Here at FAC we have had a very merry Christmas with the registration of our one hundred thousandth user account.

To celebrate we have decided it is time for a breath of fresh air in the sites logo department. The original Pheral design lasted from 2004 to 2007, Pheral version 2 has been in place from 2007 to current. We have come to the conclusion to give you, our users the opportunity to redesign the sites mascot as well as Sam, his human counterpart.

Original Pheral design can be seen Here
Pheral design Version 2.0 can be seen Here
Original Sam design can be seen Here

One current concept that we do believe may be incorporated into the site is the use of a rotation of multiple logos, so this is not a contest. However only the best works will be chosen so, If you have ideas for Pheral Version 3, Sam Version 2 or just some suggestions on how to improve the existing Pheral and Sam designs Please visit our forum and post them in this thread.

We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Today cstdenis issued another maintenance update for FAC.

A list of bugs fixed is available on my journal page (here).

There's probably still a few more bugs crawling around in obscure pages or error messages -- we're hearing talk of submission notices still broken :( -- so if you find any, you can report it to our Site Discussion forum.

It's here! FAC has now been updated to include the new site features we've been working on. You may already notice the "Popular Works" and the poll now included on our mainpage.

Some of the features you can now use are:
- "Scraps" system
- Comment Preview
- Expanded Search options

We also have a new set of rules, the Fanart Central Terms of Service (or "FACTS", for short) which covers general matters that apply sitewide (such as "no trolling"). We've had a copy of them available in the forums for over a month, so if you haven't read through them yet, please do so!

>> http://www.fanart-central.net/rules.general.php

Another new feature, very important from a staff point of view, is the ability for FAC site admins to issue timed suspensions for violations (such as spamming). Suspensions automatically expire after a specified length (ranging from 24 hours to 4 weeks, depending on the infraction), so there is no need for the admin to come back later and remove it manually.

Unfortunately there are still a few bugs left for us to work out over this week (and maybe the next). I'm currently maintaining a list of known bugs on my profile page, so if you run into something peculiar you may want to check my list first, chances are good we know about it already.

The "top two" bugs are:

- Error messages when you try to +Watch a user. We've already patched this in the RC domain, so as a temporary fix, when you want to Watch a user try replacing the "www" in the URL with "rc", and it should work.

- The "Delete comment" link isn't showing up on userpages (or submissions) like it should be. This has also been patched on the RC domain, but you can still contact a site moderator to have them remove offensive or disruptive comments for you.

Also, a reminder that comments are never truly "deleted" from our site; they're just hidden from view, and FAC site staff members can access removed comments at will. In fact, this ability is now "always on" for FAC staff members, meaning that if there's a removed comment anywhere on a page we're viewing, we will know about it.

So that's all for now. If you manage to find a bug that we haven't (yet), be sure to stop by our forums and let us know.