Hello everyone!
We’re nearing the first month of this forum being public. We’ve taken feedback from community members and based on where the forum is used most, and we’ll be making a few changes. These are outlined below.
Category Updates
Below is an outline of what the categories/subcategories will look like once the changes are made. Click on a subcategory to learn more.
Ice711
New Videos
Remains unchanged. All new videos will be posted here.
News & Updates
Community Posts will be posted here as well, as well as any general announcements from Ice711.
Forum Information
Forum Announcements
Remains unchanged
Forum Guides
Remains unchanged
Forum Feedback
Remains unchanged
The Hangar
General Discussion
Remains unchanged
Content Creators
Remains unchanged, however anyone can post in this category now.
Aviation Discussion
Remains unchanged, just moved up from the Community category.
Flight Sharing
Been on a flight that you’d like to share with the community? Post it here!
Aviation News
All aviation news will be posted in this category.
Art Corner
Aviation Art
Remains unchanged - this category will be the main category for art submission videos.
General Art
Remains unchanged - just being renamed from “Other Art”
3D Models
Remains unchanged
Planespotting
Planefinder
Remains unchanged - this category will be used for Planenfinder submissions.
Spotting Photos
Remains unchanged
Flightradar
Remains unchanged
What if I have a topic in a category being removed?
Don’t worry! We’ll move any of your topics in a category that’s being removed to The Hangar > General Discussion.
Channel Updates
Channels are what are used for quick chatting on the forum. Below are the channels that will be present once the changes are made.
Aviation Discussion
Remains unchanged
Media
New Channel - all photos, videos, and general media can be posted here.
Video Games
New Channel - all video game and flight simulator content can be posted here!
General
Renamed from “General Discussion”
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Remains unchanged
Memes
Remains unchanged
General Forum Updates
Below are some general changes that will be made to the forum.
Sky Theme
We’ve added a new Sky Theme to the forum! This theme offers a different interface, with more bright colors and for better accessibility.
Awesome! How do I select the theme?
1.) Click your Profile Photo on the top right of the forum.
2.) Click the person icon
3.) Click “Interfaces”
4.) Click “Theme” and select “Sky Theme”
New AI Tools
We’ve added some new AI tools to the forum! Anytime you make a post or topic, select the 
icon to allow AI to generate a creative topic, title, generating images, proofreading, etc. You can even use AI to assist with selecting which category and what tags to use.
In addition, you can use the AI bot to summarize topics! Click the Summarize button on any topic to summarize it.
We’re also in the process of adding an AI bot to use in Personal Messages. We’re still testing it, however we’ll let you know when it’s ready!
“Skull” react posts
You can now add the 
reaction to posts. To do this, hover over the 
icon with your mouse and select the
When are these changes being made?
The changes to the channels and categories will be made in the upcoming days. You may receive some notifications while we do this - these can be ignored. The items under “General Forum Updates” are already available to members.
That’s all from me! I’d like to give a thank you to everyone who has been on the forum and participated daily - your activity doesn’t go unnoticed and we highly appreciate it.
Take care!