Canadian Money Tracker :: Help :: What's New (complete)

fixed bug with forum page list on message count % 25 == 0
added support for US locations (via proper US zip codes)
added support for events, such as meetings, coin/note conventions
fixed bug with daily CMT score update where users in the deep negative didn't start back at +100.0 like they should
fixed problem with uploading of profile picture
added rollover on user info box CMT Score to show DB-based score
increase the size of the main page latest login box to 20 entries
turned off form autocomplete for note serial numbers
forced users to actually enter something when doing a global search
added info to view user about donations on user info box on main page
added a Google-based hit map to the view note page, with info markers
preemptively changed copyright date to 2007

version 2.3.3 (19 Jun 2006)

added user preference to use FSA for location
changed view note pages so FSA location was used if user preference was set
added ~ symbol to view note entries where the location is based on the FSA location (and added rollover help)
fixed alignment of totals when viewing hit heaven notes
removed text suggesting user email regarding their entry limit on the 'entry limit reached' error page
updated what is searched on with the global search:

search user profiles
search comments on entries/hits

fixed the forum results "more" link on the global search
added support for new bots:

Gigabot (http://www.gigablast.com/spider.html)
Exabot (http://www.exalead.com/search)

fixed bug in view note code when viewing locations with null lat/longs
added user preference to display (or not) any advertisements
allow users to hide advertisements if they've made a donation within the last year
when adding <br> tags to messages, check to see if we are within a <table> tag first
fixed bug where users with no hits don't see "0 hits" in user info box
hide the chat link if user is not logged in and displayed 'n/a' for any counts in the left nav/info bar
display a message on login page if page needs user to be logged in

version 2.3.2 (29 May 2006)

changed map system back to pop-up window style, using Google Map API
updated the look and wording of the privacy policy (now version 1.1.0)
added popup help for cell phone on user profile page
fixed the css/cookie setup so that user's theme/size preference is used on login and set appropriately
fixed big black line at bottom of forum tracking page
added pop-up list of privileges at various user levels (on General FAQ)
changed geographic hits stat page so it displays one hit per location

version 2.3.1 (19 May 2006)

added proper page titles that reflect the actual content of each page
updated footer copyright date (to 2006)
improved speed of site in various places
cleaned up the CMT header image (header_left.jpg)
changed map link to use Google Maps (rather than MapQuest)
updated postal code database (thanks to gouche92)

version 2.3.0 (15 Jan 2005)

new look for the site
added ability to mark an individual thread as read [bug #230]
added all-time maximums to daily visits page [bug #227]
fixed the view user page so the 'what does my profile look like?' link displays what other users actually see
fixed improper hit percentage list on the weekly mailout [bug #222]
fixed bug allowing backdated hits to pre-date existing hits [bug #231]
changed view user so province is always displayed [bug #95]
changed hit notifications so that the email was different for the hitter and the hitee [bug #82]
added send private message to author link when viewing a forum message
added contact field for Yahoo messenger
added pop-up help for other fields on the profile page
added ability for users to upload their own pictures on the edit profile page (and also remove the picture)
added buttons to allow easy HTML editing within forum messages [bug #171]
changed link on View Message page from "Reply to Message" to just "Reply"
added "Edit" link to view message when viewing an editable message
added "Next" button to view message to view the next unread message (only if the next unread message is on the same page) [bug #98]
added code to check for all upper-case messages and lower the message case if user wants to
added preference to be notified of hits via SMS to user preferences
added a radar check to the add note page
added cell phone notification (via cell-based email) for users of at least the level of 'Junior User' for the following providers: Telus Mobility, Bell Mobility, Rogers, SaskTel Mobility
added the start of a global search
changed notifications (finally) so that emails are only sent if requested
changed servlet names/packages references from "bill" to "note"
changed most references from "bill" to "note"
changed add note page so that only denomination is listed [bug #210]
added rollover to view note page for slow travellers (eg. 0.003 km/h) that shows the speed in easier terms (ie. 3 m/h)
added "travel search" that searches for notes based on postal code
updated General FAQ
properly supported "Saskatchewan Time" in timezone system [bug #2]
added proper support for timezones [bug #2]

