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After the discussion in the Sideways into the future thread, we've bitten the bullet, and moved the forum to some new, and pretty nice software, Invision Power Board.
IPB has a rich set of features, with some cool new things like the Shoutbox, the ability to host Gallerys of pictures, a Member Map, the ability to host member Blogs (or pull in member blog from external sites), and other feature we havent deployed yet, like the abiity to build content pages (something the Tech Depatment may go to in the future). It's brilliantly backed up by 24 hour tech support.
Moving meant sacrificing a few things. Some attachments are no longer there, emoticons got crunched, and everyone avatars are gone. On the up side, every post, topic, and PM came across.
The old site is still there, it's just locked for posting, PM's and no one can join anymore. You can find it at http://www.sideways-...s.co.uk/archive . It's there for the forseeable future. Avatars there are ripe for the picking...
One of the new options on the site is the ability to become a paid subscriber. Subscription comes in two forms. The first option is to become a "Supporter". US$25 as a one off lifetime payment. Anyone who becomes a Supporter then has the option to also become a "Subscriber". "Subscriber" status is just US$10 per annum, but is only available as an upgrade to "Supporter" status.
There is no requirement whatsoever to take up a paid subscription. The only benefit is a nifty chage of user name colour, and the knowledge that you're helping to keep Sideways around. Sideways remains free to Join, Search, Post, and Contribute. Should you decide to subscribe, be assured that all proceeds will go to keeping the site running and enriching the members experience. If you'd like to help, here's the link.
Moving Sideways to this new home has been a fair undertaking. There's sure to be hiccups, but please bear with us, and let us know what does and doesn't work, and what you think could be done better. Dave's opened up the running of the site a little, so you'll see a few more people with some increased rights, mostly in order to let us help keep the site running and working. It's still Dave's site, and he's still "The Law". Nothings changes, except the software we run on. It's the same Sideways community, we just have a new and improved home.
Take it for a spin, lets hope this ensures Sideways is here for the long term, with even more features than before. We're by no means finished, but this is a promising start.
To get yourself started, why not enter your location into the Member Map.
Cheers
Craig
Edited by GT6MK3, 14 June 2011 - 04:33 PM.
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