Forum Admin Greg Posted September 9, 2016 Forum Admin Report 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 Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
Michael Hardner Posted September 9, 2016 Report Posted September 9, 2016 Thank you, Greg ! Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Moonlight Graham Posted September 9, 2016 Report Posted September 9, 2016 Thanks for the work Greg. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Altai Posted September 10, 2016 Report 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 "You cant ask people about their belief, its none of your business, its between them and their God but you have to ask them whether or not they need something or they have a problem to be solved." Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed The Conqueror"We are not intended to conquer someone's lands but we want to conquer hearts." Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed The Conqueror
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 12, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report 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 Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
eyeball Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 Will the ability to search old posts improve? Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 20, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report 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 Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
cybercoma Posted September 20, 2016 Report 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
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 21, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report 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 Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
Michael Hardner Posted September 22, 2016 Report Posted September 22, 2016 Damn it. Chat is broken. I'm lonely Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
?Impact Posted September 22, 2016 Report 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
Michael Hardner Posted September 22, 2016 Report Posted September 22, 2016 That 1 is usually me. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
WestCoastRunner Posted September 22, 2016 Report 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 I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
WestCoastRunner Posted September 23, 2016 Report Posted September 23, 2016 Still having same issues as mentioned above. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 23, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report 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 Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
WestCoastRunner Posted September 23, 2016 Report 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 I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
Forum Admin Greg Posted September 23, 2016 Author Forum Admin Report Posted September 23, 2016 Good to hear! Quote Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
BC_chick Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 There seems to be a lot of kinks. Are we still not sorted or is it just me? Quote It's kind of the worst thing that any humans could be doing at this time in human history. Other than that, it's fine." Bill Nye on Alberta Oil Sands
Boges Posted September 28, 2016 Report 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
eyeball Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 I see little "Pip's" where images, text and buttons belong. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
BC_chick Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) Yeah. And some show nothing - like messenger and notifications. Edited September 28, 2016 by BC_chick Quote It's kind of the worst thing that any humans could be doing at this time in human history. Other than that, it's fine." Bill Nye on Alberta Oil Sands
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 28, 2016 Report 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 Economics trumps Virtue.
DogOnPorch Posted September 28, 2016 Report Posted September 28, 2016 And here I thought it was an unhealthy obsession with Great Expectations. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
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