version 2.2.2 (14 Jul 2004)

fixed pop-up help not working for the "remember my username" link
fixed slow query on top 10 snapshot list (changed top bill to use cache)
stored the daily maximum user counts in the database [bug #198]
added page to view the last months worth of daily user maximums [bug #227]
added link to current users page to view past maximums
added more French translations

version 2.2.1 (26 Apr 2004)

increased the speed of the personal stats page
added link to return to message list on send private message results page
added daily maximum jump (up) on the CMT Score top ten (max 25.0 per day)
added originator to the 'longest life' list
changed weekly newsletter so it was only sent to verified emails
fixed missing "whitespace" var bug on add bill page
increased speed of View Hits page
increased speed of View Entries page
fixed bugs in the top 10 overview page
fixed bug in pagination code
fixed bug in sort order for top cities [bug #225]
cached the top bill (# of hits) list to increase speed
linked cities in the top cities lists to mapping website [bug #123]
changed view user so the hits entered list can be viewed [bug #213]
added stat page with last months worth of entries [bug #157]

version 2.2.0 (17 Jan 2004)

increased the speed of the personal stats page
added user session tracking for:

last XX servlets accessed
last XX users viewed
last XX notes viewed

fixed black bar "bug" at the bottom of the login box on the main page
added a link to the friend list in the user's info box
fixed bug where users couldn't be removed from friend list [bug #201]
fixed bug where total entry count was wrong on entry list [bug #189]
changed forum so only users at level of 'Junior User' or better can change the message subject [bug #145]
changed top ten location list so postal codes were linked to the mapping website (currently MapQuest) [bug #178]
added a table of the number of hits daily over the past week [bug #158]
added a border around the footer text
moved the "[ language ]" link to the right side, under the login details
removed the grey banner under the navigation (tab) bar
added support for users to 'watch' forums
increased speed of 'mark forum as read' SQL query (on forum list page)
added direction of movement (between postal codes) to the bill hit list
split 'top 10' tab into 'top 10' and 'stats' [bug #75]
changed system so all users (including admins) have a user level
added number of days since the last hit to the user info box
changed e-mail system so the "To:" header is properly set in text e-mails
manual administrator entry now adds "[manually entry]" to end of comments
added profile attributes for cell & provider (for SMS hit notification)
added support multiple stylesheets for the text size to the html header
added ability to send private messages to other users [bug #153]
changed registration (and password change) code so password cannot be the same (case insensitive) as the user's username
added keyboard shortcuts to main tabs:

Alt-C --> home
Alt-A --> bill
Alt-U --> user
Alt-T --> team
Alt-F --> forum

Alt-S --> search
Alt-O --> top 10
Alt-P --> stats
Alt-H --> help

added constants for the various user levels
edited messages in forum (change of 10+ chars) are re-marked as new, so long as the message is not older than 3 days [bug #205]
added ability to force message to be marked as new or not so long as criteria above are met
added display to main page of chat user count (refreshed every 10 min)
changed the longer running queries to use cached tables:

top 10 location (postal code) - entries
top 10 location (postal code) - hits
top 10 location (cities) - entries
top 10 location (cities) - hits
top users - entries
top users - hit percentage

moved the theme drop down choice to the preferences page
split theme/text size into separate choices on user preferences page
updated the weekly report so hit percentage list has the same criteria as the actual report on the website
moved current user list page to proper section (home)
removed "Date Entered" on view bill; accessed via "Date of Hit" rollover
reworked the look of parts of the website:
- added text size selection to the header
- added nav/info bar to left side
- changed cursor to "<-?" when more info is shown on mouse rollover:
  - 'Date Entered' on the view bill page
  - 'Date Entered' on the view hit heaven bill page
  - 'Last Login' on the view user page
  - 'Condition' on the view bill page
  - 'Condition' on the view hit heaven bill page
added graphs / charts for:

