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Episode Duration: 1:10:25
On This Episode: Douglas Bell (Fountain of Apples) and David Lewis (Highway of Life)

If you thought we spent a lot of time talking about the weather on phpBB Weekly, this episode will prove you right and then some. On this episode, Douglas comes on in the middle of Washington, DC’s historic blizzard of 2010, dubbed by the locals as either the “snowpocalypse” or “snowmageddon.”

But after spending the first 10 minutes ranting about this record-breaking storm, we take a look at the first release candidate of phpBB 3.0.7 which was seeded to the QA Team this past week. David dubs it the “fix the RSS/ATOM feeds release,” but there are a number of other fixes implemented towards the new features that came with 3.0.6.

We also mention the change in MOD Team leadership that occurred this week, saying goodbye to Igor Wiedler (eviL<3) who is stepping down from his role as MOD Team Leader, and welcoming back Eric Faerber (wGEric) who is returning to the role.

David then leads another discussion on Search Engine Optimization for phpBB3, inspired by a phpBB.com discussion topic inquiring what the best methods are available for board admins. He also recommends this post on Dave Rathbun’s phpBB Doctor blog to find out more about what SEO is, and isn’t.

The MOD of the Week is disable warning administrators and moderators by t_backoff, and the Style of the Week is achik by napy8gen.

Finally, our easter egg bonus at the end of the episode is of the Greatest Snow Forecast Ever — enjoy!