Administrators Chad Posted February 25, 2015 Administrators Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hi folks, I mentioned last year that the fine folks who made the forum software we use here have been working on a brand new version of it. Well, they are going to be releasing it very soon (release candidate versions are available now, so that's a good indicator). You can see what it looks like (with the stock theme) on their own forums here: http://community.invisionpower.com/ Now, I don't have immediate plans to upgrade to the new version. BUT, it's likely that we will move to it sometime this year. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts, opinions and concerns if you get a chance to check it out at the link above. I've not even had a chance to do any testing of it here, but overall it looks like a step in the right direction. I just wanted to get this out there for anyone interested in seeing what the future likely holds. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Are we having issues with the current version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted February 25, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted February 25, 2015 No (no major issues anyway), and that's why we won't be upgrading immediately. But, the new version comes with feature improvements (both visible to users and on the admin side) and improved security among other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) I wannabe on the committee!!!! +++ j/k of course. I am all for upgrading the forum software, because usually with such upgrades there is beefier security, and I have had my fill of phishing/scammers filling the forums from time-to-time in the last year. Edit: I see Chad already addressed the security issues. My post overlapped his by a minute. Edited February 25, 2015 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 RELEASE THE HOUNDS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted February 25, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted February 25, 2015 PITCHFORKS! TORCHES! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Chimps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) RELEASE THE HOUNDS! Here, I fixed your post: Edited February 25, 2015 by wvu80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 If it will improve SPAM resistance, I'm all for it. So what if it will take me another 2 months to figure it all out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) PITCHFORKS! TORCHES! Edited February 25, 2015 by wvu80 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Will I need to upgrade computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted February 25, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted February 25, 2015 If it will improve SPAM resistance, I'm all for it. So what if it will take me another 2 months to figure it all out This change probably won't be as dramatic to you as the previous change, where we changed systems completely. Most of the core user flow in IPS 4.0 is very similar to how it currently is here. Lots of cosmetic improvements plus a new improved post editor and such, which is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted February 25, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted February 25, 2015 Will I need to upgrade computer? Nope, it's a website, not software that's installed on your computer. Now, if you are using Internet Explorer version 8 or earlier, you might not get the best user experience, but that's standard with most modern websites these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Any loss of old posts or pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I've always been annoyed at what you see here. Most of the time when I reply superscript, subscript, bbs code, bold, italic, underline or SOMETHING is on and has to be fixed. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted February 25, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted February 25, 2015 I've always been annoyed at what you see here. Most of the time when I reply superscript, subscript, bbs code, bold, italic, underline or SOMETHING is on and has to be fixed. Dave That issue would probably be fixed for you, since it uses an entirely new editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted February 25, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted February 25, 2015 Any loss of old posts or pictures? I don't see why there would be this go-round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 So what if it will take me another 2 months to figure it all out that means 6 mos for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Improved search function? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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