Thank You For This Post Feature Disabled

Lukas Berger · 01-04-2021, 05:39 AM

Hi folks!

We just wanted to let you know that we've had to disable the 'thank you' feature for posts. This is because there were some security issues with it that hackers could exploit when attacking the forums.

Given that it appears there is not a update to the feature currently available that removes the vulnerability, we don't necessarily envision being able to reactivate the feature any time soon, unless there is an update to the forum software that comes along

We know this isn't a change for the better and lots of you will be very sad to see the feature go (myself first of all, as I was one of the most prolific thankers of posts in the community

) but it's unfortunately a necessary evil, at least for the time being.

If you like someone's post and agree with it, please feel free just to create a short response now and tell them.

Thanks so much for understanding!

BusterKing · 01-04-2021, 05:45 AM

Thank you

Tyke · 01-04-2021, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by busterking

thank you

+ 1!

Déjà Bru · 01-04-2021, 09:16 AM

That is a shame. I was proud of the number of thanks that I had earned over the years.

Well, Lukas, I don't know how to thank you now for protecting our online safety . . .

Next you will be telling us the smilies have been compromised and removed. We will not even be able to express our emotions any more!

Westheim · 01-04-2021, 09:18 AM

(breathes into paper bag) I'm fine. Totally fine.

(keeps breathing into paper bag)

Déjà Bru · 01-04-2021, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

(breathes into paper bag) I'm fine. Totally fine.

(keeps breathing into paper bag)

Plus, now my avatar box looks naked. Naked!

zappa1 · 01-04-2021, 09:30 AM

Nice.

Bluenoser · 01-04-2021, 09:46 AM

Now if they could just get rid of post counts......

mitchkenn · 01-04-2021, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Plus, now my avatar box looks naked. Naked!

i didn't notice that right away. Egads, where's my spare towel?
but , Lukas, thanks for the safety protocol.

Ty Cobb · 01-04-2021, 10:31 AM

Safety first...

Déjà Bru · 01-04-2021, 10:35 AM

I wonder what Markus will say when he realizes that his 45,000 thanks (give or take a few thousand) have gone poof!

"Mein Gott. Wer ist für diese Empörung verantwortlich?" ("My God. Who is responsible for this outrage?" according to Google Translate.)

Poor guy; I know he had his eye on 50,000 thanks. Oh well, he need only think of all those Euros he has on deposit at Deutsche Bank now. That is great consolation, indeed.

David Watts · 01-04-2021, 10:35 AM

Ugh, receiving thanks was the only thing keeping my self esteem alive. I guess it's back to taking selfies and posting them on Facebook. Do these shoes make my feet look big?. Oh and if at any point you realize listing infractions from decades ago are a security threat, getting rid of them won't hurt my feelings any.

Déjà Bru · 01-04-2021, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

Ugh, receiving thanks was the only thing keeping my self esteem alive. I guess it's back to taking selfies and posting them on Facebook. Do these shoes make my feet look big?. Oh and if at any point you realize listing infractions from decades ago are a security threat, getting rid of them won't hurt my feelings any.

Yes, the number of thanks would tend to obscure and offset any infractions. Now the infraction stands out like a sore thumb. Frankly, David, I just now realized that you have a record. I am sorry, but I do not cavort with people of your ilk. I find it necessary to sever our relationship at this point. Goodbye.

[Just kidding, of course. I'm curious but too polite to ask how you got that black eye. Maybe expand your Location description so that it runs everything else outside the box?]

David Watts · 01-04-2021, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Yes, the number of thanks would tend to obscure and offset any infractions. Now the infraction stands out like a sore thumb. Frankly, David, I just now realized that you have a record. I am sorry, but I do not cavort with people of your ilk. I find it necessary to sever our relationship at this point. Goodbye.

[Just kidding, of course. I'm curious but too polite to ask how you got that black eye. Maybe expand your Location description so that it runs everything else outside the box?]

Oh man, I was quite the idiot in years past. Learned the hard way that alcohol never makes one smarter. I used some bad words and definitely deserved the infractions.

Déjà Bru · 01-04-2021, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

Oh man, I was quite the idiot in years past. Learned the hard way that alcohol never makes one smarter. I used some bad words and definitely deserved the infractions.

Gosh darn it! I mouse-searched out of habit just now for the Thanks button, remembered, and felt embittered at the loss!

