OBH Invites

Four Decades
One Brotherhood

What's New

Changes to the OBH Invites website and app, newest first.

  1. Website 0.35.1

    • Message Board: the boards are logo tiles now, like in the app. Main is the first tile; pick it or a group's logo. The board you're reading is outlined in gold, and unread counts sit on the tile's corner.
    • An empty group board says so and invites you to say hi to the group.
  2. App 1.7.0

    • Profile → Notifications → Skate groups: turn off notifications for any skate group you're in.
    • Changing from Yes to No or Maybe close to the skate asks first, and says if you'd owe the late-change fee.
    • Directors: Manage → Roster lists late drops with when they dropped, how close to the skate, and whether they owe.
    • Directors: Manage → Settings has "Fine late drops" next to the late-change warning, and the skate fee the fine equals.
    • Switching between No and Maybe after a late drop reminds you that you still owe the fee until you're a Yes again.
    • Directors: after a skate is over, Manage → Settings still lets you turn Fine late drops on or off and change the skate fee.
    • A rejected sign-in now signs you out instead of retrying over and over.
  3. Website 0.35.0

    • Notifications: in the app (1.7.0) you can turn off notifications for any of your skate groups. Its invites and board posts stop buzzing your phone; emails and news about your own spot still come.
    • Directors: a skate's Settings has "Fine late drops", right next to the late-change warning. Leave it on and a skater who drops late owes the skate fee; turn it off and nobody on that skate is fined. Goalies and the night's director never owe it.
    • Directors: set each skate's price in Settings ("Skate fee", $20 to start). The late-drop fine is always the same amount, and the roster totals use it. A new skate starts at the group's last price.
    • Late drops stick: once a player drops from Yes inside the late-change window, switching between No and Maybe doesn't clear it. They still owe the fine and the roster keeps their first drop time. Only changing back to Yes clears it.
    • Directors: adding a late dropper back to the roster clears their late drop, the same as them changing back to Yes.
    • A player who dropped late and switches between No and Maybe is reminded they still owe the fee, and that only changing back to Yes clears it.
    • Directors: after a skate is over you can still turn Fine late drops on or off and change the skate fee, so fines can be settled after the skate.
  4. Website 0.34.3

    • Directors: when a player drops from Yes inside the late-change window, the director and assistant director get a notification on their phone saying when they dropped, how close to the skate (like "2h 24m before start"), whether they owe the $20 and who took the spot from the waitlist.
    • Directors: the roster shows when each late drop happened, like "Late drop · 6:15 PM (2h 24m before)".
    • Directors: a player you added who drops late sends one notice now, not two.
    • Goalies who drop late no longer owe the $20 late-change fee.
    • The late-change warning says how many hours are left, and only mentions the $20 if you'd owe it.
  5. App 1.6.1

    • Team generator (directors): the app and the website now show the same teams. A change made on one shows up on the other within a few seconds.
    • Team generator (directors): someone who says Yes after the teams are made is added to the smaller team, so nobody is missing.
    • Team generator (directors): pairing or splitting two players re-balances the teams right away, like on the website.
    • Team generator (directors): players rated below 1.00 count at their real rating, and a third goalie who skates counts at their skater rating.
    • Roster (directors): when the night's director isn't skating, the assistant director shows as "Acting ND" and doesn't pay. Directors can also mark anyone Comp or Charge for one skate.
    • Player profiles (directors): goalie ratings show on the list, with goalies listed first.
    • Buttons now respond when you tap them, and the team generator confirms what it did, like "Teams balanced: 4 players moved".
    • Don't want the little vibration when you tap? Turn it off in Profile.
    • Borrowing a skater: the search box and results are no longer hidden behind the keyboard.
    • A simpler version line at the bottom of the app, and a link to this What's New page in Profile.
    • Team generator (directors): the lock button shows whether the teams are locked (gold "Teams Locked") or not (dark "Teams Unlocked"); tap it to switch.
  6. Website 0.34.1

    • Team generator (directors): the lock button now shows whether the teams are locked: dark "Teams Unlocked" with an open padlock, or gold "Teams Locked" with a closed one. Click it to switch, same as the app.
  7. Website 0.34.0

    • Team generator (directors): the website and the app now share one set of teams per skate. A change made on one shows up on the other within a few seconds, with who made it.
    • Team generator (directors): if two people change the teams at the same moment, the second one sees the latest teams instead of overwriting them.
    • Team generator (directors): someone who says Yes after the teams are made is added to the smaller team.
    • Team generator (directors): players rated below 1.00 count at their real rating, and a third goalie who skates counts at their skater rating.
    • Roster (directors): when the night's director isn't skating, the assistant director shows as "Acting ND", doesn't pay and isn't fined for a late drop. A new Auto / Comp / Charge choice on each row sets who pays for that skate.
    • Player profiles (directors): goalie ratings show on the list ("3.10 · G 2.40"), and the list is sorted by rating, goalies first.
  8. Website 0.33.1

    • Messages now read top to bottom, with the newest at the bottom just above the reply box, and every message box opens on the latest message.
    • New messages show up by themselves on the Message Board, a skate's messages and your inbox conversations, no refresh needed. Scrolled up to read? A "New messages" button takes you back down.
    • A skate's Director message is pinned above its messages.
    • Message bubbles have a thicker, easier-to-see outline.
    • You can add reactions to inbox messages on the website.
    • Team generator (directors): pairs and splits made in the app are kept on the website too.
    • This What's New page.
  9. App 1.6.0

    • A small notice at the top of Home tells you when a new version of the app is out.
    • Directors can invite people to the site right from the app, and resend an invite that hasn't been finished.
    • Short a goalie or skater? Directors can borrow a player from another skate group for one skate. Borrowed players get a note and show a "Borrowed" tag.
    • Adding players is simpler: one "Add a player" card for your skate group, borrowing, or a walk-on.
    • Trouble logging in after an invite? The app now points you to the setup link we email you.
  10. Website 0.33.0

    • Directors can borrow a goalie or skater from another skate group for a single skate. If that's you, you'll get an email (and a notification in the app), and a "Borrowed" tag shows next to your name on that skate's roster.
    • Directors add players from one "Add a player" card: their skate group, a borrowed player, or a walk-on.
    • Directors can include a name when inviting someone to the site, and resend an invite that hasn't been finished.
  11. Website 0.32.1

    • Invited to the site? Finishing your account setup now gets you straight in, already added to your skate group. No second email or waiting for approval.
    • Setup links that were already used take you to the login page.
    • If a login with your email fails and you were invited but never finished setting up, we email you a fresh setup link.
  12. App 1.5.2

    • Choose which notifications you get: everything, or just skate invites, director messages and president messages (Profile).
    • Recent events lists your skates from the last month.
    • The roster's Skaters, Goalies and Waitlist counts stay visible when the roster is collapsed.
    • Tap the "You're on Gold/Black" card on Home to see that skate's teams.
    • Privacy Policy and Delete account are on your Profile.
  13. Website 0.32.0

    • Invited but never finished signing up? Signing up or Forgot password with that email now sends you a fresh setup link.
    • Supports the app's new notification choices and Recent events.

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