Extended Downtime/Update

[Kes]

You're a star. But don't burn yourself out doing this.  It wouldn't be the end of the world if we waited an extra day or two so you can rest up properly

 

[Archeia]

The new version with the fixes from Ryan was released today. I'm going to be doing some tests later to make sure things switch over correctly

If you need me again just give me a shout~

 

[??????]

Aww, was hoping to have shiny new toys today ~ guess I can wait.  

@Nathanial B - Thanks for letting us all know

 

[Caitlin]

How dare y--- Kidding!  I love this site to much to get angry, withdraws symptoms, but I could never get mad at any of you.  \(=^o^=)/ I agree with the hug part, but I wasn't born into a hug sort of family. (o.o') I wish I had been, though. 

 

[Wavelength]

Just wanted to express that as a rule of thumb I personally prefer more uptime as opposed to more new features or better layouts.  I miss these forums so much when they're down - even if it's just for a few hours!

 

[amerk]

Just wanted to express that as a rule of thumb I personally prefer more uptime as opposed to more new features or better layouts.  I miss these forums so much when they're down - even if it's just for a few hours!

It depends on what's in plan. It may also help to take a poll to see if people are okay with the site being down to add X, Y, and Z features and how long it's planned to take. At least that way we can have an idea.

Either way, I'm still sitting here wondering what these features are and when we might see them.

 

[Nathanial]

It depends on what's in plan. It may also help to take a poll to see if people are okay with the site being down to add X, Y, and Z features and how long it's planned to take. At least that way we can have an idea.

Either way, I'm still sitting here wondering what these features are and when we might see them.

It's not simply features, it's a completely new forum system. 

It's quite literally a reboot of the forum software... written from the ground up - a lot of things changed, and a lot of data needs to convert. It takes awhile to do, and we had a couple issues where some data in our forum store and a couple of other places didn't convert all the way and caused some really weird problems.

In the future, any down time will be minor patches/regular maintenance that only takes a couple of hours. The two days we were down was a one off. 

Either way, I want to adapt to the new system as soon as possible, rather than sitting around waiting for this current version to reach EOL (which won't be for awhile, but still). That will also give me the chance to start taking advantage of the new API and get my own stuff deployed later down the road

 

[Marsigne]

Just wanted to express that as a rule of thumb I personally prefer more uptime as opposed to more new features or better layouts.  I miss these forums so much when they're down - even if it's just for a few hours!

Well, I am the opposite xD, just saying Updates are always nice, and more that they're doing a lot of work on it So yeah, want to see that new update, but we'll wait

 

[Wavelength]

Either way, I'm still sitting here wondering what these features are and when we might see them.

The forums were up for a little while, relatively early on in the update, and had a very different look and layout.  Either that, or I had a really trippy dream.

 

[Marsigne]

The forums were up for a little while, relatively early on in the update, and had a very different look and layout.  Either that, or I had a really trippy dream.

I saw it too, but I'm so fool I didn't took a screenshot of it, I just saw it and didn't screenshot it, lol.

 

[Athryl]

Good luck with the update - hope it goes smoothly this time!

I like keeping up to date, even if it means a bit of downtime. Updates often make the browsing experience better, more efficient, secure, etc. Plus new shiny stuff is always fun!

 

[Susan]

Glad the forums are back up. I missed everyone!

Too bad you couldn't get things updated just yet. You'll beat this thing yet! ^^

Try to get some rest, Nathanial. You deserve it!

 

[Shaz]

Awwww, Nate! I really feel for you going through all the back-and-forth only to end up where you started.


Go hibernate for a while.


And don't tell us what's in store, despite people asking for more info. It'll ruin the surprise (and if it's as good as you say, it'll make people impatient, which is the last thing we want after all the time you've put in, and WILL put in).


Glad things are back again