[DH]

I sent this out via mail today but not all members have the option 'receive mail from the administration' activated.
I advise everyone to activate this feature. Don't worry we only send out a couple of mails per year.

A few days ago the forum software was updated , this is always a big project and it takes a couple of days to iron out any glitches that turn up. Of course we need you to tell us what is not working for you.
I am just a user like everyone else and when I'm writing this everything is running smoothly.

Issues and solutions :

1) Users that are currently having problems with refreshing , difficulty with replying to posts and getting blank screens must upgrade their Internet browser. I had Internet Explorer 7 , suffered from the issues mentioned. I ugraded to IE8 and the forum works fine on my two PC's. After the upgrade also do point 2.

2) Delete the board's cookies , log out completely and log in again may solve issues. Old cookies can disrupt the working of the forum after an update. (You can delete the cookies on the bottom of the main page)

If after this you still have problems running the forum smoothly contact Fogwraith and make sure you tell him which browser you are using and what version.

Improvements :

1) Fast mass uploader : You can activate this new feature in your control panel. It allows you to select all photos that you want to upload at once and by one click it uploads them in your post / topic. To activate , check here : http://www.walhalla...._0&#entry229439

2) Improved personal messenger system : Works much more transparent as before , messages are like topics now.

3) The Profiles have been expanded , most features are "on" , you can disable them.
- Lay-out has been improved
- You can see who visited your profile
- People can leave comments in your profile. You can also disable it when you Edit your profile.
- You can add friends - This feature can also be disabled.

4) Shout box : This new software comes with a shout box , it's just a feature that allows you to post something on the mainpage for all to read. It's not meant to be a tool to contact the forum administration , we prefer you do this via private messages.
I'm still reviewing the necessity of this feature.

5) Not visible but doing updates makes the forum stronger against virus attacks and a host of other enemies lurking in the dark.

I thank Fogwraith for the hard work he's been doing , he did a great job with the new forum lay-out.
I'm sure that after a couple of days the old lay-out will be completely forgotten.

A lot of topics in the FAQ forum section which now contain false info will need to be updated as well.