Welcome to CF2 (The saga continues, the legend is born)

[Ariella]

Blessings: 647,776
Blessings: 647,781 after repping ariel

[Ariel]

Ah, so that's what happened. Our blessings got reset.

Well, tell you what (can you tell I live in Texas?). Maybe if we bless when we rep it's worthi it?

[Ariella]

i think they'll need to be reset a few more times still

[Ariella]

i think in the blessings q&a says we are meant to be blessed for repping now
so it may not be a problem

[ravenscape]

i think they'll need to be reset a few more times still
*crawls into a hole and pulls hole in with her*

I hope not. People are going to get extremely tired of seeing their new blessings continually evaporate.

[Ariel]

i think they'll need to be reset a few more times still

Then is it even worth it to be on at all?

[Ariel]

i think in the blessings q&a says we are meant to be blessed for repping now
so it may not be a problem

Maybe today...but what about tomorrow?

Earthquake! We're living in unstable times, in an unstable place, time to crawl into a hole for sure, Raven move over I'm coming in!!!!

[ravenscape]

Then is it even worth it to be on at all?
Well...YEAH! You can chat with me and all the other people jawing about the upgrade! And you might become a temporary squillionaire or something.

It's been a blast. I haven't enjoyed CF this much in months, truly!

[Ariel]

Well...YEAH! You can chat with me and all the other people jawing about the upgrade! And you might become a temporary squillionaire or something.

It's been a blast. I haven't enjoyed CF this much in months, truly!

Jawing. :D

[pgp_protector]

Well...YEAH! You can chat with me and all the other people jawing about the upgrade! And you might become a temporary squillionaire or something.

It's been a blast. I haven't enjoyed CF this much in months, truly!

True.
The sad thing is I don't think I've laughed out loud as hard in the last year as I did this week :D


(Do I laugh at that or cry ??? :confused: )

[edb19]

Wrong kind of rink, Edie. Or wait a minute. I guess the rink can be the same. Wrong sport.

now see - to me it's the right sport

just a matter of perspective:P;)

[Ariel]

Thanks. I've PMed nexia to let him know "Houston, we have a problem."

Oh no! Earthquake coming (Ariel dives into the hole and hides)

[edb19]

Reps for what there worth :D

Hey I'll rep you back, for what it's worth. ;)

i don't see that they are even worth 50? mine hasn't changed in days; and i didn't see an increase in rep power by even 1 when i repped pgp just now :scratch:

now see - to me they're worth a lot, even if my points don't go up

I get to read nice comments, I get lots of hugs, there's Scripture and prayer shared - all things that make me feel good - they're things that are beyond measure
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff72/edie1917/graphics/884466hdnxh4xc5h.png

[Ariel]

now see - to me it's the right sport

just a matter of perspective:P;)

Well I saw that you were talking to sk8joyful. Now she's on my ignore list, and I'm not supposed to even acknowledge her due to a scalding she gave me last October. But knowing her, SHE would think that YOU have the wrong sport. :D

And since I love both I'll side with whichever one of you is the loudest. :)

[Ariella]

well yesterday was certainly interesting having infinity blessings ^_^

*crawls into a hole and pulls hole in with her*

I hope not. People are going to get extremely tired of seeing their new blessings continually evaporate.nope no holes to crawl in! :hug:

[Ariella]

I get to read nice comments, I get lots of hugs, there's Scripture and prayer shared - all things that make me feel good - they're things that are beyond measureyup those things are nice and worth so much more than anything else :clap: ; i meant as far as people saying the points were going up lol

[Ariel]

well yesterday was certainly interesting having infinity blessings ^_^

nope no holes to crawl in! :hug:

Whatcha mean? I'm in one!

btw did you read about that sinkhole near Houston?

[Ariella]

hmmm cosy down in that hole? lol ....... and nope i hadnt heard about it :scratch:

[Ariel]

hmmm cosy down in that hole? lol ....... and nope i hadnt heard about it :scratch:


Cozy :scratch: NOPE. Safe? :scratch: Probably not.

The sinkhole near Houston is the size of two football fields. Makes you wonder if Houston's oily day are catching up with it. :eek:

[Ariel]

Ariella, how'd you do dat? You've got a character AND avatar!

[Ariella]

wow thats massive, when did that happen with the sink hole?

and i saved my living avatar and put it in my signature; the large avatars seem distracting from reading posts but i guess we'll get used to them

[Ariel]

wow thats massive, when did that happen with the sink hole?

and i saved my living avatar and put it in my signature; the large avatars seem distracting from reading posts but i guess we'll get used to them

Great idea! That's really cute. :hug:

I heard about the sinkhole two days ago I think. My mind has been playing with thoughts of what Houston must be like geologically.

I have a son there, with his wife and daughter.

[pgp_protector]

Ariella, how'd you do dat? You've got a character AND avatar!

They cheat :)

Create an Character.
Save the Image.
Put Image in Sig File
Upload Avatar.

Sorta the reverse of what some others are doing.
Put Avatar in Sig line & have Character in main space :)

[Ariella]

They cheat :)

Create an Character.
Save the Image.
Put Image in Sig File
Upload Avatar.yup thats what i said lol

wow i wouldn't like to be close to that sinkhole ariel :sigh:

[Ariel]

yup thats what i said lol

wow i wouldn't like to be close to that sinkhole ariel :sigh:


Well worse right now is the cyclone's devastation in Myanmar with over 100,000 believed to be dead and a million homeless. This morning when I watched the news Myanmar's government was confiscating the goods sent into the country for relief. This is so sad. I have another son in Thailand right now, a marine. It would be good if they could go in to help, but probably they won't be allowed.

I'm editing this--now they are saying they will let aid in--

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/myanmar/index.html

[Ariel]

About the sinkhole:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5768578.html

[CFFosterAngel43]

hi all just got here and this thread is way to long for me to go back and read through so here is my quetion - I see the blessings got restored but dont see jobs - are we still going to have jobs? second - my blessings are in my checking account - is there also going to be a savings account or do we get interest checking?

[ravenscape]

hi all just got here and this thread is way to long for me to go back and read through so here is my quetion - I see the blessings got restored but dont see jobs - are we still going to have jobs? second - my blessings are in my checking account - is there also going to be a savings account or do we get interest checking?
Jobs are coming soon. They'll definitely be added to the new system. I heard it might be just another day or two on the jobs.

The savings account is also going to be enabled in the next day or two. They're going carefully on this one so we hopefully won't go through any more re-sets back to Tuesday's amounts.

[Lisa0315]

I wanted to put the crowns in a pile as if we had cast them at the feet of Jesus. The crowns will not move down far enough.

