You might have noticed changes in the forum lately. We have been adding features we thought you might like. More may be yet to come; keep a look out!
Pictures: The Gallery has been added, so you can create your own Photo Gallery right here in the forum. No need to use Photobucket or similar sites any longer. You can link to your pictures in posts just like you used to do with Photobucket. You can create your own album in your User Control Panel. You can access the Gallery via the 'Gallery' link on the upper right link menu. It will have an icon next to it as soon as I can find the little bugger.
Rating Pictures: While viewing pictures in the Gallery you can leave a comment or a rating for the picture. There is also a photo contest feature that we may enable also.
Pictures and Docs in Posts: We have configured the board to allow you to include Attachments within your posts. This means you can upload pictures and documents right into your post message, rather than linking with a URL. This will prevent the problem of dead links or missing pictures in the future.
Logo and Backgrounds: We have the capability to apply different backgrounds and logos to various pages. We can also change them as desired. So, if you have a suggestion for a logo or background image just let us know and we'll find a place for it as long as it is appropriate. Keep in mind the logo needs to be sized so it won't interfere with the menus.
"Thanks!" for Post: Recently added is that ability to give a particularly helpful or informative post 'Thanks' or 'Thumbs Up'. When reading a post look in the right corner of the message, there is a 'Thumbs Up' icon. If you especially like the post, click the icon and thank the poster for it!
Colors and Styles: If you would like to have a different color scheme, you can change you default forum style yourself. In your User Control Panel go to Board Preferences and select from the choices in the 'Styles' drop down box.
TapaTalk Tapatalk has been installed for the forum now. Tapatalk is a smartphone app for accessing forums. It makes it easier to read posts and reply to posts from a smartphone rather than using the browser.
Stay tuned for more features! There are plans to resurrect the USA Patrol Registry and re-introduce the International Patrol Registry. We are starting to collect documents, so watch the document library grow with time.
We value your opinion! Let us know what you'd like to see, or if it's great just the way it is.