Forum upgrade to vB 3.5.1

[thomas]

Dear members,

I would like to inform you that I am going to upgrade the forum today/tonight to vB's latest - and allegedly revolutionary - version 3.5.1. The forum will be closed until further notice, the expected downtime should not exceed one hour.

New features of vB's latest piece of software include, but are not restricted to:

Product/Plugin system with over 550 'hook' locations strategically placed in the code. Allows modification and extension of vBulletin without physical alteration of the vBulletin PHP scripts.
Inline moderation allows multiple threads or posts to be have moderation actions performed without a visit to the admin or moderator control panels
Completely rewritten message editor with ability to instantly switch between standard and WYSIWYG modes
Thread title editing on forumdisplay via AJAX
Thread opening and closing on forumdisplay via AJAX
Super-Quick Reply on showthread via AJAX
Inline post edit on showthread via AJAX
Username suggestion for PM recipients and search by user via AJAX
Data manipulation APIs (Data Manager) for centralized data saving
Template History & Comparison for easy tracking of changes
Database-based thread and forum read marking
MySQL Full Text Search
Additional Datastore Storage Methods
SMTP Mail Wrapper
MySQLi Wrapper
PHPDoc'd Source Code
Moderator log language abstraction
Webkit support for style manager color picker
ImageMagick 6 Support (alternative to GD)
Calendar events support start/end times
Custom avatar and profile picture resizing
Profile pictures can be saved to filesystem
Statistics ordering
Each attachment image type can be individually set to generate thumbnails or not
Each attachment image type can be individually set to open in a new window or not
Moderated posts and threads do not contribute to post count until approved
Language chooser in footer
New bbcode parser now corrects invalid tag nesting to ensure valid HTML
New

 

[4321go]

Well
Hope it will be betterﾂ！^_^ﾂ〜 hoho

 

[Davey]

Cool thomas!!! looking forward to the result!!! but don't take us off to long!

 

[thomas]

OK, the upgrade is complete. As a matter of fact, I had to revert all the templates to the default design, that's why we have lost a few modifications and hacks. Please give us a few days to restore the Japan Forum to its former glory.

If you encounter any problems or have any questions as to the new functions, please post these requests right here.

Thanks for your patience and understanding!

 

[RockLee]

It's all good Thomas ;-) Thanks for the update, we'll have patience, no worries

 

[Mycernius]

I like the new "reply to thread".

 

[UFSI]

???????????????humm??????????????

Don't see a "CHAT" room anywhere? Not that it was used a whole lot.

:?

 

[Sensuikan San]

I rather like it - seems much more "streamlined" ...

ジョン

 

[Index]

It's easier on the eyes.

 

[Void]

and editing own posts is more convinient =)

 

[kirei_na_me]

Gosh, this is the third time I've thought I was going to "New Posts", only to click "Mark Forums Read", because it was where the "New Posts" link used to be. Otherwise, I guess it's ok.

 

[jeisan]

well, i dont even have a new posts link on mine so

beige, err... wabi-sabi nowadays


edit: nevermind i found it...

also this editing thing is neat.

 

[Maciamo]

I have replaced the "New Posts" by "Today's posts". This way, active users who come more than once a day get all the posts, with the new since the last visit in bold. Other people can still go to "Quick Links" if they want to use "New Posts" (or "Subscribed Threads").

I have also restored most of the forum styles.

 

[lastmagi]

Good call, Maciamo. It makes sense, too, since there are always those posts that I mean to save for later after viewing the New/Today's Posts.

Thanks for the hard work, guys!

 

[Gaijin 06]

I'm getting runtime errors on every page now.

 

[Anchyyy]

The update is great! But some pretty smiles got replaced by some others...

For example: << this should be that white smiley with red cheecks and hand on his mouth

Could you make them work again please?

 

[Davey]

The flag is next to the Report button, and All profile photo's are gone... Just letting you know.

 

[Jack]

change is good, its cleared things up a bit, especially the main page where it listed all members that have logged on in the past 24 hours or so, and now its gone; makes it look fresh.

 

[Tsuyoiko]

A couple of times now I have forgotten to tick 'remember me' and have got thrown out after submitting a post. The first time was OK, it redirected me and my post had been, well... posted. Just now though it failed to redirect and I had to type the post again.

 

[Void]

that`s why i use notepad i am damn slow

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Don't see a "CHAT" room anywhere? Not that it was used a whole lot.

Yeah, I miss chat, too. I know that thanks to chat I personally was able to make some friends, and it makes it friendlier here, even if it's incredibly hard to find anyone using it!

 

[epigene]

I'd love to have chat back, too!

I was just starting to like the chat room.

I enjoyed talking to Frank (BTW where's Frank?), kirei and some others... I was looking forward to talking with Ma Cherie just before the change...

Also, I think some of the emoticons aren't working as they used too. (Especially this: "bluush")

 

[kirei_na_me]

Yes, I miss a lot of the smileys too. I don't like having in place of the thumbs up smiley...

 

[DoctorP]

I enjoyed talking to Frank (BTW where's Frank?), kirei and some others... I was looking forward to talking with Ma Cherie just before the change...

I think that Frank is still having computer issues right now!

 

[thomas]

A few words from the management.

@ smilies

We are going to upload the old smilies as soon as possible. It seems that not all of them have been ported over during the update. Patience.

@ chat

Yes, we are going to reintroduce the JREF chat. As soon as I am certain which system to use, I'll give it a try. Promise.

@ new posts

I am going to customize the "New Posts" link/button, so that members can either query "actual" new posts since their last visit, Today's Posts or new posts per main forum.

@ other issues

- gaijin06: Do you still receive runtime errors?

- DutchBaka: we are aware of the profile pics. I suggest you just upload them once again. Sorry for the trouble.

Thanks for all the feedback, it is much appreciated!

Keep them coming.