[CFFosterAngel43]

Jobs are coming soon. They'll definitely be added to the new system. I heard it might be just another day or two on the jobs.

The savings account is also going to be enabled in the next day or two. They're going carefully on this one so we hopefully won't go through any more re-sets back to Tuesday's amounts.
thank you very much. I also noticed that we get blessings for giving reps now - is this a new feature or a glitch?

[pgp_protector]

Jobs are coming soon. They'll definitely be added to the new system. I heard it might be just another day or two on the jobs.

The savings account is also going to be enabled in the next day or two. They're going carefully on this one so we hopefully won't go through any more re-sets back to Tuesday's amounts.

Maybe they should save the amounts before they install so they don't have to do a full rollback :)

[ravenscape]

I wanted to put the crowns in a pile as if we had cast them at the feet of Jesus. The crowns will not move down far enough.
I know :(

Will ask again on this issue of the items not being cropped

[CFFosterAngel43]

oh and is it true there will be a limit to only 10k in the bank at one time? (sorry forgot that in the first post)

[pgp_protector]

thank you very much. I also noticed that we get blessings for giving reps now - is this a new feature or a glitch?

Hasn't been verified yet.
Might be a bug might be real :D
But I did put in a bug request for verification

[Lisa0315]

I know :(

Will ask again on this issue of the items not being cropped

Well, I always imagined that we will actually be naked when we are raptured. That is why it happens in a twinkle of an eye. ;)

[ravenscape]

thank you very much. I also noticed that we get blessings for giving reps now - is this a new feature or a glitch?
I'm not sure. I thought it was a glitch, but it may be a feature, from something I read. I've PMed nexialys to let him know and ask him if it's a bug.

[zfawnz]

Hasn't been verified yet.
Might be a bug might be real :D
But I did put in a bug request for verification

I'm not sure. I thought it was a glitch, but it may be a feature, from something I read. I've PMed nexialys to let him know and ask him if it's a bug.


thank you both for the response.

I moved to this, my main account because I royally messed up my living avatar on cffa43 - overstocked - so am finally going to play around with it on this one. does anyone know how to return items? I need to unload some items from that account because the page wont load completely - gets backlogged half way through - maybe someone can just completely reset it back to 0 inventory so I can start over?

[ravenscape]

thank you both for the response.

I moved to this, my main account because I royally messed up my living avatar on cffa43 - overstocked - so am finally going to play around with it on this one. does anyone know how to return items? I need to unload some items from that account because the page wont load completely - gets backlogged half way through - maybe someone can just completely reset it back to 0 inventory so I can start over?
Living Avatars doesn't have the ability to return items :(

I can request that your LA be reset, but I don't know how long before it will happen.

[pgp_protector]

thank you both for the response.

I moved to this, my main account because I royally messed up my living avatar on cffa43 - overstocked - so am finally going to play around with it on this one. does anyone know how to return items? I need to unload some items from that account because the page wont load completely - gets backlogged half way through - maybe someone can just completely reset it back to 0 inventory so I can start over?
I don't think you can return items (yet)
and from what I've read on the Living Avatar main site, they're also looking into that, so they don't have a solution yet either.

[loribee59]

now rep stars are making my screen scroll over LOL

Yeah, mine too. Three of us here with infinity stars are causing the whole forum to go larboard.

I was gonna say that, but you two beat me to it. thanks for bringing it up.

True.
The sad thing is I don't think I've laughed out loud as hard in the last year as I did this week :D


(Do I laugh at that or cry ??? :confused: )

both...you can cry with laughter

you and Lindon were killing me last night...I haven't laughed that hard to the point of tears in a long time. I wanna thank ya both for making it so fun...and I know who the anonymous blessers are...;)

[zfawnz]

Living Avatars doesn't have the ability to return items :(

I can request that your LA be reset, but I don't know how long before it will happen.

thank you - that is for the account CFFosterAngel43 not this one. no hurry I know better now on this one so I can play here til I can do something with that one.

[~renuka~]

good morning

[~renuka~]

neeeone here?????

[~renuka~]

hmmm 11 blessings per rep

[Ariella]

yup i hope the LA will get the feature to return things and sort things - or it will be a nightmare loading a page ^_^

[Ariella]

hmm i got 5 and gave 100 when i repped someone before lol

but in the blessings update thread it does say

"The blessings are actually points you gain in some actions, like posting, repping, rating threads... a lot of things, but also a lot of settings in the admin side."

[Lisa0315]

78,527

Good to know that we can overstock items. We need to be careful in what we choose and how much, it sounds like.

They definitely need to allow items to be returned or warehoused or something like that.

Lisa

[zfawnz]

good morning I am going between here and playing with my living avatar how are you doing this day?

[joyshirley]

I've read the stuff about blogs and just wanted to clarify.....do we have to start a new blog in order for the techs to import our old blog? Sorry if that's the densest question of the day. :D I'm not sure if that's what we have to do or if the old blog can just be brought to CF2 anyway.....

[Ariella]

joy they are waiting to see if they can get a script that will automatically do that for us; so hang tight if you can ...... you can still post in your old blog if you can find it meanwhile

[ravenscape]

I've read the stuff about blogs and just wanted to clarify.....do we have to start a new blog in order for the techs to import our old blog? Sorry if that's the densest question of the day. :D I'm not sure if that's what we have to do or if the old blog can just be brought to CF2 anyway.....
Each of us has an empty blog we can access from our profiles. We can start using it right away. And hopefully the import from the old blog will work like a charm.

[zfawnz]

hi joy and ariella

[Ariella]

Each of us has an empty blog we can access from our profiles. We can start using it right away. And hopefully the import from the old blog will work like a charm.some people have been copying and pasting their old blogs; but was told to wait on that for hopefully the script to do what you said :)

[joyshirley]

joy they are waiting to see if they can get a script that will automatically do that for us; so hang tight if you can ...... you can still post in your old blog if you can find it meanwhile


I found it. They're all over in Personals......:thumbsup: Thanks, ari. :)


Each of us has an empty blog we can access from our profiles. We can start using it right away. And hopefully the import from the old blog will work like a charm.


Oh I get it, ravenscape. :) Thanks!

raven, is there a possibility that the whole character buzz with Living Avatars may change again? I found I could equip and so on and save, but when I went to exit the programme and return to the forum, the page would freeze and I would have to close it.


hi joy and ariella


Hello, fawnzi! :wave: :hug:

[ravenscape]

I found it. They're all over in Personals......:thumbsup: Thanks, ari. :)





Oh I get it, ravenscape. :) Thanks!

raven, is there a possibility that the whole character buzz with Living Avatars may change again? I found I could equip and so on and save, but when I went to exit the programme and return to the forum, the page would freeze and I would have to close it.





