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Hey group we are upgrading the forums

post #1 of 67
12/6/05 at 8:48am
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I will let you know just when this will happen. There may be some downtime (but we hope not). Since the move to the larger server the forums have been working well, loading pretty fast and we have only had a handful of mini crashes as we worked through all the technical problems surrounding such a move.

Thank you all for your patience, your loyalty to this website and the community it supports. You are all appreciated so much, because all of you combined, you ARE thecatsite.com!
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post #2 of 67
12/6/05 at 8:55am
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post #3 of 67
12/6/05 at 9:45am
Sounds great, I hope that everything goes very smooth!
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post #4 of 67
12/6/05 at 10:37am
This is very exciting. Thanks for letting us know.
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post #5 of 67
12/6/05 at 2:56pm
Thanks for letting us know..anything for the betterment of the place I love to be is a great thing!
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post #6 of 67
12/6/05 at 2:59pm
Yay! Thanks for the heads up! I hope everything goes wonderfully smooth!
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post #7 of 67
12/6/05 at 9:33pm
Definitely a good thing to know! So I don't blame my computer, which comes in for its fair share of blame, LOL!
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post #8 of 67
12/6/05 at 10:55pm
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Originally Posted by kluchetta
Definitely a good thing to know! So I don't blame my computer, which comes in for its fair share of blame, LOL!
haha you sound like me. why was my phone bill late? oh cause my computer was super slow and i had to turn it off and let it reboot a million times (forgetting the fact that i actually recieve a paper bill also and was just too lazy to write the check put a stamp on the envelope write out the address and go to the post office to mail it)

i hope everything goes smoothly!!
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post #9 of 67
12/7/05 at 1:45am
Thanks for the heads up! I hope the final bits go smoothly!
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post #10 of 67
12/7/05 at 4:32am
Everything you do for us is always for our own good Ma....and we love ya for it!
Thanks for all the work you Mods do...we appreciate you, even if we forget to say it often enough.
Linda
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post #11 of 67
12/8/05 at 11:31am
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Thanks guys- looks like late Saturday evening is the upgrade date. Version 3.5.2 is coming up.

There will be a 30 minute alert posted prior to the conversion.
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post #12 of 67
12/8/05 at 8:27pm
Thanks for the heads up! Hopefully I'll be working!
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post #13 of 67
12/9/05 at 4:37pm
Is it just a forum software upgrade, or will there be changes/new features, etc? i.e. will there be new and fun stuff for us to play with?
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post #14 of 67
12/9/05 at 9:33pm
Hey!!! I find new features everyday as it is!!!
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post #15 of 67
12/10/05 at 12:12pm
Good evening boys & girls - this is your pre-upgrade warning.

I plan to start in about 30/45 minutes - the forum will be offiline during part of the upgrade.

Cheers,

Paul.
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post #16 of 67
12/10/05 at 12:15pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks Paul!
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post #17 of 67
12/10/05 at 1:12pm
Part one - the software and database upgrade is complete, however you will find a few bits still not working, these can be worked on while the forum is open again.
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post #18 of 67
12/10/05 at 1:19pm
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Cool we have invisible buttons right now. I can't see them, the reply buttons the edit buttons etc, but if i go where I know they should be, and click there they are-


Thanks again Paul we are over halfway there.
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post #19 of 67
12/10/05 at 2:40pm
Everything should be complete.

I'll check back tomorrow.
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post #20 of 67
12/10/05 at 2:58pm
I've noticed a couple little issues in the last few minutes... The Quick Reply button isn't working. It's putting all of the smilies in HTML code instead of VB Code (could be my User CP settings, I haven't checked that. But if it is then everyone's User CP settings have probably been reset). And it doesn't allow me to break up my last post into paragraphs using hard returns. Nothing earth shattering, but things that probably need to be tweaked.
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post #21 of 67
12/10/05 at 3:13pm
I love the auto fill for the names when sending a private messages.
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post #22 of 67
12/10/05 at 3:21pm
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Originally Posted by valanhb
I've noticed a couple little issues in the last few minutes... The Quick Reply button isn't working. It's putting all of the smilies in HTML code instead of VB Code (could be my User CP settings, I haven't checked that. But if it is then everyone's User CP settings have probably been reset). And it doesn't allow me to break up my last post into paragraphs using hard returns. Nothing earth shattering, but things that probably need to be tweaked.
to all of the above...I did check - I am still listed as WYSIWYG editor in the user CP, but it's definitely not working that way.
edited to add - it does seem to be running much faster right now
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post #23 of 67
12/10/05 at 3:33pm
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Originally Posted by AbbysMom
to all of the above...I did check - I am still listed as WYSIWYG editor in the user CP, but it's definitely not working that way.
edited to add - it does seem to be running much faster right now
I agree! The new features I have found and used I just LOVE! Like I said, just some small issues that probably just need a tweak or two.
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post #24 of 67
12/10/05 at 4:12pm
I havent noticed any changes at all... hmmm could it be cause i never log off?? I always have TCS in a seperate tab open 24/7..
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post #25 of 67
12/10/05 at 5:26pm
Edit mode defaults to the simple editor, even though I have my profile set for advanced.
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post #26 of 67
12/10/05 at 5:52pm
Could we have the default vBulletin style restored as well, please? I haven't run into any other issues, but my eyes would appreciate that one. Thanks.
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post #27 of 67
12/10/05 at 6:21pm
I have not been able to use the smilies or the font options. The font options look different as well. The only smilies i have been able to use are the ones that i memorized the code for, because the hand does not form above them. Example(s), and
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post #28 of 67
12/10/05 at 8:32pm
Just tried something out. Most of the problems I was having, including using the Quick Reply and the hard returns, seem to only happen in Firefox (so perhaps in Netscape too?). I can use Quick Reply and am able to get the breaks without hand writing the HTML <br /> code in the post. In IE, the HTML code doesn't even seem to work on the forums, and don't show up in the editor. Oh, and the smilies seem to work in IE as well.

Very strange indeed!
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post #29 of 67
12/11/05 at 4:09am
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Originally Posted by rapunzel47
Could we have the default vBulletin style restored as well, please? I haven't run into any other issues, but my eyes would appreciate that one. Thanks.
You should now have a choice of "VB 3.5 Default Grey" - although tbh - there is very little difference between this and your "Office Hours" style.
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post #30 of 67
12/11/05 at 4:14am
Most of the editor problems you will experience are because your browser has not downloaded the new javascript files, it's using old cached copies. Use the options in your browser to clear all your old temporary cached files. Also, hold down CTRL and press F5 - this will force most browsers to re-get files it has previously cached.

There are a few images missing from the editor screens which I will sort out later today - I have to go out now for a meal.
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