Updated Forums! Options

[realdeal]

As you have probably noticed by the change in colors that something is not right... We have upgraded to the newest release of the forums.
The skin (colors) will be done soon so don't fret.

Here is a list of the features of the new forums:

Feature Additions / Changes
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Other: [NEW] Events Calendar
Other: [NEW] COPPA compliance

Private Messages: [NEW] Forward Message
Private Messages: [NEW] Graphic display on allocated storage size remaining
Private Messages: [NEW] Message Tracking
Private Messages: [NEW] Carbon Copy Feature
Private Messages: [NEW] Save as draft feature
Private Messages: [NEW] Ability to receive email notification of any new private messages
Private Messages: [NEW] "Select all read messages" link
Private Messages: [IMPROVED] Cleaner interface with a more logical structure
Private Messages: [IMPLEMENTED] Email notification of new PM's

Posting: [NEW] Ability to remove, or change an attachment when editing
Posting: [NEW] Ability to add or remove the "Edit by" line (group setting)
Posting: [NEW] Ability to restrict the time edits are allowed
Posting: [NEW] Root forums can accept sub forums and remain postable
Posting: [NEW] Admin ability to stop quote embedding
Posting: [NEW] Group Promotion; admin option (per group) to allow a member to be promoted to another group based on posts
Posting: [IMPROVED] Improved Code Buttons
Posting: [NEW] Ability to set an independent poll question to the topic title
Posting: [NEW] Admin ability to allow [URL] and[IMG] tags in polls

Search: [NEW] Search flooding added (by member group)
Search: [NEW] View results as posts
Search: [IMPROVED] Increase in speed and effiency

Interface: [NEW] Ability to download a copy of the topic in HTML or Microsoft Word compatible format
Interface: [NEW] Quick log in box for guest users
Interface: [NEW] After log in, you're taken to the page you logged in from
Interface: [NEW] Users browsing forums feature (can be switched off)
Interface: [NEW] Users browsing topics feature (can be switched off)
Interface: [NEW] Yahoo! Icon linked to Yahoo! Messenger Console
Interface: [NEW] MSN Icon linked to MSN Messenger Console
Interface: [NEW] Ability to choose posts per page and topics per page
Interface: [NEW] Report post to moderator link on each post
Interface: [NEW] Who posted featurette
Interface: [NEW] "Browse Buddy"; a floating 'pallete' launcher
Interface: [IMPROVED] Base skin font sizes increased
Interface: [IMPROVED] Edited by line now in viewers time zone
Interface: [IMPROVED] Pinned topics have their own HTML rows and start / end rows
Interface: [IMPROVED] PM Pop up contains a direct link to the latest message (saves a few clicks!)
Interface: [IMPROVED] Printable Version of topic HTML makeover

Active Users: [NEW] Admin Group ability to view "anonymous" users
Active Users: [NEW] Admin Group ability to view online user IP addresses
Active Users: [NEW] Link to topic with topic name a user is browsing

Registering: [NEW] Anti "Flood Bot / DoS" control when registering, forces user to input a random numeric string shown in images
Registering: [NEW] Error messages printed above the form, no more hitting "back" to correct the form!

Subscriptions: [NEW] Ability to "auto track" topics you participate in
Subscriptions: [NEW] Ability to receive notification of new topics in a forum via "Forum Subscription" feature
Subscriptions: [IMPROVED] Viewing current subscriptions list grouped by forum
Subscriptions: [IMPROVED] Frequency of emails for tracked topics increased to 1 per board visit

[realdeal]

Do you guys like this look better than the other look? I am still working with someone to upgrade the old graphics and switch them to here. But if you all like this look I will just do a few minor changes....

LET ME KNOW..!