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 Dumpshock 2.0: Dumpshock the upgrade, Look/Feel/Astetic Changes |
 Jan 29 2008, 03:46 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain  Group: Admin Posts: 14,868 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3  |
The board software we are running is a out of date and we would like to upgrade the software.
That said, there will be a number of changes coming. The top two that come to mind: 1) The Terms of Service are changing. 2) Our current theme will not import and some changes are coming in look/feel. I am creating two threads for discussion of these topics. We will post more as required. |
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Jan 29 2008, 08:42 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,526 Joined: 9-April 06 From: McGuire AFB, NJ Member No.: 8,445 |
Most important question, IMO, is will 'Welcome to the Shadows' be ported over fully?
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Jan 29 2008, 10:41 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
As far as I know, all threads will be ported over in full.
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Jan 30 2008, 01:27 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...will links look & work the same?
...What about background skin & text (colour, available fonts, size, etc...) ...Will you still be able to paste in alternate fonts like Cyrillic, Hebrew, "extended" (such as the French "é" German "ü") and symbols like ("€" and "Δ")? ...will Avatars be available or will this feature still be shut down. (never clear on the reason why this was done as so many other forums I'm on allow them). ...and please, will that pesky "(8)" (eight followed by right paren) bug be fixed? |
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Jan 30 2008, 01:58 AM
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MechRigger Delux Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,151 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Hanger 18, WPAFB Member No.: 1,657 |
I can say this much for sure... Avatars will be enabled, and we are stocking a full library of images for you to chose from. No you may not have your own avatar to upload.
The transfer of all threads should be complete, I'll leave you in suspense, but let you know there is a restructure coming of top level topics. As explained in the other thread, the only change to links was in the {spolier} tag, it should be much clearer for you all to read. I'll have to go back and test the others. |
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Jan 30 2008, 02:44 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,955 Joined: 6-December 06 From: Payson, Utah Member No.: 10,237 |
I hope its not like the sequal that ruins an entire series.
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Jan 30 2008, 03:32 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 465 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Trash Can, UCAS Member No.: 6,744 |
What like Land Before Time II-XVI? |
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Jan 30 2008, 03:57 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 313 Joined: 26-February 02 From: UCAS Member No.: 1,015 |
Don't you mean Dumpshock 4.0?
UBB -> Jive -> IPB -> phpBB (Still holding out hope that someday the posts from the UBB and Jive years will return...) |
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Jan 30 2008, 03:59 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
I can't use my Tim The Enchanter image for my Avatar? :mad: :(
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Jan 30 2008, 04:05 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Avatars? Wow, times are changing! ;)
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Jan 30 2008, 04:39 AM
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Grand Master of Run-Fu Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,840 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 178 |
IIRC, it would be 6.0 The two previous incarnations as the Deep Resonance Forums count.
Can we submit images to the library, for everyone's usage? I use the Harlequin cover as an avatar on RPG.net, and I think that'd be a very cool one for general use. |
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Jan 30 2008, 06:22 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Wait, what? You're not serious about the phpBB, are you? I'm pretty sure not, as I've heard opinions on it from Neuron Basher before (which I have since come to agree with), but… where did that come from? ~J |
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Jan 30 2008, 01:27 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bull...lldrek/Harl.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bull...k/HarleBack.jpg We have several hundred images, including stuff from every SR book cover. There's a LOT of options available :) Once it goes live and you see what is there, if there's something missing I'm sure we'll be more than glad to add it in. Bull |
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Jan 30 2008, 01:30 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
Not sure where Mr. Man got that. We talked about creating some custom board software at one point, but then we realized that the only couple people who had the skills to do so also had zero free time. We're upgrading to a new version of Invision, the same software we're running now. We're stress testing it a bit and tweaking the options now. Bull |
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Jan 30 2008, 02:23 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,868 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
And running several tests of the upgrade itself, learning a little about what occurs in the upgrade. :D
With the size of the posts table, it cannot be ran in automatic mode, it has to be upgraded in manual mode. |
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Jan 30 2008, 05:12 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 458 Joined: 28-March 05 From: NA/UCAS/IN/ Member No.: 7,246 |
So, can you give us a ballpark idea of when it's gonna happen? I'm kinda anxious to see it.
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Jan 30 2008, 05:49 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
Ballpark figure? Sometime in the 21st century. :) Beyond that, once Redjack gets done breaking and then fixing things, and we reach a decision about which toys to turn on and which to leave off (Or figure out how to disable) :] Personally, I'm trying to talk them into disabling the "Post New Topic" and "Reply To Topic" feature. Bull :cyber: 8) :grinbig: |
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Jan 30 2008, 06:35 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 458 Joined: 28-March 05 From: NA/UCAS/IN/ Member No.: 7,246 |
Ya got a much bigger idea of what size a ballpark is than I do, Bull!
:P Looking forward to checking it out. |
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Jan 30 2008, 09:41 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
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Jan 30 2008, 09:54 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
That's unfortunate.
And that's just odd—why enable them at all, in this case? ~J |
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Jan 31 2008, 12:11 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 313 Joined: 26-February 02 From: UCAS Member No.: 1,015 |
Sorry, I was thinking of another web site I read (via RSS) that without notice just stopped updating their front page for three months while working on a phpBB 3 upgrade. It was a frustrating situation. SOOOOO...is the plan here at Dumpshock still to Just...you know...asking... |
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Jan 31 2008, 12:34 AM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,868 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
Subsites: We are looking into a timeline explorer, but the code for any remaining, missing subsites is questionable. The Home Page was updated last week to only include sites that are up.
Avatars: You are welcome to use any of the several hundred avatars that will be supplied or not use one at all. Timeline: Adam and I have been discussing this coming Sunday. That is my target date to perform the upgrade. |
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Jan 31 2008, 01:19 AM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,868 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
Here is a screen shot of the Forum home page with the forums collapsed.
Here is a screen shot in the Discussion Forum. Here is a screen shot in the Shadowrun Fourth Edition Forum. |
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Jan 31 2008, 01:21 AM
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The Dragon Never Sleeps Group: Admin Posts: 6,924 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,667 |
My that's a bright green color.
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Jan 31 2008, 01:56 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 313 Joined: 26-February 02 From: UCAS Member No.: 1,015 |
What about the NSRCG? (Good to see the progress that has been made so far. Hopefully the Timeline Explorer will make a comeback as it was really useful) |
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