Hi all! KM here with some exciting news: the forum board has been updated! ::insert woo hoo here::
So what does that mean chummer? Well, in addition to all of the backend goodies that will make the forum board load faster, work more efficiently and drop holy ICE on no-good interlopers like actual GOD, we've also added some front end modifications that should make your forum experience more...well...fun.
1. Pretty urls.
No more forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?/squigglysomethingorother=action. Now we have forums.shadowruntabletop.com/forum-business. Old ugly urls will still work just fine—just because you can't read it doesn't mean your deck can't—but the new url should make it easier to remember topics, boards, posts, etc.
2. PM reporting.
Feeling harassed? Hate those late night PMs filled with runner rage and Humanis-level hate? Well worry no longer my friends! With Wuxing's new Personal Message Reporting Function you can safely rat offensive personal messages directly to the moderation staff for immediate action. So, if you're a sneaky git bent on chastising other forum members privately take notice. You've been warned.
3. Avatar sizing.
We've increased the size of personal avatars to 160 x 180. Why? Because mine looks so good and you're puny little avatars make my eyes hurt.
4. Login Security & Sessions
Ever notice you get dumped from the board after an hour? With our new Renraku Login Security that's a problem of the past. Forever logins are now more secure and better than ever. Just don't forget your password folks. The login system will lock you out for 60 minutes after 3 major missteps and a fourth one will send you into 24 hour territory. We've experienced way too many wannabe Clockworks's trying to geek our system, so we're putting on the brakes.
5. Tapatalk
Just kidding.
6. Suspicious BBC code & Spoiler Tags.
On the WYSIWYG editor there's a new button next to the Horizontal Rule. This is a BBC tag that will keep unwanted bots and spiders from collecting post-specific data. So if you want a URL or text hidden from machine eyes use it. Sorry, it won't hide your nuyen. Spoiler tags, nuff said. Huzzah to their return.
Fin.
One of the "things" we didn't do was update the forum's theme templates. While these themes are woefully out of date—for the most part—they're capable of running the forum software and modifications. However, there may be instances when a particular theme has some stylistic or post editor issue. We're sorry kiddies, but there's nothing we can really do about it at this time. Perhaps down the road we can re-approach. In the interim I'd say just switch themes, but we didn't get into the shadows to tell each other what to do...
