https://forum.tip.it/rss/1-tipit-news.xml/enYou might say we've herd some grumblings around the forums. It is our pleasure to announce, after an udderly long hiatus, the return of the man, the legend, the one who makes rulebreakers cower in fear...the one and only @Cowman_133! We are sure that he will be able to help you out with any moderating or admin concerns, even when the steaks are high. Please join me in welcoming him back to the admin team!Sat, 09 Nov 2019 16:29:54 +0000We've fixed an issue with forums where the system for changing email addresses and validating new accounts was using a depreciated, and no longer functional, CAPTCHA system. We believe this issues started on April 19. We apologize for the inconvenience and frustration this has caused for people. The CAPTCHA system has been updated and anyone attempting to validate a new account or change their email address should now be able to do so. If anyone runs into any further problems, please send in an account problem report here. @Randox ~Tip.It Administrative TeamWed, 02 May 2018 17:24:34 +0000Please join me in welcoming @Arceus to his new role as a Tip.It administrator. Arceus has been doing fantastic work heading up our crew these past few months, and will now be taking on an administrative role as well to help manage the site. Welcome to the red team!Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:08:53 +0000Congratulations to Miss Lioness, our newest Super Moderator. Miss Lioness has been doing fantastic work, so we've decided to give her a shiny new hammer as an early Christmas present!Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:24:21 +0000Join the Tip.It Monster Hunting Team! We're recruiting! [pending]red_1455458400[/pending] The Tip.It Monster Hunting Team is hunting for some new, active recruits! After a bit of a hiatus, the Tip.It Monster Hunting Team is once again running events, hunting down the biggest and baddest monsters in RuneScape, and the team is looking for some fresh blood to help out. If you are interested in being part of the TMHT and helping to run our monster hunting events, please keep reading to learn more about the team, what we expect, and how to apply! About the Team The Tip.It Monster Hunting Team (TMHT) is not just about going on monster hunts; it's about leading monster hunts. Our team members are experts on monster hunting! They take leadership positions and help lead attendees on the hunt! We decide which events to put on, we work out all the details, and then we lead people during the event itself. Requirements to Apply If you're thinking about applying to join the team - that's AWESOME! Here's a list of requirements you have to meet in order to be considered: You must be P2P.You must have a high combat level.You must be knowledgeable about monster hunting (ideally not limited to just one boss).You must be a natural leader and be comfortable giving instructions.You must be a team player.You must have a Tip.It Forum account and check the forum regularly.Ideally you will have attended TMHT events before, but this is not a requirement.It is much more important to us that those who apply are adequate leaders and can successfully run events with large numbers of attendees than it is that those who apply are experienced monster hunters. Bossing techniques can be taught; leadership and dedication cannot. How to Apply Still with us? The next step is to fill out and submit your application. Applications will be read by the entire TMHT. We will review all of them equally and fairly, and choose the best of the bunch to join our ranks! If you're not accepted, don't worry! You can still attend our events and there might be a chance that you'll be able to join the team at a later date. :) Fill out the below application and PM it to @Randox with the subject line TMHT Application APPLICATION DEADLINE: 14th February 2016 (11:59pm GMT) [hide=Application - Read Only] General Information: Tip.It Forum Name: Link to Forum Profile: RuneScape Name: Please attach a dynamic stat signature to display your RuneScape Stats ( http://www.tip.it/runescape/?dynamic ): Your Qualifications: What time zone do you live in? How often do you play RuneScape? How many hours a week (or a day)? How long have you been monster hunting? Which bosses do you have experience killing. How experienced are you in killing them? Do you have any leadership experience? Why do you want to join the TMHT? Anything Else? If you have anything else you'd like to tell us about your qualifications or about yourself as a person, please use this space to do so. [/hide] [hide=Application In Code Tags - Copy From Here!] [size=5][b]General Information:[/b][/size] [b]Tip.It Forum Name: [/b] [b]Link to Forum Profile: [/b] [b]RuneScape Name: [/b] [b]Please attach a dynamic stat signature to display your RuneScape Stats ( [url="http://www.tip.it/runescape/?dynamic"]http://www.tip.it/runescape/?dynamic[/url] ): [/b] [size=5][b]Your Qualifications:[/b][/size] [b]What time zone do you live in? [/b] [b]How often do you play RuneScape? How many hours a week (or a day)? [/b] [b]How long have you been monster hunting? [/b] [b]Which bosses do you have experience killing. How experienced are you in killing them?[/b] [b]Do you have any leadership experience?[/b] [b]Why do you want to join the TMHT? [/b] [size=5][b]Anything Else?[/b][/size] If you have anything else you'd like to tell us about your qualifications or about yourself as a person, please use this space to do so.