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website: update faq with two new entries. add a table-of-contents at the top

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$faq = Array (
'ban' => Array ( "Will I be banned for using IITC?",
<<<'END'
<p>
Niantic consider IITC (and any other unofficial software) against the Ingress ToS. However, just because
something is against the ToS it doesn't mean Niantic <i>will</i> enforce it.
</p>
<p>
However, in early December 2013, many people started to believe Niantic were banning people for using IITC. This is not
the case. However, the following events have lead to this belief:
</p>
<ul>
<li>On 27th November 2013, Niantic released a major update of the standard intel site. A couple of days later there were
reports of user bans for 'excessive intel use'. A couple of people confirmed it was attempts to use the broken IITC Mobile 0.9
that lead to instant bans.</li>
<li>About a week later, Niantic made a large batch of user bans 'for ToS violations'. Many users reported their only ToS
violation was using IITC - and some said that even IITC hadn't been used. On appeal, many of these bans were
reversed - including some confirmed IITC users</li>
<li>A week after that and and there were more reports of the same.</li>
</ul>
<p>
Given that a large number of serious Ingress players use, or have used, IITC, it isn't surprising to find
that if Niantic ban someone by mistake, they might have used IITC.
</p>
<p>
I believe none of these bans are related to IITC. Rather, Niantic have been working on more aggressive catching of
cheaters and other ToS violations - spoofing, bots, multiple accounts, account sharing, etc. These things are inherently
hard to detect though, and Niantic are likely to make mistakes sometimes, banning legitimate players.
</p>
<p>
Note that Niantic have remained completely silent on the reason for any of these bans. This is partly because if they
did say what someone had been banned for doing, it might lead to cheaters knowing what they can and can't get away with.
</p>
<p>
<b>However</b>: IITC is against the Ingress ToS - so it's sensible to be cautious. Don't publicly share screenshots
from IITC in the official Ingress community, or with the official Ingress/NIA G+ accounts.
</p>
END
),
'takedown' => Array ( "Why is IITC still available? Wasn't it sent a takedown notice?",
<<<'END'
<p>
I've seen several comments of the form "IITC was sent a takedown notice, and at this point
it moved to Github and kept going". This is not true.
</p>
<ol>
<li>IITC was started on Github, by <a href="https://github.com/breunigs">Stefan breunigs</a>.</li>
<li>Stefan decided to email Niantic, asking if IITC was OK to develop.</li>
<li>Niantic replied to this request, stating that any 3rd party software is against the ToS and asked that he delete it from Github.</li>
<li>Stefan deleted IITC from Github. However, the nature of Git meant that many other copies of the project already existed.</li>
<li>My understanding of the situation, at the time, was that Niantic tolerated IITC. Other software had been sent takedown
requests, IITC had not. However, on an explicit request, Niantic felt forced to reply in strict accordance with their terms.</li>
<li>I, <a href="https://github.com/jonatkins">Jon Atkins</a>, decided to fix up my copy of IITC, and created this website.</li>
<li>Development continued, the website was polished, a G+ page/community were created. Niantic have <i>not</i> contacted me
with a takedown request though.</li>
</ol>
<p>
So, was 'IITC' sent a takedown request? No - this website, and the IITC G+ page, have not been sent such a request.
</p>
END
),
'not-activated' => Array ( "I get a message saying my account isn't activated",
<<<'END'
<p>
@ -43,7 +106,7 @@ why they are drawn curved, see
END
),
'uninstall' => Array ( "How do I uninstall/disable IITC or plugins?",
'uninstall' => Array ( "IITC Desktop: How do I uninstall/disable IITC or plugins?",
<<<'END'
This depends on your browser.
<ul>
@ -53,9 +116,10 @@ This depends on your browser.
</ul>
From here you can remove/disable individual plugins or IITC itself.
</li>
END
),
'mobile-plugins' => Array ( "Is it possible to add external plugins to IITC Mobile?",
'mobile-plugins' => Array ( "IITC Mobile: Is it possible to add other plugins to IITC Mobile?",
<<<'END'
Yes it is!
<ul>
@ -145,7 +209,7 @@ END
);
# FAQ table of contents
print "<ul>";
foreach ( $faq as $name => $value )
@ -153,12 +217,28 @@ foreach ( $faq as $name => $value )
$title = $value[0];
$body = $value[1];
print "<li><h4 id=\"$name\">$title</h4>\n";
print "$body\n";
print "</li>\n";
print "<li><a href=\"#$name\">$title</a></li>\n";
}
print "</ul>";
print "<hr>\n";
# faq list
foreach ( $faq as $name => $value )
{
$title = $value[0];
$body = $value[1];
print "<div class=\"panel panel-default\" id=\"$name\">";
print "<div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4>$title</h4></div>";
print "<div class=\"panel-body\">$body</div>";
print "</div>\n";
}
?>