Moving & Updates Soon

[PoLiX]

To better promote the community, and after months of debating, I have decided to move to a SubSpace domain. The tld is still new in growth, but has a lot of push behind it from many in the tech community. SubSpace.CO will be our new and final home. My goal has always been to be a short domain, but something that emphasizes our game. SubSpaceOnline everyone disliked due to the length, and just went to the forums instead. SSGN new players definately don't understand, and even many current ones ask what that is.

 

Along with that, I am also moving the site to a new host. I've got some financial changes I need to make over the next few months, and getting the same resources from a very respectable host for half price is almost a no brainer to me. Even if I didn't have to cut some costs where I could, I think it'd be a good move.

 

The other move will be dropping the frontpage. Everything will centralize around the forums. IPB is a very unique software in allowing many of the features I hope to add with total member control. I feel the members of the forum having control over the updating of the content will help better proof-read, finalize, and keep the content dynamic and living. We're always learning and finding new things in our game, and the more that we can do to share the information with each other, the better.

 

More updates and information to come over the next month.

[PoLiX]

Sometime this weekend (will have a more pinpoint time when closer) the forums/site will be down for an hr or so while I move the database. Once moved I'll connect the forums to that database so the move should be pretty seemless when I move all the files and forward the domain. Note: Domain change may not happen for a couple more weeks.

 

I think all should be good though.

 

http://www.subspace.co/ - feel free to ping. New server is in Atlanta.

[Yupa]

Truly a Great Success !

[PoLiX]

Only took 25mins, but all moved.

 

Things might be a bit slower for the next week or so as the queries will be done to a remote database, but once site is all moved we'll be back to normal, maybe even faster speeds.

[PoLiX]

Sorry bout some of the hiccups, installing a different firewall/locking some stuff down on new server. Most any hiccups should only be short lived.

[Avast]

To better promote the community, and after months of debating, I have decided to move to a SubSpace domain. The tld is still new in growth, but has a lot of push behind it from many in the tech community. SubSpace.CO will be our new and final home. My goal has always been to be a short domain, but something that emphasizes our game. SubSpaceOnline everyone disliked due to the length, and just went to the forums instead. SSGN new players definately don't understand, and even many current ones ask what that is.

 

Along with that, I am also moving the site to a new host. I've got some financial changes I need to make over the next few months, and getting the same resources from a very respectable host for half price is almost a no brainer to me. Even if I didn't have to cut some costs where I could, I think it'd be a good move.

 

The other move will be dropping the frontpage. Everything will centralize around the forums. IPB is a very unique software in allowing many of the features I hope to add with total member control. I feel the members of the forum having control over the updating of the content will help better proof-read, finalize, and keep the content dynamic and living. We're always learning and finding new things in our game, and the more that we can do to share the information with each other, the better.

 

More updates and information to come over the next month.

 

If your moving to promote the community it is somewhat of a double edge sword, since SSGN has been around for a few years now? So it has it's niche on the internet, and became known. So you will lose whatever benefits that 5+ years of being in the same spot gives you. But I don't know if I would call this the last move, Subspace is getting older and older, and more and more less viable. If priitk doesn't update this client, it may as well just be replaced by the many new clients out there. I have already seen many old games from 1997, losing support, and being remade 10x better in a new client. And much of the community transferred over with few casualties. It may not be called subspace in the future. It's continuum right now. Though a subspace domain is a good idea. Also abolishing the main page is a good idea. I was thinking that myself when I first used the forums. The main page needs to go. Apply all it's content directly into the forum atmosphere.

 

But yeah I agree members having control of content is a good idea, you guys do have a bit to learn from me.

Edited July 18, 2011 by Avast

[Dav]

To better promote the community, and after months of debating, I have decided to move to a SubSpace domain. The tld is still new in growth, but has a lot of push behind it from many in the tech community. SubSpace.CO will be our new and final home. My goal has always been to be a short domain, but something that emphasizes our game. SubSpaceOnline everyone disliked due to the length, and just went to the forums instead. SSGN new players definately don't understand, and even many current ones ask what that is.

 

Along with that, I am also moving the site to a new host. I've got some financial changes I need to make over the next few months, and getting the same resources from a very respectable host for half price is almost a no brainer to me. Even if I didn't have to cut some costs where I could, I think it'd be a good move.

 

The other move will be dropping the frontpage. Everything will centralize around the forums. IPB is a very unique software in allowing many of the features I hope to add with total member control. I feel the members of the forum having control over the updating of the content will help better proof-read, finalize, and keep the content dynamic and living. We're always learning and finding new things in our game, and the more that we can do to share the information with each other, the better.

 

More updates and information to come over the next month.