[/hide] Remember, this is your chance to put your best foot forward! Do not rush your application, and please enter in as many details as possible. Make a good first impression! You will receive a PM to let you know if your application has been accepted or rejected. Please don't expect a PM back until the deadline has passed (although you may also receive one sooner)! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to post them in this thread.Sun, 31 Jan 2016 17:53:09 +0000Mon, 24 Aug 2015 03:32:24 +0000Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:57:46 +0000It gives me great pleasure to announce that @Arceus has been promoted to the position of Senior Moderator. He has done a lot of great work since joining the team, and it is high time that this work was recognized with a fancy title and some increased responsibilities. However, since Arceus title actually can't get any longer, he will have to settle for increased responsibilities and a new badge instead.Mon, 22 Jun 2015 22:15:20 +0000As you may know, the Tip.It Crew work behind a set of doors just thick enough to muffle the screaming prevent eavesdropping. However, starting today we are pleased to announce a new feature: Tip.It Patch Notes! This will be a regular feature to give you the forum users an insight into some of the content that Crew have been working on updating and adding, as well as helping to bring down the barrier between the site and the forum. It will also serve as a place to give feedback or suggestions on things that can be improved, if you like! Without further ado, I present to you the list, featuring our Tuska World Event guide. We even have a live feed to track the progress of the event on our homepage http://www.tip.it - go check out it! Homepage Update The daily progress for the World Event (contribution from factions and the current fraction of what is needed for the day to defeat Tuska) has now been added live and auto-refreshes in both the guide and on the home page!Guide Updates Ability Book - updated information and added sample ability bars for beginnersConstruction Guide and table updated with Aquarium informationMusic Guide page updated and now features all 1,042 tracks.Quest experience guide is up to dateSummoning Guide refurbished.Tuska World Event guide published and updated with this week's mechanics changes.Thaler page addedItem Updates Added in Astromancer promotion itemsAnti-dragon shield (both overworld and Dungeoneering) are now marked as hybrid class due to a patch update from JagexChampion's scroll info updated to reflect no longer needing to re-obtain the scroll in the event of losingCharm drop enhancer has been addedGud equipment/weaponry has been addedInformation regarding the Bladestorm Drape cape has been addedKaril's items have had their quantity limits adjusted in accordance with a patch update by JagexOff-hand Armadyl c'bow addedSome Slayer items have been updated to indicate that they can now be added to the Slayer beltTuska Warpriest addedWorld Event items addedVarrock armour 3 and 4 have been updated to reflect some shuffling in benefits from a patch updateCalculator Updates Clan avatar bonus options have been added to many of the calculators and planners, for the perusal of players who are in a clan with clan avatar(s).Construction calc/planner has been updated with the aquarium itemsSome Treasure Hunter outfits have been added to the calculators and plannersUpdates from the Community Ghost Hunter Armour drops have been added to several monsters, including in the Shades of Mort'ton minigame guideInformation on Aquarium related itemsWed, 10 Jun 2015 03:04:52 +0000Junior Crew Recruitment Results As you know, April 6th we changed the way the website team works by adding a whole new position - the Junior Crew. For the first time, we opened the website team to newly registered users. After-all, how many of us used Tip.It, the calculators and guides, long before registering here? How many reading this still do? We needed a team who were familiar with our main website, not necessarily our forums - the two being run by two completely separate teams. Meet Your Junior Crewbies This was one the most successful recrewtment drives we've had in years. We've received, and still are, much more applications then we were expecting. This is fantastic! We're very proud to have so many of you who are eager to help! You may have seen more purple members springing around the forums. So without further ado, I'd like to introduce your new Junior Crew!@doelling@ElysianWolf@INK@Teemupets@thumperjayThe members above have all spent the past week(s) getting familiar with our procedures, participating in Crew activities and assignments, and taking part in staff chat. They've all shown great potential and we're very happy to have them on-board and hope to, someday, see them climb the ranks to Website Crew. Though, there's more of them coming. ;). It's Not Over If you'd like to join the website team, don't hesitate to get in touch with myself or @Stev! Unlike various other staff positions, the Junior Crew will always be open to new recruits! We look forward to hearing from you!Mon, 04 May 2015 02:10:29 +0000Junior Crewbie Recruitment As you may (or may not!) know, the information on all of Tip.It's pages is maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers known collectively as the Tip.It Website Crew. If you've seen them around our forum, you may have recognized the purple names. This small group of people is entirely responsible for all the content on the site, from making sure skill guides are up-to-date to adding and collecting information on when items in