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            <title><![CDATA[FAQ]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:45:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The FAQ has now been <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ"  title="Frequently Asked Questions">moved the wiki</a>.  </p><p>If you have a custom template, please update the FAQ menu item. </p>]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Custom Profiles]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:35:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>It has been just less than a month since <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/anton/">Anton</a> wrote an <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/mod/vanillaforum/vanilla/comments.php?DiscussionID=3&amp;page=1#Item_1">article on how to customise your profile</a> in the KIA network, but already we have some some examples of what can be done.&nbsp; None of these examples really push the boundaries of what is possible, but all are innovative as far as what has been tried on the KIA network so far. </p><p>The first custom profile was <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/anton/">Anton</a>'s: <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/anton/">http://network.kiamagic.com/anton/</a> </p><p>It doesn't change the default template by much, mainly it just added a background image, the dragon from the book cover of his <a href="http://www.mandrake.uk.net/antonchanning.htm">Kaos Hieroglyphica: Alchemy for the New Aeon</a>.&nbsp; The only other thing of note is the addition of a last.fm widget in the side bar.&nbsp; <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/zeitl0ch/">Zeitl0ch</a> has also added such a widget.&nbsp; A simple but effective customisation.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/feather/">Feather</a> has done rather more: <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/feather/">http://network.kiamagic.com/feather/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>The main panel and side panel are both transparent, the better to show off her fox head tile graphic.&nbsp; The text size is increased and the top right KIA graphic has been replaced with her own.&nbsp; She has also changed some of the text colours.</p><p><a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/shedemonwolf/">She Demon Wolf</a> has opted for a colour change also. <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/shedemonwolf/">http://network.kiamagic.com/shedemonwolf/</a></p><p>In addition to a new purple theme, she has&nbsp; added partial transparency.&nbsp; So far the only user to make use of this css property.&nbsp; This allows the side and main panels to have their own colour, whilst also showing off the background image behind them.</p><p>And finally, we have the first community theme. <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/graal/">http://network.kiamagic.com/graal/</a> </p><p>Not surprisingly this is the theme for <a href="http://network.kiamagic.com/graal/">GRAAL</a>, since this is currently the only community on KIA, other than KIA itself.&nbsp; This is perhaps the simplist of the alterations made, since it is mostly just a simple colour change,&nbsp; But worthy of note it has replaced the website title in the top left with a title of its own, and also the html title which causes 'GRAAL Regenerative Autonomous Alchemical Laboratory' to appear in the title bar.</p><p>I am sure this is just the start.&nbsp; According to the database at least two other users have started to experiment with themes, although they haven't yet applied them.&nbsp; Innovate!&nbsp; Every so often I will highlight the most innovative and effective profiles.   </p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New integrated forum activated.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<dc:subject><![CDATA[Forum]]></dc:subject>
		<dc:subject><![CDATA[Network]]></dc:subject>
		<dc:subject><![CDATA[blog]]></dc:subject>
		<dc:subject><![CDATA[comment]]></dc:subject>
		<dc:subject><![CDATA[emoticons]]></dc:subject>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The new KIA Forum has been activated, although its organised quite differently from the previous one, as I think there is not so much need for the complexity that existed before now that we are primarilly a social networking site.&nbsp; Also, we are running different forum software and it has a slightly different approach to navigating forum posts which I think you will find superior over all.&nbsp; I have just enabled BBCode support and emoticons to the forum.&nbsp; Initially I've used the same set that is available on these blogs.</p><p>The big plus to all the changes I have made is that you now only need a single sign on to access the Network, the Wiki and the Forum.&nbsp; All future features will also be included in this single sign on approach.&nbsp; If I can't integrate it to the sign on, I won't use it.&nbsp; This should be the last time you need to create an account with KIA on account of software upgrade... (if not, someone needs to give me a good spanking!) </p><p>Both the networking software and the forum software I am using (Elgg and Vanilla) have plenty more plugins, so I will be expanding their functionality and improving the site a lot over the coming weeks, a process which will continue indefinately although I will be selective and promise not to drown you in features.&nbsp; Try them out.&nbsp; Why not post a blog here or post something in the forum? &nbsp;&nbsp; </p>]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The KIA Network is Go!]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2005 06:39:40 GMT</pubDate>
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		<dc:subject><![CDATA[welcome]]></dc:subject>
            <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the KIA Network!&nbsp; Finally the KIA membership website gets to be more than just a forum... <img src="http://network.kiamagic.com/mod/tinymce/lib/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif"  border="0"  alt="Laughing"  title="Laughing" />]]></description>
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