Post by The Wirefox on Dec 5, 2012 14:13:15 GMT
Dear All
I have submitted f-stop cafe for conversion to the Proboards V5 platform. This will be done initially on a copy of the existing forum for beta testing.
This can take up to 12 hours and during this time you may notice a slowing down of FSC. This is temporary.
Proboards V5 offers the following features although it will be up to the admins and yourselves which features you choose to adopt. In any event FSC will not undergo any radical change. Version 5 will bring the message board functionality up to modern and competitive standards.
Overview
ProBoards v5 is our new forum software which includes numerous upgrades to your forum. This includes integrated forum notifications, live search (get results as you type your search!), a new single sign-on for all ProBoards forums, a fully revamped forum admin panel, a posting WYSIWYG editor, the ProBoards Avatar Maker, direct access to your forum's HTML templates, "Liking" posts, infinite sub-boards, @tagging members in posts, integrated shoutbox, personal messages with more than two people in the conversation, and literally hundreds more new features!
AJAX Driven Search
ProBoards has taken forum search to the next level. ProBoards v5 introduces our new AJAX driven "live-search" tools that bring up search results as you type. We know that being able to sort through forum content is key, and our new search system delivers the results you expect in the Web 2.0 world.
Avatar Creator
We know that when you join a forum you don't always have a forum avatar ready to go. We are happy to introduce our new v5 Avatar Maker! This flash-based tool allows you to create a unique, engaging, and fun avatars on any ProBoards forum you join.
Integrated Forum Notifications
Our new v5 forum software integrates new notifications into the forum experience. These notifications can tell you when someone quoted you, tagged you in a post, liked a post you made, and much more. This provides a much more engaging experience and encourages forum participation.
Forum Activity Feeds
ProBoards v5 introduces a great new way to stay up to date with your friends. You can easily "follow" other members on the forum to build a customized activity feed for the members you care about. You can also see what an individual member has been up to in their profile's Activity tab, such as postings they have made, posts they liked, and much more. Activity feeds help you and your members stay more engaged with your forum.
Strong Privacy Controls
Our privacy controls help you control your forum experience. You can restrict who can see your activity feed, prevent members from following you, block members from sending you messages, hide posts made by specific forum members, and much more.
Integrated Moderation Tools
Integrated into ProBoards v5 are new tools that help your moderator team communicate effectively and efficiently. Forum members can report posts to your moderation team for possible action. Our tools provide your moderators what they need to effectively review, discuss, and take action in a given situation.
Visual Posting Editor
ProBoards v5 integrates an amazing WYSIWYG editor into the posting experience. This posting editor allows you to visually see what your post will look like as you create it.
I have submitted f-stop cafe for conversion to the Proboards V5 platform. This will be done initially on a copy of the existing forum for beta testing.
This can take up to 12 hours and during this time you may notice a slowing down of FSC. This is temporary.
Proboards V5 offers the following features although it will be up to the admins and yourselves which features you choose to adopt. In any event FSC will not undergo any radical change. Version 5 will bring the message board functionality up to modern and competitive standards.
Overview
ProBoards v5 is our new forum software which includes numerous upgrades to your forum. This includes integrated forum notifications, live search (get results as you type your search!), a new single sign-on for all ProBoards forums, a fully revamped forum admin panel, a posting WYSIWYG editor, the ProBoards Avatar Maker, direct access to your forum's HTML templates, "Liking" posts, infinite sub-boards, @tagging members in posts, integrated shoutbox, personal messages with more than two people in the conversation, and literally hundreds more new features!
AJAX Driven Search
ProBoards has taken forum search to the next level. ProBoards v5 introduces our new AJAX driven "live-search" tools that bring up search results as you type. We know that being able to sort through forum content is key, and our new search system delivers the results you expect in the Web 2.0 world.
Avatar Creator
We know that when you join a forum you don't always have a forum avatar ready to go. We are happy to introduce our new v5 Avatar Maker! This flash-based tool allows you to create a unique, engaging, and fun avatars on any ProBoards forum you join.
Integrated Forum Notifications
Our new v5 forum software integrates new notifications into the forum experience. These notifications can tell you when someone quoted you, tagged you in a post, liked a post you made, and much more. This provides a much more engaging experience and encourages forum participation.
Forum Activity Feeds
ProBoards v5 introduces a great new way to stay up to date with your friends. You can easily "follow" other members on the forum to build a customized activity feed for the members you care about. You can also see what an individual member has been up to in their profile's Activity tab, such as postings they have made, posts they liked, and much more. Activity feeds help you and your members stay more engaged with your forum.
Strong Privacy Controls
Our privacy controls help you control your forum experience. You can restrict who can see your activity feed, prevent members from following you, block members from sending you messages, hide posts made by specific forum members, and much more.
Integrated Moderation Tools
Integrated into ProBoards v5 are new tools that help your moderator team communicate effectively and efficiently. Forum members can report posts to your moderation team for possible action. Our tools provide your moderators what they need to effectively review, discuss, and take action in a given situation.
Visual Posting Editor
ProBoards v5 integrates an amazing WYSIWYG editor into the posting experience. This posting editor allows you to visually see what your post will look like as you create it.