So we are into our second day of the new software and we are aggressively moving forward on the updates and changes.
All the settings in vBulletin defaulted to an off or low setting, so many things have to adjusted and will continue to be adjusted. The inactivity period is one example. Understand when the data from UBB was imported to vBulletin it did not bring any of the UBB settings over, so you have to manually go in and adjust them. This was for both you and us on the admin side. So it takes a bit of time locating and adjusting everything we feel needs to be. We had 11 years on UBB, and only 48 hours on vBulletin. So we are learning like many of you are. Once we get more familiar with the software, we'll be much faster and smoother making the transitions.
Some positive changes to start with:
*Sold* button in the For Sale Section
We added a feature that allows the user to mark their post *SOLD* and close it at the thread at the same time. In the Thread Tools there is an option to execute this task.
[U [MENTION=51503]member[/MENTION] Mention[/U]
If you are replying to a member or want to mention a member and you use the [MENTION=51503]member[/MENTION] they will get a mention notification and be able to see. So [MENTION=90]Mike[/MENTION] would let moderator Mike know someone mentioned his name in a thread. Good way to call someone's attention to a post you make. Especially if you want them to answer or reply.
Transaction Ratings
There will also be an option to rate a transaction with a member and it will show up in their profile.
Mobile Page
We have the mobile skin working although it is currently the default view. We are working on a custom skin, but you can access the mobile or full site page via your phone or tablet at the bottom right corner it will say Mobile Version. It's pretty function now as default, and we'll improve it.
Private message update, we tried working on the private message system and it crashed the servers 3x, so we asked a company to rewrite the plug in to work with our board. That may not be in place until Late March, so patience we are working the problem.
Lost Posts, yes we all lost posts, I lost 4,000, it happens, we updated the post count and it didn't like something. We are not even gonna attempt to get them back, it's too much work. We will be doing some things to handle the FS section so those with less than 100 can post, not sure on the timeline but we are hoping for soon rather than later. We'll keep you posted on that.
We still have a lot of work to do, and you may see a few hiccups as we adjust things. We are doing our best to work in the background but it really puts a strain on the server to do it that way, so the board maybe off and on at various points, it should be expected.
Thanks for your patience
All the settings in vBulletin defaulted to an off or low setting, so many things have to adjusted and will continue to be adjusted. The inactivity period is one example. Understand when the data from UBB was imported to vBulletin it did not bring any of the UBB settings over, so you have to manually go in and adjust them. This was for both you and us on the admin side. So it takes a bit of time locating and adjusting everything we feel needs to be. We had 11 years on UBB, and only 48 hours on vBulletin. So we are learning like many of you are. Once we get more familiar with the software, we'll be much faster and smoother making the transitions.
Some positive changes to start with:
*Sold* button in the For Sale Section
We added a feature that allows the user to mark their post *SOLD* and close it at the thread at the same time. In the Thread Tools there is an option to execute this task.
[U [MENTION=51503]member[/MENTION] Mention[/U]
If you are replying to a member or want to mention a member and you use the [MENTION=51503]member[/MENTION] they will get a mention notification and be able to see. So [MENTION=90]Mike[/MENTION] would let moderator Mike know someone mentioned his name in a thread. Good way to call someone's attention to a post you make. Especially if you want them to answer or reply.
Transaction Ratings
There will also be an option to rate a transaction with a member and it will show up in their profile.
Mobile Page
We have the mobile skin working although it is currently the default view. We are working on a custom skin, but you can access the mobile or full site page via your phone or tablet at the bottom right corner it will say Mobile Version. It's pretty function now as default, and we'll improve it.
Private message update, we tried working on the private message system and it crashed the servers 3x, so we asked a company to rewrite the plug in to work with our board. That may not be in place until Late March, so patience we are working the problem.
Lost Posts, yes we all lost posts, I lost 4,000, it happens, we updated the post count and it didn't like something. We are not even gonna attempt to get them back, it's too much work. We will be doing some things to handle the FS section so those with less than 100 can post, not sure on the timeline but we are hoping for soon rather than later. We'll keep you posted on that.
We still have a lot of work to do, and you may see a few hiccups as we adjust things. We are doing our best to work in the background but it really puts a strain on the server to do it that way, so the board maybe off and on at various points, it should be expected.
Thanks for your patience