Well, "thank you," David, for that heart-felt confession.

BirdWatcher · 01-04-2021, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Watts

Ugh, receiving thanks was the only thing keeping my self esteem alive. I guess it's back to taking selfies and posting them on Facebook. Do these shoes make my feet look big?. Oh and if at any point you realize listing infractions from decades ago are a security threat, getting rid of them won't hurt my feelings any.

So this made me chuckle and then I instinctively went to hit the thanks button, and, uh, how's that for a senior moment? I'm reading the thread about the thanks button being disabled and trying to click on it anyway. Oy vey!

RchW · 01-04-2021, 12:41 PM

Tack!

swoboda · 01-04-2021, 02:13 PM

Nothing short of a disaster:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/amymori...h=5410d836183c

BaseballNewsNow · 01-04-2021, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

That is a shame. I was proud of the number of thanks that I had earned over the years.

Well, Lukas, I don't know how to thank you now for protecting our online safety . . .

Next you will be telling us the smilies have been compromised and removed. We will not even be able to express our emotions any more!

I was just about the thank this post.

AESP_pres · 01-04-2021, 03:58 PM

Feel weird to not see it anymore since I have seen this so many years... but if it cause a problem there aren't much you can do.

Better to loose an enjoyable extra features than having some hackers creating problem...

01-04-2021, 05:39 AM	#1
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 19,880	Thank You For This Post Feature Disabled Hi folks! We just wanted to let you know that we've had to disable the 'thank you' feature for posts. This is because there were some security issues with it that hackers could exploit when attacking the forums. Given that it appears there is not a update to the feature currently available that removes the vulnerability, we don't necessarily envision being able to reactivate the feature any time soon, unless there is an update to the forum software that comes along We know this isn't a change for the better and lots of you will be very sad to see the feature go (myself first of all, as I was one of the most prolific thankers of posts in the community) but it's unfortunately a necessary evil, at least for the time being. If you like someone's post and agree with it, please feel free just to create a short response now and tell them. Thanks so much for understanding! __________________ lukas@ootpdevelopments.com Order Out of the Park Baseball 25! Need to upload files for us to check out? Instructions can be found here

01-04-2021, 09:16 AM	#4
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	That is a shame. I was proud of the number of thanks that I had earned over the years. Well, Lukas, I don't know how to thank you now for protecting our online safety . . . Next you will be telling us the smilies have been compromised and removed. We will not even be able to express our emotions any more! __________________ - Bru

01-04-2021, 09:18 AM	#5
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01-04-2021, 10:31 AM	#10
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01-04-2021, 10:35 AM	#11
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	I wonder what Markus will say when he realizes that his 45,000 thanks (give or take a few thousand) have gone poof! "Mein Gott. Wer ist für diese Empörung verantwortlich?" ("My God. Who is responsible for this outrage?" according to Google Translate.) Poor guy; I know he had his eye on 50,000 thanks. Oh well, he need only think of all those Euros he has on deposit at Deutsche Bank now. That is great consolation, indeed. __________________ - Bru

01-04-2021, 05:45 AM	#2
BusterKing Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,369	Thank you

01-04-2021, 09:30 AM	#7
zappa1 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,873	Nice.

01-04-2021, 09:46 AM	#8
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 13,680	Now if they could just get rid of post counts......

01-04-2021, 10:35 AM	#12
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 8,865	Ugh, receiving thanks was the only thing keeping my self esteem alive. I guess it's back to taking selfies and posting them on Facebook. Do these shoes make my feet look big?. Oh and if at any point you realize listing infractions from decades ago are a security threat, getting rid of them won't hurt my feelings any. Last edited by David Watts; 01-04-2021 at 10:37 AM.

01-04-2021, 12:41 PM	#17
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The big smoke Posts: 15,628	Tack! __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

01-04-2021, 02:13 PM	#18
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01-04-2021, 03:58 PM	#20
AESP_pres Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Province of Quebec Posts: 3,700 Blog Entries: 25	Feel weird to not see it anymore since I have seen this so many years... but if it cause a problem there aren't much you can do. Better to loose an enjoyable extra features than having some hackers creating problem... __________________ The FGs I did for the Universe Facegen pack if you don't want to download the complete file everytime the pack is updated. The complete set (1871 to 1959) Just the update (1950 to 1959)