the game are released to tracking down changes that may not entirely be covered in the Patch Notes. If you haven't gotten the jist of it, it is a lot of stuff to keep up with, and we could use some help. And that, dear reader, is where you can come in! We are excited to announce, as of today, a new opportunity to help contribute to our site as a Junior Crewbie! This is a new site position we are going to be offering. What is expected and what are the benefits of being a Junior Crewbie you ask?Unlike other staff positions, this time new members are welcome to apply, even if you are reading this and don't currently have a forum account! You need to make one though obviously for us to grant access to a forum that isn't public. All we ask is that you have some free time and are willing to be able to commit on a weekly basis.A somewhat lower time commitment compared to regular Crew, say ~3 to 5 hours/week. You still need to put in a few hours a week to help gather information, and we expect you to be active in chat when you're around, but most of it will focus on obtaining information rather than the sometimes more arduous job of coding it in.Junior Crewbies will have access to a staff forum and a Skype chat to get a feel for what goes on in Crew. You can see people collaborating, help out yourself, ask questions, and even just hang out during down time. We're cool like that :shades: .You will be able to help Tip.It in an official capacity and become a trusted source of information, instead of being restricted to submitting information through the website corrections section.You will be given assignments weekly and after a few weeks, given your official color and rank title assuming everything goes well.Junior Crewbies are not given privileges to access our system and write code, so you should not be expecting this. This position will however serve as a recruitment pool for those who may be interested in advancing to full crew work, should you be interested.There are some things that are absolutely necessary for this position; they are:Tip.It Forum account. You need to make an account with TIF to apply of course, and you'll be expected to check up on assignments weekly.Activity. There are two facets to activity:Generally being available. Most weeks, you should be free to do stuff. Simple right?Clear communication of when you're unavailable. This is frequently glossed over, but is just as important.Skype account. We work closely together in Skype. You need to have or make an account there. We use Skype as an instant messenger; there is no obligation to use voice chat functions.You'll notice that I haven't mentioned anything about RuneScape stats thus far. Having found this forum post and assuming you still play or are willing to keep up with or investigate content, that is probably enough. You don't need to be a god in stats to help out Tip.It. After all, if you had already finished all the quests, you wouldn't be able to test whether ancient bones awarded from Restless Ghost stack with bonuses (for example). So if doing research on items and other stuff appeals to you, this is definitely an opportunity that you'll want to take advantage of! If you're still reading and this has piqued your interest, great! We'll need the following information from you. We are not running this on a first-come first-serve basis, so please take your time to fill out a few questions thoroughly and accurately. This is as much for us to learn about you and see if there is stuff you would enjoy doing - we're not judging you on stats or anything. Please copy and paste the application into your Personal Messenger, fill it out there, and address it to Staff_Applications. We look forward to reviewing your application and hope to work with you in the future!Tue, 07 Apr 2015 02:19:39 +0000Arceus has been doing some great work for this site as a crewbie in addition to being a moderator, and it gives me great pleasure to announce that Arceus will be taking on the position of Deputy Crew Leader in addition to his moderator duties, and ease some of the workload that Stev has taken on as leader of both the moderator and crew teams. Stev will be maintaining his position, and will continue to work on technical projects and provide guidance to the crew. As Deputy Crew Leader, Arceus will be taking over the day to day operation of the crew, such as maintaining the list of tasks our crew has to work on, and assigning projects. Congratulations Arceus!Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:41:35 +0000Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:11:18 +0000Tue, 07 Oct 2014 23:19:40 +0000The Editorial Panel is Hiring! About The Editorial Panel The Editorial Panel is a group of people composed of authors and editors. Together, we work to produce a weekly publication called the Tip.It Times, and we are recruiting! Do you enjoy discussing and debating RuneScape-related topics in General Discussion? Do you have strong opinions about RuneScape updates? Do you enjoy writing fictional stories? Or do you have impeccable grammar and spelling skills? If you can answer "yes" to one of the above, a job with the Editorial Panel may be just the thing for you! You don't have to be an incredible writer to join the team because our editors will proofread your articles for spelling, grammar, organization and flow. We're looking for people who can stir discussion, provoke thought and encourage debate. So even if you don't normally find yourself writing articles but often create threads to discuss ideas and issues in General