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adiaphora
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| Posted 7/26/2003 3:47 AM (GMT -6) |   | It’s time for another upgrade. The board will be down between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. (eastern standard time) on Sunday, July 27.
Cheers,
adiaphora
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BBBCanada
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| Posted 7/26/2003 10:08 AM (GMT -6) | | So that would be STARTING on July 27th at 10pm until 3am July 28th. Correct? Cool. I won't be on at this time anyway. HA! 
Brandon
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JCsites.com
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Total Posts : 169
| Posted 7/26/2003 4:48 PM (GMT -6) | | I think it's starting July 26th and ending on the 27th.
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JCsites.com
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Total Posts : 169
| Posted 7/26/2003 7:14 PM (GMT -6) | | just testing the new stuff  
Yeah! no more cut|paste emoticons. Just click on them on the left hand bar when composing message.
Test 1 complete
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JCsites.com
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Date Joined Jun 2001
Total Posts : 169
| Posted 7/26/2003 11:53 PM (GMT -6) | | Some new features....
Improved Posting Page
The posting page has several new features, such as:
1) Smilies are displayed on the page instead of in a pop-up window
2) New formatting options
3) Auto-insertion of the Forum Code around the selected text (Internet Explorer only)
4) JavaScript Form validation (no more loss of your post when you forget to enter the subject)
Fixed a lot of bugs
Smaller bugs and bigger bugs.
Added explicit recordsetclosing.
Since Snitz Forums becomes more popular, hackers enjoy finding exploits in the code. We had to fix several security related bugs.
Those two are enough reason to upgrade !
Email Validation
With the Email Validation feature turned on, new members have to click on a URL sent to them in an email to prove that their email address is valid. Administrators can see the Pending Members in the Admin Section of the forums and approve or delete Pending Members manually if necessary. A new validation email is sent out each time a member changes his/her email address in their profiles.
Password Encryption
All passwords are now stored in the database and cookies after they have been encrypted.
Quick Reply
When the Quick Reply feature is turned on, a text field will appear at the bottom of the topic page, allowing members to quickly post a reply without having to go to the posting page first.
Flood Control
To prevent flooding of the forums or double posts, the Administrator can turn on Flood Control. The Flood Control Time the admin specifies is the time a member has to wait in-between posts. If (s)he posts before the Flood Control Time has elapsed, a message will be displayed to notify the member of this.
This feature does not affect Moderators and Administrators.
Sticky Topics
Administrators and Moderators can now choose to make a topic sticky. With this done, the topic will stay on the top of the topic list no matter how old it is.
Topic Sorting
Each user can now sort the topics on the forum page by a couple criteria:
1) Last Post Time
2) Topic Title
3) Topic Author
4) Number of Replies
5) Number of Views
These can be sorted in ascending or descending order, and for a specified timespan
Category Grouping
Group Categories enables you to "group" Categories together into "Groups" to better organize how Categories are displayed on your forum.
Dynamic Signatures
With this feature turned on, signatures will be stored in the database separate from the posts instead of as part of the post.
This allows members to change their signature in all posts they've made by simply editing their profiles.
Bad Word Filter
The Bad Word Filter has been rewritten, now allowing you to enter both the word to be filtered, and the text that will be used to replace the filtered word.
Jump To Last Post
On the forums' homepage and forum pages you can now find an extra icon to quickly jump to the last post made in a forum or topic.
Improved Moderator Assigning
Administrators can now assign moderators to forums directly from the forums' homepage or the forum page.
This happens in a similar way as when using Private Forums with the Allowed Members List option.
Improved Coding
All files have been rewritten to remove unnecessary coding, convert every possible line to Response.Write syntax, add the new features and improve performance.
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Tom
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| Posted 7/27/2003 12:22 AM (GMT -6) | | Thanks JC for all the hard work. Nice upgrade. I espeically like the extra formatting features. The one feature I'd still like to see is the ability to identify a poster whose posts you never want to see, period; an exclusion feature. That would be nice. In the meantime I can use the bad word filter to change the names of members I wanna exclude. Hmmm? What shall I call PoW?
