Minor / Major changes on UHM

[FrighT MasteR]

This is where I will post all the minor or major changes on the regular site or message board.

The first minor change is for the regular site, where I will now include a "Related Films" category in all the individual movie pages. This will help people easily track back on any related movies, including previous installments and if it's a remake, the original versions.

BloodRayne 3 is the first test page with the minor change:

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/bloodrayne3.php

Eventually all the movie pages will have it. If anyone else has any suggestions about the regular site, feel free to post'em here.

[Metapher]

Nice, could be of some help.

[FrighT MasteR]

Now if you check the vBExperience section there's a Statistics menu which breaks down the top points users and what the points are based on. Hopefully this will help members get a better understanding on how the points system works.

[KING]

That's good. I'm still in the dark about what it all means.

[smokey]

Just noticed the Books,comics mags page is back. Nice one Fright :bigthumbup:

[FrighT MasteR]

:sure:

[smokey]

Am i having a real dumb moment. I thought it was taken away? I just noticed it was back.

[KING]

Been back for a while man, we had a whole thread to vote for bringing back some forums. We decided on UG Horror and Books.

[Misfit]

:straightface:

[smokey]

Totally missed that. What a plonker. Anyway glad its back.

[XdrewX]

This is where I will post all the minor or major changes on the regular site or message board.

The first minor change is for the regular site, where I will now include a "Related Films" category in all the individual movie pages. This will help people easily track back on any related movies, including previous installments and if it's a remake, the original versions.

BloodRayne 3 is the first test page with the minor change:

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/bloodrayne3.php

Eventually all the movie pages will have it. If anyone else has any suggestions about the regular site, feel free to post'em here.

That's an awesome and pretty useful new feature :D To bad its used on a horrible movie haha doesn't matter I guess but I just wanted to point out the obvious :)

[FrighT MasteR]

I've added a bunch of new smilies to the site, and I've also split some into specific categories :thumbup:

[Metapher]

:lies:

[darkoverlord]

:thumbup:

[FrighT MasteR]

:lies:

:shrugs:

[dead breed]

I've added a bunch of new smilies to the site, and I've also split some into specific categories :thumbup:

:hmmm: I like it!

[Snuggle]

For some reason when I click the "More" tag under the smilies it doesn't open any more of them, it just sits there. Anyone else having this problem?

[KING]

Maybe you've got pop-up blocker on..

[Snuggle]

Maybe you've got pop-up blocker on..
That has to be it because it is working fine on my laptop.

[steelba]

The smilies are sweet especially this one :hater:

[koolmike]

More smilies than ever.

[FrighT MasteR]

Aside from adding even more smilies a few days ago, today I've modified the PM notifications on the top right, so if you get a new PM it will blink red :thumbup:

[KING]

ooh, fancy! Someone send me a PM so I can see it..

[darkoverlord]

cool.

[FrighT MasteR]

Forgot to mention that the little icon next to your PM total enables easy access to other options :confident:

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Nice, it was always a pain in the butt to switch back and forth.

[FrighT MasteR]

The main social groups page has been modified, now listing the most popular groups and active groups. Also, the social group pages have been changed. Now the comments are moved to the top and moved the members and pictures to the right-hand side of the page. :thumbup:

Also, I'm aware that pictures can only be added to a group if they are in the person's album. There's currently no way around this that I'm aware of. If I can find a mod to enable users to simply upload or link a picture outside of UHM I will add it.

[Misfit]

:sadwalk: i dont like the new layout of social groups

[FrighT MasteR]

I like it, I'll need more input from others before I decide to revert back or not.

[FrighT MasteR]

Since everyone in chat hated it, I've reverted the social group pages back :rolleyes2:

[Misfit]

:smokin2: party in UHM council over this

[FrighT MasteR]

:finger3:

[FrighT MasteR]

I upgraded the board to versions 3.7.3 which addresses more potential security flaws in the system. Users may be prompted to change their passwords upon logging in. This is to insure that members aren't using the same password as their usernames among many other things.