 

If your moving to promote the community it is somewhat of a double edge sword, since SSGN has been around for a few years now? So it has it's niche on the internet, and became known. So you will lose whatever benefits that 5+ years of being in the same spot gives you. But I don't know if I would call this the last move, Subspace is getting older and older, and more and more less viable. If priitk doesn't update this client, it may as well just be replaced by the many new clients out there. I have already seen many old games from 1997, losing support, and being remade 10x better in a new client. And much of the community transferred over with few casualties. It may not be called subspace in the future. It's continuum right now. Though a subspace domain is a good idea. Also abolishing the main page is a good idea. I was thinking that myself when I first used the forums. The main page needs to go. Apply all it's content directly into the forum atmosphere.

 

But yeah I agree members having control of content is a good idea, you guys do have a bit to learn from me.

 

 

I agree that there is a risk of alienation through a domain change, but with the right front page information and a redirect it will not be a problem IMHO. Most people will acceept a we have moved message and/or a redirect. I personally still navigate via www.ssforum.net because it is engrained from years of visiting this site. Doesn't matter to me that it is redirected.

 

The key for this issue in the longer term is upkeep of the domain names.

[Avast]

To better promote the community, and after months of debating, I have decided to move to a SubSpace domain. The tld is still new in growth, but has a lot of push behind it from many in the tech community. SubSpace.CO will be our new and final home. My goal has always been to be a short domain, but something that emphasizes our game. SubSpaceOnline everyone disliked due to the length, and just went to the forums instead. SSGN new players definately don't understand, and even many current ones ask what that is.

 

Along with that, I am also moving the site to a new host. I've got some financial changes I need to make over the next few months, and getting the same resources from a very respectable host for half price is almost a no brainer to me. Even if I didn't have to cut some costs where I could, I think it'd be a good move.

 

The other move will be dropping the frontpage. Everything will centralize around the forums. IPB is a very unique software in allowing many of the features I hope to add with total member control. I feel the members of the forum having control over the updating of the content will help better proof-read, finalize, and keep the content dynamic and living. We're always learning and finding new things in our game, and the more that we can do to share the information with each other, the better.

 

More updates and information to come over the next month.

 

If your moving to promote the community it is somewhat of a double edge sword, since SSGN has been around for a few years now? So it has it's niche on the internet, and became known. So you will lose whatever benefits that 5+ years of being in the same spot gives you. But I don't know if I would call this the last move, Subspace is getting older and older, and more and more less viable. If priitk doesn't update this client, it may as well just be replaced by the many new clients out there. I have already seen many old games from 1997, losing support, and being remade 10x better in a new client. And much of the community transferred over with few casualties. It may not be called subspace in the future. It's continuum right now. Though a subspace domain is a good idea. Also abolishing the main page is a good idea. I was thinking that myself when I first used the forums. The main page needs to go. Apply all it's content directly into the forum atmosphere.

 

But yeah I agree members having control of content is a good idea, you guys do have a bit to learn from me.

 

 

I agree that there is a risk of alienation through a domain change, but with the right front page information and a redirect it will not be a problem IMHO. Most people will acceept a we have moved message and/or a redirect. I personally still navigate via www.ssforum.net because it is engrained from years of visiting this site. Doesn't matter to me that it is redirected.

 

The key for this issue in the longer term is upkeep of the domain names.

 

I really like SSGN though, Subspace Gaming Network... it's kind of cool..

Edited July 18, 2011 by Avast

[PoLiX]

Move & Upgrade this weekend.

 

We will be moving to the new server, the domain will change to SubSpace.co, and we will upgrade to IPB 3.2.0 Final.

 

Coming soon will be a customized skin, more forum content, user interaction, and much more.

 

Will keep everyone updated.

 

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I really like SSGN though, Subspace Gaming Network... it's kind of cool..

 

Sure, that is what I thought too. But to people outside our community, it doesn't fit/make sense. If you read my posts since I think march? I've discussed this. I have talked in game about it since Decemberish when I began posting/talking to other community admins.

 

I feel it is a good move.

[PoLiX]

All is going good so far. Just gotta work on the domains/forwarders/redirects (*.SSGN.net -> SubSpace.co | *.ssforum.net -> SubSpace.co). Will probably do that later tonight when I get done with a few outside projects the weather has been making me put off... Summer has finally reached the Northwest US.

 

Probably next weekend will work on moving HS, Deva, and Chaos. Maybe sooner if all keeps going well.

[Cheese]

it would be nice if we had access to the edit button for more than 5 mins

 

an hour would be nice

 

also instead of 'members' below everyones name, could just have "display: none" if == members

[Vidiot_X]

Cool! Looks good.

