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LAUNCH NEW FORUM INFORMATION
« on: March 02, 2009, 10:58 PM »

New Look for The Rhodesian Ridgeback Forum

For several months our forum has experienced 'glitches', lost some features, been hit by Spammers, and the original software no longer supported by the designers. 

GOOD NEWS:

*The Boards, Topics and Posts are still intact.
*Controls and Features are the same.


BETTER NEWS:


*Theme - Skin of the forum has changed.
*Location of the posting member on each message.
*Forum News area has been expanded - fading in/out with next message/update
*Home Page has a link to the Ten Most Recent Messages
*Karma is now Biscuits with Wags (applause) and Growls (smite).
*Forum Search Engine Ranking to encourage New Members - some parts of the forum will be visible to Guests:

  FAQ & Board Announcements
  Member Introductions
  Testing Board
  General Discussion
  New Owners
  Events
  Photo Gallery
  RR Rescue Organizations


*Member requirements will change slightly - Members who have never posted will only see these 8 areas until they have posted on the Member Introduction Board.  This means that if you are an existing member and have never posted a message, You will Lose Access to some boards Until You post an Introduction.   After a member has posted the Introduction they will have viewing access to all boards.
However, they can only post in Member Intro, Testing, General Discussion and New Owners until a total of 5 messages have been posted.  This is a Security Setting to prevent Spammers.




Forum Administration wanted to launch the new forum, but renovation is not complete.  Therefore you may notice some changes to colors and features over the next few weeks.   To assist us in the final transition let us know what isn't working for you.  Contact Forum Administration and it will be addressed asap.

The RR-Forum continues to grow and we want to thank you our members for being a part of the largest and best Ridgeback related forum on the web!  Please let your friends know we are here!  Membership has reopened!

Ridgeback Driver…MOVE THAT BUS! 

« Last Edit: March 02, 2009, 11:45 PM by Keeper »
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