Hello, fawnzi! :wave: :hug:

The tech folks are looking at another doll/armor type application. I've seen some screen shots. It appears to offer better functionality.

We'll need to give it a good testing before deciding anything for sure.

[joyshirley]

The tech folks are looking at another doll/armor type application. I've seen some screen shots. It appears to offer better functionality.

We'll need to give it a good testing before deciding anything for sure.


Ok then. :) Thank you, raven! :hug: I think you're awesome and you're doing a wonderful job!

[tamlis]

Is this a good probability? Will that be any time soon? Will our current armory list be obsolete? Or is it too soon to say?

[pgp_protector]

The tech folks are looking at another doll/armor type application. I've seen some screen shots. It appears to offer better functionality.

We'll need to give it a good testing before deciding anything for sure.

Got a name / link to the originating site ?

[pgp_protector]

that & :sigh: I just got the little one's character set up :D

[Ariella]

The tech folks are looking at another doll/armor type application. I've seen some screen shots. It appears to offer better functionality.

We'll need to give it a good testing before deciding anything for sure.i've seen the living avatar work well on another forum; but theres a lot less armor there - maybe thats part of the problem we have?

[ravenscape]

Is this a good probability? Will that be any time soon? Will our current armory list be obsolete? Or is it too soon to say?
I think the probability is pretty high. Living Avatar is nice, but we seem to be maxing it out.

Got a name / link to the originating site ?
Not off the top of my head. I'll see if I can find out.

i've seen the living avatar work well on another forum; but theres a lot less armor there - maybe thats part of the problem we have?
I think that's a big part of the problem. We have almost 5000 items (if we can get them all loaded...)

[FaithLikeARock]

I have yet to figure out where to go to buy character stuffs. :O Map please?

[ravenscape]

I have yet to figure out where to go to buy character stuffs. :O Map please?
Instructions on how to create and equip a new character (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7230584).

[Angel4Truth]

I hope they dont change from the CF characters that would be horrible for people like me who purchased tons of items over the last couple years and have taken the time to reset all this up :(

[ravenscape]

I hope they dont change from the CF characters that would be horrible for people like me who purchased tons of items over the last couple years and have taken the time to reset all this up :(
We are keeping the CFCs. We may get some extras like the chibis and backgrounds, but the CFCs are here to stay.

[Ariella]

I hope they dont change from the CF characters that would be horrible for people like me who purchased tons of items over the last couple years and have taken the time to reset all this up :(the problem is the functionality - it loads very slowly with so much there; has error messages; can't be sorted to make it easier for us to equip items etc. they might all be things that can be changed or reprogrammed but there could be better options

[pgp_protector]

I hope they dont change from the CF characters that would be horrible for people like me who purchased tons of items over the last couple years and have taken the time to reset all this up :(

Sounds like there changing the back end, not the front end.

[tamlis]

We are keeping the CFCs. We may get some extras like the chibis and backgrounds, but the CFCs are here to stay.


Whew, thats a relief!:)

[CaDan]

I have always had the dollies turned off, so it is really strange to see them all the time.

[Angel4Truth]

Do you know when we will be able to fix our fonts and colors again?

[ravenscape]

Do you know when we will be able to fix our fonts and colors again?
Not when, but I know the customization is coming back.

[Angel4Truth]

CaDan why not make a dolly yourself?

[tamlis]

Thanks for being so patient with our questions, Raven:)

[Briseis]

Where do you get the characters?

[ravenscape]

Instructions on how to create and equip a new character (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7230584).

[Tychicus2]

We are keeping the CFCs. We may get some extras like the chibis and backgrounds, but the CFCs are here to stay.


:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Thanks for all your hard work Raven...:clap::clap:

[arborvita]

Looks like the reputation problems have been fixed. :)

[Lindon Tinuviel]

:D That'll make our resident Repaholics happy.

[AniGequoti]

It took me quite a while for me to get my avatar done. I kept having to remove items to change other items or the background. At one point, my mouth was above my nose. :)

[FriendsFellowship]

Really? I just repped someone and they said they got the same old same old..

i just repped you and your rep power remains the same.

No rep fix yet!

[pgp_protector]

Really? I just repped someone and they said they got the same old same old..
yea I only got 50.
But that's better than before :D

[arborvita]

:doh: Sorry they look like they were corrected to me!!! I retract my previous statement! :sorry:

[Tychicus2]

Still Praying for all those working on this... :pray:

God Bless,

Ty

[TeslaZ]

major new forum,well done.

[Angel4Truth]

reps not fixed , the rep power showing is what peoples reps should increase by when we rep them - our actual reputation is not the number showing in the posts. Reps are only increasing by 50 no matter who reps you and the rep power isnt changing - ss should be able to rep 40 times a day but still only getting 20 and having to pass it around before repping the same person again

[Angel4Truth]

Is it me or when we save the living avatar it gets grainy looking over what it looked like before saving?

[ravenscape]

I've seen some that look a little grainy, but not all. I don't know the gif dither setting when Living Avatar converts the gif to one layer and saves the file, but if a dither algorithim is used, it will cause a more grainy appearance.

I don't think that's something I can control, but I'll poke around and see.

[Angel4Truth]

Thank you Raven

[SunMessenger]

I am starting to really like this new upgrade. Thank You!

Anything new on the reputation fix yet. Mine still seems out and few and far between. I will check back.

Thanks again...

Sun

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

reps not fixed , the rep power showing is what peoples reps should increase by when we rep them - our actual reputation is not the number showing in the posts. Reps are only increasing by 50 no matter who reps you and the rep power isnt changing - ss should be able to rep 40 times a day but still only getting 20 and having to pass it around before repping the same person again
What she said. That bes what Moriah came here to say too. :thumbsup: ^_^

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

Coffee's on for any in need. :)

http://images.cafepress.com/image/10456389_400x400.jpg

[bill16652]

Hi Moriah

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

Good morning Friend. :hug:

[LilLamb219]

Is it me or when we save the living avatar it gets grainy looking over what it looked like before saving?

Make sure before you save your Avatar that the characters are layered up and that the background is layered down. My background I had put on last and it showed it all grainy, but when I layered it down, everything came out nice and crisp.

[Ariel]

Hello Moriah and Bill. Moriah thank you for the coffee. :)

[Lisa0315]

78,583

[healy]

everything is so much larger and clearer

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

What bes 78,583?

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

Hello Moriah and Bill. Moriah thank you for the coffee. :)
Anytime! :wave:

[pgp_protector]

What bes 78,583?

