Post by DazBoot on Sept 2, 2011 0:34:53 GMT -5
Well, maybe not the world, but our time on this forum has come to a close. Over the past several months I have been working to try to implement some new features on the forum. Things like the mana symbols, the shout box, and several other projects have been a nightmare to try to hack and slash together. As it is, this is mostly held together with spit, glue, and possibly several death threats...
The forum has been great, but to be honest, we have outgrown it. We have enough members and posts that it is time to move to something with more abilities and the fact that RPI provides us the server to do so only makes the choice easier. The new forum is up and running (and has been for a little bit) at magic.union.rpi.edu/phpBB3/index.php It has almost all of the features of this forum already, we well as several new ones.
Do not worry, this forum will be preserved, there is far too much here to simply wipe, but also too much to be able to easily move. As such, I will be transferring small important bits to the new forum, and then after a period of time for everyone, I will lock this one (keeping it viewable) and leave it as an archive.
I know that to many people this seems like a silly inconvenience, and I apologize, for making you sign up all over again, but I assure you that this is worth it. I was very uncomfortable on relying on ProBoards to be up, functioning, and still there at any given time. This move will give us something that is entirely under our control, which will allow for a much greater library for features, linking to several upcoming additions to our online site that I'm planning, and the reassurance that this will not just go belly up overnight.
That being said, if anyone has any complains/ideas/criticism for the new forum, I would love to hear them, either on my Helpdesk here, my helpdesk there, or over a PM on either forum.
I'll see you on the other site,
Foghat
The forum has been great, but to be honest, we have outgrown it. We have enough members and posts that it is time to move to something with more abilities and the fact that RPI provides us the server to do so only makes the choice easier. The new forum is up and running (and has been for a little bit) at magic.union.rpi.edu/phpBB3/index.php It has almost all of the features of this forum already, we well as several new ones.
Do not worry, this forum will be preserved, there is far too much here to simply wipe, but also too much to be able to easily move. As such, I will be transferring small important bits to the new forum, and then after a period of time for everyone, I will lock this one (keeping it viewable) and leave it as an archive.
I know that to many people this seems like a silly inconvenience, and I apologize, for making you sign up all over again, but I assure you that this is worth it. I was very uncomfortable on relying on ProBoards to be up, functioning, and still there at any given time. This move will give us something that is entirely under our control, which will allow for a much greater library for features, linking to several upcoming additions to our online site that I'm planning, and the reassurance that this will not just go belly up overnight.
That being said, if anyone has any complains/ideas/criticism for the new forum, I would love to hear them, either on my Helpdesk here, my helpdesk there, or over a PM on either forum.
I'll see you on the other site,
Foghat
