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Your site has been updated to the latest SportsWar network site format. In addition, we have introduced another round of message board updates, based on feedback from the community. Here's the information on the message board changes.

Removed: Downvotes, Star Ratings, and Rankings

We have removed the downvote (Minus button) from the boards, as well as star ratings and points rankings.

When viewing a post, you'll see that we now have a Like button (more on that in a moment), but no more downvote button. You'll also notice that under a poster's name, there's still a listing for their join date and number of posts, but star ratings, Points display, and Rank display have been removed.

Modified: The Upvote (the plus button), Points, and Voting Rights

The upvote (Plus button) has been modified into a Like button.

Next to the Like button on a post is a display of how many Likes the post has received.

All upvotes registered in the past, using the Plus button, have been converted into Likes in our system. So every upvote you've ever gotten is still there; it's just called a Like now.

Any place where we used to display "Points," -- which used to be all your upvotes minus your downvotes -- we are now displaying "Likes." That's the total number of Likes you've received since we introduced the Plus button a few years back, so all your huzzahs have been retained.

Lastly, anyone who is registered and logged in can now Like any post, anywhere. We used to remove voting rights if you had negative points (more downvotes than upvotes), but since there are no more downvotes, there's no need to restrict voting.

Achievements

With star ratings removed, some of the board's best eye candy has gone away, so we're introducing something new soon: achievements.

Number of Posts: This is a badge showing the most recent posting threshold crossed: 100 posts, 250 posts, 500 posts, 1k posts, etc., all the way up to hundreds of thousands of posts.

Years on the Board: We'll display badges for the number of years you've been on the board: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25. Above 25, you'll just see the 25+ badge.

Likes: We award you badges for the total number of Likes you have received on all of your posts (on this board system only -- not on all board systems across our network). We’ll display multiple badges that won’t exactly add up to your number of Likes but instead, will add up to a threshold that you’ve recently crossed. (7,327 Likes, for example, will display a 5K+ badge, a 2000+ badge, and a 250+ badge).

For more information on Achievements, click the small "What's This?" link next to the achievement badges that you see inside a post.

We've worked hard on all the changes -- and we still have work to do -- but if you find any bugs or unexpected behavior, please let us know, and we'll do all we can to fix it soon.

Thank you!