Hey, guys. I'm pleased to announce that we've made some changes to the Celticsblog forums. Now, the majority of these changes could be considered "tweaks", and most are related to security and related issues. However, there is one change that I think you will all be a big fan of.
We've replaced the old "my profile" screen with something much cooler, called the "Ultimate Profile". Now, you can add multiple pictures and videos to your profile, you can create a "buddy list" (much like a friends list on Facebook), you can add comments to other people's pictures and profiles, and a lot more. For those who are HTML savvy, we're even experimenting with allowing you to "customize" your profile further in terms of looks, etc. You can access your profile by either clicking on the "My profile" option in the upper righthand side menu, or by clicking your screenname. From there, just click on the options for "Ultimate Profile", "My Pictures", or "Edit Buddies" to access the new options. (To add a buddy, click on their screenname to go to their profile, and click on the "Add Buddy" option. Once your buddy confirms you, you're good to go.)
A second, more minor, change is that we've enabled the ability to "tag" posts, to help you keep them organized. When members start a post, they'll be given the option of placing "tags" on it, such as player names, etc. (i.e., "Kevin Garnett", "Antoine Walker", etc.) These tags will then be displayed at the bottom of the topic. If you'd like to see other threads with the same tag, simply click on the tag and it will bring you to a listing of similarly-themed threads.
The last change that you'll see is that we've added a number of NBA avatars. It was silly that the only avatars installed were for musicians and actors, so we installed an NBA package. Hopefully in the future we'll be able to tweak this even more by adding some Celtics players.
One note: some aspects of the new profile, as well as the NBA avatar set, work / look best when your forums are set to "Wide" (rather than "Narrow"). It's been this way for awhile now, but the new changes amplify that. We're looking into getting it fixed.
As a final heads up that may affect a very small number of you: it's no longer possible to access Celticsblog via web proxy. We apologize to anybody that this affects adversely, but it's necessary to protect the site against spammers and other malcontents. Thanks for understanding.
We're very happy with these new additions, particularly the Ultimate Profile. We're hopeful that this will continue to add to the community feel on Celticsblog. Please give us feedback below, and let us know (either in the forums or via PM) if you have any questions.
Topic: Changes to the Celticsblog Forums (Read 13400 times)