Discussion, this may be the job for you! About The Job This is a volunteer, non-paying job.Authors and editors are typically given an assignment once a month (2-5 weeks notice), for which they must meet their deadline. Authors may select their own article topics.Editorial Panel members' work is published for thousands of users to read, discuss and enjoy. Available Positions There are two positions available in the Editorial Panel: authors and editors. If you have the necessary skills, you could even do both! We are looking to take on new people for each position. Continue reading for descriptions on each role. Authors Authors are responsible for writing editorial or fiction articles for the Tip.It Times. They choose their own topics and work on a deadline to produce their article for a specific publication. They are usually given about 2-5 weeks notice for each deadline. Authors may write about anything they want, as long as it is RuneScape-related and follows a few basic rules (such as appropriateness). Editorial articles should be blog-like, controversial, original, interesting and thought provoking. They reflect your personal opinions (or what you notice that other peoples' opinions are) about RuneScape updates, features or general happenings. Fictional writers create stories that occur in a RuneScape setting. Stories should be engaging, exciting and related to the game. All authors must be able to accept constructive criticism from both their team members before the article is released and from the Tip.it community after the article is published. Word count for articles is flexible, but is expected to be a minimum of about 600 words. Editors Editors are very important parts of the Editorial Panel. They are responsible for reading, editing and commenting on articles before they are published. They review articles for accuracy, quality, spelling and grammatical errors. As such, they are required to have good writing skills and knowledge of grammatical rules. Editors are also encouraged to comment on and critique the content of the article and give suggestions where they see fit. They are also welcome to provide topic suggestions to authors. Editors may also write their own articles if they wish, but authors are given priority time slots. How To Apply Everyone may apply to join the Editorial Panel! It doesn't matter if you have applied unsuccessfully in the past or hold another staff position; if you are interested - submit your application now!PM your application to @Arceus - do not post it here!Put Editorial Panel Application as the subject.Take your time to make a good impression. Do not rush or put in half effort.Read and answer each question thoroughly and to the best of your ability.Even if your application is not chosen, we will keep it on record and contact you at a later date if need be. Deadline: October 6th [pending]blu_1412611200[/pending] Note: The official deadline is October 6th, but if you are still interested in applying after that date, you may submit an application. However, priority will be given to those who apply within the deadline. Application [hide=Application Read Only]** NOTE: You are required to submit a piece of writing with your application. Authors must submit an article that could potentially be published in the Tip.It Times (so it must be RuneScape-related). Editors should submit a writing sample (any subject) that demonstrates their spelling and grammatical skills. ** General Information 1. Please provide a link to your profile: 2. Which position are you applying for (author or editor)?: 3. Which Tip.It Forum boards do you read/post in most often? Qualifications 4. Are you currently playing RuneScape? If so, how much time each week do you dedicate to playing? 5. Do you feel comfortable being given a writing/editing schedule and working on a deadline? 6. Please describe your writing and/or editing experience. i.e. Have you written/edited for a school newspaper? Do you write for fun? Are you studying literature in school? etc. 7. How much time do you have to dedicate to writing/editing articles each week? 8. Explain why you want to be an Editorial Panel member and how you would benefit the team. 9. Is English your native language? If not, would you consider yourself to be a fluent English writer? About You! This section does not necessarily factor into your chances of getting accepted. It just helps us get to know you a little bit better! 10. What is your age? 11. In what country do you live? Time Zone? 12. What is your RSN? Link to the RS High Scores or provide any self-updating stat-signature. Or you may edit your username into the below link (change USERNAMEHERE to your username): http://services.runescape.com/m=hiscore/compare.ws?user1=USERNAMEHERE 13. Tell us anything else you'd like us to know about you here! Favorite color, hobbies, sports, education, etc. Let us know who YOU are! Writing Sample Please paste your writing sample below. For author applicants this is a RuneScape-related article that could be published in the Tip.It Times (fictional or editorial). For editor applicants this is a writing sample on any subject to help us get a sense of your spelling and grammatical skills.