Forum Admin Greg Posted September 9, 2016 Forum Admin Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 We are doing some maintenance to the server that MLW resides on over the next few weeks, and along with that will come a major upgrade to the actual forum software. When this occurs, there may be some downtime - meaning the forums will be unavailable for a short period. I will give everyone a heads up days before this happens, so everyone will be aware. Also, seeing that this is a major upgrade, we'll likely have to switch the forum "skin" to its default look. Meaning, the look of the forums will change slightly. This is required because the upgrade will likely break our existing "skin" and could possibly make the forum unusable. This default skin will be used until a new skin is created - I don't have a timeline on when that will happen. Any questions or comments, feel free to post below or in the support forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Thank you, Greg ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Thanks for the work Greg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsapper Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Seconded. It is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altai Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) I hope these modifications wont harm the forum traffic because there are many bad examples for these kind of changes and just a few examples for successful ones. Edited September 10, 2016 by Altai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 12, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 I hope these modifications wont harm the forum traffic because there are many bad examples for these kind of changes and just a few examples for successful ones. I can't think of any reason it would affect traffic. The new server will be more powerful, meaning the website will load quicker and be more responsive. In terms of the forum upgrade, we're not changing what type of forum MLW operates on, just upgrading the underlying code. So you can expect improvements to performance and access to additional features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Will the ability to search old posts improve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 20, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Will the ability to search old posts improve? Yes, it should. However, having 1.1M postings make it difficult to search effectively. So after the upgrade, i will be investigating other alternatives (perhaps Google Custom Search). Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) I don't find too much trouble searching old posts but it doesn't seem to include everything. In my experience, really old posts, ie, circa '05-'07, appear to be left out. Edited September 20, 2016 by cybercoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 21, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 I'll have to take your word for it, as I've not used the search functionality much lately. However, I've heard good things about Google Custom Search, and that would effectively remove all restrictions on search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 Damn it. Chat is broken. I'm lonely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
?Impact Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 Damn it. Chat is broken. I'm lonely I usually only see a "1" beside chat anyway, so I thought it was lonely anyway. Anyone ever try organizing a time and topic for chat, and see if we get a group together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 That 1 is usually me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 When I go to this forum on my iphone and I click on the button on the top 'Political Forums', I get a message 'You don't have permissions to access forum on this server' Apache server at www.mapleleafweb.com port 80 This never used to happen. Happens in google and safari. That is the button I use when I want to refresh the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Still having same issues as mentioned above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 23, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 When I go to this forum on my iphone and I click on the button on the top 'Political Forums', I get a message 'You don't have permissions to access forum on this server' Apache server at www.mapleleafweb.com port 80 This never used to happen. Happens in google and safari. That is the button I use when I want to refresh the screen. Are you visiting the mobile version or the desktop version on your phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Are you visiting the mobile version or the desktop version on your phone? Mobile version and it seems to be working now! Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 23, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Good to hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_chick Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 There seems to be a lot of kinks. Are we still not sorted or is it just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 There seems to be a lot of kinks. Are we still not sorted or is it just me? A lot of the icons and Avatars don't show up anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I see little "Pip's" where images, text and buttons belong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_chick Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) Yeah. And some show nothing - like messenger and notifications. Edited September 28, 2016 by BC_chick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I see little "Pip's" where images, text and buttons belong. It's coded that way until the black bullet img can be rendered: img src='http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums/public/style_images/MLW_Images_V2/bullet_black.png' alt='Pip' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogOnPorch Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 And here I thought it was an unhealthy obsession with Great Expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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