daily hits for the past 7 days [bug #158]
entries by province (pie chart)
hits by province (pie chart) [bug #156]
entries by denomination (pie chart)
hits by denomination (pie chart)

email addresses and personal info is NEVER displayed to 'Newbie' users unless the user being viewed is an 'Evangelist'
fixed bug where monthly hits didn't exclude bills in hit heaven
moved the older history to a separate page (as it was getting too long)
added ability to add CC's on anonymous email [bug #204]
added a user picture to the user profile page (pulled from the database)
trimmed down the detail on the user details page (and used rollover instead)
added stats page for 'geographic extremes' hits page [bug #164]
added the originator of the bill to the 'view bill' page [bug #207]
fixed the problem with using double quotes within forum messages
changed the bill search so that multiple criteria were required
changed subjects of emails sent out to start with "[www.cdn-money.com]"
added the user count to the current users page
changed top 10 main page so that a random top 10 snapshot was displayed
added ability to have database driven notes on weekly report [bug #208]
added the list of the daily maximum number of users [bug #198]
created a "past evangelist" level (user is no longer really active)
changed the scoring system
added check for counterfeit bills to the 'add bill' page
added page to check for counterfeit bills
changed general stats page so message was displayed if the page is regenerating
added link to bills from each province on personal stats page [bug #197]
changed name of user info box to "Overview"
added quick link in user overview box to full user info page (cmtViewUser)
changed 'view hits' to sort by date of hit by default
change view user so entry count was split into initial entries and entries which caused hits
add email verification system
added note to registration page about verfication of email address
reduced header size on view bill (condition --> cond; comments --> info)
added links to IM contact info:

ICQ : view IM user info and add user to your IM contact list
AIM : add user to your IM contact list

changed 'view bill' so the higher the speed, the fewer decimal places are shown
don't allow users to do certain things without a verified email:

no notification emails (hit, forum, favourites, or private)
no private message functionality
cannot post in any forum except the 'New Users' forum
can only add 5 bills (initial entries), regardless of user level
can only add 5 bills (that result in hits)

added prefix entry stats [bug #165]

version 2.1.10 (21 Jul 2003)

increased the speed of the personal stats page
changed forum notification so users are notified only once per login
added province-based stats to personal stats page
displayed two random people from the rest of the top 100 in CMT Score list on the main page
added a page to display a user's friends

version 2.1.9 (13 Jul 2003)

added code to send an email to users when a reply is posted to a message thread they posted in
added contact info fields for AIM instant messenger
updated links in database to the series info at www.cdnpapermoney.com
added profile preference for forum reply message notification
drastically improved the speed of the top 10 hit percentage page
displayed the count of a users friends in the info box
added link on view user page to tag other users as 'friends'
increased the speed of the add bill page

version 2.1.8 (07 Jul 2003)

removed the "Edit" column on the view messages page if not logged in
fixed bug with list of current users which listed the same person over
added ability for users to edit gender or year born (on the profile page)
date of last activity from view entries page (since it was the same as date entered)
added contact info fields for ICQ, Jabber and MSN instant messengers
updated forum list so no date of last posting was displayed if there are no current (ie. not archived) messages in the forum
added a code of conduct page for the forums
updated some of the questions/answers in the FAQ
added new link to the chat server on the main page info box [bug #184]
changed link target for chat links to '_blank' (was '_new') [bug #186]
added a "terms of use" page for the site
updated the guidelines page with a "code of conduct" page
changed forum search so it looks for the "exact phrase" by default
various HTML fixes

version 2.1.7 (09 May 2003)

converted app to use new postal code database which contains the entire list of postal codes (thanks to Bish0p for purchasing the DB)
added link to view a user's personal statistics (from the view user page)
fixed display user page so that the user will always see all their info regardless of their settings
added page that displays the user's "family tree"
added the number of logged in users to the latest logins box on main page
changed title from "User Setup" to "My User Page" on the user page
added a link to chat server (on the 'new' My User page)
added ability to see the list of the users currently logged on to the site
changed the weekly mailout to a HTML email message

