***WELCOME TO THE NEW FORUM***

Jav400 · 10-31-2001, 02:27 PM

Morgan and I would like to welcome you to the new forum, and hope that the changes will be painless and beneficial to everyone involved. There are many new options for you to enjoy, so make yourself at home, and let us know if we can help.

For those of you who are not familiar with this forum, please use the FAQ button ( this is found in the upper right corner of buttons on your screen ) and browse through the topics. It will explain many of the functions.

For the sake of conserving HD space on our server, each user will be limited to 20 Private Messages total, with a length of 1000 characters each. When you reach this limit your Private Message function will no longer work until you delete some of your messages. You may reach Morgan (feldon23) or me (Jav400) by clicking the PM button under any of our posts.

feldon34 · 10-31-2001, 03:42 PM

None of the user accounts canbe imported. People will be re-registering accounts over here over the coming weeks and we will make every attempt to restore the number of posts you had on EZBoard over here. If you have been registered for a few days and your post count is still wrong, please let Michael (Jav400) or I know.

We hope there will be minimal troubles with the changeover to this new forum. Here are some of the new features:

<li>Private Message system (your e-mail address is not shared)
<li>Remembers which posts you've read
<li>Useable Search feature!
<li>Adds buttons to jump down to the first unread reply within a long topic
<li>View the list of topics from newest to oldest (EZBoard default), or oldest to newest.
<li>When you reply to a topic, it jumps down to where your reply is, even if it's several screens and pages down.
<li>Provide your own personal 'avatar' image or use one provided.
<li>If someone asks a question that is frequently asked, we can move that question to the end of a longer topic. All Wishlist questions will now be tacked onto the end of the large Wishlist topic.

Note: The term 'thread' is used here in place of 'topic'.

FishyBusiness · 10-31-2001, 04:14 PM

Looks Good

I can't wait until all of the new messeges are in here and I can search them.

feldon34 · 11-01-2001, 01:59 AM

At first I didn't think we'd be able to search the EZBoard stuff. I e-mailed vBulletin and they said sure, just rebuild the indexes.

Every time I wonder "can I change this?" or "can I remove that?" and every time I've asked vBulletin for something that seems impossible, the answer is always yes, you can do that. The configuration was so easy and once I got the hang of the templates, I was able to simplify things and make it easy to use.

[edit]The old threads don't "work" so to speak. Even if someone registers their name, they can't go back and edit their old EZBoard posts. It's just a snapshot of history. As a favor, I went over to the two big polls "Should it maintain backwards compatibility?" and "How do you use the screen saver?" and copied down the graphics and numbers at the end of the poll and pasted them into the archives. So at least we have a copy of the numbers.[/edit]

Through an ingenious little script that one of the vBulletin users wrote, I have been able to link new vBulletin accounts with the old EZBoard postings. As you'll notice, even old posts now list your avatar, location, and you can edit them.

I'm just really impressed with how quickly things have fallen into place.

grape_jellyfish · 11-01-2001, 02:20 AM

Really nice forum, the search feature is great! I would also like to add that I am glad all the post could be switched over here, I was just reading some previous post from Coelacanth and Digital Lungfish, they had some interesting fish tales to share. If any of you new members would like to read them, just click the link on question 5.1 in the FAQ.

Jim Sachs · 11-01-2001, 10:31 AM

Looks Good!

FrogMastr · 11-01-2001, 11:56 AM

Congrats for the new Forum!!!!!!

I already like it!

Lightfeather · 11-01-2001, 12:59 PM

I like it too! ^_^

hpman77 · 11-01-2001, 06:38 PM

wooohoooo!
I'm here too!
it was an easy and painless moving, I should say.
Great forum, great features, great ppl.

Now my problem is... what picture should I choose for my personal signature?.... decissions, decissions...

almark · 11-01-2001, 06:54 PM

Well done you guys!

lancensign · 11-01-2001, 09:25 PM

I don't post all that often but I have to say that I like this new forum!

Very nice.

83bj60 · 11-01-2001, 10:10 PM

I clicked on the link after re-registering but never got to input my "activation ID"... Is this normal? Just thought to let you know...

Lightfeather · 11-02-2001, 02:28 AM

Yea, I didn't have to do anything with that number either. I just clicked the link in my email and everything was set. What was that activation number for anyhow?

Pyros9 · 11-02-2001, 03:24 AM

Looks great guys. Good job....

hooters · 11-02-2001, 09:09 AM

CooL I'm In.....

feldon34 · 11-02-2001, 09:12 AM

Following the link is what puts in your ID. The ID is provided if for some reason the link doesn't work, you can manually activate yourself.

Coelacanth · 11-03-2001, 06:52 PM

Ah, I can finally post!

Nice looking forum!

hayc59 · 11-03-2001, 07:48 PM

nice new board!! bravo

Tiny Turtle · 11-04-2001, 07:21 AM

Thanks Morgan, the prospect of being able to search through old posts is absolutely wonderful...

/Tiny

bflogal · 11-09-2001, 07:08 PM

This board looks great.

This aquarium screen saver is awesome.

Great job on everything.

10-31-2001, 02:27 PM	#1
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	*WELCOME TO THE NEW FORUM* Morgan and I would like to welcome you to the new forum, and hope that the changes will be painless and beneficial to everyone involved. There are many new options for you to enjoy, so make yourself at home, and let us know if we can help. For those of you who are not familiar with this forum, please use the FAQ button ( this is found in the upper right corner of buttons on your screen ) and browse through the topics. It will explain many of the functions. For the sake of conserving HD space on our server, each user will be limited to 20 Private Messages total, with a length of 1000 characters each. When you reach this limit your Private Message function will no longer work until you delete some of your messages. You may reach Morgan (feldon23) or me (Jav400) by clicking the PM button under any of our posts. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection Last edited by Jav400; 11-02-2001 at 12:10 AM.