 

L8r,

=Rich=

[PoLiX]

it would be nice if we had access to the edit button for more than 5 mins

 

an hour would be nice

 

also instead of 'members' below everyones name, could just have "display: none" if == members

 

There, took the S outta the groups.

 

And why do you really need longer editing?

[»Xog]

love it, Polix. I agree it's a good move. Subspace.co has a more presentable nature to it. SSGN feels more like someone has to integrate and build a relationship within the game to join our secret society, but it will be sorely missed. I agree that subspace has to be more presentable to people who haven't played it yet. Not enclosed and membership-only.

 

Edit: I also agree that the edit button timer should be extended.. I vote for infinity. What if I made instructions and wanted to come back a few days later to change something in the post?

Edited July 24, 2011 by Xog

[PoLiX]

Once the tutorials section is up, you won't need that.

 

I'll up it to 1hr maybe later today.

 

Sadly I can't just set the setting for Zone Sub-Forums since after a few requests from a couple different ones to fix the editing time, I finally did it like 3 weeks or so ago. Though funny it was only noticed recently.

[»Xog]

PoLiX, please read:

 

http://www.pcgamer.c...name=0&ns_fee=0

 

I know you've spoken with them in the past, and I would talk to them myself, but I want it to be as professional as possible.. you have a lot going right now and it could actually be used to better persuade. Do you think you can give this another shot? There's a whole new "Free to Play" games section on there now. It doesn't necessarily have to have microtransactions.

Edited July 24, 2011 by Xog

[toxic_intruder]

Could you add back in the mobile forums function? I found it's really useful, and the editors in the regular site don't work for opera mobile on my android, unless I tutn off all the editor options with the switch, then it works.

[PoLiX]

Didn't turn it off?

[PoLiX]

I might look into tweaking the fonts of the forums some. When I drop my browser to 95%, everything looks more normal like. 100% it just feels like all the fonts are too big.

 

Amazing how much of a difference it makes.

 

Edit: 90% feels even better... 85% feels too small.

[PoLiX]

fixed the chat. Seems it is an installer bug with the css. It doesn't populate the CSS file properly, and doesn't associate it with the application so IPB will load it.

[PoLiX]

Warning
This is a test. This is only a test. This is a test of the warning bbcode. This was only a test.

Workng on getting all the old mods/hooks installed. Some haven't updated yet for the new forum version (IE: arcade).

[»Xog]

Not sure if its an intendid feature or not but that warning u gave yourself is public to everyone

[PoLiX]

it is a BBCode...

[Avast]

I noticed the lame time limit on editing, then thought to myself that whoever thought editing should be limited to 5 minutes, must be really lame. But I never thought that person would be you Polix. My opinion of you falls more and more drastically everyday. But keep trying, and you might win my approval. Anyway despite disliking the edit time, I never said anything. Just because no one complained until Cheese did, it does not mean no one noticed it, or that everyone approves of it.

 

I also think editing should be infinity. More freedom no need to have 1 minute edits. Or I will just end up making 10 posts on a page because I couldn't edit original.

 

You could always make a vote, if you really did design these forums for the community and not yourself, then voting is a good idea, rather than changes out of nowhere in hopes no one notices.

 

Warnings on forums? Bad idea, unless you let me warn you also. Then I guess its alright, but anything big red and flashy will just provoke fights, and only serves to belittle people, and show some type of online superiority complex etc. etc. Like when Hoch would ban you and go in your thread that you made, and say Your banned, and when you post back, saying okay but you banned me for no reason, he would just lock your thread after he sabotaged it, and say forums is not a place to discuss bans. Man what an asshole he was. Really even locking threads, and leaving a last comment, saying something like a smart ass is provoking. If you believe in locking it, then there is no need to leave your opinion of the thread after it's locked, unless your a troll. Locked - off topic, is sufficient enough. EVEN better, moved (and no comment) It's always nice to see mods moving things, than locking. If you don't have time to organize, hire me, and I will move threads that are not in the proper spots. But locking them because you are lazy is pretty bad, Fire yourself if your tired of volunteering. But I guess your only human, and not a god like me. Half the time just asking someone in a PM, hey ease up, etc etc, and being nice will solve your problem. I never saw a red warning solve shit however. It just extends, creates, and fuels shit.

 

Also when you banned me from chat, you never asked if I wanted to help you. The proper thing to do is not assume I don't want to help and ban before a question is asked. It was to say, we are here trying to solve some problem. Will you help us test it, or solve it? Depending on my answer, then you could have banned me temporarily. Is this logical to you?

Edited July 27, 2011 by Avast

[»Xog]

http://netdna.copyblogger.com/images/train_wreck.jpg

 

PS: It's that "train wreck" feeling I was talking about.

 

And also a derailed thread. Peace.

Edited July 27, 2011 by Xog