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[manofphat]

Yes yes I know. The forum homepage is all broken.
I'm painfully working on getting the settings back up and running on it. Unfortunately my backups are starting to prove quite useless.

Anyone feel like giving TNR the Christmas present of the newer version of vBulletin for $215?

[MrBlonde]

for a sec i thot you were changing the look and you were making good progress.

I think we need TNR to suggest new layouts and make a vote XD

[McPwned]

What features would the new version bring/improve on?

[Rez Prophet]

real snow

[Pharmacy]

real snow

Cosines ftl :(

[Mike-KT]

PCLOADLETTER?!?!?

[Derfel]

Yes - what would the new version bring?

[manofphat]

The feature I was working on when I screwed the forum up here was social groups.
Members would have the ability to create groups like in Facebook. The nice thing about these groups is that you'll have the option to moderate them yourselves (perfect for your music picks threads). It would also be ideal for small groups that get together often (for example, an Ottawa dining group) to collaborate in.

I was also peering into the idea of having data storage available (at a price) for photo albums which would have the ability to be integrated into your groups (and blogs at a later date).

The new version would most definitely come with a newer theme as well.

[Xzinum]

You know, when i said the error is happening again, i didn't mean to fix it naow....i guess i'm still used to the "it'll get done when it'll get done" way of doing things.

[monty slick]

Groups would be handy for Ω, then we probably wouldn't have to look at pages of botspam.

[Derfel]

Wait - I don't like this. If you get social groups for gatherings, I won't be able to post in the threads anymore. That's not fun.

As for blogs... you mean blogs hosted here at TNR?

[fab]

PCLOADLETTER?!?!?

aww, yay :)

we should hang out more, Mike. I miss your chipper attitude!

(things have been getting progressively better :)))

[0ptik]

The feature I was working on when I screwed the forum up here was social groups.
Members would have the ability to create groups like in Facebook. The nice thing about these groups is that you'll have the option to moderate them yourselves (perfect for your music picks threads). It would also be ideal for small groups that get together often (for example, an Ottawa dining group) to collaborate in.

I was also peering into the idea of having data storage available (at a price) for photo albums which would have the ability to be integrated into your groups (and blogs at a later date).

The new version would most definitely come with a newer theme as well.

Oh Mano! you do listen to us <3 lol dinner rants.

[The Killing Joke]

The new version would most definitely come with a newer theme as well.

I've seen the theme. It's not bad.

[manofphat]

I've seen the theme. It's not bad.

It wouldn't be that one. That one is coded in the older version of vBulletin. It would be an entirely new theme.

[SpiderTroll]

Oh Mano! you do listen to us <3 lol dinner rants.

You were drunk and bloated from wings, mano had to do whatever you said, he was scared for his life. I know I was!!

Also, I don't know if I like this idea. I hate facebook and I don't really blog, I like things how they are!

Derf does, however, need to stop trolling/posting in all the threads

[Xzinum]

Anyone feel like giving TNR the Christmas present of the newer version of vBulletin for $215?

195$ left mano.

[McPwned]

So does the homepage run on vBulletin as well? I don't really know how this stuff works.

[WiseGuy]

take back the veteran money

[SKULLCRUSHER]

It wouldn't be that one. That one is coded in the older version of vBulletin. It would be an entirely new theme.

Oh sweet, I smell a Mano refund coming my way. Woot woot.

[TheEpigone]

Cosines ftl :(

How can you tell that they're 90 degrees out of phase? What is your reference point?

[Mike-KT]

Can't we just use Elgg (http://elgg.org/) for free if we wanted a broader social forum integration?

We use Elgg in the federal government, and it seems to be pretty solid

[manofphat]

195$ left mano.

Awesome thanks dude! I was kinda hoping for someone to step up with the full amount but I'm thinking that I could have been off my rocker at the time. I'm going to start a separate donation drive for this I think.


So does the homepage run on vBulletin as well? I don't really know how this stuff works.

Yes. The homepage runs on a piece of software called vBAdvanced (vBA). The new version of vBulletin comes with the features of vBA integrated which should make things a little more seamless between the front page and the rest of the site.


take back the veteran money

I did. Need more. ;)


Can't we just use Elgg (http://elgg.org/) for free if we wanted a broader social forum integration?

We use Elgg in the federal government, and it seems to be pretty solid

We used to use a free forum solution. It was sufficient at the time but we gained a lot more functionality when we moved to vBulletin. vBulletin has a huge following which develops additional features and has a great support base.

Before I chose to migrate to vBulletin I evaluated close to 15 other projects. None of them came close to providing such a solid solution for us.

[Derfel]

Derf does, however, need to stop trolling/posting in all the threads

http://9.media.tumblr.com/J13B6ARo4olzn7ycLzSc7q6ho1_250.gif

[0ptik]

Can't we just use Elgg (http://elgg.org/) for free if we wanted a broader social forum integration?

We use Elgg in the federal government, and it seems to be pretty solid

Why do you question THE manofphat?

[manofphat]

I've decided to pay for this out of my own pocket as an apology for my hiadous.
Xzinum, thank you for your contribution. It will be added to this month's goal :)

P.S. I'm really excited about the power the new site will offer.

[Cleavage Monkey]

<<Manophat does a happy dance>>

[MoeB]

i'm making a social group called "no derfel"

[RiceCrysis]

I've decided to pay for this out of my own pocket as an apology for my hiadous.
Xzinum, thank you for your contribution. It will be added to this month's goal :)

P.S. I'm really excited about the power the new site will offer.

when is new forum going to be up??

[manofphat]

when is new forum going to be up??

The version of vBulletin officially scheduled for release on the 21st of December. I'll need about a month or two after the official release in order to work out all the bugs and put all the customizations back in.

[RiceCrysis]

The version of vBulletin officially scheduled for release on the 21st of December. I'll need about a month or two after the official release in order to work out all the bugs and put all the customizations back in.

sweet I look forward to it

[Derfel]

i'm making a social group called "no derfel"

Dude? Really?

I'm so hurt.

Really. Seriously.

I thought we had a... thing going.

[fab]

I've decided to pay for this out of my own pocket as an apology for my hiatus.
Xzinum, thank you for your contribution. It will be added to this month's goal :)

P.S. I'm really excited about the power the new site will offer.

spelling nazi corrected :)) the more you know!

also, Winston... that's a bit harsh on yourself, no? you're a busy guy, it does not follow that you need to impose a punitive fine on yourself (I felt like using a bit of formal logic to justify my liberal arts studies somewhat :cool:)

you put a lot of work into this site. serious TLC! and I am really quite thankful for everyone in the community here in every respect, so I figure it's high time I made a monetary contribution as well once I figure out if my paypal is still active. just kudos all around! I will try to figure that out before my exams are done (allowing generous amounts of time due to my sloth and such).

just thanks everyone for being awesome, please keep it up! :cool:


Dude? Really?

I'm so hurt.

Really. Seriously.

I thought we had a... thing going.

he thought it was moving too fast, so he's stepping back a bit. don't worry, Derf, time heals all wounds, there's still a chance, more fish in the sea, Wiseguy is still free I think, etc :))

[WiseGuy]

frig, i always do really poorly in these social sites manofphat... way to go man :(