CF2 Upgrade Q&A

[ravenscape]

The main announcement thread on the upgrade has gotten long, and people are having trouble finding answers to their questions. So, I'm starting this thread to give folks a place for Q&A ONLY, as well as pulling together some of the useful info in other threads.

Non-Q&A posts will be moved out of this thread, so be forewarned.

The next couple of posts contain useful information, and may answer some of your questions on their own.

The original announcement of the CF2 Upgrade are here (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7231131):

Members and Staff,

Welcome to CF2.

There are a lot of changes, and it would be unlikely that everything could be covered in a single announcement.

The first thing you'll probably notice is we have a new style. The second being there is a new forum structure. This was done in an attempt at making things a bit easier to navigate. There are a lot of forums on CF, and it can be somewhat intimidating for new members.

Some of the forums are marked as "For Christians." These are forums specifically for Christian fellowship and discussion. Theology (with the exception of Unorthodox Theology), Edification, Ministry, and Teens are currently marked as "For Christians."

The Debate category has also been rearranged. Politics, Ethics/Morality, and Philosophy have been moved to the Society category; Creation vs. Evolution has been moved as a sub-forum of Physical & Life Sciences. General Apologetics and Non-Christian Religion have been moved to the Outreach category.

There will be a new moderation protocol, released shortly. Reports will be closed, but new features installed that allow members to keep track of the status of their reports, as well as mod actions taken against their posts and threads.

There are several new features, some of which are incompatible with old features. The Character items and Pets can be transferred over to the new engine, but everyone is going to have to reacquire their items. For the first month, all pets and characters will be free, so as to allow everyone to rebuild their items.

Chrisbot, unfortunately, was not compatible with the upgrade.

There are a lot of new features, too numerous to go into much depth about them all here. These are a few:

An updated chatbox engine;
"Thank You" notes;
New smilies (in addition to current smileys);
Updated home page profiles;
Extended reputation display;
Photo albums;
Image icons and reorganization of UserCP;
New ranking system (members with the most posts, the most activity, etc);
New pets and character items (in addition to current pets and character items);
Upgraded blogs;
An information portal and site-map (to help with site navigation);
Ability to "tag" a thread, and use thread prefixes;
Drafts (so that you may save a draft post and later return to it).

Some of these are installed already; some will be installed over the next few days. Please report any bugs (in the Report Bugs forum) you come across so the techs have a chance to fix them

If you have questions or need help with something specific, you can contact these staff members and they can help:

Ravenscape and LibertyChic, for questions about the Armory and Character items.
CelticGrace, for questions about the Pets and the new P3TZ engine.
Angeldove97, for questions about the new blogs, photo album, gallery, etc.

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This thread is a continuation of the original, which is found here (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7229997).

[ravenscape]

lindon tinuviel has a fantastic thread with links to answers to a lot of questions - this is good stuff! (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7230198)

Answers to questions about the blessings bugs (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7231330).

Information about the new look and feel and some changes that will be available soon (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7231139).

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

Information about the blogs - the old ones will be imported into the new system (http://christianforums.com/tracker.php?itemid=331).

Nexialys' May 13 site announcement on where things are, and what's ahead in the next few days (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7232968)

NEW: May 22 Upgrade Task list (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7236180). (added 5/22/08)

I will update this post with more links to good stuff!

Thanks,

Raven
Team Joy Admin

[arborvita]

Excellent! :cool:

[Libre]

This is probably a repetition, but if the characters are up, how do you find them/get yours back? Too many posts to read them all.

Libre

[ravenscape]

This is probably a repetition, but if the characters are up, how do you find them/get yours back? Too many posts to read them all.

Libre
From the second post in this thread: Instructions on how to create and equip a new character (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7230584).

[snoochface]

I don't think I've seen this discussed before.

What are social groups for? (Other than to have a name of a group that basically lists your interests on your profile page.)

Is there a way to get new messages posted to social group to show up in your UserCP, or be notified of them in some other way?

It seems difficult to keep up with group activity the way it is set up now, especially if you belong to a lot of groups and need to visit each one individually to see if anything new is going on.

Thanks for starting this thread, Raven.

[Lindon Tinuviel]

Excellent thread, Raven! Thanks :)

[Libre]

Oh, so it's either an avatar or character?

L

[ravenscape]

I don't think I've seen this discussed before.

What are social groups for? (Other than to have a name of a group that basically lists your interests on your profile page.)

Is there a way to get new messages posted to social group to show up in your UserCP, or be notified of them in some other way?

It seems difficult to keep up with group activity the way it is set up now, especially if you belong to a lot of groups and need to visit each one individually to see if anything new is going on.

Thanks for starting this thread, Raven.
The short answer is that they're for fun, and for people with special interests to find each other on this huge site. I don't think they've been completely configured yet, and I'm not sure if it will be possible to get notification of new posts in a social group thread. I'll try to find out for sure. It would be nice to get a notification. I started a group on one site and forgot all about it. Noticed it 3 weeks later and a bunch of people had joined.

[ravenscape]

Excellent thread, Raven! Thanks :)
Thank you! Hope it helps. I just corrected my attribution for your thread in the second post. :blush: :sorry:

[ravenscape]

Oh, so it's either an avatar or character?

L
Right now it is. I'd like to see that change, but it's a technical issue with the Living Avatar application. Some people are choosing to put their avatar images in their signature.

[Lindon Tinuviel]

Heh... I bet that's the first time Letalis and I have been mistaken for one another. ;)

[nexialys]

Notification about WHAT are the Groups...

basically, the system is actually not complete. remember http://groups.yahoo.com ... when the system will be up, it will be exactly that. Site Subscribers will be able to have their own forum based on their group, they will be identified as is, and the members of these groups will be able to chat privately if needed--- because yes, you may even be able to have your own little forum on CF.com

did i trashed a scoop ?!


DOH!

[snoochface]

Notification about WHAT are the Groups...

basically, the system is actually not complete. remember http://groups.yahoo.com ... when the system will be up, it will be exactly that. Site Subscribers will be able to have their own forum based on their group, they will be identified as is, and the members of these groups will be able to chat privately if needed--- because yes, you may even be able to have your own little forum on CF.com

did i trashed a scoop ?!


DOH!

If it's going to be like Yahoo Groups, there will be a lot of capabilities. That should be good.

Thank you both for replying.

[Rep Daddy]

ETA on reps working properly?

[ravenscape]

ETA on reps working properly?
I haven't seen an ETA yet. The blessings bugs were front burner there for a while, though. Hopefully reps are near the top of the "to do" list. I know the ability to neg rep was completely removed last night.

[FireyAngel]

Will we be getting our icons back? (angels, party affilication, male/female, etc)

[pgp_protector]

Real Question about Blogs.

On The Blog Control Options -> http://christianforums.com/blog_usercp.php
Theres a form for "Wordpress API Key:" What is it, and what does it do for the users ?

[ravenscape]

Will we be getting our icons back? (angels, party affilication, male/female, etc)
Most of the icons will come back, from what I've read. But, many of them won't be displayed in our posts now. They'll be in our profiles.

[DeShay]

Why are we being told we can rep people WHEN WE CAN'T? Repping has absolutely no effect on reputation.

[Lindon Tinuviel]

Real Question about Blogs.

On The Blog Control Options -> http://christianforums.com/blog_usercp.php
Theres a form for "Wordpress API Key:" What is it, and what does it do for the users ?

You should already suspect the answer to that, pgp.... ;)

http://wordpress.com/api-keys/

[ravenscape]

Why are we being told we can rep people WHEN WE CAN'T? Repping has absolutely no effect on reputation.
I think each rep increases a person's points by 50 points right now. The best part of rep (IMO) is working, though. I can say thanks for a good post, say hi, offer some support, etc., and tie it to a specific post, without the hassle of going to PM.

The techs will get the point part working soon, but there is a lot on their plates. CF is a work in progress right now, not a finished product.

[Lindon Tinuviel]

Why are we being told we can rep people WHEN WE CAN'T? Repping has absolutely no effect on reputation.

One answer might be found here:

http://christianforums.com/tracker.php?itemid=345

[ravenscape]

Real Question about Blogs.

