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Hey everyone,

A while ago we updated the vBulletin software to the latest incarnation and some functionality was lost because the them we were using was supporting an old version of the software.

Over the last few days, Pedro and I (mostly Pedro) spent time updating the two primary themes (Polycount and Polycount_wide) to support the new features and make sure it all runs smoothly.

So, if you're interested, here's what we've done.

  • A new, more robust, User Control Panel.
    • Leave public messages on someones Profile
    • Easier PM management
    • Easier Profile Management
    • Sexier Interface
  • Simplified the look of the forums a tad.
    • We removed the column that had those HUGE icons for thread updates. Going forwards, the 'new' Polycount forums will be very easy on the eyes and part of this is making the forums completely functional and sexy. So, removing that needless column was the first step.
  • As Ted mentioned here, we have 2 primary User Groups now. This should be transparent to most users, but to us it makes moderation of the SPAM we've been receiving a hell of a lot easier.
    • The first post of any new user must be moderated by one of the Administrators of Polycount (Myself, MoP, bearkub or rogue13). This way when a bot shows up and posts a link to the latest Pam Anderson porn, we can remove it & nuke the account, stopping the spam from going live.
    • Some of our users who have not posted in a while may notice the forum is moderating their next post. We know about this. It's a kink in the Promotion we have for going from the 'need moderation' Usergroup to the 'regular Polycounter' user group. As we see it happen, we'll validate the threads and move the users over manually. It may take an hour or 2 for us to notice it, but we'll catch it.
So, that's about it.

There's a bit of a bug happening right now when searching through threads that Pedro will look in to. Other than that, if you notice any bugs please let me know so I can tackle it as soon as possible.

Thanks!

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