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4. I've also added the "ConfirmAccount" extension, so nobody can create an account without approval from someone with an elevated level of access (what's called a "bureaucrat" in Mediawiki). Since nobody can create page without having an account, that should keep the spamming little bastards under c...

Since there's been a major spam issue with the wiki for a while now, I've done some research and decided that the best bang for buck upgrade path is to go from our existing version Mediawiki v1.16 (old and unsupported) to v1.19.11 LTS (long term support) which is a couple of versions old now but is ...

I just got done upgrading the Wiki to a newer version which should help with the spam issue. I'll put up a separate post about it in a minute.

It hasn't actually happened, yet... I've been able to hang on to the more-expensive server for now, by the skin of my teeth. I'd rather keep it that way if I can because it won't take much to ramp up beyond the capabilities of anything cheaper and switching back and forth between servers is a royal ...

SOMETHING is indeed "happening"... As soon as I figure out what it is, exactly, you'll be the... I dunno, fifth or sixth to know? Maybe ninth. I expect I'll be about the third

It's definitely a possibility

Thanks guys and girls. I appreciate it, I really do. I still don't really know what to do about it but well, yeah, it's nice to know you still want me back even if I've got nothing to give you

Yes, thank you Gobb, it's good to see you. Even if at the moment you don't feel like meaningful work on Paradox, just popping in and saying 'G'day' is good enough, it gives us hope that things will kick off again. This is like my online family, all of you guys are, I'm just never getting to see any...

I'm game. PM sent

I hear you too. I'm still alive, and I haven't forgotten about any of you. I'm just quiet because I just don't know what to say at the moment. I live in hope that one day I'll wake up and suddenly have the time, energy, motivation and help I need to get some meaningful work completed on Paradox. Rig...

I know nothing about the wiki's native security, but is it possible to put up a Captcha or one of those "Which of these are cats?" kind of security features on the wiki so we stop getting spammed with all this... well, spam? The wiki's native security is crap by default. It's definitely possible to...

Precisely. And the "Recharge Kit" would be if you did not want to wait for the end of the cooldown period. The 1-Token Recharge Kit would be consumed but there would be no limit on how many you could use in any given period. Keep in mind that the cooldown period of one month was purely suggestive a...

A cooldown period? Even once a month would seem reasonable. Don't know how or even if you could make it work if a player had more than one in inventory, but that's my feedback for now. Maybe make it a device? And have a one-token "recharge kit" available if you have one installed? Are you suggestin...

We appreciate that it's not going to be perfect for everyone, particularly as the game currently stands (the lack of higher-level content and the fact that nobody's resetting these days especially). Even though the item is out there, that doesn't mean that it's absolutely final and set in concrete, ...

Cowboy wrote:Is upgrading to HTML5 a hassle?

Funny, I was just thinking about that today. It's not a hassle if you do it.

Of course he didn't say "humble." He doesn't know what it means

Oh geez, I spend a few days with my head buried in code and this is what I find. LOL

Go buy the new token item. Make it worth my while

Or maybe they didn't. I'd be more concerned if they left it behind when they were... finished.

Cowboy wrote:It is pretty straight, lol.

Yeah, so's Tom Cruise.

Here's a tip, Ragassi, when I'm not busy posting all over the forums, chatting or otherwise behaving like a maniac, I'm possibly... getting on with it. Ya ass

Keep the ideas coming. I've just put a link to this forum thread in the task so when I finally get to it, I'll come back here and try to make something useful out of all the suggestions. I don't know that greying out of specific items in a listbox control is actually possible with standard HTML (and...

I'm not sure that just "fondling" pays all that well.

Who breaks in to a house and doesn't steal anything? This guy: http://cnet.co/LGO5SI

That's in Oregon, but maybe it's the new planking and it's taking over the country by storm?

Since this seems like the place to share, I'll tell you a bit about what's been going on in my life. First, and most obvious, I've been on a one-year "secondment" at work, since July 13 2011, to a job which is a lot more time-consuming and, yes, stressful than my regular job. Worse, because there wa...

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Is that what you were aiming for?

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Good suggestion. On the list.

Yes, but that's just YOUR suggestions. For everyone else, the OP still applies

Keep the ideas coming

God I hate it when he shouts at me! He's right though... a new token item that's been close to completion for a long time is now back on the radar right near the top of my pile of work, so if you have any spare cash lying around (and don't we all, right?) then please consider investing in the game a...

Wow, geez, thanks guys and girls. Belated thanks

I fixed it in an alternate timeline.

For reasons not yet known, our domain name server crashed overnight which means Paradox (game, forums and anything else ending in .paradoxthemusical.com) may have been offline for some people for a period of time.

The server has now been reset and appears to be functioning normally.

Very creepy indeed. Interesting twist at the end there too... assuming I've understood it correctly anyway

Nope, moving forward there isn't a reason for this not to happen. As soon as the last quest is completed (or whatever the "completed" requirement is post-beta), we can record how many turns/days has been spent and log it somewhere for leaderboard purposes.

Point taken, Aramada. The specific event was fairly public, but you're right, not EVERYONE knows what happened and I shouldn't assume that they do. I won't go into details, but just so everyone's across it, I'll summarise by saying that Invisible took whining to a whole knew level, and then crossed ...

When this place goes like "full on" beta............... why not re-set everyone? To some degree, that's going to happen anyway. It'll have to, because things like the fastest reset won't make any sense with the new reset requirements. We'll take snapshots of the pre-beta leaderboards for fame and g...

I kinda think they should be hidden while in DISABLED mode, it isn't really false sense in that case, they aren't able to log in, so they are basicly not playing the game anymore at that point till the matter is resolved and they get back on, in which case, they wouldn't be in DISABLED mode anymore...

DJ with attitude! Awesome

Split

Everyone should have a hopping good time, once everyone hops to it and there will definitely be some eggstatic people around who are having eggceptionally good times, along with some hoppingly good prizes. The time for such puns is ova! I'm sorry, these are very bad yolks, and I shell no longer par...

You raise a good point, cowboy. I was thinking about that in light of recent events (we all know what I'm talking about). I mean, technically those leaderboard positions are still valid, and while a player is disabled, they still exist and MAY be able to come back. Until they're deleted, their spots...

Thanks for posting that update, Rag! As mentioned above, things on my side have been turned upside-down thanks to the arrival of some house-guests who were meant to stay for three days but who may now be here for... well, hopefully no more than another week, but it could be until April 20! Hopefully...

True! It's supposed to be warm and sunny today, but what are all these clouds about, and why is the ground wet? This both worries AND confuses me!

TPBM is angry about something.

Actually....

It's definitely something, Mack

"is both his own mother and father"

That's quite some time travel!

There are *definitely* not enough quests in the game, and that's a HUGE part of what Beta is about. Fizzbin, I suspect you're going to like what we're planning

We're something, Sal

I appreciate everyone who appreciates everything we're trying to do here, and especially everyone who's stuck by this game... hell, by me... through the tough times in the last couple of years. You guys all rock, and I hope you know who you are! If not... well, I'd try to post a list here but I guar...

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