Hopefully the forums won't be down for more than a few minutes - but we will attempt a major update today to patch some security holes.

Thank you all for your patience!

:) Thank you

Fixed yet? :)

Well, if there was any blip, it happened while I wasn't around. Hope the work went/is going well.

there were down maybe 1/2 hour ago, was that it?

The upgrade has not been completed yet. It may not be done for a few days still.

-TAK

Good to know that. Less chance of anxiety in the event that we find the forums down ;)

We have hired someone to do it. Hopefully it will be tomorrow.

Thank you for your patience everyone!

Also when it does happen, the forums will be shut down for about 45 minutes. :)

:eek: Ok then i'll do some work when it's down :rolleyes:

Thank you for explaining the duration so we don't all go into panic mode! :bigthumb:

Thanks for the info. I'm new to this site & might have done a furry freakout if I thought it was gone.

Thanks for the heads up, Anne!

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Thanks for the info. I'm new to this site & might have done a furry freakout if I thought it was gone.
You wouldn't be alone! The last time it went down, I think there was a major panic going on!

Thank you for explaining the duration so we don't all go into panic mode! :bigthumb:

:yeah: Intellectually, I hear and understand every shred of perfectly rational reassurance that is offered. Unfortunately, it's my gut that operates the panic button. (But then, we know the gut and the intellect aren't on speaking terms. :rolleyes: )

Thanks for keeping us updated.

We have hired someone to do it. Hopefully it will be tomorrow.

Thank you for your patience everyone!


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:eek: Ok then i'll do some work when it's down :rolleyes:


:rofl: :flail:

Should we expect any threads or posts to get lost in the shuffle during this update?

:yeah: Intellectually, I hear and understand every shred of perfectly rational reassurance that is offered. Unfortunately, it's my gut that operates the panic button. (But then, we know the gut and the intellect aren't on speaking terms. :rolleyes: )

Thanks for keeping us updated.
:yeah:

I'd better check and see if anything good is on TV tomorrow evening, or find a book I absolutely must reread. Thanks for the warning!

Thanks for letting us know. :)

Should we expect any threads or posts to get lost in the shuffle during this update?


This is a vBulletin (the forum) script update. It is like upgrading Microsoft Word but all your old documents still work ;).

Is it finished? :)
Just to let you know, my connection to TCS is slower than other links. Is the upgrading affecting it?

We have hired someone to do it. Hopefully it will be tomorrow.

Thank you for your patience everyone!That would be me - and I will be starting in the next hour or two - the site will be unavailable for between 30 minutes and an Hour. :)

The upgrade is about to begin.

Hi Paul,

We are looking forward to the upgrade and I hope it goes well.

-Thomas (aka tikitak)

P.S. - I like the title "Forum Upgrader" ;).


Just to let you know, my connection to TCS is slower than other links. Is the upgrading affecting it?

There was an issue at the datacenter where the TCS server is, that may or may not have been related. I will look into it.

Hi Paul,

We are looking forward to the upgrade and I hope it goes well.

-Thomas (aka tikitak)

P.S. - I like the title "Forum Upgrader" ;).
The upgrade is complete - I shall be around for a day or two just to be sure everything worked ok.

I have turned on the CSS caching feature which means that your browser should download a stylesheet datafile for whatever style you have chosen and then cache it locally - this should make each forum page load slightly quicker as it doesn't need to keep reloading all the style data. :)

Bless you Paul and thank you-

Wow! That couldn't have been timed better! I've been on a lot more than usual today, and it just slid in between sessions. Lovely.

:woo:

I have turned on the CSS caching feature which means that your browser should download a stylesheet datafile for whatever style you have chosen and then cache it locally - this should make each forum page load slightly quicker as it doesn't need to keep reloading all the style data. :)

Alright, sounds good. Thanks.

"Slightly quicker"? Try "lots quicker" -- at least so far! Very nice.

:clap: Good Job :clap:

Coolness! Now I'm anxious to go home and check it out on my dial-up connection, that's where I'll notice it more than anywhere (DSL here, home is a 24K connection, max!)

Great job, thanks! :clap:

"Slightly quicker"? Try "lots quicker" -- at least so far! Very nice.
Same experience here! Thank you!

Same experience here! Thank you!Well I just popped back tonight to see how it's going - glad to see you are all happy. :)