Hello Guest
if you are new here, well then you'll probably want to read through some things here
if you're not new, well it's a refresher
when creating a post don't forget by clicking on the formatting tab has all of the bbc shortcuts and formatting options
the attachments tab, well is for attachments
other options tab you can select/deselect settings like notify me of replies and other things
then there is all of the smiley tabs
currently 496 smileys
There are only 2 themes installed
if you notice any errors or that some functions do not work on the theme you are using, please let me know and I will work on fixing it, if I am able to *please be sure to include where the error was and the theme used, a screenshot would be helpful as well*
due to heavy modifications I will not be installing brand new themes
if you prefer one theme over another but would prefer a different color, ask and I will see what I can do
Curve (standard theme that comes with script)
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Curve Reborn (a slight overhaul of the standard curve theme done by yours truly [that'd be me shadav lol])
this theme comes currently with 7 different colors (more can be added if requested)
Black
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Default
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Blue
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Green
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Orange
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Purple
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Red
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Not that I think anyone will need it, but posts are "limited" to 1,000,000 characters
however there is a minimum of 15 characters and minimum 3 words (to try and cut down on spam type replies)
the karma system aka Repute (as I renamed it) is member based and not post based (hence the rename)
signatures have a max 400 characters and 2 lines, 5 smileys are allowed, bbc is allowed, 3 images are allowed max width 200px, max height 100px, max font size allowed is 12px (please note that donors get at least 3x the amounts)
there is a warning system in place...warnings do not decrease over time unless an admin changes it
only staff and the warned user can see warning levels
after 5 warnings the user is automatically put on a watch list
after 15 warnings the user is automatically put on to moderated posts (staff must approve posts)
after 20 warnings the user is automatically put on mute
depending on the severity a user may be banned without any warnings
as noted above, there are a lot of modifications that have been done to the forum (over 200, pushing 300)
a few of them are
incase of a browser crash, one modification will attempt to restore entered text in the Quick Reply form and Reply form
The text entered in the Quick Reply field is saved when moving between pages of the same topic, which allows you to reply to messages located in a different places of the current topic.
along these same lines is the multi-quote that uses cookies to allow multiply quoting of messages (even from different topics)
as well as there is the Save as Draft button, if you start to create a post but are not ready to actually post it yet.
The extended helper, a good place to learn about how the forum functions
Introduction - SMF User Helpit's not 100% but it's a good start for those new to forums
Member awards, you will see that at the bottom of your posts there might be some awards, you can also find them in your profile...there are awards that are automatically added/removed such as most time online, most posts, years you've been a member, ect....then there are some that can be assigned such as helpful user, knowledgeable, ect
you will also notice at the bottom of posts there is a smiley post rating (it may or may not show up on your own posts, only on others posts, depends on my mood and what setting I currently have it set to)
each rating carries a weight to it, in theory I could set it up that if a post reaches a specific negative number that post would automatically be hidden from view, but meh I'm not going to implement that as it could be taken advantage of.
Currently the settings are
Like
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+1
Agree
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+2
Admire
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+5
Love
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+5
Funny
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+1
Sad
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0
Shocked
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0
Angry
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-1
Informative
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+3
Winner
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+5
Useful
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+5
Optimistic
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+1
Creative
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+1
Dislike
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-1
Disagree
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-2
now what does all those settings mean....eh nothing really, just a little more fun with the reactions
bots and topic authors do not increase post view count, so topic authors can't make their posts appear to be more popular than they really are...
in your profile you will find all kinds of settings
custom titles (you can use bbc), member name colors, referrals, buy me a drink (if set and put your paypal, if members wish to they can send you donations for helpful posts and things), and many more things
there's a treasury (if you'd like to donate, also shows where donations are going)
there's a hall of fame page (which will eventually have members and things listed in there)
there's a a team page to show the staff members, registered collabers, and those that have donated to the site
the list goes on about modifications but
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