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Welcome to the Landing Zone!

This is the latest news...
As much information as you can muster on one page.

newsticker has be relocated to the bottom of each page due to page positioning issues, it will continue to be updated on a regular basis, so watch out for updates!

we operate a policy of 30+years and older for members unless you have an existing member to vouch for you.

After a failed attempt at an attack on our member database, all members need to re register. To date over 110 have already done so, many thanks to the sad individual who carried out the deed as it has succeeded in making LMZF that much stronger.

The merit system for posting has been amended to better reflect post counts and is effective immediately.

potukxystus

Bye bye forum!

can ALL MEMBERS please go to the new site and get themselves registered ASAP!!

we need all squad members done today if possible to organise their privs and everyone please be aware that this forum has already begun shutdown phase.

topics by the end of today will be read only



http://www.lmzfclanforum.co.uk/forums/index.php

I know that seems a fairly dramatic title, but the following proposal deserves every members serious attention.

As most know by now we have been working endlessly on improving the 'free board' provided by Zetaboards. This has involved some serious hours donated free of charge by an awful lot of people. Some time ago a discussion took place between myself and rascal with the view to COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN this board and moving the whole lot to professional software based forums hosted on our own server.

the reasons for doing this are as follows:

zetaboards supply the board free and get their money either when the ads are displayed or from the forums paying them to have the ads removed, as in our case. We receive no monies from those ads and the kind donations from many members ensure they stay away. Currently this costs around £10 per month to do.

the boards as everyone knows are severely limited in function. We have been without sub-moderator facilities for nearly two months and nothing from zeta support to suggest a return.


Here is the proposal.

vBulletin is a professional software app which is licensed and therefore costs money. We have enough in the coffers either for the 1 year licence or to opt to buy the unlimited licence which also gives full free tech support.

General Forum Features

Threads

* Thread display options - sort by, sort order, from date
* Thread and forum subscription (notification by email optional)
* Thread preview on mouse-over (optional, via Admin CP)
* Active Users viewing thread shown
* New Post Indicator
* Printer Friendly versions on threads
* Admin tools for Threads - edit/delete/move/lock/Make sticky/ etc
* Email page to a friend option
* Similar Threads displayed on all thread views

Posts

* Linear, Threaded, Hybrid display views available
* Supports BB Code in posts
* Supports HTML in post
* Smilies
* Avatars
* Optional WYSIWYG or standard editors for posts and Private Messages
* Attachment images (.gif,.jpg, etc) are no longer in the database (optional, via Admin CP)
* Quick reply box (with optional "forced" click on post to quote)
* Preview post option
* Post rating
* User reputation
* Polls
* Post Reporting - report posts to moderators
* User post count
* Admin tools for Posts - edit/delete/move/ etc
* Preview safe attachments

Members

* Member List
* Member Search
* User Style picker
* Private Messaging
* Buddy list
* Member Birthdays shown on Forum home

Calendar Features

* Supports multiple private and public calendars
* Viewable public and private events (adminCP option)
* Weekly, monthly and yearly views
* Jump to Today option
* Add single, ranged or recurring events
* Add all day events
* Option to show calendar event on forum home page (adminCP option)
* Show events to specific usergroups (adminCP option)
* Calendar Moderation
* Private events reminder
* Ability to add custom fields

General

* Who's online
* Search

User Control Panel Features

Editable user profile

This information can be viewed by other members from the member list. Custom user title, URL home page, date of birth, instant messaging medium, location, occupation, biography, interests, vB version, plus any other custom user fields that may be defined by the administrator

Profile pictures

Allows members to upload pictures that can be viewed in the users' profile.

Private Messaging

* Pop-up notification when new PM received
* Private Message Tracking
* Private Message filing in custom folders

User Options

These include Daylight Savings options, forum style chooser, selection of notification types for PM, emails etc, thread display options, WYSIWYG editor options, language chooser, vCard downloads to allow the user profile to be placed into an address book

Attachment Management

* View attachment statistics - shows limit and used space
* View the attachments you have posted (link or thumbnail views available)
* Remove attachments

Avatar Options

* Admin Defined Avatars
* Custom Avatars - upload from your own computer or specify a URL

General

* View and manage subscribed threads and forums
* Calendar event reminders for subscribed events
* Pop-up auto-refreshing buddylist with ICQ-style alerts when new buddies come online
* Signature Editor
* Email and password changes require current password
* Joinable Public User Groups
Admin Control Panel Features