10-31-2001, 03:42 PM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	New Features and a few Changes None of the user accounts canbe imported. People will be re-registering accounts over here over the coming weeks and we will make every attempt to restore the number of posts you had on EZBoard over here. If you have been registered for a few days and your post count is still wrong, please let Michael (Jav400) or I know. We hope there will be minimal troubles with the changeover to this new forum. Here are some of the new features: <li>Private Message system (your e-mail address is not shared) <li>Remembers which posts you've read <li>Useable Search feature! <li>Adds buttons to jump down to the first unread reply within a long topic <li>View the list of topics from newest to oldest (EZBoard default), or oldest to newest. <li>When you reply to a topic, it jumps down to where your reply is, even if it's several screens and pages down. <li>Provide your own personal 'avatar' image or use one provided. <li>If someone asks a question that is frequently asked, we can move that question to the end of a longer topic. All Wishlist questions will now be tacked onto the end of the large Wishlist topic. Note: The term 'thread' is used here in place of 'topic'. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman Last edited by feldon34; 11-01-2001 at 12:56 AM.

10-31-2001, 04:14 PM	#3
FishyBusiness Registered Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,206	Looks Good I can't wait until all of the new messeges are in here and I can search them. Frank

11-01-2001, 01:59 AM	#4
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	At first I didn't think we'd be able to search the EZBoard stuff. I e-mailed vBulletin and they said sure, just rebuild the indexes. Every time I wonder "can I change this?" or "can I remove that?" and every time I've asked vBulletin for something that seems impossible, the answer is always yes, you can do that. The configuration was so easy and once I got the hang of the templates, I was able to simplify things and make it easy to use. [edit]The old threads don't "work" so to speak. Even if someone registers their name, they can't go back and edit their old EZBoard posts. It's just a snapshot of history. As a favor, I went over to the two big polls "Should it maintain backwards compatibility?" and "How do you use the screen saver?" and copied down the graphics and numbers at the end of the poll and pasted them into the archives. So at least we have a copy of the numbers.[/edit] Through an ingenious little script that one of the vBulletin users wrote, I have been able to link new vBulletin accounts with the old EZBoard postings. As you'll notice, even old posts now list your avatar, location, and you can edit them. I'm just really impressed with how quickly things have fallen into place. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman Last edited by feldon34; 11-04-2001 at 08:53 AM.

11-01-2001, 02:20 AM	#5
grape_jellyfish Registered Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,235	I like it :) Really nice forum, the search feature is great! I would also like to add that I am glad all the post could be switched over here, I was just reading some previous post from Coelacanth and Digital Lungfish, they had some interesting fish tales to share. If any of you new members would like to read them, just click the link on question 5.1 in the FAQ. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....It's learning to Dance in the Rain. Last edited by grape_jellyfish; 11-01-2001 at 08:04 PM.

11-01-2001, 10:31 AM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Looks Good! Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

11-01-2001, 11:56 AM	#7
FrogMastr Agalychnis callidryas Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Val-d'Or, Quebec, CANADA Posts: 71	Wow! Congrats for the new Forum!!!!!! I already like it! ---- FrogMastr

11-01-2001, 12:59 PM	#8
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	I like it too! ^_^

11-01-2001, 06:38 PM	#9
hpman77 Blue Angel Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Santander (Spain) Posts: 285	wooohoooo! I'm here too! it was an easy and painless moving, I should say. Great forum, great features, great ppl. Now my problem is... what picture should I choose for my personal signature?.... decissions, decissions... .:: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ :: 512MB SDRAM :: Windows XP SP1 :: shappire ATI radeon 9600 PRO :: Soundblaster Live Player 5.1 :: Directx 9.0 :: (Always latest drivers for everything) ::.

11-01-2001, 06:54 PM	#10
almark Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Belfast, Ireland Posts: 37	Looking good Well done you guys! best regards, A l m a r k

11-01-2001, 09:25 PM	#11
lancensign Yellow Tang Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 16	I don't post all that often but I have to say that I like this new forum! Very nice.

11-01-2001, 10:10 PM	#12
83bj60 Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 12	Activation ID? I clicked on the link after re-registering but never got to input my "activation ID"... Is this normal? Just thought to let you know...

11-02-2001, 02:28 AM	#13
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	Yea, I didn't have to do anything with that number either. I just clicked the link in my email and everything was set. What was that activation number for anyhow? Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

11-02-2001, 03:24 AM	#14
Pyros9 Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 49	Good Job Jav and Feldon Looks great guys. Good job.... Doug................(Pyros9) www.faddis.net My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs think I am.

11-02-2001, 09:09 AM	#15
hooters Percula Clown Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ummmmm Posts: 84	~VERRY NICE~ CooL I'm In..... ~RELAXATION IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT~

11-02-2001, 09:12 AM	#16
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Links vs. ID Following the link is what puts in your ID. The ID is provided if for some reason the link doesn't work, you can manually activate yourself. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

11-03-2001, 06:52 PM	#17
Coelacanth Thought to be Extinct Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: My Watery Abode Posts: 180	Ah, I can finally post! Nice looking forum!

11-03-2001, 07:48 PM	#18
hayc59 VoodØØ Child™ Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 252	nice new board!! bravo ãrê ¥Øu êxpêriêncêÐ 9.11.01 Never Forget God Bless America

11-04-2001, 07:21 AM	#19
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Searching, searching... Done! Thanks Morgan, the prospect of being able to search through old posts is absolutely wonderful... /Tiny

11-09-2001, 07:08 PM	#20
bflogal Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 1	This board looks great. This aquarium screen saver is awesome. Great job on everything.