General Discussion

http://www.bridalhome.com/Conventions.html

Also seems megaplex and oklacon are also there too.

I just rolled out some changes to the user pages on this site.

Before, I merely used the default pages that Drupal provided. The problem was that the pages looked a little... bland. Among other things, there were no icons for the various social networking services, and that just wouldn't do. So I read up on how to customize the user profile layout in Drupal and spent a couple of evenings writing some PHP code and making use of Drupal's theming functions.

Here are the old and the new pages side by side. Click on either to get a full page in a separate window.

Old and busted:		New hotness:

To view any user's user page, just click the user's icon. And if you are viewing your user page, you'll have little edit links available to update the fields.

Feedback and comments (and requests) are welcome!

I'd like to visit the Pittsburgh Zoo this year. It's not far from the Westin, and I want to get some good photos of the animals there. I'll be in Pittsburgh on the Wednesday before the convention starts, but the parking issues at the hotel will likely keep my car parked for the duration. Also, I spoke to someone at the Westin, and she stated that the hotel didn't offer shuttle service to the zoo.

Would anyone be interested in coordinating a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo, sometime between Wednesday and Monday? I can try to help with that in some way, but I certainly won't be able to drive. Also, I'd like to go sometime on Wednesday or Thursday (weather permitting, of course); I'll be busy with con things after it begins.

And this is a long shot (and probably was discussed/attempted), but... maybe the zoo trip can be placed into the programming schedule, somehow (like the charity visit at AC '09)?

Just a quick reminder for people sending artwork/stories to the Anthrocon conbook, please remember to send in your release form (either by US Mail, e-mail, or sending it to the upload site). I checked the upload site last night, and we had received two art submissions with no release form and thus no way to identify who had sent them.

Remember, your submissions are tracked by your release form (page 2 of this document). We cannot use your artwork/stories (or enter you in the Supersponsor drawing) without it.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation!

So I've heard positive ion generators are good for your health and promote a general sense of well being and happiness.

However, they also increase likelihood of lightning strikes when it's turned on.

On the off chance I manage to get my hands on one of these things before I can come to the con(and manage to get it through the airport), would I be able to bring it to anthrocon?

I'm planning on taking a sketchook to this years con and seeing as it's the first time doing so, would an 11x14 be a good size?

Hi folks,

I rolled out some changes in the forums today, most of which resolve around installing the Advanced Forum module. If you're reading this post (or the comments), many of them should be apparent.

The "user info" section to the left of each post and comment now has some statistics, including number of posts and the date joined.

I've added support for the following social sites/networks:

- DeviantArt
- LiveJournal
- Skype
- Flickr
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Delicious

That list is by no means final, and I am evaluating some other sites to put in user profiles.

To add any of these sites to your user account, make sure you are logged in, and visit the Public Profile page.

I did some tweaks to the "staff" and "board" "user badges" that are displayed. If you are a staff member and want the staff badge, please send me a private message.

Got any comments or feedback on the new look and feel? Let me know in the comments!

Hey everybody,

I noticed this forum doesn't have a thread for Skype names (well at least that I have found). So I propose if ya got one put it here (also let us know if you have mic for calls and such).

SomePhatDude is mine, can't wait to talk to ya'll.