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Hi there,
It would be great if it was possible to use a 24h clock in the calendar application, a 24 hour clock is pretty much the written standard for most non-english writing countries and makes proper lokalisation a bit harder.

Hi there,
It would be great if it was possible to use a 24h clock in the calendar application, a 24 hour clock is pretty much the written standard for most non-english writing countries and makes proper lokalisation a bit harder.

I agree that pre-made database templates should be a priority - The pages application is powerful for those with the correct knowledge. It is better than before but the lack of some default templates(minus two) makes it harder to use.
 

I agree that pre-made database templates should be a priority - The pages application is powerful for those with the correct knowledge. It is better than before but the lack of some default templates(minus two) makes it harder to use.
 

I agree that pre-made database templates should be a priority - The pages application is powerful for those with the correct knowledge. It is better than before but the lack of some default templates(minus two) makes it harder to use.
 

I agree that pre-made database templates should be a priority - The pages application is powerful for those with the correct knowledge. It is better than before but the lack of some default templates(minus two) makes it harder to use.
 

I agree that pre-made database templates should be a priority - The pages application is powerful for those with the correct knowledge. It is better than before but the lack of some default templates(minus two) makes it harder to use.
 

I agree that pre-made database templates should be a priority - The pages application is powerful for those with the correct knowledge. It is better than before but the lack of some default templates(minus two) makes it harder to use.
 

A soft delete option/edit history would be handy yes. Thats one of the few features that vB has however IPB lacks. Its true that IPB has an approve/unapproved option however this marks the topic as "Moderation Queue" and I don't wish to have that for a deleted topic. I just wish to hide it for regular users without having it in the Moderation Queue.

Drag&Drop Forums to other catogory's or to Subcategory's.

This option could be handy yes :) Maybe its also an idea to add a limit of use on coupon codes?

When a feature request is made, the IPS staff have to weigh out the options, benefits, drawbacks, necessity, demand and other factors that get involved with making such a request possible and available.

Out of the thousands of people who put in requests and have reasons for using IPB and the included features, only an extreme few, such as yourself, want the IP address to NOT be recorded.

So then, let's look at the overall concept. To prevent it from logging IP addresses, an option would have to be included that would ignore IP addresses altogether. Then other options and features that rely on the information would have to be reprogrammed to take into account that the feature may be disabled. Additional programming would have to be designed and implemented in order to adjust the board and the way it functions in order to not produce undesired or seemingly buggy results from the lack of obtaining and recording IP addresses. Overall, it's a massive undertaking just to make one very undesirable feature available for a select few people.

If you're really that worried about IP addresses being recorded, then go into the Peer to Peer forums and ask for help making a task module to run hourly that would do SQL queries to blank out or put in "127.0.0.1" in place of real IP addresses. Then you won't have to worry about it because the longest an IP address would remain in the database would be up to an hour. Would be much easier to design and would accomplish what you want.

I do believe I speak for an overwhelming amount of other board owners when I say that I would prefer that such a 'feature' not have a way to be turned off, because all it would take is for a hacker to find a way to inject malicious code to force a board to disable IP logging or a disgruntled administrator to turn it off on a board not his own, and then suddenly that board is vulnerable to all sorts of trouble. Not only that but someone could turn it off accidentally and then not realize it until they really need it. It's just too much trouble and too much that could go wrong with it.

Whether or not the software logs an IP address is kind of irrelevant as the server will log the IP address of every visitor.

Also, if the software cannot log IP addresses, it causes technical issues... there are various features that rely on knowing the IP address, including security features such as IP matching, account locking, et al.

Furthermore, an IP address is not regarded as private information (like a name or email address), nor can it be used to identify you.
Some people seem to have an idea that every computer has a predefined IP address and anyone who knows it can find out your name and address... simply not true. Sure, your ISP has that information, but that's not public... think of your IP address like your library card number ;)

Guys, Guys, Guys. This is, and I repeat, a very BAD IDEA.

Trust me, you do not want to disable IP Tracking. IPS Staff are correct. Disabling this will open security holes in your forum software. I don't know how many of you have this option set, but through the ACP, there is an anti-hacking tool that, if enabled, prevents someone from logging into your account while you are logged on by matching your IP Address. IP Tracking also allows you to search via IP Address if a new member registers. Well, if that member had been previously banned or you're banning spambots, let me assure you that spambots don't register the same email addresses or usernames and IP Addresses are unique.

This also allows you to search IP Addresses for those who create duplicate accounts. It's been a useful tool for me and I would never recommend disabling this feature. I think this might have something to do with maybe the fact that he's worried that people can be traced through his forums for downloading torrents since IP Addresses are logged. Disabling security features that protect your forum software is just a bad idea because it allows for the proliferation of spammers, spambots and computer hackers.

But with lower/better upgrade terms. Plus IPS has a good reputation about honoring old licenses.

Feedback noted. It's a shame we've gotten off on the wrong foot.

If you've nothing further to add, then I'll close this topic in case it gets out of hand.

I doubt forums will die anytime soon.

He's not talking about social groups as far as I can tell, he's talking about joinable groups.

+1 for joinable groups, -1 for social groups. :P