Re: Moving this forum: yes or no?

**sushiguru** Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:27 pm

I think that, even if Kaney makes it back, moving to our own forum and website is a grown up and eminently sensible thing to do, and shows how we've matured as a clan. It also removes any future single points of failure. None of us saw this coming and it's got us on the back foot, so to speak.

The forum is up, in its totally vanilla state, with no structure or permissions set. All I need now is the go-ahead to buy the domain, and within 48 hours we'll have our own website and forum.

Should add - Kaney, of course, has full admin rights to everything on his return.

**Melt2** Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:56 pm

ur such a techiewiz

so u were able to move all the technical info threads too? with the vids etc?
and the hints and tips?

**sushiguru** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:00 am

Melt2 wrote: ur such a techiewiz

so u were able to move all the technical info threads too? with the vids etc?
and the hints and tips?

We have no way of moving stuff in bulk, but with some help <hint hint> we can re-create the important sticky threads, and original video posts etc. The forum code is the same, so you can copy any old post and re-post on the new forum and it'll just work.

**sushiguru** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:01 am

http://87.106.102.39/enigmaclan/forum/ is the vanilla site. If i've figured this correctly, no-one should see the member stuff, but you should all see the public stuff (though there's virtually no content there).

Once someone has verified the only public is listed, can you register there, please, and we can make sure the registration process works ok.

G.

**PaganWarrior** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:07 am

Just registered and logged in Smile

**sushiguru** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:08 am

PaganWarrior wrote:Just registered and logged in

I've locked it down so registrations are now approved by admin. Can someone else register, please?

**Outfielder** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:16 am

Just did and was told I need confirmation....btw I will be incommunicado for the next few afters, starting 15 mins from now

**Melt2** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:17 am

have fun on ur new forum

its been gr8 chatting to u guys

xx

jo

**sushiguru** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:18 am

Outfielder wrote:Just did and was told I need confirmation....btw I will be incommunicado for the next few afters, starting 15 mins from now

You should be registered now.

I didn't get an email - will look into that next. Can you test login, please?

**Outfielder** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:19 am

worked

**colonel bogey** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:20 am

Me too.

All working fine, though i didn't get a verification email.

**sushiguru** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:22 am

Will look into those.

I've made Pagan and Outfielder admins of the board. Please don't break it Wink

**Outfielder** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:23 am

same here with verification and registration

**Outfielder** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:24 am

Melt2 wrote:have fun on ur new forum

its been gr8 chatting to u guys

xx

jo

Catch ya later Jo!

**desilvermage** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:27 am

now regestered to new site . tho that confirm thing at the bottom is a pain . 4 trys to get it right . might be my poor eye sight or just bad brain

**Outfielder** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:29 am

desilvermage wrote:now regestered to new site . tho that confirm thing at the bottom is a pain . 4 trys to get it right . might be my poor eye sight or just bad brain

It is....dodged the first one (had no clue what it said) then got an easier one Smile

**desilvermage** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:35 am

same as others no email ?

**PaganWarrior** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:42 am

Me too, no email Sad

**Del1** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:51 am

PaganWarrior wrote:Me too, no email

Waiting............ Laughing

**colonel bogey** Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:53 am

PaganWarrior wrote:Me too, no email

And so it begins sushi Wink

**sushiguru** Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:24 am

Sorted. Replaced the out-of-the-box captcha with reCaptcha, which most users can handle.

Sendmail now working and tested, but a test on registration would be good.

Col Bogey going to have a look at making the style 'ours', so ignore other style quirks, we'll iron them out in time.

**Outfielder** Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:29 am

sushiguru wrote:Will look into those.

I've made Pagan and Outfielder admins of the board. Please don't break it

I won't....but what does that mean: Admins? What can and can't we do? And, on a related topic (but maybe on TS?): HOW?

**sushiguru** Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:37 am

Outfielder wrote:
sushiguru wrote:Will look into those.

I've made Pagan and Outfielder admins of the board. Please don't break it

I won't....but what does that mean: Admins? What can and can't we do? And, on a related topic (but maybe on TS?): HOW?

Admin on the forum has permissions to do just about everything except delete the entire forum. You can authorise users, edit/delete posts, ban users, etc.

once logged in, click on the Administration Control Panel (ACP) link at the footer of the page; you'll have to log in again, but once in *here be dragons*...

**guypanzer** Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:10 am

Last thing i wrote was : i am willing to do it, and now it's done !!

god i am good

**Outfielder** Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:19 am

OK....well, that's the kind of job that I think eventually needs to be done by someone else than the DepComs.

The guys calling the shots in the Clan (up to a certain degree and till our Bossman returns) should not be the same guys as those who command the forum. Maybe we need one DepCom in the background to accept rookies and in case things really get out of hand, but that should be about it.

So after the transfer, my job as a Forum Admin is up for grabs......

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