TreeHouse Maintainance/Upgrade

[MasterBlaster]

Sometimes in the next 24 hours the TH will be down for upgrades, probably about an hour.

:)

[Paul B]

database backed up first tho of course? :)

[MasterBlaster]

Yep!

[Paul B]

in that case, bring it on! I need a reason to get off the computer and do some work anyways... when it does go down, see y'all on the flip flop!

[Burnham]

Go for it, Butch. Good luck!!!

[squisher]

Cool, what's happening just all the fixes? Will it help to solve the not having to delete old threads thing?

[squisher]

Cool, what's happening just all the fixes? Will it help to solve the not having to delete old threads thing?

[Paul B]

things are getting a bit squirrely... strange sizing of elements and such. and no 'get new posts' button on the page :(

ok, see y'all when its back running.

[Frans]

same here Paul, no 'get new posts' button.

Go for it Butch! And thanks for the work.

[vharrison]

No new post button here either :(

[Chisel Tooth]

That's what I as wondering, I'm missing the unread post button, anyone else?

[blue]

me too

[brendonv]

Ditto

[GASoline71]

I never use it... so I'm not much help am I... :|:

Gary

[Chisel Tooth]

No Gary, not much at all :P

[Newfie]

Now I'm freaking out. Buttons are missing....:D

[MasterBlaster]

So what else is missing?

[Paul B]

ypu want buttons? I gotch'yer buttons right here...
:D
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[Burnham]

Flashchat box on the forums page is blank when no one is there. It does show my name when I logged in to chat, though, so no biggie.

[MasterBlaster]

HuH? I see you in there.

[sotc]

the quick reply box is about half the size it used to be.
are they done or is this ongoing?

[MasterBlaster]

No, I think this is it. I don't care for it, myself.

[No_Bivy]

Im' a tard...jus realized the maintenence thing.....sorry for pm MB

[sotc]

so theyre not going to give back the new thread button
?

[Jonseredbred]

so theyre not going to give back the new thread button
?

We gotta have that.

[Paul B]

so theyre not going to give back the new thread button
?

one would think that to be a bit silly, no? seems like a step backwards when the software takes the buttons away and makes you troll through all the sub forums looking for new posts?

[sotc]

you can go to the new posts button in the tool bar but still id rather the other button

[MasterBlaster]

Yea, that's not near as good as it was. I'm complaining...

[MasterBlaster]

Crikey! Did the forum upgrade stop ya'll from posting? I feel like the Lone Ranger!

[Paul B]

hey Boss, I am working tonight, whats everyone elses excuse? :)

[MasterBlaster]

I dunno.

Ya'll hear about that shopping mall size asteroid that zoomed by us last night? (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/01/28/sciasteroid128.xml)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/graphics/2008/01/28/sciasteroid.jpg

[Paul B]

missed that. didja see my post about the satellite that is headed back from orbit uncontrolled? or this poor bastid? : http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/01/29/sidner.kidney.racket.cnn

[MasterBlaster]

That's just it, they've been harping on the schoolbus sized satellite but just last night was the first I heard about this asteroid.

[Paul B]

geez, you might start to think that CNN might be manipulating what they tell us ? :D

[Frans]

you can go to the new posts button in the tool bar but still id rather the other button


I have to say that yes, the button for 'new posts' is in a different position but the fact remains that all the functionality is still available, and the forum still works (if a bit slow, as usual).

Butch is working with what he has, and what WE HAVE is a great site.

I for one am willing to give the forum a break, are any of you guys willing to give a bit?

Complaining will only create a bad situation.

[MasterBlaster]

It's all good. :drink:

[sotc]

observing;)

[Paul B]

reviewing select chapters of the BC Landscape Standard, 7th edition. might be to print by summer!

[squisher]

Counting my final laundromat deposit.:D

[Paul B]

3 1/2 hours to midnight amigo, I will raise a beverage for you this night. :)

[squisher]

Ha it'll be awhile before I can celebrate. I'll have to go plowing as soon as we're done. I'll probably end up being up well over 24hrs, I predict a few redbulls will go down.

[squisher]

Oh yah I had calamari appy, king crab and steak and cheesecake for dessert.:D

[Paul B]

well done! I woulda skipped the cheesecake, but thats just me.

get you some good rock in the MP3 player and plow safe! :)

[squisher]

Straight up satellite for me ;)

[Paul B]

nice. I dont have satellite at all, just reg radio waves or cd / mp3. what are you guys getting for weather, big snow?

[squisher]

Fair bit, real light and dry though. Roads are hell bout the worst I've seen this winter. I will persevere.

[Burnham]

How about the edit capability for old threads? Can you do that now?

This little quick reply box is a bother.

