Forum upgrade 04/07/2009

[xwire]

the forum will be down for an upgrade on Tuesday 04/07/2009 will start about 5PM and be down until done, sorry for the inconvenience.

[Creative]

the forum will be down for an upgrade on Tuesday 04/07/2009 will start about 5PM and be down until done, sorry for the inconvenience.


Does this mean we have to go to 3SI?!?!?!?!? :thread: :newbie: :cursin: :help: :whoa:

[xwire]

Does this mean we have to go to 3SI?!?!?!?!? :thread: :newbie: :cursin: :help: :whoa:


only you, and it is going to be for a lot longer just for you ;)

[whitedragon]

Actually, you know how every time 3si is down, we get a "3SI Down!" thread here and like alot of traffic for a day or so? We should do the same thing on 3SI when this place goes down for maintenance. Heh.

[95gto]

Actually, you know how every time 3si is down, we get a "3SI Down!" thread here and like alot of traffic for a day or so? We should do the same thing on 3SI when this place goes down for maintenance. Heh.

I like that idea although I'm sure a bunch of people will be like wtf is US3S.org? :h-scratch

[cryptyq]

the forum will be down for an upgrade on Tuesday 04/07/2009 will start about 5PM and be down until done, sorry for the inconvenience.
Slight adjustment to the scheduled time - this will begin around 10PM EST (9PM for all ya STL folk :thumbsup2 ).

[xwire]

Slight adjustment to the scheduled time - this will begin around 10PM EST (9PM for all ya STL folk :thumbsup2 ).


even better :D

[Tool Man]

I like that idea although I'm sure a bunch of people will be like wtf is US3S.org? :h-scratch

Might get a few new members that way :D

[Highboosted]

I swore I posted in this thread this morning...


I don't think our presence in 3Si is noticed much, harking US3S got me banned once during the "other" administration, lol.

[alan92rttt]

Not exactly "other" ;)

What are you guys doing?

[Tool Man]

Long over due upgrade,

[jNive]

The upgrade should be relatively quick and painless, so people should not be in the cold for too long :-)

[cryptyq]

vBulletin upgrade complete. There are still some things to fix, but the the upgrade from 3.0.3 to 3.8.2 is done. * whew *

[Creative]

Man i was wondering how much longer, I was going nuts not checking this every 5 mins!

[SixFourTwoHero]

It looks the same.

[Tool Man]

Not that it was running slow, but it seems to be loading pages before I even click them :D clickable emotes aren't working. Edit: The pull downs at the top of the page aren't working either.

[whitedragon]

Man i was wondering how much longer, I was going nuts not checking this every 5 mins!

Darn, I was looking forward to making a post on 3si...

[xwire]

there a minor changes here and there, and I am sure there are little things here and there that are going to need to be tweaked, just post them up and we will get them worked out as we can :D

it is a lot faster though

[cryptyq]

Not that it was running slow, but it seems to be loading pages before I even click them :D clickable emotes aren't working. Edit: The pull downs at the top of the page aren't working either.
I think the upgrade killed some javascripts...nothing major...we are looking into it...and yeah, it does seem to be running faster

[xwire]

I like the photo albums :)

[xwire]

yea things like the multi quote, check spelling, pretty much all of the post editing functions are not functioning at the present

[alan92rttt]

I wish 3SI could get vbb 3.8.

I understand their reasoning given the number of forums they maintain but..... :(

[jNive]

the more that are maintained, the more important it should be - if even purely from a security point of view.

There are known and expected issues regarding plugins & template/javacript functionality which are essentially still contained in 3.0.3-based customise parts of the forum, these will of course need to be manually checked and updated - but we will get there soon and eveything should be fully functional with some added features to boot.

Speed increases are due to better vB caching, page coding, upgraded database engine class, reduced database table size amongst other things. If you do spot something unusual, just give us a quick shout.

[cryptyq]

I wish 3SI could get vbb 3.8.

I understand their reasoning given the number of forums they maintain but..... :(
What's the hold-up? Is 3si's vB maintenance outsourced? jNive is absolutely correct on the point of security.

