Forum Maintenance & Moving

[Wartstein]

Me too...

I see and respect where Ladybug 93 is coming from, but I personally really hope for NOlikebutton too.

This forum is literally the only social media place I am on - not only "active", I am not even passively watching / following other platforms, never had an instagram or facebook account and so on.

But what I gather when talking to friends: The like button thing is not really desirable on a place like this....
For one I´d fear that there slowly could be a shift to people (perhaps just "unconciously") "shaping" their comments more towards getting likes, and then I think it is better for a good, meaningful discussion IF someone actually has to take the time, effort and thoughts to really reply instead of "just" click a button.

My 2c, and I may be oldschool...

i just want to like your photos without having to create a whole post.

Well, this almost makes me reconsider....

[JayHenMac]

Server moves are always exciting! I have a love/hate relationship with them. I hate doing them but usually love the results.

Any hopes of TapaTalk support in the future?

[aicolainen]

#TeamNoLikeButton

So.. where can I click to like this? ^


Joking aside, a like-button wouldn't bother me one way or the other, but a mora stable forum would be a win for sure.
The disappointment when you've filled up your first coffee mug in the morning, sit down to enjoy some alone time on the forum while there's still some peace and quiet in the house ...and BOOM - "General error".

[Wartstein]

#TeamNoLikeButton

So.. where can I click to like this? ^


Joking aside, a like-button wouldn't bother me one way or the other, but a mora stable forum would be a win for sure.
The disappointment when you've filled up your first coffee mug in the morning, sit down to enjoy some alone time on the forum while there's still some peace and quiet in the house ...and BOOM - "General error".

That general error thing is not a sign of instability: Each day (in the US actually night, so when the forum is not highly attended) at the exact same time this happens deliberately for a few minutes, I guess for maintenance reasons...
In my (and I guess also your) timezone this is always at 9 am.

[aicolainen]

#TeamNoLikeButton

So.. where can I click to like this? ^


Joking aside, a like-button wouldn't bother me one way or the other, but a mora stable forum would be a win for sure.
The disappointment when you've filled up your first coffee mug in the morning, sit down to enjoy some alone time on the forum while there's still some peace and quiet in the house ...and BOOM - "General error".

That general error thing is not a sign of instability: Each day (in the US actually night, so when the forum is not highly attended) at the exact same time this happens deliberately for a few minutes, I guess for maintenance reasons...
In my (and I guess also your) timezone this is always at 9 am.

So there's a very rigid pattern, and somehow I've failed to recognize it. That's a bit embarrassing :) Well, my mind doesn't perform well before coffee, and since this happens around coffee time, that could be the explanation right there. It will be my excuse anyway

[Wartstein]

#TeamNoLikeButton

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That general error thing is not a sign of instability: Each day (in the US actually night, so when the forum is not highly attended) at the exact same time this happens deliberately for a few minutes, I guess for maintenance reasons...
In my (and I guess also your) timezone this is always at 9 am.

So there's a very rigid pattern, and somehow I've failed to recognize it. That's a bit embarrassing :) Well, my mind doesn't perform well before coffee, and since this happens around coffee time, that could be the explanation right there. It will be my excuse anyway

Somewhere Krisit explained what that routinely "general error" pattern is about - can´t recall exactly though. I checked: It should be always 9 am in your place too (and last only a few minutes at max).

... and 9 am being your (first..) coffe time probably means you´re not as much of an early bird as I am... to me this is rather second breakfast time..

[TkoK83Spy]

#TeamNoLikeButton

I'm with you. I know it's been requested for years but I can only see it decreasing conversation.

I also agree. I just recently joined BladeForums so I can try and sell some of my knives. I've posted a few photos in the general forums, and appreciate that people "like" them, I honestly do. I've been seeing around 30 likes on my photos and many other peoples photos, but there really isn't much conversation happening over there.

[benja-man]

Any hopes of TapaTalk support in the future?

I hope not. Modern forum software works so well in browsers, no need for an app that deliberately makes using the forum in browsers less enjoyable via constant nag screens.

[hollowt1pz]

See you on the other side!!!

I was thinking "Catch you on the flip side" from Boondocks Saints.

Yes!

[hollowt1pz]

Any hopes of TapaTalk support in the future?

I hope not. Modern forum software works so well in browsers, no need for an app that deliberately makes using the forum in browsers less enjoyable via constant nag screens.

Exactly - no! That's a different platform different intention. Us old guys don't want it (over 35) hah

[hollowt1pz]

Me too...

I see and respect where Ladybug 93 is coming from, but I personally really hope for NOlikebutton too.

This forum is literally the only social media place I am on - not only "active", I am not even passively watching / following other platforms, never had an instagram or facebook account and so on.

But what I gather when talking to friends: The like button thing is not really desirable on a place like this....
For one I´d fear that there slowly could be a shift to people (perhaps just "unconciously") "shaping" their comments more towards getting likes, and then I think it is better for a good, meaningful discussion IF someone actually has to take the time, effort and thoughts to really reply instead of "just" click a button.

My 2c, and I may be oldschool...

i just want to like your photos without having to create a whole post.

Well, this almost makes me reconsider....

Totally agreed and sorry for the multiple posts. It's human nature. Psychology and sociology. Instead of trying to change people, understand them If only... Hah.

[aicolainen]

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That general error thing is not a sign of instability: Each day (in the US actually night, so when the forum is not highly attended) at the exact same time this happens deliberately for a few minutes, I guess for maintenance reasons...
In my (and I guess also your) timezone this is always at 9 am.

So there's a very rigid pattern, and somehow I've failed to recognize it. That's a bit embarrassing :) Well, my mind doesn't perform well before coffee, and since this happens around coffee time, that could be the explanation right there. It will be my excuse anyway

Somewhere Krisit explained what that routinely "general error" pattern is about - can´t recall exactly though. I checked: It should be always 9 am in your place too (and last only a few minutes at max).

... and 9 am being your (first..) coffe time probably means you´re not as much of an early bird as I am... to me this is rather second breakfast time..

Admittedly I'm not the earliest bird in the forest, but it's not too bad either - I think :)
Still this is mostly just relevant in the weekends, when no activity is planned from the morning, and I can start the day with some quiet alone time before the rest of my family wakes up (even less early birds than me) and chaos ensues. While I don't have a rigid routine on such days, my first coffee seems to have coincided surprisingly often with the "general error"/regular maintenance routine.

Weekdays are a different story altogether, and I may not have time to visit the forum at all, even though I get up quite early and don't even eat until lunch time. Most days have been like this lately, but on slower days I'll usually drop by the forum during office hours, if my schedule permits. And it may or may not coincide with my coffee


Well, now that all my coffee routines seems to be out in the public domain, I'm sure @TazKristi will take this into account when they configure the new server, and it should all be a thing of the past

[Danke]

Sure hope the quote button gets updated as part of this. The current quote 20 posts in tiresome.