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Members- I've seen a significant increase lately in members using profane language while posting, and using charecters to avoid the badwords filter. The rules are clear: Profane language, and attempts to get around it, is not tolerated on this forum. Each instance is logged, and depending on history and severity, you can lose your posting privledges or membership. Please keep your language clean and respectful, or don't post at all. Thank you for your cooperation. -EMTBravo See Profane Language? Please use the "Report" feature on the post to make the moderators aware. Your report will be anonymously sent to us. *Moderators please take note.

OK, I agree that the peer-to-peer rating system is a bad idea, and have disabled it. This new "rewards" program is not "bribing" people to post, and I am insulted by that accusation, especially when you don't even know what the program is all about yet. If you want to hold prejudices based on other forum experiences, please stop now, because this isn't other forums.

I believe the issue has been fixed, let me know. Also, make sure that your internet options and firewall settings allow you to accept cookies from this site. Those cookies are what enable you to stay logged in on one computer. Also, please use the "Bug Reporting Thread" in the New Upgraded Forum Issues section to report any bugs or issues you are having with the software, so I can keep track. I'm not sure I understand what you are saying? As I said above, it's not about who gets the most points or posts. It will be a multi-faceted sytem. More details will be released as I bring the new rewards system online. The only reason you see the EMTBravo name on the lottery this round is for testing purposes only. I will not enter the lottery as an adminstrator. The moderators can enter the lottery, since they have no access to edit or control the point system.

And that action has been logged. Further actions such as the above will result in the removal of posting privledges. The moderators of this forum have been made aware to patrol for actions like this, and if you believe a member is posting just to increase their post counts, please use the "Report" button on the post to make us aware. Also, all Verified Members should be aware to keep their profiles up to date, to avoid losing their Verified Member status. Please give this system a chance. I will be rolling out a rewards program for quality posts in the Fall. It will include other components to go along with others already introduced, such as a member advisory board, topic of the week, and member of the week, to name a few. We are doing this iniative to try and increase the quality of information and encoruage more members to post. It's also going to be a fun way to reward active members of this forum. As always, we keep members up to date as to what we're up to, and appreciate all feedback, and are open to any comments, questions, or concerns. Feel free to contact us at any time.

Members- We have rolled out a new "Bravo Points" system today. This is accesible via the "Points" link on the top menu bar of the forum, or by visiting this link: http://emtbravo.net/index.php?autocom=points You will earn points for each topic and reply you post. The amounts of points you will earn is specific to each forum, see this chart: http://emtbravo.net/index.php?autocom=points&CODE=29 Other features include: -Lotto system for points. Enter the lottery for the chance to win 1,000 points. -Use the points for discounts or free EMTBravo merchandise (Fall 2007 rollout) -Use the points for prizes (Fall 2007 Rollout) -Buy an increase in your total post count -Bank to deposit and earn interest on points -Buy display name and title changes -Donate Points To Other Members -"Richest Member" rankings -Many more features..... Basically, the more topics and posts you make, the more points you earn. We hope you will enjoy this new feature! -EMTBravo Network Webteam

Members- Please note that the EMTBravo Network is now available via RSS, by clicking on the orange RSS icon at the bottom left of the page. I'm exhausted, so maybe someone can help me out and explain RSS, how it's used, and the benefits of using such. -EMTBravo *Coming in August: Incident Alert RSS feed by region

As stated in the forum rules, any member posting, as determined by us, for the sole reason of increasing their post or point count, will be considered spamming the forums, and their posting privledges will be yanked. We are building this system in preparation for a Fall 2007 rollout of a rewards program for members that consistently post quality information.

Congrats to our first Bravo Points Lotto Round 1 Winner, Oswegowind, who won a jackpot of 80 points! Don't forget to enter the Bravo Points Lotto by clicking the link below, current ticket price is 25 points and Jackpot is currently over 200 points.

That's a good point I forgot to touch on. Any member posting (via our determination) just to accrue points will have said points removed, and a penalty. It will also being considered spamming, which is a violation of the forum rules and could result in the suspension of posting privledges.

I'm glad you guys like the system. I've prorated points-for every post you have made before this system went online= 1 point per post previous to July 2nd, 2007. So, effective now your starting points count should be equal to your post count. As mentioned earlier, the point rates can be found at the link above. Don't forget to enter the Bravo Points Lottery. For a cost of 5 points, you can win a jackpot of 50 or more points!!!!! Enter The Bravo Points Lottery

Same way as before. Click on the "My Controls" on the top menu bar at the top of the page. Scroll down and look for "Edit My Signature" and "Edit My Avatar" in the Personal Profile section of the left sidebar.

Just rolled out a new version of Bravo Orange. How do you Bravo Orange fans like it compared to the old version?

Please report any "bugs" or glitches with the new software on this thread. Thanks! -EMTBravo

Fixed! Thanks for bringing it to our attention!

