04/07/08 - What's going on?!?

DiSpy · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:43 pm

Just wanted everyone to know what's going on...

Basically, this site was long overdue for a complete overhaul.

As most of the staff knows, i've been working for some time on a new design for the site, and a full conversion to vBulletin from phpBB software for the forums.

I'm anticipating starting a new job this summer, and possibly moving. Plus Mediamax has announced (and is in beta testing) a new service that it will release soon to completely replace the old streamload/mediamax system (that hasn't worked correctly since for over a year now). They anticipate an open beta at the end of the summer (which is about the time i'll be overwhelmed with a new job and a move).

Soo... to make a long story short... i've spent the past weekend importing the current forum database as well as the OLD OLD OLD forum database (that we lost back in 2004) in a brand new forum running vBulletin.

The imports both went well, but there is a LOT of cleaning up that needs doing. So in order to not have to re-import when i'm done cleaning up everything... i've locked this forum down.

You can still post in this topic, and PM people... but anything done here from this point forward will NOT be saved. It will be lost as soon as the new site goes "live" (which will hopefully be in another day or so).

Watch here for updates...

TenchiTim · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:53 pm

I thought thats what was going on

Maybe with this down for a bit, people will hang out in IRC more? :D

cresent · Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:47 pm

Oh...That's so cool....I can't wait to see how the new site will look like. I guess I'll have to find another site for the moment.

666archangel · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:31 am

Okay, I'll wait :D

boink · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:46 pm

yarrr, the lost posts return.

Safiel · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:48 pm

Too bad I changed my user name. I made my first noated account when I was quite a young-en.

Flooder · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:03 pm

Old old old database? As in the original one that typus ran? Or the garbage one that Reyrey ran?

DiSpy · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:33 pm

This is the old database from the forums typus ran.

Also, after it's setup I can merge old useracounts manually into the new ones if it didn't do it automatically (goes by email address matching).

Flooder · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:59 pm

Hmm.........well if you get to my user name from typus' database, my username was "Mr.Flooder" whereas now I'm just Flooder. Either name is acceptable, but I would prefer to be "Mr.Flooder" again if you could :). Thanks DiSpy. <3.

HawkeCrystal · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:06 pm

I finally remembered how to get to the dev board, but there my username is hawkecrystal and msg count is around 2000 while here it is HawkeCrystal with over 12200. I know that Di had to merge my username while testing due to email changes so might have something to do with that.

DiSpy · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:56 pm

Hawke- Yeah, that's the problem that I was having with the "imported_username" stuff.

I'm still going tru trying to fit it. I *did* do yours already, but when i'm done I have to re-run the script that calculates the user postcounts.

If you look at my profile it says I have like 1 post, but if you do a search for posts by me there's thousands that show up... it's the same thing... I already merged mine, but have to re-run the script that calculates the user postcounts. Only reason why I haven't done it yet is because I still have a lot more users to merge, and would rather do it all at once at the end.

DiSpy · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:07 pm

Ok, Mr.Flooder your merged now. (It didn't auto-merge you because you had two separate email addresses... I kept the most recent one.)

Flooder wrote: Hmm.........well if you get to my user name from typus' database, my username was "Mr.Flooder" whereas now I'm just Flooder. Either name is acceptable, but I would prefer to be "Mr.Flooder" again if you could :). Thanks DiSpy. <3.

SsLordMagus · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:47 pm

When i tried to log on and i saw "The forum you selected does not exist." i said noooo! Noated is dead! :~(

But it is just an update (a big one)

Well i never changed my name or email so i think you should have no problem with my account.
Thank you for keeping us updated. :)

watrah1 · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:07 pm

I cant wait to see the new forum :)

Flooder · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:18 am

Would it be a female dog if I update my email address now or after the merge? The one I used to register for this forum is waaaaaaaay outdated and no longer accessible.

suiko · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:03 am

...I have nothing futher to say at this time, or an excuse as to why I'm even here.

Cjcool301 · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:16 am

The new site looks cool btw. Yeah, I tried to acess the forums but couldn't. Anyway, hope the new site comes soon! And people, believe me it's worth it and DiSpy has special goodies and suprises! :D

I think I'm the only one who's seen the sight :P

Also, what happened to the Good Day Anime site? It says it's gone...

Flooder · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:12 pm

Wow, get off DiSpy's nuts, stogie.

DiSpy · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:22 pm

@ CJcool- The library asked me not to renew the "GoodDayAnime.com" domain name. Sorry :( (I think they may be planning to change the club name in the future.)
I showed the new site to you at the library, but the other mods here have seen the new site also. :) In fact they were asked to login and help me test it out.

@Flooder- I've already done the import and merged everything (just cleaning it up) so changing anything on here won't get changed on the new site. Just wait until it's up, or PM me with what you want your new email address to be over there and I will change it for you on there (in the admin panel).

XaviarCraig · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:45 pm

Well this is bound to be interesting... Once its "happens"!

