Does this allow people to bypass the forum rules agreement?

thanks for the update, I'll update our setup as soon as I get time :up:

Thanks for asking this... I've been wondering, too. That's an important factor for the forum/community I run and a real "deal breaker" for using this mod :)

The default templates don't check for the TOS but you could easily add this once you have it installed. I've done this for my client installs and can post some code if you need it but basically just edit the template fbconnect_login and the register routine in fblogin.php. it's about 3 lines of code.

I've installed this mod (just updated to the latest version), and I've got a question about how this mod is supposed to handle existing forum members who want to link up their Facebook account.

What should happen
A person with an existing forum account clicks the Connect with Facebook button. They authorize my Facebook app. They are then presented with an option of selecting a nickname for the forum, or linking to an existing forum account. They choose existing, enter their forum credentials and are now signed in.

Posts that they make are updated on their Facebook Wall.

They leave my site, shut down their computer for the day. The next day, they sign-in to Facebook. Then in another browser tab, they open my forums. The forums should detect that they are signed-in to Facebook and automatically sign them into the forums, using their original forum account (which is now connected to Facebook).

What actually happens
Every time an existing user visits the forums, if they don't select Connect with Facebook, they get logged in the "old way" (no Facebook connection). And if they do select Connect with Facebook, they are prompted (again) to select a nickname or choose an existing account. This should not happen, right?

Is there something wrong with my install of this mod, or is this the way it "works?" Because this seems very wrong.

For what it's worth, this mod seems to work great for Facebook users who don't already have a forum account; the problem is really only with existing forum users.

If you'd like to check it out, I'm using the mod at this site: http://www.bigblueball.com/forums/

I catch this point, but I think, that in most cases the rules are just let through on the nod and if there is someting fishy afterwards with a user, moderation has to be placed anyway.

Some styles don't use the code you want us to replace and the like. Adobe Blue is one example. Any way around this?

EDIT: Sorry, should have given an example:

Find:
<form action="newreply.php?do=postreply&amp;t=$threadid" name="vbform" method="post"<if condition="!is_browser('webtv')"> onsubmit="return vB_Editor['$editorid'].prepare_submit(0, $vboptions[postminchars])"</if>>
Replace With:
$fb_prepare_submit
<form action="newreply.php?do=postreply&amp;t=$threadid" name="vbform" method="post"<if condition="!is_browser('webtv')"> onsubmit="return fb_prepare_submit(this, 0)"</if>>

I can't do that with some of the templates.

Also, how are they supposed to add the application on Facebook if it goes straight back to the site?

I had to uninstall unfortunately, cause I didn´t get my existing vb-account to connect to facebook.

Hopefully I´m not wrong: if new users are connecting via facebook and if their new vb-accounts are solely related to the addon, their vb-accounts would break, if the addon isn´t compatible any more or is uninstalled?

Or does the addon create a regular vb-account (with the facebook-password), which is independent from the addon in the future, that means a login without connecting to facebook would be possible for the users too, who initially connected via facebook?

You're missing the point. It's so later you can say "you agreed to the rules of registration" when you joined or connected with FB the first time. It's an important legal issue for some.

Definitely is. I imagine the rules tool will be added shortly to this awesome mod but in the mean time for those who need it today, here's how to do it:

Part I - Check that the TOS was agreed to

Step 1: Open fblogin.php
Step 2: Go to line 93 or just after the code:

Step 3: Add the following code:

Part II - Asking the user to agree

Step 1 - Open the template fbconnect_login
Step 2 - Find the code

Step 3 - After this code add:

Step 4 - Change the above code to reflect your forum name and the path to your forum rules. The rules will be shown in a popup window.

Hope I'm not stepping on any toes here. Just thought this could help some people who have concerns get by until the mod can be upgraded.