Here are some of the new features of the forum: Better performance The new software has been tweaked to the hilt to make it one of the best performing yet most feature-packed bulletin board systems available today. Our large forum will reap the benefits of the improved speed and efficiency that this new forum brings. New Skin The new skin has been trimmed and slimmed to make it both a slick, professional, and subdued feel. The new skin also includes improvments to make the pages load faster. Brand new Personal Profile The personal profile feature has been completely redesigned from the ground up, with a large focus on social networking features, such as profile comments and user rating. Buddy lists: Users can now add other users to their buddy list, easing communication between friends and building new relationships. Troublesome users can be ignored. New Rich-text Editor (RTE)The new forum upgade brings an all-new rich-text editor, making it easier for you to apply various formatting to your posts, and see the formatting. There are tons of other new features, we invite you to look around and check out your new forum. -EMTBravo

I've added some new skin choices. More will be added as time allows.

Go to "My Controls" link on the top of the forum, click "Block List" in the left sidebar, and click "Delete". That will remove the user from your block list. A feature of the new board is a buddy list. You can simply add a user as a contact/friend by clicking on their name in a post or their profile, and selecting "Add as friend" The "Users Active In The Past 24 Hours List" has been reinstalled. Please note we are continuing to work to upgrade the forum.

New skins choices will be made available soon.

Members- If you need help using the new upgraded forum and it's features, please check our help files: http://emtbravo.net/index.php?act=Help If you still need further assistance, please feel free to create a topic in this forum and myself or another member will try to assist you. Thanks for your cooperation in this transisition.

Members- Please bear with us while we upgrade the software used on the EMTBravo Network Forums, which will be in progress for the next couple of days. Currently, the feeds from the forums to EMTBravo.com are down temporarily. And the recent topics on top, we are working to restore that too (it was a custom script that we have to rewrite). This new software is on a new server, and will perform faster. There's also a host of new features with this new software, for instance, check out a members profile. More will be announced tommorow. -EMTBravo

Members- As many of you know, the forums were down overnight from approxmately 22:00hrs last night (6-20-07) to approx 0900hrs this AM (6-21-07). This was due to a technical glitch involving the DNS, or site's web "address". This issue has hopefully been resolved, and the forums should come back for all members within the next 2 hours. Thanks for your understanding, and please, keep sharing the knowledge!! -EMTBravo

Members- If I may ask a question, how did you find out about this website, either or both EMTBravo.com and/or EMTBravo.net??? If I also may ask, how do you think can we get the word out to more people in the Metro area Emergency Services community about this forum? The more members there are, the more knowledge is shared, and the better this forum becomes. Thanks for your input! -EMTBravo

THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO MEMBERS WITH A REGISTERED USERNAME BUT ARE USING THE FORUM AS A GUEST, OR HAVE NOT LOGGED IN WITH THEIR USERNAME IN OVER THREE MONTHS As part of our routine forum maintainence, and to keep our database within a reasonble size, we will be removing all EMTBravo accounts that have been inactive (or not logged in to) for more than 3 months in the coming weeks. We strongly reccomend that you login to your account as soon as possible to keep your account and username active to retain the benefits of being a registered member. Your username: (Contact EMTBravo via email to recover lost username) Lost Password Recovery: http://emtbravo.net/index.php?act=Reg&CODE=10 Log In: http://emtbravo.net/index.php?act=Login&CODE=00 Also, please remember to keep your email address current with your account, Please feel free to contact me with any questions by EMAILING us at EMTBravo@EMTBravo.com . Thanks for your cooperation and time! -EMTBravo http://emtbravo.net/index.php

Members- Please remember to keep your email address that's associated with your EMTBravo Membership up-to-date. To do so, click on the "My Controls" link via on the top of this page, scroll down to "Change My Email Address", and follow the instructions on the page. Or, here is the direct link to change your email address: http://emtbravo.net/index.php?act=UserCP&CODE=08 PLEASE NOTE: You will have to re-activate your account after changing your email address. An email will be sent to the email address you specify, outlining what you need to do. IF YOU DO NOT RECIEVE THIS EMAIL, BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL FILTER OR JUNK EMAIL FOLDERS. Proceeding with this action will log you out. It is strongly recommended that you reset your password before changing your email address IF you are unable to remember your password. Keeping your email address current will allow you to recieve news from the EMTBravo Network, notifications of new private messages, and subscribe to specific topics or forums. Which emails you recieve are up to you, and can be controlled using your email options setting in your "My Controls" panel. If you need any assistance, please feel free to contact me via EMAIL at EMTBravo@EMTBravo.com Thanks for your cooperation and time! -EMTBravo

The EMTBravo Book Club is officially launched! Please click here for further information and discussion: http://emtbravo.net/index.php?showtopic=18674 -EMTBravo Please feel free to contact me anytime via email regarding anything that's on your mind about these forums: EMTBravo@EMTBravo.com