On The Blog Control Options -> http://christianforums.com/blog_usercp.php
Theres a form for "Wordpress API Key:" What is it, and what does it do for the users ?
It's for importing content into our blogs from wordpress.

(not something I'll be needing! :sorry:)

[pgp_protector]

You should already suspect the answer to that, pgp.... ;)

http://wordpress.com/api-keys/

True, but not Everyone will go hunt down the answer ;)
So I figured Id ask here so everyone can know :)

[snoochface]

Can we get a listing of which icons will appear in posts? Nexia told me earlier that faith and gender would be, but are there others as well?

[ravenscape]

Can we get a listing of which icons will appear in posts? Nexia told me earlier that faith and gender would be, but are there others as well?
I'll try to find out.

Or, I could make up a list...^_^

[snoochface]

I'll try to find out.

Or, I could make up a list...^_^

That would just be mean. :preach: ;)

[ravenscape]

That would just be mean. :preach: ;)
It would be smart-alecky (http://christianforums.com/group.php?groupid=9)...

[RadicallyTransformedMom]

The thank you feature that we had the first night on CF2 with the little thank you button on the bottom, that was a really neat feature and i am wondering if that is coming back or not?

[Tychicus2]

Thanks for all your work here Ravenscape :clap: :clap: :clap:

I asked earlier about the 5% being subtracted when we share blessings and never saw an answer but I just sent 500 blessings to a friend here and he got them all so thanks to the techies to *fixed* it :thumbsup:

Enjoying the ride and learning the new site slowly... :wave:

When we get the bank back, will we be able to collect interest weekly like before?

Thanks,
Ty

[ravenscape]

Thanks for all your work here Ravenscape :clap: :clap: :clap:

I asked earlier about the 5% being subtracted when we share blessings and never saw an answer but I just sent 500 blessings to a friend here and he got them all so thanks to the techies to *fixed* it :thumbsup:

Enjoying the ride and learning the new site slowly... :wave:

When we get the bank back, will we be able to collect interest weekly like before?

Thanks,
Ty

Thank you! Glad the 5% fee is gone!

I believe interest will be collected monthly now, but I could be wrong. I think that's the default for the banking application we have installed.

[ravenscape]

The thank you feature that we had the first night on CF2 with the little thank you button on the bottom, that was a really neat feature and i am wondering if that is coming back or not?
It's coming back. It was causing some database problems and had to be temporarily disabled. But, it's a neat feature and we need it back!

[Tychicus2]

Thank you! Glad the 5% fee is gone!

I believe interest will be collected monthly now, but I could be wrong. I think that's the default for the banking application we have installed.

Can you find out if they can or plan to change it to weekly???

Weekly is much better in my opinion...;)

Ty

[pgp_protector]

Thank you! Glad the 5% fee is gone!

I believe interest will be collected monthly now, but I could be wrong. I think that's the default for the banking application we have installed.

But will it be automatic or will we have to remember to click "collect interest" ?

[ravenscape]

But will it be automatic or will we have to remember to click "collect interest" ?
dunno...

Will try to find out.

[meh]

I heart ravenscape.

That is all.

[pgp_protector]

Quick question I don't know if it's a bug or is supposed to happen
But it appears as though when we Rep someone there & our blessings Both go up.

My Blessings Before 263,212
Target Blessings 589,985

After rep
My blessings 263,217
Target Blessings 590,082

[ravenscape]

Quick question I don't know if it's a bug or is supposed to happen
But it appears as though when we Rep someone there & our blessings Both go up.

My Blessings Before 263,212
Target Blessings 589,985

After rep
My blessings 263,217
Target Blessings 590,082
I saw that in the other thread. I've PMed nexia. I have a feeling it's a bug, but I'm not sure.

*fastens seatbelt for the next blessings adventure ride*

[pgp_protector]

I saw that in the other thread. I've PMed nexia. I have a feeling it's a bug, but I'm not sure.

*fastens seatbelt for the next blessings adventure ride*

Given the amount I don't think it would be as bad, or even as easy to abuse.

Given maximum Rep for 1 person is 20 in 24 hours @ 100 per rep, that's only 2,000 Blessings created per account.

But yea I'm wondering if it's a bug or real.

[Ariella]

i never actually saw what the thank you system did; how does that work when its back again?

[ravenscape]

there will be a small entry below a thanked post with the names of the people who clicked the thanks button for that post. The size is similar to the size of the "blessed" posts notices last night.

[Ariella]

ah ok; so its there in the actual thread under a post; that sounds good (in theory anyway :D ) thanks :thumbsup:

[JoyforJESUS]

Thank you so much for the useful information.

Will we ever again be able to use HTML?

Will we be able to permanently edit text color, and size?

Thanks Again

[ravenscape]

Thank you so much for the useful information.

Will we ever again be able to use HTML?

Will we be able to permanently edit text color, and size?

Thanks Again

I don't think the profiles are going to support HTML, but they do have a lot of ability to customize with colors and background images.

Permanent editing of fonts, etc., is coming - but I don't have an ETA.

[JoyforJESUS]

I don't think the profiles are going to support HTML, but they do have a lot of ability to customize with colors and background images.

Permanent editing of fonts, etc., is coming - but I don't have an ETA.:clap::clap:Thank you so much.:thumbsup:

[snoochface]

I just want to say how impressed I am with the way you are communicating, Raven, Nexia, and other staff members as well. I've been vocal about how poor communication has been on these forums, but y'all are really doing a very good job at keeping us updated and trying to get us answers. Thanks for that.

[hisbloodformysins]

Umm, I see that we have the characters now, how about the pets? Don't want to miss them :)

[Lindon Tinuviel]

I just want to say how impressed I am with the way you are communicating, Raven, Nexia, and other staff members as well. I've been vocal about how poor communication has been on these forums, but y'all are really doing a very good job at keeping us updated and trying to get us answers. Thanks for that.

Seconded. The communication during these troubled times has been outstanding. Thanks!

[ravenscape]

Umm, I see that we have the characters now, how about the pets? Don't want to miss them :)
Pets will be added pretty soon, but I don't have an ETA.

[ravenscape]

I just want to say how impressed I am with the way you are communicating, Raven, Nexia, and other staff members as well. I've been vocal about how poor communication has been on these forums, but y'all are really doing a very good job at keeping us updated and trying to get us answers. Thanks for that.

Seconded. The communication during these troubled times has been outstanding. Thanks!

Thank you both. We're all trying to stay up to date so we can share the latest, but it's a challenge!

[NorrinRadd]

Most of the icons will come back, from what I've read. But, many of them won't be displayed in our posts now. They'll be in our profiles.

Well that's crappy. :sigh:

[Ariella]

that doesn't make sense displaying them there; someone would have to choose to read your profile incase you happened to be who they wanted to reach instead of seeing at a glance you were a member of the prayer team or angels or whatever

[ravenscape]

Well that's crappy. :sigh:

that doesn't make sense displaying them there; someone would have to choose to read your profile incase you happened to be who they wanted to reach instead of seeing at a glance you were a member of the prayer team or angels or whatever

I think some will still be in the posts, but I don't have a list of which icons are coming back, so I can't tell you specifics.

[Ariella]

I think some will still be in the posts, but I don't have a list of which icons are coming back, so I can't tell you specifics.i hope so :thumbsup: its helpful being able to see right away details like who can help with what

[ravenscape]

i hope so :thumbsup: its helpful being able to see right away details like who can help with what
The who can help with what stuff is important for people to be able to see easily, I agree!

[Tychicus2]

I just want to say how impressed I am with the way you are communicating, Raven, Nexia, and other staff members as well. I've been vocal about how poor communication has been on these forums, but y'all are really doing a very good job at keeping us updated and trying to get us answers. Thanks for that.

:amen: :clap::clap::clap::clap: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tychicus2]

Seconded. The communication during these troubled times has been outstanding. Thanks!


You have done an Excellant job as well LT :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::clap::clap:

[Lindon Tinuviel]

You have done an Excellant job as well LT :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::clap::clap:

:) Thanks, Tych.

I think that all of us bank-robbers did a really good job. Lots of people came in to ask a question and then they came back to teach other people what they'd learned. That was a great group dynamic, and it just shows the excellent quality of the Members here.

