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This is the first of (hopefully) many installments of New Feature request implementations, dates, and links. Submit any new features you find, or more importantly have found in the past, to the volunteers helping with this compilation. These 4 members were instrumental in beginning this list, always the most difficult part: Garbs  , DSmithLady , ColdinCbus , and Optimized . Thanks go out to each of them.
If you find any new features on the site, please send them to state , who has been doing a masterful job helping me keep the list up to date.
This list will have mistakes and gaps in it. If you find wrong or missing information, submit that also to one of the 4 volunteers. Each weekend I will update the list with whatever the forum has collectively dug up. This thread will stay locked as a growing picture of our history of the site, and will be linked atop the forum. Thank you to everyone who contributes.  |
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New Feature: Addition to Profiles Extras – "I like to listen to"
Date Implemented: 07-04-2003
Link: »Addition to profiles extras request
New Feature: Unique Member Views
Date Implemented: 07-02-2003
Link: »Is this a new feature?
New Feature: "Clear All" in Favorites Forums View
Date Implemented: 06-23-2003
Link: »Clear All Fav Forums View
New Feature: Site Shot
Date Implemented: 06-11-2003
Link: »I made a boo boo
New Feature: More Than 50 Matches in the Forum Search
Date Implemented: 03-31-2003
Link: »More than 50 matches in the forum search/
New Feature: More Space for Text in Instant Messages
Date Implemented: 03-25-2003
Link: »New feature, part Deux!
New Feature: Attachment(s) Toggle
Date Implemented: 03-20-2003
Link: »Not a request, but thanks for a new feature...
New Feature: Instant Message Save Feature -- "Keep this"
Date Implemented: 03-17-2003
Link: »New feature??!!!??
New Feature: Avatar Upload Dates Added
Date Implemented: 01-29-2003
Link: »Saving Avatar Upload Date
New Feature: System IM Shown as Red Envelope
Date Implemented: 01-29-2003
Link: »Nice new IM feature
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| New Feature: System Announcements
Date Implemented: 01-28-2003
Link: »No Announcements?
New Feature: ISP Review link showing under name in Forum Posts
Date Implemented: 01-13-2003
Link: »Review under Name
New Feature: Digital Imaging Forum
Date Implemented: 12-13-2002
Link: »Digital Imaging forum-is it (finally) time?
New Feature: Grey Folders
Date Implemented: 12-13-2002
Link: »What does a grey folder mean?
New Feature: UK Chat Forum
Date Implemented: 11-24-2002
Link: »British Chat forum
New Feature: "this is in response to the post by"
Date Implemented: 11-03-2002
Link: »I spy a new feature...
New Feature: "your voted posts"
Date Implemented: 10-08-2002
Link: »I spy a new feature...
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| New Feature: "Message sent.. user last seen xx minutes ago"
Date Implemented: 09-17-2002
Link: »justin is alive... cool IM update
New Feature: Campus Broadband Chat Forum
Date Implemented: 08-30-2002
Link: »campus broadband chat has been added
New Feature: ability to arrange the order of favorite forums
Date Implemented: 08-14-2002
Link: »Order of Favorites
New Feature: Number of Characters Remaining for Posting .sig
Date Implemented: 08-09-2002
Link: »Characters left for signature
New Feature: Highlighted Posts of Members on Your Buddy/Watch List
Date Implemented: 08-04-2002
Link: »I noticed a new feature
New Feature: Journals Forum
Date Implemented: 07-30-2002
Link: »Journal forum
New Feature: XML Icon on Home Page
Date Implemented: 07-29-2002
Link: »AmphetaDesk / XML and news
New Feature: Ignore Topic Updates
Date Implemented: 07-21-2002
Link: »New little Feature
New Feature: Addicts page
Date Implemented: 05-12-2002
Link: »So now we are addicts?
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| New Feature: Home Networking Option in Earthlink DSL Forum
Date Implemented: 07-10-2003
Link: »[General] NEW Forum Feature
New Feature: Wallpaper Sizes
Date Implemented: 06-26-2003
Link: »Gotta love the new feature for resizing in the...
New Feature: Vote capability in the Digital Imaging forum
Date Implemented: 03-30-2003
Link: »Voting
New Feature: Spelling Check within Posts
Date Implemented: 12-17-2002
Link: »Error: * Please correct spelling errors
New Feature: Preview a newly created poll
Date Implemented: 11-22-2002
Link: »[New feature]preview polls?
New Feature: [search][/search] function in posts
Date Implemented: 11-07-2002
Link: »[search=xxx] interesting
New Feature: Support for up to 16 attachments
Date Implemented: 11-05-2002
Link: »New Feature Spotted
New Feature: When quoting, the "profile icon" appears next to the person quoted
Date Implemented: 09-20-2002
Link: »Is this a new feature ???
