We've been upgraded! - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

sperry · 2009-02-24, 01:02 AM

...to vB 3.8.x!

This new version adds lots of "Community" features. I have not opted to enable the groups feature, but we are running it over at RenoSCCA.org. If folks like it, let me know and I will enable it, but I just don't think we'll get much use out of it.

One feature we are enabling are the user Albums! You can access your album via your User CP and use it to upload pictures for sharing w/ everyone.

We've also got the nifty new user profiles that allow profile messages and the like.

Feel free to play around with the new features and let me know if there's anything broken, or any settings that should be changed, or even if we should just turn off some of the new stuff because it's adding complexity for no gain.

Personally, I haven't played w/ the new features much, so your feedback is appreciated!

Finally, the upgrade has allowed us to reopen registrations, so hopefully no more spammers, and no more turning away people that are too lazy to email me for an account!

Dean · 2009-02-24, 07:06 AM

Is it just me, or are pictures loading slowly? Matt's wheels on car loaded line by line as if it was doing real time compression of a larger image. Since Matt already viewed them, shouldn't they have already been cached smaller on the server?

Off to check out other new stuff.

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-02-24, 08:18 AM

Now my profile interface looks like the one I have on NASIOC. What version were we running before?

sperry · 2009-02-24, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

Is it just me, or are pictures loading slowly? Matt's wheels on car loaded line by line as if it was doing real time compression of a larger image. Since Matt already viewed them, shouldn't they have already been cached smaller on the server?

Off to check out other new stuff.

Those pictures are not thumbnailed. They're 3504px × 2336px resized in-line via the [img=xxx] tag. They take just as long as any other 8 megapixel image takes to download.

sperry · 2009-02-24, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice

Now my profile interface looks like the one I have on NASIOC. What version were we running before?

3.6.x

SteveM · 2009-02-24, 02:04 PM

Whole thing seems a bit slower? But I am on iPhone so could just be AT&T. Sounds like the new features are cool, when I get to see on a real computer.

cody · 2009-02-24, 02:05 PM

Page loads seem a tad slower to me too. Nothing like I-Club though.

sperry · 2009-02-24, 02:23 PM

I haven't noticed any speed issues... then again IGT's firewall makes all internet access slow as shit.

ScottyS · 2009-02-25, 02:30 PM

This page loads hella quick now. Maybe it's that new Nvidia 285 that I just slapped in.

cody · 2009-02-25, 03:23 PM

Yah, any lag I saw yesterday seems gone now.

sperry · 2009-02-25, 03:53 PM

I turned of the new thread tagging feature. I wonder if that helped.

Dean · 2009-02-25, 04:08 PM

It does feel quicker... Did you put a couple stickers on the server? Those "Intel Inside" swirls are worth 5Mhz!

SteveM · 2009-02-25, 07:24 PM

yes, very much faster today...

2009-02-24, 01:02 AM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	We've been upgraded! ...to vB 3.8.x! This new version adds lots of "Community" features. I have not opted to enable the groups feature, but we are running it over at RenoSCCA.org. If folks like it, let me know and I will enable it, but I just don't think we'll get much use out of it. One feature we are enabling are the user Albums! You can access your album via your User CP and use it to upload pictures for sharing w/ everyone. We've also got the nifty new user profiles that allow profile messages and the like. Feel free to play around with the new features and let me know if there's anything broken, or any settings that should be changed, or even if we should just turn off some of the new stuff because it's adding complexity for no gain. Personally, I haven't played w/ the new features much, so your feedback is appreciated! Finally, the upgrade has allowed us to reopen registrations, so hopefully no more spammers, and no more turning away people that are too lazy to email me for an account! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2009-02-24, 07:06 AM	#2
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Is it just me, or are pictures loading slowly? Matt's wheels on car loaded line by line as if it was doing real time compression of a larger image. Since Matt already viewed them, shouldn't they have already been cached smaller on the server? Off to check out other new stuff. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2009-02-24, 08:18 AM	#3
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Now my profile interface looks like the one I have on NASIOC. What version were we running before? __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2009-02-24, 02:05 PM	#7
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Page loads seem a tad slower to me too. Nothing like I-Club though. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2009-02-24, 02:23 PM	#8
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I haven't noticed any speed issues... then again IGT's firewall makes all internet access slow as shit. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2009-02-24, 02:04 PM	#6
SteveM EJ22 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Reno Posts: 148 Car: RED WRX Class: Spectator Mangia la mia polvere	Whole thing seems a bit slower? But I am on iPhone so could just be AT&T. Sounds like the new features are cool, when I get to see on a real computer.

2009-02-25, 02:30 PM	#9
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	This page loads hella quick now. Maybe it's that new Nvidia 285 that I just slapped in. __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2009-02-25, 03:23 PM	#10
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Yah, any lag I saw yesterday seems gone now. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2009-02-25, 03:53 PM	#11
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I turned of the new thread tagging feature. I wonder if that helped. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2009-02-25, 04:08 PM	#12
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	It does feel quicker... Did you put a couple stickers on the server? Those "Intel Inside" swirls are worth 5Mhz! __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2009-02-25, 07:24 PM	#13
SteveM EJ22 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Reno Posts: 148 Car: RED WRX Class: Spectator Mangia la mia polvere	yes, very much faster today...