So :thumbsup: :clap: yourself, you earned it.

[arborvita]

I heart ravenscape.

That is all.


Me too... She is super uber awesome person! :swoon:

[arborvita]

Seconded. The communication during these troubled times has been outstanding. Thanks!

Mo Love Fo Raven! :hug:

[arborvita]

I just want to say how impressed I am with the way you are communicating, Raven, Nexia, and other staff members as well. I've been vocal about how poor communication has been on these forums, but y'all are really doing a very good job at keeping us updated and trying to get us answers. Thanks for that.


:clap::)

[Tychicus2]

:) Thanks, Tych.

I think that all of us bank-robbers did a really good job. Lots of people came in to ask a question and then they came back to teach other people what they'd learned. That was a great group dynamic, and it just shows the excellent quality of the Members here.

So :thumbsup: :clap: yourself, you earned it.

I actually missed out on the bank-robbing part...

I did share some of that gold from *bug* #2...:D

Ty

[Ariella]

Will the banners/logos we had for the different forums be returned? and (sorry if this is the wrong place to ask but i don't know where else it fits since it isn't a bug or new feature) is it possible to have the description of a forum changed and if so, how do we do this? thanks

[Ariella]

another question ^_^ can we put links up to different areas of the forums like we could in cf1? to get to from the top of the screen?

[MrJim]

How about losing that annoying popup box after repping~

Thanks for adding Reputation to this user. May you be lucky enough to receive the same Reputation back in turn.

[comana]

On the subject of Reps, how do I do it? Am I just missing the obvious? Or is it currently not possible? (sorry if this is not the right placr to ask :sorry:, I'm just a little frustrated in my search for the rep button)

[meebs]

I've got to ask. Is this it? Is this the upgrade? Because I have to say if it is i'm disappointed. :sorry:

Also I lost my reading background which was a nice blue.

[Tychicus2]

To rep you click on the light bulb upper right of posts...
Last I heard you only give 50 rep points regardless of rep power but you can leave a short message...

The *UPGRADE* is still in Process... At this point there is a LOT of work left to do...

Please Keep CF in Prayer :pray:

Customization is one of the things on the long list of things to address...

God Bless,
Ty

[meebs]

Ah right thanks :)

[snoochface]

Can the forums be reorganized into a more logical order? It would make sense to have Announcements near the top, ministries grouped together, etc.

Right now on my UserCP (just the forums I am subscribed to, obviously) I have For New Christians at the top, then Announcements, a bunch of Ethics forums, life stages, then Ethics and Morality at the very bottom between Computers and Internet and Pet and Animal Friends. It's not making a lot of sense to me, and would be much easier if there were a logical flow to it.

[Tychicus2]

What's new today?

Any News on Bank/Reps/SS Benefits/Living Avatars ????

Ty

[NorrinRadd]

Most of the icons will come back, from what I've read. But, many of them won't be displayed in our posts now. They'll be in our profiles.

This is annoying. One of the things I really liked about CF was the ability to see that sort of stuff at a glance. It gave me much more of a sense of talking with a "real" person. Since the much-ballyhooed raison d'etre of CF2 is communicating and socializing, it seems strange to push those features out of easy sight.

[ravenscape]

This is annoying. One of the things I really liked about CF was the ability to see that sort of stuff at a glance. It gave me much more of a sense of talking with a "real" person. Since the much-ballyhooed raison d'etre of CF2 is communicating and socializing, it seems strange to push those features out of easy sight.
Some of them (not all) led to frequent hasty judgements, and often misjudgements of people. This is a small part of the reason for moving them to the profile. The main reason, though, is that the amount of info displayed in our posts had become a huge resource drain. Not having all that info in the profile will improve the speed and performance of the site considerably.

[Ariella]

I really hope they will put details like m/f ..... so we can at least know the right gender of the person we are speaking too without having to research them :sigh:

[Rep Daddy]

Your avatar would give you away as a female.

[snoochface]

Your avatar would give you away as a female.

Not always, obviously. My avatar could describe me as a black boy, a white woman, or a white man.

Gender and faith are necessary to be seen at a glance on a forum like this one. It aids tremendously with having the information you need about who you are speaking to, in order to discuss politics, religion, marriage, support, etc.

[Rep Daddy]

My reference was Ariella's avatar.
But I do like the icons on the posts
handy and we've sure got the space.

[Rep Daddy]

Note this at the bottom of the main page

Owner of Christian Forums http://www3.christianforums.com/images/userinfo/alpha.jpg

Looks like CF has multiple owners now.

[Tychicus2]

Maybe someone will answer today?

What's new today?

Any News on Bank/Reps/SS Benefits/Living Avatars ????

Ty

PS I did receive a partial answer on Living Avatars via PM...

[ravenscape]

No news of which I'm aware. I doubt most of the developers are working this weekend, though I could be wrong. I think we have some new styles coming later tonight, though.

[Rep Daddy]

Commitment to Restore the Rep Fnctn to Prior approach. (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7232232)

[NorrinRadd]

Some of them (not all) led to frequent hasty judgements, and often misjudgements of people. This is a small part of the reason for moving them to the profile. The main reason, though, is that the amount of info displayed in our posts had become a huge resource drain. Not having all that info in the profile will improve the speed and performance of the site considerably.

I'm probably in the minority here, but if it's an either/or thing, my own preference would be for the gender, faith, and maybe political stuff to be in the posts, and the reps (or whatever they are now), blessings, health to be on the Profile page.

[Amoranemix]

Thank you for starting a question and answer thread, ravenscape.

I just want to say how impressed I am with the way you are communicating, Raven, Nexia, and other staff members as well. I've been vocal about how poor communication has been on these forums, but y'all are really doing a very good job at keeping us updated and trying to get us answers. Thanks for that.That is limited to technical questions. I suspect they won't be enthusiastically answering embarrassing questions, e.g. about policy. In addition, if the discussions where these decisions were made weren't secret, more people could assist answering questions. It is also clear that many people who should have answers to certain questions are absent. Moreover, if I were in charge (for which I don't think I have time) I would have made a Q&A with the answers in the OP, like I did for appeals during the semi-democratic period. There should be enough people with the knowledge to make and update a comprehensive original post for such a thread. The communication looks improvisatory. It seems to depend on individual initiatives. They are putting more effort in it than before, but they failed to develop a communication plan.

Some of them (not all) led to frequent hasty judgements, and often misjudgements of people. This is a small part of the reason for moving them to the profile. The main reason, though, is that the amount of info displayed in our posts had become a huge resource drain. Not having all that info in the profile will improve the speed and performance of the site considerably.Are those icons more resource hogging than than big images ? Is clicking someone's profile to receive basic information not draining resources ?
Why have faith icons be removed from the post headers ? When debating religion it is useful to know the stance of other participants and if you don't know them you can also misjudge them.

Why do some people have more than one character in an oversized avatar ?

Why are threads not displayed full screen (that is full width) ?

Why have staff titles been removed ?

[Nomenclature]

That is limited to technical questions. I suspect they won't be enthusiastically answering embarrassing questions, e.g. about policy.
Who would be enthusiastically answering embarrassing questions? I know of no human being that enthusiastically answers questions that are embarrassing. Do you? :D

In addition, if the discussions where these decisions were made weren't secret, more people could assist answering questions.
How could you possibly know whether or not these decisions were made in secret? How could you possibly know that they weren't discussed with staff prior to the change? As the past generally serves as a good example of what is to come, (it often repeats itself dontchaknow), I think you and I could both attest to the fact that upper level staff will almost always discuss changes, with lower level staff prior to the changes being made. In fact there is plenty of evidence that this has happened. The CF Angels, currently headed by Gwenyfur (who is doing a great job) are helping people understand the changes. Staff are helping people who don't understand something. Everyone is doing their job. So, this seems like a lot of protestation about nothing, imho. Change is always difficult, but let's give things a try before we start griping about how awful it is. So far, I don't see anything too terrible taking place. There are a few mistakes but, they'll be correcting them as we go along.


