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I know... it's about time. :D
I'm planning to perform the final cutover to the new site on WEDNESDAY evening, 10/20/2010.
The last dry run I did a few days ago took me about 3 hours; the old forum will be made read-only and then the cutover to the new forum will begin, so you won't be able to access the forum on WEDNESDAY night for a few hours.
When the conversion is complete, I'll put a link in the header of the old forum to direct everyone to the new forum.
The old forum will be left up as a read-only archive until the club decides it's no longer needed.
During the last test conversion, we successfully converted:
There were a few errors (4 polls, 8 posts, and 182 PM's) from messages which had invalid characters or database corruption preventing conversion, so if you're missing something check the old site.
When you access the new forum, you'll use the same ID & password as the old one. The new forum will have a completely different look and feel that will take some getting used to, but in time you'll find it as easy to navigate as this old familiar one.
Some of the applications haven't yet been ported over (e.g. membership applications, member jeep profiles), and some new ones (e.g. Blogs) aren't enabled yet, but I'll be working on those as I have time in the coming months.
There is also a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section, with specific Q&A to help with the transition; I'll make sure there's a link to it from the main home page. If you have a problem or question please check there before sending PM's, emails, & phone calls (last resort).
If you can't PM me your question/problem, email it to webmaster@kcjeepclub.org.
I'm planning to perform the final cutover to the new site on WEDNESDAY evening, 10/20/2010.
The last dry run I did a few days ago took me about 3 hours; the old forum will be made read-only and then the cutover to the new forum will begin, so you won't be able to access the forum on WEDNESDAY night for a few hours.
When the conversion is complete, I'll put a link in the header of the old forum to direct everyone to the new forum.
The old forum will be left up as a read-only archive until the club decides it's no longer needed.
During the last test conversion, we successfully converted:
- 1286 users
3559 forums with 35,848 posts
90 polls
11,874 PM's
There were a few errors (4 polls, 8 posts, and 182 PM's) from messages which had invalid characters or database corruption preventing conversion, so if you're missing something check the old site.
When you access the new forum, you'll use the same ID & password as the old one. The new forum will have a completely different look and feel that will take some getting used to, but in time you'll find it as easy to navigate as this old familiar one.
Some of the applications haven't yet been ported over (e.g. membership applications, member jeep profiles), and some new ones (e.g. Blogs) aren't enabled yet, but I'll be working on those as I have time in the coming months.
There is also a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section, with specific Q&A to help with the transition; I'll make sure there's a link to it from the main home page. If you have a problem or question please check there before sending PM's, emails, & phone calls (last resort).
If you can't PM me your question/problem, email it to webmaster@kcjeepclub.org.
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