Captain's Log

[Second Summer]

I've just made 'gender' an editable setting!

So if you wish to "reassign your gender", go to your personal details, or just click this link and find the 'gender' setting half-way down the page.

(Tagging our new member @Vegan Vlady who asked about this.)

 

[Second Summer]

Our hosting provider is giving us an upgraded plan with a lot more storage and also a higher data transfer allowance, which is good news.

However, this does require some downtime (less than 1 hour) to migrate to the new plan.

I plan to kick this off tomorrow morning UK time, probably between 9-10 a.m. BST which is 4-5 a.m. EDT.

 

[Second Summer]

I plan to kick this off tomorrow morning UK time, probably between 9-10 a.m. BST which is 4-5 a.m. EDT.

Afraid I can't do this now because of reasons that are too boring to explain, so will have to try again tomorrow, same time ...

 

[Second Summer]

Afraid I can't do this now because of reasons that are too boring to explain, so will have to try again tomorrow, same time ...

OK, I woke up early, so might as well do this now! Stand by for reboot!

 

[Second Summer]

Hosting plan upgrade complete!

 

[Amy SF]

 

[Second Summer]

Regarding milestones, we're now very close to a third of a million posts

 

[Second Summer]

Just upgraded to most recent forum software version of the 1.5 series. (There is a 2.0 series, but we're not ready for that yet ...)

 

[Second Summer]

The pumpkin is back! (In the 'Plain Blue' and most similar styles.)

 

[MadamSarcastra]

The pumpkin is back! (In the 'Plain Blue' and most similar styles.)

But not with the cobwebs. Can we get a skull and/or candle for the cobwebs? LOL

 

[KLS52]

The pumpkin is back! (In the 'Plain Blue' and most similar styles.)

I noticed!

 

[Second Summer]

But not with the cobwebs. Can we get a skull and/or candle for the cobwebs? LOL

I went all out and added more pumpkins in both 'Plain Blue' and similar styles and also in the 'Blackend' styles. I hope that helps

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I went all out and added more pumpkins in both 'Plain Blue' and similar styles and also in the 'Blackend' styles. I hope that helps

Yeah! I'm diggin' the demonic pumpkins! LOL

 

[Second Summer]

I've renamed this forum to 'Meta Forum' to make it shorter and clearer. I've also updated the description for several of the forums.

 

[beancounter]

I've renamed this forum to 'Meta Forum' to make it shorter and clearer.

I'm not sure how the new title is clearer.

met·a
/ˈmedə/
noun1.

1. short for meta key.

adjective
US1.

1. (of a creative work) referring to itself or to the conventions of its genre; self-referential.

 

[Andy_T]

I think it was meant as a metaphor.

 

[Second Summer]

It is referring to itself (well, to VV), that's the whole point. It's a forum for discussions about VV. And I think a term such as "meta discussion" is fairly well-known.

 

[Amy SF]

It is referring to itself (well, to VV), that's the whole point. It's a forum for discussions about VV. And I think a term such as "meta discussion" is fairly well-known.

It’s new to me.

But, as my mother used to tell me, “You learn something new every day.”

 

[beancounter]

Hmm, ok, I think it's primarily an IT term.

 

[Second Summer]

Yesterday, I updated the forum software to the latest 1.5 version. No new features, just bugfixes.