We do not want to make it easy for members to change their birthdate in order to gain
access to restricted content. We will only change those for you if you provide
us with a valid reason why you didn't enter it correctly when you registered.
Misclicking or not understanding is not a valid reason; everyone knows what their
year of birth is. Creating a new account will not go unnoticed as well; we monitor
creation of new accounts with a previously used IP number.
How do I get more community-points?
The amount of community-points depends on several factors; You get the most points for
posting reviews and/or stories. Additionaly you also get points depending on how long
you've been a FantasyFacts user and the amount of posts you made in the forums. Do note
that spamming the forums or library to receive points will not go unnoticed and will get
you a warning.
How did you make this site and with what tools?
This may be a bit technical for people not familair with a programming and/or database design
background, but the website was designed and made using the following tools and methods:
Database design: Laryx designed the db using the FCO-IM design method. Afterwards I fine-tuned
this in order for it being compatible with MySQL and a few website limitations.
Database implementation: We converted the FCO-IM database model to an LRS in Powerdesigner so
that we could let it make a script for the creation of all the tables. We had to choose a MySQL version
without the ability of subqueries because nearly no webhosts had one of the newer MySQL versions installed.
Website design: I started off with making (several) designs of the website in Adobe Photoshop and
Imageready. We changed design quite a few times during the few years it took to develop this site but we're
more then happy with the result. All HTML coding was purely made with notepad and EditPlus, a text-highlighter.
I made sure all images are rather small because there are still quite a few people that use analog modems. A whole
page is only 67Kb worth of images, which is very small.
Website implementation: I didn't want to add too many fancy new things in the website in order to
reach the broadest audience possible. The page is 100% correct HTML 4.01 Transitional (see w3.org) and should
work with any version 4+ browser. All PHP(4)-code is made in EditPlus, which highlights common programming blocks
with different colours.
All PHP-scripts are 100% made by me (Freddy). I didn't want to use a standard forum, poll or news-script because
I'd like everything to go and work as I want it to. A security-leak would be entirely my fault: I don't wish to risk
my sites' security on scripts I didn't make. We take pride in our website and would very much appreciate to hear
any design-errors or suggestions you might have!