Blessing amount for testing.
I.E. I'd write 265487 Post & then can see how much my post was worth.

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

Bes it just Moriah or bes everyone here havesy trouble with them images.
Allasudden none of the avatars will show up. Including Moriahs. :(

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

242,906

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

242,901

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

oh no not THAT again....

[Tychicus2]

Looks like we still have the misplaced post bug :sigh:

Are LivingAvatars turned off?

Ty

[pgp_protector]

Looks like we still have the misplaced post bug :sigh:

Are LivingAvatars turned off?

Ty

Img Server issues (There's a bug report already on it )

[pgp_protector]

Bes it just Moriah or bes everyone here havesy trouble with them images.
Allasudden none of the avatars will show up. Including Moriahs. :(

Yea I'm also loosing my images :(

[FriendsFellowship]

The images haven't been loading for me since I logged in about 45 minutes ago.

[Sophrosyne]

YAY!!..... did ya guess break the image server again by having inf images on your taglines?

[FriendsFellowship]

Yikes! Now the problem has extended past images!

[Sophrosyne]

hmm this is getting worse...

[ravenscape]

OW my head hurts! Scrolling posts are my worst nightmare...

[SunMessenger]

You're right. That's why I was trying to change my pic and ended up deleting them. The images would not hold and I thought it was just the pictures and infact it wasn't. It was the image servers I guess. Oh well no profile pic or avatar until it's fixed I guess. :sigh:Yikes! Now the problem has extended past images!

[bill16652]

Come back later, when they get it all fixed? lol

[~StarMaker~]

CF2 Graphics LITE version !!!

[MariaRegina]

Wow!

No avatars, no quote buttons, and no report buttons.

Maybe we should go back to CF1 ?

[MariaRegina]

CF2 Graphics LITE version !!!

I had to cut and paste the above and then add the quotes. Let's see if that works.

Looks very LITE indeed. In some ways this is better ... no more glitter and fluff.

[MariaRegina]

No way to edit either. Once an innocent typo is made, you have been had.

Lord have mercy. With my double vision, I guess I had better not post anymore for a while.

[Ariella]

looks like i slept through the fun :thumbsup:

[ravenscape]

CF2 Graphics LITE version !!!
Heh! :P

This is muuuuuch better!

[Lindon Tinuviel]

How come all the forums have locks on them?

[Tychicus2]

Well it appears to be a little faster...

I just got home from a wedding... :wave:

Ty

[ravenscape]

How come all the forums have locks on them?
I'm trying to find out. The lock is showing up on categories, but the forums within aren't locked as near as I can tell.

[Lindon Tinuviel]

They don't seem to be affecting anything that I can see.

[Tychicus2]

Looks like the graphics are back :clap: :thumbsup:

[loribee59]

RAWR~~~!!! I can't get into my profile....what's up with that?

sometimes Firefox's great but today it isn't. Feels like I"m locked out of it, regardless where I try to get in.

*grrr*

and PLEASE get rid of the rep stars...what's point of adding one more graphic when we've got the rep bars already, and not only that, it caused the page to scroll to the right. this has been said several times about this and I don't understand WHY this is ignored.

[Tychicus2]

I am using IE...

I cannot access my profile either :scratch:

[Altalia Slosky]

Ya it's back! :clap:
I notice it's running a bit faster too -- hope it stays that way.:)

[loribee59]

I am using IE...

I cannot access my profile either :scratch:

ruh roh.....

anyone else??

[Tychicus2]

I don't appear to be able to access anyones profile... tried several... :sigh: :scratch:

Ty

[beamishboy]

I can't access my own profile!!! That's mighty strange because beamishboy's profile is the one thing people enter CF for! Hehe.

[FriendsFellowship]

RAWR~~~!!! I can't get into my profile....what's up with that?

sometimes Firefox's great but today it isn't. Feels like I"m locked out of it, regardless where I try to get in.

*grrr*

and PLEASE get rid of the rep stars...what's point of adding one more graphic when we've got the rep bars already, and not only that, it caused the page to scroll to the right. this has been said several times about this and I don't understand WHY this is ignored.

1. The profiles are still down, it was like this earlier.

2. Firefox is great all the time.

3. I don't think they will remove the stars based on one or two opinions; there are people who would kill to keep their stars. :) Although I wouldn't kill to keep the stars, I don't mind them. :cool:

[loribee59]

did someone report the profile bug yet? if not, I'd be happy to report it.

[loribee59]

3. I don't think they will remove the stars based on one or two opinions; there are people who would kill to keep their stars. :) Although I wouldn't kill to keep the stars, I don't mind them. :cool:

a compromise, then:

make the stars smaller and fewer
say, a gold star = 20,000 reps
green star= 10,000
gray star= 5,000

then again, this is just the internet...and reps is nice, but I don't make it the center of my life, really. I don't make it an issue any bigger than anything else. that's my 2¢.

[loribee59]

ooops...double post. :sorry:

[FriendsFellowship]

and PLEASE get rid of the rep stars... this has been said several times about this and I don't understand WHY this is ignored. Hey don't sweat it! :) It's just the internet! :D

[FriendsFellowship]

Whoa! Things are still really wonky!

[Tychicus2]

So it's on again off again we are playing today... LOL

As to Stars I'd be happy to see them smaller and color coded...

I hope they get the bugs fixed sooner rather than later...

Ty

[Tychicus2]

I liked the Stars we used to have...

Come to think of it I liked CF1 as it was for the most part...

Ty

[Ariella]

in the new features forum there was already an approved - to be implemented - request of changing stars to different colours although i don't know how these new features will transfer to the new CF2 - also the one to show us the last 40 reps instead of 20 = hope they will both take place with this new version

[nanajojothatsme]

I liked the Stars we used to have...

Come to think of it I liked CF1 as it was for the most part...

Ty
:)I agree

[Ariel]

LOL, it feels like we are on rocky ground again. Where Raven's Place? I think I need to find shelter again. :eek:

[Tychicus2]

I thought the reason we had to put up with the OLD CF being buggy was because the techs were spending a lot of time working with the NEW *improved* CF2 so when the change was made these *bugs* would not be an issue :scratch:

It's been several days and the basic features are not even up and running/stable yet...???

:sigh:

Trying to be patient but pretty Disappointed here....

Ty

[loribee59]

it's back up, but I still can't get to my profile.

[heavensangelwv]

I'm disappointed, too Ty :cry:

[Ariel]

Ouch. I just tried to do some Christian counseling, and I like to back up everything I say with Scripture. For this reason the e.g., 1 John 4:1-4 feature has been valuable to me, because even though the quotes are King James, still I can quickly bring a passage up.

