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Welcome to GTP8, the eighth "version" of GTPlanet. I've worked and re-worked this new style for a little over 10 months now, and it is a great pleasure to finally see it out the door! I hope that you all enjoy it as much as I do. I stayed with our traditional color scheme to give the site a sense of familiarity and homeliness, while also changing things up enough to provide a big breath of fresh air. The new design is written in valid [wikipedia]XHTML[/wikipedia] 1.0 Transitional code for maximum flexibility, accessibility, and speed. Fellow web designers will appreciate a heavily [wikipedia]CSS[/wikipedia]-based design, and the new layout on the main site was created without the use of tables.
And now, for a few other changes that you will find around the site:
With that said, it's 5:00 AM and I really have to get to bed after three straight days of work on GTP8. I hope you guys enjoy it and I look forward to your feedback! 👍
POST YOUR FEEDBACK IN THIS THREAD.
PLEASE REPORT ERRORS, BUG REPORTS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS HERE ONLY. (Please do not report problems to me via PM or e-mail.)
And now, for a few other changes that you will find around the site:
- GTPLANET GAME GUIDES I have moved all of the GT-related content of our main site onto [wikipedia]MediaWiki[/wikipedia] software, and renamed it the GTPlanet Game Guides. This is the first-ever Gran Turismo [wikipedia]Wiki[/wikipedia] site, and allows anyone to create or edit the pages, with the ultimate goal to create the largest and most detailed free Gran Turismo resource in the world. This is a huge step in a new direction for GTPlanet and the online GT community at large. Nobody has ever attempted anything like this, and I believe it will prove to become an invaluable resource as the next games in the series draw near. Together, we can do it!
- NEW SEARCH FEATURE I've tightly integrated Google search with into our new design. This will hopefully result in more accurate results for everyone, especially new users searching for more general terms. I am making use of the new Google Sitemaps to ensure that new posts are included in results as soon as possible.
- NEW ADMINISTRATION FOR THE LEADERBOARDS I'll be first to admit that I haven't done a stellar job of policing the GTP Leaderboards. A software upgrade finally allows me to get some help from our most experienced online racers who can better manage this ever growing feature of GTP.
- THE GTPLANET STORE We're moving beyond GTP Gear. Within the next few days, automotive books, games, DVD's, and other accessories will be made for sale through affiliate programs in the all-new GTP Store.
- THE GTPLANET MAGAZINE Within the next few weeks, I will begin soliciting editors for the GTP Magazine, a blog that highlights areas of interest to GTP visitors on a daily basis. More information will come on this later, please do not contact me about becoming an editor.
- NEW REPUTATION SYSTEM By clicking on the red check mark in the top right-hand corner of posts, you can rate them as "good" or "bad". Users who receive enough positive post votes will receive a "Quality Posts" badge below their avatar. This is designed to reward only the highest quality posters, and to help them lead others by example. You can read more about this new feature in our forum Help section.
- NEW AJAX FEATURES As you have probably already noticed, some actions occur instantly on the page, without requiring it to be reloaded (i.e. Quick Reply). This is thanks to a slew of new [wikipedia]AJAX[/wikipedia] features in the latest version of vBulletin.
- NEW FORUM ORGANIZATION You will find the Gran Turismo category of forums has been re-organized, as well as the On-Line Racing forum moved up to its own category (and re-organized as well). The Gaming forums have also been shuffled around, and the Gaming Reviews forum has been merged with Gaming in General.
- NEW CURRENT EVENTS FORUM The long-awaited Current Events forum is here! Everyone will now feel much more open to create threads about current news stories that may not have been appropriate for the Opinions forum. A new bot user will keep the forum updated, posting news stories every few hours from an [wikipedia]RSS[/wikipedia] feed.
- NEW VBCODE New vB Code allows you to link text in your posts to [wikipedia]Wikipedia[/wikipedia] entries. The new code can be accessed in the post editor by clicking on the new Wikipedia icon. Learn more about how to use the new code in our Help section.
- GTPREMIUM IMPROVEMENTS GTPremium members can now save a total of 1500 private messages, up from the previous 1000. Their profile pictures can also be 400x400 pixels in size and 150 KB's. Also, Premium avatars can now be 120x120 pixels. Premium users also have the ability to disable their "Premium" badge in their posts as well as their user titles by changing their Profile Settings.
- COMING SOON Keep an eye out for GTP Start, a service similar to HandyHomepage, but with a heavy dose of GTP-related features!
With that said, it's 5:00 AM and I really have to get to bed after three straight days of work on GTP8. I hope you guys enjoy it and I look forward to your feedback! 👍
POST YOUR FEEDBACK IN THIS THREAD.
PLEASE REPORT ERRORS, BUG REPORTS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS HERE ONLY. (Please do not report problems to me via PM or e-mail.)
Hopefully all these features will add to the GTP community.
but, there is one small spelling mistake in your post. I guess it's a heavy dose? 
