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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: Jul 3rd, 2014, 1:55am Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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- Merged subforums "ViviFire Syntax" and "ViviFire Implementation" into the parent forum "ViviFire Language".
- Deleted "ViviFire Syntax".
- Renamed "ViviFire Implementation" to "ViviFire Documentation".
This change was brought about when I examined the June access logs and crunched the numbers of clicks on the various forums. It revealed that the parent was getting significantly more clicks than the subforums where the majority of interaction was expected. I can only guess that people were glossing over the subforums and were only seeing the few introductory topics and getting an incorrect impression of the project. _________________ Brent |
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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: Mar 2nd, 2012, 8:01pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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Updated site and forum policies. See here. _________________ Brent |
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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: Jun 21st, 2011, 5:59pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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Just added "EmbeddedWB" to the list of blocks. As far as I can tell, the only reason to register on a forum using a scriptable web browser control is for the purpose of spamming it. If you beg to differ, please send me a private message explaining why that's not the case. _________________ Brent |
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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: May 27th, 2011, 7:15pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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Just started blocking postings by anyone using an old browser due to spambot activity. Currently an old browser is defined as Internet Explorer 6.0 or older and Opera 8.xx or older. These definitions may broaden as the bot operators adapt. _________________ Brent |
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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: Oct 16th, 2010, 6:33pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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The Windows Registry and Extreme Programming boards are now available to all registered users. This means that discussions about the Registry and other advanced techniques will be much more open. The Trusted Members group will moderate these boards. _________________ Brent |
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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: Aug 7th, 2010, 11:59pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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I have reinstated the partial blocking of software using HTTP 1.0 due to excessive bot traffic. If this change causes problems for you, please send me an email with the subject "IP whitelist" and your IP in the body of the message. Be certain to give the WAN IP, which can be correctly determined by Google or sites such as www.whatismyip.com or www.whatismyip.org. My address should appear beneath my signature.
I also have relaxed the permissions om posting to the General Discussions board for the time being. _________________ Brent
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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: Jul 11th, 2010, 9:40am Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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Given the tremendous increase in spam directed toward the General Discussions forum, I have decided to no longer allow guests to start new topics there. Guests may still reply to topics started by registered members. I hope this situation is temporary, but am prepared to implement more drastic measures should the need arise. _________________ Brent |
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Posted: Mar 24th, 2009, 7:28pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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Created new forum SapientBoard. This is the place to get the latest release, see screen shots, and discuss all aspects of the SapientBoard project being developed in Run BASIC. _________________ Brent |
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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: Jan 14th, 2009, 9:11pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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I decided to loosen up the permissions on a few forums/subforums. If there is a section of the site you cannot access that you think you should, please contact me. _________________ Brent |
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Posted: Mar 10th, 2008, 4:26am Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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Changed the style of the Quick Reply so that it's wider and not as tall. Hopefully now you can scroll to the bottom of a topic and be able to read the last reply. _________________ Brent |
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Posted: Jan 30th, 2008, 10:45am Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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I changed the Forum Policies (See here). Now Inactive Account status is reached after 12 months instead of 24 months. Starting in February, I will add three inactive accounts per month to the usergroup until I am caught up. As before, all such members are given adequate warning and have a very sufficient amount of time to rescue their accounts. _________________ Brent |
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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: Jan 11th, 2008, 8:51pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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I've created a subforum under the Trusted Members Center. Extreme Programming is described as Quote: | Elegant hacks and inelegant kludges that can save your hide or make you want to hide |
If you like programming "on the edge," this might be for you.
As with the Windows Registry board, you must be a Trusted Member. See here for instructions for how to join the group. _________________ Brent |
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Posted: Jan 2nd, 2008, 7:51pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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I finally got around to recalculating the statistics for Qualified Sponsors for Trusted Membership. The newly certified sponsors are:Congratulations! _________________ Brent |
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Posted: Dec 24th, 2007, 9:00pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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Created a new board called Trusted Members Center. Moved all of the boards accessible to Trusted Members under the new board. _________________ Brent |
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Brent Site Admin
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Posted: Dec 4th, 2007, 8:47pm Post subject: Re: Forum Changes |
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- Consolidated the "ViviFire Feature Requests" and "ViviFire Bug Reports" forums into one forum called ViviFire Development & Testing.
- "QBASIC to LB" has been flip-flopped with "Code Porting" and the latter is renamed to "Other Languages." This might be undone later, depending on how popular either of them become.
_________________ Brent |
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