Executive Summary:
With all the popups and other BS on this site being so annoying, (and the site owner, (which we've been piggybacking on for free) apparently not being interested in dealing with the problems), we have decided to embark on a project, to look into moving onto a new site, with the intent of eventually doing so.
The benefits (assuming we don't eff things up too bad):
- We'll be able to get rid of the current popup problem.
- We'll be running on newer (and hopefully better) software.
- If any new issues arise, we will be able to handle it ourselves.
The bad:
- If we can't get everything we need from this site, (specifically, the current underlying database (DB) that the site runs on), then we might not be able to migrate everything onto the new site.
(Basically, we are hopeful, but there are no guarantees, though).
- Also, there may be a few (hopefully brief) shutdowns of this site, to facilitate trying to get some of the DB tables from this site.
Planned dates:
Umm... We don't have any yet. Most of the Mods have jobs, and as for me, while I am retired, I'm also lazy. So for now, we'll just say it's TBD.
What can you do:
Nothing is required, but if you feel the desire to, you can provide feedback in this thread, on how you would like the new site to be. However, there's is no guarantee we will use any of the feedback. FWIW, if so moved, you can also post Positive feedback about what a great job the Mods are doing.
With that, wish us luck, and at some point down the road, we'll provide an update, (maybe).
Fine Print: If any of you comes up with a really good idea, it's likely that we'll use it, (and very likely that we'll also find a way to take credit for it).
With all the popups and other BS on this site being so annoying, (and the site owner, (which we've been piggybacking on for free) apparently not being interested in dealing with the problems), we have decided to embark on a project, to look into moving onto a new site, with the intent of eventually doing so.
The benefits (assuming we don't eff things up too bad):
- We'll be able to get rid of the current popup problem.
- We'll be running on newer (and hopefully better) software.
- If any new issues arise, we will be able to handle it ourselves.
The bad:
- If we can't get everything we need from this site, (specifically, the current underlying database (DB) that the site runs on), then we might not be able to migrate everything onto the new site.
(Basically, we are hopeful, but there are no guarantees, though).
- Also, there may be a few (hopefully brief) shutdowns of this site, to facilitate trying to get some of the DB tables from this site.
Planned dates:
Umm... We don't have any yet. Most of the Mods have jobs, and as for me, while I am retired, I'm also lazy. So for now, we'll just say it's TBD.
What can you do:
Nothing is required, but if you feel the desire to, you can provide feedback in this thread, on how you would like the new site to be. However, there's is no guarantee we will use any of the feedback. FWIW, if so moved, you can also post Positive feedback about what a great job the Mods are doing.
With that, wish us luck, and at some point down the road, we'll provide an update, (maybe).
Fine Print: If any of you comes up with a really good idea, it's likely that we'll use it, (and very likely that we'll also find a way to take credit for it).