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read that on twitter. I was very shaken by it. it's the horror of what is being done.
read that on twitter. I was very shaken by it. it's the horror of what is being done.
I really missed all the members here, with whom I used to share good morning wishes every morning.
I hope all are well and doing fine. Take care friends.
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IF foundation day
Greetings to all members as we open a new chapter :The 18th milestone in the success story of India Forums.
Each little step that we have taken has brought us closer to many milestones. We are celebrating our progress, big or small, as we move forward, hand in hand with our buddies in the IF.
We do not wait for the end, it is not the end that counts because each year we set our goals higher n higher. What matters is where we stand at the moment while still remaining in harmony, unity and progress. 
The first stage was when a post was created as a blog to Jassi Jaisi Koi nahin by Vijay Bhatter on 09 Dec 2003 @ 06:29 AM. That's when our Indian forums came into being, and we've come a long way since then.
With more than 1.2 Millions + registered members (as on August 2021), India Forums is the #1 entertainment discussion forum covering the latest news, gossip and events of the television and Bollywood industry, provides a unique platform to more than 4.4 million unique
audiences.
Started as a simple blog, India Forums is now a home for all the Television and Bollywood buffs around the globe, an ultimate online discussion hub that connects audience from all over the world to Indian Entertainment industry. Our forum has also branched out to several other sections like Fan Clubs, Debate Mansion, Fan fictions, Sports, Quiz and much more.
~~~*~~~
24th Apr 2019 @ 07:13 AM we migrated to new site
our new address: INDIAFORUMS.COM with a new look.
This is the result of the love and devotion of countless dedicated men and women.
So let's stop and admire and celebrate the milestones we've achieved as we prepare for the road ahead.
Come, join me, my dear friends, as we walk through the corridors of our IF and revisit some salient features of the new site ... that you'll notice::
Some interesting changes to our username policy.
New facilities at new site are …
~~~*~~~
Tagging members is an exciting facility.
Friends we can tag other users on a post and invite them to be part of that discussion.
The users whom you have tagged will get notification.
Just below the post, there is an option to Tag Users. You need to type the username and select the correct one. That would tag the user.
Points to remember:
1. Newbies cannot tag users.
2. Some users may have restricted the tagging feature to Buddies only or completely off from the settings. So you cannot tag those users.
3. You can only tag maximum 5 people in one post.
4. Once you have tagged someone, you cannot add or update the list. Since we do not want this to be misused.
~~~*~~~
Smart pagination and highlighting popular topics are the new changes we have made recently:
~~~*~~~
The launch of User Badges feature.
Badges are tied into accomplishments or various activities, and they are something a user aspires to attain and has to earn. At the same time, it identifies that user as someone who has achieved a certain level of activity and made contribution to the growth of India Forums and showcases this achievement to other users.
I am sure by now you all must have noticed the new shiny badges under several users as we have processed all the past activities and assigned badges accordingly. 😊
~~~*~~~
Member of the month Badges
4 new badges which will be awarded every month to the member for:
Website satisfaction surveys
We have recently started a Site-wide Website Satisfaction Survey where members have to answer 4 simple questions.
These surveys help us get insights which we might miss out otherwise. And we're planning to integrate them in our system to get them regularly from our members in a very non-intrusive manner.
Your response stays anonymous.
~~~*~~~
The Updates Private Message system for our site.
Users can Star a particular PM which they feel is important. Also note Starred PM cannot be deleted unless they are Unstar so that you do not lose out any significant PMs accidentally.
Users can sort their PMs in different folders. So let's say you want to save certain PMs to a folder named "Important" or "Buddies" and may be "Spam".
~~~*~~~
A new feature : Question & Answers Topics.
So if a user has a question, they can select the Topic Type as "Q&A" while creating the topic. And users can start posting their comments or answers.
~~~*~~~
Another new feature: Vote up Topics.
Basically its simple topic where members can vote up a post, and it will be sorted based on the most votes first basis. Some application of this topic are:
~~~*~~~
Ladder groups have been maintained
Mainly based on the feedback we have been getting from our members on the new Ladder Groups has been quite encouraging.
0 - 49 Newbie
50 - 199 Groupbie
200 - 999 Senior Member
1000 - 2499 Goldie
2500 - 4999 Dazzler
5000 - 9999 IF-Rockerz
10000 - 24999 IF-Sizzlerz
25000 - 49999 IF-Stunnerz
50000 - 99999 IF-Addictz
100000+ IF-Achieverz
~~~*~~~
Social media embedding becomes easier
Now we can easily embed Social Media posts. And the process is also very simple. No need to remember any BB Code. Simply paste the link in your post. It will automatically embed the same when you post. We currently support the Top 4 social media sites.
And second news is about Quote Notification. So now you will get a separate notification when someone quotes your post.
~~~*~~~
Signature feature with hyperlink, images and video support activated
New feature this time is that we are bringing HTML5 MP4 video links also using a new Forum Code i.e. [VIDEO]full-url.mp4[/VIDEO].
