Board maintenance

[Huskies Fanatic]

HaHa! Yeah I was only one version behind but all other versions behind this one are considered unstable.

Yep just read this about a week back. All versions under 4.12 in the 4 series are considered unstable. use at your own risk.

[chefcraig]

Yep just read this about a week back. All versions under 4.12 in the 4 series are considered unstable. use at your own risk.

Indeed, and coupling this with IE 8 leads to some spectacularly crummy results. In fact, the problem also extends to the beta version of IE9, in that the software can not read vbulletin properly. Since vbulletin is a widely used platform, the birdbrains at Microsoft were forced to come up with a solution, which is pretty much like putting a band aid on a gun shot wound: Rather than solve the bug in the first place (which would be costly as hell and set both IE8 & 9 back several months), these imbeciles have come up with an add-on called "compatibility view".

So now, instead of having the site malfunction (links not working, drop down menus disappearing, cursor dancing all over the screen like some 1980's Lionel Richie video, ect.) or not function at all, the user can click on an option to the right of the address bar that alters how vbulletin is read. The problem is that it alters the site in appearance to the point of absurdity. Naturally, I can't make a screen grab here, but it essentially boils down to the individual posts being elongated top to bottom, the margins pushed in and the text showing up roughly wherever in hell it wants to. The formatting is so bizarre that you end up making double posts, if they manage to show up at all after cycling on and on for what seems like several minutes.

The end result is much like those commercials you see for some or another type of medicine on tv, where the side effects sound worse than the issue it's trying to treat. In other words, you are damned if you do and damned if you don't.

[Bob]

Site updated to latest version.

[Bob]

We are now updated to the latest version of vBulletin.

[Bob]

Added 187 smilies (some are dups and I will fix that)

Kiwi fruit for example -->

[fifth element]

fun stuff!

[Dan]

Added 187 smilies (some are dups and I will fix that)

Kiwi fruit for example -->

Sweet As On That One.

[JG1104]

We are now updated to the latest version of vBulletin.

Thanks. I see sites still using 4.1, 4.3 and I guess the more ambitious caring ones on 4.1.3.

[Bob]

Thanks. I see sites still using 4.1, 4.3 and I guess the more ambitious caring ones on 4.1.3.

Yep.

In theory if you're using 4.1 you're obviously 14 versions behind but in actually it's 70 or so with all the minor updates and security patches.

4.0.3 is the most insecure, unstable version of the bunch.

[fifth element]

Added 187 smilies (some are dups and I will fix that)

Kiwi fruit for example -->

if ever looking for extras, I know of a site that has several fun, interesting ones, from football to party to laughing pandas to headbanging a computer....fun stuff....


http://sportsjabber.net/

the 2 that run the site are friends of mine...

[Bob]

Sometime today I maybe bringing the board down to upgrade to the latest version of vBulletin.

You'll get a message if you try to get on the site at the time of upgrade. It'll take about 30 minutes.

If not today in all likelihood sometime next week.

[Bob]

Upgraded the board this afternoon, we are now on the latest version of vBulletin.

[Bob]

I upgraded the board this afternoon to the latest version of vBulletin which is 4.1.10

[Blondie]

I upgraded the board this afternoon to the latest version of vBulletin which is 4.1.10

Thanks Bob for all you do!