The Forum is Getting an Upgrade! Migration NOW in progress September 25th and 26th

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Pops, I've worked as a technical writer and I've seen many projects fail. Usually it's because the project management low-balls all of the factors like schedule and budget and resources, to gain approval. Then once things are rolling it becomes apparent that they'll have to "go back to the well" to get more money and resources to finish in the time span they planned. Heads roll.

Ask not for whom the Bell is tolling,

ponder those burritos rolling.

Paychecks flecked with shredded cheese

will be our common destinies.

These same hands that once compiled

now sort sauces, hot and mild.

Soon you curse your Mother's womb

as you mutter "Dining room?"

Enough of that. I hope this upgrade works well and I'm interested to see what the new interface will be like.

Thanks for everything, Jeff, this board is a great place.
 
I'm hoping for the best!

One question though, have they people performing the upgrade provided a performance tuning plan of some sort?

That is an area that is way too often overlooked and the one that is the most problematic.  It is easy to celebrate a migration but really the celebration should come after the performance metrics have been collected and everything is running smoothly :)
 
I hate changes...
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Just kidding.  

I am looking forward to a better platform!
 
I'm hoping for the best!

One question though, have they people performing the upgrade provided a performance tuning plan of some sort?
That is an area that is way too often overlooked and the one that is the most problematic.  It is easy to celebrate a migration but really the celebration should come after the performance metrics have been collected and everything is running smoothly :)
The migration team is handling only that. I have secured a hefty server, at a hefty price of course, to run the forum and it should not have any issues performing me as it should. We will keep a close eye on the metrics and do what we have to do to keep things running very smoothly.
 
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I wonder how many times I'll curse my computer on Monday before the light comes on, "Oh yeah, the upgrade."  My short term memory is in long-term storage. 

Glad it's happening.  Looking forward to the new platform.
 
The migration team is handling only that. I have secured a hefty server, at a hefty price of course, to run the forum and it should not have any issues performing me as it should. We will keep a close eye on the metrics and do what we have to do to keep things running very smoothly.
Jeff sir, while your around, I was wanting to get into a premier membership. I See we only have the PayPal option for purchasing here. Is their any thought on expanding payment choices in the near future?
Thanks in advance! Or if anyone else has info..
 
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Jeff sir, while your around, I was wanting to get into a premier membership. I See we only have the PayPal option for purchasing here. Is their any thought on expanding payment choices in the near future?
Thanks in advance! Or if anyone else has info..
This has been handled by Huddler/Wikia for the last 7 years. After the upgrade next week, I will be taking this back over and will look for a way to do this that utilizes multiple payment options. If you want to wait until then, I will let everyone know once I have something set up.
 
This has been handled by Huddler/Wikia for the last 7 years. After the upgrade next week, I will be taking this back over and will look for a way to do this that utilizes multiple payment options. If you want to wait until then, I will let everyone know once I have something set up.
yes yes! Nice!
 
This is good news. Thanks for everything you do Jeff. I am looking forward to the new update.

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This has been handled by Huddler/Wikia for the last 7 years. After the upgrade next week, I will be taking this back over and will look for a way to do this that utilizes multiple payment options. If you want to wait until then, I will let everyone know once I have something set up.
sounds awesome,,, have been wanting to do the subscribe also. 
 
The migration team is handling only that. I have secured a hefty server, at a hefty price of course, to run the forum and it should not have any issues performing me as it should. We will keep a close eye on the metrics and do what we have to do to keep things running very smoothly.
That is great to hear!

Also feel free to quiz them on their cache and compression tuning plans at the load balancing and web server layer as well as their plan for applying/migrating the proper indexes and block sizes at the database layer :)

Just some food for thought 
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Thanks for the heads up Jeff.

I wouldn't know a huddler and a whatever it is from a pickup truck. I hate upgrades but if you make it simple enough for a techno dinosaur, old fart like me I'll be happy.

Gary
I'm with you.. I do everything on my smart phone and I use visa or MasterCard. Never had PayPal account. Not to tech savvy
 
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After the update we we try to help where we can, while learning I also. Dont be afraid to pm me with questions, I will try to answer or get you a answer.
 
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