version 2.1.6 (09 Apr 2003)

changed forum list page so separator line was a separate color [bug #174]
changed the look (again) of [all] the info boxes on the main page

added login box to the main page
removed the "top 10" lists for non-logged in accesses
made the "welcome new users" box larger
put more information for new users into the welcome box

added some help/info to the forgotten password page
dramatically increased the speed of the unread message count SQL; for users that are logged in this means:

main page is now faster
forum list is now faster

version 2.1.5 (28 Mar 2003)

added fancy shifting code to view entries [bug #16]
added 250 character limit warning [bug #170]
dramatically increased the speed of the view hits page
changed CSS; created 10, 12, and 14 pixel "themes"
removed old signatures from the add high/low info page [bug #125]
removed the entry limit from the user info box on the main page
allowed user to see entry limit (via link) on add bill page [bug #84]

version 2.1.4 (18 Mar 2003)

formatted the date on the forum search
added search type (all words, any word, exact phrase) to forum search
changed anonymous bill entry so that it displayed the view bill screen rather than the add bill screen after submitting the entry
updated profile code so that brief comments were cut at 250 characters
added user preference to be notified of hits on favourite bills
added user preference for theme (to be used for text size)
updated application to support multiple "themes"
added support multiple levels of evangelists (currently three levels)
added top 10 postal codes by FSA (if urban) or FSA/LDS (if rural)
moved the vertical alignment of top bill lists to the top of page
removed top provinces links since they are redundant and already on the general stats page
added user preference to allow other users to view a user's statistics
added a check for minimum length for the text area in messages
added user entries and hits bill statistics
added hit notification for bills in user's favourite bill list

version 2.1.3 (06 Mar 2003)

fixed bug where bills weren't added if comments were too long [bug #146]
centered the message forum within the browser window [bug #143]
changed the wording of headers/links in the forums
fixed CSS in archived message list
fixed bug where archived messages were all displayed as bold
fixed bug in view favourites where the same bill showed up multiple times for every time it had been hit
displayed the user's entry limit on the user info box

version 2.1.2 (27 Feb 2003)

fixed an "erroneous" > showing up on the top 10 hit % page
fixed the improper size of the page links on the view messages page
removed unlinked [View Archived Messages] on compose message page
added a check to ensure that something is entered in the message search
fixed broken 'evangelist' link in the main FAQ
fixed bug where usernames wrapped in the author field on the view messages page
added code to set a maximum length for the subject text when displaying the message list
removed ability to put HTML in bill comments
fixed the "super high CMT score" bug - removed ability to enter a bill more than 2 days in the future or 1 week in the past
changed the user info box so the last entry was based on the date entered attribute rather than the date of the hit attribute
fixed bug in the view messages where the edit box is black when there are no messages in the forum
changed the monthly hit count page so that years were separated with a new line and added a header for each year
added space between [bill info] link and the edge of view bill info box
added ability to view a single message thread

added [+] to forum search results to allow viewing of the full thread
added link when viewing single message to view entire thread

miscellaneous HTML fixes (mostly the remaining CSS fixes)

version 2.1.1 (18 Dec 2002)

fixed a link on the user setup page
fixed bug with timezones on the add bill page (was 1 off in the drop down)
fixed the incorrect ordering of questions 18 and 19 in the FAQ
fixed the column sort links on the view favourites page
fixed bug in the view favourites which only displayed favourites which were your bills
split the user prefs/profile page into two separate pages
added support for specifying the timezone on the add bill page
displayed the time zone being used on:

view bill page
view hit heaven bill

changed "timezone" (as one word) to "time zone" on the profile page
put ** infront of hit heaven rows when viewing a hit heaven bill
removed/replaced all the old "<font>" tags used to adjust the text size with equivilent CSS tags
pre-emptively changed the copyright to 2003
changed user setup so evangelists have a user level [bug #134]
reworked the FAQ, spliting it into two pieces; one for general FAQ's and another for bill/hit FAQ's
added a "Not Sure" option to the add high/low info page [bug #112]
added a specific table to the DB just for the high/low only entries so bills can be added that were "seen" somewhere (ie. eBay) [bug #111]
added a "Is it legal...?" link on the main page and the add bill page
fixed a bug where single (') and double quote (") characters weren't handled properly in the subject when previewing and editing messages
prevented wrapping on the field names on the view user page
added a "bills" tab (that links to the add bill page)

version 2.1.0 (01 Dec 2002)

fixed the lat/long image mapping (had to revert to full window MapQuest page)
added ability for users to set their language on the profile page
added complete support for users (registered & anonymous) to choose their language of choose (at this point either English or French)
added a [view info] link after the author's name in the view message box in the message forums [bug #87]
added display of CMT Score to 'View User' page [bug #86]
fixed problem with inaccurate count (was missing bill entries which produced hits) in the user info box on the main page
increased the number of comments in the remembered drop down list on the 'Add Bill' page to ten [bug #68]
automated the updating of user levels/entry limits
added ability for users to track bills (ie. have a favourites list)
- added a profile option to allow other users to view "favourites"
- added ability for users to add/delete bills from their "favourites" from the 'View Bill' page
- added ability for users to view their list of favourite bills
- added a link on user profile to view a user's favourites
automated the updating of user levels/entry limits
added an advertisement link (on the 'Links' page) to the Canadian Paper Money site's online store
added a new stats page showing monthly hit count [bug #42]
added a 'Bill Entries Today' option to drop down on main page [bug #28]
added ability to search for bills based on postal code (FSA only)
split the different search types into separate screens
added the ability to search the message forum [bug #89]
added a "thanks to..." page
if there are no bills, users or messages were returned in a search, a message saying "no results found" is displayed
added check to make sure double messages (ie. from reloads) are not posted
increased the number of "jump" pages to display to 15
added code/servlets/pages to support Paul Wallis' high/low stuff

added display of high/low info to 'view bill' page
added page to enter in the high/low info for a bill
added a search page to allow users to search for high/low bills

added a FAQ question on starting a new team to the Team FAQ help page
added a FAQ page for high/low questions
rewrote the CMTCodesLookup class
modified 'add bill' so the comments drop down list is not displayed if it's not a registered user
added an FAQ on user level
changed length and shifted bill mask so result of mask looked like GPS00***62
added note to postal code pop-up help about missing postal codes
added proper time zone support to:

login list on main page
view bill
view hit heaven bill
view user details page

added Newfoundland Time to profile page
added support for 4 character TLD (told level domains), such as .INFO on the registration page

version 2.0.2 (06 Aug 2002)

added a link to view a user's hits from their profile page
added a link to view users from the top ten (# of hits) list
changed speed units to km/h
fixed bug with 'H' postal codes not displaying the province (Quebec)
changed info box so if a bill was entered 1 day ago it says 'yesterday'
updated comments text on add bill page to help users enter more appropriate info
added username to the search bills results page
added the number of messages posted to the view user page

version 2.0.1 (01 Jul 2002)

added a link to view a user's hits from the top user (# of hits)
fixed problem with invalid time being entered when adding a bill
fixed invalid links in page jumps when viewing entries or hits
fixed user search
added a checkbox to 'add bill' page to force denomination and comments to be reselected
added proper support for French characters (ie. é)
made the FAQ question list active links
changed user profile so user's location was updated on postal code change

version 2.0.0 (17 Jun 2002)

changed look of site completely:

new header courtesy of TyMedia
changed all tables to have 1 pixel black border
converted HTML to use CSS
converted HTML to be 4.0/XML complient

