New Site Status

[imported_Webmaster]

Wed
- Tested the migration from old Forum to Temp Forum. Success but for a few '05 posts that were lost in 2 categories.

- Installed and configured "shell" for the new site. Looks good. Ready for data dump of 60,000+ posts !

Thursday
- Rolled back to old Forums for a few reasons. One is that we should be able to recover all the missing posts from '05. Also, we don't feel we got all the member info converted over properly the first time.

- Stay Tuned....


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[gsbaker]

Don't beat yourself up over this. Anything like this is a monumental task, and something is always going to bite you when you least expect it.

Hey, could you please lose those posts where I said something stupid? http://ITForum.ImprovedTouring.com/wink.gif

G

[racer_tim]

Kudo's for EVERYTHING you've done.



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Tim Linerud
San Francisco Region SCCA
#95 GP Wabbit
http://linerud.myvnc.com/racing/index.html

racer_tim @ yahoo dot com

[turboICE]

Why can't I post in the NE region anymore though? It says only users with permission can post there?

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Ed.
240SX ITA

[imported_Webmaster]

Ed,
That's fixed now. Thanks for the email.
Accidentally left it locked after the maintenance.

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[seamus88]

I would like to make a request to have the classified as part of the forums.

Thanks for all the work!

Sean Christie

[imported_Webmaster]

http://www.improvedtouring.com/Classifieds/

[seamus88]

Sorry I dont know the exact term to use. What I meant was to be a part of the discussion boards like "bargain shopper" as a example.

[Despr8dave]

Thank you for putting together a terrific forum. I am always amazed at the knowledge and experience shared here. What a great place to go to for help and good humor!

[imported_Webmaster]

I don't think we want to encourage discussions on what is for sale.
It woudl make it very inconvenient for folks to surf the ads.

[lateapex911]

I have a secret.........

I have met the webmaster..

and he's a great guy...

so, Mr. Webmaster, life here at IT.com is great, chill, kick back, and upgrade the site when it suits you...we REALLY appreciate your efforts and the forum!

thanks!

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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]

[zracre]

I second that...what a great website. It is amazing how much information on our favorite patime gets passed around on here and the friendships that have emerged from it as well...thanks again!!!

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Evan Darling
ITA Integra

[Knestis]

ABSOLUTELY keep the classifieds in the current format rather than in discussion strands. Ever hear of "bumping?" Argh.

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[planet6racing]

Actually, if we had strict rules, bumping would not be allowed. If someone did try to bump, well, they wouldn't be bumping anymore!

Just a thought...

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Bill
Planet 6 Racing
bill (at) planet6racing (dot) com

[imported_Webmaster]

Patience Gents http://ITForum.ImprovedTouring.com/biggrin.gif

Wait until you see the new site.
Some of your concerns/requests will be moot at that point.

While I'm sure many others will crop up.
We'll deal with them Monday. Until then.. chill http://ITForum.ImprovedTouring.com/cool.gif



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[turboICE]

Originally posted by Webmaster:
Ed,
That's fixed now. Thanks for the email.
Accidentally left it locked after the maintenance.

Thanx!

Also thank you for the efforts to bring the site to a more feature packed forum system. With the volume involved and the system differences - it must be a huge task in the middle of the season. THANX!


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Ed.
240SX ITA

[philstireservice]

Originally posted by lateapex911:
I have a secret.........

I have met the webmaster..

and he's a great guy...

so, Mr. Webmaster, life here at IT.com is great, chill, kick back, and upgrade the site when it suits you...we REALLY appreciate your efforts and the forum!

thanks!



I agree with Jake............and I for one am thankful for a site like this......content and patrons alike.....

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Phil Phillips
#49 PhilsTireService.com EP Acura Integra GSR

www.philstireservice.com

[imported_Webmaster]

awwww shucks http://ITForum.ImprovedTouring.com/redface.gif


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[imported_Webmaster]

Wed
- Tested the migration from old Forum to Temp Forum. Success but for a few '05 posts that were lost in 2 categories.
- Installed and configured "shell" for the new site. Looks good. Ready for data dump of 60,000+ posts !

Thursday
- Rolled back to old Forums for a few reasons. One is that we should be able to recover all the missing posts from '05. Also, we don't feel we got all the member info converted over properly the first time.

Saturday
- New Forum "shell" installed.

PM - Will migrate users.

Sunday
- Will begin to make it "pretty" and add soem of the mods that will make the site more useful.

[imported_Webmaster]

Testing some new features - ignore.....