Sitewide Update: Changes to Sub-Categories and Shops! (Updated 3/18)

Hello Islanders!

We have made some changes to the site, some noticeable and some.... less so.

You may have noticed we have shops now! This is still in beta so let us know if you run into any snags. We've been hard at work for this for a while, and they're still getting new features all the time. 

Shops:
- Private and public sub-categories attached to your shop (and vice versa). 

- Roles can be added to your shops (recognition split but with specific permissions and multiple users in one Role)

- Stock (no sales will go through if you run out of stock)

- Sales

- Image carousel for your listings

- We fixed some bugs that were causing your forms and listings to not save / erase progress during the shop creation stage

- We updated the design!

- We can now remove shops

Rewards:

- You won't be stepping on eachothers toes when obtaining Recognition from Rewards anymore!

Sub-Categories:

- Your sub-category descriptions can now be as long as you want!

- You can have a custom banner for your sub-category! (We are still updating this)

- You can see how many people are following a sub-category and how much Recognition has been exchanged there!

- Coming soon: You'll be able to see the top adjectives used to rate other users in the description

- We have updated the banner uploading process so you can crop the image you're using

- You can now request access to a private sub-category from a link to that specific sub-category

(Also, here is a reminder of the site rules. If you would like to participate in the discussion to update or alter these rules, please follow this link: https://orisla.com/network/all/326 )

Minor - Warning
1. Failing to utilize site designations correctly (we should anticipate most new users will need some direction here. The site designations can be confusing at first).
2. Posting someone else's content without citing a source / indicating it is  Not OC (Not original content)
3. Spamming Comments
4. Inappropriate username / avatar

Medium - Bans: 1 day to 1 week
1. Speech that is attacking individuals or groups
2. Failing to adjust accordingly following repeated warnings
3. Attempting to steal the content from other users for financial gain
4. Posting NSFW content outside of a NSFW designated sub-category

Major - Block, Site-wide Block
1. Failing to adjust accordingly following repeated bans
2. Scamming others / Posting links to Phishing or harmful sites
3. Impersonating another individual, or pretending to represent an organization