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Freshening Up!
Topic Started: Thu 29 Sep 2011 13:54:42 (166 Views)
Anthony
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How is everyone today? B-) (I've run out of ways to kick off threads/posts... lol)

A few basically meaningless changes I felt the need to keep you all in the loop about today...
  1. Adjusted a permissions oversight where guests were allowed to see the existance of The Plus Pub forum, but not OMEC Member (Basic) users. Now, guests can not see the forum at all while OMEC Member (Basic) users can see, but not enter the forum.
  2. Changed the board "Welcome" message that appears to guests. Has now been made a little more 'lively'. For those of you who don't log out and don't see the "Welcome" message, I have pasted the NEW message below.

New Board Welcome Message:
Welcome to OMEC Games!Hi there! You are currently viewing our forums as a guest user. If you're already a member, log in now. If you're new to OMEC Games or just checking things out, here's a little information to help you get to know us better:
  1. What is OMEC Games?
    OMEC Games is a new community of online, multiplayer gaming enthusiasts. We currently use our forums for anything from general gaming discussion to simply keeping in touch while our new website and home is constructed. We'd love to have you join our community so you can have a part in making OMEC Games a welcoming and helpful place for other gaming and socially-minded people like yourself!

  2. There doesn't seem to be anything here. Where is everybody and everything?
    As I mentioned before, we're really just getting started. We have a handfull of members who regularly visit us and will be here to support any and all people who wish to become a part of our community. The bulk of our community participation and discussion exists in a limited-access forum "lounge" called "The Plus Pub". Opon becoming a member of our community and establishing yourself within it, you too could obtain access to "The Plus Pub" and relax into light, easy going discussion and daily life.

  3. What can OMEC Games do for me?
    There are several ways OMEC Games and you can help each other. With increased membership, OMEC Games can help you find other like-minded individuals to further your enjoyment of games, enhance gameplay, or just chill out with! To kick it off, feel free to have your friends stop in and join our community with you. The power to use the potential lies within you! B-)

  4. I might be interested. Tell me about registration.
    Registration is simple, fast, and completely cost and risk free! If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. For security purposes, you will need to provide an accurate and working e-mail address to validate your account before it will be activated. Your e-mail address will not be sold or given to any 3rd parties, except where required by law and/or mandated by Zetaboards per their own Terms of Service or Terms of Use.

    Join Now!
Edited by Anthony, Thu 29 Sep 2011 14:21:41.
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Anthony
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Hello again, all

I just want to note for everyone that I have made a couple of changes regarding users who are awaiting validation and approval:
  • New members who have just recently completed the sign-up phase will show on the member list as being OMEC Members (Queued). This means that they have been queued in the system for approval by me (after they validate their e-mail address) in order to obtain full membership status (as an OMEC Members (Basic) level member).

  • OMEC Members (Queued) have been given the ability to post in select areas of the forums whilst they await their validation process to complete. They may also begin to establish their profiles as I have enabled their ability to update their profile details, choose an avatar, and so on while they wait. The areas OMEC Members (Queued) members are permitted to post include:
    1. The Account Support Center forum
    2. The Gaming General forum
    3. The Bio's & Blogs forum
    4. The Fun & Games forum
    OMEC Members (Queued) members are not permitted to start new threads and may only reply to threads already in progress. If an OMEC Members (Queued) member is behaving in a disruptive manner, please use the "Report" button on their post. DO NOT PM ME! Using the "Report" feature ensures that the incident can be handled as soon as possible by the first available moderator.

  • For community building and support reasons, OMEC Members (Queued) have been permitted to use the PM system to send and/or receive up to 5 PM's per day. Again, please use the "Report" feature to report any abuse of the PM system.
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Anthony
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Hi, all:

Just posting briefly to inform you all that the "Guest Welcome Box" has already been overhauled - again! I said in the previous update (see first post) that the change was to make the message more "lively". Well, I can tell from all your feedback (or lack thereof?) that it probably wasn't lively enough... So I tried again!

Here's what NOW exists in the "Guest Welcome Box":

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Not being much of an art-minded person, I knew what I was going for and got as close as I personally could! As you can see, this is the first update to OMEC Games to include the NEW OMEC Games Website color scheme that you've all seen from my Alpha Screenshot thread.

How's this for a little more lively? :D
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Korra
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Oh wow that's awesome!! And that new color scheme looks bright and fun :D
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Anthony
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Hopefully it catches some eyes when guests pop in for a look-see! B-)
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Spearmint30
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Hey again,

Just to note for everyone, it has been brought to my attention that the new Guest Welcome Page does not display properly when viewed in a screen resolution of less than around 1280 wide. For instance, screen resolutions of 1024x768 and smaller are too small.

The box displays correctly, but simply trails off to the right requiring a user to scroll horizontally to view the full box. This is due to the fact that the entire box is actually a .png graphic, not CSS dynamically formatted text.

I hope to have the issue resolved in the next couple of weeks, if not return to the text version temporarily.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
The OMEC Games website is being designed to be optimally viewed in a 1024x768 or larger resolution on non-widescreen (4:3 aspect ratio) displays. If you're using a widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) display, any 16:9 compatible resolution larger than 1024 wide will work.
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