Private Debates
 

Features List:

1. Allow members to add userIDs of debaters when creating a new thread so that only the thread owner and added members can reply, in addition of course to the Admin and mod of the forum
2. Admin and mod can add, remove debaters after the thread creation
3. When viewing the thread, it will show on top that this is a private debate between the thread owner and selected member names
4. If no userIDs added, the thread will act normal, allowing permitted members to reply.
5. It can be enabled per forum.
6. UserIDs added are separated by space.
7. Compatible with VB 3.5.4 and 3.6

Installation:

1. Import product-tdebates.xml into your products be going to Plugin System -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product.
2. Enable it for any forum

Thanks go to Ghanem for kindly providing the English phrases translation

Nominate this for Mod o.t. Month

click install it you did installed this mod

Oops! this is mine

Oops! ... I Did It Again ;)

Oops Installed . thanks

Good idea, reminds me of Private Threads. Although I'd still like to see one of these hacks usergroup permissible so only certain groups have access to it.

Maybe for future plans, add a button or something so a user can search a name and get that persons userid in the result set. Most people wouldnt be able to find a userid since its not default shown

Nice job

installed ..

million thanks .. :)

next release

Great release Beebi! I really like it. :)

Is it possible for you to enable the thread starter the ability to add or remove debaters?

Very cool, I like this a lot and would have use for it.

However, hopefully this will be updated to allow for usernames. :)

Besides userid, can you use usernick as well?

Excellent feature...especially considering that my site is a full on debate site: www.onlinedebate.net ;)

However, it's currently working for RC3...is it also working fine for gold?

nice idea!! will put this in favorites and wait the need to arise

Nice hack,,, A couple request..

Usergroups permissions
usernames instead of userId's this is easier to understand for a typical user.

Good hack, but there are loads of misspellings. I still love it though!

INSTALL!

Oh and bada_bing took the words out of my mouth.

I just realised, you can ignore my last request. That is, unless I misunderstand.

Is it the mod of the forum who can view the Private Threads or is it a member of the moderator usergroup? If the former is true then I will just not assign a mod to the forum.

I use vbSEO and you don't see the userid # ANYWHERE! I was about to install this and realized I have no way of telling my members how to get to the user number.

Any chance you are going to upgrade this real quick? I really really need user names and strongly need the ability to allow or block by user group.

Also, agree it would be ideal to have the thread originator or moderators add or remove people from the thread once it's going.

Those three things are pretty necessary to make this usable--which would be great!

## Some replies are my own openion. ##

This would solve it..
in templates postbit and postbit legacy, look for:
Add below
in template memberinfo, look for:
add below
this will show the useID of the members, its much easier than copying usernames, specially concedring special charachters and non-English languages..

I think its better to be up to the mod or admin so the debater retreat if he is not strong enough to debate..

Yes it is

Added solution above..

My mistake :confused:

Every body can view the thread, only forum mode, admin and added debaters can reply, in addition of course to the thread starter..

Regards

Installed and working... Thanks for the Userid upgrade on the fly!

thanks :)

Does this work with vB3.5 as well?

Yes :)

Any chance this can be modified so that usernames can be added instead of userIDs? Perhaps this can be done if commas or semicolons are used to separate them.

i couldnt figure out where to add the user id's.. but it was right in my face... i run a poetry site.. and this is absolutely perfect..... thank you for this....

question...... instead of having to put user id's in, can we just put in the username???

could this be done so I can enter the username instead of the userid ?

hahahah apparently none of us are reading the threads... this question has been asked... hopefully its answered... a good hack indeed!!

How would members know what the user id is?
Members can view the debate? is it supposed to work like that.

The only peeve I have (and this maybe my issue) is the inability for a user to add/remove ID's thereafter by editing the first post or making a new post. I see admins have the abilty but I cant seem to sniff out the users.

Also, the AJAX username popup (such as in the recipient felid when sending a PM) would be great. Most of my users are not up to par on things like collecting ID numbers. The feature would be overlooked by many because they would have to hunt out their mates ID's at the time of posting.

All questions aside, top notch addon mate. Karma++

I am interested in this mod :) it is compatible with 3.6.2 too? Or does "Compatible with VB 3.5.4 and 3.6" also means that it is compatible with 3.6.2?

Nice addon, I installed it too, but I have one request:

Could you modify this so that there's a checkbox option to make the topic visible only to those debaters who have been specified? (and the mods and admins ofcourse).
I would like this, because it would prevent people feeling left out.

Really great mod and idea! Thanks for release.

I installed this but couldn't find userID ?? can I put username instead of UserID?

When regular user open a new thread, she/he don't know his/her userID to add in the private debate box.

I found the UserID in User profile. I am planning to make a list of UserID and post in my board. Is there any security issue if I display userID outsite my board? just wanna make sure....
For example:
User: timlennon (id: 27)

brilliant work!

I tried this on 3.6.4 and it didn't work. I logged out and could see a thread that was supposed to be between 2 registered users

Any way to allow this by group instead of member? Thanks.

I'm considering installing this... does anyone find it useful in flame wars or other 1-on-1 situations?

Anyone running this on 3.6.4 ?