But it's not working right now. Sigh. Will we get our Bible quoting ability back? I really need it.

[heavensangelwv]

I can't get to my profile either, Lori :(

[heavensangelwv]

I cannot get to my profile, either

[Sophrosyne]

Ouch. I just tried to do some Christian counseling, and I like to back up everything I say with Scripture. For this reason the e.g., 1 John 4:1-4 feature has been valuable to me, because even though the quotes are King James, still I can quickly bring a passage up.

But it's not working right now. Sigh. Will we get our Bible quoting ability back? I really need it.
try biblegateway.com

[heavensangelwv]

I can't get to my profile either, Lori :(

[Sophrosyne]

so how long is it gonna stay up this time?

[FriendsFellowship]

Well, it's been almost 8 minutes! :D

[Sophrosyne]

Well, it's been almost 8 minutes! :D
still sluggish at times.... guess we just keep eating mushrooms and dodging hiccups

[Tychicus2]

Weeeeeeeee......

:wave:

Ty

[FriendsFellowship]

Just don't try to get to your profile....

[heavensangelwv]

Yeah... I can't get to my profile either... :sorry:

[heavensangelwv]

Hello :wave:

[heavensangelwv]

I ♥ mixed up post order

[FriendsFellowship]

Hello :wave:

Well, that's easy for you to say....

Earlier it took me over 15 minutes to say hello! :D

:hug:

[heavensangelwv]

Haha... I spent two hours just trying to get the front page to load, Marty! :P

[heavensangelwv]

I hate heartburn :mad:

I'm afraid that I may have acid reflux :cry:

[FriendsFellowship]

I hate heartburn :mad:

I'm afraid that I may have acid reflux :cry:


:(

[loribee59]

I hate heartburn :mad:

I'm afraid that I may have acid reflux :cry:

good gravy....you're too young to be having that!

[heavensangelwv]

Is it just me... or are other people randomly getting an extra 100 blessings??? :scratch:

[heavensangelwv]

good gravy....you're too young to be having that! :( I get heartburn so easily though... and quite often :( Especially at night while I'm asleep and then it wakes me up and I'm just :sick: for the rest of the night

[FriendsFellowship]

Is it just me... or are other people randomly getting an extra 100 blessings??? :scratch:

Because of how poor the site is running today, I think they should reward us with 1000 blessings for each successful post. ^_^

[sk8Joyful]

I hate heartburn :mad:

I'm afraid that I may have acid reflux :cry:

I'm sorry you're having problems. Have you checked with your doctor?

Is this "ChristianForums" still? - I thought this was the Announcement thread for CF2? - No?

[heavensangelwv]

Because of how poor the site is running today, I think they should reward us with 1000 blessings for each successful post. ^_^:amen: to that!

[heavensangelwv]

Wow... it's about late :eek:

[heavensangelwv]

I'm sorry you're having problems. Have you checked with your doctor?

Is this "ChristianForums" still? - I thought this was the Announcement thread for CF2? - No?No, I have not seen my doctor....

A different thread was set up for Q&A only about CF2

[Lindon Tinuviel]

Well, at least the locks are gone now :P


ETA: Oops, spoke too soon.

[pgp_protector]

Is it just me... or are other people randomly getting an extra 100 blessings??? :scratch:

It's the Rep.
When you receive a rep, you get blessings.

[Sophrosyne]

ok are we taking bets on how many minutes it will be until the next crash?

[pgp_protector]

ok are we taking bets on how many minutes it will be until the next crash?

Nope.

I don't take bets I know I can't win :)

[Sophrosyne]

Nope.

I don't take bets I know I can't win :)
well they used the excuse about bad code etc for the stability of CF1.. what is the excuse for the crashes lately?

[FriendsFellowship]

well they used the excuse about bad code etc for the stability of CF1.. what is the excuse for the crashes lately?

Maybe Erwin wasn't doing such a bad job after all? :cool:

[~renuka~]

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh193/daisydog152/hello.jpg

[Watchman4hm]

What happened with the lottery on the 9th??..Who won???..Is there a place where the winners are announced??..Will there be future lottery/raffles???

[Lindon Tinuviel]

well they used the excuse about bad code etc for the stability of CF1.. what is the excuse for the crashes lately?

They're probably not "crashes". I imagine that the board goes offline when most code and some settings are fiddled with.

[Sophrosyne]

Maybe Erwin wasn't doing such a bad job after all? :cool:
CF existed when he was here..... not sure what forum this is doesn't look like anything now..... everything is broken.

[Sophrosyne]

They're probably not "crashes". I imagine that the board goes offline when most code and some settings are fiddled with.
whoever is fiddling doesn't seem to know much taking half a day to change nothing and causing multiple crashes..

[Lindon Tinuviel]

How do you know nothing's changing?

[Sophrosyne]

How do you know nothing's changing?
name something that has changed today because of the crashes, a major piece of code added that would justify half a day of problems.

[pgp_protector]

whoever is fiddling doesn't seem to know much taking half a day to change nothing and causing multiple crashes..

I take it you never did any PHP & SQL Programing.

[The Cheat]

Whoa... *falls over* Dizzy... too... many... shots...

...from that pellet gun... :P

[Lindon Tinuviel]

name something that has changed today because of the crashes, a major piece of code added that would justify half a day of problems.

Well, I've noticed quite a few graphics changes. Little things, really, like the locks on the categories at the main page. What that implies, to me at least, is that backend work on the usergroup permissions is being done.

But, look at it this way--this is a large board that has just undergone a major overhaul. I doubt that the folks who're setting it up suddenly said, "Well, after a week's worth of work and months of planning, the board's crashing and things aren't working right (not to mention that some things haven't been added at all)... but that's good enough. Let's just leave it like that."

[Sophrosyne]

nope, never did them.... I have done programming years ago. I would think someone could make a sample database taking a dozen members of the forum and set up a server and try code on it without taking down a forum live.

[Lindon Tinuviel]

Only a dozen? That's not a very good stress test....

[Tenebrae]

well they used the excuse about bad code etc for the stability of CF1.. what is the excuse for the crashes lately?

According to the techs, if they had of waited till all the bugs were ironed out, it would have been a month before the place reopened.


Whats the excuse for the crashes? I would hazard a guess and say that the tech guy has been working his butt off for over 2 months and isnt online to deal with problems today because hes taken some time off to be with his family

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

I take it you never did any PHP & SQL Programing.
Bes that also Moriah's sentiment as well, firstcoming. (no offense meant)

[Artificial Intelligence]

nope, never did them.... I have done programming years ago. I would think someone could make a sample database taking a dozen members of the forum and set up a server and try code on it without taking down a forum live.
Well I have, mostly MySQL programming but some PHP as well, and it's a pain. Absolutely right though, I run PHP, MySQL and Apache on my dev computer, test all my changes there, and then publish live after it seems stable enough. Doesn't seem like they are doing that here... *shrugs* but rather doing a live fix rather than a simple restore and return to the dev computer/server to figure it out.