And I'd rather have the new messages button, too.

But I haven't gotten any weird messages since the so-called "upgrade", so I guess that's an improvement.

[Al Smith]

What ever was done seems to have speeded the site up,at least from my perspective.:thumbup:

[gf beranek]

I'm crossing my fingers on that one, Al. I miss the new posts button.

Still the best damn Arbsite on the Net!!

[GASoline71]

I have the "New Posts" button.

Weird how some of us all have different things.

Gary

[Paul B]

the one I am missing is the one that is usually under the "welcome, Paul B" up at the top right of the page.

[Burnham]

I have the "New Posts" button.

Weird how some of us all have different things.

Gary

Up in the upper right hand corner, Gary? To the right of the TreeHouse banner?

Not the one under New Posts on the "task bar" under the banner.

[GASoline71]

Goes to show you how much I never used it. ;)

I didn't even notice it was gone. So there was a button under my username?

I was referring to the one in the "task" bar...:|:

Gary

[Burnham]

What are we gonna do with you...
:D

[Paul B]

switch his salt for sugar?

dunno, not sure I could outrun the big man. :D

[GASoline71]

Just don't let me get my paws on you... :lol:

Gary

[MasterBlaster]

How about the edit capability for old threads? Can you do that now?


I think I've fixed that. Give it a shot and get back to me.

[Burnham]

I think I've fixed that. Give it a shot and get back to me.

Looks like a go, Butch. The edit button is there on that Dent thread. I'll try to load a pic or two back in...is there a time limit for us to get the pics edited in?

[MasterBlaster]

I don't think so.

[Burnham]

Okey dokey, Butch. I got part of the pics edited back in. Looks good. I'll try to get the rest another day.

Thanks.

[MasterBlaster]

http://www.thecomputermechanics.com/forums/images/smilies/ms_1799.gif

[squisher]

Sweet, will this affect the thread pruning bizness or is that still gotta happen?

[MasterBlaster]

I'm still working on that. I think it's stopped, but I dunno. It's hard getting to Funky cuz he lives at Second Life.

[Jonseredbred]

I gotta say it really sucks without the unread post button. The new post button is slow and is really fuggin with my OCD.

[Blinky]

I gotta say it really sucks without the unread post button. [...]

Ditto.

[MasterBlaster]

It bites Barney's balls.

[No_Bivy]

I'm retraining my brain on the tool bar....doh....doh.....dohhh.....got it.

[squisher]

Butch if it's any help as I understand it the 'unread posts' button is some type of a 'fix' or option. Musta got wiped out in some of the maintenance, I'd think it wouldn't be to hard to put back. That said I don't mind the toolbar dropdown thingy, unlike others I'm finding that it works quite quickly.

[Paul B]

the treehouse fate rests on this guy? :D
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[JonnyHart]

Yeah, I'm lost with out the unread posts button too.

[MasterBlaster]

It's taking some getting used to, I'm still working on restoring it.

:(

[squisher]

The reason I mentioned in my last post about it being a 'fix' is that a snowplowing forum that I frequent at times was asking for suggestions and that button under your name is one of the things that I recommended and the administrator there said he looked it up on vbulletin? and he wasn't interested in implementing it. Heh ya can only help those willing to help themselves right?

[Paul B]

snowplowing forum? hahahahaha



:P

[MasterBlaster]

LOL!

[squisher]

Well to me I go there for info, it's not really very interesting to me, but a good resource.

:lol: !

[Paul B]

just yanking your tire chains amigo, you go where you wanna! :D

[squisher]

I know but it does sound pretty funny 'snowplowing forum'. Lotta good info on truck mods and what works and what doesn't. Gotta get a clue to have a clue, know what I mean.

[Paul B]

are there any plow vehicles equipped with tracks onstead of wheels? I think that might be cool.http://www.968.net/modifications/images/snowplow_00.jpg

http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/redneck/RedneckSnowPlow.jpg

[Frans]

Wow! the House has slowed way down for me this morning...

[MasterBlaster]

It's like that for me as well.

[GASoline71]

Same here...

Gary

[Stumper]

I just talked to Tiny in Jersey. Because he likes to lurk here he is offering a special deal-For $450 bucks we can buy a hit on the upgrader who screwed up the house. Anybody interested in going halfsies?

[Frans]

No. But will Tiny travel to Australia? I'll go in on that.

[pantheraba]

Did we lose the Olde TreeHouse? I don't see the link to it.

I need some info from the Andersonville thread.

EDIT: I just tried the link on the "Home" page and got this message:

"Invalid Forum specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"

[MasterBlaster]

Yes. I discovered it was corrupt and since all the attachments were gone anyway I just deleted it altogether.

Sorry. :(