Mr.B0ssH0gg · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:54 pm

Helloooooo!!!

havent been on this site in a good 6 years or so... wow. i think it was that long anyway (unless the site wasnt even made then? :P ), because i have been carrying around a huge box of burned anime cd's... yes cd's...everywhere i've moved for the past 6 years. i never really watched any of it, a little but considering the amount of anime i got off this site, i havent watched any. it must've been long ago because now i would be trading with DVD's, which is the main reason why i decided to come back and check out how this site was doing.

i finally was able to kick the "anime is for kids and nerds" stigma, seeing as how i had turned into a badass teenager, and just rewatching the 1st episode of NGE makes me regret the whole time. i love it.. what can i say! i got into the big box of hundreds and hundreds of CD's, and am now re-organizing, trimming, and re-burning to DVD (what a relief... so many less discs!) all the old cd's are going in the garbage, not even going to bother offering them for trade or sale or anything. some are scratched, they're not all uniform, etc etc and i cant have that. i ALMOST sold the entire collection (it really is a huge collection) for $20 to my friends brother, because i just wanted to get rid of the damn stuff, but he refused to pay that much for "a bunch of burned cd's". oh well, his loss. and now im very very glad i didnt make that foolish move. the cost of blank cd's and shipping alone would probably be close to...maybe $750? not to mention the time i spent on it..

anyway, sorry for the rant. was just wondering if, when the forums are back up, does anime trading thru the mail still go on on this site? it was a big hobby of mine when i was 12 or 13 (now 20), and i spent lots of time burning cd's, making packages, and shipping, and of course receiving. i absolutely loved it, and when i get around to actually watching most of this stuff (been doing lots of reading, it all sounds so good!), i will be wanting to fill in missing episodes, and get new (and old) shows to add to the collection.

so.... long story short: when can i trade some more???? burned to DVD's of course.. :p

thanks!!

Cjcool301 · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:18 am

Just gonna have to wait until the new site comes i guess. I'm the only non-mod to see it :D :P

Gika · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:56 pm

Cjcool301 wrote: Just gonna have to wait until the new site comes i guess. I'm the only non-mod to see it :D :P

stop bragging idiot ...

@mr. bosshogg: yep, trading will be up (unless dispy changed her plans)
so stay tuned :)

Kacazeta · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:00 pm

Interesting, i look forward to seeing the new site/updates :)

TenchiTim · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:45 pm

well, since these posts are gonna get deleted anyways...

b00bz

Mr.B0ssH0gg · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:36 pm

excellent.... thanks for the replies

altho its very likely that every anime series i have now has been licensed since i stopped collecting.... i'll just have to start fresh with new fansubs

lol does cjcool have a bad rep around here or something..? hahah

@ DiSpy: is it possible to look in the old DB to see if my account is still there? i dont even remember what it was, and definitely dont remember the password, but i think the s/n was LiL_bOyZ. if its there i wouldnt mind knowing the join date, # of posts, last activity, anything like that. if not, who cares! thanks!

Flooder · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:53 pm

Mr.B0ssH0gg wrote: Helloooooo!!!

havent been on this site in a good 6 years or so... wow. i think it was that long anyway (unless the site wasnt even made then? :P ), because i have been carrying around a huge box of burned anime cd's... yes cd's...everywhere i've moved for the past 6 years. i never really watched any of it, a little but considering the amount of anime i got off this site, i havent watched any. it must've been long ago because now i would be trading with DVD's, which is the main reason why i decided to come back and check out how this site was doing.

i finally was able to kick the "anime is for kids and nerds" stigma, seeing as how i had turned into a badass teenager, and just rewatching the 1st episode of NGE makes me regret the whole time. i love it.. what can i say! i got into the big box of hundreds and hundreds of CD's, and am now re-organizing, trimming, and re-burning to DVD (what a relief... so many less discs!) all the old cd's are going in the garbage, not even going to bother offering them for trade or sale or anything. some are scratched, they're not all uniform, etc etc and i cant have that. i ALMOST sold the entire collection (it really is a huge collection) for $20 to my friends brother, because i just wanted to get rid of the damn stuff, but he refused to pay that much for "a bunch of burned cd's". oh well, his loss. and now im very very glad i didnt make that foolish move. the cost of blank cd's and shipping alone would probably be close to...maybe $750? not to mention the time i spent on it..

anyway, sorry for the rant. was just wondering if, when the forums are back up, does anime trading thru the mail still go on on this site? it was a big hobby of mine when i was 12 or 13 (now 20), and i spent lots of time burning cd's, making packages, and shipping, and of course receiving. i absolutely loved it, and when i get around to actually watching most of this stuff (been doing lots of reading, it all sounds so good!), i will be wanting to fill in missing episodes, and get new (and old) shows to add to the collection.

so.... long story short: when can i trade some more???? burned to DVD's of course.. :p

thanks!!

Haha, I have so much to say to that, but I don't feel like being a jerk to you.

Gika wrote: Cjcool301 wrote: Just gonna have to wait until the new site comes i guess. I'm the only non-mod to see it :D :P

stop bragging idiot ...

Hahahahaha, this is why I love Gika. <3

Mr.B0ssH0gg wrote:
lol does cjcool have a bad rep around here or something..? hahah

Hahah, yah, something like that.

HawkeCrystal · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:21 am

Flooder wrote:
Haha, I have so much to say to that, but I don't feel like being a jerk to you.

Miracles do happen! It appears that Flooder's "nice guy" has snuck out of his normal demeanor. ;)

Cjcool301 · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:14 am

no, since I'm the youngest here I get most of the slack... otherwise I'm part of the noob support team. Flooder's a jerk, when I first started he attacked me and we've been enemies since.

@DiSpy: Is gaming night still at the library and has the anime club been cancelled?

DiSpy · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:20 am

@cjcool - anime & gaming are still going on.

@mr.bosshog - I will look up the stats if you want, but if you had an account on the old boards it's still there. Everything got saved.

I'm sorry it's taking so long, but I *am* working on it.