MyBB Board Status Setting
This is something that really annoys me and I need to vent.
This is what the setting looks like when you start with, when the board is open. It’s set to ‘no’.
MyBB Board Status 1
Then, when you close it, it looks like this. It’s set to ‘yes’.
MyBB Board Status 2
Simple, yes?? Just a yes/no setting?? Somehow, no.
A lot of people get confused by this setting.
“Where can I turn my board online again??”
Seriously??
When it’s open to begin with, it’s set to no. When you close it, you set it to yes. Is it not common sense that to open it, you set it to no again??
People seem to think that the actual yes/no setting is for the ‘Administratirs will still be able to view the forums’ message, but that makes no sense. It’s just extra information about turning the forums offline, admins will still be able to see it, and it always shows in the description of that setting. The name of the setting is at the top of the box, ‘Board Closed’, then it’s either yes/no. Yes is closed, no is open. Why would the setting name be half way down the box?? Not only that, why would there be a setting to say whether or not admins could see the board at all?? What could that possibly be used for?? “Oh yes, I know, I’m the admin but I’ll make it so I can’t see my own forum”. Ugh.
Please, people, try and think about what this setting does, use some common sense.