The Limitations of Proboards Coding?

[Auburn]

I am wondering, what are all the limitations proboards has as far as coding? I am not just referring to the TOS, but just the way it is constructed and was is/isn't possible to do with it. Thus far, from experimenting a bit, I think I know this much:

• Certain forms, such as the "modify profile" form, cannot be reconstructed outside of the original modification page. In short, things like a skin selector at the bottom of the page are out of the question(?)
  
• Friends List, Profile Comments, and the like, cannot be added. I'm not sure if it's possible using a side-server though. Somehow I wonder if maybe profile comments could somehow be done by manipulating a regular thread.
  
• All codes can really do is use the data displayed on a page and manipulate it to one's favor. It's against TOS to pull out new information from the server, so things like a remote "users online" box that shows up in pages aside from the main index are also a no-no. This also limits things like a "most popular threads" box at the top, etc.
  

Well actually I think there was a Buddy list code before wasn't there? (which is like a Friends List) But it got taken down. I'm curious about other limitations perhaps pertaining to things that I'm sure I am missing. ^^;

I may be completely wrong on the above though ^
Please correct me if I am.

[Michael]

The latter 2 aren't impossible. They're doable. Just require server side coding. And some DB management.

The first is true. Not a limitation, against TOS!

[Charles Stover]

You could do the first, depending on how you make the skin. It wouldn't be through the default ProBoards skin selector, but through alternative stylesheets. Which would be a pain, so no one does it.
The second, I've done. Never released it though, 'cause I don't feel like taking up the space on my servers to store all the messages.
The third, against TOS. Store it in cookies?

[Chris]

You could do profile comments using a thread and AJAX to grab the data, but it wouldn't be pretty. And there'd be other issues once you reach two pages.

[Charles Stover]

Nov 25, 2009 6:21:28 GMT -8 Chris said:

You could do profile comments using a thread and AJAX to grab the data, but it wouldn't be pretty. And there'd be other issues once you reach two pages.

Breaks TOS.

[Auburn]

Nov 24, 2009 23:27:34 GMT -8 Charles Stover said:

The third, against TOS. Store it in cookies?

I think it was wormopolis who mentioned to me here that cookies would work - but those cookies could only be created from the main index page. So when a user is navigating the forums, the Users Online box [like if it was in a smangi box] wouldn't update. They'd have to revisit the index to update the list - but then that sorta defeats the purpose of it since they can just view it there.

[Chris]

Nov 25, 2009 12:05:11 GMT -8 Charles Stover said:

Nov 25, 2009 6:21:28 GMT -8 Chris said:

You could do profile comments using a thread and AJAX to grab the data, but it wouldn't be pretty. And there'd be other issues once you reach two pages.

Breaks TOS.

I was referring to the limitations, but not in respect to the ToS. My bad. Should have clarified.