New Forum Features - May Issue

[Liverpool Street]

Hi All!

Only a few small updates which commensurate with some of the recent issues we've had with 'certain' members.



Please read the rules before you post - This is now printed before all "Post" buttons, as we've said - Ignorance of the rules is not an excuse to break them.



@mention members - We've noticed some members trying to contact others on individual posts but without quoting what they have said, so this modification allows a direct contact with members. Especially useful for busy threads and hopefully should cut down on the amount of quotes. You'll be notified by E-mail and/or PM.



Email Inactive Members - The system will automatically email inactive members [more then 45 days] with a post count of less then 10 messages and will automatically schedule those accounts for deletion.



Please feel free to try out the new mentions tool, we hope it'll make your experience here at WMBiP a bit easier!

Yours,

West Midlands Buses in Photographs Forum

[nitromatt1]

Excellent idea with the mention tool. Only yesterday I'd been thinking it'd be useful to attract the attention of the intended recepient of a post.

[Liverpool Street]

@Matt

Thanks for your comments, I trust it is working correctly?

[Trident 4609]

Some good features added :) I like it :)

[Sh4318]

I can see the mention feature come in handy. All that's missing is the ability to like posts, there are some fantastic posts on this forum

[nitromatt1]

@Liverpool Street Seems to be working fine - as long as you know the member ID of the person you are addressing!

[Liverpool Street]

@Matt
Probably more helpful for use on mobile devices and the use of the Quick Reply box? Either way.

[Liverpool Street]

Oh, and just forgot to add, I've updated the previous security patch so hopefully no more bad gateways!

[nitromatt1]

Oh, and just forgot to add, I've updated the previous security patch so hopefully no more bad gateways!

I like how the error code for a bad gateway was 502 - reminds me of a certain B6!

[P419 EJW]

Great features. I like it! It will definitely be useful in the future. I'm glad there will be no more bad gateways, it used to annoy me a lot. xD

[winston]

@ Liverpool Street,

While you're in an 'enhancing mood', is there any chance you could lift the restriction on the PM settings so you can send a message more than every 60 secs? It's a annoying at times.......

An Error Has Occurred!
The last personal message from your IP was less than 60 seconds ago. Please try again later.

[nitromatt1]

@ Liverpool Street,

While you're in an 'enhancing mood', is there any chance you could lift the restriction on the PM settings so you can send a message more than every 60 secs? It's a annoying at times.......

An Error Has Occurred!
The last personal message from your IP was less than 60 seconds ago. Please try again later.

The same goes for posting. Especially as the 60 second "timer" starts again if you trigger the filter. 30 seconds should do the trick

[Liverpool Street]

No problem, I'll remove that issue now.

Thanks for your feedback!

[nitromatt1]

@Liverpool Street did you manage to resolve the "60 second timer" issue?

[MW]

Why is there a rule on deleting if not posting over 10 times. I used to be a pretty active member on this forum. I still go through the forum every day or two, and drop an occasional comment. Not sure if I've commented over 10 times in the last 45 days though.

To be honest I think this rule needs to be looked at.

Perhaps changing it to members who haven't logged in for 45 days rather than posting messages. 45 days is still a little short if I'm honest.