Popular Post Saru Posted May 17, 2016 Popular Post #1 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Back in March I posted up a preview of a major new forum update that was in the works including a list of new features and other details. I can now confirm that this update is now scheduled for Monday 23rd May. The forum will be down for 5-6 hours and while there may be some minor downtime for the main site this is likely to be kept to a minimum. Important note about logging in: After the update, to log in to your account you will need to use either your Email Address or your Display Name i.e. the name that appears to other members on your profile and in your posts. The old "Login Name" will no longer be used. As an example, if your login name is "John Doe" and your display name is "John324" then after the update you will need to use "John324" to log in. If both your login name and display name are the same or if you use your e-mail address to log in then you won't notice any difference. Database rebuild It is worth noting that immediately after the upgrade we will need to rebuild the posts table in the database which will take a few days. While this is happening some of the forum's features won't work such as the search and the formatting in old posts. Other issues This is a pretty major update for the forum so expect quite a lot of technical hiccups over the first week or so while everything is ironed out. There will be a thread in the announcement board where you can report bugs and view a list of known issues and their repair status. There will also be many changes to the forum in general but it's important to note that nothing is set in stone - expect further changes moving forward to improve/add or remove features to streamline the forum experience as much as possible. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted May 17, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Looking forward to seeing the new us! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post freetoroam Posted May 17, 2016 Popular Post #3 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Can we get another toilet or an extra store room in the sub basement? its a bit of a trek walking 8 flights down to the sub basement only to find someone has used all the toilet paper and the toilet paper store room is on the 5th floor. its even worse if you do not notice you have run out of paper, until you have sat down. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted May 17, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Can we get another toilet or an extra store room in the sub basement? its a bit of a trek walking 8 flights down to the sub basement only to find someone has used all the toilet paper and the toilet paper store room is on the 5th floor. its even worse if you do not notice you have run out of paper, until you have sat down. Ah yes... the "walk of shame" ... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 17, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Good luck. Fingers crossed that it all goes smoothly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlawde Posted May 17, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Skin options! Skin options! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppi Posted May 17, 2016 #7 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Are all IP Board websites being upgraded as well? #3 "Can we get another toilet or an extra store room in the sub basement? its a bit of a trek walking 8 flights down to the sub basement only to find someone has used all the toilet paper and the toilet paper store room is on the 5th floor." Around these here parts, we call that the cowboy walk. Pivot on each leg rather than normal gait. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seaturtlehorsesnake Posted May 17, 2016 Popular Post #8 Share Posted May 17, 2016 aaah! change! aaaaah 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichabod Posted May 17, 2016 #9 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I'm so excited to see the new change. This forum is looking better almost every day! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted May 17, 2016 #10 Share Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) Break a leg, Saru!! (I mean that in the theatrical sense of wishing you good luck, naturally...) Forum upgrades are scary, but if the way you guys run this forum is an indication, we have nothing to be fearful of. Nevertheless... is there a backup/restore option if it goes bad? Maybe I should take some screenshots of my very favoritish pages.. Edited May 17, 2016 by ChrLzs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careful_perspective Posted May 17, 2016 #11 Share Posted May 17, 2016 So excited!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVG Posted May 17, 2016 #12 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Moving on and up...Starting to sound like quite an update, good luck and be sure to spray for bugs... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted May 18, 2016 #13 Share Posted May 18, 2016 New and improved. Wow...that's awesome!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted May 18, 2016 Author #14 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Are all IP Board websites being upgraded as well? Most of them - however the timing for that will be up to each individual site. is there a backup/restore option if it goes bad? We always maintain multiple layers of backups so if the upgrade process fails then we can just switch back to the old one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppi Posted May 19, 2016 #15 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) Here's to upward mobility. The Jeffersons Moving On Up Edited May 19, 2016 by Poppi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Goatman Posted May 19, 2016 #16 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Sounds nice, I cant wait to see the new and (hopefully) improved UM! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted May 22, 2016 #17 Share Posted May 22, 2016 In the new version, will there be a financial reward for users who lighten the mood with hilarious quirky posts? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Goatman Posted May 22, 2016 #18 Share Posted May 22, 2016 ...lighten the mood with hilarious quirky posts? Nah, you don't have to pay me, the quirkiness comes with no charge! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 22, 2016 #19 Share Posted May 22, 2016 (edited) I have not noticed much difference. Where`s the new coffee cups? the wallpaper is still the same and it still has the stains from the new years eve party. ..............................HOLD UP!!! too early and eager for the changes. One more day to go. Can I have one of these: Edited May 22, 2016 by freetoroam 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted May 23, 2016 #20 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Why do we seem to be yelling at each other in our replies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted May 23, 2016 Author #21 Share Posted May 23, 2016 The main upgrade is now complete, further work is now ongoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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