Though I’ve never messed around with vBulletin before, and the way CF has choked on it again and again, I wonder if it is even a good idea for me to use it on an upcoming project… hmmm.

[NorrinRadd]

According to the techs, if they had of waited till all the bugs were ironed out, it would have been a month before the place reopened. ...

I really -- honestly -- do not understand why people prefer using a half-finished product, rather than take a break for a month and come back when they place is really ready.

[Lisa0315]

Yay! We are back up!

[Tychicus2]

Are we playing on again off again today??

:wave:

Ty

[Lisa0315]

LOL! Hope not. It is rainy here today.

[bill16652]

Hey the bright side is that if this is that buggy maybe we will get cf1 back and the they will dedicate the time to it. I am willing to see what happens but with all the missing features I have a feeling we will be going back down again before it is over.

[nanajojothatsme]

cf had so many features that set it apart from all the other christian sites. that is what made it unique and special , now it is just like the others it looks like. I am a member to several of the sites.
and members with decline I suspect, in the coming future
this totally breaks my heart.:cry:

[PreacherMike]

whoever is fiddling doesn't seem to know much taking half a day to change nothing and causing multiple crashes..

Yeah you would imagine that they would set up a test site first and import it when they are done, at least that way you have the old one still running until the new one is ready and bug free...

Mike.

[edb19]

suggested reading:

http://christianforums.com/showpost.php?p=46888636&postcount=40

for myself, I'm pretty ashamed that I'm getting worked up about details on a website when the person who's writing/installing/implementing the program is dealing with the passing of a loved one.

[pgp_protector]

Yeah you would imagine that they would set up a test site first and import it when they are done, at least that way you have the old one still running until the new one is ready and bug free...

Mike.
That's assuming that they a spare server to develop on.

[Tychicus2]

MnPhysicist's Anouncement from April 6th this year...

"
First, we had a major database crash, compounded with some issues with the datacenter and server. That was rebuilt, albeit the time stamps are likely still messed up, and likely will be that way until CF is upgraded.

Going forward, CF has been replicated on a second system, including a copy of the database. That is being used as test bed, as well as a dry run for the upgrade. Rather than the original plan of migrate and tweak, Lee made a call to do it carefully, rather than rush and chase bugs for months

In addition, we did discuss bringing the site offline, but the call was made to keep it up, even if its hard to use.

Lee is doing a lot of work behind the scenes. Beyond the 3 server guys we had in the past, Lee has 2 more guys on it. He also has added more tech staff to assist with the upgrade.

I wish I had a definitive timeframe, but alas I do not at this time, either for repair, or for the upgrade. My guess is some things were unearthed which proved a lot more complex than expected.

I also wish to apologize for bad communications. Unlike in the past, where some usergroups were kept alive while the site was down, ie sort of a safe mode on a different server for comms and maintenance purposes, this time out, we are in the same boat as the members. Sometimes we can post and pm, and for much of the other times, we are locked out, or the site crashes on us.

In addition... I hope this works, annoumcements is broken, and I can't access it. This is an attempt to work around it, which may or may not be successful.

Again, my apologies
Ron"

If we have 5 tech guys working on this why is one guy out for personal reasons an issue?

Looks like we will be enduring the chasing of bugs for weeks at least in spite to the *plan* :sigh:

Ty

[beamishboy]

MnPhysicist's Anouncement from April 6th this year...

"
First, we had a major database crash, compounded with some issues with the datacenter and server. That was rebuilt, albeit the time stamps are likely still messed up, and likely will be that way until CF is upgraded.

Going forward, CF has been replicated on a second system, including a copy of the database. That is being used as test bed, as well as a dry run for the upgrade. Rather than the original plan of migrate and tweak, Lee made a call to do it carefully, rather than rush and chase bugs for months

In addition, we did discuss bringing the site offline, but the call was made to keep it up, even if its hard to use.

Lee is doing a lot of work behind the scenes. Beyond the 3 server guys we had in the past, Lee has 2 more guys on it. He also has added more tech staff to assist with the upgrade.

I wish I had a definitive timeframe, but alas I do not at this time, either for repair, or for the upgrade. My guess is some things were unearthed which proved a lot more complex than expected.

I also wish to apologize for bad communications. Unlike in the past, where some usergroups were kept alive while the site was down, ie sort of a safe mode on a different server for comms and maintenance purposes, this time out, we are in the same boat as the members. Sometimes we can post and pm, and for much of the other times, we are locked out, or the site crashes on us.

In addition... I hope this works, annoumcements is broken, and I can't access it. This is an attempt to work around it, which may or may not be successful.

Again, my apologies
Ron"

If we have 5 tech guys working on this why is one guy out for personal reasons an issue?

Looks like we will be enduring the chasing of bugs for weeks at least in spite to the *plan* :sigh:

Ty

Kudos to all who are working so hard to make CF successful! I hope people will stop saying they don't like the new look, etc. Come on, let's be honest. How can anyone not like the new look? Just look at my character!!! I used to have hardly any space for my lion. Now I have a wolf as well. And the background castle is really cool. I wanted to add a few butteflies in the sky but I thought that would take away the beautiful medieval atmosphere.

Wonderful work, chaps!!!
May more come to know the truth through CF!!!

[Tychicus2]

The living Avatar program may be eliminated and we may switch to a different program all-together...

It does not even work for me... I spent hours adding all my stuff and it's too much for the current program to handle so I can't even set up a new CF Character at present...

The only solution they have is to delete ALL the items and then I get to shop all over limiting my *stuff* so a CF Character can be set up.. :sigh:

Which if we switch programs... the process starts all over again...

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....

Ty

[PreacherMike]

That's assuming that they a spare server to develop on.

You don't need one, you can develop alongside vbulletin right here and even mirror the database...

you just mirror the database to testvb and you are up and running, then you develop one alongside the other until you are ready to make the new site live...

Mike.

[ravenscape]

suggested reading:

http://christianforums.com/showpost.php?p=46888636&postcount=40

for myself, I'm pretty ashamed that I'm getting worked up about details on a website when the person who's writing/installing/implementing the program is dealing with the passing of a loved one.

I was so sad to read this. Y'all, please cut Nexia a little slack. He's got a LOT on his plate, and some of it is way more important than a message board.

[Criada]

Amen.

