Proboards Version 4 Released!

[Site Admin]

Most, if not all of you, got an email from me announcing this.

If you're noticing any big changes around here since May 11, 2005, it's because our providers upgraded their software from version 3 to version 4.

Version 4 has been in test phase for about a year now, and they don't anticipate any problems, but as anybody knows, there's no guarantee that there'll be "no" problems.

If you're able to log in fine, then no problems.

If not, send my Global Moderator an email, and we'll figure it out for you. [e-mail] That link should work whether you're logged in or not. It won't work on Yahoo! Mail, Gmail; Hotmail or any other web-based "free" emails, though. For those, simply copy the email address, and put it into the "TO" address area after you login to your mail.

Have a look around, and see if you notice anything different. As always, there is a "Comments and Suggestions" area waiting for your input.

Cheers!

[va3css]

Some new features of version 4 of the forum software:

• your password is not needed to change your profile anymore (but you can also change your password in your profile)
  
• new passord requirement is six characters minimum
  
• if you change your email address, you will be required to re-activate your account, so make sure you give a valid email address
  
• You can choose to display your age (or not)
  
• New "Bookmark" checkbox allows you to easily follow threads that you feel are important to you (you can always delete the bookmark after you don't want to follow the topic anymore)
  
• New "Disable Smilies" checkbox to turn off those annoying ... ;D ... faces.
  
• All users can now decide whether or not to be "visible" to others when browsing the forum (used to only be for admins)
  
• New "Spell Check" button under posting window - make sure you're spelling is tip-top before you post it (if you're worried about that kind of thing)
  
• New "Reset" button below a new post window, which allows you to quickly blank the message window and start over easily (no more deleting it all by hand)
  
• Mods and Admins can also choose "Lock Thread" and "Sticky Thread" checkboxes when making a post
  
  
  Some features that speed up the site for dialup members
  
  
• You can choose to display images (or not)
  
• You can choose to display signatures (or not)
  
• You can choose to display avatars (or not)
  
• New "Quick Reply" feature at the bottom of all threads, so that you don't have to load the entire "reply" page just to say a few words
  

Other than that, the other features are server-related, to make the site more capable, stable, and run faster.

Enjoy!