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We have changed the user profile portal to include member awards. If awards were given to a member, a new graphic will show up and links to the award topics will be displayed. Example: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showuser=73 We hope you like this addition :)

Just got a few unpublished Rihanna pictures so I'll share them in case you are a collector. The pictures are more "private", so they are not really like promo pics ;) http://www.buzzjack.com/contentimages/r1.jpg http://www.buzzjack.com/contentimages/r2.jpg http://www.buzzjack.com/contentimages/r3.jpg http://www.buzzjack.com/contentimages/r4.jpg http://www.buzzjack.com/contentimages/r5.jpg http://www.buzzjack.com/contentimages/r6.jpg

Congrats :) I'm sure you will do a great job as usual!

We have modified our Terms of Service today to ensure they cover the most important regulations. BuzzJack reserves the right to review and revise the Terms of Use from time to time without prior notice and, by using this site subsequent to any revision of the Terms of Use, you agree to be bound by such changes. You can review our terms by clicking the link below http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?act=boardrules Thank you for your attention :)

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Answer: A troll - someone who stirs up trouble for the fun of it - is generally regarded as someone who posts offensive messages only to get others annoyed, posts the same thing over and over again to take up space or to boost thier post count (spamming) and ruin the flow of the forums, posts only to advertise some other site, or who starts posting insults in the hope that people will take the bait and get into a "flame war" with them. A troll is not someone who happens to disagree with you in relation to a valid discussion or topic in the forums, even if their opinion is totally opposed to yours and pisses you off. There is a thread in the feedback forum where you can link to troll activity if you spot it. By doing that, you will be providing the Administrators and Moderators with valuable in keeping the site ticking over smoothly and maintaining a good atmosphere between genuine posters. Q17) What about the off-topic discussiona area? Surely the rules will be relaxed slightly there? 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There is no problem at all to apply if you are new. What matters is giving it a try or you might miss it. If you are an active member and you are interested in becoming a moderator on a forum that interests you - just give it a go :)

Our chat help section was updated today to reflect the latest changes ;)

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Will do that hehe :)

I think he means the smilies, but they have been fixed already :) He just entered too fast while I still worked on a config option

Maintenance completed :)

Chat room maintenance will be performed during the next 30 minutes. Once done it will be available again :)

One more thing: I noticed many people entering and leaving quickly. If you look at the history below you will notice many people missed others cause they simply left too fast instead just stying inside to fill the room up :) Example: thefletch entered the room BuzzJack thefletch has left the room BuzzJack thefletch entered the room BuzzJack thefletch has left the room BuzzJack Sabs entered the room BuzzJack Sabs has left the room BuzzJack thefletch entered the room BuzzJack thefletch has left the room BuzzJack Joshwaaa entered the room BuzzJack Joshwaaa has left the room BuzzJack Tyler entered the room BuzzJack Tyler: See no one is ever in here when I am Tyler has left the room BuzzJack If everyone would just stay inside a few minutes it would fill up quickly! :)

That's why search is better! The 1000 limit result is what helps to keep things fast. If we would add the show all posts option it would search over 1 million posts just to find a users posts. Something like this is a real killer :)

This sounds like you have some spyware on your computer loading an iframe from some other web site or refreshing ads (can be invisible), meaning if you click "back" you are actually targeting the spyware and the forums won't go "back" to the previos page. Example: Your spyware reloads an ad (visible/invisible) and refreshes 3 times while you read a topic. When it refreshes the browser focus is set to the ad so you actually don't go back one page but show the previous ad (spyware). It's a common issue and you should look into a anti-spyware tool like Ad-Aware to get rid of it

It means that it must have been me cause I didn't know there is no MCR forum (I really had the impression it was in one of the forum descriptions tho which is why I added it to the text) That's why I said: I demand a one week ban for my mistake lol :)

Oops :) I demand a one week ban for Jason... hmm wait... that would be me... Ok forget that one :)

Updated chat help with Q&A :)

Chat is back :) No new features - just making sure there is less confusion and multiple rooms are supported etc. J

Will be back in 15 minutes :) Updating it as we speak!

