Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Steve St.Laurent
Staff Alumni
<div align="center"><font size="+2"><i>*** Partial list of new forum features ***</i></font><br />
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<b>Forum Index</b><ul><li>Subscribed threads are indicated with an icon on thread / forumdisplay listings</li><li>Expand/collapse categories in forum view</li></ul><br />
<b>Threads / Posts</b><ul><li>Threaded and hybrid views </li><li>Ability to download entire thread and save directly</li></ul><br />
<b>Posting / Editing</b><ul><li>WYSIWYG Editor for major text input fields (IE 5. 5+, Mozilla 1. 3+, Mozilla Firebird 0. 6. 1+)</li><li>Insert smilie/vB code where cursor is (IE 5+ Only)</li><li>Ability to add attachment when editing a post instead of just when creating</li><li>Reason for editing</li><li>Reason for deleting</li><li>Hitting the back button no longer necessary when you have too many images</li><li>Attempting to post a duplicate thread now results in an error message, and the user being sent back to the forumdisplay listing</li></ul><br />
<b>Attachments</b><ul><li>Multiple attachments</li><li>Preview safe attachments</li><li>Attachment images (.gif,.jpg,,etc) are no longer in the database </li><li>Attachment size increased to 112,000 bytes</li></ul><br />
<b>Email</b><ul><li>Digests: new posts/threads in selected forums daily/weekly/monthly</li><li>"excerpt of message:" are now in the new reply email notifications</li><li>Opt-out list for e-mail options</li></ul><br />
<b>Login</b><ul><li>Option to save cookie *on this computer* when logging in</li><li>Password break-in watches -- too many failed attempts warning with a preset wait after too many failures. </li></ul><br />
<b>PMs</b><ul><li>Completely revamped PM system</li><li>Integrating Tracking with the Regular Folders</li><li>Mass download of PMs in CSV, TXT, or XML format</li><li>Ability to send PM to multiple receipents</li><li>Mark PM(s) as read/unread</li><li>Private messages are now grouped by sending date, and each group can be collapsed to conserve screen space</li></ul><br />
<b>Polls</b><ul><li>Option for users to see who voted for which option (public vote)</li><li>When you vote your name is highlighted when viewing results</li><li>Poll results ordered by most to less voted</li><li>Ability to post a poll AFTER a thread had started</li><li>Threads that do not already have polls now include a link at the bottom of the posts lists that allows users (with permissions to create polls) to add a poll to that thread</li></ul><br />
<b>Search</b><ul><li>Get daily for just one category</li><li>Search only in subscribed forums</li><li>A list of ignored words or words used in a search are added to the results page</li><li>Option to find only started by 'username'</li><li>Display matching forums in results</li><li>Search for exact username (e. g. turn off wildcards)</li><li>Quoted text excluded from search results</li><li>Search system is improved with regards to speed. Even faster now!</li><li>Select multiple forums to search</li></ul></li></ul><br />
<b>User Group Options --> User CP (Group Memberships)</b><ul><li>Public User Groups (PUGs) that members can "join" via User CP</li><li>Usergroup leaders can view who is in their user group</li><li>Usergroup leaders can remove users from their group</li></ul><br />
<b>User Options --> User CP</b><ul><li><b>Settings / Options Section:</b><ul><li>User Pictures - user can upload a personal picture. This picture is shown in the profile of the user. </li><li>Option to enable / disable daylight savings time</li><li>Option to select default type of subscription in User CP (rather than just subscribe or don't subscribe)</li><li>Requires password when changing e-mail address</li></ul></li><li><b>Subscribed Threads Section:</b><ul><li>Subscription to Threads/Forum without receiving e-mails</li><li>Change selected subscriptions to selected type (e. g. : like the PM system, with check boxes next to each message, and an option to move, delete, or download them)</li></ul></li><li><b>Miscellaneous Section:</b><ul><li>Users may remove attachments directly from their attachment manager via UCP</li></ul></li><li><b>Other:</b><ul><li>Pop-up auto-refreshing buddylist with ICQ-style alerts when new buddies come online. </li><li>Validity check for homepages</li></ul></li></ul><br />
<b>Attachments:</b><ul><li>Allow users to specify max size of attachments to be viewed. If image is larger than user's specified size, it would be resized to the max image size and able to be clicked on to open the attachment full size in a new window (requires PHP to have GD enabled)</li><li>Improved attachment system. Statistics, Attachment types editing. </li><li>Ability to delete old attachments. </li></ul></li><b>Forums:</b><ul><li>Ability to restrict "view new" to certain forums and groups of forums. </li></ul></li><b>Options / Settings:</b><ul><li>A more complete set of subscription options for daily/weekly/on new posts updates, for forum, thread and board. </li><li>Thread views updated hourly rather than immediately for speed</li></ul><br />
<b>General / Major Additions</b><ul><li>Removal of redirects</li><li>Back to Top link at bottom of page</li><li>Search engine friendly archive of open forums</li><li>Restyled FAQ section now looks similar to a forum</li><li>Drop-down box on pages for changing of styles without going to the user CP</li></ul><br />
