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Post by Elsordo on Jun 27, 2013 11:08:11 GMT -8
Sums it up.
regardless of the outcome, I would say if there is anything here you want to save or back up ...NOW would be the time to do it.
I tried the new vol. 5 proboard and I have to say that the software seems pretty nice. lots of APPs. including the smileys and LOTs of other really neat stuff. the news feed and the shout box are pretty cool. having instant chats would set up a lot of stuff including some fun games and night time activities.
the other I am checking out is on Zetaboards and it is really nice too. not as many bells and whistles but I have to say it is really NICE and I think I could make a fantastic looking forum over there. the ability to change the look there is massive.
I will go ahead and teach myself how to use them both and play around with them. If you ever see either one of them will be up to you and this poll.
Bottom line is this is Pets forum and she gets to have the finial say on what happens here. Since I can not tell you when the change over could happen and it could be a while, we will see how you feel about a possible change.
With the show on ME tv there has never been a better chance to get a new generation of fans and forum users as well as old fans to a forum for a 1st time. I plan on a big campaign to get new folks.
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Post by Elsordo on Jun 27, 2013 14:06:02 GMT -8
I might need to interject this...the move to Zetaboards would mean a fresh start as well. None of our stuff would go. Proboards will not let us move our board. That's the biggest CON folks have with them ...but really none of the free servers will let you . The only way for me to have complete control of what goes on is to buy a domain ...somewhere else buy?rent ISP space and then Load some forum software on it.
I could get a lot of stuff set up on the new board. So that posting and getting stuff like the episode reviews and such fixed up like here on;y better. Give the episodes and movies their own area and give each one a unique look.. If you wanted to copy and paste you stuff into a note pad txt and save it you could copy your reviews to the new site. It would give us a head start on building content.
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Post by diddlepie on Jun 27, 2013 15:55:22 GMT -8
WOW! I'm a little blown away to see this as a new topic. I'm not at all familiar with the inside doings of a forum, or what options, bells, whistles etc. are offered so I feel very unqualified to vote.
What I do do get is it sounds like like a LOT of work to switch from one forum to another, and it sounds like a lot of work to stay on this one. I belong to no other forum so again, I feel very unqualified to vote.
I do agree that with WWW running on ME- TV, it is a wonderful opportunity to bring in new members. So, I'd like to be an active part in the decision but don't know enough to add a vote. I'm guessing there are a fair number of others feeling this way.
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zimmerman
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Post by zimmerman on Jun 27, 2013 16:26:34 GMT -8
IF we move to Zetaboards, I have all of my reviews from the past year or so printed in my personal file at home, and I will be more than willing to repost them on Tuesdays or any day when I have extra Internet time.
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Post by Elsordo on Jun 27, 2013 16:29:37 GMT -8
Thats fair Diddle . This board will not go anywhere for a long while. I say back up anything because if the beta and or conversion happens and we don't...we could be sorry. I am going to go ahead and apply to convert this board as well. We are waiting to beta test already. Since I have played with the new version, I don't really care about beta testing now (I learned a hard fast lesson for next time, I will just start another BS forum and learn it a few hours after they offer it) and just want to do the work ASAP. Thanks for you well thought out reply and take your time. The only thing that is going to happen is I am going to figure it all out and get the World Wide Web a bigger, better, faster, funner, classier, cooler, Super Wild Wild West Site. It wasn't one of the things on my list of stuff to do...but since I said I would make it all better here. I will have to rise to the task and kick some booty like my main men James and Artie did. This is my favorite show of ALL TIME>>>! I don't ever talk smack, I will just say...I am motivated.
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Post by tyche on Jun 27, 2013 16:33:58 GMT -8
You mention that we couldn't take our stuff with us - I'm assuming that you're referring to things like the fan fiction and the like - can we start posting our stories again? It's a shame we can't move anything across but sometimes them's the breaks. To be honest I'm not bothered where we go although I'd like it to be free. Apart from that I'm easy.  Tyche |
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Post by Elsordo on Jun 27, 2013 16:40:20 GMT -8
That's a great attitude Zimmerman and I thank you for it. We will see. I say nothing but good can come from it all.
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zimmerman
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Post by zimmerman on Jun 27, 2013 16:41:20 GMT -8
You are very welcome.
I put a lot of work into my reviews, and I want to be sure I have everything I write on paper backup.
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Post by Elsordo on Jun 27, 2013 16:45:01 GMT -8
Actually the stories are yours. They can't take that from you as you wrote them on your software that you have on your computer or on a piece of paper the old fashioned way. Proboards encrypts the back up of the site so that only their software can load it and read it. Thanks Tyche. There would never be a fee. That would suck. Don't make me start stealing again.
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Post by Elsordo on Jun 27, 2013 17:04:22 GMT -8
WOW! I'm a little blown away to see this as a new topic. I'm not at all familiar with the inside doings of a forum, or what options, bells, whistles etc. are offered so I feel very unqualified to vote. What I do do get is it sounds like like a LOT of work to switch from one forum to another, and it sounds like a lot of work to stay on this one. I belong to no other forum so again, I feel very unqualified to vote. I do agree that with WWW running on ME- TV, it is a wonderful opportunity to bring in new members. So, I'd like to be an active part in the decision but don't know enough to add a vote. I'm guessing there are a fair number of others feeling this way. Diddlepie if you have not been over across the street, go check it out, they seem to be having a good time and there are a lot of nice and knowledgeable folks posting. www.wildwildwest.org/forum/default.asp |
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