It is also clear that many people who should have answers to certain questions are absent.
They're not absent. They're fixing things that everyone is complaining about. As for the Super A's, those who have answers are giving them, and to be honest, there's no reason other staff can't respond here too. Relax... give it time. It's just a forum. It'll still be here tomorrow, and if things aren't to your liking, they'll probably change again later. Such is the way of the web. Change is inevitable for growth to continue. Kind of like life eh?


Moreover, if I were in charge (for which I don't think I have time)
Well you're not, so time isn't really a factor is it? Those who are best for the job are at it, and the rest of us can just enjoy the fruits of their labor. :)



I would have made a Q&A with the answers in the OP, like I did for appeals during the semi-democratic period. There should be enough people with the knowledge to make and update a comprehensive original post for such a thread. The communication looks improvisatory. It seems to depend on individual initiatives. They are putting more effort in it than before, but they failed to develop a communication plan.

Are those icons more resource hogging than than big images ? Is clicking someone's profile to receive basic information not draining resources ?
Why have faith icons be removed from the post headers ? When debating religion it is useful to know the stance of other participants and if you don't know them you can also misjudge them.

Why do some people have more than one character in an oversized avatar ?

Why are threads not displayed full screen (that is full width) ?

Why have staff titles been removed ?
All the rest of this is just...... on a need to know basis isn't it? If we need to know, we'll know when it's important for us to know.

Have a nice week now, and try to smile ocassionally. It'll make you feel better, and that's not such a bad thing. :)

[ravenscape]

Thank you for starting a question and answer thread, ravenscape.

That is limited to technical questions. I suspect they won't be enthusiastically answering embarrassing questions, e.g. about policy. In addition, if the discussions where these decisions were made weren't secret, more people could assist answering questions. It is also clear that many people who should have answers to certain questions are absent. Moreover, if I were in charge (for which I don't think I have time) I would have made a Q&A with the answers in the OP, like I did for appeals during the semi-democratic period. There should be enough people with the knowledge to make and update a comprehensive original post for such a thread. The communication looks improvisatory. It seems to depend on individual initiatives. They are putting more effort in it than before, but they failed to develop a communication plan.

Are those icons more resource hogging than than big images ? Is clicking someone's profile to receive basic information not draining resources ?
Why have faith icons be removed from the post headers ? When debating religion it is useful to know the stance of other participants and if you don't know them you can also misjudge them.
I have been told that they are, but there may alternative to having each icon individually in the postbit, yet still display them. We'll see, I guess.

Why do some people have more than one character in an oversized avatar ?
If you equip more than one body, you can have more than one character with Living Avatars. The final product is a single image, so the layering concerns with the old armoury system don't apply

Why are threads not displayed full screen (that is full width) ?The default skin is not a fluid one. There are two fluid skins to choose from. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you'll see a drop-down menu that says "CF2 Renew". Try one of the alternatives. I like "CF2 in the Moody Sky". It's a darker version, and is a lot easier on my eyes.

Why have staff titles been removed ?They havne't been added back, yet. There's is a lot of configuration to complete, and the configuration that affects criticial functionality has highest priority.

[angelwind]

Is there a way to return armory items???

[ravenscape]

Is there a way to return armory items???
There isn't a way at this time. The Living Avatar application will have to be modified by a programmer to make returns available. I'm not sure when we'll get that functionality.

[angelwind]

There isn't a way at this time. The Living Avatar application will have to be modified by a programmer to make returns available. I'm not sure when we'll get that functionality.

Ok...thanks Raven...the new CF is soooooo nice, thank you to all who are involved in making the change happen.

[snoochface]

What's going on with Chrisbot? Is he dead, is he working part-time, is he time-warping?

I'm getting email notifications today about PMs and friend requests I received last week, and daily summary notices for forums I'm subscribed to from several days ago. Will he still be with us and functioning properly at some point, or is this a fluke?

[lovesblessing]

Hi! :wave:

I've got another question......

Is the "go" button at the bottom of the page going to be returning anytime soon, so that you don't have to go back to the to of the page to return to the forum?

Thank you for all the hard work everyone is doing to get this place all spruced up and shiny again! :thumbsup:

Much of God's grace to you all......

lovesblessing;)

[snoochface]

Hi! :wave:

I've got another question......

Is the "go" button at the bottom of the page going to be returning anytime soon, so that you don't have to go back to the to of the page to return to the forum?

Thank you for all the hard work everyone is doing to get this place all spruced up and shiny again! :thumbsup:

Much of God's grace to you all......

lovesblessing;)

Good call on this. Let me second the request. The heirarchy at the bottom of the page was very, very useful.

Here, for example, there should be links at the bottom of the page for:

Announcements > Member Assistance > Member Assistance and Forum Features > Christian Forums

So you don't have to scroll all the way to the top of the page to click up into a forum.

[nexialys]

Ho, page navigation in the footer... hum, well, i can do it later today, this is a small edit actually.

for the emails you receive these days snooch and all the others, we are fixing the "mail queue" that is like 15 000 emails late...

[snoochface]

Ho, page navigation in the footer... hum, well, i can do it later today, this is a small edit actually.

You're awesome - thank you! :hug:

for the emails you receive these days snooch and all the others, we are fixing the "mail queue" that is like 15 000 emails late...

Wow, well that explains it. Thanks again :D

[lovesblessing]

Ho, page navigation in the footer... hum, well, i can do it later today, this is a small edit actually.

for the emails you receive these days snooch and all the others, we are fixing the "mail queue" that is like 15 000 emails late...

Thank you! :thumbsup:

;)

[GodrockDJ]

Hey, what about the PDA version of the website? We blackberry/smartphone/pda users really appreciated the ability to surf CF on the go!

[Spudgrandma]

Can someone explain to me what the Tags are and how they work. Remember....old blonde here!!!!

[pgp_protector]

Can someone explain to me what the Tags are and how they work. Remember....old blonde here!!!!


Each user can edit / add 2 tags to a thread.
So example this thread has the tags
blessings, blogs, characters, icons, mo love fo raven!, profiles, q&a, reps, upgrade

If you click on them, you will then find other threads that have the same tag.

So lets say there's a tag Earthquake in a thread in the Dream Section.
Clicking on that tag would then pull up all the other threads where someone added "Earthquake" to the thread tags.

[ravenscape]

Can someone explain to me what the Tags are and how they work. Remember....old blonde here!!!!

Tags are used to help search for threads that discuss certain topics. Thread participants can add tags to the thread, and then anyone can search for threads with particular tags. It will take time for us all to get used to using the tags.

[Spudgrandma]

Each user can edit / add 2 tags to a thread.
So example this thread has the tags
blessings, blogs, characters, icons, mo love fo raven!, profiles, q&a, reps, upgrade

If you click on them, you will then find other threads that have the same tag.

So lets say there's a tag Earthquake in a thread in the Dream Section.
Clicking on that tag would then pull up all the other threads where someone added "Earthquake" to the thread tags.


Thank you, I sorta kinda understood what they were but your explanation was great and I could not figure out how they were implemented till your explanation. Thank You! By George, I think I'v got it now. ;)

[Rep Daddy]

Can someone explain to me what the Tags are and how they work. Remember....old blonde here!!!!


TAG...., gotcha last http://www.twowheelforum.com/images/smilies/runaway.gif

[Spudgrandma]

Tags are used to help search for threads that discuss certain topics. Thread participants can add tags to the thread, and then anyone can search for threads with particular tags. It will take time for us all to get used to using the tags.


Thank you also! Boy really quick responses. :thumbsup:

[Spudgrandma]

TAG...., gotcha last http://www.twowheelforum.com/images/smilies/runaway.gif

Cute, there is one in every crowd. LOL

[ravenscape]

Hey, what about the PDA version of the website? We blackberry/smartphone/pda users really appreciated the ability to surf CF on the go!
I haven't seen anything about a PDA version, but you're right! We'll need one!

[GodrockDJ]

I haven't seen anything about a PDA version, but you're right! We'll need one!

