phpBB Weekly #018
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Download MP3 Episode (14.9 MB)
Episode Duration: 37:13
On This Episode: Douglas Bell (Fountain of Apples)
Following last week’s episode, paul999 of the MOD Team chatted with me about some of my comments on the new MOD Database–we had a very good conversation. He acknowledged that a number of functions with the new database are not yet completed, and that there will be a much more complete MOD database by the time submitting MODs has been reenabled. The priority of the team was to get the basic MOD database back up as soon as possible so that users could start browsing MODs again.
A sad announcement made by dhn last Sunday announced that Jonathan “SHS`” Stanley was stepping down. Douglas reflects on SHS`’s many contributions to phpBB, and on what this means for the teams. (See also the blog post.)
Douglas covers some of the things that admins who want to set up new boards with phpBB should consider, including whether to install phpBB3 or phpBB2. In addition, he outlines some tips that should be set to prevent new boards from being destroyed from an onslaught of spammers and spambots.
The MOD of the Week is Custom Title MOD by Aexoden, and the Style of the Week is Minimalistic by jozomannen.
