Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:09 pm
too drunk to moderate properly
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:19 pm Posts: 39068 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA Gender: Male
62strat wrote:
New Mods too!
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Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:10 pm
a joke
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:08 am Posts: 22978 Gender: Male
Green Habit wrote:
Due to the age (over 8 years) and sheer size (around 3.5 million posts) of the board, it has become increasingly difficult to fix bugs, including the current problems with preserving automatic login and with combating against spambots. We are considering to start anew with a brand new installation of phpBB that will make things more manageable in this regard.
Making this move would result in the following: --All existing posts and threads would be archived on a separate URL, and no additional posts will be allowed on those archived threads. --However, you would still be able to login to the old board and access your private messages and other information, if need be, as well as to search for old post information, and either manually copy & paste or link information to the new board. --You will need to reregister for the new board, and your post count will be reset as a result.
If we do proceed with this move, it will happen on New Year's Day. However, please let us know any opinions that you have on this move!
Would the archived board be searchable in much the same manner that it is now? Or would it behoove us to make a master thread linking to some of the threads that should have been the Hall of Fame forum?
Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:15 pm
Administrator
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Skitch Patterson wrote:
Would the archived board be searchable in much the same manner that it is now? Or would it behoove us to make a master thread linking to some of the threads that should have been the Hall of Fame forum?
Yes, you'll be able to search the old forum as you do right now. The old forum will essentially be the same, except that existing threads/forums will be locked.
If you guys want to make a Hall of Fame thread on the new board, you can go right ahead if you want.
Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:25 pm
a joke
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:08 am Posts: 22978 Gender: Male
Green Habit wrote:
Skitch Patterson wrote:
Would the archived board be searchable in much the same manner that it is now? Or would it behoove us to make a master thread linking to some of the threads that should have been the Hall of Fame forum?
Yes, you'll be able to search the old forum as you do right now. The old forum will essentially be the same, except that existing threads/forums will be locked.
If you guys want to make a Hall of Fame thread on the new board, you can go right ahead if you want.
Now there is an internet hub bub that there are some threads that have been moved to a supposed "mod forum" for various reasons. Can those be moved back to the appropriate forums so that they can be viewed since we won't be able to comment on/continue those threads anyway?
Would the archived board be searchable in much the same manner that it is now? Or would it behoove us to make a master thread linking to some of the threads that should have been the Hall of Fame forum?
Yes, you'll be able to search the old forum as you do right now. The old forum will essentially be the same, except that existing threads/forums will be locked.
If you guys want to make a Hall of Fame thread on the new board, you can go right ahead if you want.
Now there is an internet hub bub that there are some threads that have been moved to a supposed "mod forum" for various reasons. Can those be moved back to the appropriate forums so that they can be viewed since we won't be able to comment on/continue those threads anyway?
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Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:03 pm
too drunk to moderate properly
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:19 pm Posts: 39068 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA Gender: Male
4/5 wrote:
Skitch Patterson wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
Skitch Patterson wrote:
Would the archived board be searchable in much the same manner that it is now? Or would it behoove us to make a master thread linking to some of the threads that should have been the Hall of Fame forum?
Yes, you'll be able to search the old forum as you do right now. The old forum will essentially be the same, except that existing threads/forums will be locked.
If you guys want to make a Hall of Fame thread on the new board, you can go right ahead if you want.
Now there is an internet hub bub that there are some threads that have been moved to a supposed "mod forum" for various reasons. Can those be moved back to the appropriate forums so that they can be viewed since we won't be able to comment on/continue those threads anyway?
I feel like that one has been restored. Am I wrong?
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Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:55 pm
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:04 pm Posts: 5300 Location: upstate NY Gender: Male
I'm all for the idea. My only regret is that chud will not reach 100000 posts. Do you guys think I should change my name to "Argonaut" "Argo" "argonaut" "argo" or leave it as it is?
Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:46 am
Red Mosquito, my libido
Joined: Sun May 21, 2006 2:02 am Posts: 91597 Location: Sector 7-G
I'd have to make on average 734.25 posts per day for the next 12 days in order to hit 100k before the board exodus. Will I get banned if I give a few people my password to make this happen?
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Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:59 am
a joke
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
I'd have to make on average 734.25 posts per day for the next 12 days in order to hit 100k before the board exodus. Will I get banned if I give a few people my password to make this happen?
Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:04 am
Red Mosquito, my libido
Joined: Sun May 21, 2006 2:02 am Posts: 91597 Location: Sector 7-G
Skitch Patterson wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
I'd have to make on average 734.25 posts per day for the next 12 days in order to hit 100k before the board exodus. Will I get banned if I give a few people my password to make this happen?
no
Oh thank heavens. I'm going to need all the help I can get.
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Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:04 am
Red Mosquito, my libido
Joined: Sun May 21, 2006 2:02 am Posts: 91597 Location: Sector 7-G
Skitch Patterson wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
I'd have to make on average 734.25 posts per day for the next 12 days in order to hit 100k before the board exodus. Will I get banned if I give a few people my password to make this happen?
no
Internetting... level 12
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Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:05 am
Red Mosquito, my libido
Joined: Sun May 21, 2006 2:02 am Posts: 91597 Location: Sector 7-G
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Skitch Patterson wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
I'd have to make on average 734.25 posts per day for the next 12 days in order to hit 100k before the board exodus. Will I get banned if I give a few people my password to make this happen?
no
Internetting... level 12
That's a pretty high level too.
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Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:31 am
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:04 pm Posts: 5300 Location: upstate NY Gender: Male
This many bad "chud" posts for the last two weeks of this board is going to ruin this board for the next two weeks. I think we should just accept that chud isn't going to make it. Maybe on the next board.
Post subject: Re: Proposing a new board installation
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:40 am
Red Mosquito, my libido
Joined: Sun May 21, 2006 2:02 am Posts: 91597 Location: Sector 7-G
The Argonaut wrote:
This many bad "chud" posts for the last two weeks of this board is going to ruin this board for the next two weeks. I think we should just accept that chud isn't going to make it. Maybe on the next board.
It survived 91 thousand, I think it can handle another 9
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