[Lisa0315]

CF has always had bugs. It will always have bugs. I appreciate the time and effort going into a project of this magnitude. It is not like they have a magic wand and can fix everything. Some people will complain about anything.

If things are soooo bad, leave, and come back or shoot, don't come back at all. It is an internet forum. It is not the end of the world.

Lisa

[Altalia Slosky]

CF has always had bugs. It will always have bugs. I appreciate the time and effort going into a project of this magnitude. It is not like they have a magic wand and can fix everything. Some people will complain about anything.

If things are soooo bad, leave, and come back or shoot, don't come back at all. It is an internet forum. It is not the end of the world.

Lisa

I agree. I get frustrated with CF being down a lot(who doesn't) but I understand there are people working on it, and that they will get it up as fast as they can. I think those working on all the bugs are doing a great job!

[BlackBerry]

I don't know if this has already been asked (I haven't read the whole thread, it's too long), but is there any way to view regular avatars and have the characters turned off?

[ravenscape]

I don't know if this has already been asked (I haven't read the whole thread, it's too long), but is there any way to view regular avatars and have the characters turned off?
The characters are a type of avatar, so unfortunately no, not at this time.

[BlackBerry]

The characters are a type of avatar, so unfortunately no, not at this time.

Okay, thanks.

[JoabAnias]

You don't need one, you can develop alongside vbulletin right here and even mirror the database...

you just mirror the database to testvb and you are up and running, then you develop one alongside the other until you are ready to make the new site live...

Mike.

You need the machine to handle that double load though. Perhaps they don't have it.

[JoabAnias]

I hate heartburn :mad:

I'm afraid that I may have acid reflux :cry:

Ask you doctor about aciphex. It really works.

[A New Dawn]

whoever is fiddling doesn't seem to know much taking half a day to change nothing and causing multiple crashes..

name something that has changed today because of the crashes, a major piece of code added that would justify half a day of problems.

nope, never did them.... I have done programming years ago. I would think someone could make a sample database taking a dozen members of the forum and set up a server and try code on it without taking down a forum live.

"Whoever is fiddling" is working on one of the biggest, most intricate, websites on the internet, some of the members of which are impatient, greedy humans that can't seem to do more than condemn someone else for not doing things the way they want it done, which is interesting since this is supposed to be a Christian site. Not much of a Christian attitude, if you ask me.

Had it been done the way Erwin did it 2 years ago when we had a major upgrade, the site would have been closed for over 2 weeks, instead of two days. LeeD chose to bring the site up with the bare basics being done because he knew how much everyone here didn't want it closed, but instead of being grateful, even though patience has been requested, all I see if a bunch of complaints and insults.

I apologized to nexia for my own personal immature behavior, and I see a few others have too. It would be nice if everyone understood that there are humans behind the screen in front of us who have lives just like us.

[Sophrosyne]

You need the machine to handle that double load though. Perhaps they don't have it.

Last year there were 2-3 times as many online here with everything working

[pgp_protector]

Last year there were 2-3 times as many online here with everything working

sarcastic comment removed.

[Tenebrae]

I believe the reason why not much has been done by the techs was that the main tech dude was mourning the loss of his god mum
http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7231500&page=5

So the next time anyone is tempted to complain that things arent moving fast enough to their liking, that real life does get in the way, and please cut the tech guy some flipping slack

[PreacherMike]

You need the machine to handle that double load though. Perhaps they don't have it.


I think that may be their biggest problem, the mysql database must be colossal...

[Sophrosyne]

thanks for seemingly calling me names, I appreciate it....
ask yourself this.... when you take your car to a mechanic do you praise him while he is fixing it or after you have it running right.. not flakey..... but right......

"Whoever is fiddling" is working on one of the biggest, most intricate, websites on the internet, some of the members of which are impatient, greedy humans that can't seem to do more than condemn someone else for not doing things the way they want it done, which is interesting since this is supposed to be a Christian site. Not much of a Christian attitude, if you ask me.

Had it been done the way Erwin did it 2 years ago when we had a major upgrade, the site would have been closed for over 2 weeks, instead of two days. LeeD chose to bring the site up with the bare basics being done because he knew how much everyone here didn't want it closed, but instead of being grateful, even though patience has been requested, all I see if a bunch of complaints and insults.

I apologized to nexia for my own personal immature behavior, and I see a few others have too. It would be nice if everyone understood that there are humans behind the screen in front of us who have lives just like us.

[pgp_protector]

thanks for seemingly calling me names, I appreciate it....
ask yourself this.... when you take your care to a mechanic do you praise him while he is fixing it or after you have it running right.. not flakey..... but right......

How much are you paying the tech ??
$0 ?
then (DELETED) !!

[Sophrosyne]

How much are you paying the tech ??
$0 ?
then (DELETED) !!
is he getting paid or doing it for free...

[pgp_protector]

is he getting paid or doing it for free...

Nice avoid.
Are YOU Paying them ?

[Sophrosyne]

yeah...... I complain perhaps too much..... but I *feel* there are many out there that feel as I do but are scared to complain because they don't want to be labeled.... and be seen as unChristlike.
It is better to complain and get it over with reasonably and be understood than to hold it back and spread behind the back rumors and discontent while acting Christlike....... IMO.

[pgp_protector]

yeah...... I complain perhaps too much..... but I *feel* there are many out there that feel as I do but are scared to complain because they don't want to be labeled.... and be seen as unChristlike.
It is better to complain and get it over with reasonably and be understood than to hold it back and spread behind the back rumors and discontent while acting Christlike....... IMO.

Well I don't recall Christ complaining about people working and doing there best.

Then again I didn't memorize the whole bible so I could be wrong.

[ravenscape]

I need to ask everyone to take a breath and calm down just a bit. We're all impatient, and wanna be there now, including me. But, that's not how reality works. It's taking time to get every bell and whistle configured, working right, and the whole shebang working reliably.

Please don't take it out on each other. Be patient. Hug a tree. Plant a flower. Hug your mom. Enjoy a beautiful day outdoors.

Thanks,

Raven
Team Joy

[A New Dawn]

yeah...... I complain perhaps too much..... but I *feel* there are many out there that feel as I do but are scared to complain because they don't want to be labeled.... and be seen as unChristlike.
It is better to complain and get it over with reasonably and be understood than to hold it back and spread behind the back rumors and discontent while acting Christlike....... IMO.

What about having patience, as was requested? What about human decency to let the tech guy have some time to mourn the death of a close friend and family member?

Or do you demand everything to be handed to you on the spot the minute you demand it? Do you have any concept what it takes to upgrade a system like this with all the features everyone here is demanding? I doubt it.

