Forum Upgrade to vB 3.6.1

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- New Buddy/Ignore List Editor Saves with AJAX
Along with a new interface, your buddy and ignore lists are saved with AJAX to prevent an unnecessary reload. Additionally to make the interface even easier to use, vBulletin searches for matching users as you type their names.

- Private Message Preview in Notification Emails
If you have elected to receive emails when receiving a new private message, the email will now contain more than just the name of the user who sent you the message. The title and body of the message will be included. Any BB codes in the message will automatically be converted to an equivalent plaintext version using the new plaintext bbcode parser.

- Auto-Resize Oversized Image Attachments
If a user attaches an image that has dimensions larger than the administrator allows, the image will automatically resized to fit. This is similar to the auto-resizing of avatars that vBulletin 3.5 performed.

- ﾂ'Reason for Editing' Available on Quick Edit
You may now include a reason for editing without having to click through to the full editor.

- Unique Unsubscribe Link in Emails
Thread and forum subscription emails now include a link for unsubscribing that is unique to each user. When using this link, unsubscribing from a thread or forum no longer requires logging in.

- Infraction System !!!
The infraction system allows you and your moderators to flexibly reprimand problem users. Create as many types of infractions as you want to represent any type of rules violation on your board. Each infraction has a controllable weight (points) and an option to allow it to be applied only as a warning, which alerts the user to their violation but doesn't give them any points. Additionally, the points given to a user for a violation can be automatically removed after a specified amount of time via the Scheduled Tasks system.

The points are used to remove permissions from users that reach specific thresholds. To be more flexible, the existing user group permission system is used. You can see in the screenshot that ﾂ"Registered Usersﾂ" who have more than 15 points will have permissions from the ﾂ"Infractions – Moderate All Postsﾂ" group applied, and any user with more than 30 points will get permissions from the ﾂ"Infractions – Bannedﾂ" group.

- New Buddy/Ignore List Editor
The new buddy and ignore list editor allows users to be quickly added and removed from your lists, with AJAX-based assistance for name suggestion along the way. If an error occurs such as a user not being found, you can simply correct the error and continue without reloading the page.

- Signature Permissions per User Group
You may now control exactly what users can put in their signatures on a per user group level. Controls include basic character count limits (including or excluding BB code), effective line count limits, and limits on individual BB codes. See the screenshot below for a full list.

..and many other features that will delight mods and admins alike.


One more thing: I am planning on reducing the number of styles to only two or three. I know that this move may cause an outcry of many members, but we need to keep the forum manageable. Also, most of the styles we currently offer are slightly unprofessional and outdated.

Anyhow, hang in there for the upgrade!

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CC1 said:

just an opinion, but that JREF tatami style is hidious!

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Dutch Baka said:

I am looking forward for NEW NEW NEW styles, because the ones that are now here, are a bit borring, and old fashioned

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CC1 said:

It was just an opinion...I like the upgrade though. I just personally don't like either of the styles you chose to load. I can/will wait for other choices though.

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thomas said:

Don't expect anything flashy, we will keep it simple and ... old-fashioned, lolol.

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CC1 said:

So no psychodelic color schemes then? BTW do you call this tatami style old fashioned?

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Auto-Resize Oversized Image Attachments
If a user attaches an image that has dimensions larger than the administrator allows, the image will automatically resized to fit. This is similar to the auto-resizing of avatars that vBulletin 3.5 performed.

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Mikawa Ossan said:

Any word on J-Bot?

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