z3r0x Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 I still would recomend vb... I could get the vb install and forums all set up in less than 2 hours.. and that inlcudes mods if you wanted any.
VZaknaril Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 Well I can't image doing too much posting until some finalization is had on this matter. Are we going to get things restored, are we going to switch to a different board system, etc. etc. But then, I suppose my opinion is just a drip in a larger pond http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m83/qalsip/zak1_demo.jpghttp://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/sf/type/2/zaknaril.png
Jedi Master Tofu Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 Oh well, mistakes happen. If it were me I would have edited the wrong file and caused my computer to go into an endless start up-shut down cycle for 15 hours. And if you think its bad that you lost 200 posts think about fosh...800 "The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates" - Dave Barry.
z3r0x Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 ya i lost about 300-400 also.. its not the end of the world. Think of the people that have toiled hours into getting this glitch fixed.
VZaknaril Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 Oh I definitly wasn't complaining, I was just getting to the fact that I wanted to know what the end result of said efforts will be before continuing my contributions. If we are switching boards methinks you will probably have a clean database you are starting from (unless you have a programmer who can convert the data). I feel like I'm in a limbo state ATM, until the "powers that be" inforum us commoners what the final word is. ;D http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m83/qalsip/zak1_demo.jpghttp://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/sf/type/2/zaknaril.png
Controller Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 well were not changing boards(as far as i know )but we should have a programmer who could do it anyway this is the second board we have had http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/At-At_controller/leetspeak4cz1jr.gif
Cain Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 We need the Gif back ....top left. I posted it abouve. - The Trivium Organization - Community Manager -- Petroglyph Fan Forums - CoAdmin & Human Resources Manager -
Grand Admiral Thrawn 889 Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 yeah cain you also need to restore some of your Moderators back to Moderators! ME! Cobra etc. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/Admiral_Antilles/Thrawncopy.jpghttp://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg I Support the Resistance!
jedi_consulor Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 I think VB is the way to go - I have never talked to any of you about this but I used to run several web sites and have compared each of the leading forum software vendors available. As a web master I ran a few techy sites for software and hardware problem solving sites. I have installed and ran Invisionboard - 2.0 is a great version and has good features - very dynamic and can be modified to your tastes via addons/mods you can install. Any guy who knows XML Coding can do it. PHPBB - its, FREE and good, but its a bit flacky. Can be modified to your needs via mods and addons. - Can be a bit unstable though. - when adding mods to it. V Bulletin Boards. Rock Solid. Can be modified and changed to suit your needs. Plenty of features and looks great. Downside the licence is very expensive. - But easy to moderate / Administrate and use. Out of all of these I used Invisionboard and used to write XML code for mods / Addons for the software - its VERY easy to use and not too expensive. So for me it would be eithewr VB or preferably Invisionboard 2.0 http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/drone_pilot/JC_Sig.jpg Sote Mod Website @ http://sote-mod.com/forum/index.php?act=home
z3r0x Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 IBP support sucks. Not to mention.. every release they put out is hackable. What I mean by that is there are exploits discovered within days of each release. Vb on the other hand has NO exploits out. The reason is that the code is so tested and reversed and so on. They have a great development team over at vb. When a outside exploit is discovered they patch it the next day. Vb also offers more out of the box control and features than ANY other forum/cms. The licsense is not that expensive. Its comparaable to buying a copy of Windows XP. Also.. they have a converter for the database. Meaning that we would be converting from SMF to Vb.. keeping all posts and members.
jedi_consulor Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 YES. But VB is pretty expensive. Do you want to seriously lobby your members to cough up that kind of money for a licence ? - there are different licences available including a life time one. In the long term its a worth while upgrade its a rock solid board and pretty customisable and has lots of plugins you can add to the site features. I only quibble about the cost of a licence and exactly who will pay up for it. Considering if you were going to ask the members to donate to the cause and raise the money for the licence then its great - out of all the members you are supposed to have here and the amount who are active each member would only need to donate a certain amount of money in any case. http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/drone_pilot/JC_Sig.jpg Sote Mod Website @ http://sote-mod.com/forum/index.php?act=home
SirNuke Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 What is the case for switching forum software? SMF wasn't the cause for the downtime. Zing!
VZaknaril Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 As I said before, I'd be willing to donate to the cause of getting a new board system. I agree with z3r0x that if you are truly invested (time and energy) in something, you might as well spend a little money on it to make it great. If that is the decision let me know, and how much it costs...maybe $160 is lot of money to some people, but *shrug*. If you have 32 people pitch in $5 you're there. Ok I'll stop "stirring the pot", I know I'm just some noob to these boards anyway. Hope this gets resolved sooner rather than later http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m83/qalsip/zak1_demo.jpghttp://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/sf/type/2/zaknaril.png
Cain Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 Well ]V[Zaknaril nobody is considered a noob here. Interesting idea you have there.... what can I say - we try to survive as we can but we also try to evolve as long as we have a good time. - The Trivium Organization - Community Manager -- Petroglyph Fan Forums - CoAdmin & Human Resources Manager -
VZaknaril Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 Well I know how I'd feel if some guy who has posted less than 100 times came to my forum and started tossing his opinions around lol. : You guys are cool and I really enjoy this forum. I'm very much invested in all things EaW so I just wanted to help out in any way that I can. http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m83/qalsip/zak1_demo.jpghttp://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/sf/type/2/zaknaril.png
z3r0x Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 We can do more with Vb, thats the main reason to switch. Not to mention it has WAY more features that we can use and for the members to use. Its has the best security of any forum on available. Its user friendly, looks great its got one of the best support teams behind it. You know sometimes asking for things is a great way to get things in return. Send emails to PG or LucasArts or your grandma. Who knows maybe someone will send you a fat check for $160.00.
Eric072691 Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 They'll be back soon enough. Me before the database problem:http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:tAkD79XZkAcJ:pff.swrebellion.com/index.php%3Faction%3Dprofile%3Bu%3D1578+eric072691&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3 http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8752/sigsf6.gifWhen your outnumbered, you've got more targets to shoot AND less chance of missing.
Cain Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 The gif is up - thanks. I think we need a better one and artists who want to take up the challenge? - The Trivium Organization - Community Manager -- Petroglyph Fan Forums - CoAdmin & Human Resources Manager -
Controller Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 maybe we should just keep it untill we have more info and some screenshots of PO-2 then we can put that sceenshots of that game it as well. http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/At-At_controller/leetspeak4cz1jr.gif
Eric072691 Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 No problem, I'll see if I can find my map editor tutorial... http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8752/sigsf6.gifWhen your outnumbered, you've got more targets to shoot AND less chance of missing.
Kelathin Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 I hope evil jedi posts up the warlords, alot of the lost tutorials come back up. The greatest thing about pff was that this was the largest collection of information on the net for modding eaw. http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n36/DarkEmpireSPG/kelathin2.jpgI shall Name him MiniMe....
Eric072691 Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 That is the greatest thing about these forums. I just hope they can fix it and maybe get all the old threads back. http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8752/sigsf6.gifWhen your outnumbered, you've got more targets to shoot AND less chance of missing.
Grand Admiral Thrawn 889 Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 Hey sorry to post again about this But i STILL haven't been re added to the moderator list and my powers restore can someone sort this out its been a week guys. http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/Admiral_Antilles/Thrawncopy.jpghttp://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3269/pffuserbar2globalmodnx9.jpg I Support the Resistance!
Eric072691 Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 I'm guessing they're lazy. http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8752/sigsf6.gifWhen your outnumbered, you've got more targets to shoot AND less chance of missing.
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