added Javascript to login page to set appropriate "focus"
made CMT Score based out of a separate table
shaved time off various pages by reworking SQL, adding indexes, etc...
changed code so bill count/total is only calculated once every 15 minutes
added ability to access the archived messages
added a 'hit heaven,' where hits are placed when they are deleted
added 'location, 'user since' and 'last login' columns to user search
fixed bill search so that 'my bills only' on when search hits works properly (shows bills where you entered the bill first or hit the bill)
changed the way CMT Team Score was calculated
fixed 'view user' so that any bills entered (either new entries or hits) show up in the 'bills entered' count
changed location mapping to use MapBlast! (www.mapblast.com)
changed location mapping link so it is displayed within a small popup window (and add scale/zoom ability)
fixed the distance calculation code (in the Bitonic Library) so exact distance was displayed (was inconsistant for short distances)
added code to set 'focus' to serial number field on the 'add bill' page
changed register so new users were NOT on weekly report list by default
added quick links beside entries in the "user info" box on main page
made usernames (on the 'latest login list') active links to view the user
cleaned up the view message screen
added an indicator to message list to show which message is displayed
added 'weekly CMT score' and 'weekly hits' lists to the weekly report
changed search bill so users must enter in something for search criteria
fixed bug that caused the top CMT score box to be wider than necessary
removed the 'quick help' and 'bugsquashers' screens
added FAQ about who did the design for the site
added a 404 error help page to redirect users to if they request some file that doesn't exist on the server
changed registration so that it must contain AT LEAST one alphanumeric character (ie. can't choose "....." as a username)
added a scan of a bill telling users where to find the serial number and series
re-enabled the header logo hyperlink to the main page
added a check to ensure the user hasn't reached their daily entry limit when adding bills
fixed the top ten user (hit percentage) list

version 1.5.3 (11 Mar 2002)

changed registration so usernames can only contain [0-9,A-Z,a-z] as well as underscore, dash, period and spaces
added timezone to user profile page
fixed/changed 'view entries' page
- added check to ensure the page specified on the URL isn't greater than the last page
- added page link "shifting", so that when the user selects a page close to either end, the list of page links jumps in that direction
miscellaneous small fixes

version 1.5.2 (28 Feb 2002)

started allowing upper AND lower case character usernames
if user tries to view a bill that doesn't exist, an error page is displayed
changed 'add bill' so a new location of 'calgary' would match the already entered location of 'Calgary' (ie. case no longer matters)
fixed a bug in 'view bill' that prevented bills with entries outside Canada or the US from being displayed
added user attribute to prevent the system from converting CR's to
on their user profile text
fixed search (removed 'search both' option)
added team name to 'view user' page
added link (on Help page) to new 'Collecting FAQ'
added link (on Links page) to Euro Bill Tracker website
added notion of "user level"
added user level to view user and search user results

version 1.5.1 (20 Dec 2001)

added link to the users real email on the message board (if they allow it) and/or anonymous email (if they allow it)
when viewing a user, made the "number of bills" a clickable link (if the user being viewed allows it)
added attribute to user profile for fake email address (used for display) (ie. "dr[at]bitonic[dot]com" or "drNOSPAMORELSE@bitonic.com")
added pagination support when viewing the list of messages
changed 'view message' so users can see when a message has been edited
hid the 'My Bills Only' checkbox on 'search' if user isn't logged in
linked the 'view bill' location column to a dynamic map on www.mapquest.com

version 1.5.0 (03 Dec 2001)

added ability to mark all messages within a board as 'read'
added a count of unread messages to the board list page
set min number of entries to 50 before users show up on hit % top ten
message list screen can be ordered by thread, date or author (asc or desc)
fixed bug where message board title isn't displayed when preview/composing
fixed bug where message board title isn't displayed when no messages
added example serial number on 'add bill' screen; made sample data red
added ability for user to change their password
updated the links to Paul Wallis' site (now http://www.cdnpapermoney.com/)
removed ability to put any HTML in the subject of a new message
added ability for users to edit their own messages
fixed bug where the anonymous email link on the 'view user' was invalid for users with spaces in their usernames
changed the top ten hits in the past XX days, so if there are no entries it says so, and doesn't have the "view more" or page links
got rid of the 'home' link on the nav bar (click on the logo instead)
added code to 'add bill' backend to add to a team's hit score on a hit
changed footer so that it has a link to the FAQ
changed 'add bill' so you can't add a bill that already exists and hit time is in the past in terms of other hits
added basic team functionality
- main team menu
- top ten list for teams
- view a team
- added a team FAQ to the help section
changed Top Users (CMT Score) to only displayed users with positive score
added lat/longs for all locations
reorganized the main help page
changed 'view user' so that carriage returns in the profile were displayed (using the <br> tag)
added a weekly e-mail mailout with the happenings over the past week
numberous other bug fixes and changes to the backend system

