In a few minutes we’ll begin upgrading Grupthink.com to version 2.3.0! This is mainly a stability release, but there are a couple gems to be found. Here are some of the notable improvements:

• Significant performance boosts to front page, grupies page, and topic lists
• Grupie point award: Members with over 1,000 points will not be subjected to ads
• You can now delete comments on your own profile page
• New tools to manage style of site on the back-end
• Put member class in Grupie Badge tooltips
• Fixed: Couldn’t deny friend requests
• Timeline wasn’t working for some topics
• Addresses problem where a special character could disable the ballot
• "View anyway" content overlapping lower answer
• Grups are sorted alphabetically again
• Profile: "Hide swear words"was not working
• Grupie Points: Nothing was earned after successful invite
• Dropdown Boxes Show Through Full-Screen Images on Topic Pages for IE6
• Topics: Next topic filter doesn’t work correctly for Sponsored Topics
• Notification emails contain opt-out instructions again
• Registration: Incorrect grupie points given for registration.
• "Next Topic" Filter: Don’t include grup topics that can’t be viewed
• Deleting a Grup topic taking users to /top/
• Grups: Can’t add a grup topic after joining
• Grup admins couldn’t edit answers
• Answers: Can view inactive answers
• Sign In: Wouldn’t show username/password error when using dropdown
• Registration: Required fields wouldn’t show the first time the page is loaded
• Answers: "Finish and view the answer" fixed
• Topic List: Busiest topics presenting inflated numbers
• Added maintenance mode functionality
• Profile: Adding a comment on profile gave JS error
• Grups: Confusing flow for leaving private grup
• RSS: Error trying to view RSS when no answers exist
• RSS “live bookmark” icons available again for topics and main topic list.
• RSS: Private Grup Topics Can now be seen if you are logged in
• Thumbnails saved as PNG’s to support alpha transparency on different backgrounds
• Many images recreated as PNG to support varied background colors
• Many fixes, and minor enhancements too numerous to mention
• Cake and refreshments for all

I think that’s about it. Please help us find bugs by using the “Report a Bug Link” on the bottom of every page. Thanks!

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