NationStates Jolt Archive

In the wake of Coldorra's NS Browser (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=80852), I have decided to try and undertake a more ambitious project along the same lines; the Phoebian NS Portal. Basically, I want to create a completely customised access point to all of the game, which should enhance its playability in many respects. I may actually turn this project into a piece of coursework...

In any case, what I'd like are suggestions of features people would consider useful. Here's a list of what lines I'm thinking along the lines of so far:

What's here so far

Fully resizable browser window
Forum Tagging (stores list of 'favourite' threads)
Links to find nation/region
Links to GDP Calc
Links to Forums
Multiple Nation Support and fast switching

Possible features in the future

Automatic issues handling (for where you want to pick a specific option every time an issue comes up
Region stats (pulled from the regional data XML feed)- for example, giving details of which nations have the most endorsements
Telegram Archiver
Telegram Blacklisting
Regional Message Board Archiver


All source code will be freely available to those that wish to check for security issues or add their own features (I'd only ask that if you do, you let me see them, so I can learn from others' better coding)

The current version can be downloaded at http://phoebos.co.uk

*edited by Phoebos on 11/13/2003 to update the front page to show the features of the latest version, and to add a quick d/l link*
So... wanted features, please :D

alink to the war calculator too

www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/warcalc.php

Version 1.0 now up!

Get it at http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/nationstates.exe

Get the source code (to check I'm not stealing your passwords or anything :P at
http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/NationStates.rar

Features:

Fully resizable browser window
Forum Tagging (stores list of 'favourite' threads)
Links to find nation/region
Links to Forums
Multiple Nation Support and fast switching

One security issue: the passwords are currently stored in the registry unencrypted. This should be changed with next version, but if any of you are using unsecured computers, it may be advisable to change the passwords before you leave the machine

No wories about that .. it gives me runtime errors if I try to store a nation. :x

Damnit... that's kind of typical. Back to the code I go...

I did consider doing something similar to this in Flash, getting information from the XML streams, etc, and allowing people to display a sort of dynamic summary of whatever information they wanted in a nice fancy environment, but then I thought it was too much like hard work, so I gave up.

My NS Webby (http://www.vinari.co.uk/ns/)

If you get 404's, don't complain, it's because I'm having prollems with the domain and the server, and I'm also playing around with the site anyway at the moment...

Problems with storing nations are now fixed. I'd forgotten to put speechmarks around one word... messed it all up :oops:

I don't understand how to login.

Going to forum gets me this error:
"Run script error '9':
Subscript out of range"

It doesn't do it if I specify a correct forum title. Are you using an if/then type thing for that? Why don't you add an else for whatever someone might type... and it'll just bring that person to the main forum index.

Good though!

-TT

Good point... currently, the clicking 'go' when it's on 'Forum' will crash it. This will be fixed. In the meantime, use the drop down box to select the forum you want to view

I'll only use it if there is a way to disable the link too the GDP Calc (I hate the GDP Calc).

Currently, there is no link to the GDP calc, so I'd grab it before I add one in :P

If you want it to be disabled, though, that's easy enough to do. I'm sure I could make an arrangement for such a distinguished nation as yourself

For anybody who might want a screenshot, there is one at

http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/screenshot.gif

Well, I like it...atleast the concept of it. Just earlier today I was thinking about the quick-switch feature (and I hadn't read this yet, promise ;))

Trying to get the POST things working was the annoying bit about that... for some reason, they have to be stored as byte arrays rather than strings... anyway, working now

For anybody who might want a screenshot, there is one at

http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/screenshot.gif
Ooh. . .
nice

Currently, there is no link to the GDP calc, so I'd grab it before I add one in :P

If you want it to be disabled, though, that's easy enough to do. I'm sure I could make an arrangement for such a distinguished nation as yourself
Thankee. :D

You're quite welcome

where is it? i can't find it

http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/nationstates.exe

it just comes up w/ this screen and redirects me to some forum. am i the only one?