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<b>Forum Index</b><ul><li>Subscribed threads are indicated with an icon on thread / forumdisplay listings</li><li>Expand/collapse categories in forum view</li></ul><br />
<b>Threads / Posts</b><ul><li>Threaded and hybrid views </li><li>Ability to download entire thread and save directly</li></ul><br />
<b>Posting / Editing</b><ul><li>WYSIWYG Editor for major text input fields (IE 5. 5+, Mozilla 1. 3+, Mozilla Firebird 0. 6. 1+)</li><li>Insert smilie/vB code where cursor is (IE 5+ Only)</li><li>Ability to add attachment when editing a post instead of just when creating</li><li>Reason for editing</li><li>Reason for deleting</li><li>Hitting the back button no longer necessary when you have too many images</li><li>Attempting to post a duplicate thread now results in an error message, and the user being sent back to the forumdisplay listing</li></ul><br />
<b>Attachments</b><ul><li>Multiple attachments</li><li>Preview safe attachments</li><li>Attachment images (.gif,.jpg,,etc) are no longer in the database </li><li>Attachment size increased to 112,000 bytes</li></ul><br />
<b>Email</b><ul><li>Digests: new posts/threads in selected forums daily/weekly/monthly</li><li>"excerpt of message:" are now in the new reply email notifications</li><li>Opt-out list for e-mail options</li></ul><br />
<b>Login</b><ul><li>Option to save cookie *on this computer* when logging in</li><li>Password break-in watches -- too many failed attempts warning with a preset wait after too many failures. </li></ul><br />
<b>PMs</b><ul><li>Completely revamped PM system</li><li>Integrating Tracking with the Regular Folders</li><li>Mass download of PMs in CSV, TXT, or XML format</li><li>Ability to send PM to multiple receipents</li><li>Mark PM(s) as read/unread</li><li>Private messages are now grouped by sending date, and each group can be collapsed to conserve screen space</li></ul><br />
<b>Polls</b><ul><li>Option for users to see who voted for which option (public vote)</li><li>When you vote your name is highlighted when viewing results</li><li>Poll results ordered by most to less voted</li><li>Ability to post a poll AFTER a thread had started</li><li>Threads that do not already have polls now include a link at the bottom of the posts lists that allows users (with permissions to create polls) to add a poll to that thread</li></ul><br />
<b>Search</b><ul><li>Get daily for just one category</li><li>Search only in subscribed forums</li><li>A list of ignored words or words used in a search are added to the results page</li><li>Option to find only started by 'username'</li><li>Display matching forums in results</li><li>Search for exact username (e. g. turn off wildcards)</li><li>Quoted text excluded from search results</li><li>Search system is improved with regards to speed. Even faster now!</li><li>Select multiple forums to search</li></ul></li></ul><br />
<b>User Group Options --> User CP (Group Memberships)</b><ul><li>Public User Groups (PUGs) that members can "join" via User CP</li><li>Usergroup leaders can view who is in their user group</li><li>Usergroup leaders can remove users from their group</li></ul><br />
<b>User Options --> User CP</b><ul><li><b>Settings / Options Section:</b><ul><li>User Pictures - user can upload a personal picture. This picture is shown in the profile of the user. </li><li>Option to enable / disable daylight savings time</li><li>Option to select default type of subscription in User CP (rather than just subscribe or don't subscribe)</li><li>Requires password when changing e-mail address</li></ul></li><li><b>Subscribed Threads Section:</b><ul><li>Subscription to Threads/Forum without receiving e-mails</li><li>Change selected subscriptions to selected type (e. g. : like the PM system, with check boxes next to each message, and an option to move, delete, or download them)</li></ul></li><li><b>Miscellaneous Section:</b><ul><li>Users may remove attachments directly from their attachment manager via UCP</li></ul></li><li><b>Other:</b><ul><li>Pop-up auto-refreshing buddylist with ICQ-style alerts when new buddies come online. </li><li>Validity check for homepages</li></ul></li></ul><br />
<b>Attachments:</b><ul><li>Allow users to specify max size of attachments to be viewed. If image is larger than user's specified size, it would be resized to the max image size and able to be clicked on to open the attachment full size in a new window (requires PHP to have GD enabled)</li><li>Improved attachment system. Statistics, Attachment types editing. </li><li>Ability to delete old attachments. </li></ul></li><b>Forums:</b><ul><li>Ability to restrict "view new" to certain forums and groups of forums. </li></ul></li><b>Options / Settings:</b><ul><li>A more complete set of subscription options for daily/weekly/on new posts updates, for forum, thread and board. </li><li>Thread views updated hourly rather than immediately for speed</li></ul><br />
<b>General / Major Additions</b><ul><li>Removal of redirects</li><li>Back to Top link at bottom of page</li><li>Search engine friendly archive of open forums</li><li>Restyled FAQ section now looks similar to a forum</li><li>Drop-down box on pages for changing of styles without going to the user CP</li></ul><br />
