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Category: Chat Mods

Addon Information

Works with 3.2

Author:	ybe [more]
Version:	0.60a
Date:	09-07-2009 02:33 AM
Size:	195.71 Kb
Downloads:	691
Favorites:	33
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MessageBoard

MessageBoard
It's a guild-wide message-board. That means it is a forum, like you know from web-based discussion-sites. The difference is that this is a 100% in-game WoW addon. It does not need a web-server, or a server-character that is always logged in, or external software, or anything special.

It is no secret that it's often difficult to get guildies to log in to the web-site to check messages. It's usually only the "hardcore" people that bother on a regular basis. This addon will help you. It requires no technical skills at all, beyond the ability to use a simple forum. Just install and play.

Changes from v0.55 RC1
[added] Custom layouts/skinning (see the file "layout.txt")

Requirements
You need to:
- install the addon
- be a member of a guild
(easy, eh?)

Usage
- To open MessageBoard, press the minimap icon.
- Hover the mouse over the minimap icon for positioning-help.

Features
- Custom layouts/skinning (see the file "layout.txt")
- Supports announcements, sticky topics and normal topics.
- Users can set an avatar.
- Administrators can be assigned by officer's note.
- The text-editor supports inserting item-links by dropping an item at the cursor.
- The database size is regulated by automatic pruning, by means of message-count.

Please note
It is easy to forget that you are not using a regular forum, but it's all within the limits of the WoW game. This means that when you log in, you must allow MessageBoard 2 to 3 minutes to update data. The time will vary dependent on several factors. But the more messages, the slower it updates. To not bore you with technicalities, suffice to say that it is because you are not using a real web-server and slow systems must get a chance too. The addons talk to eachother, so the more people in the guild that have the addon, the better.

Administrators
An admin is needed to set MessageBoard options, like message-limit for database pruning (auto-removal of old posts) and to set the main-page Administrator Message. The admin can also edit and delete any post. An admin is assigned by typing "#MB:A" (without quotes) in the officer's note in the WoW guild-roster. He or she will also need access to read the officer's note (in the WoW guild-roster rank settings) for the addon to be able to read it. Write-permission is not needed.

Optional Files - MessageBoard

Sorry, there are currently no optional files available.

Archived Versions - MessageBoard

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
MessageBoard	0.60	196kB	ybe	09-06-2009 02:26 PM
MessageBoard	0.55	190kB	ybe	07-27-2009 01:46 PM
MessageBoard	0.53	188kB	ybe	07-17-2009 03:31 PM
MessageBoard	0.51	187kB	ybe	07-10-2009 02:53 PM

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07-10-2009, 07:13 PM
Hipnotik A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	Very cool idea! Gonna check it out.

07-10-2009, 07:02 PM
123noob A Frostmaul Preserver Forum posts: 256 File comments: 75 Uploads: 4	very very cool! 4 thumbs up! __________________ Sever: Twisting Nether Character: BloodElf Paladin (Level - 35)

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