Hello sexy people,
Long story short: We're going to be migrating away from vBulletin (current forum software) over to XenForo (forum software by the same people as the vBulletin 3.x branch).
Reasons we're not going to be sticking with vBulletin: I don't like the direction it's headin-- headed. It's bloated, not optimized to a standard with which I would be satisfied with, and just plain isn't for DMC.org anymore.
XenForo is, in my mind, the must better solution for this place. I like it, and I'm going to be performing the migration this week, or whenever I can gather together all the necessary tools. If you'd like a preview of how XenForo looks, feel free to Google it, or check out our Fable Forum or GreyViper. I'm going to be spending the rest of the day cobbling together a nice, dark template, so I'm going to be quite busy. but I'll check out this thread occasionally for anything you guys want to ask.
I just don't want to hear any whining. Keep it civil. Any constructive feedback would be much appreciated but, ultimately, this has to happen. I realise this post hasn't explained a massive amount as to why we're migrating over to a new forum solution, nor have I given you a massive run-down of what to expect, but, the truth is - aside from a different look, slightly different interface, everything will essentially remain the same. You'll still be able to post, private message (only with multiple people simultaneously now), change your avatar, signature, etc. Your passwords will still remain the same and you will not lost any posts, or have you post counts reset.
Just know that there must be a reason behind why I feel this is necessary, so don't reach for those pitchforks right away.
So, yeah, that is all. I'm excited about it and I hope you are too. Cheers!
Long story short: We're going to be migrating away from vBulletin (current forum software) over to XenForo (forum software by the same people as the vBulletin 3.x branch).
Reasons we're not going to be sticking with vBulletin: I don't like the direction it's headin-- headed. It's bloated, not optimized to a standard with which I would be satisfied with, and just plain isn't for DMC.org anymore.
XenForo is, in my mind, the must better solution for this place. I like it, and I'm going to be performing the migration this week, or whenever I can gather together all the necessary tools. If you'd like a preview of how XenForo looks, feel free to Google it, or check out our Fable Forum or GreyViper. I'm going to be spending the rest of the day cobbling together a nice, dark template, so I'm going to be quite busy. but I'll check out this thread occasionally for anything you guys want to ask.
I just don't want to hear any whining. Keep it civil. Any constructive feedback would be much appreciated but, ultimately, this has to happen. I realise this post hasn't explained a massive amount as to why we're migrating over to a new forum solution, nor have I given you a massive run-down of what to expect, but, the truth is - aside from a different look, slightly different interface, everything will essentially remain the same. You'll still be able to post, private message (only with multiple people simultaneously now), change your avatar, signature, etc. Your passwords will still remain the same and you will not lost any posts, or have you post counts reset.
Just know that there must be a reason behind why I feel this is necessary, so don't reach for those pitchforks right away.
So, yeah, that is all. I'm excited about it and I hope you are too. Cheers!