ResilientBeast
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I like the graphical improvements and when I get some time I will sort out the bio master thread.
Change is inevitable
Change is inevitable
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@seventieslord (Yes.. this is a feature now!)
It looks to me like the new forum software was a necessary change, bringing a lot of new functionality that simply didn't exist before. That is a good thing.
Now, the admins of HFBoards were never under any obligation to us ATDers with respect to preserving our work. They *warned* us that a lot of things could break, and while the actual notice was only a few days, it was still plenty of time for us to copy over whatever work we wanted to make sure we didn't lose in some form.
Given enough time (and hopefully a few extra forum themes.. this obsession with white is driving me crazy), we'll all get used to this.
I also feel compelled to point out to @seventieslord that you, above all of us, should have been ready for the switch over after what happened at the old Leafs forum many moons ago. A *lot* more was lost back then, relatively speaking.
The mods have known about this for months and I heard for the most part the ATD board would be safe
The problems with bio formatting and etc. were predictable anyways. A lot of formatting is done through tags and if the new software doesn't use the same system, stuff will break.
I think we ALL knew about this for some time already as well. Remember we had that discussion a while back about creating a mega bio repository and I think it was you that mentioned there would be new software installed at some point?
I like the graphical improvements and when I get some time I will sort out the bio master thread.
Change is inevitable
Exactly. Naive is exactly the word. And lazy. I can't say I was 100% naive to this possibility, but like climate change, I always thought I'd do something about it next year, then the year after that, and so on.
I don't think we need to outright leave hfboards - this is our home, and getting everyone to agree on a new place is going to be a challenge, and for better or worse, our history is all here, and can never be moved it its entirety. But, we should take all of our important work and make sure it's copied to somewhere else - even if that "somewhere else" is just the PCs of a few trusted longtime members, who can restore it somewhere online in an apocalypse situation.
Hmm, is there a good reason why we couldn't just get a copy of the databases that make up the HOH and ATD sections?
Each his own, but damn.Not sure how this is an improvement.I feel like I'm in an hospital.
No it's not, what happened is a case in point.
I'm sorry but you're implying things are being done just to make our lives more difficult and that's just not the case
I'm not implying anything other than this is not our home.I'm not paranoid, I don't think we're that important to the site.
@VanIslander @BenchBrawl @ImporterExporter @ResilientBeast Never again does one need to PM the next person. Welcome to the 21st century, guys.
@seventieslord (Yes.. this is a feature now!)
It looks to me like the new forum software was a necessary change, bringing a lot of new functionality that simply didn't exist before. That is a good thing.
Now, the admins of HFBoards were never under any obligation to us ATDers with respect to preserving our work. They *warned* us that a lot of things could break, and while the actual notice was only a few days, it was still plenty of time for us to copy over whatever work we wanted to make sure we didn't lose in some form.
Given enough time (and hopefully a few extra forum themes.. this obsession with white is driving me crazy), we'll all get used to this.
I also feel compelled to point out to @seventieslord that you, above all of us, should have been ready for the switch over after what happened at the old Leafs forum many moons ago. A *lot* more was lost back then, relatively speaking.
1) the bigger **** you would've been if we were pruned. But as far as I can see we've lost nothing. Most forums were trimmed to I think 2012. So the fact that the HOH and ATD were spared is great
2) They aren't going to treat us specially since we do some interesting hockey related research. Ultimately this is a group of 30-40 people and when it comes to stuff like this they need to cater to as many people as possible.
Regarding my points together we've lost nothing and gained a bunch of functionality that will make things run smoother. Sure it will require some rebuilding but that's fine by me.
I've relinked all old bio threads in the new sticky I'm building, I'll try and track down the original bio master thread now
1) the bigger **** you would've been if we were pruned. But as far as I can see we've lost nothing. Most forums were trimmed to I think 2012. So the fact that the HOH and ATD were spared is great
2) They aren't going to treat us specially since we do some interesting hockey related research. Ultimately this is a group of 30-40 people and when it comes to stuff like this they need to cater to as many people as possible.
Regarding my points together we've lost nothing and gained a bunch of functionality that will make things run smoother. Sure it will require some rebuilding but that's fine by me.
I've relinked all old bio threads in the new sticky I'm building, I'll try and track down the original bio master thread now
1) the bigger **** you would've been if we were pruned. But as far as I can see we've lost nothing. Most forums were trimmed to I think 2012. So the fact that the HOH and ATD were spared is great
2) They aren't going to treat us specially since we do some interesting hockey related research. Ultimately this is a group of 30-40 people and when it comes to stuff like this they need to cater to as many people as possible.
Regarding my points together we've lost nothing and gained a bunch of functionality that will make things run smoother. Sure it will require some rebuilding but that's fine by me.
I've relinked all old bio threads in the new sticky I'm building, I'll try and track down the original bio master thread now
I'm also fairly sure I can't endorse moving our group somewhere else. The bio thread will be fixed and updated when I get some time
No one is suggesting that. But this is not a good place to store our research and expect it to be safe, as you can now plainly see.
That's great, but the content in the bios has been butchered too.
As I mentioned, dates missing from quote tags... And apostrophes turned into some multi character codeI only see tables what else is wrong?
It looks like tables functionality is missing
As I mentioned, dates missing from quote tags... And apostrophes turned into some multi character code
It's just a different code.
tags still work, but now an entire row will be wrapped in [/ TR] tags and inside THOSE tags will be to separate the same way the " | " did on the previous host.
So:
Test Test 2 Test 3 test test 2 test 3 Code:[table][TR][TH]Test[/TH][TH]Test 2[/TH][TH]Test 3[/TH][/TR] [TR][TH]test[/TH][TH]test 2[/th][TH]test 3[/th][/tr][/table]
The bio thread is on page 2 isn't it?