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PHPBB2 Website and Forum Support (inc changes)

Post by Vanny » 14 Apr 2007

This topic will be used exclusively for website/forum/gallery support, issues, and announcing changes, it replaces two other topics as part of house keeping. Messages will be regularly pruned.


25th April 2007
Changes made to logging in protocol to block spammer, occupation, location and interests are all now mandatory, for those who do not wish to enter data simply typing 'BX' for these three entries will insure accounts are activated in the shortest possible time!
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Post by Vanny » 29 Aug 2007

29th August 2007

HUGE CHANGES

The entire BXProject Forum has now been moved to its new server. Initially i hope you'll see some speed increases, and more reliable performance too. There are likely to be some issues with missing images and the like however please let me know of any and all faults that you come across!
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Post by Vanny » 06 Oct 2007

NEW TOY - 6th October 2007

Look to the bottom of the last post and you'll now see a button marked 'QUICK REPLY' press it, type in box, hit submit, post made, now how much fun is that, i do fear it will lead to an increase of doc bollox though :D
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Post by Vanny » 20 Oct 2007

Garage feature
Garage feature (launched in June 2007) has its own support area, see here;

http://www.bxproject.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=405
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Post by Vanny » 20 Oct 2007

Permissions changes

In light of this strange anonymous guest causing trouble, it is now required that members are logged in in order to view posts, should keep PP and other problem people out of the way.
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Post by Vanny » 02 Nov 2007

November 2007

even more smilies added

[wtf] [alone] [wave] [no] [drool] [spam] [vomit]
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Post by Vanny » 03 Nov 2007

November 2007

in forum link colours changed to all links within posts to be RED, EMBOLDEN and green roll over
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Post by Vanny » 03 Nov 2007

November 2007

forum groups renamed to express the membership level required for access, typically so people stop asking stupid questions as to who can and can't see sections of the forum
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Post by Vanny » 20 Feb 2008

Febuary 2008

Upgraded software to latest version (2.0.23)
very MINOR changes, but i'm sure to have cocked up somewhere, should slow spammers a little!
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Post by Vanny » 20 Feb 2008

Febuary 2008

Lovely new mod which should stop spammers pretty much dead (for now)

it is now required that users type in an authorisation code when registering, the code is found here;

http://www.bxproject.co.uk/images/authorise.gif
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Post by Vanny » 15 Apr 2008

April 2008

Not a MAJOR change, but when a PM is made the recipient recieves an email telling them they have received a PM, this email will now give more detail specifically the user who sent the message and the contant of the message! This is unchecked as yet!

EDIT - now checked and seems to work well!

PM message box limits have been changed to the following;
Inbox - 100 from 40
Sent - 60
Saved - 100 from 200

mostly cos i'm too lazy to save or delete PM's!
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