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http://www.oembed.com/ <-- this is the way to go as far as i'm concerned going forward.. i already use it on my Wordpress portal... it 'just works', if you get the idea.
bbcode.inc.php should do what it currently does for 'Magic URLs' for sites that are oEmbed servers (there are many more than shown there).
then there is no custom BBcode or regexes involved at all.
additionally, if the server changes the embed, it's dynamically changed for any consumer (UBB.threads) software..
yes, custom bbcode tags are cool when i wrote em, but this would enhance it and prevent regex headaches i've seen all too often..
so combine the two and you can 'have it all'
and of course the admin should have the option to enable only what he/she wants too
LOL...ok, how about this then: a more visible "new private message" alert? On the VB boards I visit, if you have a new private message the "welcome, blah blah blah" box is shaded bright red...on the UBB boards, *I* know to look for the flashing envelope, but some new users don't, and it's hard to see for some of the "older" users (or those of us that check in with our phones). On my 6.5.5 forum I had installed a PM "pop up" feature that I'd carried over from Classic, I believe...and an audible car horn!