[fixed] Announcement Author changes on edit

[Anakin]

I recently posted an announcement on my forums (http://forums.epigamer.com) and managed to make a spelling mistake in the post. I didn't notice this, but one of the moderators did. He changed the announcement, but the announcement then changed to his name, making it appear as if he had posted the announcement.

I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature, but I personally think it's silly that an announcement should appear in a moderators name when it was posted by me, an Admin.

Any clues?

(I'm using vB 2.2.6)

[Scott MacVicar]

I presume it was designed like that, they may be updating the announcement and they are therefore the most recent author.

To sort this in /mod/announcement.php and /admn/announcement.php look for

$DB_site->query("UPDATE announcement SET title='".addslashes($title)."',userid='$bbuserinfo[userid]',startdate=UNIX_TIMESTAMP('".addslashes($startdate)."'),enddate=UNIX_TIMESTAMP('".addslashes($enddate)."'),pagetext='".addslashes($pagetext)."',forumid='$parentid' WHERE announcementid='$announcementid'");

change to

$DB_site->query("UPDATE announcement SET title='".addslashes($title)."',startdate=UNIX_TIMESTAMP('".addslashes($startdate)."'),enddate=UNIX_TIMESTAMP('".addslashes($enddate)."'),pagetext='".addslashes($pagetext)."',forumid='$parentid' WHERE announcementid='$announcementid'");

Moving to bugs forum for verfication.

[Joshua Clinard]

Originally posted by PPN
I presume it was designed like that, they may be updating the announcement and they are therefore the most recent author....

Moving to bugs forum for verfication.

When an admin edit's another users post, that does not make him the author. When a mod updates an announcemnet, the author should not change.

[Scott MacVicar]

Well we might see 2.2.7 then, for now follow the instructions above to sort it.

[Anakin]

Okie dokie. Thanks :)

[nuno]

Originally posted by PPN
Well we might see 2.2.7 then...
darn, not again :(

[andrewpfeifer]

If that's all thats in it, it wouldn't be a necessity to upgrade.

[nuno]

yeah, stop wasting time with vB2 and go develop vB3 :p

[Joshua Clinard]

Everyone does not feel that way, Nuno

[leadZERO]

I think 90-99% of the people do feel that way.

You can't please everyone in life so please the majority.

[Freddie Bingham]

There will not be a v2.2.7 until next month sometime but you will have other things to distract you anyway so I doubt you will notice.

[Steve Machol]

Originally posted by freddie
....you will have other things to distract you anyway so I doubt you will notice. freddie's playing with people's mind's again! :D

[leadZERO]

I think Freddie just announced vBulletin 3 will be release sometime in the middle of August. Specifically if I read correctly it will be released August 13th at 1:24.23pm GMT.

Let the rumors run wild!

[Fusion]

Originally posted by leadZERO
I think Freddie just announced vBulletin 3 will be release sometime in the middle of August. Specifically if I read correctly it will be released August 13th at 1:24.23pm GMT.

Let the rumors run wild! No, at best he hinted at us getting to see the beta, and finally learn for ourselves if it qualified as the electronic version of a wet dream.