New Feature: Thumbs up only viewed by user giving it and receiving it
Date Implemented: 07-03-2002
Link: »Show Who Voted
New Feature: "my post contains no html - preserve angle brackets"
Date Implemented: 06-11-2002
Link: »new feature: 'my post contains no html'
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| New Feature: Hyperlinking in IMs
Date Implemented: 02-21-2001
Link: »Cool new feature!
New Feature: Stopping Spam forum introduced
Date Implemented: 3/8/2002
Link: »New feature : Spam discussion forum
New Feature: Ability to log in through Broadbandreports.com
Date Implemented: 6/11/2002
Link: »Logging into broadbandreports.com
New Feature: Tool Points donation restrictions
Date Implemented: 07-09-2003
Link: »Tool Points FAQ »How do I Donate tool points?
New Feature: New sitesearch buttons 
Date Implemented: 07-08-2003
Link: Here
New Feature: Unique Member Views
Date Implemented: 07-02-2003
Link: Here
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| New Feature: P2P Forum renamed Filesharing Software Forum
Date Implemented: 05-13-2003
Link: Here
New Feature: Southeast Asian Broadband Forum opened
Date Implemented: 04-20-2003
Link: Here
New Feature: "Next Page" button 
Date Implemented: 04-08-2003
Link: Here
New Feature: BBr BF and AA Clan Flair
Date Implemented: 04-06-2003
Link: Here
New Feature: Expanded "Members" section on main page
Date Implemented: 04-01-2003
Link: Here
New Feature: Vote capability in the Digital Imaging forum
Date Implemented: 03-30-2003
Link: Here
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| New Feature: New Poll Animation 
Date Implemented: 03-10-2003
Link: discovered 03-10-2003
New Feature: VPN Forum
Date Implemented: 02-18-2003
Link: Here
New Feature: MVM or Much Valued Member tag added
Date Implemented: 02-2003
Link: Here, and FAQ
New Feature: Avatar upload date
Date Implemented: 01-29-2003
Link: added 01-29-2003
New Feature: Post count removed
Date Implemented: 01-14-2003
Link: Here
New Feature: Attachment Indicator 
Date Implemented: 01-10-2003
Link: Here
New Feature: Thumbnailed attachments
Date Implemented: 01-04-2003
Link: Here, and FAQ
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Date Implemented: 11-06-2002
Link: »To the keeper of the site.....
New Feature: "Faster..cleaner instant message checking"
Date Implemented: 11-07-2001
Link: »Faster cleaner instant message checking
New Feature: Stars Change colors again: Grey Stars
Date Implemented: 03-21-2001
Link: »Grey Stars?
New Feature: Stars - levels - points - pictures
Date Implemented: 06-13-2000
Link: »stars / levels / points / pictures
New Feature: color change between visited/not visited on All Forums page
Date Implemented: 11-12-2002
Link: »Since your playing with the site colors......
New Feature: Expanded chosen Theme coverage to include Favorites page
Date Implemented: 11-12-2002
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| New Feature: Awards Section for BBR
Date Implemented: 04-15-2003
Link: »Awards section for Dslreports.
New Feature: Cable and Satellite TV Forum
Date Implemented: 04-10-2003
Link: »Cable TV Forum Proposal
New Feature: HTML codes added to the 'post reply' and 'new topics'
Date Implemented: 12-02-2002
Link: »Simple idea -- suffers from being 'too logical'.
New Feature: Hey mods link is in text mode in News Comments
Date Implemented: 07-20-2003
Link: »Change News comments software
New Feature: ATTBI forum combined with the Comcast forum
Date Implemented: 03-01-2003
Link: »**VERY IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENT** PLEASE READ!!
New Feature: Password required for toolpoint donation
Date Implemented: 02-11-2003
Link: »Password to donate tool points
New Feature: Health and Fitness Forum
Date Implemented: added 02-09-2003
Link: »Fitness and Health Forum
New Feature: New FAQ explaining the difference between 'topic reply' and 'post reply'
Date Implemented: 11-03-2002
Link: »Site FAQ »Replying to Posts
New Feature: System notification of new FAQ submission
Date Implemented: 07-17-2003
Link: »System notification of new FAQ submission
New Feature: Ability To Add A Caption When Uploading Attachments
Date Implemented: 08-07-2003
Link: »Thanks for the new feature
New Feature: Additional To Poll Option To Eliminate Fav Forums Page Flashing Icon
Date Implemented: 08-08-2003
Link: »BBR Polls
New Feature: Ex-Mods Added To The /Who Page
Date Implemented: 08-07-2003
Link: »[New Feature] Addition to the /who page
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Date Implemented: 08-20-2003
Link: »Title of thread now in IMs?
