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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Luap McKeever on May 31, 2015, 08:15:01 PM
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NOTE: I know this post is long, but it's all important:
I WILL LEAVE THIS MESSAGE STICKIED FOR A FEW WEEKS SO ALL ACTIVE USERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT, PLUS I�LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ADDITIONAL PROGRESS. THEN, WE WILL STICKY THE RALLY ANNOUNCEMENTS, ETC, ONCE EVERYTHING IS RUNNING AT 100% AGAIN.
Hello Everyone. The MAJOR upgrade has been completed and the board is 97% completed. Here is what I've been doing the last few weeks, with the help of some developers and other hired helpers. It was quite a chore to get everything tuned up. One MILLION posts on this board, lots of places to put them and such.
� Upgraded to SMF version 2, from SMF version 1.
o SMF1 is being phased out soon. We had no choice anyhow.
� Upgraded to latest version of MySQL.
o The version we had was the latest that would run SMF1. There were lots of issues with that version causing excessive server processes to run.
� Upgraded to latest version of PHP.
� Upgraded to new server, which will double the capacity.
o Unfortunately, this will be another $590 per year, but well worth it.
o Donations still welcome ;-T.
� Upgraded to the latest firewall and implemented many new security rules to keep everything smooth.
� Created Archives per year. Moving forward, we�ll probably archive anything over 3 years old and put into these sub-boards. I'll keep 5 archives on hand, then remove the oldest archive. So if you find something you want, print it or copy/paste onto your computer.
o This minimizes the search strings in the main board (General Discussion). Doing it this way allows faster responses and less chance for database corruptions.
o These sub-boards will be read only. You will not be able to reply. You can still reference that old topic in the General Discussion.
� Created "Swap Meet" board. I will not put the classified section back online. It caused too many problems for me to have any interest in doing it again. Instead, we will use this Swap Meet board to post For Sale, Trade and Free motorcycle related items.
� The Search function is still quirky. Please refrain from searching.
Some minor things are still not installed and working yet. I already know which ones they are.
I do want you to reply to this message if you see problems though. Like load times, error messages, etc. Problems between yourself and other members do not concern me ;D
Note for those who bought advertising space. I have extended your ads an additional month. Some had already expired, and those, I reactivated for 60 days.
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THANK YOU!
Best,
Carlo
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Didn't the old board pop up the start of the thread if you moused over the thread title, like a preview without having to click on it? Most of the other boards I visit have this - it really saves time of clicking back and forth when the title is vague or misleading.
Thanks for the maintenance and upgrade.
Tom
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Didn't the old board pop up the start of the thread if you moused over the thread title, like a preview without having to click on it? Most of the other boards I visit have this - it really saves time of clicking back and forth when the title is vague or misleading.
Thanks for the maintenance and upgrade.
Tom
Some minor things are still not installed and working yet. I already know which ones they are. Hang in there.
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You'll notice the search feature has been disabled. This is necessary until we get everything completely lined up.
I'm pooped.
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Didn't the old board pop up the start of the thread if you moused over the thread title, like a preview without having to click on it? Most of the other boards I visit have this - it really saves time of clicking back and forth when the title is vague or misleading.
Thanks for the maintenance and upgrade.
Tom
Be patient. That's one of the tweaks in the remaining 3% that the guys are working on.
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It's not a fun job. Goodonya for staying with it!
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Wow, quick work. I was expecting a couple more days of downtime. You must not have gotten much sleep. Good Job!
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Wow, quick work. I was expecting a couple more days of downtime. You must not have gotten much sleep. Good Job!
Not much rest. We're still not completely out of the woods yet. The server is still running too many processes for some reason. We're having a hard time tracking it down too.
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Thank you for the wonderful work guys, just know it is really appreciated.
I will make a donation when you tell me it's safe to do so.
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Thanks for all the hard work team.
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Well you've all done a significantly better job than the bunch of Muppets that are supposed to be migrating us to another server at work ::( ::( ::(
Well done
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Good work Luap. Away from home with work at the moment will sling a few bucks your way to help with the upgrades when I get home :bow
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Take all the time you need to get it right. Thanks for your service.
I once upgraded to new OS on UNIX at work, only to find our version of WordPerfect would not work, eeek! Had to go back from tapes, scary just thinking about loosing everyones stuff.
Another upgrade to new Novell OS at law firm, took all night! Some key root superuser files had to change the permission manually in order for them to be replaced. Got back up 30 minutes before everyone started getting in to work. WHEW!
I was shaking from being hungry and thirsty and lack of sleep. Took another week to bring in the little stuff, but no one could tell we had moved to another OS!
Congrads on the upgrade!!!
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Looks good, thanks!
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I tried to post an image and found Manage Attachments does not include a facility to upload an image.
Are we currently barred from posting images, or did I look in the wrong place?
Thanks for the new version of SMF. Your hard work is appreciated.
Ciao,
Dick Casey
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I tried to post an image and found Manage Attachments does not include a facility to upload an image.
Are we currently barred from posting images, or did I look in the wrong place?
Thanks for the new version of SMF. Your hard work is appreciated.
Ciao,
Dick Casey
I haven't had an image uploader option in several years due to the amount of space that images take up.
See the FAQs for how to post images.
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Looks pretty good to me. Good work Luap.
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Looks great, thanks to all!!
Extra props for getting the Preview function working again.
For a fumble-fingers like me, it's invaluable ;-)
I notice that the Tapatalk interface is not working, in case you're looking to add to your list and haven't noticed yet.
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Looks great, thanks to all!!
Extra props for getting the Preview function working again.
For a fumble-fingers like me, it's invaluable ;-)
I notice that the Tapatalk interface is not working, in case you're looking to add to your list and haven't noticed yet.