Well it is great fun, but a couple of bugs:

1. No back button

2. It seems to be based on Internet Explorer

3. When I try to open a new window it gives me an IE window instead of a PNS or even Netscape (which is my default browser) window

4. It has trouble staying logged in and can not remember passwords.

Also, a link to the proposal list would be greatly appreciated.

By version 4 I bet there is a news item on this. :P

1. Eek... with all the things I'd been working on, I completely neglected to add standard browser navigation functions. At the moment, they can be acheived by right clicking and selecting 'back'... I'll add the buttons themselves in the next update
2. Yep, it is. Is this a bug? :P
3. I know... ideally, I want a new PNP (I prefer that acronym) window to open. Currently I'm not sure how to make it so. This will be changed soon as I work out how to do it
4. Hmm. I'm not sure what you mean, here. It can certainly remember passwords... you set them up in the world-Nations box and then use the Nations drop down box to select and log into one. The process is a little unintuitive, so I'll describe it here:

Go to World-Nations
Hit New Nation
Type nation name
Go back to world-Nations (should be fixed so you don't have to do this next version)
select nation
Type password
Hit 'Store Nation'

Then in the main window, select a nation from the nations list, and hit go

Update... a problem with the store tag function that would result in it being stored incorrectly if there were other parameters passed is now fixed

I have a suggestion; rather than use the default VB internet browser plugin, you could have a preference which could make it use a netscape one instead.

Downside is (at least, as far as I can work it out) that you'd have to have two sets of forms...

Yes, and I may well also have to rewrite a bunch of the code for interaction with the browser.

I won't dismiss the idea offhand, but it's highly unlikely to happen, and certainly not anytime soon. There are other features I feel will be far more useful

Hehehe.

If you ever want a hand, just ask.

2. Yep, it is. Is this a bug? :P

Isn't IE one giant bug? :twisted:

NEWS:

Version 1.01 is up; fixing most errors from the previous version, and adding in all the basic features that I left out in order to get version 1 released. It can be found in the same location:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/nationstates.exe
Those of you upgrading from version 1 may find it doesn't work. If you're comfortable editing the registry, browse to hkey_current_user/software/VB and VBA Program Settings/NationStates/Progopts and delete the key 'firstuse'.

If you're not, or you can't be bothered, download http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/update.exe, which does it for you. I suggest deleting it after running it

2. Yep, it is. Is this a bug? :P

Isn't IE one giant bug? :twisted:

I reserve comment on that one...

Anyway, you'll be pleased to know version 1.01 has a special Qaaolchoura mode which disables the link to the GDP calc :P

Anyway, you'll be pleased to know version 1.01 has a special Qaaolchoura mode which disables the link to the GDP calc :P
Thanks Phoebos. :twisted:

Err. . .
Phobeos, when I try to store nation it closes the program on me.

The storing nation bit is a bit temperamental... the process is weird, and I need to change it. For now, here's what you need to do:

Go to World-Nations
Hit New Nation
Type nation name
Go back to world-Nations
select nation in the drop down box
Type password
Hit 'Store Nation'
Close the program (sorry)
Open it again
Your nation will be in the nations list

Note: You can store multiple naitons and then close the program to avoid having to do it repeatedly

User friendliness is something I need to work on

I love how easy it is too get to proposals and memberlist though, and how it stays on Qaaolchoura mode even after I close it. :D

Err, would it be possible to have something like that for telegrams?

Yes. I'm also hoping to include a telegram archiving feature, but this will take a little more time

and then i'm referred to this site:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/

when i click on your link, i get this site:
<link removed>
and then i'm referred to this site:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/
First off could you git rid of the first link?

I'll explain what you should do, but the link distorts my laptop screen. and you now no longer need it.

Anywhen, when you reach http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/

You then simply add "files/update.exe" onto the end of it.

They want you going through their members' homepage first.

