• new user cp	account / user options are now a little different! each section of your account is organised by labelled tabs, and you have more control over what appears in your profile and you you browse TARP.  you can now also upload avatars directly to TARP, which will automatically resize to no bigger than 150x150 pixels.
• wysiwyg editor	short for 'what you see is what you get', the wysiwyg editor takes the place of the old 'preview post' function. by clicking the "full reply" button, you will have a choice to switch between the 'preview' wysiwyg editor, and the standard BBCode editor. the wysiwyg editor will allow you to simultaneously type and preview your posts in real time.
• block member	you are now not only able to block individual members from contacting you, but you can also hide their posts on the forum, and prevent the forum from sending you notifications if the blocked member tags or quotes you.
• member tagging	tag your fellow members by using @username in your posts. an individual member's username is visible by either visiting their profile or hovering over the name in their mini-profile.  note: please do not tag staff members to prompt them to review profiles, take care of spam threads, etc. This includes the Mod Squad account.
• pm conversations	instead of sending individual replies back and forth between each other, all responses to the same originating PM are listed in the same manner as a thread. the conversation creator can also add participants to the conversation if necessary, and individuals can choose to leave a conversation.
• participated button	all threads you participate in will be listed in the 'participated' link to the right of the navigation tree. this will update when a thread you have posted in receives a reply.
• thread & pm labels	you can now set labels to threads & private messages. thread labels are created by staff, but you can create labels for your private messages at will.
• save post draft	there is a new setting in your user cp that allows the forum to save the most recent draft of a new post. activating this feature will prompt the forum to ask if you would like to use the most recent draft of a post it has stored when you create a new reply or thread.

• user colour palettes	on the "full reply" page, you can now save colours to a member-specific palette from the colour dropdown button.
• new admin account	the Mod Squad account will now make official TARP news & announcement posts. this is a global staff account that does not answer messages so please still PM an individual staff member if you need anything.
• horizontal mini-profiles	all TARP mini-profiles now appear at the top of a user's posts, spanning horizontally across the forum.
• new profile fields	we now have three profile fields for members to fill out: a field for your ooc name, a field for the link to your plotting thread, and a field where you can list and link to your character profile(s). this information will appear in your mini-profile and full profile.
• member awards	TARP will now be on the look out for potential members and threads to showcase each month. We are also in the process of adding an awards system for the mini-profile display, as well as adding referral and yearly awards.