New Feature: Account type now listed in profile page [My Page].
Date Implemented: 08-20-2003
Link: »Type: listed in profile now?
New Feature: Cannot accept empty remarks when auto-quoting
Date Implemented: 08-25-2003
Link: »Eliminate blank quote posts.
New Feature: No $ when member Removes their account
Date Implemented: 07-01-2003
Link: »/faq/5759
New Feature: Title of FAQ's now in Links.
Date Implemented: 08-25-2003
Link: »Title of FAQ's in Link.
New Feature: Attachment format changed.
Date Implemented: 08-27-2003
Link: »Attachment format has been changed?
New Feature: Cursor already flashing in the members name box when logging in.
Date Implemented: 08-30-2003
Link: »Logging In
New Feature: New Way to Vote Implemented
Date Implemented: 09-02-2003
Link: »New Way to Vote Implemented
New Feature: Instant Message Totals
Date Implemented: 09-02-2003
Link: »Site FAQ »Instant Message Totals
New Feature: New Forum - Spam and Scam Busters
Date Implemented: 09-02-2003
Link: »What to post here, and what not to.
New Feature: BBR Gear On Sale
Date Implemented: 09-3-2003
Link: »New BBR store...
New Feature: Accepted Answer
Date Implemented: 09-02-2003
Link: »/faq/8043
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Re: New Features Implemented [updated 10/03/2003]
New Feature: Spam and Scam Busters Forum
Date Implemented: 09-02-2003
Link: »What to post here, and what not to.
New Feature: BroadbandReports.com Gear on sale
Date Implemented: 09-3-2003
Link: »New BBR store...
New Feature: Accepted Answer
Date Implemented: 09-02-2003
Link: »Accepted Answer - New Feature
New Feature: Added 'private' to the top of your tracker page.
Date Implemented: 09-06-2003
Link: »New thing on your "tracker" page?
New Feature: Navigation tools added to the bottom of page.
Date Implemented: 09-04-2003
Link: »Something new on the horizon?
New Feature: Difficult Searches add to Difficult Questions Forum.
Date Implemented: 09-06-2003
Link: »Difficult Searches and Questions
New Feature: Logout Button Moved to the Bottom of the page
Date Implemented: 09-18-2003
Link: »New Features for Old
New Feature: Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Newsletter.
Date Implemented: 09-28-2003
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Forum Spell Checker with better dictionary (including UK spelling)
Streamlined login procedure
No 'confirm password' prompts unless you are idle for 3+ days
Filesize on attached graphics now shows only as tool tip
Clearer error pages, to catch any 500 and other site errors
HTML compression turned back on for forum pages
@dslr.net mail beta signup-limit increased to 1600 users
Pages now gecko and firebird friendly
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| New Feature: Different Color Posts for Buddies and Yourself
Date Implemented: 09-23-2003
Link: »Different Color For Buddy Posts
New Feature: Quick Search Added
Date Implemented: 09-23-2003
Link: »RFC - search box
New Feature: "We Remembered Your Spot" Replaced by "Back To Topic" or "Back To Forum"
Date Implemented: 10-02-2003
Link: »back to topic.. ... back to forum.. THANKS!
New Feature: Search Using Attachment File Name
Date Implemented: 10-03-2003
Link: »Re: Please brainstorm search improvements
New Feature: Forum Tabs Removed
Date Implemented: 10-09-2003
Link: »Tabs gone?
New Feature: Wild Card Searching Added to Site Searches
Date Implemented: 10-13-2003
Link: »Wildcard User Search - Thanks, Justin!
New Feature: Animated gif Added to Search Page
Date Implemented: 10-24-2003
Link: »new search thing?
New Feature: Spell checker added
Date Implemented: 10-27-2003
Link: »Thanks for the spellchecker!
New Feature: Cookie Changes, IP notification
Date Implemented: 10-26-2003
Link: »Confirm password takes you to wrong page
New Feature: "I'm Feeling Lucky" button
Date Implemented: 10-23-2003
Link: »New feature? preview bypass?!
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Re: New Features Implemented [updated 11/01/2003]
More stuff:
• CODE blocks and SYNTAX blocks, updates to the posting FAQ linked to over the devnull forum on how to use these to post code and syntax-colored code blocks
• Cable finder API from earthlink, is now linked to the broadband prequalification tool. »/prequal
• Fixes to the format of ISP lists by state etc. »/isplist/NY (and other isplist links)
• Poll preview format is now clearer to reduce broken polls or need to test polls out
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More stuff:
• FAQs listing and individual FAQs are now easier to navigate and read »/faqnew
• new layout for all forums page. Much loved. »/forums/all
• Buddies list re-organised to show buddies, watched and ignored, regardless of whether the user is active or not.
