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I tinkered with the VAPS link system today. It now breaks up everything by machine type (Vid,Pinball,Slots, etc.), and gives more detail about Vid boards too.

It takes up more space, but for most users it will still be fairly short. My record is sort of a test and will be longer than most.

It isn't intended to be an end all, more of a work in progress or a test.
 
Too bad you can't change the layout so that the location, join date, and post count is under the username next to the avatar, and then the VAPS info on the right. Would look neater....

BTW - Krak's is like yours, but mine isn't. Do I have to log into VAPS to make it change?
 
I might take a look at doing that. I'm slow to do some of that as the more I tinker with the layout, the more I have to fix when I upgrade vbulletin and have to reinsert my changes into the templates.

I set it up so it only changes to the new style when someone goes into VAPS and save changes to their profile page or games page. If I thought I was finished tinkering with it I'd tie the sync down for everyone.
 
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Not to be a stickler (OK, to be a stickler), "Videogame" is two words. :D

It's actually not that simple. Videogame appears more often (slightly) in use that video game. While two words is correct, there are plenty of arguments that one word is also now correct.

There have been extensive threads on these forums about that in the past, and no lack of web pages about the topic:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...or+two&aq=f&aqi=g-sx1g-msx1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

A Videogame writer's style guide uses the one word version in the title of their book: http://www.gamestyleguide.com/
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/27/videogame-style-guide-writes-the-book-on-game-journalism/

Not all people agree: http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/22/video-space-games-declared-victor/

http://buzzcut.com/?p=5


We have generally used the one word version due to the 'Killer List Of Videogames' (KLOV) use, though in the VAPS box we are talking about here, I was already thinking of making it two words for simply visual reasons (to flow better with 'Video Boards' below it).
 
I actually think it's too cluttered and messy over on that side now.

I get what you're saying here. I think if Greg takes the suggestion of moving user location, join date, and post count to the left under the user name, it will be fine. Also, it would be nice in vaps if there were options for controlling what is visible here. For instance, I'd probably be inclined to just turn off the pcb's line because while I want them entered into my vaps account, they're pretty irrelevant to me as far as "showing off" what I have to people on the forums.
 
It's actually not that simple...

We have generally used the one word version due to the 'Killer List Of Videogames' (KLOV) use, though in the VAPS box we are talking about here, I was already thinking of making it two words for simply visual reasons (to flow better with 'Video Boards' below it).

Got it. Yep, it would flow better visually at least.
 
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