Igor Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 We plan to update the forum to a new version 3.0.2 today-tomorrow.It will bring new features and new (optional) UI theme.Also it should reduce appearing of spam posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Once we go to v3.0.2 Invision suggests an improved protection against spammers:We are pleased to announce our new Spam Monitoring ServiceOur new Spam Monitoring Service assists with the ever-growing problem of spam account registrations on communities across the web. This service uses a central database, hosted by IPS, to track those that may try to register an account on your IP.Board-powered community and stop them from registering.How it WorksEach time a user tries to register, your IP.Board will contact the service and report the IP address and email address attempting to register. The service will scan a list of known spammers and give the account a score of 1 - 4. There are various options you can configure to control what behavior happens based on the score such as banning the account, letting it through normally, or queuing it for approval.By harnessing the power of the many thousands of IP.Board communities, the service can "learn" over time what accounts are spammers. For example, a real human could never register on 5 IP.Board communities in just one minute so the service would see that account as a probable spam account.The service will also monitor the "mark as spam" feature now included in IP.Board. This means that, as you and your moderators manually mark an account as a spammer, the information is reported back to the service to help stop those accounts on your community and other IP.Board communities as well!Through these methods we are creating a service that learns from the collective data gathered from all IP.Board communities who choose to participate in the Spam Monitoring Service.PrivacyIPS will collect various registration information to track and catch spam accounts. Information that is not from a spammer is only kept temporarily (to detect trends so we can catch spam accounts) then deleted. The only information permanently kept is for those known to be spammers. The service is completely optional and no IP.Board is required to participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Igorlooks good - sounds similar to google, yahoo, hotmai mail servers -- they get to know the bad people - my google mail acct nails +- 25 /dayken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedom Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 We plan to update the forum to a new version 3.0.2 today-tomorrow.It will bring new features and new (optional) UI theme.Also it should reduce appearing of spam posts.Very nice !I guess the forum will be closed for a few hours during this upgrade, right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I think 10-20 minutes. And probably minor issues with some settings later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedom Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 I love the new skin of the forum !Thank you for this upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedom Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 I love the new skin of the forum !Thank you for this upgrade.Igor, I am wondering if there is not a little problem.For the previous replies (before the upgrade), the quote doesn't look like the one above and it is a little bit difficult to read. And I have a question : how do you set the previous UI ?I looked for it in My Settings but couldn't find the option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xahu34 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Presently, all old quotes are hardly to be distinguished from the normal Text.Regards,Xaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 The issue with quotes is fixed now - we didn't finish updating at that moment. Now it should be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xahu34 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Everything looks much better now, thanks Regards,Xaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedom Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 There is a little problem with the icons for fast reply at the bottom of the page too, at least for me. They are all expanded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Dominique,Please attach a screenshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 I just activated advanced spam protection for the forum. For details please read quote which I've posted above in this topic.Moderators now can mark spammers in their profiles by clicking "Flag As Spammer" button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xahu34 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Moderators now can mark spammers in their profiles by clicking "Flag As Spammer" button.This seems to be a very good feature. Now some moderators can use it to prevent themselves from writing so many posts Regards,Xaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedom Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Dominique,Please attach a screenshot.Here it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Dominique, What is your web browser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri.R Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Igor, I'm sorry, but on my iPhone the new text is really too small and I very much miss the member at left with his/her specifications... The previous version worked very good on the iPhone!regards, Henri . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedom Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 What is your web browser?IE8. See file attached : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Thanks! I've reported both problems (Fast Reply and iPhone) to Invision support.Dominique,I was not able reproduce issue with Fast Reply in my IE8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronniebootwest Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 I like the look of the new Forum layout, but I cannot find where the 'My Assistant' option has gone.I found that option useful because I was able to immediately find my last 10 posts.Has it gone for good, or am I just not looking in the right place?Ron West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 I like the look of the new Forum layout, but I cannot find where the 'My Assistant' option has gone.I found that option useful because I was able to immediately find my last 10 posts.Has it gone for good, or am I just not looking in the right place?Ron WestRontry the top right of your screen -- click your name and is what you are loooking for there?ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lathompson Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Cool, new look! Easier to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Burns Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Can I also say how impressed with the new look Forum. The content is, as always, full of fascinating, and helpful comments and tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Reed Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hi RonnieI think you will have to use the advanced search facility. Top right under your name but so feint that it is easy to miss. What a shame it has dropped off the membership number. That gave a slight clue as to the skill level of the member and also showed how successful PTE has become..Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronniebootwest Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hi RonnieI think you will have to use the advanced search facility. Top right under your name but so feint that it is easy to miss. What a shame it has dropped off the membership number. That gave a slight clue as to the skill level of the member and also showed how successful PTE has become..MikeNo, this does not provide me with what I want.Seems like this option (and a few more) have been dropped now. This is a shame because it degrades the 'New Look'Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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