So, this Sunday forum outage....

Couple of things for members to note, please....

1. The forums need to be re-indexed, this will take a long time due to all the posts (1.5 million), this should cure a few problems, E.g. searching, settings etc

2. The Administrators are flat knacker at the moment trying to smooth things over so please try to only comment on stuff that appears to be broken.

3. The colours we know about.

4. The colours we know about.

5. Performance will be slower until the indexing is done.

6. Pictures. The admins are working on tracking this one down and hope to have it sorted today.

7. Some of the forums are still being sorted out e.g. Market Place.

8. I recommend that you do not tinker with any profile settings until the forums are stable. It is easier to fix one problem for everyone with the same settings.

9. I have merged three threads into one, please do not create new upgrade problem threads all over the place on the forums.

10. iSpy is not available, use the New Posts feature for now. If we find a better way we will let you know.

11. Did I mention we know about the colours? :D

12. Please have patience, all will be fixed in good time.

See points 3,4 & 11 above. :D

Also note that the arrows on the side of the various fields in the USERCP are missing, the ones that would let you collapse or open the various fields.
If you can't collapse the fields, the USERCP page can be very long

For those missing iSpy, try this link and put it in your favourites:

Activity Stream - Woodwork Forums

It does not automatically update, you need to refresh (I think)

Minor problem.
When viewing the search results from 'New Posts', the far right hand column (Forum) has the bottom of the text obliterated by the bottom of the frame.
I think this is a result of me enlarging the text by pressing <CNTRL+>
I can get rid of the problem by pressing <CNTRL-> a couple of times, but then I can't read the threads :D

Using Firefox 12.0 under Win7

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CTRL-0 should reset it. If you still have a problem then re-post please but it sounds like you zoomed in too far.

Any chance that the RSS feed be increased from 30 articles?

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Originally Posted by sjt

Any chance that the RSS feed be increased from 30 articles?

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Aaaahhhhh, I dunno. I'll see it goes on 'the list'.


Couple of things for members to note, please....

1. The forums need to be re-indexed, this will take a long time due to all the posts (1.5 million), this should cure a few problems, E.g. searching, settings etc

2. The Administrators are flat knacker at the moment trying to smooth things over so please try to only comment on stuff that appears to be broken.

3. The colours we know about.

4. The colours we know about.

5. Performance will be slower until the indexing is done.

6. Pictures. The admins are working on tracking this one down and hope to have it sorted today.

7. Some of the forums are still being sorted out e.g. Market Place.

8. I recommend that you do not tinker with any profile settings until the forums are stable. It is easier to fix one problem for everyone with the same settings.

9. I have merged three threads into one, please do not create new upgrade problem threads all over the place on the forums.

10. iSpy is not available, use the New Posts feature for now. If we find a better way we will let you know.

11. Did I mention we know about the colours? :D

12. Please have patience, all will be fixed in good time.

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Originally Posted by Groggy

For those missing iSpy, try this link and put it in your favourites:

Activity Stream - Woodwork Forums

It does not automatically update, you need to refresh (I think)

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I've been using this on and off since this morning and it does update, but instead of showing new posts/threads, it shows new activity of which you then need to click on to show the new posts.

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Originally Posted by Groggy

10. iSpy is not available, use the New Posts feature for now. If we find a better way we will let you know.

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Is that, will not ever be available, or it may appear later?

If the former that's too bad as I really liked that feature.

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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

... various fields in the USERCP are missing...

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I can't see the word"USERCP" but "SETTINGS" is pretty similar. Or am i missing something?

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Originally Posted by BobL

Is that, will not ever be available, or it may appear later?

If the former that's too bad as I really liked that feature.

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I'd say it is gone for now Bob, but who knows what is in our future.

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Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

I can't see the word"USERCP" but "SETTINGS" is pretty similar. Or am i missing something?

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You need to use "My Profile" or "Settings", depending on what you are after, but bear in mind that until the re-index is complete most of the features will not be available. Give it a day or so, the re-index is only about 33% complete.

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Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

I can't see the word"USERCP" but "SETTINGS" is pretty similar. Or am i missing something?

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Same thing, hover over Settings & see what it says it links too.

Another possible bug - I am not getting any email notification of posts to my threads

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Originally Posted by JillB

Another possible bug - I am not getting any email notification of posts to my threads

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This goes for pm's too. I know Neil already knows about the pm emails.

I've spent a bit more time on the Forum now, and the one thing that is causing me real grief is the orange text. I simply cannot read it without peering closely at the screen.
I spent a fair bit of energy at the Canberra Show extolling the virtues of the site, showing them how to navigate the site, and encouraging them to join the forum. I now feel like a fraud - if I had known this new colour scheme was coming in I would have been embarrassed to talk to them the way I did.

Patience Chris, patience.

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I've spent a bit more time on the Forum now, and the one thing that is causing me real grief is the orange text. I simply cannot read it without peering closely at the screen.
I spent a fair bit of energy at the Canberra Show extolling the virtues of the site, showing them how to navigate the site, and encouraging them to join the forum. I now feel like a fraud - if I had known this new colour scheme was coming in I would have been embarrassed to talk to them the way I did.

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If you read this thread through, you will find that the colours are being fixed.....# 3,4 and 11 I think.....

Did you know that the ukworkshop.co.uk forum had an outrage yesterday (9th september 2012) that lasted for many hours. Their admin state that it was a world wide situation.

regarding forum changes here, I personally dislike changes at my age, it is bad enough coping with W7, our memories at advancing ages cannot always cope.

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Originally Posted by jow104

regarding forum changes here, I personally dislike changes at my age, it is bad enough coping with W7, our memories at advancing ages cannot always cope.

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(Sung) "Memries, Like the corners of my mind ... Misty water-colored memories ... Of the way we were"

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Pssst. Stick with XP :)

Paul.

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Originally Posted by Groggy

CTRL-0 should reset it. If you still have a problem then re-post please but it sounds like you zoomed in too far.

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No, I haven't zoomed in too far; I have zoomed in to a level that is comfortable for me. The old version displayed perfectly at this zoom setting.
Another forum I am on had the same problem when they upgraded to vbulletin 4.2. However, I was able to overcome the problem by changing the skin to vB4 default style, which at the moment is not an option here.
Anyway, as I said, a minor problem.:)

I've collected the issues into a page where you can see the status of each one. Obviously there will be some lag in the updates between the guys fix things and I can update the site but the best I can do for now.

Clicking on the hyperlinks will take you to the post where the issue was raised.

STATUS PAGE

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Originally Posted by Groggy

Couple of things for members to note, please....

1. The forums need to be re-indexed, this will take a long time due to all the posts (1.5 million), this should cure a few problems, E.g. searching, settings etc I can be patient

2. The Administrators are flat knacker at the moment trying to smooth things over so please try to only comment on stuff that appears to be broken. Understand. Good luck

3. The colours we know about.
4. The colours we know about.

5. Performance will be slower until the indexing is done. Understand


6. Pictures. The admins are working on tracking this one down and hope to have it sorted today. Please ...


7. Some of the forums are still being sorted out e.g. Market Place.

8. I recommend that you do not tinker with any profile settings until the forums are stable. It is easier to fix one problem for everyone with the same settings.

9. I have merged three threads into one, please do not create new upgrade problem threads all over the place on the forums.

10. iSpy is not available, use the New Posts feature for now. If we find a better way we will let you know.

11. Did I mention we know about the colours? :D Message received


12. Please have patience, all will be fixed in good time.

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Just found out

Previously if you did Reply with Quote, you could comment within the quote box and NOT include any text outside the quote box
Now need to also place some text outside the quote box

Just letting you know, hopefully it's intentional

Third try to reply with a quick question.
Is there a setting on the new website which allows me to darken or bold the postings as I'm finding it very difficult to read them [even with good lighting & specs on].
Appeciate the assistance, thank you. Cheers, crowie

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Originally Posted by pmcgee

(Sung) "Memries, Like the corners of my mind ... Misty water-colored memories ... Of the way we were"

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Pssst. Stick with XP :)

Paul.

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You need to empty yer PM box Paul, it is nearly full. :D

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Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

You need to empty yer PM box Paul, it is nearly full. :D

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And the only tabs he's got open are to do with work benches.

Not a major issue but on the previous bulletin board, I had it set so that attachments opened in a new tab but now they open in the current window.

Had a look through Settings/User CP but couldn't see anywhere to change this, pretty sure you could set this on the old bulletin board.

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Originally Posted by crowie

Third try to reply with a quick question.
Is there a setting on the new website which allows me to darken or bold the postings as I'm finding it very difficult to read them [even with good lighting & specs on].
Appeciate the assistance, thank you. Cheers, crowie

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I don't think so. Colours have already been identified as an issue.

Not sure if this has been covered, and it may just be a problem with the search engine, but i have just noticed when i click on new posts i am getting all new posts, including in subforums that i have opted not to get new posts listed from.

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Originally Posted by Acco

Not a major issue but on the previous bulletin board, I had it set so that attachments opened in a new tab but now they open in the current window.

Had a look through Settings/User CP but couldn't see anywhere to change this, pretty sure you could set this on the old bulletin board.

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Just looked into this a bit more, on my iPad, attachments previously opened in new tabs but now open in the same tab/window, and I've just tried it on my laptop and attachments open in new tabs as they did prior to the upgrade. :think:Hmm I think I'll see if the settings on my iPad have changed or need to be reset.

Also tried doing this post via my laptop (Vista 32 bits/IE 9) and the browser just freezes when I hit reply but works ok when I use iPad :shrug: has happened a few times today.

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Originally Posted by Acco

Not a major issue but on the previous bulletin board, I had it set so that attachments opened in a new tab but now they open in the current window.

Had a look through Settings/User CP but couldn't see anywhere to change this, pretty sure you could set this on the old bulletin board.

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Hi,
I'm finding some do and some don't and I can't see why.
Regards

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Originally Posted by Ueee

Not sure if this has been covered, and it may just be a problem with the search engine, but i have just noticed when i click on new posts i am getting all new posts, including in subforums that i have opted not to get new posts listed from.

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Issue has been logged. It may be the filter only works with iSpy, we'll have to wait for admin to clarify when they can.

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Originally Posted by A Duke

Hi,
I'm finding some do and some don't and I can't see why.
Regards

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Just checked that Hugh and you're right, might have something to do with the indexing, think I'll wait till that has been completed and see if it clears up.

If its of any concequence, I am a programmer. PHP, C, C++, Java.. database expert and internet guru. I'm one of the very originals, been doing it for 19 years.

If you need help, ask away.

Moderator note: Noted, thank you

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Originally Posted by Groggy

................. It may be the filter only works with iSpy, ....................

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Speaking of which, where on earth is it now :?

A feature I used, to avoid being overwhelmed by all the forums, was the 'hide forum' feature.
(as mentioned here: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f36/fo...tering-104530/)

This allowed me to have a main forum page that excluded sections I have no interest in.

Regarding colours.. maybe a good idea is to find a bunch of free vbulletin themes, and just let people pick their own?

As much as I love timber... the old woodgrain theme was very hard on the eyes! :D
I'm liking these current colours a lot more.. (although I understand people needing more contrast with read/unread colours!)

new editor is nice.. could do with a few more/newer smileys!
RB

Must admit that I did like the old format but progress marches relentlessly onward.

Color of new posts / threads hard to read and differentiate read and unread posts. Suggest Bold black for unread and defaulting to blue after reading when returning back to list of new messages/posts

For those of us who are interested in various topics, as you read through the various posts, if there is to be no change in color then can we have the dotted outline of the last post read so we know where we are up to as in the previous format

Have lost my preferences for the topics I'm interested in, now getting all messages again

As mentioned by others, need the choice of color schemes ( not a priority until other issues addressed )

Like anything new, takes time to tweak it and get used to it :D

Over the years that I've been a member I've lived through a number of forum upgrades and this one is no different. Whilst Neill, Steve and his team are working flat out getting it done lots of members whinge and whine about minor inconsequential things like layout, colour etc.

During the immediate days of changeover by all means report broken bits or problems but let them get on with their work for soon enough the cosmetic changes can be looked at.

For goodness give the guys a break for they are doing it for us.


Peter.

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Originally Posted by rohanbeckett

A feature I used, to avoid being overwhelmed by all the forums, was the 'hide forum' feature.
(as mentioned here: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f36/fo...tering-104530/)

This allowed me to have a main forum page that excluded sections I have no interest in.

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I believe that was part of iSpy scripts which are no longer with us. It may take a while to find an alternative.

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Originally Posted by rohanbeckett

Regarding colours.. maybe a good idea is to find a bunch of free vbulletin themes, and just let people pick their own?

As much as I love timber... the old woodgrain theme was very hard on the eyes! :D
I'm liking these current colours a lot more.. (although I understand people needing more contrast with read/unread colours!)

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Colours are not as simple as they appear and the Admins will need to do it when they get some spare time.

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Originally Posted by rohanbeckett

new editor is nice.. could do with a few more/newer smileys!
RB

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Maybe later when things are under control. We have had some spammers slip in and a few other pressing issues so once things settle - maybe!

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Originally Posted by Sturdee

Over the years that I've been a member I've lived through a number of forum upgrades and this one is no different. Whilst Neill, Steve and his team are working flat out getting it done lots of members whinge and whine about minor inconsequential things like layout, colour etc.

During the immediate days of changeover by all means report broken bits or problems but let them get on with their work for soon enough the cosmetic changes can be looked at.

For goodness give the guys a break for they are doing it for us.


Peter.

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+1. Gotta get over it.