Gary Lewis Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 The Invision folks have started writing the code to migrate us from Nabble to their platform. They anticipate having the first pass up for us to test in about a week. We will then have 7 days to test it and point out what issues we can find. They will then revise their code to fix the problems. Once they are done we will set a time and day to cut over. At that point we will turn off access to the forum on Nabble, take a backup, run that through the converter, and put the forum up on Invision in “production”. I will put the Nabble version up on a page on the website that only a few of us can access just in case we need something, but we won’t be able to post in it. And then, once we know we have everything we will delete the Nabble version to free up space on their servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 What kind of joining protocol will we have after the move? Will it be similar to what Nabble WAS before it got borked, where new members are sandboxed until they post in the NMSH? I really look forward to not having to apologize before they can even make a first post. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 What kind of joining protocol will we have after the move? Will it be similar to what Nabble WAS before it got borked, where new members are sandboxed until they post in the NMSH? I really look forward to not having to apologize before they can even make a first post. 👍 Good question, Jim. The way I THINK I have it set up at present on Invision is that a newbie can only post in NMSH. But as soon as s/he posts one time they are automagically promoted and can post elsewhere. (The # of posts to get promoted is adjustable.) However I think that everything we've set up now gets blown away when they create the new forum, so we will have to adjust it - and I do have it all recorded. And the joining process is automagic as well. We can have them agree to the guidelines before joining. But moderators don't have to admit people. Speaking of moderators, we will have admins and moderators. The admins can change serious things and the moderators make sure people are playing nice. Chris and I'll probably be the admins with current admins being moderators. Yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Good question, Jim. The way I THINK I have it set up at present on Invision is that a newbie can only post in NMSH. But as soon as s/he posts one time they are automagically promoted and can post elsewhere. (The # of posts to get promoted is adjustable.) However I think that everything we've set up now gets blown away when they create the new forum, so we will have to adjust it - and I do have it all recorded. And the joining process is automagic as well. We can have them agree to the guidelines before joining. But moderators don't have to admit people. Speaking of moderators, we will have admins and moderators. The admins can change serious things and the moderators make sure people are playing nice. Chris and I'll probably be the admins with current admins being moderators. Yes? I really don't want any power to screw things up in the background. Not my domain and I've kept my hands in my pockets so far, except when I banned myself. Im okay with being the hall monitor. We're very fortunate that you have a great membership that doesn't devolve into profane slinging. I catch my own frustration pushing towards a tantrum often enough that I'm not sure I set a good example, but I try to answer questions in a courteous and timely manner. I really look forward to seeing all Invision has to offer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I really don't want any power to screw things up in the background. Not my domain and I've kept my hands in my pockets so far, except when I banned myself. Im okay with being the hall monitor. We're very fortunate that you have a great membership that doesn't devolve into profane slinging. I catch my own frustration pushing towards a tantrum often enough that I'm not sure I set a good example, but I try to answer questions in a courteous and timely manner. I really look forward to seeing all Invision has to offer! Will the links within threads still work? Like when you replied to a earlier post in a thread and you get the "in reply to this post" at the top? Or if I took a "permalink" from a post and used that to link to it from another post? It'd be a shame to lose that functionality, but I could see it being too hard to recreate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 Will the links within threads still work? Like when you replied to a earlier post in a thread and you get the "in reply to this post" at the top? Or if I took a "permalink" from a post and used that to link to it from another post? It'd be a shame to lose that functionality, but I could see it being too hard to recreate. I don't know the answer to that question, Bob. But it is something we should check out when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Good question, Jim. The way I THINK I have it set up at present on Invision is that a newbie can only post in NMSH. But as soon as s/he posts one time they are automagically promoted and can post elsewhere. (The # of posts to get promoted is adjustable.) However I think that everything we've set up now gets blown away when they create the new forum, so we will have to adjust it - and I do have it all recorded. And the joining process is automagic as well. We can have them agree to the guidelines before joining. But moderators don't have to admit people. Speaking of moderators, we will have admins and moderators. The admins can change serious things and the moderators make sure people are playing nice. Chris and I'll probably be the admins with current admins being moderators. Yes? Gary, it's your baby, you set it up the way you feel is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Wulff Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Gary, it's your baby, you set it up the way you feel is best. Just leave a forwarding address...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viven44 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Will the links within threads still work? Like when you replied to a earlier post in a thread and you get the "in reply to this post" at the top? Or if I took a "permalink" from a post and used that to link to it from another post? It'd be a shame to lose that functionality, but I could see it being too hard to recreate. I looked at that. Didn't realize each POST in a TOPIC has its own URL (permalink) and the logic for it looks like Website_name_TOPIC_subject_TOPIC_number_POST_number.com I don't see why they can't search for identical links (paired between a POST and a reply to a POST) and match them up with another Invision URL. I think we should push for that. The computer does it all anyway once they program the logic.. It has been over 20 years since I played with any kind of coding in school so hopefully not oversimplifying it... when people meet me they assume I'm an IT guy (talk about profiling, haha)... they don't know I play with copper, tin, silver, polymers, and also Ford trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 I looked at that. Didn't realize each POST in a TOPIC has its own URL (permalink) and the logic for it looks like Website_name_TOPIC_subject_TOPIC_number_POST_number.com I don't see why they can't search for identical links (paired between a POST and a reply to a POST) and match them up with another Invision URL. I think we should push for that. The computer does it all anyway once they program the logic.. It has been over 20 years since I played with any kind of coding in school so hopefully not oversimplifying it... when people meet me they assume I'm an IT guy (talk about profiling, haha)... they don't know I play with copper, tin, silver, polymers, and also Ford trucks Bill - I appreciate that, but also appreciate the guidance. Paul - The address is the same. When it comes up it'll be right where this one is now. Same URL, different platform. Your handle should still work and maybe even your password. Vivek - We don't know that everything won't work. When the time comes I'll need all the help I can get testing it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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