Some notes on the new forum

[admin]

The new forum seems to be working OK and so I thought I would just add a few explanatory notes so that people get the best out of it.

I have seen a couple of minor error messages where some attachments are missing - this is down to faults in the old kunena forum software which had a mismatch between attachments listed in the database and actual attachment files. I will try and fix these manually where needed.

There are a lot of configuration options users can set in their profile to tweak the way the software works, you can alter the default notifications, change your password, avatar etc. etc.

I have deliberately not enforced a draconian password regime - you are all adults and I am sure you understand that weak passwords are bad. The passwords on the system are stored as an irreversible hash so that even if someone managed to get the database they would have to try random passwords in order to try and match each hash. Hackers will do this and there are tools to help them, so don't use your favorite football team as a password! The hash scheme used in the new forum is a lot more secure than the old one and this is the reason you needed to change passwords via password recovery.

For good passwords a simple combination of two or three words separated by funny characters defeats a lot of hacking tools, so a password like Bugger-Bognor! is pretty secure (do not use this example!) 

Members who have admin/moderation rights NEED to choose a secure password as you have a lot of power and want to keep the forum secure and running smoothly.

The SMF wiki has a lot of useful information for both users and administrators:

https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Main_Page

I hope the new forum will be reliable and am happy to answer any questions.

Dave



 

[Mark Evans]

Hi Dave,

I've just noticed the "Contact the UCET team" link on the main menu, the info could maybe do with editing to point potential new members to the Blue Bell Inn, Rhosesmor Rd, Halkyn CH8 8DL, instead of the Glan as we seem to have adopted this as our preferred after trip venue?

Mark

[admin]

Hi Dave,

I've just noticed the "Contact the UCET team" link on the main menu, the info could maybe do with editing to point potential new members to the Blue Bell Inn, Rhosesmor Rd, Halkyn CH8 8DL, instead of the Glan as we seem to have adopted this as our preferred after trip venue?

Mark

Thanks,
I have updated the contact link and the home page

Dave