[in-bulletin] Anonymous user is persisting data [5.2.2-B1]

There are 2 ways of persisting data:

1. in the current session - is only valid during current user session and disappears afterwards
2. across all sessions - is valid for current and future user sessions and never disappears

The 2nd type of data doesn't make sense to have, when user isn't yet logged-in on website, because upon next visit same data can't be reused. In particular the In-Bulletin module makes use of following data regardless of user being logged-in or not:

• checkboxes on the new topic creation page by default have value (checked or not) based on logged-in user settings:
  • "Disable BB codes"
  • "Disable smileys"
  • "Show signature" - this doesn't make sense to have for anonymous users, because they don't have "Preferences" page, where they can enter their signature
  • "Notify me about replies" - this doesn't make sense to have for anonymous users, because they don't have profile, where they can enter their e-mail address for notifications
• checkboxes on topic reply form (new post creation) page by default have value (checked or not) based on logged-in user settings:
  • "Disable BB codes"
  • "Disable smileys"
  • "Show signature" - this doesn't make sense to have for anonymous users, because they don't have "Preferences" page, where they can enter their signature
• checkboxes on new private message form - form is accessible for logged-in user so don't event bother populating default values in there when anonymous user is browsing website
• when displaying topic posts a user setting is read, that specifies whatever he/she wants to see signatures of posters

Solution

1. in the "OnAfterConfigRead" events for following units don't execute any code that uses session for anonymous user:
   1. bb - topics
   2. bb-post - topic posts
   3. private-message - private messages
2. don't show any poster signatures for anonymous users

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