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hchc
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Post Count: 735 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Hi, just curious what kind of forum software the WCG forums are running. Some of the most basic features of forums like quoting someone (and having the username be in the quote) aren't present, so I was wondering if the software could be migrated to something more modern and robust that supports basic BBcode, quoting, avatars, etc.
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KerSamson
Master Cruncher Switzerland Joined: Jan 29, 2007 Post Count: 1664 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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If I remember correctly the used forum software is MVN. Unfortunately, this tool seems not to be developed/supported any more.
----------------------------------------The migration of the forum platform is mentioned from time to time, however it does represent a significant work load for the limited resources of the WCG tech team. Even if MVN is getting old, it does the job relatively well. Cheers, Yves |
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hchc
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Post Count: 735 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Seems like this forum is lacking in staff, admins, and moderators. I'd really just like the feature that when you quote somebody, it tells you who you're quoting.
----------------------------------------Migrating forum isn't that difficult: most of it is automated.
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KerSamson
Master Cruncher Switzerland Joined: Jan 29, 2007 Post Count: 1664 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Migrating forum isn't that difficult: most of it is automated. In theory, on paper, you're right. In practice, it required planning effort, time, and verification work ... i.e. resources. Yves |
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mmonnin
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Jul 20, 2016 Post Count: 148 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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My home forum, Overclock.net, just switched from Huddler (supposedly it's EoL) to vB since the owners sold out to a media company that only uses vB. Supposedly they did they conversion on a backup but the conversion on the live db didn't do everything. So many things missing and broken.
----------------------------------------I agree, its probably mostly automated but anything custom is going to need the verification part. I'll say this looks better than what piece of junk OCN turned into.  |
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branjo
Master Cruncher Slovakia Joined: Jun 29, 2012 Post Count: 1892 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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IIRC, it is more about security than about resources.
----------------------------------------Cheers  Crunching@Home since January 13 2000. Shrubbing@Home since January 5 2006  |
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hchc
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Aug 15, 2006 Post Count: 735 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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IIRC, it is more about security than about resources. Cheers Precisely. By staying on obsolete forum software, there are undoubtedly numerous security vulnerabilities asking to be exploited and attacked. Man, what I'd give to be able to just send a PM. There's some outdated FAQ entries, and I have no way of contacting people.
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Precisely. By staying on obsolete forum software, there are undoubtedly numerous security vulnerabilities asking to be exploited and attacked.  I have more than once had lots of warning triangles upon making moves on the WCG Forum using Chrome about ill-minded persons lurking in the bushes, and that I was in danger, and I have forwarded the report Google collects now I'm aware of it. The first times I just got too scared and closed everything down.Man, what I'd give to be able to just send a PM. There's some outdated FAQ entries, and I have no way of contacting people. Metoo, metoo, metoo, hchc!I desperately use every impossible channel to contact my co-crunchers when I want to exchange something with them; I even invented this sorry substitute for a PM system which I call 'Attention - Achtung - Attenzione' and which has proved its value by working in at least one instance ....  At the old UD we had a perfectly working PM system  |
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Arquebus
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Jul 9, 2008 Post Count: 70 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Such a great idea. Divert the overloaded techs from bringing on new projects so that the few verbose, prattling posters can consume even more data space with more games, rumors and speculation which do not benefit the other 75,000 users.
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
A PM system would cut a bit down on my verbosity, Arquebus.
I agree that the word gaming takes up a lot of room in the 'Recent threads' section, and it sometimes embarrasses me to see 'little mermaid' all over the place, but it's educating for burros like me ... and entertaining. Why don't you try, Arquebus? I don't see that the games put any limits on whatever the 75,000 other users would want to post, though. If we carry on this way, Arquebus, we may end up friends - incompatible, but friends nevertheless - and you will want to make me a very happy mermaid by joining Base Camp's Grand Galla SNURK trek in September  Your ticket is on me. |
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