version 1.4.4 (31 Oct 2001)

updated 'time between hit' column on the 'view bill' screen so it displayed "1 day" instead of "1 days"
increased the width (by 2) of serial number input box on 'add bill' screen
displayed newly added message after composing/replying to a message
added code to mark new messages added by a user as read (by that user)
added new Top Ten lists (also added to drop down on Main screen)
- Top Hits Today
- Top Hits Past 7 Days
added Top Locations to drop down on the Main screen
added the ability to preview a message before posting it

version 1.4.3 (19 Oct 2001)

added support for team name on the 'User Info' box on the main page
added "pages" and "view more" options for top ten users (number of hits)
updated one of the FAQ questions on the CMT Score
changed the 'registration complete' page so it's more friendly
added total distance/total time to the view bill screen
added a "close window" link to all of the pop-up help
added a pop-up check (must be enabled in user profile) if the user doesn't select a bill condition or enter comments

version 1.4.2 (09 Oct 2001)

added user profile option to receive the weekly activity report via e-mail
reorganized the user profile screen more logically
changed the last posting date to the common site format and added the time to the message board list page
removed the decimal places from the distance on the 'view bill' screen
changed 'Hits per Bill' to 'Bills per Hit' on the 'view stats' page
added a 'User Info' box to the main page

version 1.4.1 (03 Oct 2001)

fixed bug in User Search if name field was left blank
changed 'new users' text on main page
removed FAQ entry about needing to register and added an entry about crediting anonymous entries to your registered account
removed the ability to anonymous email to users under 16 years of age
fixed bug where the 'add bill' screen was showing users weren't logged in
fixed the CMT score so more emphasis was placed on the number of hits a user had
put the message board topic at the top of the view message screen
fixed problem with comments drop down that cut off the comment if it contained an apostrophy
fixed a bug on the add bill screen where the user selects a city and then enters a new city, the selected city is the one that is reselected
added 'more info' link from the view bill page which brings up info from Paul Wallis' site (http://www.cdnpapermoney.com/)
ordered the message board so newer threads are at the top of the list
changed view message so it handles status and only displays current msg's
changed reply so that the message you are replying to is displayed above the compose message area, rather than the original msg in the thread

version 1.4.0 (28 Aug 2001)

moved the 'forgotten username/password' stuff to a separate screen
added a drop down list of the last N comments to the 'add bill' screen
changed message board so unread messages appear BOLD (using DB table)
added top user list based on hit percentage and added to main screen
allowed users to change their location (profile screen)
added ability to search for users in a specified province
fixed bug in user search where users with spaces in their username could not be viewed
added 'remember my username' functionality to the login page
added ability to order ascending or descending on view entries screen
added profile option to use location as default for adding bills
added count of the number of unique bill hits as well as the number of user hits to the 'view stats' page
added ability to use the user's location (if selected on their profile) as the default location when adding bills
added a 'show my bills only' option to the bill search
added a username column to the 'view bill' screen
added a 'User Setup' page as a jump point for all user functionality
added support for anonymous bill entry
updated a number of FAQ entries
miscellaneous small grammar/spelling errors

version 1.3.1 (15 Aug 2001)

added pop-up help for the profile options
fixed privacy link on register page
updated registration page so bare minimum of details were required, and used defaults for rest of options, making it less daunting
added link to registration page on main page in the new users box
disabled all viewing of personal info if the user's age is less than 16
modified top ten user list gets the proper count for hits (includes not just originator)
added basic anonymous bill entry screen which simply states the benefits of registering with the site
added total user count to the 'view stats' screen