Normally we see MP4 hosted on Giphy that can be used, and we encourage users to use Videos instead of heavy GIF as they are faster and takes less download time. Just ensure it's a direct URL to the MP4 file. We will soon get a Tutorial on the same.
In order to make sure that our user experience is great throughout we have put certain reasonable restrictions:
~~~*~~~
Celebrity Discussion forum
Now, members can create topics on your favorite celebrity, and it will appear on their profile page under "Discussions" tab.
~~~*~~~
Quiz section has been added.
Members have fun quizzing others and participating in the quizzes in our brand-new section. Quizzes are on any topic under the sun, not just entertainment e.g. GK, Geometry, Botany etc.
~~~*~~~
Topic Maker gets more control on their thread
a new feature where our Topic creator gets more control on their topics and at the same time helps us in keeping spam/abusive/MID post reply in check.
So we have come up with a solution where we give our Members (Senior Members and above) on the topics they have created the option to hide posts by Newbies which they feel is not appropriate/abusive and against IF Code of Conduct.
It also gets logged in our Report Log so that the moderator can review the same and take action accordingly.
~~~*~~~
India Forum prohibits sexually explicit material on this site.
This is regarding the information you post on the India-forums Website and that you provide to other Users, your India-forums profile must not include any photographs containing nudity, or obscene, lewd, excessively violent, harassing, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable subject.
~~~*~~~
Reactions feature to IF News Articles,
is an interesting new addition, which will be replacing our existing Like feature.
Our site readers now have more ways to react to an article and not just limited to a simple like. And interestingly, even site visitors who have still not signed up can also react to articles.
We do allow users to post 3 reactions to each article. So you can react with Awesome, Nice and Loved emojis on the same article.
~~~*~~~
Link Preview feature for Forum Posts enabled.
Members will continue to share the links as they used to, and we will automatically replace the URL with the details of the link. The same way how we have social links embedding feature.
However, in order to prevent certain users from slowing down the page, we have restricted this to posts which has less than or equal to 3 links in a post. If the link count is higher than that, we will disable the embedding feature on that post.
Example:
=====
Forum Post Reaction is a new feature, which has replaced our old “Like" feature.
Our members now have more ways to react to a post and not just limited to like:
👍🏻 ❤️ 🤩 😂 😲 😢 😡
~~~*~~~
These are the main features we have introduced this year.
I agree, only horror stories are successful now. It is surprising.people like to watch violence.
-----------------------------------
IF foundation day
Greetings to all members as we open a new chapter :The 18th milestone in the success story of India Forums.
Each little step that we have taken has brought us closer to many milestones. We are celebrating our progress, big or small, as we move forward, hand in hand with our buddies in the IF.
We do not wait for the end, it is not the end that counts because each year we set our goals higher n higher. What matters is where we stand at the moment while still remaining in harmony, unity and progress.
The first stage was when a post was created as a blog to Jassi Jaisi Koi nahin by Vijay Bhatter on 09 Dec 2003 @ 06:29 AM. That's when our Indian forums came into being, and we've come a long way since then.
With more than 1.2 Millions + registered members (as on August 2021), India Forums is the #1 entertainment discussion forum covering the latest news, gossip and events of the television and Bollywood industry, provides a unique platform to more than 4.4 million unique
audiences.
Started as a simple blog, India Forums is now a home for all the Television and Bollywood buffs around the globe, an ultimate online discussion hub that connects audience from all over the world to Indian Entertainment industry. Our forum has also branched out to several other sections like Fan Clubs, Debate Mansion, Fan fictions, Sports, Quiz and much more.
~~~*~~~
24th Apr 2019 @ 07:13 AM we migrated to new site
our new address: INDIAFORUMS.COM with a new look.
This is the result of the love and devotion of countless dedicated men and women.
So let's stop and admire and celebrate the milestones we've achieved as we prepare for the road ahead.
Come, join me, my dear friends, as we walk through the corridors of our IF and revisit some salient features of the new site ... that you'll notice::
Some interesting changes to our username policy.
New facilities at new site are …
~~~*~~~
Tagging members is an exciting facility.
Friends we can tag other users on a post and invite them to be part of that discussion.
The users whom you have tagged will get notification.
Just below the post, there is an option to Tag Users. You need to type the username and select the correct one. That would tag the user.
Points to remember:
1. Newbies cannot tag users.
2. Some users may have restricted the tagging feature to Buddies only or completely off from the settings. So you cannot tag those users.
3. You can only tag maximum 5 people in one post.
4. Once you have tagged someone, you cannot add or update the list. Since we do not want this to be misused.
~~~*~~~
Smart pagination and highlighting popular topics are the new changes we have made recently:
~~~*~~~
The launch of User Badges feature.
Badges are tied into accomplishments or various activities, and they are something a user aspires to attain and has to earn. At the same time, it identifies that user as someone who has achieved a certain level of activity and made contribution to the growth of India Forums and showcases this achievement to other users.
I am sure by now you all must have noticed the new shiny badges under several users as we have processed all the past activities and assigned badges accordingly. 😊
~~~*~~~
Member of the month Badges
4 new badges which will be awarded every month to the member for:
Website satisfaction surveys
We have recently started a Site-wide Website Satisfaction Survey where members have to answer 4 simple questions.