Styling & Templates

* Templated system
* Conditionals supported in the templates
* Ability to create multiple styles which can be applied to different forums and users
* Ability to upload / download styles and languages

Language & Phrase Management

* Language manager - allows you to easily translate your forums in any language
* Multiple languages supported
* Phrase manager

Users & Usergroups

* User registration options
* User banning (by name & IP)
* Global ignore user aka 'Tachy goes to Coventry' - when enabled all posts by the specified user will be ignored/unseen by other members. Automatically added to the all users ignore lists
* Unlimited Moderators and SuperModerators
* Permission system, based on user, usergroup or forums

Board Maintenance

* Task Scheduler
* Control Panel, Moderator & Task logs
* Board statistics
* Maintentance - Database backups, table repair
* Post Prunning

Moderation

* Moderation queues for user registration and posting
* Calendar moderation

Import Facility

* Import facility - import posts and members seamlessly upgrade from other bulletin board systems, including Infopop's Ultimate Bulletin Board, UBBThreads, OpenTopic, ezboard, and Ikonboard

Attachments

* Multiple attachments and types (types defined by admin in CP)
* Attachment thumbnails (requires PHP to have GD enabled)
* Storage type options for attachements (database or file system)
* Attachment moderation

General

* Multiple calendars supported
* Paid Subscriptions (PayPal, WorldPay, NOCHEX and Authorize.net)
* Private forums
* COPPA compliant
* Server Settings and Optimisation options configurable via the adminCP
* Editable FAQ for your own boards
* Context sensitive help throughout the adminCP


the board and their free upgrades have endless options, too many to list here so this is a link to the online manual for those interested..

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html?manualversion=30611500

this is the link to their web site.

http://www.vbulletin.com/index.php

server hosting for unlimited bandwidth is much less than the £10 per month we pay for the ads removal now..

We need to know from our members what their thoughts are and a poll has been set up for that purpose
Call this the consultation stage.. I spent most of last night and a fair bit today on the phone with the moderating team, including Another-Sale, and everyone is excited about making LMZF an even better place to be..

dear god i hope this wont kill my black beauty!
i can imagine it will come out befor xmas and kill the ps3 leaving me with no ps3 but loads of new games! lol

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=195878

Just to keep you all updated.

I have just finished this months forum tidy up,and this time I was ruthless.

Many dead topics were deleted and umpteen posts were deleted too.

Topics of interest or informational ones have as usual been kept,I did toy with the Idea of creating a new section just for those but it wasn't really practical,the forum should now make for easier browsing/trawling again.

I will keep an eye on it and check things in about two weeks,because as was pointed out recently,our membership has grown meaning more and more people are posting which is good and what we want,can't really see the need for another tidy out at that stage but you never know,I'll make a decision based on what I see at that time

Enjoy

a problem has arose with the special group privileges set up for squad leaders/ 2ICs that has forced me to delete this option.

sincere apologies for any inconvenience because of this but it was a very necessary step. don't ask why because its not in the public domain.


until zetaboards sort out their mod privs problems(since july btw) YOU WILL HAVE TO CONTACT A MODERATOR for any moves, deletions etc to any part of the forum.

also it means that due to the forced change that the staff room is closed as most will no longer have access to it.
as soon as normal service is resumed i'll post again

thanks

mark

It's come to our attention that members using AOL's browser are experiencing problems with the forum. These include not being able to use the pm systm and not being able to view certain sections of the forum

Simple solution....DON'T use it!!

Our recommended Browser is Firefox. Download it HERE Faster and easier to use than IE

or

Safari. Download it HERE Also much faster and easier to use than IE

or

Even Internet Explorer is better than AOL's own browser

you may have noticed I have a nice psn tag under my profile..

this is how it works..

for now its only available using the VOX theme as there was quite a lot of javascript and CSS coding involved to do it
it only works with the official psn one, playfire etc WILL NOT WORK, so please don't ask me to change it.