[alan92rttt]

3.8 is a new release their not willing to jump to a release that's this new yet. Its been floating on alot of sites in beta form but the real release is only a few months old and they (understandably) want it to be in the wild a bit longer before they jump in.

[jNive]

Well that isn't too bad assuming they patch up any security flaws manually etc (aka backporting etc). 3.8 is pretty nice though also with some additional features - Social Groups FTW!! :-)

[alan92rttt]

I'm trying to get my hands on a copy of 3.8 so I can make a list of new features that the owners would care about.

[andyvr4]

3.8 is a new release their not willing to jump to a release that's this new yet. Its been floating on alot of sites in beta form but the real release is only a few months old and they (understandably) want it to be in the wild a bit longer before they jump in.

Haven't they seen what happened to phpbb.com though when they waited 3 days to patch security issues that occurred in the phplist software? Once volubilities are discovered they need to be patched almost immediately on a big site with a lot of users, as it's likely somebody will try and crack the old software.

[alan92rttt]

They install the security patches for 3.7. 3.8 is not a security release its a features release.

[andyvr4]

They install the security patches for 3.7. 3.8 is not a security release its a features release.

Cool, then that's all they really half to have anyway!

[Tool Man]

All of the pictures in my Garage are gone :( Wish I knew that was going away.

[xwire]

All of the pictures in my Garage are gone :( Wish I knew that was going away.

it should be back eventully

[cryptyq]

All of the pictures in my Garage are gone :( Wish I knew that was going away.
All your stuff should still be on the server and in the database. jNive is upgrading the plugin mods like vBgarage, arcade, and will be adding banner management.

[jNive]

-- vB Garage Updated & Working
-- v3 Arcade Updated & Working [some games are still missing]
-- Twitter Integration added
-- Radio & TV Streamer added
-- Ad Management Installed

+ more to come hopefully.
Any questions about use, i'm sure von & matt will be up to speed on things :-)

[Tool Man]

Most of the pic links are broken in vBGarage. The page comes up but the pics don't show.

[cryptyq]

Most of the pic links are broken in vBGarage. The page comes up but the pics don't show.
Hmm, images are stored in the database, and yours are there. They may be corrupt, though. I don't know what the story is yet with that. Can you re-upload them?

[Tool Man]

Hmm, images are stored in the database, and yours are there. They may be corrupt, though. I don't know what the story is yet with that. Can you re-upload them?

I wish I could, I have a few pics in there that I don't have anymore, that's why I was :(

[Tool Man]

Radio and TV doesn't work either. Says I don't have permision.

[Tool Man]

Option to view user info on the left side instead of on top also not working.

[DiamondStealth]

I like the addition of the other chapter sub-forums. It would be nice to see more people here.

[xwire]

I like the addition of the other chapter sub-forums. It would be nice to see more people here.

don't worry we are working on that ;)

[DiamondStealth]

awesome! :)

[Unregistered]

Is the forum still down? I know it seems like a crazy question, but I cant post anywhere else and it doesnt recognize my username (vr4_95). I just need to talk to xwire because I hear he has a shop and I live in St. Louis and need some work done.

[unregistered]

Nevermind everyone, it says im in the moderation queue. How do i get out of that queue? i just need help with my car. (vr4_95)

[xwire]

all good now

[Unregistered]

It still says i cant post. Did you mean my account was fixed? Or that it would be fixed?

[vr4_95 ...]

xwire please help, ive tried to email the admin a couple days ago and got no response. I signed up for this forum on May 29th and im still not allowed to post anywhere but here. i have no idea what i need to do but my car is stuck in the garage with a broken suspension and i need some help. I live in st. louis and i hear you are the best person in the area for fixing 3000gt's. please help. (vr4_95)

[vr4gto]

Looks like your logged in now.

[vr4_95 ...]

No actually it lets you alter the username shown even if youre not a member. it still says unregistered but i just changed it to my username plus some extra ... at the end. it still doesnt work. idk what else to try. its been more than two weeks.

[cryptyq]

I don't recall receicving an email. You still
having trouble with your account?