Part 1 Upgrade Done

[gdogg]

Thanks has been moved to the far right.

No duh. Did you see the post I was responding to?

[LM]

I got this when I tried to mark forums read

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was invalid

I got the same thing when I tried earlier this morning

[Kevy]

No duh. Did you see the post I was responding to?

no I didn't too much reading.

[LM]

Maybe we can bring back a version of the "Fuck You" button.....

Maybe..."No Thanks" or "Don't Agree" or something similar....

Or replacing the "Thanks" button with and

[Hunter]

Definitely need the "Todays Posts"" back....lost without it.....use it all the time...

Thanks DT for the work....

You cant function without it....Please bring back ASAP....

[Jimmydr]

You cant function without it....Please bring back ASAP....

Well we can't function without the upgrades so it shall wait.

[Hunter]

Well we can't function without the upgrades so it shall wait.

The board is disfunctional without it....so please make that priority #1....

[Jimmydr]

The board is disfunctional without it....so please make that priority #1....

Its actually not. You click last posts and then follow the link that gives you all posts.

[Jimmydr]

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[LM]

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That works...thanks

[Hunter]

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OK...that is the same...thanks...

For those who want this...I clicked that link...Then saved that as a bookmark in your browser...then click on that bookmark everytime...

[JuanElGriego]

Thanks has been moved to the far right.

This has been driving me crazy since i logged on this morning.

I keep trying to thank people and keep quoting them instead.

[JuanElGriego]

Maybe we can bring back a version of the "Fuck You" button.....

Maybe..."No Thanks" or "Don't Agree" or something similar....

Or replacing the "Thanks" button with and

I don't think that would be such a good idea.

The board is testy as it is and at least people can ignore something they don't particularly like or agree with. Giving them the option to simply click a 'f-u' or 'thumbs down' button would be very irresistable (especially to the shit-stirrers) and i don't think we really need that. Just my .02

[Hunter]

Board Suggestion for DT...

I would completely remove all NewsWhore sections....

No one ever reads them...seems to be waste of bandwidth....

[ElPlomero]

I don't think that would be such a good idea.

The board is testy as it is and at least people can ignore something they don't particularly like or agree with. Giving them the option to simply click a 'f-u' or 'thumbs down' button would be very irresistable (especially to the shit-stirrers) and i don't think we really need that. Just my .02

On the other hand... if you're going to have a mechanism to indicate your acceptance and/or agreement with the contents of a post, shouldn't there be a way to indicate that while you may acknowledge the poster's right to express his opinion... he doesn't speak for you?

It's not like we're not big boys and can take a little disagreement.

And... it's not like the board is exactly structured to provide a drama free experience.

In fact... drama might be reduced by allowing one to express disagreement with a post without words being exchanged and tempers subsequently flaring.

[LJDMV]

Definitely need the "Todays Posts"" back....lost without it.....use it all the time...

Thanks DT for the work....

i agree, i am lost without it..

[Cummins4500]

Hey guys! My brother told me you guys are doing an upgrade. I'm guessing from v3 to v4? I've done a number of these upgrades and they can go easy or be a PITA. What decides that is the number of hacks/mods you have, and I think ISOC has a number of them so the upgrade will likely not be as easy as executing the VB upgrade code.

If I could humbly suggest some things from my experiences, my approach would be something like this. I'd first do the upgrade on a duplicate offline site. WAMP is a great utility that enables you to do everything locally and run the same versions of MySQL, Apache and PHP the online server is running so you don't get any surprises (this is very important as the newer version has different min requirements). Once you get a copy of the site running locally then turn off/disable every mod and hack, if you can. You want to bring the board back to a near clean version v3 install. Then run the vb upgrade files and test the board. If you've modded the template files you'll need to noodle through each one and update. vb has a built in compare utility but I use Beyond Compare which helps with the larger code pages. Only after the templates are updated & working would I start enabling the mods. I'd do 1 at a time. Remember, some mods will need to be uninstalled and a newer updated version installed compatible with v4. Most can be found at vbulletin.org. If this is the case the mod should have been uninstalled before running v3-v4 upgrade. When done with the first hack, enable another one and fix. Do 1 mod at a time. Once you get all the mods running, you should have a fully documented (hopefully you wrote down what was done) path for the upgrade. I usually do the upgrade again, a second time locally proofing my notes/code changes. Finally, when you are ready for upgrading the live side, disable the live board, make another FULL backup and then run the backup/upgrade from your notes. Using this methodology should enable you to upgrade the live site in the least amount time with minimum downtime and least amount of headaches.

Sorry if the above is trivial for the mods here (they probably are). Just thought I'd throw some of ideas/concepts out there in a slight chance they may help.

Good luck!

[JuanElGriego]

On the other hand... if you're going to have a mechanism to indicate your acceptance and/or agreement with the contents of a post, shouldn't there be a way to indicate that while you may acknowledge the poster's right to express his opinion... he doesn't speak for you?

Yes, you can just post exactly what you just stated, if you feel the need to.

In fact... drama might be reduced by allowing one to express disagreement with a post without words being exchanged and tempers subsequently flaring.

This is the part i completely disagree with. Allowing people the freedom to click on an FU button or Thumbs Down button is basically a lazy, passive-aggressive act. Either say what you disagree with or don't say anything. Clicking on such a button doesn't really specifiy what issue you might have with any part (or whole) of a post and it would only lead to exchanges as (what's your problem, fuck you too, why u give me a thumbs down, blah blah blah). At least now guys can either reply to a post or any specific part of that post, or decide to leave it alone. Best that way, i think.

[LM]

Board Suggestion for DT...

I would completely remove all NewsWhore sections....

No one ever reads them...seems to be waste of bandwidth....

Agree with that one.......Never read that stuff


..but you can filter them out through your control panel

[Don Tomas]

Links seem to be out of format in the posts. For example in the HO Down thread all of the links to youtube do not work.

Can you link me the "HO Down" thread in question.