I have created this topic to explain the chat room a little bit better. If you have additional questions, please do ask :) http://www.buzzjack.com/images/chatguide.gif General F.A.Q Q: I am in the chat but it takes long to see the message I typed A: This is most likely a problem with your bandwidth. The chat itself doesn't require much bandwidth, but it can require a lot if you are listening to someones voice or if you are watching someones web cam. Listening to audio / watching a cam requires more bandwidth than just chatting. It's basically the same like audio streaming which can use up a few kb per second depending on the quality of the stream. If someone is streaming with DSL but you are using a modem you will most likely not hear must and the chat can be slow as your bandwidth is used up. Another issue could be downloads and especially uploads you are processing in the background (P2P for example). Many people don't know that their download speed can also depend on their upload speed. Example: If you are on DSL your upload is slower than your download. If you are uploading at 100% your download or visiting web sites will be very slow because the upload "blocks" your download speed if it's overused. Q: How do I disconnect from the chat? A: Click the red X (top right) and simply close the window. Q: I cannot login with my name - It says: "Already taken" A: Your name got stuck in the chat because your internet connection dropped and the chat doesn't know you left. If you are a member: Connect with another name and ask a mod to remove your name (kick). If you are a mod, use another name and wait til your name times out after a while. Q: How can I listen to other members audio / watch their cam? A: Click the red icon next to their name and a small window will open (you can use float to make it a popup for better chat viewing). The small window is basically a direct connection to a member and you will be able to view their cam or listen to their audio. The broadcaster (member with cam / audio on) is able to see who is watching / listening by clicking the "Who's Watching" button. Q: Someone is annoying me - How do I block people? A: Click their name on the userlist (right side) and select "Block This User". This will make sure you will not read any more message from this user in the chat. It will also exclude the user from sending PMs or watching your web cam / audio. Q: I cannot see the All Users tab in the dropdown list - Why? This can happen if you are using a browser like firefox which sometimes has issues with its buffer. Most times this happens if the chat is very busy or if you were watching / listening to audio / videos before. Sometimes browsers cannot keep up with many things happening at once and your browser buffer goes mad. There is a simple solution: Simply close your browser window and re-enter the chat. Additionally I highly recommend to disable your cache if you are using firefox because this solves many issues. If cache is used your browser will not always show the latest version of a web site / display old content or it simply doesn't update things right (like a user list etc). Setting your cache to 0 can help. Q: How to disable my Firefox cache? 1. Open firefox and type about:config into your address list. 2.) Find the item: "browser.cache.disk.capacity" and doubleclick it 3.) Change the value to 0 and click OK 4.) Close all browsers to apply the changes once you open them again Q: Can I become a chat moderator? Generally: yes. However, we are trying to have a reasonable amount of chat moderators because it doesn't make much sense to have 100 mods in a chat with 20 - 30 people. Because of this we have decided to go this way: All admins, GMs and forum leaders are automatically a chat moderator. Additionally we will run enrollments where forum members can apply to become a chat mod. When we launched the chat we had such an enrollment and members like Sabs and a hand full of others were approved and became a chat mod. We currently have 24 chat mods which is enough for now. If we require more moderators we will launch enrollments again and you can apply. We will base our decisions on your forum history and your timezone to make sure there are enough mods from different timezones. A hint: If you want to become a mod - don't ask until enrollments are open. We simply want a fair enrollment system because just appointing people you like etc would be unfair. On the other side I'm sure you understand that it could get a bit annoying if we always have to answer the same questions - especially because everything is said here already. Do I have to use my forum password to enter the chat? No, the chat is open to everyone - even to guests. Only chat moderators require a password to verify they are a mod. It would be also very confusing to new members who just want to chat for a few members if their favorite nickname was already taken because of someone with the same name or nick preferences. To keep it all simple there is no registration required and guests can just enter. Entering a password would not affect anything if you are not a chat mod (Meaning you could just enter any password without effect) Q: Someone kicked me for no reason! A: Our moderators will kick inactive users because it's a waste of resources and it can also become confusing if there are 10 people and everyone is not talking. If you were kicked, you most likely were inactive and we removed you from the chat. Additionally, if you kept your chat window open and your connection dropped for a second the chat might kick you out automatically. If you believe you were kicked for no reason, please contact a GM or Admin and explain the situation. Make sure you know who kicked you (it will show the name) and be polite. Nobody wants to get kicked for no reason and we understand it, so please provide as many details as possible if you really believe there was no reason to get kicked. Example reasons to get kicked or banned - you were inactive - you were using multiple names in the chat (only one connection is allowed) - you were rude / insulting others - you were using unreadable fonts (nickname fonts / chat fonts) - you were posing as someone you are not / you acted like you are someone else - you were flooding the chat (posting / copying multiple lines to make the chat scroll fast) - you did not identify yourself while using a random name / you didn't tell us you are a new user here (being a guest) Q: How to know if I was kicked or dropped by the chat? If you were kicked the chat will show you a message like "You were kicked by ___MODNAME HERE___. If you were kicked because of connection issues the server will tell you something like: "Your connection to the chat server was lost".

You're very welcome :)

Thats a feature which is being developed right now :) Will allow you to block viewing of public pms :)

A note about the chat: There are two types of private messages. 1.) If you select a user from the dropdown box and you DONT check the private box ALL people in the room can read it - It's basically a public discussion POINTED at your selected user 2.) Private messages- To send a PRIVATE message to one user only, select the user from the dropdown box and check the PRIVATE box next to it. To talk to all users again, uncheck private and select ALL USERS