1. create a portable psn id here

http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Network/LinkFAQ

once you have completed that return to the forum and hover on 'preferences' on the top menu bar.
select 'update profile' from the drop down menu

at the bottom of your profile you will now see 'PSN name'
simply type your PSN user name in

thats it


btw if anyone has problems doing it.. then PM me

We had previously toyed with the idea of an online store of sorts to either help run the forum or direct the funds to the charities.

being off at the moment, I've had time to do some research and start putting things in place..
hence, we now have a fairly basic page added to the forum which contains selected company ad banners. clicks from here to their sites pay money, clicks thru were you buy stuff from them earn commission.

the moderating team all have access to the details of transactions and amounts earned, these will also be published here on a weekly or monthly basis so everyone is aware of the success rate

stores available now(will be edited as we are approved for more)

hotels.com - get your hotel booked for that weekend away
kiddiecare.com - for all those parents amongst us
national lottery uk - does what it says
waterstones.co.uk - books, cds, dvds etc
cotwoldOutdoor.com - outdoor clothing, tents, gps , all stuff for the great outdoors..
Carphone Warehouse - everything mobile and more
LoveFilm - rent all those lovely movies and games
play.com - everything we ever wanted!
Ticketmaster - tickets, tickets and more tickets



waiting approval on others at the moment, these include

Additions Direct 40 days unlimited referral Retail 8%
BangCD 30 days Retail 10%-11%
Ben Sherman 40 days, unlimited referral Retail 8 %
Cartridge People 60 days Retail 8% - 12%, 2% on printers
CD-Wow 14 Day Retail 5% Until 24th March (Normally 4%)
Country Cottages in Ireland 28 days Travel £7.50 per booking
Country Cottages in Scotland 28 days Travel £7.50 per booking
Game 45 day Recurring Cookie Retail 3% Hardware up to 11% Software
Gamestation 45 days Retail 2-8% dependent
hmv.com 30 days Retail 6% to 10% 1%consoles & MP3 Hardware
ibuyeco 30 days Insurance £30 - £40 per policy
Laterooms.com 45 days Travel 5%
Linguaphone 30 days Retail 15%
National Trust 30 days Subscription £20 per membership sale
Nokia 30 days Mobile 5-10% dependent on sales
Setanta Sports 30 days Broadband and TV Tiered £12-£15
Staples 15 days Retail 7%
Virgin Media 30 days Broadband and TV £65 Cable products £37 Non Cable products

great bit of copy and paste there lol..
programme approval takes a while unfortunately and not all companies are available to us but I'll update the information as I get it and will continue to sort the formatting of the store page as its still in its infancy..

the store link can be found on the submenu bar which is directly under the picture banner for the forum
or click here:

LMZFclan Online Store

have added the following post

http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=146&message.id=49333&jump=true#M49333

to the eu clan directory

some tweaking has been carried out today to the forum rules here:

http://s1.zetaboards.com/The_Old_Codgers_LMZF/boardrules/


please take time to read and understand them

these have also been added to the registration process.

also whilst everyone could previously see their own warning level(recently re-activated) now everyone can see everyones.

these changes have been put in place for the safety and the continued secured enjoyment of the forum for all members.

any constructive queries on these may be directed to me either by email or PM

got an email from Sony tonight with a promo code to allow me to download the Beta for HOME!!!

downloading now 85mb..

how many others have got the email?

Newsflash

LMZF Member list has just hit 200 for the first time.





Don't get too excited.....some of that number is made up of people who've joined but never been back to the forum after their sign-up. These will be deleted in accordance with our rules. The day when we have 200 active members is not far away!

the files for the rank 'badges' are currently being edited, just in case yours disappears - again, no need to panic.

eventually all the images will be converted over, including the bigger emoticons..

started with these two as testers

<-------------------- looks a lot tidier

as a thank you to those who have done either, but not, as yet got a

yourPSN/name@LMZFclanforum.co.uk


email forwarder.. for a very limited time only - contact me to get yours set up as part of your donation/subs..


An email forwarder will give you a very sexy email addy to hand out to whoever, without compromising your real email address. any emails sent to the LMZF one get automatically forwarded to your nominated email address.

PM me please to save me trawling through the Paypal account!

thanks on behalf of all


mark

Have started a new squad for OAP members if thats ok and anyone else thats interested.

I think squad whiskey is very apt as we play as if we have had a few (and most of us have!)

Please copy and paste your name to the list:

Assassinater

the Games area needs updating.

I know the following need added

stardust hd
wolf commando 3

any others please?

Find the page for the link

HERE

ALL members votes please

closes on thursday 31st july at midnight or there abouts

in the event you haven't a clue how to change the theme, its at the bottom of the page on a drop down box with 'choose a theme ' beside it

whichever theme wins at the close of business will be set as the default theme. you can still change the theme to your own preference using the dropdown box

like it says need new banners .

have 'upped' one on a temporary basis until someone does a better on, which shouldn't take too long lol

the file is being hosted off my own server to speed download times.

use the dimensions off the temp one and the general theme as a guideline.
the original psd file is here:
http://www.muhhaha.co.uk/images/new%20lmzf%20banner.psd