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DLW
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Total Posts : 2457
| Posted 7/27/2003 5:29 AM (GMT -6) | | Um, about this bad word filter, in my Bernigni quotes c-u-n-t-ry has now become ****ry. Is there anyway you can fix this?
and, while the new bells and whistles you all added are great, it would have been nice to consider some changes in the overall structure.
dlw
I-uh-scream-uh,
You-uh-scream-uh,
We-all-uh-sceam-uh for
Ice-uh-cream-uh!!!
Roberto Bernigni in
Down by Law.
ahehmAmericanzituhsen! This,varrrrrybaadfuryur
****ry! Varrrrrrrybaadfuryur
****ry!
Roberto Benigni in
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BBBCanada
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| Posted 7/27/2003 6:55 AM (GMT -6) | | Still no poll feature though correct?
That's it! I'm not com'n back here!  I know what yer think'n. So don't say ANYTHING! I'm sure you would all miss me. 
Brandon
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Starkman
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| Posted 7/27/2003 7:36 AM (GMT -6) | | | | |
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DLW
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Date Joined Apr 2003
Total Posts : 2457
| Posted 7/27/2003 9:03 AM (GMT -6) | | What the fact BBBCanada is out of here or the bells and whistles?
dlw
I-uh-scream-uh,
You-uh-scream-uh,
We-all-uh-sceam-uh for
Ice-uh-cream-uh!!!
I wish we didn't live in a world where buying and selling things (especially selling) seems to have become almost more important than either producing or using them.
C.S. Lewis
Roberto Bernigni in
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adiaphora
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Total Posts : 123
| Posted 7/27/2003 9:14 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
Originally posted by BBBCanada
Still no poll feature though correct?
That's it! I'm not com'n back here! I know what yer think'n. So don't say ANYTHING! I'm sure you would all miss me.
Brandon
Stick around—the poll feature is on the way. It is a separate module that we’re working on adding now that the upgrade is complete.
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 7/27/2003 11:31 AM (GMT -6) | | WOW. Great improvement. Plus, maybe its my imagination, but the whole thing seems to work FASTER.
Love it love it love it
Doc    (and these smiles are so easy now too!!!!)
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JCsites.com
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Total Posts : 169
| Posted 7/27/2003 12:46 PM (GMT -6) | | Yes, the upgrade included coding improvements which have resulted in faster performance.
Once the upgrade to SQL server Db is complete, I expect the board will perform even faster.
Speed Freaky JC Sites...
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Springs
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Total Posts : 636
| Posted 7/27/2003 4:57 PM (GMT -6) | | Thanks JC, Adiaphora, et all, Awesome upgrades! I think!? Can you explain them in English?
Dynamic Signatures
With this feature turned on, signatures will be stored in the database separate from the posts instead of as part of the post.
This allows members to change their signature in all posts they've made by simply editing their profiles.
Does this mean that whenever I change my signature it changes on every post I've ever made?
-S
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honorman
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Total Posts : 1137
| Posted 7/27/2003 6:22 PM (GMT -6) | | | Just a big thank you to A, JC and everyone who has done so much so I can be as annoying as possible[:X] You are the greatest. And, of course, God doesn't hold you responsible for what I say so you can release that breath... | | Back to Top | | |
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JCsites.com
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Total Posts : 169
| Posted 7/27/2003 6:34 PM (GMT -6) | | Springs,
Yes that's what it means. This feature is not retroactive however. But moving forward, if you ever change your "signature", it will change on every post you've ever made since July 27, 2003.
Poll Feature is comming soon. It might be a bit unstable, but we'll iron out the kinks.
Jc Sites guy
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JCsites.com
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| Posted 7/27/2003 6:59 PM (GMT -6) | | O.k the Poll feature has been added. Hope it's stable. It appears to be. Have fun!
Adiaphora will have to log in and make some admin decisions. Nothing too big. It'll take 5 minutes.
JC Sites Guy
P.s - Brandon I did this for you more than anyone Hope your cookies problem and the double post problem never snags you again!
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Tigress
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| Posted 7/28/2003 4:31 AM (GMT -6) | | Wow! When I logged on this morning all the blue words were so much brighter! This new format should be really great! Thanks Adiaphora and JC Sites and whoever else helped with it.
