FerrariChat.com New Software Updates...

hey, are you trying to get your post count up?

 

Here's a status update...

Bugs Fixed
1) Profile fields can now be submitted without Birthday bug.
2) Thumbnails gone, you can upload one image per post inline.
3) Changed default dark gray/gray style to light gray/white.
4) Changed "Manage Attachments" text to more descriptive "Upload Images & Attachments"
5) Removed IMG tag ability to keep all images local.

Top Priority Open Issues
1) Fix slow rendering of thread messages. IE is much slower than other browsers.
2) Making sure everyone is reregistered OK and able to post.
3) Updating post count and register date form old board. This will take up to 7 days from the time you submit the form from the link. I have done about 160 so far. I have about 300 still open and about 100 are being added a day. My pace is about 50-60 an hour as many have submitted the form, but haven't even registered for the new site. I have to email each of those back.
4) Changing header of non-forum pages to new style.
5) Allowing multiple images to be posted inline on a post.
6) Adding picture to profile.

Other topics
1) I don't have time to go through all the Bugs, Questions, and Enhancement threads at this time. However, please report Bugs and suggest enhancements there. Please look through the existing threads first as chances are it's already been discussed. For general questions, I ask the users who have already become comfortable with the new software to help those out still learning.
2) No worries about going to a subscription. Here's a copy/paste from what I said in that thread...

"Related to subscriptions I just want everyone to know that this is "our" community and not mine. It would be nothing without the users. I make decisions best for the community and only after much discussions. We discussed the new software for 6 months before I flipped the switch. We have been discussing subscriptions for 12 months and don't worry, I won't flip the switch if it's a bad decision."

3) Please let me know in this thread if there are any bugs or issues that just can't wait.

 

We just passed 1,000 users in the first 72 hours! That's getting users over a little faster than I expected. I thought it would take a week to get the first 1,000. My goal was to have 1,500 by 30 days. On the old board we would have about 1,500 active users any given month. Many duplicate and alias id's over there. This user count is ligit active and unique users.

 

Slow and painful, but we're getting there.

 

Fill out the form from the link towards the bottom of the forum.

 

Well, was your register date Dec 2001? I updated it, but maybe I used an older account of yours. You had more than 90 posts didn't you? Many have submitted forms with the wrong username and email for the old account.

 

Resubmit the form again please. Thanks.

 

LOL - two stories from either side of the spectrum...

Change #1: Swimming in college it was ridiculous for my first two years as each lane in practice would swim Counter-Clockwise. This would cause 5 of the 6 lanes to swim head on to each other with just the lane line separating. Just because your body is in lane 2, when you're going up and lane 3 is coming back. Then your arms with freestyle or butterfly and your legs with breaststroke would cross lanes. It would happen to each individual at least once a practice where you make contact. Like in freestyle, two hands hitting each other on the backside hard hurts like hell. Well, when I studied a semester at Stirling U. in Scotland and swam for them, they alternated counter-clockwise and clockwise so you're always swimming up together and back together with the other lane. Never a situation where you could have a "head on" collision. When I got back to Babson after that semester I suggested we make this change and you wouldn't believe how bad 80% of them *****ed and moaned because it was "change" and they had done it one way their entire life no matter how stupid and painful it was.

Change #2: My best friend in college - RIP - and I were roommates. For some reason, he wanted to change the dorm room every month. He would move all furniture and posters too. I never understood it, but after the first couple times I made him leave my stuff alone and he just rearranged everything around my stuff all year. There was no good reason for this change, he just wanted change. He was also on the swim team and didn't like the change #1 example from above.

Never in my life have I been afraid of change if the outcome is better. It's always expected the transition will have some level of discomfort, but the long term justifies it.