Many new features are pending. Today's features included some revamps to Showcase, the introduction of Resource Manager, several new usergroups and related permission changes. We barely had Showcase for less than a day and already people were abusing several of its features.
Overview of Permissions Changes
Showcase comments are disabled.
Two new User Groups added: "Promoted" "Registered -" and "Registered +"
- Registered - restricts certain forum functions (likes, signatures, etc.)
- Registered + is like the old Registered and takes X amount of minimum posts.
- Promoted is a special group with special features, hidden requirements, and multiple ways to qualify.
Promoted users can tell they are in this special user group by their shiny new "Defender of Defoko" badge. Going forward promoted users are the only users that will be able to review UTAU in the showcase. Also as veterans of this community the staff will be holding their reviews to a high standard. General rules from the critiques subforums will apply to Showcase reviews for now until more formal rules can be established.
Along with the above changes I would like to remind everyone about our
forum rules. Many people are not following the signature rules. Until I can force compliance through CSS (on the plate for the coming days) I have added additional signature restrictions. Likewise, expect an update to our existing rules. The staff and I are discussing the adding more rules on sockpuppeting and gaming forum mechanics.
To those of you creating multiple accounts to try to game forum mechanics you aren't as smart as you think you are. Yes, we caught you and even though we haven't said anything YET if you continue doing this into the future all your accounts will be banned.