This is a new experimental feature we can vote on in a couple of weeks after trying it out.

What the new form does:

• Combines the link and text submission forms into one
• Makes all initial post bonuses happen in one place in the code
• Makes it clear what bonuses will take effect
• Converts text into a comment when a URL is present

I've kept the old forms around as a failsafe. I'll keep those linked in the sidebar for a few days as a fallback. Those forms no longer produce bonus points. That's because all of the former code for that was embedded deep into different parts of the code. If I kept that code active, the new form would have points applied twice.

One thing to consider after the trial is over and we decide if we want to keep this or not is that the new consolidated point calculations and display could technically be done with split forms. It just happens that I got these things done together. So we'll have to decide then if we want things combined or split.