[/hide] [hide=In Code Tags - Copy From Here!] [/hide] REMEMBER - Just be yourself. Take your time and put effort into your application. It is better to go into too much detail than to not put in enough detail. Applications are not being run on a first come, first served basis, so there's no need to rush. All applications will be reviewed by Tip.it Administrators and the current Editorial Panel team. Questions If you have any questions about this application process, please feel free to post here or PM me directly. We look forward to reviewing your applications. Good luck to all! :thumbsup:Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:41:32 +0000Forum And Moderator Review - 10/09/2014 Forum Review The Tip.It Forum is a home to over 205,000 registered members who've made millions upon millions of posts over the years. It's a great place for our users to learn about RuneScape, discuss real life matters, and even interact with the staff that help make Tip.It what it is. No matter what your after - odds are we've got what you're looking for. We've come a long way in the recent months and years. We've added new boards, such as the Community Created Tools, and revised numerous rules and policies. However, we're not about to stop here! What would you like to see changed with the Tip.It Forum? What boards would you like to see added or removed? What rules would you like to see changed, laxed, or enforced? If we could, in any way, make your stay more enjoyable - how could we? What features would you like to see added? These are the types or questions we'd like answers to! We are open to any feedback, so please, do not hesitate! Moderator Review The job of a moderator is not always easy. It can require a lot of time, effort, and a natural sense of leadership. For this reason, we very carefully hand-pick each and every moderator - ensuring that they are not only active enough for the job, but can also set an example and become a role-model for our visitors. It is the job of the moderating team to ensure that we provide a friendly, safe, enjoyable, and hassle-free environment. We do this by: Hiding posts which don't abide by our Tip.It Forum Rules.Merge threads to make information easy to find.Split threads with more discussion value.Hide threads which may lead to malicious content.Take action against rule breakers and trouble makers posting such content.Set a good, friendly, and professional example for each of our visitors to follow.We have a strict set of guidelines and policies that each and every moderator must follow. For example, each and every warning, ban, (moderator related) private-message, and hidden post requires that it be filed. Our moderator records are extensive, allowing us to do our job swiftly and accurately. However, we are merely a team of 9 dedicated, engaged, and passionate Tip.It forum members. We are very diverse; each and every one having our own set of values, beliefs, and ideas. However, we are not perfect, nor do we have all the right ideas. It is for this reason that we're looking to you! We are here for you. If you're not enjoying your stay here on the Tip.It Forums, then we're not doing our job. That said, we'd like to hear a few things from you! What would you like to see changed about the moderating team? Perhaps you'd like to see us handle given situations differently. Maybe you like the way a specific moderator handled a situation. Maybe you think the opposite. This is your chance to influence the team to better serve you! We are open to any ideas, suggestions, compliments or complaints! All messages will be considered confidential. When discussed with the moderating team, we will ensure that users remain anonymous unless otherwise requested. Only Administrators and the Mod Leader will see your responses. Sending Feedback Below you will find a response template. This template is optional, so please feel free to send in your responses however you would like to format them. When filling out the survey, please be as honest as you like, don't worry about hurting our feelings. You are welcome to mention specific Staff members or events if you feel it it would be helpful to us, including naming moderators and administrators. We want to know how you truly feel, even if you have negative thoughts, as this is the best way for us to self improve. Please send all your responses to @Randox, who will make them available on a section of the forums reserved for the Administrators and Moderator Leader only. [hide=Code Version - Please copy from here] [member=YOUR DISPLAY NAME HERE] [b]How often do you use Tip.it?[/b] [b]How do you feel about the level of moderation on Tip.it? Are we too strict, too lenient, or just right?[/b] [b]Do you have any suggestions or recommendations about our rules or how they are enforced?[/b] [b]Do you have any suggestions for how we can be more transparent with our moderation?[/b] [b]Do you have any other feedback you would like to provide?[/b] [/hide] [hide=For viewing only] How often do you use Tip.it? How do you feel about the level of moderation on Tip.it? Are we too strict, too lenient, or just right? Do you have any suggestions or recommendations about our rules or how they are enforced? Do you have any suggestions for how we can be more transparent with our moderation? Do you have any other feedback you would like to provide? [/hide]Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:03:17 +0000While he will be staying on as Crew, has decided to step down as crew leader. It gives me great pleasure to announced that @Stev has been chosen to succeed him, and will be leading both the moderator and crew teams. Congratulations Stev!Mon, 04 Aug 2014 03:00:40 +0000After the resounding success of our moderator recruitment drive, it gives me great pleasure to welcome four new moderators to the green team: @Arceus, , @Miss Lioness, and @Steph. We are very excited to have them on the team, and look forward to