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

:thumbup:

[FrighT MasteR]

Added some new smileys and removed a few of the ones I felt are rarely used :mrpervert:

[KING]

:misfit: << This one made me laugh, it's named :misfit :

[darkoverlord]

:misfit: << This one made me laugh, it's named :misfit :

:mhehe: misfit is not going to like this

[Misfit]

:mad: FRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FrighT MasteR]

:hi5:

[UzumakiW]

:lol:

[koolmike]

:mad: FRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crax me up.

[choptop2]

:spank:


uh...

[FrighT MasteR]

Added new smilies again recently.

As for the regular site, I've tweaked a couple minor things and now offer a "Share" button (below the rating box) on the newly-updated movie pages for easy access to share pages to other people via various social networks.

I'm also working on a UHM rss feed, for those of you who use feeders and would rather use that to get updates on the site, as opposed to emails.

[FrighT MasteR]

I've noticed more reviews popping up in Horror Talk and kick recently suggested possibly bringing the Fan Reviews area back, so I thought I'd give it a chance again.

[KING]

You'd better..

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Woot Woot! You better get ready KING, reviews will be comin'!

[KING]

:celebrate:

[ReD]

Suggest a feature that requires new members to have a certain post count before being able to use code or post threads to prevent simple spam.

:bigthumbup:

[FrighT MasteR]

Going to have to simply go back to moderating new members before they can post :dsp:

[Misfit]

:dsp:

[steelba]

I wish you would have done that before Prince of N00bz joined :cussing:

[FrighT MasteR]

UHM now has an RSS feed that will be the first thing to show the latest updates on the site.

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/feed.rss

If you like using RSS feeds rather than receiving emails or bulletins on myspace, I'd recommend subscribing, especially since it will be updated before all other said options.

[FrighT MasteR]

Some may or may not have noticed the new star icon on the top right of the message box for the quick reply and post/reply boxes. That's the new "favorite smilies" feature.

It's basically as the name suggests, you click it to be sent to a page to choose up to 14 of your favorite smilies to be presented next to the text box for easy access.

You can also go to your User CP and edit your fav. smilies list in there. Enjoy!

Also, later today I will be implementing some new anti-spam mods that'll help prevent any spam-bots from registering and posting non-sense, and also prevent noobz from registering just to post links to their site. :thumbup3:

[woodenheart]

You amaze me web master!

[woodenheart]

:celebrate:

[FrighT MasteR]

:sure:

[FrighT MasteR]

Aight, I've hopefully taken care of the spam problem without having to moderate new members. I've installed three different spam-prevention mods.

Two are within the registration process that will hopefully eliminate bots from registering.

The third requires a new member to have a required 5 posts before they can post links or images. This will hopefully stop people from just registering to spam their site or porn spammers from creating threads that link directly to some BS site.

If spammers still make it through somehow and spam the board then I will need to rework some of the requirements, but otherwise, this should prevent it from happening. We'll have to wait and see :smokin2:

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

Sounds good. Hopefully this solves the problem.

[FrighT MasteR]

I've added a brief update to the experience awards, now only one person can get 100% activity, everyone else will simply remain at 99%. :thumbup3:

[KING]

So woodenheart is the lucky member :thumbup:

[Misfit]

:smokin2: ic

[FrighT MasteR]

So far, so good with the spammers. When I first added these spam blockers, it turns out that there was an error with registering, so people didn't register for a few days. I had to remove one of the spam mods and the one I'm still using seems to be effective enough, at least for now :hmmm:

[woodenheart]

FrighT you are just so awesome....:celebrate:

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

That's great news dude! :thumbup3:

[koolmike]

http://www.searchmatters.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/greatest-american-hero.jpg ---> FM (Greatest American Hero :D)

[Misfit]

:mhehe:

[UzumakiW]

:lol:

[FrighT MasteR]

Added a social bookmarking option on the bottom of all threads now. If anyone has a service they like to use that isn't listed then lemme know and I'll see about adding it. I'm working on adding some more, but I'm not sure what people like to use most, so I just picked some of the more familiar ones :shrugs:

[KING]

Bloody-Disgusting? :ahheh:

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

You've got much of the popular ones. I can't think of any others you might be missing. :shrugs:

[FrighT MasteR]

I think I've pretty much got the bookmarks covered until I feel there are more popular ones I'm missing, but it's unlikely they'll be used much anyway, so it doesn't really matter.

