Before anyone says anything, the colour is temporary.
We're back to using the old style board format. I personally prefer it, and I like the many add-on options available with it.
You'll have to change your password to log in. This shoud only be a one-time thing, but you may have to do it again later on. Also - I want to hear the cheers when you all see the MODIFY YOUR POST button. Why that other board style didn't have that option is beyond me. Lame.
Let's cover a few things.
First.
We gained nearly 100 users on the other board format, about 90 of them were all spambots. That didn't happen here.
Should it happen, safeguards are now in place with this current version. New members will have to enter a code, and answer a pre-set question that I've set up before they can register. Once they do register, they'll have to do it for a couple of their first postings and PMs. This way, should a spam-bot get in, it should make things harder for it and delay the crap that comes with them.
Second
The "Titles" for board users are messed up. Those will be changed as time goes on. Truthfully, it's a pain to change each one manually -but they will get done.
Third
I'll be shutting off the "non-server" avatars. You'll have to use one that is hosted here - and I'll welcome any suggestions for new avatar sections to be hosted here.
Fourth
Staff situations have changed at JoeCanuck.com. Currently, Stealth Viper and myself are Administrators, while Pete The Greek and Scramble are Global Moderators. Loop is still on staff for the CanJoeCon, and Moderator - once I fix that.
Fifth
The newsletter is officially retired. In the May issue I stated it would be going to a bi-monthly format - and here we are in August. No one (besides 1 board member) has submitted an article, no one has mentioned in on the site, and not one person has mentioned it to me directly since then. That doesn't mean you're not encouraged to post any articles, reviews, comics, or whatnot on the site - by all means, please do. Chances are we may even take some of them and put them in a special CJC 2012 magazine for the convention. I would like to see the newsletter return, personally, and maybe someday, it will.
Sixth
The site is going to start something new in a couple of weeks (if all goes well). We'll be offering up T-Shirts on the site and other items geared towards JoeCanuck and it's characters. They will be made to order only - so once they're gone - they'll be gone. I'm still working out the specifics of it. But in the meantime, if you have any suggestions of things you'd like - feel free to start up a thread and post your suggestions. My "Pac-Man Snake Eyes" shirt will be the 1st thing offered up. Some of you have seen this shirt at the CJC this year. Stealth's wife loved it so much, she bought my extra one!
That's all I have for now. Enjoy the new (old) format, and hang tight while I slowly get it looking like it once did.
Thanks!
Mike