working with them.Sun, 03 Aug 2014 04:06:52 +0000Join the Tip.It Monster Hunting Team! We're recruiting! [pending]red_1408147199[/pending] The Tip.It Monster Hunting Team is hunting for some new, active recruits! If you're interested in being part of this gang of epic monster hunting event leaders, keep reading to learn more about the team, what we expect from members, and how to apply! About the Team The Tip.It Monster Hunting Team (TMHT) is not just about going on monster hunts; it's about leading monster hunts. Our team members are experts on monster hunting! They take leadership positions and help lead attendees on the hunt! We decide which events to put on, we work out all the details, and then we lead people during the event itself. Requirements to Apply If you're thinking about applying to join the team - that's AWESOME! Here's a list of requirements you have to meet in order to be considered:You must be P2P.You must have a high combat level.You must be knowledgeable about monster hunting (ideally not limited to just one boss).You must be a natural leader and be comfortable giving instructions.You must be a team player.You must have a Tip.It Forum account and check the forum regularly.Ideally you will have attended TMHT events before, but this is not a requirement.It is much more importance to us that those who apply are adequate leaders and can successfully run events with large numbers of attendees than it is that those who apply are experienced monster hunters. Bossing techniques can be taught; leadership and dedication cannot. How to Apply Still with us? Fab! The next step is to fill out and submit your application. Applications will be read by the entire TMHT. We will review all of them equally and fairly, and choose the best of the bunch to join our ranks! If you're not accepted, don't worry! You can still attend our events and there might be a chance that you'll be able to join the team at a later date. :) Fill out the below application and PM it to @tripsis with the subject line TMHT Application APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th August 2014 (11:59pm GMT) [hide=Application - Read Only] [/hide] [hide=Application In Code Tags - Copy From Here!] [size=5][b]General Information:[/b][/size] [b]Tip.It Forum Name: [/b] [b]Link to Forum Profile: [/b] [b]RuneScape Name: [/b] [b]Please attach a dynamic stat signature to display your RuneScape Stats ( [url="http://www.tip.it/runescape/?dynamic"]http://www.tip.it/runescape/?dynamic[/url] ): [/b] [size=5][b]Your Qualifications:[/b][/size] [b]What time zone do you live in? [/b] [b]How often do you play RuneScape? How many hours a week (or a day)? [/b] [b]How long have you been monster hunting? [/b] [b]Which bosses do you have experience killing. How experienced are you in killing them?[/b] [b]Do you have any leadership experience?[/b] [b]Why do you want to join the TMHT? [/b] [size=5][b]Anything Else?[/b][/size] If you have anything else you'd like to tell us about your qualifications or about yourself as a person, please use this space to do so.[/hide] Remember, this is your chance to put your best foot forward! Do not rush your application and enter in as many details as possible. Make a good first impression! You will receive a PM to let you know if your application has been accepted or rejected. Please don't expect a PM back until the deadline has passed (although you may also receive one sooner)! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to post them in this thread.Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:07:19 +0000Thu, 03 Jul 2014 20:21:44 +0000@Kimberly, has decided to pass the torch and return to her former position as a Senior Moderator. I wish to thank Kim for all the hard work she has put in during her time as our first ever Moderator Leader these past few months. It is a continued privilege to have her on our team. @Stev has been doing awesome work for the site, for both the Crew and Moderator teams. Please join me in a big congratulations as we welcome Stev into his new position as Moderator Leader. Congratulations!Thu, 22 May 2014 20:48:22 +0000Click here to visit our channel! Tip.It Official Twitch Channel Hello, fellow TIFers! Lately, we at Tip.It have been doing our best to open up to our users. We've begun making our guides more user friendly and interactive. We've added the Community Created Tools board. We're pleased to announce that we've also joined Twitch with an official Tip.It channel! Players enjoy watching people stream while they play. It kills some of the boredom that can unfortunately come with RuneScape. They also like to watch new content as it's released, people get lucky bossing, or just hanging out to chat. As you can see on our news feed, and I did some late night bossing last night. Players could watch along right from our homepage without even going to Twitch. A few came and joined us and received some decent loot! It was a lot of fun, we met and spoke to a lot of our users and answered a lot of questions. I short, it was a huge success. We look forward to doing more in the future! That being said, Tip.It is now owner of the Twitch channel Tip_It! If you have a Twitch account, please take a minute to visit our profile and follow us - that way you'll be notified when ever we go live! Not only will you meet, see, and hear members of the Tip.It staff, you'll also be seeing some guest streams from people you may have heard about! Our Chat Rules We're not here to babysit you. We know as well as you that that'll only end up pushing our audience away. We