Mark Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 All, It's time to upgrade the board software. This time it is a *major* upgrade - from the 3.x series to the new 4.x series. http://www.vbulletin.com/index.php?do=screenshotsI suspect that this will take the better part of a day to accomplish and may disrupt discussion for a period of time. Therefore, we should plan it out - when it occurs - and get everyone ready for the idea that it will occur so that there are no shockers. Anyway - thoughts? Ideas about how to best proceed so that the community is minimally impacted? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David O Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Hey Mark,What do the numbers say as the least usage time and day in a week, over the past 2-3 months?David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerose Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Thanks for the consideration, Mark. It’s good to be forewarned. *holds tight to teddy and soft comfy blankie*Okay. I’m ready. xenophon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttjack Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 this site would be really cool if you can IM members or have a chat. xenophon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 I suppose if the forum is going down for a length of time a banner announcement on the site about the reason why and the approximate restart time would be useful.Goose xenophon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 We will certainly make a big annoucement and give lots of warning. That's part of what I'm doing now. I'm not in a rush, but want to get this on the table. I don't keep stats on the community usage beyond what vBull does itself (I should though - put that on the list), and I don't believe there are internal stats that would give us the stats you'd want to see. At any rate, since this would need to be done during work hours, it would necessarily impact use of the community during that period. We don't have the luxury of a midnight install. xenophon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerose Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 You know what they say, you can’t please of the people all the time. Just aim to please some of the people some of the time and you’ll be doing a good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ASchwartz Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Mark and everyone,I am back from my travels. Well, this is exciting news. My thought is that the community will survive quite well for a day or two while the new board is installed and the community upgraded. I think its great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David O Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 I've installed a valium lick at the entrance to my home...I'm ready guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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