Peace, Truth, and Justice,
Luke

Ahh... sorry about that. Seems Lycos doesn't like external linking. Qaaol's method shold work, though, even if it is a little cumbersome

thanks

When I go there all I get is


Lycos Tripod Website Building
You are trying to download this file from a member page hosted on Lycos Tripod UK for free:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/nationstates.exe

To access this file, you need to visit the member page first:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless
(you will be redirected in 5 seconds)

Perhaps Phoebos, you could eliminate this hassle by adding a 4-5 line html page on your site that has links to the files.

(it's very good btw)

May just host it elsewhere, but will have to wait until I get home to do so...

BUMP

something is wrong with the link :?

All you need to do is open a seperate browser, and paste the URL in. Lycos and other free website hosts have a problem with having a link from a different website. To just fix that, copy and paste!

-TT

Phoebos, are you planning on keeping the download name the same? Because if so, I'll add a link to it on the currently shrouded Lancre website...

In short, yes. And thanks

Oh, I couldn't register on your phpBB. It threw the defult "emailer could not send email" error at me.

Heh, and the Greek text in your logo says "Thitterlih Meendless"...

"Utterly Mindless" would be "Υττερλη Μυνδλεσς"...

;)

Really? I just typed in 'Utterly Mindless' with my font set to greek,

You'll probably find it's registered anyway, just the emailer function is stuffed. The forum's pretty dead, in any case.

When can we expect to recieve the new feature promised?

...Really? I just typed in 'Utterly Mindless' with my font set to greek...

Yeah, the Greek keyboard layout assigns theta ('θ', 'th') to the U key.

When can we expect to recieve the new feature promised?

Next week is half term, so I'm planning to try and get the next version developed (or at least started) then. If I haven't done so, pester me about it :twisted:

I had intended to wait until the end of the week to release the next version (1.1), which should include some of the more advanced features I'm hoping to include. However, for a number of reasons; primarily being the new forum and the unintuitive interface with regard to adding nations, I've released an interim version (v.1.02)

You can find it here:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/NationStates.exe

Note: This needs to be pasted into the URL bar, as lycos have prevented hotlinking (the weasels)

For varied reasons (mostly the suggestion of an autologin feature and the lack of endorsement data in the XML feed, which will push back v1.1), version 1.03 has been released. It can be found at
http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/NationStates.exe
and the source can be found at
http://members.lycos.co.uk/utterlymindless/files/NationStates.rar

I want to help but my VB is so screwed right now....maybe I can code an autoupdate thing in java,if you store the latest version number on your site somewhere

I went to the news via "world" drop down menu and it opened in an IE browser window in the background...might want to look into that.

Two more things.

1) did you disable the auto-sqitch thing, or am I just incompetant (can't figure out how).

2) There isn't a down arrow on the scroll bar!! Not to big of an issue, but you might want to fix it all the same.

Does anyone use this program AND autologin? If so, does it work?

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/salusasecondus2.jpg
SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling
PGP: 0x0604DF3E

Does anyone use this program AND autologin? If so, does it work?

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/salusasecondus2.jpg
SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling
PGP: 0x0604DF3E


I'll try it now...



Edit: Seems to work fine

Edit: Seems to work fine

Did you close the program completely in between trials?

Edit: Seems to work fine

Did you close the program completely in between trials?

Yup, I tried with two seperate nations too

Thank you.

Two more things.

1) did you disable the auto-sqitch thing, or am I just incompetant (can't figure out how).

2) There isn't a down arrow on the scroll bar!! Not to big of an issue, but you might want to fix it all the same.

1. Not disabled, although is only in the latest version. Go to help, about and view the version number. If it reads 1.03(beta), then you should have autologin cycle in the world-nations menu. If not, or you don't have help-about, you'll need to get the latest version.

2. By golly, you're right. I'd never noticed that before

*here, arrow. Come to daddy...*

Phoebos, you might want to change the GDP Calc link to the better calc..it has military budget in it, I don't know if you've seen it.

http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/gdpcalc.php?nation=[Nation name]&defenseprovided=1&defense=20&militarybudget=1

Phoebos, you might want to change the GDP Calc link to the better calc..it has military budget in it, I don't know if you've seen it.

http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/gdpcalc.php?nation=[Nation name]&defenseprovided=1&defense=20&militarybudget=1

This specifies defence spending and percentage of budget, which may well be different for different nations. I'd rather leave it with the simple version

Good point.