I'll not be bringing Tapatalk back online at all. Too many holes in that and it caused about 25% of the problems in the first place.
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OK dangit , the emoticons aren't working which renders me almost mute.
Dusty
It seems that "almost" is the operative word there. [visualize "winking" emoticon]
Bill
P.S. Yes, Luap and team, stupendous. Very appreciative.
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Looking at the users online and noticed the term "spiders" . Quick definition please for an internet dumbie . Nice job Luap .
Dusty
Google, Bing, Yahoo etc. They all use "crawling spiders" to add to their indexes. That's what helps when you do a google search.
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WOW !! You have done a splendid job. Tons of work and sweat to do this. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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Labor of love or not - it's still a lot of work. Thank You.
Spud
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I like the new appearance! Thanks for all of your work and effort to keep a few people happy.
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Great job. Thanks for all the hard work!
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Keep up the good work :bow:
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Apparently the phrase "Could EVERYONE PLEASE read this?" doesn't translate well in Guzzinglish.
Although it won't do much good because apparently everyone "isn't reading this", may I suggest that everyone on the list mark today on your calendar, and then go forward 30 days and make another mark, and make a resolution that until then we are NOT to ask Luap "Daddy, are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" when it comes to some little item of board functionality.
Luap is certainly a patient soul. I could never do it. I'd be giving people giant virtual boils or changing their avatar to some gross gay porn picture every time I heard about something that wasn't working .....
Lannis
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Apparently the phrase "Could EVERYONE PLEASE read this?" doesn't translate well in Guzzinglish.
Although it won't do much good because apparently everyone "isn't reading this", may I suggest that everyone on the list mark today on your calendar, and then go forward 30 days and make another mark, and make a resolution that until then we are NOT to ask Luap "Daddy, are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" when it comes to some little item of board functionality.
Luap is certainly a patient soul. I could never do it. I'd be giving people giant virtual boils or changing their avatar to some gross gay porn picture every time I heard about something that wasn't working .....
Lannis
Teacher's pet! :angel:
Bill
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Nice! Looks like the preview feature is now working for Chrome.
Looks good! Thanks Luap!
:afro:
Owen
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Thanks Luap. Thanks Rocker.
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o Donations still welcome ;-T.
Done. Thanks for all your hard work.
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As you may or may not have noticed, the preview function is now available. Hold your mouse over a topic and you'll see a preview of the messages.
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Teacher's pet! :angel:
Bill
You're just jealous because I get to clean the erasers after class ....
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As you may or may not have noticed, the preview function is now available. Hold your mouse over a topic and you'll see a preview of the messages.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!
-AJ
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You're just jealous because I get to clean the erasers after class ....
That (funny) comment is probably meaningless to anyone born after ... uhm ... 1980? :cry:
Bill
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Thanks Luap. The Norge part of me likes the new look. The Cali II part will need to catch up.
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Thanks for all the efforts Luap. It may be on your "To Do" list, but just in case you don't know, it doesn't seem possible to access the forum anymore via the Tapatalk app which is normally my sole access. No worries, just wanted to point it out.
John
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I'll not be bringing Tapatalk back online at all. Too many holes in that and it caused about 25% of the problems in the first place.
That's interesting...tapat alk bills itself as a savior. I get it, and i'll work around it.
I get anxious just THINKING about all the screen time this transition has required. I could never do it. Thanks, man. VERY much appreciated.
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That's interesting...tapat alk bills itself as a savior. I get it, and i'll work around it.
I know, I used tapatalk myself on my iphone. But, until they can figure out a way to close some of their holes, I have to hold off on it. That "little" app used 25% of the servers memory just to 'translate' the forum to fit on little phones. Very strange.
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Looks like the ignore feature was ignored during the reinstall. Thats a good feature of the new board, no whiny "I don't like him" ignore button. Bravo Luap. And piling on, thank you for all that you do for the board, and also to all the admins and mods that that this the place that it is.
I was up to four ignores, piker level. Was striving for pro level like Lannis or KevM.
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Looks like the ignore feature was ignored during the reinstall. Thats a good feature of the new board, no whiny "I don't like him" ignore button. Bravo Luap. And piling on, thank you for all that you do for the board, and also to all the admins and mods that that this the place that it is.
I was up to four ignores, piker level. Was striving for pro level like Lannis or KevM.
Yeah, I really seen no reason to reinstall that feature. We're all grown ups here. Hopefully we can all just get along. If someone doesn't like what they see, then I guess that's something they'll have to work out with the other person themselves. At least that's how I do it in real life.
:boxing:
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Looks like the ignore feature was ignored during the reinstall. Thats a good feature of the new board, no whiny "I don't like him" ignore button. Bravo Luap. And piling on, thank you for all that you do for the board, and also to all the admins and mods that that this the place that it is.
I was up to four ignores, piker level. Was striving for pro level like Lannis or KevM.
It was just a game. Whenever someone would moan "Oh my God someone is Ignoring me, what have I done, why am I so hateful?", about 4 or 5 of us agreed to hit him with an "ignore" (even though we were reading all his stuff) and say "NOW look what you've done, now EVERYONE hates you"! Just to desensitize them a bit, they seemed to need it!
I went from 3 or so to 20 ignores all at once, back years ago when I made big fun of the Illuminutty board. I'd jump over and read their comments when I posted something on THIS board they didn't like, and they'd all be milling around like a kicked anthill .... !
Good riddance to the "ignore" thing.
Lannis
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Nice!
Faster than it's been since the most recent Putin/PRC attack.
Good job.
Todd.
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A big MAHALO! :thumb:
I have notice a warning that the security certificate wasn't compatible. Then when I bypassed it something to the effect that the security program notice malware and was working on it.