H&E Upgrade on 21/06/2006
#1
Posted 17 June 2006 - 09:29 PM
So what does the upgrade entail? Well, a variety of things; here is a short summary:
Board upgraded to 2.1.5
Because IPB no longer support this version and there were many excellent features available for the newer 2.1.5 board, we have decided to upgrade. There are many new features, most of them small, but the board should be faster and more stable. Polls, topics, posting have been overhauled for ease of use.
The upgraded boards will retain ALL existing features (gallery, flashchat, library) and will also contain a couple of new features, such as a Who's Online list for FlashChat so you can easily see who is chatting.
Gallery upgraded to 2.0.7
Because of the board being upgraded, the Gallery will also be upgraded. The most apparent difference is its new visual layout, for example the latest image will be thumbnailed in the description of each gallery on the list, rather than just at the bottom of the page.
Subgalleries are also tucked away into a drop-down menu by each gallery's title for much neater organisation.
Artists do not need to worry, all existing artwork already in the gallery will survive the upgrade.
New Rules
We have spent time rewriting and reorganising the rules, and the new rules will be published when the boards are upgraded.
The reason we have redone the rules is because we wanted to make sure they were watertight, and we will be strictly enforcing them. The biggest change you may see will be the use of warning bars, which shall be visible to everyone. They appear under your avatar in your posts and profile. All the mods and admins will use that warning bar for moderating and delivering penalties.
Most of you will have no need to worry. We just want to ensure the board will be a place where you can all relax and enjoy yourselves, and the new rules are geared towards making the place more friendly.
So, when the new rules are published, please take a few minutes to read them.
New Help and Guides section
This will be placed inside the news and rules forum and will consist of FAQs and guides to using the various features on the board, such as the Library.
We want to help everyone get the very best out of the boards!
New Privileges
This will come soon after the upgrade, but we are working on a plan where regulars can enjoy new things the longer they remain on the boards. For example, people who have settled into the community can enter contests. There will also be one or two privileges that members who have been on these boards for a long time (and truly become part of the community) can look forward to.
And lastly...
Contest!
The mods of H&E have been planning a contest for months, details of which will be revealed sometime after the upgrade. This is a contest where you can actually win prizes, and a contest which we hope everyone will enjoy, even if they are not taking part!
This is only a brief round-up of what we have so far. We are definitely planning more things, such as a graphical overhaul which will come after we are sure the new board has settled down.
We hope that the upgrade will make the board a better place and that you will enjoy them.
#2
Posted 18 June 2006 - 04:36 AM
#3
Posted 18 June 2006 - 06:53 PM
I only forgot to write sooner...but my memory is so very bad
Funny I should say that and still so very young...while my name may be Memories...all it means is "I'm sunk."
Now I sit here...with a migraine in my head...instead of posting this signature...I've saved it instead.
and my banner says, "Sealed at birth...to hold Kyubi's wrath...only to be shun...abandoned...and laughed at...Dreaming of a future worth living...he wants to be Hokage,...the largest goal of any ninja...This is his journey... from beginning...to end...He's Naruto...a fighter among men.
#4
Posted 18 June 2006 - 08:22 PM
#5
Posted 18 June 2006 - 09:00 PM
#6
Posted 18 June 2006 - 10:09 PM
#7
Posted 19 June 2006 - 01:10 AM
#8
Posted 19 June 2006 - 02:04 AM
Prizes!
#9
Posted 19 June 2006 - 02:04 AM
#10
Posted 19 June 2006 - 03:20 AM
We will also be granting special privilages to members who meet certain requirements
#11
Posted 19 June 2006 - 06:39 AM
#12
Posted 19 June 2006 - 05:23 PM
#13
Posted 20 June 2006 - 02:29 AM
Yay!! New ranks, prizes, and SPECIAL privledges!! Yayy!! I love this board!!
#14 Guest_algernon81_*
Posted 20 June 2006 - 03:25 AM
Many thanks to all those who have worked on those upgrades!
*chants "We're not worthy!!!"
Edited by algernon81, 20 June 2006 - 03:26 AM.
#15
Posted 20 June 2006 - 02:06 PM
#16
Posted 20 June 2006 - 06:37 PM
Just dramatising . Do your job well and we will wait for Heave and Earth to come back!!!!!
#17
Posted 20 June 2006 - 10:54 PM
#18
Posted 22 June 2006 - 04:05 AM
See my say 0% is that good, Sorry i act like a preschool to computers. And i gonna miss the spiky thing's under your avatar, Cause you replaced it w/ these block's. Can you PLEASE bring back the spiky things. And what are the new ranking's gonna be?
HYPER+RANDOMNESS=ME
I be there in 2 months YAAY!
#19
Posted 22 June 2006 - 10:53 AM
And weeeee!!!! Prizes! I hope I'll win one!
#20
Posted 22 June 2006 - 11:00 AM
And those blocks just need to be changed back into the Shurikens, which we will fix as soon as we get the chance
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