Forums upgraded to vBulletin 3.0
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From: Yorktown/Grafton
Re: Forums upgraded to vBulletin 3.0
I know this is a change for a lot of you, and some of you don't like change.
However, vb3.0 is more efficient than the 2.x codebase. It also has some features built in that had to be hacked in previously, which made minor version upgrades a pain in the rump.
With that said, we are hoping this upgrade will minimize or even eliminate the almost weekly server problems we have had in the past. The server these forums run on is quite powerfull and should easily be able to handle these forums. However, no matter how much tuning I have done to this thing you guys find a way to slow it to a crawl (constantly mashing f5 when the server isn't responding doesn't help
). If the server still poops out, we plan on upping the ram from 512MB to 1GB, and hopefully that will work. Failing that, looks like I will be spending some time porting vBulletin to either Postgres, Sybase or Oracle 
THAT will not be a fun experience.
So take some time and get cozy with the new features. The design can ALWAYS be tweaked. The question is, how much you have to bribe Eng or Sung to actually do the tweaking
However, vb3.0 is more efficient than the 2.x codebase. It also has some features built in that had to be hacked in previously, which made minor version upgrades a pain in the rump.
With that said, we are hoping this upgrade will minimize or even eliminate the almost weekly server problems we have had in the past. The server these forums run on is quite powerfull and should easily be able to handle these forums. However, no matter how much tuning I have done to this thing you guys find a way to slow it to a crawl (constantly mashing f5 when the server isn't responding doesn't help
). If the server still poops out, we plan on upping the ram from 512MB to 1GB, and hopefully that will work. Failing that, looks like I will be spending some time porting vBulletin to either Postgres, Sybase or Oracle THAT will not be a fun experience.So take some time and get cozy with the new features. The design can ALWAYS be tweaked. The question is, how much you have to bribe Eng or Sung to actually do the tweaking
Maria Giovanna Bella
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: In a cloud of smoke
Re: Forums upgraded to vBulletin 3.0
The best feature is if you hold the pointer over the thread it reads out a preview of the first post. 
I LIKE IT ALOT!!! (Dumb and Dumber is cool...)
There are a lot of cool new features. It was worth the downtime.
I LIKE IT ALOT!!! (Dumb and Dumber is cool...)
There are a lot of cool new features. It was worth the downtime.
It has 4 Doors...
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Fredericksburg,Va
Re: Forums upgraded to vBulletin 3.0
New upgrade and look is great. I like it alot. It is something to get used to but a change for the better and in a positive way. thanks sung it's awesome.
also when are changes going to be done to the main???
also when are changes going to be done to the main???
AR ES EX
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: up in jimmy's grind
Re: Forums upgraded to vBulletin 3.0
New features are always fun and all, but it's so BUSY looking. Simplicity is a virtue! If you're going to 'tweak' the layout, how about you get rid of a lot of the extra shit that is displayed.