These surveys help us get insights which we might miss out otherwise. And we're planning to integrate them in our system to get them regularly from our members in a very non-intrusive manner.
Your response stays anonymous.
~~~*~~~
The Updates Private Message system for our site.
Users can Star a particular PM which they feel is important. Also note Starred PM cannot be deleted unless they are Unstar so that you do not lose out any significant PMs accidentally.
Users can sort their PMs in different folders. So let's say you want to save certain PMs to a folder named "Important" or "Buddies" and may be "Spam".
~~~*~~~
A new feature : Question & Answers Topics.
So if a user has a question, they can select the Topic Type as "Q&A" while creating the topic. And users can start posting their comments or answers.
~~~*~~~
Another new feature: Vote up Topics.
Basically its simple topic where members can vote up a post, and it will be sorted based on the most votes first basis. Some application of this topic are:
~~~*~~~
Ladder groups have been maintained
Mainly based on the feedback we have been getting from our members on the new Ladder Groups has been quite encouraging.
0 - 49 Newbie
50 - 199 Groupbie
200 - 999 Senior Member
1000 - 2499 Goldie
2500 - 4999 Dazzler
5000 - 9999 IF-Rockerz
10000 - 24999 IF-Sizzlerz
25000 - 49999 IF-Stunnerz
50000 - 99999 IF-Addictz
100000+ IF-Achieverz
~~~*~~~
Social media embedding becomes easier
Now we can easily embed Social Media posts. And the process is also very simple. No need to remember any BB Code. Simply paste the link in your post. It will automatically embed the same when you post. We currently support the Top 4 social media sites.
And second news is about Quote Notification. So now you will get a separate notification when someone quotes your post.
~~~*~~~
Signature feature with hyperlink, images and video support activated
New feature this time is that we are bringing HTML5 MP4 video links also using a new Forum Code i.e. [VIDEO]full-url.mp4[/VIDEO].
Normally we see MP4 hosted on Giphy that can be used, and we encourage users to use Videos instead of heavy GIF as they are faster and takes less download time. Just ensure it's a direct URL to the MP4 file. We will soon get a Tutorial on the same.
In order to make sure that our user experience is great throughout we have put certain reasonable restrictions:
~~~*~~~
Celebrity Discussion forum
Now, members can create topics on your favorite celebrity, and it will appear on their profile page under "Discussions" tab.
~~~*~~~
Quiz section has been added.
Members have fun quizzing others and participating in the quizzes in our brand-new section. Quizzes are on any topic under the sun, not just entertainment e.g. GK, Geometry, Botany etc.
~~~*~~~
Topic Maker gets more control on their thread
a new feature where our Topic creator gets more control on their topics and at the same time helps us in keeping spam/abusive/MID post reply in check.
So we have come up with a solution where we give our Members (Senior Members and above) on the topics they have created the option to hide posts by Newbies which they feel is not appropriate/abusive and against IF Code of Conduct.
It also gets logged in our Report Log so that the moderator can review the same and take action accordingly.
~~~*~~~
India Forum prohibits sexually explicit material on this site.
This is regarding the information you post on the India-forums Website and that you provide to other Users, your India-forums profile must not include any photographs containing nudity, or obscene, lewd, excessively violent, harassing, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable subject.
~~~*~~~
Reactions feature to IF News Articles,
is an interesting new addition, which will be replacing our existing Like feature.
Our site readers now have more ways to react to an article and not just limited to a simple like. And interestingly, even site visitors who have still not signed up can also react to articles.
We do allow users to post 3 reactions to each article. So you can react with Awesome, Nice and Loved emojis on the same article.
~~~*~~~
Link Preview feature for Forum Posts enabled.
Members will continue to share the links as they used to, and we will automatically replace the URL with the details of the link. The same way how we have social links embedding feature.
However, in order to prevent certain users from slowing down the page, we have restricted this to posts which has less than or equal to 3 links in a post. If the link count is higher than that, we will disable the embedding feature on that post.
Example:
=====
Forum Post Reaction is a new feature, which has replaced our old “Like" feature.
Our members now have more ways to react to a post and not just limited to like:
👍🏻 ❤️ 🤩 😂 😲 😢 😡
~~~*~~~
These are the main features we have introduced this year.
Originally posted by: Viswasruti
I agree, only horror stories are successful now. It is surprising.
No scope for romance !!
Nowadays, all serials are glorifying the violence and cruelty.
It is changing the mindsets of the people society.
there is so much violence around us, something terrible happens every day, and yet, instead of beautiful series, everyone likes to watch violence again.Originally posted by: Viswasruti
I agree, only horror stories are successful now. It is surprising.
I like your comment. 🤗 We are already facing so many problems in life,still why people are liking violence and sorrow?there is so much violence around us, something terrible happens every day, and yet, instead of beautiful series, everyone likes to watch violence again.
I'm not sure why that is, but that dark side of every man has surfaced.I like your comment. 🤗 We are already facing so many problems in life,still why people are liking violence and sorrow?
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