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At some point next weekend (tentatively Saturday, the 19th) the forums are going to be closed for maintenance while we upgrade the forum software to XenForo 2! We're not quite sure how long the upgrade will take, but it could be in the ballpark of up to 24 hours. When we get back, everything's going to be sparkly and new. Here are some changes you need to be aware of.
Perhaps the most significant one is blogs will no longer be a feature. At least not until someone develops an add on that will bring them to the software. We are working on the possibility of converting existing blog posts to forum posts, so I'll keep you updated on that. In the meantime I recommend externally saving anything from your blogs you want to keep just in case we aren't able to work something out or if there are complications.
To accommodate for the loss, our current plan is to implement a new subforum under Outside the Box that will function very similarly. Any user will be welcome to start their own thread where they can post whatever they want, as long as it's within forum rules.
Here are just some of the cool features that are being added with the upgrade!
If you have any questions or comments about the above changes just post them here!
Perhaps the most significant one is blogs will no longer be a feature. At least not until someone develops an add on that will bring them to the software. We are working on the possibility of converting existing blog posts to forum posts, so I'll keep you updated on that. In the meantime I recommend externally saving anything from your blogs you want to keep just in case we aren't able to work something out or if there are complications.
To accommodate for the loss, our current plan is to implement a new subforum under Outside the Box that will function very similarly. Any user will be welcome to start their own thread where they can post whatever they want, as long as it's within forum rules.
Here are just some of the cool features that are being added with the upgrade!
- Emoji support, along with some custom Bulbagarden emotes
- Automated tables (I'm personally very excited for this one)
- Post bookmarks
- Push notifications for your phone and desktop
If you have any questions or comments about the above changes just post them here!