Are you supposed to go to "the forum with no name" when you click the link on the first page?

Are you supposed to go to "the forum with no name" when you click the link on the first page?



Copy and paste the url into your address bar instead, becaue lycos has isssues with linking directly to files

The only thing I really miss from the NS browser is the button for View Latest Posts in the nation bar. I can live without the google search. All in all it's great!

View latest posts, eh?

I can add that

Pheobos,

Upon [violet]'s request I'll be certifying Coldorra's code so that we can link to it from the News page. I'm willing to do this for you as well. Just try to hit a version that won't be updated for a bit (so that my copy isn't immediately out of date) and we'll work on it.

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/salusasecondus2.jpg
SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling
PGP: 0x0604DF3E

Great :D

I'll try to roll out a stable version within the next few days. I'm moving towards the idea of keeping the main program without a lot of the expanded features I was suggesting, as I don't want it to become bloatware. They may well now be made into additional programs that can integrate with the original portal.

Great :D

I'll try to roll out a stable version within the next few days. I'm moving towards the idea of keeping the main program without a lot of the expanded features I was suggesting, as I don't want it to become bloatware. They may well now be made into additional programs that can integrate with the original portal.

ack I've been kind of bogged down latley, but you could probably add an autoupdate thing into the portal itself pretty easily, that would allow you to continue with new versions, and btw, did you fix any of those subscript errors?

Could we have a status bar before you close it up? It's somehow disconserting to not see the little blue progress bar and the url of any link you hover over.

Pheobos,

Upon [violet]'s request I'll be certifying Coldorra's code so that we can link to it from the News page. I'm willing to do this for you as well. Just try to hit a version that won't be updated for a bit (so that my copy isn't immediately out of date) and we'll work on it.

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/salusasecondus2.jpg
SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling
PGP: 0x0604DF3E

Very cool.

ack I've been kind of bogged down latley, but you could probably add an autoupdate thing into the portal itself pretty easily, that would allow you to continue with new versions, and btw, did you fix any of those subscript errors?

I'm somewhat loath to write an autoupdate routine... I'd rather just let people download new version if they wish, rather than have them foisted upon them. This would also allow them to check the code (if they so desired) to ensure I hadn't sent any malicious bits along with the update.

Could we have a status bar before you close it up? It's somehow disconserting to not see the little blue progress bar and the url of any link you hover over.

Working on now...

Hey everybody. Take a look at Phoebos' title! Are we viewing the rise of a nascent tech modling? :shock:

No, we're viewing the utilisation of the custom nation titles implemented today by [violet].

Check the news page, then go check your settings.

Although the title of modling is somewhat appealing :D

I don't think we're hiring right now. But I know that both [violet] and I would like to see your browser when it is ready.

I tried setting up the auto-login thingy with my nations, but I couldn't figure out how to actually log in and I kept clicking the 'NationStates' logo at the top of the screen every time I tried to do it. After several failed attempts at setting it up, I got blocked from logging in (which is why I'm posting as the puppet nation that I was logged in as :P ).

Could somebody explain to me what you're supposed to do with it? ;)

I don't think we're hiring right now. But I know that both [violet] and I would like to see your browser when it is ready.

Sorry. I've been feeling somewhat ill this week, and as such haven't had a chance to work on it as much as I was intending to. Only a couple of things that I want to put in though, so should (provided I feel better) be done fairly soon.

So let's all offer Phoebos a colective "get well soon" and hope he gets the portal up ASAP.

Things are happening on the portal front...

Firstly, after much thought, I've decided to give it a home. So far, it's been ad hoc, and people are probably using multiple versions that may or may not be completely out of date. So all things related to the portal can be found at http://phoebos.co.uk

Secondly, version 1.1 has been released. Guess where you can download it from?

Major kudos to Phoebos, the new Portal is awesome. Great work, and thanks!

Weeee...*signs up for account*

Hey, why not put a shameless plug into the portal for a link to that site? It'd be useful for reporting bugs ;)

Weeee...*signs up for account*

Hey, why not put a shameless plug into the portal for a link to that site? It'd be useful for reporting bugs ;)

Good idea

Salusa has sent me the code and I'm going to check this out RSN.

Looks very interesting!

]Salusa has sent me the code and I'm going to check this out RSN.

Looks very interesting!

Good good... but what does RSN mean?

v1.11 has been released. It fixes a few bugs (many thanks to Naleth for pointing them out) and adds the new forum in. Can be downloaded at http://phoebos.co.uk/portal.php

Good good... but what does RSN mean?

Real Soon Now.

And I'll check out v1.11 when my life has reassumed a sane balance again.

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/salusasecondus2.jpg
SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling

I can't wait for the official version.

v1.11 has been released. It fixes a few bugs (many thanks to Naleth for pointing them out) and adds the new forum in. Can be downloaded at http://phoebos.co.uk/portal.php
:D
Now on to the suggestions. ... I have a bunch of those, too (actually, I'll probably take a crack at learning VB first so I can try to make them myself).

<tag>

What's a .rar file?

What's a .rar file?


like a zip but differnt compression, just search around for a free decompresser, I'll tell you the one I found in a minute actually,have to check


edit: look for one called "winRAR"

What's a .rar file?


like a zip but differnt compression, just search around for a free decompresser, I'll tell you the one I found in a minute actually,have to check


edit: look for one called "winRAR"

Thanks. *downloads*

Link to WinRAR download page
(with downloads for Windows, Pocket PC, Linux, MacOS, XDOS, and FreeBSD - wow!):

http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

Link to WinRAR download page
(with downloads for Windows, Pocket PC, Linux, MacOS, XDOS, and FreeBSD - wow!):

http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

Do we need to DL this to open the Portal?

Yeah, you need that to uncompress it. But any free .rar decompresser will do.

This threw up an error and died the first time I ran it, but worked fine the second time. It's very cool!

I have a few tips that you might find useful:
If you replace "page" with "target" in an URL, you get the properly framed NationStates page -- that is, with the banner up the top and the sidebar menu on the side. So you might want to do this with most of the "shortcuts" to places like the UN.
The link to the news page is now "/news/", not "/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=news".
The link "...index.cgi/page=display_region" (ditto if you replace "page" with "target") defaults to displaying whichever nation you're logged in as. You might find this handy to create a button to display the nation's home page.
The same concept applies to "display_region" -- it defaults to display the region your logged-in nation belongs to.

I'll get this onto the News page either now or, if you'd prefer, after you've tweaked it. :)

Okay, this is very cool.

One thing though. Is there any way to have a pull down list of frequently viewed regions or nations? Also to get multiple windows for different threads or national pages?

Spoffin, there is as yet no history, but it's something I'll consider implementing in the next incarnation of this... which is going to be a little different

[violet], the errors regarding the first time use were fixed a few versions back, but I've implemented your suggestions regarding page/target, and changed the news link as appropriate.

Version 1.2 has been released, incorporating these changes, and can be found at http://www.phoebos.co.uk

If it pleases you, I would be honoured to have this mentioned on the news page.

:D

I'll take a look at the new version sometime in the next week.

Okay, once SalusaSecondus gives it the thumbs'-up, we'll get a News item about it happening.

Really good work, Phoebos!

I still haven't DLed it, sorry though I do think this is a very neat thing. As to posting it in the News, Is the Server it's on trust worthy enough not to worry about it getting hacked, or is Max going to host it on his server.

Sorry, no not enough about technology, simply asking.

Forum navigation issue. No URL to the thread you're on, so providing a link for someone else becomes tricky.

Regional and national navigation though: excellent.

Spoffin, if you are using Windows you can simply right click anywhere on the page and click "Properties," it will show you the url and you can select, copy, and paste it when you need to.

Spoffin, if you are using Windows you can simply right click anywhere on the page and click "Properties," it will show you the url and you can select, copy, and paste it when you need to.

Yeah, but that's a pain...

Maybe a 'Copy URL to Clipboard" button or similar somewhere?

At the top of a thread in the forum is the title of the thread. If you right click on this and select 'copy shortcut' you get the url to the thread.

I don't really want to add more bits in as I'm trying to give Salusa time to 'vet' it, as it were

Don't worry about me, I'll grab whatever you have sometime in the near future to examine it. I haven't looked at your code in a while due to confusion.

On a slight aside:

I'm not adding further features until I start work on the next full version (going to be a complete rebuild, from a new angle), but, in the meantime, Naleth has been modding. He's added in some great new features:

- 'Notes' section, for storing of random articles of NS related notes
- Automatic addition of a signature to posts (should be one on this, if it works)
- Storage of data in an 'ns.dat' file, rather than the registry (some is still stored in the registry'

It's hosted on my site (http://phoebos.co.uk), so go and take a look.

Shamneless bump.

Also, what ever happened to the news item?



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The Most Serene People's Republic of Naleth
"Life is a suicide mission"
Shameless Plug for Adelaide (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=display_region/region=Adelaide)
Getting Help Page (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=help)
The Tech FAQ (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=81296)

SalusaSecondus has to verify the code first.

So unusual for me to be waiting for Sal to do something! Must... enjoy... moment...

Hehehe...

I verified the OLD code. Fine fine fine, I have some free time today . . ..

I've emailed a copy on to [violet]. The code that I've reviewed appears to be clean (though I may have missed something). Unfortunately, I cannot verify the binary right now because my VB install is messed up.

If you download a copy of the program from his site and want to make sure that it is the same that I reviewed, and you have PGP, you can check it again the sig that I have below (I'll also try to add an MD5 later).

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/salusasecondus2.jpg
SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling
PGP: 0x0604DF3E

[code:1:941a88b3f0]-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: PGP 8.0.2

iQA/AwUAP9uFERdaBcsGBN8+EQKszgCgyWO6uW7nxXjZHs6TINIfK1K/GggAoJbP
ltxoBuxh6WuAqY8FPpQ/1Tbo
=W/2N
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----[/code:1:941a88b3f0]

Try as I might, I can't find Naleth's modded version on the dl site. I know he took off the link for a bit to work on some things, but did he put it back up? If not, when can we expect it, and if so, where is it?

Thanks in advance.

It should be there now. I think I forgot to put it up after one of the edits I made. I noticed a few hours later that it wasn't (after working on it a bit more), and uploaded it again.

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The Most Serene People's Republic of Naleth
"Life is a suicide mission"
Shameless Plug for Adelaide (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=display_region/region=Adelaide)
Getting Help Page (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=help)
The Tech FAQ (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=81296)

Naleth, it's great. Only one problem. Every time I try to go to the NationStates Forum, I get an error message.

"Runtime error 13

Type mismatch."

Is it an error in the code or do I simply have to change a setting or something? (Tried disabling Sigs.)

Hmm ... So it does ... I'll look into this (don't ever go to the NS forum .. didn't notice).

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The Most Serene People's Republic of Naleth
"Life is a suicide mission"
Shameless Plug for Adelaide (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=display_region/region=Adelaide)
Getting Help Page (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=help)
The Tech FAQ (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=81296)

Ok, there was a problem with the way I pulled the forum out of the URL (to get the different sigs to work). All better now.

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The Most Serene People's Republic of Naleth
"Life is a suicide mission"
Shameless Plug for Adelaide (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=display_region/region=Adelaide)
Getting Help Page (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=help)
The Tech FAQ (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=81296)

New version released to include the new forum. Get it at http://www.phoebos.co.uk

Any news on the news page, btw?