[Criada]

thanks for seemingly calling me names, I appreciate it....
ask yourself this.... when you take your car to a mechanic do you praise him while he is fixing it or after you have it running right.. not flakey..... but right......

If my mechanic underwent a bereavement during the work, I would probably understand that it would take a little longer...

[Criada]

I need to ask everyone to take a breath and calm down just a bit. We're all impatient, and wanna be there now, including me. But, that's not how reality works. It's taking time to get every bell and whistle configured, working right, and the whole shebang working reliably.

Please don't take it out on each other. Be patient. Hug a tree. Plant a flower. Hug your mom. Enjoy a beautiful day outdoors.

Thanks,

Raven
Team Joy

Need the thank you button back, tho ! :P

[Sophrosyne]

Nice avoid.
Are YOU Paying them ?

nice avoid too.... does this forum have ads? Do you think it is wrong to complain to a TV or radio station that does when you don't feel they are giving proper service? I have done things for free and at times the complaints that are justified made me realize I was messing things up so I paid more attention to what I was doing and made fewer mistakes and became better at doing that. It wasn't praise that helped me straighten out but the truth.

[Ariel]

I need to ask everyone to take a breath and calm down just a bit. We're all impatient, and wanna be there now, including me. But, that's not how reality works. It's taking time to get every bell and whistle configured, working right, and the whole shebang working reliably.

Please don't take it out on each other. Be patient. Hug a tree. Plant a flower. Hug your mom. Enjoy a beautiful day outdoors.

Thanks,

Raven
Team Joy

I'm hugging you Raven! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

(and if I could rep you I would :) )

[Lindon Tinuviel]

I'm almost certain that they are using a test site before making the changes live here. Can't really test for stress beforehand, though.

[ravenscape]

I'm almost certain that they are using a test site before making the changes live here. Can't really test for stress beforehand, though.
That's correct. There is a test site. But, the CF beta testers (many of whom post in this thread - you know who you are) are muuuuch better than any test site for finding the fatal flaws in a new configuration or add-on product.

[drstevej]

Need a tester of reps?

[Sophrosyne]

I am patient... and have been for awhile... but the hype surrounding this, and the now more openness has not come about by praising those in charge but by complaining.

What about having patience, as was requested? What about human decency to let the tech guy have some time to mourn the death of a close friend and family member?

Or do you demand everything to be handed to you on the spot the minute you demand it? Do you have any concept what it takes to upgrade a system like this with all the features everyone here is demanding? I doubt it.

[Lindon Tinuviel]

We splitting at 1000 or 2000 or not at all?

[drstevej]

I am patient... and have been for awhile... but the hype surrounding this, and the now more openness has not come about by praising those in charge but by complaining.

I think you're flashing back to the Erwin era.

[ravenscape]

We splitting at 1000 or 2000 or not at all?
We'll split at 2000.

[Lindon Tinuviel]

We'll split at 2000.

Whoo Hoo... halfway :D

[Sophrosyne]

that is because it takes a certain mentality to test things.
You have to have a destructive nature...... LOL
you have to want to push things to their infinite limits.......

That's correct. There is a test site. But, the CF beta testers (many of whom post in this thread - you know who you are) are muuuuch better than any test site for finding the fatal flaws in a new configuration or add-on product.

[Sophrosyne]

Whoo Hoo... halfway :D

I saw a counting thread with over 5000 posts in it today... I guess if a mod doesn't do anything you could have a infinite post thread if you get 9E 310 posts in it?

[FriendsFellowship]

I think some of the frustration is not from waiting for all the features to come online, but because the site was down so much yesterday.

Expectations were high because we were told that migrating to the new software/hardware would alleviate the down time CF had been experiencing.

I know that the upgrade process is not complete, but at this point it is probably reasonable to assume that the core software and hardware is up and running.

I think the downtime has eroded some confidence somewhere along the line.

[Lindon Tinuviel]

that is because it takes a certain mentality to test things.
You have to have a destructive nature...... LOL
you have to want to push things to their infinite limits.......

I'll buy that.

[D'Ann]

Praying for Nexia. :hug: Real life is much more important than a website... Nexia, take your time and know that we are praying for you and your family through this difficult time.

God's Comfort and Peace to You and Yours,

Debbie

[Lindon Tinuviel]

I think some of the frustration is not from waiting for all the features to come online, but because the site was down so much yesterday.

Expectations were high because we were told that migrating to the new software/hardware would alleviate the down time CF had been experiencing.

I know that the upgrade process is not complete, but at this point it is probably reasonable to assume that the core software and hardware is up and running.

I think the downtime has eroded some confidence somewhere along the line.

I think that LeeD said somewhere that the software was rocking right along, but the hardware needed somebody to wave a dead chicken at it.

So, in the interest of community happiness, we should all chant the magic word:

XYZZY
XYZZY
XYZZY
XYZZY

[FriendsFellowship]

I think that LeeD said somewhere that the software was rocking right along, but the hardware needed somebody to wave a dead chicken at it.

So, in the interest of community happiness, we should all chant the magic word:

XYZZY
XYZZY
XYZZY
XYZZY

I hope this helps! :D

http://www.zymetrical.com/images/products/rubberchicken.jpg

[ravenscape]

I always shake my car keys over my servers when they get flakey.

(It works for scaring off solar eclipses too - I picked this trick up from Chinese folklore).

[Sophrosyne]

exactly.... an explanation would have helped.. I have seen on other sites when things happen too often the exact thing that happens here happens too.... people complain till the people in charge feel obligated to explain.
usually this does sort of *encourage* those in charge to be more open about things... but most people realize if not for the complaints they would not have bothered at all to say a thing.

I think some of the frustration is not from waiting for all the features to come online, but because the site was down so much yesterday.

Expectations were high because we were told that migrating to the new software/hardware would alleviate the down time CF had been experiencing.

I know that the upgrade process is not complete, but at this point it is probably reasonable to assume that the core software and hardware is up and running.

I think the downtime has eroded some confidence somewhere along the line.

[A New Dawn]

I am patient... and have been for awhile... but the hype surrounding this, and the now more openness has not come about by praising those in charge but by complaining.

We are less than a week into this, the main tech guy experienced the death of a close family friend and all you can think of is complaining.

If that is what you think the Christian thing to do is, then I feel really sorry for you.

[drstevej]

Whazzup with the phone booth at Stone Henge ?

[A New Dawn]

I think that LeeD said somewhere that the software was rocking right along, but the hardware needed somebody to wave a dead chicken at it.

So, in the interest of community happiness, we should all chant the magic word:

XYZZY
XYZZY
XYZZY
XYZZY

I'm just afraid of where I'll end up if I say that word. :eek: