vBulletin 4 Series Development Update

[rajubd]

So beta or alpha relised?

[cheat-master30]

Originally Posted by rajubd

So beta or alpha relised?

Huh? From what I heard, it's:

1. Alpha Testing is fully on private boards by private testers

2. Beta Testing is for the people who got accepted into the beta testing program to test on public forums.

3. Final release is for everyone. Not that I agree with that strategy.

[edytwinky]

There was a new update on vb4 yesterday:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...86#post1767786

[wolfstream]

Originally Posted by Boosted Panda

This thing that has always made vB the best is its community and IB has totally stripped the community away from vB. All we are now are customers who give them money, we no longer have a say in the product, and its quite clear that they don't want our feedback either.

Exactly.

[Golzarion]

Up to now ... There is noway for administrators to limit visitor message on 3.8 versions ...

Any user can post Unlimited number of visitor message! and there is noway for Administrators to mass delete them !!

There are a lot of settings and tools for Private messages ... but there is no way to mass delete or limit the visitor messages ...

for example visitor messages can be stay in forums for years !! and can be more than forum posts ... and take more database than posts ...

Would you please plan some kind of tools for admins to limit or mass delete the visitor messages for vBulletin 4 version ? ( similar to the tools that exist for Private messages ? )

Thank you

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by Golzarion

Any user can post Unlimited number of visitor message! and there is noway for Administrators to mass delete them !!

You can limit them by usergroup. Individuals can also limit their page to friends and contacts only.

You can delete all visitor messages left by a single person from the Quick User Links dropdown on their user profile in the Admin CP.

You can see all new Visitor Messages from your own User CP in the moderation section at the bottom of the left hand navigation. Standard inline moderation options are provided. You can also see moderated and deleted visitor messages from the same area and either approve or delete them permanently.

All of these are currently in the current version.

[Boosted Panda]

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Just read through that!

[Paul M]

Thats ancient history now, and vb.org is not the place to discuss it.

[rajubd]

So alpha starting in 15 agust?

[gamerfu]

Originally Posted by Golzarion

Up to now ... There is noway for administrators to limit visitor message on 3.8 versions ...

Any user can post Unlimited number of visitor message! and there is noway for Administrators to mass delete them !!

There are a lot of settings and tools for Private messages ... but there is no way to mass delete or limit the visitor messages ...

for example visitor messages can be stay in forums for years !! and can be more than forum posts ... and take more database than posts ...

Would you please plan some kind of tools for admins to limit or mass delete the visitor messages for vBulletin 4 version ? ( similar to the tools that exist for Private messages ? )
Thank you

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

You can limit them by usergroup. Individuals can also limit their page to friends and contacts only.

You can delete all visitor messages left by a single person from the Quick User Links dropdown on their user profile in the Admin CP.

You can see all new Visitor Messages from your own User CP in the moderation section at the bottom of the left hand navigation. Standard inline moderation options are provided. You can also see moderated and deleted visitor messages from the same area and either approve or delete them permanently.

All of these are currently in the current version.

To delete a single user's VMs or Social Groups discussion messages are very time consuming. That is the worst idea I have ever heard. -> To go around to everyone's profile and delete them or have the user delete them for you. Not very many users care about how much the site costs YOU.

Pruning visitor messages have been suggested here on vBulletin.com:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=276470

and here (by me):
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=313546

It has been a growing concern and most administrators do not realize it yet how much these visitor messages or social group dicussion messages are growing one's database. hope the links help.