Very shortly we will be installing a MAJOR message board modification and we need your help!

Ever since moving to this board format, we have been working to make the board more and more user friendly. One of the modifications we told you we would be installing after it was developed was "READ TRACKING". That mod has now been completed and we are going to put it here. I can't emphasize enough how major of a change this is to the way this program operates!!! Up till now, the little "new" icon goes away after you leave the site. It SHOULD now stay there until you view the thread. I know this sounds minor, but there was A LOT involved in this.

Here is where we need the help! - This mod is relatively UNTESTED. It has been installed on some test boards with up to 40 people using it. It hasn't seen the type of test it will have here with around 200 posts per day and 400+ users. We are the first! Since we had a hand in the development of this mod, we have an obligation to test it before releasing it to the other phpbb users around the world.

PLEASE give some feedback! We are particularly interested in any performance (speed) changes. Also, if you see anything "weird" happening, let us know. This is part of troubleshooting. We will be posting this thread in several forums, including Help, which is where we'd like to have the feedback.

The functions which change with this are as follows:

* When you post a new topic or reply that thread will show up as new to everyone that has access to that forum EXCEPT YOU. You wrote it, and so we figured you didn't need to mark it as unread to you.
* When you read a thread it is removed from your "unread" list.
* When you edit a message, it is again marked as new to everyone but you.
* When admins move a topic, the topic is marked as new to everyone but the admin. If the admin leaves a shadow topic, it is not marked as new.
* When admins split a topic, the part split off is marked as new to everyone but the admin. The portion remaining is not marked as new.
* Polls are marked as new if someone replies, not if someone votes.
* Mark all as read clears your entire "unread" list.
* Mark all topics read clears your "unread" list for just that forum.
* View unread topics (notice the verbiage change) does just that...it shows you every topic with posts you haven't read.
* Clicking on the New icon beside the topic, opens the topic to the first new post you haven't read. We have made it so we can just go to View all unread, go to each topic's new icon, and read down to the end. We then added the "View all unread" at the bottom of the last thread to go to the next topic.

Thanks for you help and patience in waiting for this board change.

The BB&B Admin Team