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User Permission Updates and Forum Changes

DistantMe said:
Understand the need for these changes. My question: Do I need to have so many posts or time on the forum before having the ability to follow someone? I have been away for a while and just made a new account. I cannot follow people.
Thanks.
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It's in the rules. Read them.
 
FloofyNewfie said:
Having connectivity issues? See message below 👇
This is a known problem unrelated to the update. Read this carefully:

User Permission Updates and Forum Changes

Darn going to be a lurker forever with that mindset and that many years here... yes and deserved u need to invest very litte time/efford and thats still to much for u?
www.zoovilleforum.net www.zoovilleforum.net


Hello ZooVille!

I'm just giving everyone a heads up that the user privilege permissions have been updated on the forum, along with some other changes to the layout.

NEW User Permissions:

  • To be able to access PMs (Private Messages) you must now make at least 20 posts AND you must be a member for at least 30 days on the forum AND wait 24 hours for automation to do the change. What is a post?
  • Further restrictions have also been applied to the PM + Pictures privilege. You must get 150 posts on the forum AND you must be a member for 60 days to be able to send pictures in PM.
  • Note: that if you do not meet these new requirements, you may lose access to the ability to send new PMs until you meet both thresholds.

PMs are not a right, they are a privilege that needs to be earned. While setting the bar to 10 posts did cut down on lurker spam, it's become obvious that it's too easy for people to spam 10 posts and then start breaking rules in PMs. While 20 is not a hard number of posts to reach, there's nothing that can be done to subvert father time. You must be patient.

Logged Out / Guest Forum Access:

  • The ability to read the forum while you are logged out as been revoked. You'll now see the forum categories, but they will all be set to private.
  • This excludes the "ZooVille - News and Announcements" section of the forum, which will still be visible to Guests / Logged Out users.
  • The ability to use the search function while a Guest / Logged Out has been revoked. Only members with a valid account may use the search function.
  • "ZooVille.org News and Announcements" has been renamed to "ZooVille - News and Announcements" this is because "ZooVille.org" is a locked domain, and I don't think the registrar is going to give it back to us. You may also notice that this section is it's own category now and no longer a part of the general section. This was the only way to unlock it for Guests / Logged Out users.

These changes are mainly due to privacy and user safety concerns. To view the forum you HAVE to be a member of the forum. Due to the nature of zoophilia and bestiality, and due to the fact that this is the largest forum about these topics, we believe having an account should be a bare minimum requirement.

Thank you for your understanding on the matter.

Another update: October 4th, 2025: Changes to Groups...

As of October 4th, 2025: The ability to create new groups in the social groups area of the forum has been disabled for all members. This is mainly because there's too many of them already, and our moderators are not able to effectively moderate them due to issues with the plug-in itself. The groups plug-in is, quite frankly, broken. If this update is reversed, I'll let everyone know. But for the time being you may join groups, leave groups, interact with groups, post threads, post photos, post events, etc. but you will not be able to create NEW groups.
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I understand your reasoning
 
I'm OK with not having PMs for the time being, I am here to learn and if I get talking to someone who may help me experience the beast side of fun then I'll talk to them when I can, at the moment I wanna learn what I can so my first time will be a good one. ❤️😊
 
FloofyNewfie said:
Having connectivity issues? See message below 👇
This is a known problem unrelated to the update. Read this carefully:

User Permission Updates and Forum Changes

Darn going to be a lurker forever with that mindset and that many years here... yes and deserved u need to invest very litte time/efford and thats still to much for u?
www.zoovilleforum.net www.zoovilleforum.net


Hello ZooVille!

I'm just giving everyone a heads up that the user privilege permissions have been updated on the forum, along with some other changes to the layout.

NEW User Permissions:

  • To be able to access PMs (Private Messages) you must now make at least 20 posts AND you must be a member for at least 30 days on the forum AND wait 24 hours for automation to do the change. What is a post?
  • Further restrictions have also been applied to the PM + Pictures privilege. You must get 150 posts on the forum AND you must be a member for 60 days to be able to send pictures in PM.
  • Note: that if you do not meet these new requirements, you may lose access to the ability to send new PMs until you meet both thresholds.

PMs are not a right, they are a privilege that needs to be earned. While setting the bar to 10 posts did cut down on lurker spam, it's become obvious that it's too easy for people to spam 10 posts and then start breaking rules in PMs. While 20 is not a hard number of posts to reach, there's nothing that can be done to subvert father time. You must be patient.

Logged Out / Guest Forum Access:

  • The ability to read the forum while you are logged out as been revoked. You'll now see the forum categories, but they will all be set to private.
  • This excludes the "ZooVille - News and Announcements" section of the forum, which will still be visible to Guests / Logged Out users.
  • The ability to use the search function while a Guest / Logged Out has been revoked. Only members with a valid account may use the search function.
  • "ZooVille.org News and Announcements" has been renamed to "ZooVille - News and Announcements" this is because "ZooVille.org" is a locked domain, and I don't think the registrar is going to give it back to us. You may also notice that this section is it's own category now and no longer a part of the general section. This was the only way to unlock it for Guests / Logged Out users.

These changes are mainly due to privacy and user safety concerns. To view the forum you HAVE to be a member of the forum. Due to the nature of zoophilia and bestiality, and due to the fact that this is the largest forum about these topics, we believe having an account should be a bare minimum requirement.

Thank you for your understanding on the matter.

Another update: October 4th, 2025: Changes to Groups...

As of October 4th, 2025: The ability to create new groups in the social groups area of the forum has been disabled for all members. This is mainly because there's too many of them already, and our moderators are not able to effectively moderate them due to issues with the plug-in itself. The groups plug-in is, quite frankly, broken. If this update is reversed, I'll let everyone know. But for the time being you may join groups, leave groups, interact with groups, post threads, post photos, post events, etc. but you will not be able to create NEW groups.
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Thanks for the update. I’m new here and have very little experience. Hopefully I'll still be able to find ways to connect.
 
Mare Lover 1975 said:
Thread 'Private messages and why new members can't' https://www.zoovilleforum.net/threads/private-messages-and-why-new-members-cant.38830/
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dartel said:
The better question is why can't you read.
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And they say that I was rude... :unsure:

Me_You_&_Our_K9 said:
Why can't I DM or follow anybody?
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You can't because after the changes, you must have been here for at least 30 days (you pass by here) and you should have posted 20 posts (you don't pass by here). And yeah, go fuckin' read it, Mare Lover posted you a link.
 
Hi! 👋
I just saw that the -ZooEspaña- group has been deleted... Is it possible to know the reason, please? :unsure:
 
Okay this is on my side and i don't know if this is an issue some of you have, but in some way few of the images on ZV don't display and show image not found.
Might be the same issue effecting the groups or not. But hopefully it will be fixed in no time.
Goodluck for the admins/moderators working on the issue.
 
The forum software was finally updated from a 2023 version to the most current version by the server admin. It's a giant but necessary leap, as Xenforo typically releases a few updates per year, and we haven't been updating for awhile now. Unfortunately I don't do the upgrades here. A few things are a bit broken for now. I'll see what I can do myself to fix some of the hiccups using the admin panel tomorrow, and go from there.

pes said:
No groups were deleted. The forum was updated and all groups have been broken. It might be or might not be fixed.
@FloofyNewfie
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That is indeed correct. Looking at the nodes in the admin panel, all the groups are still there and seem to all be valid. If there's an update available for the groups plugin, that'll have to be updated by the server admin.
 
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