Captain's Log

[Joe]

IS, I just posted a thread about BBC radio programs in the Media & Entertainment thread. The problem is that the software forced me to select a "prefix" for the thread and I could not figure out how to put in "Media & Entertainment" so just put in "Music," even though the particular series I mentioned (Desert Island Discs) is only partly about Music. Most of the programs I listen to are discussions or interviews, and only occasionally about Music. Would you please change the prefix? Or perhaps create a new prefix for talk, discussion, interviews, whatever?

 

[Cerebellion]

If we did a theme week, I'd go with this one. I was a kid in the 80's, but I watched this show a lot in syndication.

 

[KLS52]

I will love him till the day I die...


Lol

 

[ledboots]

we should have an 80s avatar theme week...

Done

 

[Cerebellion]

Done.

 

[ledboots]

Norm!

 

[Second Summer]

IS, I just posted a thread about BBC radio programs in the Media & Entertainment thread. The problem is that the software forced me to select a "prefix" for the thread and I could not figure out how to put in "Media & Entertainment" so just put in "Music," even though the particular series I mentioned (Desert Island Discs) is only partly about Music. Most of the programs I listen to are discussions or interviews, and only occasionally about Music. Would you please change the prefix? Or perhaps create a new prefix for talk, discussion, interviews, whatever?

Done! And you can now also start threads in that forum without prefixes.

 

[Joe]

Done! And you can now also start threads in that forum without prefixes.

Thank you!

 

[Second Summer]

Will be offline for about 15 minutes for a system upgrade.

Edit: All done.

 

[Second Summer]

I need to do one more thing ... Should only be offline for a minute or two.

Edit: Done.

 

[Joe]

These seem to have been very brief interruptions. Just curious: if I logged in while VV was offline, what would I have seen? An error message? A come back later message?

 

[Second Summer]

These seem to have been very brief interruptions. Just curious: if I logged in while VV was offline, what would I have seen? An error message? A come back later message?

Yes, it was quite brief. I think 7 minutes for the first and two for the second. These interruptions would have made it impossible to reach the site at all, so your browser would have been spinning until it timed out with whatever time-out error message it has built-in.

 

[Second Summer]

I've moved the Health & Body forum into the Support Area category at the top of the forum list.

I've also added a Health & Medicine thread prefix to the Natural Sciences forum.

 

[Second Summer]

I've just upgraded the forum software to the latest version! There are some new features, and probably a few of broken things ...

Some of the new features: thread tagging and two-step authentication.

I've disabled the 'Vegetarian Directory' as the software is no longer maintained and it doesn't work with the latest version of the forum software. (I will find another (simpler) solution for product reviews, possibly just a dedicated sub-forum.)

 

[Second Summer]

Just installed an add-on which should make it easier to use the forum on mobile devices in particular:

E.g. on the forum main page with the list of forums: Instead of having to click the exact location of the link e.g. to The Lounge, it's now sufficient to click anywhere within the block surrounding it. (The block will change colour when you hover over it.) The same happens inside forums when you want to open specific threads.

 

[Second Summer]

I've just upgraded the Blackend and Dark Spartan styles. The Blackend ones unfortunately overwrote my changes. (My own fault.) Will try to fix it later today.

 

[Second Summer]

I'm contemplating migrating the VV server to a different Linux distro. We're currently running on Ubuntu, but it's time to upgrade anyway, and I'm considering Debian. Ubuntu kinda rubs me the wrong way lately. Anyway, it will mean some downtime for the forum, and it looks like I could work on this tomorrow (Saturday).

 

[Amy SF]

I'm contemplating migrating the VV server to a different Linux distro. We're currently running on Ubuntu, but it's time to upgrade anyway, and I'm considering Debian. Ubuntu kinda rubs me the wrong way lately. Anyway, it will mean some downtime for the forum, and it looks like I could work on this tomorrow (Saturday).

Okay, just warn us when the site is about to go down.

 

[Second Summer]

Okay, just warn us when the site is about to go down.

Will do! Will start in about 5 hours, I think.

 

[Second Summer]

Will be starting the work and downtime in just a few minutes.