The New and Improved Site is Up and Running!

[John]

Hey guys,

We completed a transfer to some new forum software. This upgrades expands the customization abilities we have so we can cater the site more towards our community than we were able to with the old software.

There are tons of new features! Social media integration, WYSIWYG text editor, better layout, a "like" button (called thanks button but its the same thing), things are easier to navigate, this software is much faster, and the list goes on.

This was a MAJOR change to the website, so there have been a few technical speed bumps to get past. There are currently two known issues. One is the password problem. Passwords from the old database for user accounts were not able to be transferred over so you will have to have the e-mail reset sent for your password. If you're reading this, you probably already did that. The other known issue is the images that were attached to posts on the old software. While the posts themselves transferred ok, the attachments did not. Any post that had attachments on it before does not have them anymore. I will be going through and manually adding them over the next several days. If one of your posts is missing attachments, you're also free to edit the post and attach them again or place them in a comment on the post.

Not only have we made a huge upgrade now, but this also lays the foundation for future growth and improvement. I will be constantly tweaking things and adding new features to make this site better for everyone. It is awesome now, and its just going to keep getting better. I can say though that this is the last major software upgrade for the foreseeable future. The software we are using now is extremely powerful and can be customized in virtually any way you can imagine. We planned on upgrading to this software, but we were not expecting to do it this early. This page has grown so fast and become so active that it is shocking.

I hope you guys enjoy the improvements. If you notice any glitches on the site please let me know and I will address them as soon as I can.

[john.furman]

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