expect our users to be mature and use common sense when it comes to our chat. If something is not permitted on our forums, odds are it's not allowed on our stream. So please, take a second to read through our Tip.It Forum Rules. We can't ask that you not curse. Odds are, the person(s) streaming will slip up from time to time. However, please use moderation. Excess cursing only makes you look childish and pointless vulgarity will not be tolerated. Guest Streaming If you'd like to guest stream on our channel, be it to boss hunt, skill, or even quest, then check out this forum topic. We look forward to meeting, seeing, and hearing from you all! Hopefully this channel will help us as staff learn what our members want to see on our website so that we can make things better, more enjoyable, and easier for you! After-all, we want to publish content and tools that you want to see!Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:04:42 +0000Today we announce a new Tip.It pilot project and accompanying new board - Community Created Tools! This new board, as you may be able to guess from the name, is for people to share links to RuneScape tools they have created and uploaded to the internet. I strongly advise reading the How This Board Works sticky, but to summarize: RuneScape Rules Still Apply - Tip.It will not support programs that violate the RuneScape official rules. Any program found to be in violation of the rules will be denied/removed. New Topics Are Moderated - New Threads must be approved by a moderator before they become visible, to allow for our approvals process. Once a thread becomes visible, posting works as normal. Our Vetting Process - In an effort to weed out the bulk of the malware that a project such as this will inevitably attract, all programs will be uploaded to https://www.virustotal.com/ prior to approval. This site uses several Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware programs, and any programing found to flag any of the scanners in use by this site will not be approved. This process is not 100%, and Tip.It makes no claim that a program is safe to download, only that the program has passed this vetting process on the date of the scan. As an additional measure, all approved topics will have a post by a moderator or administrator reminding users that this is not a 100% process, the results of the scan, and a link to the download. This is done primarily to prevent thread creators from changing the download link after the topic has been approved, and we highly recommend that users download from the moderators post only. We Encourage Source Code - It is much easier to see that a program is on the up and up if people can see how it works. We will not force users to post their source code, but we strongly encourage that you do. Again, we cannot guarantee that the programs we allow are safe to use. Right now, this is a pilot project to evaluate the feasibility of allowing this sort of advertising on our forums, as well as gauging community interest in such a program. If this is successful, then we will look at potential changes to our vetting process to make it more thorough. Our aim is to give people who spend time creating legitimate RuneScape tools a place where they can share their programs with the RuneScape community and see their work recognized and used, and to give our users a place to look for such programs with what we hope is the bulk of the malware laden garbage already filtered out. Please feel free to let us know what you think of the idea and what, if anything, you would like to see us doing differently in regards to this project.Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:57:14 +0000There will be some forum downtime during the morning (UTC) and possibly afternoon as well. I am going to be attempting a conversion of our forum character set from the current one to UTF-8. This should hopefully future proof us and also fix the problems that the RuneScape News bot has been experiencing (multi-posting, weird characters). I will be maintaining a full backup of the old database should anything weird happen to any of the other characters, but this shouldn't happen. The conversion itself will take some time, as every column in every row of every database table needs to be examined and if necessary, converted. This is much like the original process when we converted from phpBB to IPB, in that everything needs to be traversed. That being said, I wrote this character conversion script myself and optimised it to be multi-threaded in order to expedite this transition, and so the time should be far less for the character conversion itself (around 5 hours). However, I may also be potentially moving us to a different server, and if so, this will make the process take a bit longer, this is still undecided, but rest assured we'll be back online ASAP. The forum will be totally unavailable while the conversion is taking place, and you will not even be able to access the offline page.Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:13:24 +0000At some point during UTC day hours (probably before midday UTC) on Saturday 7th September, the forum will be offline for software updates. These updates are likely to take quite some time as we will be performing a large amount of file system restructuring, and so the forum may be offline for up to 6 hours while we do this, although hopefully it will not take that long. We apologise for the inconvenience and will keep you updated if anything changes.Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:59:29 +0000