Boards Being Worked On

[Webmaster 20]

Hey everyone...

 

I know this is short notice, and I'm sorry. Things have not exactly gone like they were supposed to the past sevearal days.

 

The message boards are in a BIG state of flux right now. Please bear with me as I continue to work on the problems that we have. If you notice anything unusual, please feel free to discuss it in the Questions and Comments forum. I just ask that you please keep it all in a single topic so I have an easier time tracking everything.

[Webmaster 20]

Due to problems with avatars being out of control before (some original ones being 800x1000 + in size), I've made some changes to the system where it will not let files be uploaded over 40k.

 

I've also gone through and deleted all of the uploaded avatars in the system. All of you will notice your avatars gone from your user name. Please feel free to upload one again. But we ask that you please edit the image you want to use if it's not already the correct size for use. (Meaning you just slow down the board by having a huge graphic have to load, but then be shrank down by the board when showing).

[Webmaster 20]

I fixed a problem earlier today that kept some people from being able to post.

 

The new boards use a totally new permission-based system for determining access to who can do what in each area. I forgot to make some minor changes to a few areas that kept some folks from posting.

 

If you still have trouble posting, please send me a private message here on the boards, or send me an e-mail at [email protected].

 

Sorry for the mixup!

[Webmaster 20]

I've done some major work to the board's skin. Hopefully it's a little more visually appealing. I've still got quite a bit more work to do with it, but at least now you should be able to look at the board without needing to cry afterwards from your eyes hurting.

[Webmaster 20]

The boards were down for about an hour earlier today. I was doing some security updates. Everything should be good for posting. Sorry for the inconvienence.

[Webmaster 20]

The server was down for about 10-15 minutes somewhere around noon.

 

There were a couple server security related patches rated critical released today, and server's network engineer did not want to wait to put them in as there had already been some reported cases of the exploit being used.

 

Sorry for the inconvienence. All services should be restored.

[Webmaster 20]

I'm doing some updates to the server right now to patch some Apache files. The server may go offline for about 20 minutes. Sorry for the inconvienence.

[Webmaster 20]

UPDATE: Security patches rolled out better than planned. No reboot or other configuration needed to impliment updates.