ready to make a biz ?
old forum , on DVD ..... including all pics in full res ?
I'm not joking !
( even if this is almost impossible )
old forum , on DVD ..... including all pics in full res ?
I'm not joking !
( even if this is almost impossible )
Great idea.
It's a great idea to up grade all the features on the forum. 'Search' could be improved a lot.
Forr mentioned about the colour . Is there any possibility that one could change the display colour to suit personal preferences ?
Anyone game for small two weeks projects to show when the new site is up ? Just a wild thought !😉
Hope the 'down period' will not be more than two weeks !😱
It's a great idea to up grade all the features on the forum. 'Search' could be improved a lot.
Forr mentioned about the colour . Is there any possibility that one could change the display colour to suit personal preferences ?
Anyone game for small two weeks projects to show when the new site is up ? Just a wild thought !😉
Hope the 'down period' will not be more than two weeks !😱
I agree with Marchel.....We can all shy away from our keyboards for awhile & start/finish/continue with our projects...perhaps we could post it as a "What I did while the Forums were down' subject.
_________________________________________Rick.........
_________________________________________Rick.........
This is such a wonderful forum, I dearly hope the transition goes smoothly. And for two weeks I'll get some work done... 
Simon
Simon
Big Thanks and a suggestion.....
Thanks to all those who keep this place going.
One thing I'd really like, though......
More Cowbell. I think it needs more cowbell please.
Thanks to all those who keep this place going.
One thing I'd really like, though......
More Cowbell. I think it needs more cowbell please.
rhysh said:
All data will be kept. We are not entirely sure what we will do with the wiki just yet but we will make all the old data available in one form or another.
AudioFreak said:
Cheers for the reply, what would be the best option for wiki data for currently running group buys?
That's great news guys, I'm lloking forward to seeing the results. I'm confident the upgrade will turn out to be a good improvement. Not in the last place to make your life moderating and maintaining this beast of a forum a little easier.
Thanks for all your efforts, DIYaudio team. Keep up the good work!
Bouke
Thanks for all your efforts, DIYaudio team. Keep up the good work!
Bouke
Wow, best of luck guys! There will be much hair pulling, I'm sure.
FWIW, the present forum is very nice from a users point of view. Simple, easy - and best of all - we're used to it.
It's really only the search that bothers me.
Will this new format spring to life some new sections/catagories?
FWIW, the present forum is very nice from a users point of view. Simple, easy - and best of all - we're used to it.
It's really only the search that bothers me.
Will this new format spring to life some new sections/catagories?
What, just replacing an old application with an entirely re-written one? What could possibly go wrong? 😱
I spend quite a bit of my time on web-app user interface design, and I second pano's remark: search capabilities aside, the existing interface is a terrific one.
Good luck - I'm looking forward to seeing what you've come up with.
Regards.
Aengus
Good luck, I hope it goes smoothly.
As said,I think that the current software is the best out of the fora that I visit - it's fast and stable, with a decent layout.
I can only hope that the new software is even better.
As said,I think that the current software is the best out of the fora that I visit - it's fast and stable, with a decent layout.
I can only hope that the new software is even better.
The Dark Side
No matter how sincerely I try, I have been plagued with chronic failure for most of my life. I have had many friends tell me that I have the worst luck they have ever seen...
I grew up writing programs and playing with software on a Commodore 64, Apple IIe, and others. I went to college for a useless education in computer science. About 9 years ago, I made an honest attempt to make a living on the Web with a combination of eBay and my first attempt at a commercial software package, a stand-alone HTML editor made especially for sprucing up auction listings.
I spent months writing the software, beta-testing, and finally tweaking based on actual user feedback. It was a great program and was eventually bug free and quite good at making professional auction listings BUT it took months and a TON of work. It was one of my biggest personal successes but was also a financial failure and, ultimately, a waste of time.
My Warning To DIYaudio:
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Take it from a programmer/pessimist - Don't change a thing.
Other posters have already stated how excellent this forum is. It is fast, basic, stable with the best technical content I have ever personally seen on the Net. The search engine may be lacking, but I do fine with an in-site search by Google.
I am currently having my hours cut to part-time at work and I will literally be living on the street by the end of March - now this!!
I swear it's just too much.
If you are going to do this, dear God be careful and back up everything, I mean everything 3 times on 3 different drives (or more, computers are evil). When you can't get anything to work right, start a second site with a new dot com name and put this old forum back up, unmoderated if need be.
I cannot imagine life without access to all this amazing info presented in such an amazing way.
DIYaudio rules!!
Good luck anyway
No matter how sincerely I try, I have been plagued with chronic failure for most of my life. I have had many friends tell me that I have the worst luck they have ever seen...I grew up writing programs and playing with software on a Commodore 64, Apple IIe, and others. I went to college for a useless education in computer science. About 9 years ago, I made an honest attempt to make a living on the Web with a combination of eBay and my first attempt at a commercial software package, a stand-alone HTML editor made especially for sprucing up auction listings.
I spent months writing the software, beta-testing, and finally tweaking based on actual user feedback. It was a great program and was eventually bug free and quite good at making professional auction listings BUT it took months and a TON of work. It was one of my biggest personal successes but was also a financial failure and, ultimately, a waste of time.
My Warning To DIYaudio:
-------------------------------
Take it from a programmer/pessimist - Don't change a thing.
Other posters have already stated how excellent this forum is. It is fast, basic, stable with the best technical content I have ever personally seen on the Net. The search engine may be lacking, but I do fine with an in-site search by Google.
I am currently having my hours cut to part-time at work and I will literally be living on the street by the end of March - now this!!
I swear it's just too much.
If you are going to do this, dear God be careful and back up everything, I mean everything 3 times on 3 different drives (or more, computers are evil). When you can't get anything to work right, start a second site with a new dot com name and put this old forum back up, unmoderated if need be.
I cannot imagine life without access to all this amazing info presented in such an amazing way.
DIYaudio rules!!
Good luck anyway
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