Nice work as always, Ozzy.
If I understand correctly, though, implementation of this mod won't allow people to subscribe anonymously? In addition, all previous subscriptions that were made with anonymous intent are now broadcast? I realize that's fine for most threads on most forums, but there may be instances when people wish to subscribe anonymously. For example, I have a health forum. Folks may not be crazy that their surreptitious subscriptions for 'Natural Cures For Herpes' are now being made public.
If, in addition to the 'Usergroups Not Allowed To See The Block,' there was also an option of 'Usergroups Not Allowed To See Who Subscribed' then that could take care of the anonymity issue. In other words, I would like the ability to make invisible the "who subscribed" part of the block to certain usergroups - not just have the option to make the entire block invisible to certain usergroups.
I 2nd the idea an option for instant email notifications. The email notifications lead to greater and more immediate (read: relevant) participation among forum members. If it becomes bothersome for someone, they can edit their subscriptions later.
Is it possible to implement this mod in Groups? One of the biggest drawbacks of the Groups aspect in vBulletin is that the subscriptions to threads aren't automatic (even if someone has replied to a thread, they still have to subscribe manually. Couple this with the fact that recent Groups posts aren't displayed on the homepage the way recent forum posts are, and, voila, nobody uses Groups). Having the big ol' 'Subscribe' button that this mod provides would go a long way to remedy that.
Installed and nominated as it is. Nice job and thank you for what you do!
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