It has been updated and still more to come. I hope you all are liking it so far.
To do: Edit the logo Edit the background Edit the forum width
Edit the postbit
Make a footer(possibly)
I am sorry that it's not much being updated, but keep in mind, a new skin is still in the process of being made. It is a custom skin being made, specially designed for our forums.
So now it's had a bit of time running with no problems i'm opening up the new IRC server to the public.
The link at the top of the page to LiveChat should now work again and if you wish to use a client you can connect through irc.theforumsng.net with ports 6652-6655.
If there are any errors please just reply to this thread so i can get it sorted as quickly as possible.
The network staff here are:
Network Administrator: Timmooo
Global Operator: myr
Global Operator: Fusious
Global Operator: Spencer
IRCop: Killerman (Azami)
In TheForums main channel #lounge the general way in which people have rank is as follows:
Owner (~) = Admins
Admin (&) = Network Staff and Head Moderator
Operator (@) = Moderator
Half-op (%) = Group Leader
Voice (+) = Group Member
Every forum member is able to request a vhost (virtual host) by either talking to a Network Staff member or requesting it through services (/hs help). In most cases this will just be <position>.theforumsng.net though I will consider granting other ones as we go on through the points store.
Our network runs on Inspircd 2.0 with Anope 1.8.4 Services. You can view more information on the ircd by typing helpop in your server window. The services we have running are NickServ, ChanServ, BotServ and HostServ. NickServ will help reserve your nick and set personalised settings (/ns help for more info). ChanServ allows you to register your own channel and control it how you wish. BotServ provides your channel with a build it bot to assist in controlling and enforcing rules in your channel (or to make it talk for fun). HostServ is used for vHosts as I mentioned above.
We also have two other types on bots running on this server. The first of these are mostly for staff only and are run by Azami and I will leave it to him to explain that.
The second is something called Fayntic which is a modular PHP-IRC bot. This is fully written in PHP and uses the MySQL database backend for storage of all channels and eventually loaded modules.
It has its own module API and because it's writen in PHP it's very easy for most users to extend the bot with their own written modules.
As I already mentioned, it uses the MySQL database backend, this makes it easier to integrate e.g. a web interface. Therefore you can create private environments to specific channels (based on settings) and showing public statistics, logs, channel overview, ban lists and such via a website.
It also provides support for things like triggers, rss feeds, set ban times and much more. You can read all of the features of it here - http://wiki.fayntic.com/Category:Bots/Modules
If you have an idea for a new module let me know and I may be able to write one up.
For now we don't have a web interface but it is something we will work towards in the future.
As far as the channel #lounge goes it's fairly easy going but there are a few limits I should probably specify now. Firstly there is a flood limit which if you break you will be kicked. If you are kicked (regardless of how) you will be unable to rejoin for approx 30 seconds. There is also an autolimit on the channel to prevent join flood so if you are redirected to #overflow just try again until you get in.
While there is no limit on language in #lounge it is expected you show respect to the staff if they are doing their job, and certain things like racism etc are not appropriate at all. If you are banned you can PM the staff member politely or speak to a senior staff member privately.
However you can do whatever the hell you want in your own channels as long as it doesn't affect my network :p Network Staff will NEVER interfere in channel business unless it's needed. Which will only be if it causes problems. If you decide you want to ban me from your channel so be it, and unless I have reason to need to get in there I won't touch it.
Finally a few useful channels for you then:
#help - for general irc support on any issues you may have
#fayntic - the home for Fayntic bots you can get support here
#banned - if you are banned you can join here to talk to a network staff member if you wish to discuss it with numerous people. This is the ONLY place public ban discussions are allowed.
Any questions or issues just reply here or highlight me on IRC.
