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Hey Tom you've always been so helpful. I did finally just create a new user account to get back in again. But now I've run into another snag. I created the new user account so I could access this site from work over my lunch break as I don't always...

Another extension that the board supports is a fancy toolbar that looks like this

I never understood what bbcodes are besides the one for embebbing a url or img in a post. The toolbar is so you don't have to remember that actual bbcode. If you...

We have an extension that will resize posted images to a maximum set height/width and display them full-screen.

For example, if you go to this thread -

By default you will see a bunch of 'smaller' images like in the first attachment

Screen Shot...

Thank you to whomever it was that put the clock icon on the header line with Pickem' , Board Index, etc. I don't know how long it's been there, but my old, tired eyes just found it this morning.

There are several places that you can click to mark various threads as read.

Note - if you are on a laptop/desktop then just click on the images below to see full sized image

If you want to mark everything read for the board then at the top of the...

This feature adds support for mentioning a user by starting to type a @ in the posting field.
Once you select a user from the dropdown, the BBCode will be inserted and after submitting the post it will create a notification to that user.

Screen...

There are quite a few settings that you can change under the User Control Panel.

The user control panel is located up there in the top right under your username (next to Private Messages)

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Here are...

We added an extension to the Board Index page that display Recent Posts.

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It is configurable in the User Control Panel.

turn it off entirely if you don't want it
Screen location : Top, bottom or...

OU_Tom and I are really nuts about this new board and all the things that it can do. Tom is really more acquainted with the nuts and bolts of what all this new board can do than I am and is having fun playing around with things to see what works and...

It is kind of like the location of the Avatars, kind of out of sight and easily missed. I've missed seeing that a new PM is in my Private messages spot.

So, I thought a little post on this issue might be a good idea to suggest we all take a quick...

This may be a dumb question, but here goes...

Are the thumbs up icon and thanks on this board equivalent to likes on other message boards?

I've used the thumbs up icon a few times like it is.

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Is there anyway that once I login, that the site will remember. Every time I refresh for updates, I have to login again.
it sounds like you probably have some issues related to your browser/cookies. there have 2-3 people that have/have had similar...

For myself, the features that come to mind are

1 - the 5 different styles . Read this thread that has 5 style screenshots . Out of the 5 styles there is probably at least 1 for everybody. I would recommend everyone read this thread with the...

One neat feature on this site is that you can copy links from video sites and the video will be displayed.

For example, I just went to twitter and copied the link below and pasted it directly into this post. no further work was required. There is...

This is an excellent FAQ about the board’s software

Boomer Sooner

The board uses an extension that allows video and audio content from lots of 3rd-party sites to be embedded in forum posts and PMs, using a BBCode, or from simply posting a supported URL in plain text.

Below are few examples. All of the examples...