of coding—I can usually understand what code is doing and make tweaks if I know what the end result should look like—but AI has taken things to a whole new level. Tasks that used to take me hours, days, or even months (and sometimes years) now take minutes (seconds actually). It’s capable of doing things I never thought possible. I can just describe what I want, feed in the code, and it quickly delivers a solution. If it doesn’t work or look quite right, I tweak and try again—and it never gets frustrated or impatient, which makes the process much easier. I am always very polite to my AI because I don't want it to kill me when it takes over the world. Here is what the widget (that's what they're called) looked like in the old version of the software. Originally it had the persons name in the coding but it added an extra line which I thought was a waste of screen real estate and as it already featured the poster's profile picture I thought it was redundant. The version with the name never made it to the live site.

True but in the latest iPhone software update from 17 to 18 they stuffed around with the mail app providing tabs for different categories and I was missing invoices that I had received and it was always defaulting to the Promotions tab which were emails I was definitely not interested in. At least they gave the option of switching back to the old way that the mail was displayed. It was change for changes sake. I am all for improving things but sometimes they drop the ball and no I am not talking about our football team now even though they are constantly dropping the ball.

The new software update must have re-sorted the emoji reactions. I can’t recall though which way they were before.

Updated PLAYER VOTES 1 Max Gawn 25 =2 Christian Petracca 22 =2 Clayton Oliver 22 4 Kade Chandler 20 5 Jack Bowey 18 6 Christian Salem 17 =7 Ed Langdon 15 =7 Harvey Langford 15 9 Xavier Lindsay 13 10 Jack Viney 7 11 Daniel Turner 4 12 Tom Sparrow 3 =13 Jack Henderson 1 =13 Tom McDonald 1 15 Meghan Markle -1

Anyone having trouble posting (that is getting into the posting Too late. We had the podcast the other night and the chat was back. Everyone was very polite.

What is the actual problem? The order of them? The amount? The type? Do I need to get rid of a few? On a PC they open up horizontally but on mobile they open up vertically and sometimes you have to scroll up. Perhaps there are too many reactions.

I'm not responsible if you don't like the new features or have trouble adapting to changes in your phone's software. Upgrade at your own risk. It’s helpful to know that version 16.2 doesn’t work. All the test phones I had access to were either up-to-date or running something close to the latest iOS and worked fine. Others were below version 16 (and didn’t work), but could be upgraded to 18 and then worked. And then there were the ancient ones—clearly unsupported and unable to upgrade at all. I didn’t have a device running a mid-16 version to test, so I couldn’t say which versions of 16 (if any) actually worked. This issue turned out to be an unintended and previously unknown side effect of upgrading Demonland’s software. That said, the upgrade still had to happen—we’ve got to keep up with the times and adapt to how things evolve. Just like our footy team. Too soon?

I will add that on older versions of iPhone and presumably other brands of phone with older not up to date software will let you view and read the website but if it is below a certain version it will not let you post. You click on the posting area and it just displays a white box with a circle. Many old devices that won't update software will not just affect you posting on Demonland but eventually you will not be able to use many apps including banking and streaming services.

Go to Settings > General > About and let me know what iOS software version you have. If it is below 16 you need to upgrade the software on your phone. You should probably do that anyway. If it doesn't offer an update, it should if it's only 2 years old, then the phone is considered at End of Life by Apple and the software is too old to work on this website. The current software version should be 18 something. First things first though let me know what software version your phone has.

PLAYER VOTES 1 Max Gawn 25 =2 Christian Petracca 22 =2 Clayton Oliver 22 4 Kade Chandler 20 5 Jack Bowey 18 6 Christian Salem 17 =7 Ed Langdon 15 =7 Harvey Langford 15 9 Xavier Lindsay 13 10 Jack Viney 7 11 Daniel Turner 4 12 Tom Sparrow 3 =13 Jack Henderson 1 =13 Tom McDonald 1