Mike Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Well - it had to happen sometime, and today was the day. Britmodeller, now in its 6th year of existence has been running on the same server since it began, and to be honest, we've been taking advantage of our hosts by hammering the bejeesuz out of it with our 9,500+ membership and high graphical content. We've migrated the site to a new more powerful server that is dedicated solely to Britmodeller, which should keep us going for a while now. We've also taken the opportunity to upgrade the forums from the old tired version 2.x.x of Invision Power Board to the new 3.x.x, which has loads of new features, a new look and some really fancy and helpful tools. The new server and upgrade have been in the planning for a long time now, and I've been working towards this quite complex operation in earnest for around three months. There were a lot of ducks that needed to be lined up before we could move, and it's involved a lot of back and forth between hosts, Invision and myself. I'd like to say a public thank you to our hosts, Especially the boss John, who is a friend of mine from way back. He has worked very hard this last few days on our behalf. In fact if it wasn't for him, we'd still be floundering around wondering what to do So... enjoy the new forums, take your time to find your way around, and if you can't find something or make something work, post up a topic in the Help & Support forum, and we'll do our best to help out. We're learning too, but we've been messing about for about a week on a test version of the new software already, so should hopefully be ahead of you guys with knowing how to accomplish things. The FAQ section will need some re-working because of the changes in new version, so please bear with us while we have time to update it with new methods & pics of all the topics in there. Should be fun! If anyone is having trouble seeing the new server, tell then not to worry unduly. The changes we've made will propogate around the various DNS servers of the world, and eventually the whole thing will work again for everyone. We're putting a temporary fix in to enable more people to see the server in the meantime by bouncing it off the old one, but it should be 24 hours tops before the DNS is updated and everyone's singing from the same hymn sheet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Séan Pádraig Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 OMG.... this is going to be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavunit Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I like what you have done with the forum it looks very nice matey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hey, wasn't me, it was the developers at Invision... Personally I like it, but we might put a new colour scheme on it at some point to separate it from other forums & make it a bit more individual. I took the opportunity to update the logo a bit too, and might update it a bit further when I have the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 As soon as the screen came up I thought "WOW that's different....................." Excuse me I'm off to have a root around. Trevor the impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fu_manchu Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Looks good, doesnt seem to like some profile pics though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Séan Pádraig Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hey Mike, I have no problems with it... as you alluded to it is a format already used by other forumns, I was thinking more of the more conservative members. I say give is a week and navigating the forum will be second nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavunit Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hey, wasn't me, it was the developers at Invision... Personally I like it, but we might put a new colour scheme on it at some point to separate it from other forums & make it a bit more individual. I took the opportunity to update the logo a bit too, and might update it a bit further when I have the time Well done to the developers, and the logo looks superb. Personally I like the colours the way they are but a don't think a new colour will hurt haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fu_manchu Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Also..... Most of my pms are marked as deleted and i cant reply to them, they werent deleted be me ( no rush just a heads up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Looking good. From the quick shufty I've had it seems very user friendly. Well done Mike and thanks to John for all the work you've done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Looks great. Just one thing...when individual threads are replied to, will they no longer appear in the 'new content' forum as per the old site? Or will they be in their individual forums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I love the revised logo. What a lovely roundel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Looks great on the mobile, will have to check it out on the PC later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Looks really good especially through the ps3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggers Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 WOW! Cool............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Wow! What a surprise. This is really bright and fresh - great stuff! Nick (And still devoid of pesky ads!!) Edit: Oooh, my 1,300th post! Edited August 7, 2012 by Nick Belbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hey Mike, I have no problems with it... as you alluded to it is a format already used by other forumns, I was thinking more of the more conservative members. I say give is a week and navigating the forum will be second nature. Yeah, it's like all things. Some people are more resistant to change than others. I have to admit I was a little lost at times to begin with, but it's growing on me quickly. I like the more WYSIWYG editor, and the integration with Facebook and all that will come in handy too. Looks like I need to fix my Avatar too, as it seems to have pulled up my profile pic... the text says "Grammar Nazi" in case you were wondering! Looks great. Just one thing...when individual threads are replied to, will they no longer appear in the 'new content' forum as per the old site? Or will they be in their individual forums? The View New Posts "thing" was just a list culled from all the forums. The New Content will take you to what is effectively that list. All they've done is given it a new name & made it easier to find Wow! What a surprise. This is really bright and fresh - great stuff! Nick (And still devoid of pesky ads!!) We're trying to keep the ads at bay, but can't say categorically one way or the other whether that will be possible long term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hewitt Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Great face lift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Also..... Most of my pms are marked as deleted and i cant reply to them, they werent deleted be me ( no rush just a heads up) Hmmm... reckon you could get me a screen shot of that? I've not looked at my PMs yet, but I can tell you that you can have a 6-way conversation with other members now, and it'll play out just like a thread. Now when someone tells you to "get a room!", you really can! Working on the Ranking Pips at the moment (just under your avatar). For some reason they're not showing up, even though I've put them in the right places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 We're trying to keep the ads at bay, but can't say categorically one way or the other whether that will be possible long term Not a problem if they're relevant . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Working on the Ranking Pips at the moment (just under your avatar). For some reason they're not showing up, even though I've put them in the right places. We've all been demoted!! Don't mind me just expermineting with the new toys Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hmm I know these things happen I know they do But this doesn't work as nicely on my old steamage 'pooter driving my screen res that my elderly eyes can keep up with But I suppose I will get used to it AND I wish there was an option to carry on driving the old fashioned flavour of BM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Is that a drum roll or the sound of dummies hitting the ground? Seriously though, as Sean said, I,m sure the fuss will die down soon. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fu_manchu Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hmmm... reckon you could get me a screen shot of that? I've not looked at my PMs yet, but I can tell you that you can have a 6-way conversation with other members now, and it'll play out just like a thread. Now when someone tells you to "get a room!", you really can! Working on the Ranking Pips at the moment (just under your avatar). For some reason they're not showing up, even though I've put them in the right places. Here you go (none of the 'deleted ones' are/were done so by me), the biggest impact is you cannot reply to them when you open them as the reply button isn't there: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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