version 1.3.0 (24 Jul 2001)

added link for top user (by number of hits) to top ten page
sub-ordered top ten users (by # of hits) by the date of last hit
fixed problem with the last login's being one month behind (thanks to Pooga for noticing that)
added grouping to numbers (ie. a comma every 3rd digit) for readability
added support for lat/long coordinates to the database/system
added speed/distance calculations to the 'view bill' screen
added preference to allow users to see total value of money entered
displayed amount of money entered by each user on the 'view user' screen (if they allow it to be displayed; set via 'profile/prefs')
made the "CMT score" also depend on the number of hits a user has
added more stats to the 'view stats' screen
- averages (bills per person, hits per person, etc...)
cleaned up the 'view user' screen
added a 'profile' field to user details so users can write a 'novel' about themselves, their bills, or whatever...
updated FAQ with questions about the CMT Score and anonymous email
added a link on 'profile' screen (after an update) to view the profile
added ability to send anonymous email
added a list of 'bug squashers' to the help section
fixed problem when viewing users with no bill entries
changed message board so non-registered users can view messages (but not compose or reply)

version 1.2.1 (09 Jul 2001)

sorted the 'view stats' page by totals rather than alphanumeric 'names'
fixed problem with comments not being displayed from 'view entries' page
made the 'ERROR' bold on the 'add bill' screen and made the 'hit' message more prominent
updated the links on the 'search results' page
added top ten lists for locations
added a list of last logins on main screen
changed top lists on main page to display the top 15 rather than 10
added navigation links to top ten sub-pages

version 1.2.0 (04 May 2001)

moved the 'profile/prefs' link to the "logged in" area in the upper right
moved the login/logout link to the "logged in" area in the upper right
added a link to the CPMS on the bill conditions help page
added a "links" sub-section to the 'help section'
made the search case insensitive and supported partial words
added a 'Last Login' field to the view user screen
changed the view messages screen so that the message being viewed was displayed at the top of the page (rather than the bottom)
fixed the top user (# of hits) list so that it was sorted by the number of hits rather than the username
added privacy policy to the help page
added a 'top ten' main section
added 'view more' on the top ten bill list
miscellaneous small bug fixes

version 1.1.1 (29 Mar 2001)

changed 'view entries' screen so that number of hits on each bill were listed and list was ordered by number of hits, then date entered
stored the news into the database
added ability to sort by various columns on the 'view entries' screen
added a "site score" (based on entries and activity) and made that the default top ten list for the main page
added the "Time Between Hit" to the 'View Bill' screen

version 1.1.0 (15 Mar 2001)

added a simple message board system
added help on bill conditions
added ability to specify the condition a bill was in when you got it
changed the look of the "add bill" screen

version 1.0.4 (19 Feb 2001)

can view stats
added a 'Contact Us' section within help

version 1.0.3 (12 Feb 2001)

'view more' on the top ten lists
can retrieve a forgotten username and/or password
can now add the new $10 bill
can search on hits, initial entry or both
'User Profile/Prefs' section
divided help in various sections
- FAQ
- User Guidelines
- Quick Help
- What's New?
date of last hit on top users (# hits) list
can view other users' details (if they've given permission)
can view other users' entries (if they've given permission)
'Login' link on the top menu

version 1.0.2 (22 Jan 2001)

added code to send email out when a bill generates a hit
added ability for users to view all their entries (via page/jump links)
added ability to view comments direct from the 'View Entries' screen
added a search screen

version 1.0.1 (15 Jan 2001)

changed the data model slightly
fixed the "top hits" list
fixed the "top users (# of hits)" list
added ability to view the comments on bills (if applicable)

version 1.0.0 (28 Aug 1999)

first publically released version

version 0.9.0b (01 Jul 1999)

beta version released; Happy Canada Day

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