Yes there was a version available on the previous CF. The web address seems to be disabled now. Thanks for the attention on the matter :thumbsup:

[Ariella]

I haven't seen anything about a PDA version, but you're right! We'll need one!thanks; someone has a bug report in on it; or was it a new feature in the bug report; either way .... its a feature many of us need at times :)

[Ariella]

Hey, what about the PDA version of the website? We blackberry/smartphone/pda users really appreciated the ability to surf CF on the go!its also extremely useful when you have to go on a slow dialup as the only way to reach CF

[pgp_protector]

Hey, what about the PDA version of the website? We blackberry/smartphone/pda users really appreciated the ability to surf CF on the go!

I also enjoyed it for late night reading :D

(I hope they improve on the navigation for the PDA Version though :) )

[~renuka~]

miss it

[meebs]

..... [edited]

I was gonna complain about background colors not changing but i see they have. Good, i can read this! :D

[zfawnz]

pgp did you rob ooops I mean break the bank again?

[ravenscape]

pgp did you rob ooops I mean break the bank again?
Hee!

It looks like most if not all the plug-ins aren't working quite right since the server went down this morning.

[zfawnz]

Hee!

It looks like most if not all the plug-ins aren't working quite right since the server went down this morning.


ahh is that what happened? do they know that we have rep powers galore? (SSSHHHHHHHH dont tell them yet I still have to get through a few more friends on my buddy list LOL)

[pgp_protector]

pgp did you rob ooops I mean break the bank again?

Given I live in the USA, I'm going to use my rights & take the 5th.

[~Wisdom Seeker~]

I noticed that with the upgrade, the spell check is no longer available.

Will it be reinstated? It was a tool I used a lot! And I'm sure I'm not the only one who misses it.

[FaithLikeARock]

I'm not sure if this has been covered but...how do you report things?

I ask because I hang out in the heavy duty debate forums and lately we've been getting members who've signed up simply to bait members and act obnoxious. I also don't have a list of online mods so I can't simply PM. Do we have this system up yet?

[ravenscape]

I'm not sure if this has been covered but...how do you report things?

I ask because I hang out in the heavy duty debate forums and lately we've been getting members who've signed up simply to bait members and act obnoxious. I also don't have a list of online mods so I can't simply PM. Do we have this system up yet?
The report system is not up yet. If you can't find a forum mod online, please feel free to contact any admin about a problem you see. We can start a manual report for the mods to take a look at.

[snoochface]

What happened to blessings? I have fewer now than I did yesterday.

[snoochface]

Okay, I don't know what's going on, but my blessing count is going down. It's now 66,239, and when I made my last post it was 66,700something. I'm doing nothing but reading and posting in threads, and I've lost 500 blessings, and at least another 500 since yesterday. :scratch:

[ravenscape]

I'm not sure what's going on. There were some problems earlier today where the blessings were growing exponentially again, but those were resolved.

[snoochface]

I'm not sure what's going on. There were some problems earlier today where the blessings were growing exponentially again, but those were resolved.

Thank you for making up the blessings -- you didn't have to do that. :hug:

Maybe after the problem this morning, they were reset again to an earlier time?

[ravenscape]

Thank you for making up the blessings -- you didn't have to do that. :hug:

Maybe after the problem this morning, they were reset again to an earlier time?
Possibly. If so, it wasn't a complete reset like before. (whew!)

[ravenscape]

I added this to the 2nd post in the thread: Nexialys' May 13 site announcement on where things are, and what's ahead in the next few days (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7232968)

[pgp_protector]

I added this to the 2nd post in the thread: Nexialys' May 13 site announcement on where things are, and what's ahead in the next few days (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7232968)

Thanks

[yodafett]

What is the situation on Jobs? I've seen were it says to click on it in the blue navigation bar, but I can't find it anywhere. Are they gone for good, or on the list, or am I just blind?

[ravenscape]

What is the situation on Jobs? I've seen were it says to click on it in the blue navigation bar, but I can't find it anywhere. Are they gone for good, or on the list, or am I just blind?
Jobs aren't installed yet, but they're on the list. It's just a matter of time.

[zfawnz]

What is the situation on Jobs? I've seen were it says to click on it in the blue navigation bar, but I can't find it anywhere. Are they gone for good, or on the list, or am I just blind?

1 yes ditto on jobs .....

2 and I dont see the blessings count in posts (or the donate option) any more although my blessings count is showing at the to of my page - is this a 'reset' issue? -

3 any news on SS status (esp in pertaining to rep privileges ie 40 per day and back to back reps to a single user?)

4 user options - no longer see as many 'options' as we once had including 'show all threads' and have noticed that most if not all profiles have been defaulted to NOT SHOW previous posts. is this a glitch and is it being looked at?

5 I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the fact that we can now go back and scroll through our reps on our cp to see all the reps we got all the way back rather than only the last 20 or so. please dont take this away from us!!

and of course ....... :scratch::cry::groupray: :( missing the CF Pets!!! :cry::cry::cry:

[Spudgrandma]

I know you can click on read receipt when composing a PM but there used to be an option to set it to allways do a read receipt.....is this feature just not currently turned on or am I just missing it????

TIA
Spudgrandma

[bcauser]

Ok do we have guestbooks or not?? I can see the "guestbook" in my profrile, but then when i go to someone elses profile can't find there guestbook to post in it. Is visitor message taking the place of guestbooks.
And any word on our PETS???? Sure missing them!!
Thanks for all you all do.

[CFFosterAngel43]

is anyone monitoring / answering questions here any more?

cffa43 aka zfawnz - it has been 12 hours since I posted (above under zfawnz) and still no ersponse on any of the questions I had.

[ravenscape]

I'm still reading and checking, but I've been sick today and haven't posted a lot. Let me catch up and see what I've missed...

[Spudgrandma]

I'm still reading and checking, but I've been sick today and haven't posted a lot. Let me catch up and see what I've missed...


Hi Raven, sorry you are not feeling well.

[hope4today]

Oops..cancel that question. It was about reps but somewhere between signing on today and asking the question, they have turned up :sorry:

Thanks anyway... I know you would have answered ^_^

[ravenscape]

1 yes ditto on jobs .....

2 and I dont see the blessings count in posts (or the donate option) any more although my blessings count is showing at the to of my page - is this a 'reset' issue? -

3 any news on SS status (esp in pertaining to rep privileges ie 40 per day and back to back reps to a single user?)

4 user options - no longer see as many 'options' as we once had including 'show all threads' and have noticed that most if not all profiles have been defaulted to NOT SHOW previous posts. is this a glitch and is it being looked at?

5 I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the fact that we can now go back and scroll through our reps on our cp to see all the reps we got all the way back rather than only the last 20 or so. please dont take this away from us!!

and of course ....... :scratch::cry::groupray: :( missing the CF Pets!!! :cry::cry::cry:
1. I'm not sure exactly when jobs are coming back, my best guess would be sometime next week.

2. The blessings system is partially up. We can't bank our blessings yet, but we can donate again. I think you'll see a "Donate" link in the information portion of other members' posts, up where their post count is listed.

3. No news on SS benefits except that they'll come back when the programmers can get it ironed out (along with all the other stuff they need to iron out). Info about Site Supporters was postedin in this announcemen thread (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7232968) yesterday.

4. I'm not sure of the status of show all threads. A lot of people wanted that to go away permanently, so I'm not sure if it's a glitch or a feature, so to speak. Some of the other profile options will come back; it's just a matter of time to code and configure them.

5. I think the option to look at older reps is permanent, if it's not too much of a load on the server.


I know you can click on read receipt when composing a PM but there used to be an option to set it to allways do a read receipt.....is this feature just not currently turned on or am I just missing it????

TIA
Spudgrandma

This is one of the things that the programmers will have to code; vbulletin doesn't come with that as an option. It's not a difficult thing to code, but there's a lot of code work ahead, and I don't know where on the list this one falls.


Ok do we have guestbooks or not?? I can see the "guestbook" in my profrile, but then when i go to someone elses profile can't find there guestbook to post in it. Is visitor message taking the place of guestbooks.
And any word on our PETS???? Sure missing them!!
Thanks for all you all do.
Guestbooks are replaced with the new Visitor Messages on our profiles.

The pets are coming back, just a matter of time. I don't think we'll have them back until next week at the earliest. I miss my Lenore, too!