• text or pda or portrait screen friendly version of the site is at »text.dslreports.com or »text.broadbandreports.com (additional format simplification yet to be done within this domain)
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More stuff:
• Site Search and forum topics - now auto-hilites the search words in the text that is shown when you click on the topic.
• Visual gap between forum stickies and rest of forum topics
• Introduction of "followed" topics and integration with old 'bookmark' system. At the end of a topic, you can 'follow' or 'unfollow', 'mark' or 'unmark' the topic
• Fixed long standing bug with sudden drop of 'site memory' of what topics you have or have not read, have or have not posted in.
• Clickable buddies list sorted by type then time of last-seen
• Further tweaks to the display style of followup-comments to news articles when viewed in 'nested' mode.
• Find users via quick search box using search string of 'user xxx', Also, URLs to users can easily be constructed and typed in ... /profile/xxxx
• dirty fortunes are decrypted from rot13 automatically
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New Feature: Follow This Topic
Date Implemented: 11-20-2003
Link: »Where's Mark? Or am I missing something?
New Feature: New Folder Colors
Date Implemented: 11-24-2003
Link: »new folder colors
New Feature: Changes to Buddy Page
Date Implemented: 12-01-2003
Link: »Buddy list -- new format? or simply temporary?
New Feature: Stars Stop Spinning
Date Implemented: 11-30-2003
Link: »Some stars don't spin
New Feature: New stylesheet and fonts
Date Implemented: 12-01-2003
Link: »Test slight style-sheet change..
New Feature: Join Date removed on short posts
Date Implemented: 12-01-2003
Link: »Users online, new feature??
New Feature: Doctor Ping is back
Date Implemented: 12-03-2003
Link: »DOCTOR PING is BACK
New Feature: User profiles available from forum views
Date Implemented: 12-03-2003
Link: »Is this a new feature?
New Feature: "To Forum" link added to posts
Date Implemented: 12-04-2003
Link: »I dont like this one
New Feature: Mouse-over highlights added to Navigation Menu
Date Implemented: 12-04-2003
Link: »Get rid of that yellow navbar mouseover highlight!
New Feature: Diary function is closed to new diaries
Date Implemented: 12-05-2003
Link: »"Diary function closed to new applications"
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Date Implemented: 12-01-2003
Link: »Improved display for line quality test results
New Feature: Stored Message for IMs
Date Implemented: 12-15-2003
Link: »Site FAQ »Stored Response for IMs
New Feature: New Icons for Search, Fav's, etc.
Date Implemented: 12-15-2003
Link: »Nice new icons
New Feature: "Topics Joined" replaced by "Followed"
Date Implemented: 12-20-2003
Link: »bring back the "topics joined" button on users pag
New Feature: Searching "all time" becomes a premium user function
Date Implemented: 12-15-2003
Link: »searching ALL TIME is a premium user function only
New Feature: Fast Post
Date Implemented: 12-30-2003
Link: »Fast Post
New Feature: Number of hits added to FAQ entries
Date Implemented: 01-0-2004
Link: »Show Hits for FAQ Entries
New Feature: Two new forums added: IPV6 things and Security Product Vendors forum.
Date Implemented: 01-04-2004
Link: »Couple of new forums
New Feature: Customize how you see other members.
Date Implemented: 01-08-2004
Link: »"I See People" feature (Examples & Tips)
New Feature:Rants and Raves Forum moved.
Date Implemented: 01-09-2004
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Date Implemented: 02-15-2004
Link: »Attention! Look Here! Important!
New Feature: Switch to view oldest IMs first
Date Implemented: 02-17-2004
Link: »Switch to view oldest IMs first
New Feature: new Industry Support "Direct" Forums
Date Implemented: 03-15-2004
Link: »/forums/all?cat=11
New Feature: Posting tags changed.
Date Implemented: 03-18-2004
Link: »What happened to our Posting Tags?
New Feature: Stars Removed
Date Implemented: 03-19-2004
Link: »Stars?
New Feature: New Belkin Forum
Date Implemented: 03-23-2004
Link: »Bout time for a Belkin forum!
New Feature: Delete attachments
Date Implemented: 03-26-2004
Link: »Addition to the attachments deletion button
New Feature: Eight Favorites per Page.
Date Implemented: 04-04-2003
Link: »8 Favorites per page?
New Feature: Forum Colors Changed
Date Implemented: 04-06-2004
Link: »Ack.. What happened here - Colors?
New Feature: New "Log In" w/Quicklinks
Date Implemented: 04-13-2004
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