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Zoints Anonymous Posting - Improved privacy for members · **Released**: 10-14-2006

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.

rnmcd · #**102** 07-22-2007, 12:50 AM

Hi Mum, are you using this mod? Aren't you able to see who posted anonymously?
( http://mummybrain.com/forums/showpos...7&postcount=10 )

Mum · #**103** 07-22-2007, 01:07 AM

Yeah i am using it, but i can't see who posted anonymously. All i see is Boo (my anon username). No idea if i can find out, i've never tried. Sorry i can't help more

rnmcd · #**104** 07-22-2007, 01:33 AM

Mum,
In the mod details (at the top of each page in this thread) is a method to see who posted anonymously, if the need should ever arise for you.

Are you planning to go upgrade to a recent version of vb?

Mum · #**105** 07-22-2007, 01:38 AM

Thanks rnmcd

I hope the case should never arise

Yes, i would like to go to a recent version, but i'm new at updates and it seems really hard. How embarrassing is that to admit?

rnmcd · #**106** 07-22-2007, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mum

Thanks rnmcd

I hope the case should never arise

Yes, i would like to go to a recent version, but i'm new at updates and it seems really hard. How embarrassing is that to admit?

I was in your boat about a year ago. Give it a try but back everything up first.

Now I'm afraid to update because of the few mods I have. I always have a very hard time trying to figure out how to update templates that have changed since the version I was running.

Nikke · #**107** 08-05-2007, 12:13 PM

There is something broken in this hack. Doesn't work on my forum

0tolerance · #**108** 08-07-2007, 05:40 AM

try disabling all your other hacks and then re-enabling them...
it works fine with like 40 or more hacks on my DEV board

rnmcd · #**109** 08-07-2007, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikke

There is something broken in this hack. Doesn't work on my forum

Don't forget this hack is only for vb version 3.6.2.

Mum · #**110** 08-07-2007, 07:14 PM

I am using it happily on 3.6.8

rnmcd · #**111** 08-07-2007, 07:19 PM

Mum, did you have to do any additional modification to this hack for your site?

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