The vBulletin 3.0.0 Beta 4 upgrade is finally complete, and the forum is re-opened in all it’s.. uh, vBulletin 3.0.0 Beta 4'ish glory........
Anyway, now for the explaining of new stuff.
Threaded View & Hybrid View
Back in the early days of the internet, forums used to be primarily structured like a tree, where posts branch off from one another within a thread. These sort of forum systems still exist today, and you can usually find them easily being their visual appeal is pretty crappy.
vB3 has incorporated a “Threaded & Hybrid” view mode, threaded being the classic style I just mentioned, and hybrid is a mixture of the modern style, as well the classic.
In order for the threaded-system to work, you need to designate a specific post you are replying to within a thread. This is opposed to how we usually reply to the newest post in a thread.
To designate a “parent” post to branch off a sub-topic to, you need to click the “” that resides next to the “[quote]” link in a users post. This will automatically jump you to the “quick reply,” where you can resume as you would normally go about posting.
Just how does this reputation system work?
A new registrant to the forum has the starting option to rate a member from +1 or -1 points.
For every 180 days you've been registered, you gain +1 reputation-altering points.
For every 500 posts you gain +1 reputation-altering points.
For every 100 points of reputation you have achieved, you get +1 reputation-altering points.
Here are the conditions to rating other members posts:
You must have at least 50 posts to rate.
You must have a minimum reputation of 10.
You may only rate 20 posts within a 24-hour limit.
You cannot rate the same person twice until you rate at least 15 others.
User Picture Options
You can now add your picture to your profile. This way you can have your avatar and also show your picture within your profile. For an example, check out my profile.
Linear Mode