[Spudgrandma]

Well I've really tried to find the answer to this without asking the question but I just can't.

I know that reps were gone for a while but it seems other people have them back up but I don't and I can't figure out how to get them back.

Since others have theirs, is there something I have to do to get mine?


When did you give your last rep? They were reset for the 24-hour cycle. I could not rep again till about 6 ish this evening, which was 24 hours from the time I gave out my last rep yesterday.

Also, they are back but not our rep power, everyone you rep gets 40 points no matter what your rep power is. From what I understand they are working on this so we will have to be patient again. Hope this made sense.

[Spudgrandma]

This is one of the things that the programmers will have to code; vbulletin doesn't come with that as an option. It's not a difficult thing to code, but there's a lot of code work ahead, and I don't know where on the list this one falls.



Thanks, I figured it was something like that, but wanted to make sure I had not just missed it.

Feel better!!!!!

[sk8Joyful]

I just want to say how impressed I am with the way
you are communicating, Raven, Nexia, and other staff members as well.
y'all are really doing a very good job at keeping us updated and trying to get us answers. Thanks for that.

TRUE. :thumbsup: :clap: :amen:

[Ariella]

Is there any indication of when the posting problem will be fixed? where posts are appearing out of order and with error submission messages and duplicates - as it was with CF

[Tychicus2]

2. The blessings system is partially up. We can't bank our blessings yet, but we can donate again. I think you'll see a "Donate" link in the information portion of other members' posts, up where their post count is listed.


I don't see a donate link :scratch:

Ty

[A New Dawn]

The repaholic's forum is being moderated now?

[ravenscape]

The repaholic's forum is being moderated now?
It shouldn't be. We've had a bug where people get thrown into the moderation queue in other forums as well. Not everyone, and not always. It's been hard to track down and fix once and for all. I'll open a bug report on it.

[A New Dawn]

It shouldn't be. We've had a bug where people get thrown into the moderation queue in other forums as well. Not everyone, and not always. It's been hard to track down and fix once and for all. I'll open a bug report on it.

Thanks. :) Of all places that could (or should) be moderated, the Repaholics forum is far from the top of the list. LOL.

[~renuka~]

can we rep now??

[Alive again]

so my avatar and some others and my quote buttons are missing and others are quoting is something happening there or is it just my dial up computer??? Thanks! No rush I will be gone all next week.

[ravenscape]

I'm not having any problems with avatars and icons...

[bcauser]

I'm not having any problems with avatars and icons...

Thanks ravenscape, feel better soon!!! No rest for the werry!!

[ravenscape]

can we rep now??
I think so. I've repped a few people. I'm not sure the rep calcuation is correct, though.

[ravenscape]

Thanks ravenscape, feel better soon!!! No rest for the werry!!
Thank you! I'm feeling much better today.

[Rep Daddy]

I think so. I've repped a few people. I'm not sure the rep calcuation is correct, though.

The calculation is not correct. My reps are only worth 40 points now, they should be worth over 151000 points.

[pgp_protector]

Just remember these are the coders.
http://www.pgp-protector.com/images/SmileyTyping.gifhttp://www.pgp-protector.com/images/SmileyTyping.gifhttp://www.pgp-protector.com/images/SmileyTyping.gif

[pgp_protector]

Time for a RedBull donation :D

[Rep Daddy]

FYI: the rep forum has slowed from 1000+ posts per day to a little over 100 posts per day. That's a 90% decline!

[ravenscape]

It looks like the calculation is working better (if not perfectly?), but the reputation page is taking a long time to load and is throwing errors for people who have really high rep power. I hope they can resolve that problem soon. :(

[Rep Daddy]

geo and I are working on it.

[Greenthumb]

It looks like the calculation is working better (if not perfectly?), but the reputation page is taking a long time to load and is throwing errors for people who have really high rep power. I hope they can resolve that problem soon. :(Yes...it's loading very slowly. I thought it was just me. But if you're patient it does work in the long run. :) I'm also getting you must spread...blah...blah...blah... Is that the error you're talking about?

[Tychicus2]

geo and I are working on it.


Thanks :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

God Bless,
Ty

[Rep Daddy]

Announcement here (http://christianforums.com/showpost.php?p=46965785&postcount=121)

[Alive again]

HI, not sure where and how to report this. My edit, quote, multiquote buttons are all missing. As is the avatar graphics when I am on Cf. Other graphics work fine. They were all there and working up until a couple of days ago. Others say their's are present and working fine. What should I do. Thanks! Pm me if possible as I will be out of town for a week starting Saturday, so obviously not a huge priority compared to all everyone is doing during this process. Thanks to all for everything!!! You guys are amazing!

[arborvita]

I am happy to say that the reps have been fixed. Please go share the rep love. :)

[meebs]

hmmm

[edit] oh, they have!

[meebs]

http://christianforums.com/tracker.php?itemid=428

[snoochface]

Thanks for fixing the reputation system.

Related to that -- can our current rep numbers please be added to the top of the page where our last login, private message count, and blessings are listed? That has always been the first thing I check when I log in, and it's not only hard to keep track of, but kind of annoying to have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to see if I've gotten any new reps.

Thanks for all the hard work. Very, very sorry to hear nexia is no longer working on CF. If anyone is in contact with him, please pass on my sincere thanks for all he did to get the site up and running again.

[Spudgrandma]

Thanks for all the hard work by everyone to get things up and running again. I hope that things go smoothly for you with all the problems you still have to fix.

God Bless
Spudgrandma

[DeShay]

:clap::clap::clap:Yes thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

[barb754]

Thanks for all the hard work by everyone to get things up and running again. I hope that things go smoothly for you with all the problems you still have to fix.

God Bless
Spudgrandma


I so agree with this.

However, when I post sometimes I get an error message and then when I click it on it has my post but out of order:doh: LOL

[NorrinRadd]

... Very, very sorry to hear nexia is no longer working on CF. ...

Wait... What? Was this announced somewhere?

[~renuka~]

Wait... What? Was this announced somewhere?
:confused:

[RadicallyTransformedMom]

nexia is gone? who is taking his place?

[Rep Daddy]

The new programmer, SirAdrian, starts Monday. LeeD mentioned this somewhere in a thread.

[ravenscape]

I don't think it's been announced. After Nexia resigned, LeeD engaged a new project leader to complete the update, SirAdrian.

SirAdrian likes adrenaline sports like skydiving and bungee jumping, so I think he'll enjoy working on the upgrade here. :D

[Rep Daddy]

SirAdrian (http://christianforums.com/member.php?u=224905)

[zfawnz]

thank you raven for all your hard work and for getting back to me on those questions I posed earlier this week! best wishes and I am still praying for all CF tech team and members!!

[tall73]

I am really excited about the real search function being brought back, the smoother running dolly system (with upgrades no less, and one small kb image instead of parts that loaded separately), the cleaner look etc.

I realize it won't make everyone happy, but this is really an improvement in my book! Good job Lee and the rest of the team.

My only question at the moment is whether we can get the avatar max size upped to 250x250, equal to the larger dolly backgrounds, so that those who are on the creative side of things can make their own images of that size?

[ravenscape]

I am really excited about the real search function being brought back, the smoother running dolly system (with upgrades no less, and one small kb image instead of parts that loaded separately), the cleaner look etc.

I realize it won't make everyone happy, but this is really an improvement in my book! Good job Lee and the rest of the team.

My only question at the moment is whether we can get the avatar max size upped to 250x250, equal to the larger dolly backgrounds, so that those who are on the creative side of things can make their own images of that size?
I think that would be a good change. Some people have talked about wanting to do creative things *with* their dollies, as well, and this would allow them to use the parts of the Living Avatars collection they want to use, and then add whatever they like on their own, and then upload their image from their computers.

It's something the tech folks will have to change, though, with the buy-in from our top management. But, this idea definitely has my support.

[Rep Daddy]

Bigger avatars. YES!

[tall73]

I think that would be a good change. Some people have talked about wanting to do creative things *with* their dollies, as well, and this would allow them to use the parts of the Living Avatars collection they want to use, and then add whatever they like on their own, and then upload their image from their computers.

