Forum Changes [*As of 6/20/2008*]

Due to a possible breach in security, I have made a few changes to the forum. All permissions have been modified as needed. I will now describe in detail what has changed and if anyone has any questions, please leave a comment in this thread and I will get back to you. If it's absolutely necessary, you can send me a Private Message with your question but you'll probably get a faster response here.

A New User group has been added

Due to a recent problem with SOVA, some of our members have decided to step down from SOVA Supporter. However, we're still allowing them access to all the forums as if they were a SOVA Supporter with a few exceptions.

1. They can't post a new topic in the News and Announcements forum. That is the forum that this thread is in now.
2. They also can't create a new poll in here either.
3. All other permissions apply. They may reply to previous threads in here, vote, etc that everyone else can do.
4. If you need more detailed permission explanations, post them here.

Permissions have been changed on all forums

Since security has been breached, we've had to up all security barriers to the maximum limit. This includes the following.

1. Guests no longer have access to any of the forums. They will have to register at the very least in order to see anything at all.
2. Members no longer have access to any of the forums either with the exception of the Introductions, Pokemon, and Misc. Discussion forums. These are non-SOVA related forums so it won't hurt to have standard members post in them.
3. Non-SOVA supporters have access to everything like a normal SOVA Supporter would except for the changes listed above under A New User group has been added.
4. Permissions for the SOVA Supporter group has remained the same. Absolutely no changes have been made to them.

Your Email Address may no longer be changed

This is only for the simple reason so that you can't change your email address to something fake later on so that we can't contact you should one of the members turn on SOVA. Obviously if there is a very good reason why it needs to be changed, PM one of the admins and we can change it for you.

If you have any questions please post them below. Make sure you clearly state your questions in order to get a quick and clear response. And it is very possible that more changes will be made. You'll certainly get updated if that happens.

Sounds like some good changes, Brian!

A weird personal request, can you shrink the width of your banner? I have been using my brand-spanking new Eee, which doesn't play well with something so wide.

Do you mean the announcement at the top of the homepage? If that's what you mean I don't think I can.

Sorry...I meant the banner in your sig.

Sure, I'll just remove the last image.

Yay! No scrolling :D

Brilliant idea n changes ! : D

I'm logged in, however, there's this thing that says that the forum has detected that I'm not logged in. O_o

[quote="Geoffrey"]I'm logged in, however, there's this thing that says that the forum has detected that I'm not logged in. O_o[/q

Me too. I can access all the forums, though. Strange.

Lapras87 wrote:

Geoffrey wrote:

I'm logged in, however, there's this thing that says that the forum has detected that I'm not logged in. O_o

Me too. I can access all the forums, though. Strange.

When i click on the log in message, i am taken to a forum that is locked with no posts.

I know guys. It's suppose to be for guests only but I'm having trouble with it only showing up for guests. If I want guests to see it, members must too. So in turn, I might have to scrap it. But don't worry about it. ^^;