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Wednesday afternoon is forum change day

AlanSh
Aug. 8, 2023
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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 3241 posts
    Aug. 8, 2023, 3:27 p.m. Aug. 8, 2023, 3:27 p.m.
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    So, on Wednesday afternoon (9th Aug) I will up updating the forum infrastructure. During that time, you will be able to read forums but will not be able to create or reply to any thread (so you can watch the changes as they happen by refreshing your browser).

    The forums will end up looking like dev2.dprevived.com. We've had enough chat about it and I think it will be a good base for future changes.

    Any questions or issues - reply here as soon as you can.

    If anything changes, I will post it here.

    Alan

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    simplejoy
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    Aug. 8, 2023, 4:06 p.m. Aug. 8, 2023, 4:06 p.m.
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    @AlanSh has written:

    So, on Wednesday afternoon (9th Aug) I will up updating the forum infrastructure. During that time, you will be able to read forums but will not be able to create or reply to any thread (so you can watch the changes as they happen by refreshing your browser).

    The forums will end up looking like dev2.dprevived.com. We've had enough chat about it and I think it will be a good base for future changes.

    Any questions or issues - reply here as soon as you can.

    If anything changes, I will post it here.

    Alan

    Thanks for the heads-up and for considering all the thoughts shared in the other thread. 👍

    Only one suggestion I can think of: If I'm not mistaken the "All forums" tab is redundant. After all it's identical to the Threads menu at the top, isn't it? Only difference is, it also features pinned threads and lets you choose subcategories at the top without an additional click. So in my eyes it's not needed and could be hidden in the overview.

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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 3241 posts
    Aug. 8, 2023, 4:38 p.m. Aug. 8, 2023, 4:38 p.m.
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    SJ,

    That would come if we change the structure of the forum s/w. At the moment, we have to have a top level named something and I can't hide it. But we are looking at way we present forums as a future project. For now, we may be doing a bit of resizing to reduce the white space - but not this week 😁.

    Alan

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    Deleted Removed user
    Aug. 8, 2023, 7:24 p.m. Aug. 8, 2023, 7:24 p.m.
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    ref:

    dev2.dprevived.com/c/infra-reduv-photography

    Because people also shoot "full spectrum" with no filters involved is there room to include that in the title e.g. IR/UV/Full Spectrum ?

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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 3241 posts
    Aug. 8, 2023, 8:39 p.m. Aug. 8, 2023, 8:39 p.m.
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    If it's a title change, let's discuss it after I've done the changes. I don't know what "Full Spectrum" is and whether it fits with UV/Infra-Red. Hopefully you (or someone) will enlighten me.

    Alan

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    BillFerris
    Members 369 posts
    Aug. 8, 2023, 9 p.m. Aug. 8, 2023, 9 p.m.
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    I just visited the test link using a desktop computer and really like the new layout. All the chapters and their sub-forums fit nicely on two screens. It's sort of like a newspaper experience with content above and below the fold. I think this simplification of the home page layout will make the site more inviting to new visitors. Hopefully, that will translate to a more active site.

    Thanks for all the hard work to create and roll out the new layout.

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    DanHasLeftForum
    Members 4254 posts
    Aug. 8, 2023, 11:58 p.m. Aug. 8, 2023, 11:58 p.m.
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    @AlanSh has written:

    So, on Wednesday afternoon (9th Aug) I will up updating the forum infrastructure. During that time, you will be able to read forums but will not be able to create or reply to any thread (so you can watch the changes as they happen by refreshing your browser).

    The forums will end up looking like dev2.dprevived.com. We've had enough chat about it and I think it will be a good base for future changes.

    Any questions or issues - reply here as soon as you can.

    If anything changes, I will post it here.

    Alan

    Sounds good and looking forward to it 🙂

    Can you give an estimate time reference (GMT etc) because as of this post it is already 9:58am on Wednesday 9th August.

    Also, members should be aware that after the upgrade they might have to clear their browser caches before logging in again as was the case in previous upgrades.

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    Greg
    Members 518 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 1:04 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 1:04 a.m.
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    Some time after 21:00 AEST

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    DanHasLeftForum
    Members 4254 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 1:33 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 1:33 a.m.
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    ok, thank you for that.

    I assume everyone will be logged off automatically at some time during the upgrade so everyone remember to clear browser caches before logging back in.

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    AlainCh2
    Members 535 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 6:52 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 6:52 a.m.
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    @Greg has written:

    Some time after 21:00 AEST

    ???? AEST ????

    a new one?

    We live on one planet with one time for Human-centered Universe

    U T

    ( Universal Time )

    <GMT IS DEAD>

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    TimRichards
    Foundation 208 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 6:52 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 6:52 a.m.
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    Alan,

    All looks good to me - but, of course, you'll never please all the people so be prepared for a few moans...!

    Because this is an international site, as DannoB alluded to, it may be worth specifying GMT when you give times in the future

    Many thanks for the openness of the process and good luck!

    Tim

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    DanHasLeftForum
    Members 4254 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 7:27 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 7:27 a.m.
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    @AlainCh2 has written:

    ???? AEST ????

    a new one?

    Nope, been around for as long as I can remember, at least 65 years 😄

    AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time

    During daylight saving when we have 5, yes 5 time zones (it's crazy 😄😄 ) -

    AEDT = Australian Eastern Daylight Time

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    AlainCh2
    Members 535 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 7:49 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 7:49 a.m.
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    @DannoB has written:
    @AlainCh2 has written:

    ???? AEST ????

    a new one?

    Nope, been around for as long as I can remember, at least 65 years 😄

    AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time

    BEST > I don't know

    CEST > I'm living in

    Central European Summer Time

    ( Madrid Rome Berlin Paris )

    DEST is a mystery

    ...
    ...
    ...

    ZEST > everybody need some

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    DanHasLeftForum
    Members 4254 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 7:55 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 7:55 a.m.
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    I have no idea what you're talking about.

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    simplejoy
    Members 1662 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 8:08 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 8:08 a.m.
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    Please remember it's always
    LIMIT = Less Insanity More Images Time 😉

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/51428924785_269840da50_b.jpg
    'Time flies' they say...
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    (Okay, okay... hopefully there's also some time for shenanigans on a message board like this one! 👍)

    Dunlin, AlainCh2 and Photobygms like this.

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    AlanSh
    Forum Admin 3241 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 9:36 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
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    No, there is no need to log off. I'm just changing certain permissions so that you cannot write any new posts or threads while I make the updates.

    I will start this at 2pm BST assuming I've had the notification that the backups are complete.

    Alan

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    DanHasLeftForum
    Members 4254 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 9:56 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 9:56 a.m.
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    ok, thanks 🙂

    I'll be ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzZZzzzzzzZZZZZZZZzzZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz....... by then 🙂

    I'll log off first anyway just to be safe...

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    meow
    Members 510 posts
    Aug. 9, 2023, 10:07 a.m. Aug. 9, 2023, 10:07 a.m.
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    I believe that's 12:00 UTC. I.e. in an hour from now. So much simpler...

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