Tigress
Don't forget the small things. The kite flies because of its tail.
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BBBCanada
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| Posted 7/28/2003 4:55 AM (GMT -6) | | I think you guys have done an outstanding job. There are some really cool things on here. I know I have been bugging you guys about the poll feature (yes we REALLY DO need one) but we had a lot of fun with the other one (I still remember my, "Do we need a group hug?" poll). Anyway, here's another trophy.
Hey! It was the only one I could find! Besides, it comes from my Canadian heart!
Brandon
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DLW
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Total Posts : 2457
| Posted 7/28/2003 6:51 AM (GMT -6) | | I particularly like how we are now able to delete links that we initially posted.
dlw
I-uh-scream-uh,
You-uh-scream-uh,
We-all-uh-sceam-uh for
Ice-uh-cream-uh!!!
Roberto Bernigni in
Down by Law.
I wish we didn't live in a world where buying and selling things (especially selling) seems to have become almost more important than either producing or using them.
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BBBCanada
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Total Posts : 2763
| Posted 7/28/2003 10:08 AM (GMT -6) | | I just noticed sum'n. When I hit "Reply to Topic", only the first 15 responses show up. Is there a way for all posts to show up while I am typing a response in the response window? Many times I have to scroll down the page to reference a post. In the case of showing 15 posts, that would not be cool. What if the post I'm referencing is AFTER the 15th one? Is this sum'n I have to live with and get use to or can it be fixed? Should we take a poll?
Don't make me take back my trophy now!
Brandon
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PotOnWheel
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Total Posts : 9890
| Posted 7/28/2003 12:17 PM (GMT -6) | | quote:
Originally posted by BBBCanada
I just noticed sum'n. When I hit "Reply to Topic", only the first 15 responses show up. Is there a way for all posts to show up while I am typing a response in the response window? Many times I have to scroll down the page to reference a post. In the case of showing 15 posts, that would not be cool. What if the post I'm referencing is AFTER the 15th one? Is this sum'n I have to live with and get use to or can it be fixed? Should we take a poll?
Don't make me take back my trophy now!
Brandon
This is a SIZE SIX problem.
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DLW
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| Posted 7/28/2003 1:28 PM (GMT -6) | | I would also like to point out that when I search for something that I posted, I only get the link, which is pretty much useless when it comes to the homosexuality link...
dlw
I-uh-scream-uh,
You-uh-scream-uh,
We-all-uh-sceam-uh for
Ice-uh-cream-uh!!!
Roberto Bernigni in
Down by Law.
I wish we didn't live in a world where buying and selling things (especially selling) seems to have become almost more important than either producing or using them.
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PotOnWheel
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| Posted 7/29/2003 2:57 AM (GMT -6) | |
adiaphora and JCsites.com]
You USED to be able to get set to post a reply, and the WHOLE thread would be under the blank posting area. THAT WAY one could save a copy of the entire thread in one file on one's HD. Then, doing searches on one's home computer was a snap. (At least once I dumped my old, slow Mac -- sorry Mac!)
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JCsites.com
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Total Posts : 169
| Posted 7/29/2003 3:29 AM (GMT -6) | | the cummulative effect of doing this for every post a member makes, plus threads with 100+ posts, was a major factor in slowing the site down for everyone.
By limiting to the 15 latest posts per thread, you can still read and be up on the latest on the subject, but the overall site isn't slowed down.
This is a question of trade offs. In order for the whole to enjoy a better site exprience, Fred has to sacrifice the old way of capturing entire threads for research on his home computer.
Sorry Fred, the makers of the board didn't think anyone was doing what you have been. So it seemed like a no brainer move to improve the speed of the board.
Alas, when the conversion to SQL Server DB finally happens (soon!) you'll truly be able to perform searches online without crashing the whole site! Research hounds will love this. In fact, I bet we'll be seeing articles in Christianity Today with quotes attributed to "fred" or "Meph" or "Modes."
Maybe I should post a new Poll... "Will a posting of DLW's ever be quoted in the media?" 
JC Sites Guy
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