It's something the tech folks will have to change, though, with the buy-in from our top management. But, this idea definitely has my support.

Yes, that was part of what I was thinking....integrating dollies in ways that the software would normally not allow. You could do animation scenes with Gif's if the software allowed it. It could be really fun.

[Tychicus2]

I like the idea as I would not have to wait to incorporate my personal photos as backgrounds. :clap: :thumbsup:

Hope this idea can be *sold* to the powers that be :)

God Bless,
Ty

[A New Dawn]

Just out of curiosity, on the old profiles, the information we had inputted were links that could find us others who had the same information on their profiles. For instance, when I clicked on name of the church I attend in my profile, it listed all the other members who had that same information in their profiles. That was fantastic information to have.

Would it be possible to have that same feature with the new site?

Thanks.

[Rep Daddy]

Got 12 for the4 one above

[Rep Daddy]

6 for the one above

[Rep Daddy]

Question: I notice that when I post it increases my blessings but the amount varies from 1 to 10 increase. That is strange.

[sk8Joyful]

re Arcade: I wrote out another BUG-report

[NoDoubt]

I logged in a little while ago and I'm lazy. I didn't check on the earlier posts...where is the chatbox and will it ever come back? Long time ago, someone said it will be back in a few days"

Not being pushy. I just miss my cb friends. :(

[tall73]

I like the idea as I would not have to wait to incorporate my personal photos as backgrounds. :clap: :thumbsup:

Hope this idea can be *sold* to the powers that be :)

God Bless,
Ty

So what is the current process to sell something to the powers that be?

And I am guessing it would take a bit as they are pretty busy with more pressing issues.

[Gwenyfur]

I logged in a little while ago and I'm lazy. I didn't check on the earlier posts...where is the chatbox and will it ever come back? Long time ago, someone said it will be back in a few days"

Not being pushy. I just miss my cb friends. :(

Well our new coder just started today, so he's playing catch up adn getting stuff going ...he's made some good headway today...so we're grateful he's here...

There will be a new CB...just no idea of how much of a wait we'll have for it...

We went nearly a week with no coder, so everything is behind schedule right now...

I'm sorry, if I find a better answer I will update ya :)

[Angel4Truth]

I havent been on in a couple days but notice the board is loading really slowly on most pages and several to most peoples siggy graphics and some post graphics arent showing up for me (i can see the living avatars though) . Is it just me or have i missed something while i havent been here? Thank you to whoever responds (i can see my siggy graphics except for one of them - its missing also)

[Gwenyfur]

I havent been on in a couple days but notice the board is loading really slowly on most pages and several to most peoples siggy graphics and some post graphics arent showing up for me (i can see the living avatars though) . Is it just me or have i missed something while i havent been here? Thank you to whoever responds (i can see my siggy graphics except for one of them - its missing also)

It's a known issue and happens to me now and again as well...
I can see all yoru siggie graphics though :)

[Angel4Truth]

you can see the star alpha thing? It comes out the outline of it but it contains a red box for me - the others i can see though- and all i see in yours is text aND 5 red x boxes

[Gwenyfur]

Yup I can see your 3 graphics, then the hypocrisy text, then the star alpha dream team
then some great christian music :D

[Angel4Truth]

hmm i wonder why i cant see that one ... ????

[Gwenyfur]

your guess would be as good as mine :scratch:

the new coder is workin' through the glitches and bugs as fast as he can...hang in there :)

[Angel4Truth]

I did that raven , thank you - i see them all except the star alpha banner

[ravenscape]

could be a cache thing. I can see all the images in your signature. You could try a ctl-f5 and see if that helps.

[Angel4Truth]

I cant figure this out for the life of me

[Angel4Truth]

well its looking like the only ones i cannot see are all hosted at photobucket ... weird

[Angel4Truth]

3 days ago I was able to see them and now i am not.

[Tychicus2]

I can see them ALL Angel :clap:

Sorry I can't be any more help :scratch:

God Bless,
Ty

[Angel4Truth]

Thanks ty i wish i could see them all - i cannot see any of the graphics that are listed as being hosted at photobucket for some reason when i was able to see them 3 days ago - it makes no sense to me

[Ariella]

hi angel, i've had that happen on another forum with vanishing photobucket pictures for no reason that i could work out; then they came back again :scratch:


does anyone know if the posting order bug is something that techs are working on?

[heavensangelwv]

Is there going to be a visitor count on our blogs? Even if no one comments, it would be nice to know how many times the blogs have been viewed. :D

[ravenscape]

hi angel, i've had that happen on another forum with vanishing photobucket pictures for no reason that i could work out; then they came back again :scratch:


does anyone know if the posting order bug is something that techs are working on?
I don't know if the programmers actively working on it yet (there's a long list of stuff for them to do!) but we know posting order is a little buggy.

Is there going to be a visitor count on our blogs? Even if no one comments, it would be nice to know how many times the blogs have been viewed. :D

I don't know if it's feasible to add that, but I hope so! I'd kinda like to know if I'm writing to myself. :D

[heavensangelwv]

I don't know if it's feasible to add that, but I hope so! I'd kinda like to know if I'm writing to myself. :D Haha... I do feel like it is more of my private journal than a blog sometimes... ^_^ I liked how our old blogs logged the number of visitors and their IDs

[Ariella]

I don't know if the programmers actively working on it yet (there's a long list of stuff for them to do!) but we know posting order is a little buggy.
thanks :thumbsup:

[Angel4Truth]

well this is totally weird , i see them all today...

[Bellla]

are we going to be able to see how many blessings other have?

[Gwenyfur]

eventually :)
Our new coder just started Monday .... and he's got quite a list, but I do know it will be fixed...just not sure on where it is on the list :scratch:

[Bellla]

thank you for your answers I appreciate it...oh....is there anyway to see how many reps that i still have left? I am a ss and I dont know how many i have

[Gwenyfur]

I haven't figured that one out yet...
I know they finally got 'em fixed to where when we rep we actually rep according to our rep power instead of just 40 pts...

But as to how many clicks we have left??? I haven't found that one...
I just keep clicking :D

[Bellla]

ok thanks!!!

[tamlis]

Raven, do you know if its possible to organize our attachments? It would help if I didn't have to look through all my attachments to find the one I need each time:)

[ravenscape]

I don't know of any way to organize attachments. I'll ask around and see if anyone knows differently.

[A New Dawn]

How do you find your attachments?

[Spudgrandma]

Is there a list somewhere of which staff is in charge of what???

[ravenscape]

I'm not sure what you mean by "which in charge of what"?

There is a link at the bottom of the main index page shows who is assigned to which forums. Last time I checked, that link was still broken. There is also a list at the bottom of each forum that shows which staff members are assigned to moderate that forum. Is there a specific area of the forum you're trying to find help with?

[Spudgrandma]

I'm not sure what you mean by "which in charge of what"?

There is a link at the bottom of the main index page shows who is assigned to which forums. Last time I checked, that link was still broken. There is also a list at the bottom of each forum that shows which staff members are assigned to moderate that forum. Is there a specific area of the forum you're trying to find help with?


Not really, there use to be a link where you could see everyone togethere and who was assigned where, just wondering if that is still available and I'm not seeing.

[ravenscape]

Not really, there use to be a link where you could see everyone togethere and who was assigned where, just wondering if that is still available and I'm not seeing.

That link is not available yet, and I'm not sure when it will be reprogrammed. The systems are so different that creating those pages will be a "from scratch" effort, I think.

Once "View Forum Leaders" works, it will provide some, but not all of the information we had before.

[SirAdrian]

does anyone know if the posting order bug is something that techs are working on?Yes, it was being worked on. It should be working now though! :thumbsup:

I'm not sure what you mean by "which in charge of what"?

There is a link at the bottom of the main index page shows who is assigned to which forums. Last time I checked, that link was still broken. There is also a list at the bottom of each forum that shows which staff members are assigned to moderate that forum. Is there a specific area of the forum you're trying to find help with?This should be fixed, too. :wave: We are planning to do a more structured staff page in the near future though, because the current one can be hard to read.

[ravenscape]

Yay! :clap: :clap: :clap:

I didn't realize how much I used those links until they were gone!

