Welcome to SI 3.0!
Congratulations! You’ve made it to SharperIron 3.0.
You’ll have to create a new account for yourself unless you’re one of those I’ve notified that your account has already been created. Please understand that the unusually high volume of new registrations means that it’ll take a while for some of you to get approved.
This version of “3.0” is not quite what we had planned. I’ll spare you all the details of what went wrong.
The short version is that the tools for moving data from SI 2.0 to 3.0 seemed effective in testing, but proved to be a problem when it came time for the real thing. Database corruption resulted and this caused a great deal of strain on the server.
For various reasons, it was also not possible to go back to 2.0 after moving half way to the new system. Didn’t plan on burning any bridges, but discovered they’d gotten burnt anyway.
OK, the really short version is that the migraton was a total disaster.
The good news is that we still have the old data and we’ll eventually find a way to make it accessible. The bad news is that not even the user base from 2.0 was successfully migrated. You’ll have to create a new account for yourself unless you’re one of those I’ve notified about your account has already been created. Just click register.
So, sign up and enjoy the new site and please accept my apologies for the way this turned out. But it’s all uphill from here.
[Rev Karl] Aaron,Thanks, Karl.
To err is human. To REALLY mess things up requires a website upgrade!
I have been involved in a couple of these things. I hope the bruises on your forehead will diminish quickly!
You need to know that those of us who participate on SI *really* appreciate what you do to provide us with this forum. Thank You Very Much!
Karl Silva
Actually I’m moved by all the encouragement… and by the fact that nobody has said (yet) “Why in the world didn’t you make sure you knew what you were doing before you tried to migrate a bunch of data!!?”
By the way, on that score… now doing what should have done in the first place—talking w/several of our own about how to get the old content online.
So Aaron learns—again—that we’re not supposed to be lone rangers. (Of course, I could have heeded the advice of several to leave all the technical stuff to pro’s… but I can’t resist meddling. It’s just too interesting.)
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I, too, like the new look.
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Cor meum tibi offero Domine prompte et sincere. ~ John Calvin
[Charlie] Clearly, the “crash” was simply an attempt to clear out inactive member registries and unwanted Presbyterians. However, undaunted, I have returned to enjoy this beautiful site more than ever.… so that’s what that weird prompt meant. During the accounts import, this pop-up appears: “Deleting 1, 221 Presbyterians…. confirm, allow, or approve?”
Somehow “confirm” seemed the best choice. 0:)
[Angela] Now I just have to figure out where everything is again.Well, we’ve made that easy by not including much to find! (So you’ll probably be more comfortable by the time it’s all available again)
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BUT, how will you know when a thread has reached the 20 page limit, or will you the limit now be number pf posts?
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[JohnBrian] how will you know when a thread has reached the 20 page limit, or will you the limit now be number pf posts?**** forum director comment ****
The moderators / admins have not figured this out yet
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[ChrisC] what do the four checkboxes do in the edit account page?Those are blocks each member can disable if they’d prefer not to see them. The welcome box is currently disabled for everyone anyway, but may be back shortly. These display to new members by default but after that it’s up to you whether you want the block/box or not.
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