Forum Upgrade / Maintenance

[WebMaster]

Hello Folks,

The forum software will be upgraded to the latest version on Sunday, September 11th 2005. The upgrade will eliminate some of the issues that some member's were having (posting replies, etc) and also take care of some other issues as well.

The forum may go off line for 5-15 minutes during the upgrade process.

Enjoy!

[WebMaster]

This is done. :)

[WebMaster]

Yet another forum upgrade is on it's way, but this one with a number of great new features for moderators and members. ;)

When?

Saturday, October 1st 2005.

The forums will be closed during the upgrade process.

[swimmerXC]

when i get DSL i'll upload everything on DT gallery, just it's too slow for me now :(

[WebMaster]

when i get DSL i'll upload everything on DT gallery, just it's too slow for me now :(

No worries dude! DSL is pretty cheap these days... well atleast bellsouths.;)

[WebMaster]

This is done, enjoy! :D

[WebMaster]

*post moved*

check out new design of the SDF under development behind scenes.

This won't be available anytime soon but I am trying to go live with it soon. :D

What do you think?

[WebMaster]

Folks, the forum software upgrade is done. You will see new features as you browse and explore in the coming days.

If you don't want to wait... you can see this thread (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=186803) over at vbulletin.com to read about the new features for the users and moderators, etc.

As part of the upgrade, new theme will also come soon. :D

Any issues, please report.

Thanks and enjoy!

[swimmerXC]

NO MORE ADS!!!

:nana: :) :nana:

[T-U-P]

but now there're no pics from defence talk. i know i can just go to DT for them but i'm lazy.

also i do think we should change the theme once in awhile to this forum more interesting. although there's nothing wrong with the current theme i feel a theme rotation may be benefitial.

also the new infraction thingy is cool, i need to try that on someone. hehe

[WebMaster]

I will make sure that senior members, moderators, super mods and admins do not see any ads. ;) Give something back to the community. :D

All other features will be restored soon... such as DT pics, etc.

[swimmerXC]

DAMN WEBBY YOU OUT DONE YOURSELF THIS TIME, CONGRADS!

:nana: :nana: :nana: :nana: :nana:

[T-U-P]

swimmer, you know very well that was a one-liner, think you can escape me by enlarging it? lol:roll: and what happened to your avatar?

anyway webby, do we get to choose the theme when they arrive or are you just gonna impose it on us?:D

[swimmerXC]

swimmer, you know very well that was a one-liner, think you can escape me by enlarging it? lol:roll: and what happened to your avatar?

anyway webby, do we get to choose the theme when they arrive or are you just gonna impose it on us?:D

he edited my post :(

there was a nice theme a few second ago... all glassy looking like the XP tool bar

my avater..... i don't know where it is... yoda is gonna get pissed

[WebMaster]

he edited my post :(

there was a nice theme a few second ago... all glassy looking like the XP tool bar

my avater..... i don't know where it is... yoda is gonna get pissed

You mean this? http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/showpost.php?p=39041&postcount=7

[T-U-P]

this one is not bad actually, with everything rectangle and stuff.

[WebMaster]

The banner is in... at least now SDF has a face? :D

[Gollevainen]

could the icons showing in front of everyforum, wheter there is unread posts changed little bit different from each others?? Its hard to spot them out when the variety is between greyish blue to deep greyish blue. how about returning to the old good icons????

[WebMaster]

Forum software upgraded.

Made some other changes, introduced tabbed content (top of the pages) and logged in users see LESS ads than guests and over all cleaned up some of the clutter.

Any issues, please report.

[WebMaster]

UPgrade is complete.

YOu should see the new URLs among other things as you browse the forum. ;)

Dongfeng, please update the links on SinoDefence.com! :D

Enjoy!

[WebMaster]

SinoDefenceForum gets a makeover! :) I hope everyone likes the change.

Also, now you can reach the forum with following domains as well:

ChinaDefenceForum.com
ChinaDefenseForum.com

Any issues, please report here or use the contact us (http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/sendmessage.php) link at the bottom.

Thanks and enjoy!

[bd popeye]

Looks weird..I guess I will get use to it. I can't see the list on the top of the page. You know members list, new post, search..etc..Also the page is even now wider..I can't see about an inch of the right side of the page no matter what I do.)-: Oh well

[tphuang]

sorry, but I kind of find it hard to get adjusted to this new layout. The colours are a little strange for me.

[WebMaster]

Whats wrong with the colors?

bd, try now. The navigation bar is at very top, right side of the logo.

[bd popeye]

Whats wrong with the colors?

bd, try now. The navigation bar is at very top, right side of the logo.

Thanks for fixing that navagation bar..The colors are ok. I just like the old colors better that's all. I will get use to it!

Hey I can see the whole page now! Thanks!

[Gollevainen]

I think what is wrong with this, is that the sections arent narrowed and bordered adequatly. It seems like blank page with text and after few secconds of looking you start noticing that its forum of some sort...and still, lot of white and only little yellow...looks like we've run out of money or something...too cheap if you know what I mean.

[WebMaster]

Made some changes, not as much 'white' as it were before.

Also, keeping it simple seems to be the trend these days on the web as far as web design goes.

[Londo Molari]

Ahhh its refreshing to have a change of layout :)

Thanks for your continuing efforts. May I suggest changing the yellow color of the bar between posts... it conflicts with the overall color scheme. Maybe a shade of blue or gray.

[Undead Yogurt]

Would it be better to have a poster's user info appear on the left side of each post instead of on top? This would shorten page lengths considerably. I think it is a good general website design principle to minimize scrolling for users whenever possible.

In Internet Explorer, the top navigation bar is faulty if the user has set font size to "larger", as I have done.

In the picture resize bar, saying a digital image "weights 65KB" is not proper English in two ways. In any case, do we really need that info bar? Maybe it would be simpler to just put a noticeable border around any pictures that have been resized? It is more intuitive to click on the picture itself to enlarge it than a bar on top of it.

[WebMaster]

Forum upgraded with great new features and new theme. :)

Post any issues or comments here.

Thanks and enjoy!

[T-U-P]

the color looks odd for a military forum...

[Undead Yogurt]

Please make the font sizes "medium" instead of 11px so that we can make them larger or smaller with IE browser.

[WebMaster]

Theme changed... that should take care of most of the issues. :)

You must have 1024x768 resolution...

Enjoy!