New Posting Features - Zoints Anonymous Posting - Improved privacy for members

Have you ever wanted to discuss something on a forum but never posted because you didn't want people to know it was you? To solve this problem, we created an anonymous posting hack.

Via the admin control panel, you can easily choose which forum(s) allows for anonymous posting.




For anonymous enabled forums, your members then get this handly little checkbox (unchecked by default) when making a new thread or post.




If they check the box, then their post is created under the account you setup and assign as the anonymous poster. I personally created an "anonymous" username, but you can create whatever you want.




As forum owners, we all know that a few members will choose to screw around with this feature. Therefore we created an easy means to identify who created an anonymous thread/post should the need arise. Please be ethical and tell your members you can see who posted anonymously should the need arise. You can check the log by going here:




And the log looks something like this:



Official support for this modification will take place at http://network.zoints.com in this forum.


Enjoy, click install, check out Zoints' other hacks, have a great day, and all that happy jive.

[voclain]

Originally Posted by DChapman

Hi Kirk,

We don't want your money, but thanks for offering. We're going to see if we can get attachments and quick reply to work this weekend.

DC...if you do....I'll be happy to be a TESTER for you.....and I thank you 100%.

Just update it here and I'll be first in line.

Yours,

Kirk

[Allan]

It would be possible to oblige people has this to connect anonymously ? (don't choice)

[da420]

I would install this if it was possible to pick a thread ID. I dont want ppl to be posting in any thread Anonymously, all I want is them to be posting in my Anonymous Confessions thread. If that was a possibility I would install this.

Other than that, another great hack DChapman and Zoints, love your work.

[yoyoyoyo]

I installed this mod and created "The confessionary" forum and enabled anonymous posting, however the IP address is showing to mods and supermods. How can I remove the IP address function for mods and supermods from the forums that are specified to be anonymous?

edit: oops- I meant to post this in the vb3.5 thread, but I assume the solution would be the same for either version.

[Allan]

Originally Posted by Allan

It would be possible to oblige people has this to connect anonymously ? (don't choice)

Dump ^^

[Zoints]

To update:

1. The attachment issue has proven to be more troublesome that expected due to the potential for exploit (think about it and you might see why). We're hopeful we can figure out a good way around it that doesn't require a massive coding effort.

2. We're not providing support for additional changes to this modification. Anyone out there is welcome to modify it to fit your needs. It's working well as it was designed and we just don't have the time right now to provide everyone with personalized edits. Thanks for understanding

3. I know of one good hack writer working on a confessionary hack. When his system is released which will likely have much more functionality than this hack (knowing him) then I'll post here with a link to it.

[voclain]

SHOOT!...I was so looking forward to ATTACHEMENTS....being that I only use this as a tool to allow my members to have there images critiqued without everyone knowing who the maker of the image is.

OH WELL.

Kirk

[Been Told]

Nominated for Mod of the month

[mescalin]

great hack thank you.. is it possible to quickreply anonymous?

[Jack Black]

Apparently the "Currently Active User's " list shows who is creating post's in whatever section you have set to anonymous......making somewhat less anonymous?