Anyway, I've removed some of the clutter on the top navigational bar and I've added icons to many parts of the board, more specifically the User CP area to give it a look that's easier on the eyes. :thumbup3:

[FrighT MasteR]

I've created a 'What Movie is This?' forum specifically for people who just want to know the title of a horror flick. I thought it'd be easier for users to get responses if they made an entirely new post instead of having to reply in the single thread in Horror Talk. :thumbup3:

[koolmike]

A whole forum based on 1 thread? :shrugs: Is it that active?

[FrighT MasteR]

I suppose you've never been to the thread Mike. Yes, it's very active, and people will always ask about movies they saw growing up. I get emailed about it all the time, and now I'll just direct them to the forum.

Anyway, I had to remove the icons for the User CP, as it deleted the Favorite Smilies link for some reason. :myhead:

[koolmike]

I suppose you've never been to the thread Mike.


Funny guy...I guess a new forum ain't gonna kill anybody.

<---likes less clutter.

[FrighT MasteR]

Added a Last 4 Album Comments mod below the Chatbox. :thumbup3:

[steelba]

:dislike:

[koolmike]

:negative:

[FrighT MasteR]

:straightface2:

[UzumakiW]

:scratch:

[FrighT MasteR]

I updated the board to version 3.7.4 earlier, which seems to have done something with the smilies box for Quick Reply. I'm working on fixing the issue.

[koolmike]

I'm noticing a lot less lag over the past couple of weeks. Something you did? If so keep it up...the site runs like lightning for me now.

[FrighT MasteR]

Yeah, the site moved to a faster server. You can read more details on it in my previous post:

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/uhm/showthread.php?t=41498

[koolmike]

Sweet.

[FrighT MasteR]

Users with less than 50 posts cannot vote in polls now :smokin2:

[woodenheart]

^^^^^^^^^^^

dude you are so cool...:ladiez: :celebrate: :heart:

[FrighT MasteR]

:nod:

[FrighT MasteR]

I'm proud to announce a great new addon for the site. Online radio!

Yes, on the top navigational bar you'll see a Radio & TV link, where you can listen to live streaming online radio stations. Currently there aren't any TV stations listed, as I'm not sure how this will effect the site's bandwidth, so I'm not going to introduce streaming TV until later on (if all goes well).

If there's a station you like to listen to online or locally then feel free to let me know. I will try to add it to the on-going list. You can also add stations to your favorites for easy access to them. In your profile it'll list your fav. stations and the station you last listened to.

NOTE: You may need to download a plug-in to get it working at first, but it should work for everyone. If you run into troubles then let me know. Otherwise, enjoy!

[steelba]

I had da fright add the asskickin C89.5 Worldwide to the radio, ran by a local Seattle High School :smokin2:

[cmurdur]

F plug ins.

[FrighT MasteR]

:dsp:

[cmurdur]

Big R Radio - '90s Alternative :thumbup:

[FrighT MasteR]

Finally something we agree on :downlow:

[cmurdur]

90's music is the best. :confident:

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

Nice addon dude! :coolbeer:

[KING]

*plugs in ipod*

[woodenheart]

Very nice FrighT. The TV comes in thats it...you can add me as a tax write off.

[FrighT MasteR]

:hi5:

Added more classic rock and alternative stations. Also a couple more 80's stations. If anyone has anything specific they want to see up let me know.

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

could you add a few more metal channels?

[KING]

Golden Oldies! Songs from the 70's and 80's.. they're the shit!

[UzumakiW]

METAL :rockin:

[FrighT MasteR]

Added some Japanese stations :ahheh:

[xxsic4slipknotxx]

Added some Japanese stations :ahheh:

:coolbeer:

[FrighT MasteR]

:whew:

[Doc Awesome]

That's awesome definitely nice to have.

Hey Fright can I get a Blues station?

[FrighT MasteR]

Added a few Blues/Jazz stations.

[FrighT MasteR]

Added a bunch of stations from Got Radio. They must have a pre-select group of songs per genre, because for some reason you can not only view the song and artist, but also skip a song if you don't like it :yfreaked:

[Doc Awesome]

Added a few Blues/Jazz stations.

Awesome. Good stuff thanks. :coolbeer:

[darkoverlord]

nice feature Fright

[FrighT MasteR]

:starefreak: