General Improvements and Reminders

User Management

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• Removed the ability to invite into groups due to abuse of the system.
• Added a new Minecraft account flagging system for our moderators.
  • Accounts flagged as insecure will have '(!)' preceding them in profiles.
• Minecraft accounts can now be searched by their username or UUID in one simple form located on our Minecraft Association page.
  • If results are found, you will be automatically redirected to the associated user's profile.
• We've upgraded to a new system to prevent members from setting "View Your Profile Page" to "People You Follow Only."
  • This repairs an exploit which allowed the bypassing through editing the form.
• Upgraded our animated avatar restricting system to make processing faster and more efficient.

Aesthetics

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• Added a new "Thread Starter" banner in most forum nodes.
• Upgraded to Font Awesome 5.3.1

Systems

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• We've begun further ensuring our systems are running smoothly through additional file health checks.
• Improved our caching systems.

Reminders

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• All account upgrade coupons will be disabled on October 5, 2018. Please redeem them prior to then. If you fail to do so, you must provide the associated PayPal transaction ID for manual application unless they were provided as a perk of being an active member of MCTrades.
• We are not actively looking for staff members. Please refrain from contacting us in regards to potential position fulfillment unless we explicitly state to do so.
• Asking for free copies of products and services may not be done through posts. Please instead privately message the thread starter.
• If receiving a vouch copy, you are not required to leave any reputation to the provider of the product or service. Only provide a vouch if you believe that the product or service is worth purchasing. While this is up to your own discretion, we advise against leaving a vouch for products or services where an exchange of less than $0.25 in assets or services occurred.
• Help support MCTrades by purchasing an account upgrade for as little as $1.00 USD. Be part of the minority by purchasing our Gradient Green Name Color, or blend in with the Gradient Blue Name Color.
• Need help but can't login to your account? Try creating a ticket or message us on Twitter.

Additional Information

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• We've surpassed 500,000 chat messages. That's a lot of letters.
• Craftathon is a week-long charity event supporting Child's Play Charity. If you haven't checked them out yet, visit their website at craftathon.org or follow them on Twitter at @Craftathon2018.