[Spudgrandma]

Yes, it was being worked on. It should be working now though! :thumbsup:

This should be fixed, too. :wave: We are planning to do a more structured staff page in the near future though, because the current one can be hard to read.


Thank you, I will wait patiently. I was just making sure that I was not missing it somewhere, but this is good to know.

[snoochface]

Thanks for fixing the reputation system.

Related to that -- can our current rep numbers please be added to the top of the page where our last login, private message count, and blessings are listed? That has always been the first thing I check when I log in, and it's not only hard to keep track of, but kind of annoying to have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to see if I've gotten any new reps.

Bump. Please?

[Ariella]

Yes, it was being worked on. It should be working now though! :thumbsup:thanks a lot; it seems to be :) is there a way to keep a check on server times so they stay better synched? not really sure how that works or how quickly they get back out of time again - thanks again for your help with this :)

[SirAdrian]

I'm not too sure about that. I noticed it by just checking the time in the footer, it would randomly jump ahead so I then looked into it and there was a huge difference between the servers.

If we notice it again, it's a quick fix for the server technician.

[Ariella]

I'm not too sure about that. I noticed it by just checking the time in the footer, it would randomly jump ahead so I then looked into it and there was a huge difference between the servers.

If we notice it again, it's a quick fix for the server technician.thankyou :thumbsup:

[RoseyK]

Not sure if this was asked before or not.

I had a blog on the old CF.....but now it shows that I have no blog entries.....

Did I lose my old blog with the update.....or is there a way to access it. It used to be in my favorites.

[SirAdrian]

We have to convert the old blog system data so it will work with the new - there is no time estimate available for this yet, but it is on the list.

[Rep Daddy]

Thanks so much for the communication.

[pgp_protector]

Can't get to the bug section.
But anytime I try to go to a section (not a thread) I'm getting a Database Error.

Example link --> http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3

[ravenscape]

New status announcement thread is HERE! May 22 Upgrade Task list (http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7236180)

[RoseyK]

Not sure if this was asked before or not.

I had a blog on the old CF.....but now it shows that I have no blog entries.....

Did I lose my old blog with the update.....or is there a way to access it. It used to be in my favorites.

I found my old blog......it was still in my favorites at the bottom of the listing.....:clap:

[SirAdrian]

Can't get to the bug section.
But anytime I try to go to a section (not a thread) I'm getting a Database Error.

Example link --> http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3
I'm not getting the error, so can you PM me the contents of the error page? You may have to view the page's HTML to actually see anything useful.

Thanks.

[pgp_protector]

I'm not getting the error, so can you PM me the contents of the error page? You may have to view the page's HTML to actually see anything useful.

Thanks.

PM Sent.

[Angel4Truth]

Question - will there be an icon added to posts again so we can bless each other with blessings and also site supporter gifts like there used to be?

[lovesblessing]

I wanted to report an odd problem in the Word of Faith forum. There are two threads in there that are quite long and they say they have two extra pages that you can't access. Here are the links to them.

http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7212283&page=33

http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7161763&page=36


The second thread only has one extra page right now, but it had been two before. It doesn't matter if you click on the last page link or the number, it will always go back to the previous number page you were on.

I also have a question about how long it will be before the "GO" button is returned to the bottom of each thread page, so you don't have to go back up top to go back to the forum? :D Just wondering!

Thank you for your help.

lovesblessing ;)

[RadicallyTransformedMom]

Sir Adrian,
Hi! Just wondering if your still around or not? Are you working on stuff? Do you read the report bugs forum? Could you give us a better idea of a list of priorities and how long things will take? Do you know when the bank will be up and running again? Are we going to get a button on the posts to bless people like we used to? how bout faith icons? Are the CF quizzes around somewhere or will they be? What about the full restoration of the SS priveledges? There is so much that still needs to be fixed. Are you the only one working on all this? We seemed to have lost alot of people on this site over the past 2 mos. I was only 498 users online this morning and was shocked. I have never seen under 1,000 users online before all this updating. Why isn't LeeD hiring more people to get this stuff done? he is losing so many people from the forum. Just some thoughts.

[Tychicus2]

Sir Adrian,
Hi! Just wondering if your still around or not? Are you working on stuff? Do you read the report bugs forum? Could you give us a better idea of a list of priorities and how long things will take? Do you know when the bank will be up and running again? Are we going to get a button on the posts to bless people like we used to? how bout faith icons? Are the CF quizzes around somewhere or will they be? What about the full restoration of the SS priveledges? There is so much that still needs to be fixed. Are you the only one working on all this? We seemed to have lost alot of people on this site over the past 2 mos. I was only 498 users online this morning and was shocked. I have never seen under 1,000 users online before all this updating. Why isn't LeeD hiring more people to get this stuff done? he is losing so many people from the forum. Just some thoughts.

What about PETS ??? Jobs ??? Armory fixes???

I would like to know the answers to a lot of these questions as well...

Communication has been in short supply and the *task* list has only two items on it? :sigh:

I thought we had a lead tech and several assistants working on this :scratch: Please keep us better informed :confused::confused::confused:

Still :prayer::prayer::prayer:

Ty

[joyshirley]

I just noticed, when replying to a message on my profile page, that it says what one's current activity is again. I thought that had been removed.....

[snoochface]

I REALLY want pets and jobs back. I'd really like to know where they are in the priority list please. Thanks, I know you guys are working hard, just don't want to see the communication drop off again.

[blessedmomof5]

Know you are all working so hard but anything with the pets yet? cfpetrescuer9

[Ariella]

Will we be getting pda back? thats very useful for those who are on dialup either always or at times --- and it wasn't the same as the archive system next mentioned once which doesn't allow for new posts - thanks

[Ariel]

Are missdancerama and I the only ones who had problems getting on yesterday?

[Spudgrandma]

Are missdancerama and I the only ones who had problems getting on yesterday?


Nope I did also, not all day but for a large portion of it.

[Tychicus2]

Are any of the *Leadership* even reading this thread anymore?

Ty

[ravenscape]

I haven't been around much due to the DNS problems. Let me catch up on things and I'll try to answer questions. I think the thread that RedStiletto has going may somewhat take the place of this one, since she knows the schedule of planned changes/additions.

[pgp_protector]

I haven't been around much due to the DNS problems. Let me catch up on things and I'll try to answer questions. I think the thread that RedStiletto has going may somewhat take the place of this one, since she knows the schedule of planned changes/additions.

I think this " due to the DNS problems. " explains a lot as to why we couldn't get on sometimes this weekend :)

[ravenscape]

Yes, it does. Some people still can't get in, from what I understand.

[redneckfollowingchrist]

Hello all. so i have a question...actually two.
does anyone know when the Chat Box will come back?
are the jobs comming back as well?

[ravenscape]

Know you are all working so hard but anything with the pets yet? cfpetrescuer9

The pets are high on the priority list. I don't have an estimate, though. Now that the DNS problems are getting better, hopefully some of the folks who are more in the know about the coding and timing will be able to check in and let us know.

Will we be getting pda back? thats very useful for those who are on dialup either always or at times --- and it wasn't the same as the archive system next mentioned once which doesn't allow for new posts - thanks

I haven't heard anything specific about PDA view timing, but it's important to a lot of people. I hope it's high on the list.

Are missdancerama and I the only ones who had problems getting on yesterday?
No, a lot of people were affected, and some are still affected.
Are any of the *Leadership* even reading this thread anymore?

Ty
Many of the leadership were affected by the DNS problem. Also, I think RedStiletto's thread to some extent takes the place of this one. However, I still read it when I'm online and try to answer questions.
Hello all. so i have a question...actually two.
does anyone know when the Chat Box will come back?
are the jobs comming back as well?
Chatbox will be coming back, but I haven't heard anything specific about when, besides "soon". Jobs will also be coming back (not sure how soon).

[redneckfollowingchrist]

I had heard that it should be a couple of weeks but that was like 4weeks ago.

[barb754]

Well..... finally after 3 days of not being able to get on I am here. I think being a site supporter something should be given back when everything is up and running. We have not had our site supporter status since May 4th. So maybe a few added months to our paid subscriptions would help.:)

[Rep Daddy]

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