New Host and Possible Forum Upgrades - Page 3

Eukos · 06-03-2014, 06:37 AM

Seeing as how people, particularly young people, still find 3dmm and this site and register here I feel kind of weird about posting.
If kids, for example browse The Cavalcade or the Testing Forum and their parents see that sort of stuff being posted there it could turn out WEIRD for them and maybe even us.

It would feel safer if those non-3dmm related sub-forums were hidden by default to new Users unless some condition is met (Dunno, manual activation or time lock?)
That way we don't have to warn people like him from not understanding this place.
I don't know. I feel like something should be done in that direction.
Sorry if I'm just thinking tired/drunk whatever right now.

Old Rivers · 06-03-2014, 07:45 AM

Kidz Zone subforum

Bjorny · 06-03-2014, 11:48 AM

broken pencil's play corner (adults keep out)

Space Goat · 06-03-2014, 04:28 PM

I might be willing to consider merging CoW and TTF into a hidden sub-forum, but never the entire OT section. It's out of the question, sorry.

Scatterbrain · 06-09-2014, 04:54 PM

an admin who replies to PMs

Gorosaurus · 06-10-2014, 04:04 AM

Radiohead references for each username.

Broken Pencil · 07-26-2014, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bjorny

broken pencil's play corner (adults keep out)

BUMP
I'm liking were this is going.

Wasn't the're one called Greg's Playhouse or something?

Space Goat · 07-27-2014, 01:36 PM

A few updates:

The site was successfully migrated to my host's new datacenter this past month. I don't have any stats, but my initial impressions are that the site is loading faster. Performance actually seemed to improve even before we moved, likely because larger sites got migrated before us, reducing the work load on the old server. The site seems to be performing well now.
I'm still undecided on whether to switch to a VPS or stick with shared hosting. I yearn for the freedom and flexibility that you get with a VPS, but I also worry slightly about the maintenance responsibilities that come with it. I don't want a second job.
I bought a XenForo license yesterday. My goal is to have us off vBulletin by the end of the year.

French Fry · 07-27-2014, 03:40 PM

What will happen to the accounts and files on the current vBulletin forum?

Space Goat · 07-27-2014, 03:46 PM

Pretty much everything will be migrated over.

Bjorny · 07-27-2014, 04:21 PM

everything except me

bye guys

Trooper · 07-27-2014, 06:27 PM

Score

Cubert · 07-27-2014, 09:38 PM

man those aren't updates those are under the hub tinkerings. You wanna impress us give us something we can see, like a new zebra / leopardskin theme or a button at the top of each page that drops balloons we can burst for '3dmm party points'

Edit: talking avatars with flapping chins like Terry Gilliam animations

Scatterbrain · 07-30-2014, 05:11 PM

East Timor user flags

Damage Jackal · 08-07-2014, 01:20 PM

shut the whole site down and make it a phone app imo

Space Goat · 08-07-2014, 10:36 PM

That reminds me, if I can ever manage to upgrade to Xenforo, it will use responsive design for improved UX on mobile phone devices. This is something that mostly comes for free with that newer framework.

06-03-2014, 06:37 AM	#51
Eukos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,133	Suggestion for Specific Sub-Forums Seeing as how people, particularly young people, still find 3dmm and this site and register here I feel kind of weird about posting. If kids, for example browse The Cavalcade or the Testing Forum and their parents see that sort of stuff being posted there it could turn out WEIRD for them and maybe even us. It would feel safer if those non-3dmm related sub-forums were hidden by default to new Users unless some condition is met (Dunno, manual activation or time lock?) That way we don't have to warn people like him from not understanding this place. I don't know. I feel like something should be done in that direction. Sorry if I'm just thinking tired/drunk whatever right now.
Eukos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,133

06-03-2014, 11:48 AM	#53
Bjorny Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,217	broken pencil's play corner (adults keep out)
Bjorny Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,217

07-27-2014, 01:36 PM	#58
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	A few updates: The site was successfully migrated to my host's new datacenter this past month. I don't have any stats, but my initial impressions are that the site is loading faster. Performance actually seemed to improve even before we moved, likely because larger sites got migrated before us, reducing the work load on the old server. The site seems to be performing well now. I'm still undecided on whether to switch to a VPS or stick with shared hosting. I yearn for the freedom and flexibility that you get with a VPS, but I also worry slightly about the maintenance responsibilities that come with it. I don't want a second job. I bought a XenForo license yesterday. My goal is to have us off vBulletin by the end of the year.

07-27-2014, 04:21 PM	#61
Bjorny Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,217	everything except me bye guys
Bjorny Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,217

07-27-2014, 06:27 PM	#62
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441	Score
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441

06-03-2014, 07:45 AM	#52
Old Rivers Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6,985	Kidz Zone subforum

06-03-2014, 04:28 PM	#54
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	I might be willing to consider merging CoW and TTF into a hidden sub-forum, but never the entire OT section. It's out of the question, sorry.

06-09-2014, 04:54 PM	#55
Scatterbrain Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,564	an admin who replies to PMs

06-10-2014, 04:04 AM	#56
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	Radiohead references for each username.

07-27-2014, 03:40 PM	#59
French Fry Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,962	What will happen to the accounts and files on the current vBulletin forum?

07-27-2014, 03:46 PM	#60
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	Pretty much everything will be migrated over.

07-27-2014, 09:38 PM	#63
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990	man those aren't updates those are under the hub tinkerings. You wanna impress us give us something we can see, like a new zebra / leopardskin theme or a button at the top of each page that drops balloons we can burst for '3dmm party points' Edit: talking avatars with flapping chins like Terry Gilliam animations
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990

07-30-2014, 05:11 PM	#64
Scatterbrain Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,564	East Timor user flags

08-07-2014, 01:20 PM	#65
Damage Jackal Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 18,523	shut the whole site down and make it a phone app imo

08-07-2014, 10:36 PM	#66
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	That reminds me, if I can ever manage to upgrade to Xenforo, it will use responsive design for improved UX on mobile phone devices. This is something that mostly comes for free with that newer framework.