Hi, Friends!
As Skydiver recently posted, we are preparing to upgrade our forum software to vBulletin 5. GateWorld Forum has been on version 4 for nearly 11 years, so this will be our first big back-end change in a long time. But it's also the latest version of the same software, so the interface and features you are used to should more or less continue to be familiar.
The new software will give us a few new features as well as a polish to the interface. It will also stabilize some back-end issues that Greg, our server admin, has been holding together with twine and unicorn tears for some time now.
What to Expect:
Barring any unforeseen issues with the software implementation, your GateWorld Forum account, settings, avatar, signature, profile page, etc. should all move forward. You may be asked to log in again.
The forum template will temporarily revert to the default vBulletin skin -- so it won't look like GateWorld when you visit. Not to worry! Once Greg has upgraded the software, it's my job to reskin the forum to look like the rest of the site. Your patience is appreciated.
After this is done, we'll take feedback and questions here in this thread. If something is missing, doesn't work the way you think it should, etc., you can post it here and we will see if we can get it implemented. (If there are outstanding issues with the forum interface, this will also be the time to make new requests.)
How You Can Help:
In addition to providing testing and troubleshooting feedback after the rollout of vBulletin 5, we'd like to take this opportunity to refresh our offerings of member avatars.
If you fancy yourself a designer, you can send your creations to: [email protected]. Avatars should be square, optimized for the Web. Please hold off on creating these until we confirm the dimensions that we need for the new theme.
Thank you!
As Skydiver recently posted, we are preparing to upgrade our forum software to vBulletin 5. GateWorld Forum has been on version 4 for nearly 11 years, so this will be our first big back-end change in a long time. But it's also the latest version of the same software, so the interface and features you are used to should more or less continue to be familiar.
The new software will give us a few new features as well as a polish to the interface. It will also stabilize some back-end issues that Greg, our server admin, has been holding together with twine and unicorn tears for some time now.
What to Expect:
Barring any unforeseen issues with the software implementation, your GateWorld Forum account, settings, avatar, signature, profile page, etc. should all move forward. You may be asked to log in again.
The forum template will temporarily revert to the default vBulletin skin -- so it won't look like GateWorld when you visit. Not to worry! Once Greg has upgraded the software, it's my job to reskin the forum to look like the rest of the site. Your patience is appreciated.
After this is done, we'll take feedback and questions here in this thread. If something is missing, doesn't work the way you think it should, etc., you can post it here and we will see if we can get it implemented. (If there are outstanding issues with the forum interface, this will also be the time to make new requests.)
How You Can Help:
In addition to providing testing and troubleshooting feedback after the rollout of vBulletin 5, we'd like to take this opportunity to refresh our offerings of member avatars.
If you fancy yourself a designer, you can send your creations to: [email protected]. Avatars should be square, optimized for the Web. Please hold off on creating these until we confirm the dimensions that we need for the new theme.
Thank you!
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