I have decided on new software for our Forums here. What we have now is called UBB Classic. We will soon be upgrading to the next generation of that software whch is called UBB Threads.

Threads has many more features and will bring TalkVegas into the 21st century in many ways. I honestly don't know what all features will come with the software or how to fully utilize them. it will be a work in progress for all of us for a while. There are a few points I'd like to make before the change over.

1. I'm not certain of the date of the changeover. It could be as soon as a day or two or as late as a couple of weeks.

2. talkvegas.com will still be the name and location of the website's home page. HOWEVER, if you link directly to the bulletin board without going through the home page, you will need to note the new address of the bulletin board and change your links, favorites, bookmarks, etc. to the new url if it changes...and it probably will. For the first month or two, there will be an automated feature to redirect the old address to the new site. After the redirect expires, any old links will result in an error. I wanted to keep the same link but I don't think I can do it. It's a very long shot, so plan on changing your favorites links.

3. Every effort will be made to import your membership info as well as all forums, topics, and notes. IF for some reason this process fails, you may need to register again. You may want to repost certain notes if they fail to get transfered. No persons and no data will be intentionally left out. In a worst case scenario we will start with a blank bulletin board ready for new members and new Las Vegas posts. In a best case scenario, you will just notice a different look.

4. Functionality should be very familiar to you. This is just a highly refined version of what we have now. There will still be forums, topics, notes, replies, etc., regardless of how it is decorated.

5. Again, I don't know when the change will occur. When it does, the board will be closed for short time, maybe 1 to 3 hours. It may close a few times before then in preparation. There will also be intermittent closures after the new version opens for adjustments and optimization.

6. If things go terribly wrong and you have troubles getting in or registered, there will be links to get help.

7. I'm pretty excited about this change and cautiously optimistic. I think there are lots of good times ahead.

8. I know that each member will be able to make certain adjustments as to what they see. They can change the time format, they can change the order and types of display of the forums. I strongly suggest that you become familiar with what you have before you go changing things and keep good notes of what you changed and where that option was. For instance, if you changed your notes to be displayed in order that the note was posted and an older note gets a reply, you may have trouble finding that reply because it's original note was posted long ago and might be several pages deep into that forum.

It will be new to all of us. I don't know too terribly much about Threads but I will try to answer any questions you may have.

Joe,
Thank you for all the work you do on the BB.

We appreciate it and the info yo share about Las Vegas.

Ellen

Well, it's up and running for now. I'm sure there will be some fine tuning to do. A couple of things everyone should do.

First, you need to reset some cookies. Log out and go to this link and expire your cookies, then log in agin. It will reduce issues down the road.

If you access TalkVegas forums from the home page at www.talkvegas.com all the time, no problem. If you have quick access through links, favorites, bookmarks, or from another site, you need to get rid of those references and rebuild them with


http://www.talkvegas.com/forum/


Yes, your old bookmarks are working now. That is because there is a built in system that is redirecting your old set up. That redirect will expire soon, so it's best to go ahead and change that NOW.

Also, there may be some features here that will go away and others that will be added.

Comments and questions are welcome.

The URL to expire your cookies is http://www.talkvegas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=mycookies

or if you scroll down to that goldish/greenish/yellowish line that goes all the way across, the very first option on the left side is called My Cookies. It will take you to your cookie page and allow you to reset.

ok-i guess i am up and running YAH!

I made it in. I've read some posts and posted some replies.

Good job!

Kinda like the sound of "dagwash"

Sounds so clean!

New software works fine for me, no identity crisis here.

I like the new software and the page layouts.

Great job.

Thank you for keeping this site up and running

I just found out something else I like about the new software, maybe old news to some.

I've always signed on at the office since the new software was up. Tonight I signed on from home from the first time.

With the old software, it seemed to recognize the computer and not necessarily me, so posts that I hadn't read from home would all come up as new even if I'd read them days ago from the office.

This new software seems to recognize ME because the only things showing up as new are things that are truly new since I last logged on. Not just since I last logged on from this computer!

It's interesting being able to see the number of views vs. number of posts.

Yes, it shows that alot of people might want to see and not heard

That's fine to me. I never liked the term "lurker."

Is there anyway to fix the size of the quote boxes? My monitor is on 1024x768 resolution, and I have to scroll from left to right to see the entire quote.

Cheers,

Tim the Dealer

I apologize Tim. I'm on higher resolution and never saw it. It looks like the ubbcode for the code for the body block and code block need tweaked. We have another upgrade scheduled soon, and I'll try to make sure that gets fixed. There are a lot of things I need to do on this next version, so if it's not fixed on the next update, PLEASE remind me again. That new update should be sometime in July.