Site changelog

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This is the RVF site changelog. Information about global modifications made to the forum (features, look and feel, bugs, etc.) will be posted here.

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Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:36 pm: Forum software installed, configured, and made public.

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Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:21 pm: Created/installed smiley package with icons similar to the classic Mail Tribune Forum style.

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Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:33 pm: Quote nesting issue fixed; now, when more than 3 quotes are nested automatically by the "Quote" button, the oldest are dropped off to fit into the nesting limit enforced by the forum software.

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Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:01 pm: Updated site ToS to include restrictions on communications interruption (content-flooding) and posting of malicious content (such as a virus or worm).

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Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:14 am: Set time limit for edit of posts to 2 days (48 hours) from the original posting time due to questionable behavior with post modifications.

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Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:51 pm: Upgraded to latest phpBB release.

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Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:32 pm: Fixed display issue with "View Active Topics" not getting content from Discussion Forums group.

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Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:23 am: Added several additional smilies (emoticons), including some to the man posting page (others are accessible from the "View more smilies" link).

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Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:03 am: Updated styling to a scalable-width format; enabled "Quick Reply" button at the bottom of a conversation; enabled poll creation tab at the bottom of new topic creation screen; enabled BETA of YouTube BBCode.

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Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:56 pm: The "View unanswered posts", "View new posts", "View active topics", and "Mark forums read" links have all been moved to a new section of the main header, rendering the applicable ones available across most site pages.

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Mon Jan 10, 2010 9:16 pm: Rolled out new site Terms of Service, Site Rules, and Contact Form.

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Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:02 am: Upgraded to latest phpBB release. Updates to the site template will be rolled out shortly.

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Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:14 am: Updated contact information post; renamed the informational group and some of the forums under it (Lobby: Front Desk, Check In, etc.); re-arranged some announcement topics.

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Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:17 pm: This evening, the site will be undergoing a move to a new physical server to improve reliability and reduce load to other sites on the old server. There should be no perceived downtime, however if something isn't quite working as expected please start a new topic in the "Help" section or use the "Contact" link at the bottom to let us know.

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Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:55 pm: Updated post edit time limit; updated TOS with regards to sub-forum rules, some reformatting and minor language tweaks, add'l info regarding trade secrets, add'l info regarding hate speech.

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Mon Jul 10, 2010 10:21 pm: Fixed an issue with emails from the forums not arriving; re-sent any activation emails that were queued due to this.

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Sun Aug 01, 2010 01:46 am: Making some site theme changes; things may look a little funky until I'm done, but all site function should remain.

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Wed Aug 04, 2010 07:10 pm: Set the "Philosophy" and "The Asylum" forums in the "Serious Discussion" category live. Investigating an issue with post submissions occasionally disappearing (returning you to a page with the form field blank or a completely blank page altogether).

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Sat Aug 07, 2010 05:36 pm: Issues with post submissions/occasional blank pages should be fixed (was a server-wide issue at the hosting provider). Please let me know via PM if you still have this issue.