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    Posted: January 18 2006 at 08:49

Have a look at this post in the Web Wiz forum:

http://www.webwizguide.info/bbs/forum_posts.asp?TID=17835&am p;am p;FID=6&PR=3

They are currently testing the first beta version of the new forum software (version 8).

The new features include:

  • Much better performance, especially for pages like Active Topics or Forum Start Page
  • Search function has been expanded and improved
  • Generated HTML code is now XHTML compliant
  • Post editor is cross browser, meaning that link highlighting & formatting will work in Firefox
  • Various other improvements, read the above post for yourself.

I hope that M@x will update the forum once the beta testing is done!



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Great news Mike,I will also pass it on to Max.Thumbs Up
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Here's some more features of version 8 that are great improvements:

  • Polls can be edited
  • Email activation system (user needs to confirm his email address by clicking on an activation link in the email)
  • More BB Forum codes
  • Overall improved support for Firefox
  • ...

And here's an example of the new forum search - try it yourself, it's REALLY nice: http://www.webwizguide.info/bbs/search_form.asp?FID=6
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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 22 2006 at 09:23
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Here's some more features of version 8 that are great improvements:

  • Polls can be edited
  • Email activation system (user needs to confirm his email address by clicking on an activation link in the email)
  • More BB Forum codes
  • Overall improved support for Firefox
  • ...

And here's an example of the new forum search - try it yourself, it's REALLY nice: http://www.webwizguide.info/bbs/search_form.asp?FID=6

! Yay!

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Points: 21342 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 22 2006 at 13:32
Very cool.
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Sorry - means NOTHING to me
Originally posted by darkshade:

Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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^ well, even if you like the forum as it is, it could speed up things so that we no longer have to wait 30 seconds each time the page loads.
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Points: 2530 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 22 2006 at 13:42
If you say its gonna improve things then I'm happy
Originally posted by darkshade:

Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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Great news!
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Fantastic!! Hopefully, it will be faster than before too!
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Well, I like a lot of the improvements, especially the possibility to "edit polls"!
Thanks, Mike!

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Well, let's hope that M@x finds the time to upgrade the forum once the beta testing is done ... keep your fingers crossed!
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I am looking into this rite now ... 
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I'll have to work this out manually ...

Here is the TEST Upragde report



Web Wiz Forums Database Microsoft SQL Server v7.x to v8 Update


This tool is to update a Web Wiz Forums version 7.x to version 8 SQL Server Database

 

Database Updated Started

Stage 1: Database Connection..... Complete

Stage 2: Creating New Database Tables and Fields.....
Error Update the Table tblThread
Timeout expired

Complete

Stage 3: Creating Index's on database..... Complete

Stage 4: Entering default values for new fields..... Complete

Stage 5: Populating Database with Default Forum Permissions (this may take some time to complete).....
Permissions are reset to original defaults, you may need to update them once the upgrade is complete.
Complete

Stage 6: Populating Database with Forum Statistics (this may take some time to complete).....Complete

Stage 7: Populating Database with Topic Statistics (this may take some time to complete)..... Complete

Error Discription: Timeout expired
SQL Server database is set up, but with Error!
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I guess you'll get some help from the Web Wiz developers when you give them the error messages.
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ well, even if you like the forum as it is, it could speed up things so that we no longer have to wait 30 seconds each time the page loads.

Now that I would like.
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Points: 13536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2006 at 18:08
Why does it say that the forum is temporarily closed? When I bypass it and click 'Active Topics' and 'Log In' then everything goes properly...
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Points: 4097 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2006 at 18:45
Originally posted by The Wizard The Wizard wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ well, even if you like the forum as it is, it could speed up things so that we no longer have to wait 30 seconds each time the page loads.


Now that I would like.


Huh? When does it do this?
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Points: 21206 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2006 at 18:51

The forum was quite slow in January/February, it's much better since March.
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Points: 3118 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2006 at 15:13
Very cool, imagine if some day they insert a translator and you can read every post in your native languaje? yeah, very exagerate, but I think this can be made in some years.
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