* Disburdened constructor methods of most of the prototypes by moving most of the code to the new static add() method.
* Added temporary debugging method HopObject.confirmConstructor() to log a warning whenever a constructor is directly called – in which case it should be checked if the static add() method is to be preferred.
* Added connect feature to user profile by providing links to connect and disconnect from the various services
* Updated Scribe library to version 1.2 (used by connect feature)
* Removed call for Site.processHref() method in Site.getStaticUrl() - still to be evaluated
* Added call for Feature.getPermission() in Site.getPermission()
* Added User.remove() method but left it disabled until thoroughly tested
* Added check on registration whether an IP or e-mail address is blacklisted by either botscout.com or stopforumspam.com
* Metadata is now written to its own table instead of a column only
* Values are saved as JSON-like structure only for certain types (like Array or Function)
* Adding custom metadata is more generic using the new HopObject methods setMetadata(), getMetadata() and deleteMetadata()
* Searching keys and values via common SQL query is much more straightforward (no JSON-like structure involved when basic types like String and Number)
* Removed numbered, footnote-like links in most of the noficitaion messages
* Added prefix to subjects of notification mails (like “[Antville] ...”) for convenience
* Added markgettext() calls for most of the prototype names and their plural forms – this time in each corresponding prototype file, though
* Added options argument to global sendMail() method, currently only to switch inclusion of generic footer in mail body
* Fix bug in Membership.contact_action() method when an unknown (i.e. unregistered or unsubscribed) user tries to send a message via contact form
* Unified naming of notify skins (e.g. #notify_delete instead of #notify_deletion)
* Updated and rebuilt i18n and message files
* Adapted Admin.link_macro() according to recent changes in HopObject.link_macro()
* Slightly modified HopObject.link_macro() in the compat layer to work with changes in Admin.link_macro()
* Updated and rebuilt i18n and message files
* Added markgettext_macro()
* Readjusted Admin.dropdown_macro() and the global defineConstants() methods to work with the modified markgettext() calls
* Updated Members.properties and added SQL patch for lowercasing all membership status due to the modified margettext() calls
* Added Membership.role_macro() as convenience method
* Removed syntactic sugar from HopObject.link_macro() and moved it to the compatibility layer to prevent current layouts from breaking
* Removed obsolete permission for non-existing Image.replace_action()
* Added Tag.DELIMITER constant used in Story.getFormValue() and Story.tags_macro()
* Fixed flag in $Skin#listItem skin
* Added ancestor call to Skin.getFormValue() method
* Added default setting for root.replyTo when first setup is encountered in Root.main_action()
* Renamed user table to account in User.properties (“user” is a reserved keyword in PostgreSql)
* Moved SITENOTIFICATIONPERIOD constant, health property as well as getFormOptions(), commitEntries(), commitRequests(), purgeReferrers(), invokeCallbacks(), updateHealth(), exportImport(), updateDomains(), queue() and dequeue() methods from Root to Admin prototype
* Renamed Admin.purgeDatabase() method to Admin.purgeSites() and added code for automatic blocking/deletion of restricted/abandoned sites
* Renamed Root.getScopes() method to Admin.getNotificationScopes()
* Renamed User.getScopes() method to Admin.getCreationScopes()
* Added Admin.getPhaseOutModes() method
* Removed obsolete code
* Fixed and renamed Admin.privateSites to Admin.restrictedSites collection
* Finally added simple and reasonable quota implementation
* Fixed gettext_macro() and ngettext_macro() with check for necessary arguments
* Removed sender argument from global sendMail() method – instead, the root.replyTo property is used
* Fixed some i18n messages
* Moved code setting res.handlers.layout before permission check in HopObject.onRequest() to prevent broken layout in error screen
* Completely rewrote HopObject.notify() method (hopefully fixing issue 49)
* Check free disk space before invoking create_action() of Files and Images prototypes
* Modified output of Membership.toString() method
* Fixed some linebreaks in Membership.skin
* Added option to set session.data.error for additonal information in $Root#error skin
* Slightly modified output of $Root#health skin
* Replaced Root.phaseOutInactiveSites and Root.phaseOutPrivateSites with Root.phaseOutMode
* Removed qualifyingDate property from Root
* Renamed Root.qualifyingPeriod property to Root.probationPeriod
* Removed autoCleanupEnabled and autoCleanupStartTime properties from Root
* Added replyTo property to Root
* Rewrote Root.getCreationPermission() method
* Added #notify_blocking and #notify_deletion skins to $Site.skin
* Replaced Site.notifiedOfBlocking and Site.notifiedOfDeletion properties with Site.notified
* Added Site.diskspace_macro() returning the free disk space in MB
* Fixed bug in Site.main_action() causing erroneous display of deletion warning
* Refactored and unified remove() methods and calls for greater flexibility as well as reliability
* Added option to remove all comments by a user to Comment.remove() method and $Comment#delete skin
* Added global #listItemFlag skin as well as listItemFlag_macro() for rendering vertically written text of items in a list view (e.g. closed)
* Fixed bug in gettext_macro() and ngettext_macro() causing incorrect whitespace
* Refactored timezone and locale handling
* Modified automatic translation of untitled links in HopObject.link_macro()
* Added honeypot to login and registration forms
* Fixed client-side JavaScript to be evaluated when login or registration form is submitted, not only when the submit button is clicked
* Removed redundant filter expression from DB mapping of Membership.images collection
* Added Membership.content collection
* Changed terminology from open to running polls, thus renaming Polls.open_action() method and Polls.open collection
* Moved a lot of CSS used in root or administration sections from Site#stylesheet to $Root#stylesheet skin
* Added Root.updateDomains() method (most likely already obsolete)
* Removed Root.processHref() method (only necessary for very advanced setup) and obsolete comments
* Fixed Root.xgettext() method to correctly read UTF-8 encoded data
* Fixed Site.deleted_macro() to return the date object for late formatting
* Refactored Site.processHref() for more convenient custom domain name mapping
* Renamed Skins.advanced_action() method to Skins.all_action()
* Removed redundant filter from Stories.comments collection
* Removed unnecessary filter from Story.comments collection
* Added setup routine to Root.main_action() which is executed when there is an unconfigured root site or no privileged user (admin)
* Modified $Image#edit skin: check for Image.fileName property insteaed of "created" when deciding whether to show the name and dimension input fields
* Added missing res.data.title to $Members#register skin
* Removed app.log() calls when catching login or registration exceptions
* Added empty User.onLogout() method to get rid of some "errors" in the log file
* Removed obsolete code
