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Forum: vB3 General Discussions 03-18-2009, 04:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 570
Posted By rant boss
Thread Starter block a Specific User from Posting on Thread

Is there an option that allows a thread starter (any thread starter) to select users who should NOT be able to reply to that particular thread?

My forum has a great need for this, and this would...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 02-20-2009, 04:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 776
Posted By rant boss
That was it, thanks!

That was it, thanks!
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 02-20-2009, 03:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 776
Posted By rant boss
Prevent moderators from viewing IP addresses?

I have selected "no" in the moderator usergroup manager where it specifies wether or not to allow moderators to view user IP addresses...yet for some reason they are still able to do so (the small...
Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons 01-01-2009, 09:35 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 27,423
Posted By rant boss
Okay...this sounds really cool. So despite the...

Okay...this sounds really cool. So despite the fact that I run a Vbul forum with more than 1 million pageviews per month (22,000 unique users/month), I'm still somewhat of a non-techie.

Can some...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 12-30-2008, 08:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 682
Posted By rant boss
First post appear on all pages

What's the name of the mod (or even better, what's the link to the mod) that makes the first post appear at the top of all the subsequent pages of the thread (as we see in the Add-Ons forum, for...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 12-29-2008, 10:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 558
Posted By rant boss
Edited by/Deleted by question

I have a dozen moderators. When any of them edit/delete a post, I'd like the message to read "Deleted by a Moderator" instead of "Deleted by XYZMod."

Is there a way to do this?
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 12-16-2008, 06:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,359
Posted By rant boss
Val (my webmaster!), thanks for joining the...

Val (my webmaster!), thanks for joining the conversation.

I can say for sure that in addition to what Val has described, this issue also happens in threads in which no merging or editing has been...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 12-13-2008, 11:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,359
Posted By rant boss
The text just disappears. I've not tried...

The text just disappears.

I've not tried disabling my modifications...there are so many
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 12-12-2008, 07:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,359
Posted By rant boss
Content of first post in threads disappearing

Version 3.6.8

First posts of threads frequently appear blank after a few days (in other words, the content is there for awhile, then suddenly disappears for good).

It doesn't happen in every...
Forum: Modification Graveyard 06-27-2008, 03:16 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 63,039
Posted By rant boss
Very nice mod This mod has awesome...

Very nice mod

This mod has awesome possibilities...but it needs a feature that allows users to determine/limit which other users can send them text messages (perhaps by buddy list)

For my...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 06-17-2008, 03:32 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 586
Posted By rant boss
Content in first post disappearing

On my vbul forum I have one section in which the text within the first post of the thread frequently does not appear. It is only in this one section of the forum -- a section in which we need to...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 06-17-2008, 01:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,237
Posted By rant boss
I just got hit for the second time by this...

I just got hit for the second time by this garbage....any updates on how to prevent it? I have visual verification set to prevent bots from signing up...but this thing (or person) is...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 03-26-2008, 01:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,465
Posted By rant boss
Thanks for all the advice, I do appreciate it. ...

Thanks for all the advice, I do appreciate it.

I had my hosting service revert PHP back to 4, it solved all the problems I was having.
Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Add-ons 03-26-2008, 12:40 PM
Replies: 353
Views: 78,551
Posted By rant boss
This excellent, excellent tool was working fine...

This excellent, excellent tool was working fine on my site for the past couple of weeks -- last night my site was migrated from a VPS to a dedicated server, and the host upgraded to PHP 5.2.5 in the...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 03-26-2008, 11:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,465
Posted By rant boss
Yes, sorry....5.2.5. It's been a long night! ...

Yes, sorry....5.2.5. It's been a long night!

My VBul is 3.6.8, patch level 1.
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 03-26-2008, 11:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,465
Posted By rant boss
Host upgraded to PHP 5.6.5, some forum features not working

I had my forum migrated from a VPS to a dedicated server. During the migration, the host upgraded my PHP to 5.2.5.

Certain features of the forum are no longer working; most problematic is that...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 03-13-2008, 06:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,071
Posted By rant boss
Physically removing mod-deleted posts

My forum is such that there are a large number of posts deleted by moderators. Moderators do not have the option to physically remove the threads, only I do (admin).

When I go to "deleted posts"...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 03-12-2008, 02:14 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,791
Posted By rant boss
Thanks all for the excellent advice! Just...

Thanks all for the excellent advice!

Just optimizing/repairing the tables seems to have made a difference already. Something so simple :eek:

I'll give the others a try
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 03-03-2008, 01:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,791
Posted By rant boss
Optimizing to improve page-loading times?

Hello

Wondering if there's something I should be doing to address a recent increase in page-loading times -- a problem that's getting worse over the last week or so.

Running on a VPS (host says...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 01-28-2008, 05:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 670
Posted By rant boss
Remove a spammers sent PMs

Is it possible to remove a spammer's sent PMs from the admin panel (or elsewhere)?

My spammer is not a bot, it is someone who methodically waits out the PM flood control and spends hours sending...
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 12-28-2007, 03:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 770
Posted By rant boss
Users awaiting email confirmation able to post?

I just noticed that a number of "Users Awaiting Email Confirmation" have somehow been able to post on my forum. I've double-checked all the permissions for that group, and they shouldn't be able...
Forum: vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons 12-27-2007, 03:16 AM
Replies: 800
Administrative and Maintenance Tools - EZ Bounced Email Management for Admins
Views: 322,267
Posted By rant boss
This mod sounds like gold. Just one...

This mod sounds like gold.

Just one (possibly stupid) question: Does the admin have the ability to write his own text for the auto-generated PM to bounced users?
Forum: vB3 General Discussions 12-03-2007, 07:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 974
Posted By rant boss
Password-protect a single specific forum??

I'm trying to password protect a single forum section. I specified a password in the Edit Forum page for the forum in the admin panel, and it says the forum has been updated when I click SAVE, but...
Forum: vBulletin 3.6 Styles 06-07-2007, 03:53 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 64,479
Posted By rant boss
I have installed this skin, and like it very...

I have installed this skin, and like it very much.

I am having one problem that I hope someone can help with. The "New Post in Forum" icon on the main page does not change to "No New Posts in...
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