Draco18s 1928 Report post Posted May 22, 2016 Got that fixed up. This forum software was written back in 2006, so the bulk of it is very difficult to wade through. It wasn't great when it was written, but by today's standards it's atrocious. Glad you fixed it. And I hear you on wading through 10 year old code. Hell, some of my code from only three years ago I take a look at and go "thank god there aren't bugs in there, because fixing them will require a total rewrite." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Velken Iakov 6 Report post Posted May 23, 2016 the redirect "NEW LOCATION HERE" on the Mods board leads to a 404 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bektor 12 Report post Posted May 23, 2016 This forum software was written back in 2006, so the bulk of it is very difficult to wade through. It wasn't great when it was written, but by today's standards it's atrocious. The load time on server has been reduced from 0.280ms average (with several second spikes) to an average of 0.03ms. So hopefully that's noticeable and helpful to you guys. This with the load time is really the best change. The first thing I noticed, the second thing were the changes made to the theme. If the forum software was written in 2006 and if it is so bad, why not changing to a more modern one and a good one? Wouldn't that help alot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LexManos 1470 Report post Posted May 23, 2016 If the forum software was written in 2006 and if it is so bad, why not changing to a more modern one and a good one? Wouldn't that help alot?Once the transfer is fully done and everything is stable. The plan is to re-evaluate all of the systems we use and look into better solutions. But the important part is to make sure everything is stable/cleaned up so we can get a full lay of the land. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LexManos 1470 Report post Posted May 23, 2016 If the forum software was written in 2006 and if it is so bad, why not changing to a more modern one and a good one? Wouldn't that help alot?Once the transfer is fully done and everything is stable. The plan is to re-evaluate all of the systems we use and look into better solutions. But the important part is to make sure everything is stable/cleaned up so we can get a full lay of the land. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Flamegoat 13 Report post Posted May 24, 2016 If the forum software was written in 2006 and if it is so bad, why not changing to a more modern one and a good one? Wouldn't that help alot?Once the transfer is fully done and everything is stable. The plan is to re-evaluate all of the systems we use and look into better solutions. But the important part is to make sure everything is stable/cleaned up so we can get a full lay of the land. This. The reality is, the more I can clean it up and smooth things out now, the easier it will be if and when we decide to migrate to something else. I'm just the guy cranking the cogs right now, so I don't want to speak out of place. I echo Lex, I want it to be clean, stable, and secure for you guys. I'll keep doing my best to make sure that's how it goes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Flamegoat 13 Report post Posted May 24, 2016 If the forum software was written in 2006 and if it is so bad, why not changing to a more modern one and a good one? Wouldn't that help alot?Once the transfer is fully done and everything is stable. The plan is to re-evaluate all of the systems we use and look into better solutions. But the important part is to make sure everything is stable/cleaned up so we can get a full lay of the land. This. The reality is, the more I can clean it up and smooth things out now, the easier it will be if and when we decide to migrate to something else. I'm just the guy cranking the cogs right now, so I don't want to speak out of place. I echo Lex, I want it to be clean, stable, and secure for you guys. I'll keep doing my best to make sure that's how it goes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bektor 12 Report post Posted June 6, 2016 Ah, ok. Oh and I've found a bug: Sometimes the forum renders Java code without the code formattings and you have to re-load the complete site to fix it. But besides that, it runs very stable. Besides that, if you guys want to make the forum look even more modern at some point, like when migrating to a new software, I've got some insperation for you: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-modern-forum-software http://forums.marvelheroes.com/ And I personally prefer this style best: https://forums.oculus.com/community/ Even when I don't like the huge letters in the posts.... Oh and I've found this site, seems to be that there is stuff with which a forum can be created: https://vanillaforums.com/ Just a question: Hows the progress? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
