Yo!

Thanks to my FTP access ([strike]as I finally got around figuring it out[/strike]), I have finally added some of the smileys you guys suggested in the smiley suggestion thread, as well added some long due Cardfight Vanguard smileys! Here are all of them I added:

<!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/=3.gif" alt="" title=":3" /><!-- s --> <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/shakefist.gif" alt="" title="*shakes fist*" /><!-- s --> <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/IVfacepalm.png" alt="" title="IV facepalms" /><!-- s --> <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/O7.gif" alt="" title="ROGER!" /><!-- s --> <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/gauche50.jpg" alt="" title="OH MAI GAUCHE!" /><!-- s --> <!-- s:psyren: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/CrazyRen.gif" alt=":psyren:" title="Crazyfais Ren" /><!-- s:psyren: --> <!-- s:emi: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/Emi.gif" alt=":emi:" title="Emi is disappoint" /><!-- s:emi: --> <!-- s:kaiwinslol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/Kaiwinslol.gif" alt=":kaiwinslol:" title="Kai wins lol" /><!-- s:kaiwinslol: --> <!-- s:miwa: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/Miwa.gif" alt=":miwa:" title="Miweeeeeeh" /><!-- s:miwa: --> <!-- s:psyaichi: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/PsyAichi.gif" alt=":psyaichi:" title="PSYchi" /><!-- s:psyaichi: --> <!-- s:thugaichi: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NACSmileys/Thuglife.gif" alt=":thugaichi:" title="THUGLIFE 4EVAR" /><!-- s:thugaichi: -->

The first two have been added to the posting page (you can see them next to <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/NAC_Smiley_Pack_Default/X3.gif" alt="" title="Squee!" /><!-- s --> ), while the character smileys can be found on page 3 after you click "View more smileys".

Remember, if you want to suggest more smiley ideas, head to the suggestion thread!

The staff has decided to retire the Game Corner, due to lack of use and being an useless weight on the forum database, which makes database management for our Sysadmin much more difficult. We'll be gradually removing the posts, and eventually the forum itself in the upcoming weeks. Deleting the contents of the forum won't be easy (most threads in it are ~2000 posts/thread), considering the potential pressure it may make on the database. Hopefully the process won't cause slowdowns for the forum itself or break the forum.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask.

New Years Party #2

It's that time of the year again, so I'm inviting everyone to gather in IRC to welcome the New Year together!

Server: DarkMyst
Channel: #neoarkcradle (Darkmyst Webchat / Mibbit Link)

If you are new to IRC or don't know how to connect, check out Kitten's excellent guide: <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://neoarkcradle.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=593">viewtopic.php?f=1&t=593</a><!-- l -->

What can you expect:

The event lasts from roughly of the evening of the 31st until everyone passes out from exhaustion the next day. There's no fixed date; just enjoy yourselves.

Program is simply general chatting; if you have ideas or services to provide (e.g., streaming), please let us know in this thread!

Who's invited?

Like I said above, we welcome everyone! While we highly encourage our current members to join in, we don't mind guests or non-members to tag along, as long as you aren't around to cause trouble.

What are the rules?

The gist of the forum rules, basically. While we are more laid back and lenient about the rules in the IRC chat, the basics still apply. No attacking other people, no trolling, no causing trouble. Troublemakers will be booted out.

Anything else?

We can to keep the party fairly simple yet fun. Hope to see you guys around!

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Rules Update

The Registration & New Users Policy has been updated! Registration no longer requires waiting for admin verification, all you need to do is click the verification link received in your email!

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Yearly NAC Survey

As Ark has posted, the yearly NAC survey is now available! You can find it here:

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Please help the staff's work with the site by filling the survey! Your feedback, good or bad, is invaluable and much appreciated! This time around you just have to fill the survey above, no PMs required! It's also anonymous, so you don't have to worry about your identity!

And that concludes the announcement! Happy New Year everyone!

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If you guys wouldn't mind filling this out if you have time, it would be lovely. It's an 18 Question Survey, to help improve the forum. Please be honest, but keep your answers polite and civil. I will not know who answered what or how, so you should have a shield of anonymity

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask in the thread or PM me about it.

I'll give the survey about a month or so, depending on how quickly answers dry up.

Thank you for participating, and please continue to enjoy your stay here.

Regardless of who you are, where you're from, etc. We'd like to wish you the best of luck celebrating this Holiday Season and upcoming New Year's. Happy Holidays everyone.

A new forum style has been added! Prostylize Darkblue is a dark blue Prosilver based theme, hopefully more fitting for the whole "Ark Cradle" theme! Check it out today!

The forum banners have been also added for Prosilver and Prostylize Darkblue!

Remember, you can always switch back to Prosilver or any other style using the Board Preferences tab in the User Control Panel!

This is a second reminder that you not, under any condition, share your account with anyone! This includes using remote access software such as Team Viewer. When you use an account like Team Viewer, you not only put your account under risk, but also your entire computer and all its contents! Do not use remote access software with people you do not know, or who have a bad reputation! If you feel your account has been compromised, uninstall the remote access software and change your password immediately! Do not hesitate to ask the forum staff for help if you have doubts!

Some of our rule posts have been revised and revamped accordingly. Please take your time to read the new rules and acquint yourself with them.

General Forum Rules: <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://neoarkcradle.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=870">viewtopic.php?f=75&t=870</a><!-- l -->
Policies and Guidelines: <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://neoarkcradle.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=869">viewtopic.php?f=75&t=869</a><!-- l -->

We have added a short guide on reporting posts, hopefully this will help with keeping the forum a safer and better place, as well as help the staff out. You may find the guide here: <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://neoarkcradle.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=2240">viewtopic.php?f=75&t=2240</a><!-- l -->

We have added a numbering system to our forum rules so it's easier to categorize offenses, thus make the post reporting easier. These numbers are labelled as NACR-0??. You may find them in the General Forum Rules.

We have also added a guide on Warnings, both Informal and Official, right here: <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://neoarkcradle.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=2241">viewtopic.php?f=75&t=2241</a><!-- l -->

Please familiarize yourself with these guides and additions. If you have any questions or comments, post in this thread!

I added some new BBCode to the forum in hopes of enhancing everyone's posting experiences.

Introducing [sup]superscript[/sup] and [sub]subscript[/sub].

The code for those two are:

Your hidden text goes here, click me

This is hidden text!

See here: <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://neoarkcradle.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=1527&p=113312#p113312">viewtopic.php?f=75&t=1527&p=113312#p113312</a><!-- l -->

This is more for users who'd like to register, so do keep this in mind if you want your account to stay intact!

Comments and questions go in this thread.