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(Updated July, 2008)
This thread will be updated as we introduce some new features and updates over the next month or two. Planned are some changes to the Live Chat room, resumption of the live chat sessions with CRS manufacturers and experts and a facelift of the websites including a new forum style skin or two.
The thread for last year's updates can still be found here. It contains a lot of information on newer features:
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=8936
1) Chat Room Changes. The chat room will be expanded from a 50 person limit to a 200 person limit. This is to accomodate any increase in usage in order to resume our live chat sessions with CRS manufacturers and experts. It will also accomodate access to the chat room for more of our users.
There will be new permanent Chat rooms to accomodate additional users. One of these will include a password protected room for Senior Community Members, so that they can retain their own space as they have had for the last year. The password will be posted in the Senior Community Member forum and can be changed as needed. This way, members can give the password to friends as needed for access. This room will not have a "Recent History" displayed to people who enter the room. Moderators may create additional, temporary rooms for users at their discretion.
2) New Usergroup. There will be a new user group, "Community Member". Registered users who have confirmed their email address and been approved for full access can become Community Members after 30 days registered, 10 posts and 10 reputation points. These limits are subject to change. The only feature change for this usergroup will be access to the live chat room.
Access may also be given by the Community Member usergroup leaders, Scatterbunny, QuassEE, Skaterbabscpst, Lovinwaves, Papooses and LuvBug03. This way, if you have friends from other forums you may vouch for them. If you currently have chat room access and would like to have a friend get access and will vouch for them, please contact one of the usergroup leaders by private message for more information.
3) Forum Donation levels ( http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=20767 ) will retain the same donation amounts for 2008, subject to unforseeable, significant increases to the costs we pay for operating the website. In addition, members who have an active subsciption as of December 14th have had time added to their term. Typically, those that had a 6 month subscription had 2 months added and those with a 3 months subcscription had 1 month added. Thanks to the number of members who have donated, it was possible to do this as well as provide for some of the upcoming upgrades. This extension will NOT apply to new donations or renewals. Thank you and have a great new year!
4) All usergroups now have increased private message storage limits. So far, disk usage has been very reasonable at the new provider so there might be another increase if the trend continues over the next few months.
5) Color Coded Usernames. Moderators and Usergroup Leaders now appear in Red when they have the appropriate title selected in their User CP. Forum Sponsors appear in Purple. Forum Benefactors and CPS Gurus appear in Dark Blue. Technical Professionals appear in Green. If you select an optional title in your User CP, it will appear in the corresponding color.
6) Expanded User Profiles. Many users now have personalized profiles that include messages, photo albums and custom styling. These features vary by usergroup. Donors get additional options and increased photo album allocations.
7) Advertisements. Google ad placements are now visible to some users. More details can be found here http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=46531 .
8) Carseat Guru Usergroup. (Edit: the requirements for time registered, posts and reputation may change). This is an exclusive group and has almost all the benefits given to Benefactors so it is intended only for very active, long-time members.
9) Sponsor benefits were increased to allow a small signature logo, commercial blog use, a personal sub-forum under the main sponsor forum and customization of user profiles and albums as a storefront. There was also a small increase in the subscription cost and the subscription rates for sponsors will be reviewed again at the end of the year.
10) You can now bookmark your favorite threads to Digg, del.icio.us, Stumbleupon and Google if you are a member there! Bookmark icons appear under each post/thread.
11) The iTrader system of ebay-style reputation has been added for members with access to Carseat Swap. This system is tied to specific threads in the Swap forum only. As such, it cannot confirm a transaction actually occured. So, it is only for reference and does not guarantee the possibility of a good swap.
12) Requirements for community usergroup access have changed. Please see- http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=45000 .
This thread will be updated as we introduce some new features and updates over the next month or two. Planned are some changes to the Live Chat room, resumption of the live chat sessions with CRS manufacturers and experts and a facelift of the websites including a new forum style skin or two.
The thread for last year's updates can still be found here. It contains a lot of information on newer features:
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=8936
1) Chat Room Changes. The chat room will be expanded from a 50 person limit to a 200 person limit. This is to accomodate any increase in usage in order to resume our live chat sessions with CRS manufacturers and experts. It will also accomodate access to the chat room for more of our users.
There will be new permanent Chat rooms to accomodate additional users. One of these will include a password protected room for Senior Community Members, so that they can retain their own space as they have had for the last year. The password will be posted in the Senior Community Member forum and can be changed as needed. This way, members can give the password to friends as needed for access. This room will not have a "Recent History" displayed to people who enter the room. Moderators may create additional, temporary rooms for users at their discretion.
2) New Usergroup. There will be a new user group, "Community Member". Registered users who have confirmed their email address and been approved for full access can become Community Members after 30 days registered, 10 posts and 10 reputation points. These limits are subject to change. The only feature change for this usergroup will be access to the live chat room.
Access may also be given by the Community Member usergroup leaders, Scatterbunny, QuassEE, Skaterbabscpst, Lovinwaves, Papooses and LuvBug03. This way, if you have friends from other forums you may vouch for them. If you currently have chat room access and would like to have a friend get access and will vouch for them, please contact one of the usergroup leaders by private message for more information.
3) Forum Donation levels ( http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=20767 ) will retain the same donation amounts for 2008, subject to unforseeable, significant increases to the costs we pay for operating the website. In addition, members who have an active subsciption as of December 14th have had time added to their term. Typically, those that had a 6 month subscription had 2 months added and those with a 3 months subcscription had 1 month added. Thanks to the number of members who have donated, it was possible to do this as well as provide for some of the upcoming upgrades. This extension will NOT apply to new donations or renewals. Thank you and have a great new year!
4) All usergroups now have increased private message storage limits. So far, disk usage has been very reasonable at the new provider so there might be another increase if the trend continues over the next few months.
5) Color Coded Usernames. Moderators and Usergroup Leaders now appear in Red when they have the appropriate title selected in their User CP. Forum Sponsors appear in Purple. Forum Benefactors and CPS Gurus appear in Dark Blue. Technical Professionals appear in Green. If you select an optional title in your User CP, it will appear in the corresponding color.
6) Expanded User Profiles. Many users now have personalized profiles that include messages, photo albums and custom styling. These features vary by usergroup. Donors get additional options and increased photo album allocations.
7) Advertisements. Google ad placements are now visible to some users. More details can be found here http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=46531 .
8) Carseat Guru Usergroup. (Edit: the requirements for time registered, posts and reputation may change). This is an exclusive group and has almost all the benefits given to Benefactors so it is intended only for very active, long-time members.
9) Sponsor benefits were increased to allow a small signature logo, commercial blog use, a personal sub-forum under the main sponsor forum and customization of user profiles and albums as a storefront. There was also a small increase in the subscription cost and the subscription rates for sponsors will be reviewed again at the end of the year.
10) You can now bookmark your favorite threads to Digg, del.icio.us, Stumbleupon and Google if you are a member there! Bookmark icons appear under each post/thread.
11) The iTrader system of ebay-style reputation has been added for members with access to Carseat Swap. This system is tied to specific threads in the Swap forum only. As such, it cannot confirm a transaction actually occured. So, it is only for reference and does not guarantee the possibility of a good swap.
12) Requirements for community usergroup access have changed. Please see- http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=45000 .
