Author Topic: Forum Update  (Read 5727 times)

0 Members and 6 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline casper

  • Administrator
  • Board Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 5405
  • Gender: Male
    • http://www.niaviation.co.uk
Forum Update
« on: August 06, 2023, 03:26:32 PM »

Hi All
just to let you know I've decided to close the forum as it stands and start afresh. I'll archive it and it will always be available but will be read-only.
I'm doing this because the software that the forum runs on has 'branched off' in a different direction and I can't update this forum to it. So as it stands the current forum software is out of date with no support, therefore no more updates. This means that it becomes a security risk (hacking etc.).


The new software branch will look more or less exactly as the old one but will be fully supported.


The downside is that I can't recreate all the user accounts so current members will have to re-register, and I will have to setup permissions and forum section again.
I think this a positive step for the forum going forward :)


I'm hoping to get this done next weekend, or earlier, if I can manage it.


Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but hopefully the disruption will be minimal.
Northern Ireland Aviation Forum and Gallery
Aviation Photos
I don't think you're stupid, I think what you do is stupid.

Offline Galli

  • Technician
  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 116
Re: Forum Update
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2023, 10:21:21 AM »
Thanks for all your hard work casper

Offline Gerard

  • Moderator
  • Board Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 3006
  • Gender: Male
Re: Forum Update
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2023, 09:29:38 AM »
cheers Casper ! thanks for everything

Offline dfinney

  • Technicians
  • Board Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 1906
  • Gender: Male
    • Wallace high school
Re: Forum Update
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2023, 12:04:51 PM »
Thanks Casper, download a list of users and email everyone who has logged in the last year when your ready for sign ups again.
"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance."