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So, the upgrade prodecure did not go very well. Doh!
We did apparently, succesfully eradicate hundreds of small bugs and a few larger ones too and our page load times have seen a further improvement.
However, a number of important features have broken. I am trying hard to fix as many of these problems as possible as soon as I can but some are beyond my level of knowledge and need to be handed over to the various developers who created them in the first place. Therefore, it could take several days to get everything fixed. Sorry about that. It's just an inevitable consequence of our upgrades. We fix some bugs but introduce new ones.
Anyway, when it's all over, the pain will be worthwhile because we'll have a faster, better community with more features, bells and whistles and some great improvements to our existing stuff too.
You can help by letting me know about anything that doesn't work. Let's compile a list here then, in our shiny new forums!
Here's my list so far...
* Members can no longer log in using their Usernames and must instead, use their email addresses.
* Some members are unable to log in at all, although a few have got round this by resetting their passwords.
* The forums did not work after the core software upgrade was finished. However, Katie fixed this by buying a brand new forum to completely replace the old software!
* The Main Navigation Menu has disappeared from the header of each page.
* The Full Member's Instant Messenger Bar has disappeared from the bottom of each page.
Anything else to add? Over to you...
Thanks, Katie x
Forum posts has now gone missing from profiles drop down menu, where you could go to a profile and see everything that person had posted in the forums,....... blogs, info, videos, piccies are all still there. it was there originally and is handy for site mods to check and edit posts if one person has been known to post previous dubious, litageous posts etc.
Hi
Its looking good Katie.
You might like to start by explaining these functions: - thank - add reputation. Share and report are pretty straight forward but what does thank and add reputation do?
Also, would you think that the forums had a "Forum Rules and Terms of Use" function?
And I agree with Lucy, a "View new content" function will make the forums quick, efficient and productive for regular users.
If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
Chalice
I have no idea what either are about. I think the software was created by some far eastern programmers, possibly from Thailand. I don't think these options are really relevant for our community though, so if it's all the same to you, I will try to have them removed.
We still have a problem with our Main Navigation Menu Bar and also our Instant Messenger Bar. Both have disappeared and I think the cause is common to both. I need to talk to our developers in Pasadena but they will not be back at their desks until 9am on Monday, so we will just have to wait.
I also asked them to fix the password problem and they told me that I should ask all of our 24,000+ members to change their passwords. That was not very helpful so I have written back to them to say that is simply not good enough.
A different developer will be working on reinstating the username login on Monday.
We also have a few more bells and whistles to come. This upgrade s far from over.
And by the way, it's been a very expensive week so far. A number of our regular members expressed a wish to help over the last few months by making a donation towards the cost of running this place.
Well, now would be a really good time to actually do that. If you want to help, please go to this page to contribute...
http://gendersociety.com/pages/donations
Thanks, Katie 
hey about the menu been missing i was talking to me friend today about it
and he said that if the menu is missing after logging in, but there when ur not, that the function for the menu probably hasnt been added to the loggin state
if that makes sense to you
Other things that are missing:
1. The list of full members who are online
2. The ability of full members to create chat rooms (general, invitation only and password protected ones) which were accessed via the menu bar which used to reside at the bottom of the page.
3. Some members (most) cannot see other members profile pictures in the Chat Room.
Katie don't worry about it, right now someone offers up thanks for a forum post, then someone else ear marks it then someone does something else then we have the same 3 posts one after the other. Trial and error. (personally don't see the point of being able to read the whole forum post on the home page by clicking on more)
At one point we had forum posts on a persons profile in date order, same as before, everything that person had ever posted, plus photo albums, videos, blogs, info.whats new.
now we have advance forum topics, recent advanced forum topics, no albums. More+ is still there, (now contains, whats new, friends, links, groups, articles, polls & videos) these are things that can be sorted later. now the home page is moving twice as fast, friends likes, forum posts. comments. recommends etc etc.
Good Morning GS
How are we all doing today? I expect at this point some of us are starting to fray at the edges.
Katie the investment in the new forum software was a stroke of genius. As you would say:"It was brill."
On my email notifications the URL is given for; A user thanked to your forum post in the topic and ~*~*~ has posted a reply to the topic ****** but link is not adjoined to it.
I also concur with Cristine that if all 24,000+ members were logged in at once the front wall would be "indecipherable." I suggest that the forums be a stand alone facility with a "View New Content" availability.
Also, thank and add reputation probably are redundant and the add reputation is open to abuse similar to the like which is blatantly over used by some.
Regards
Chalice
Cristine, Shye (GS Admin) Yes you need the original email account that you signed up with, to receive permission to enter a new password. or log in via Facebook or my space and then change your password from the edit feature on your profile, I just did that, that by going to settings in the white drop down menu and then change password.
So's, the 'View Recent Updates' at the top of the navigation pane is new??!!. - Brill
Just quietly: How do we donate if the menu bar is missing?
Nice attachement Cristine, does GS have a shop? 
You make donations here Chalice
[url]http://gendersociety.com/pages/donations[/url]
Katie, g'day
I might suggest that at some time, perhaps following the upgrade, you have a 'membership upgrade' drive perhaps by putting a 'sticky' on the wall.
I am sure that collectively you could create something convincing to sell full membership.
Chalice
Catherine
You wouldn't have total anonymity because Katie would see your name, but if you use paypal then all of its security still applies.
I didn't have an issue or share your concern but my email also dispays my natal name so I am out anyway. lol
However, the receipt is also secure. I think it comes from Media Munch.
Chalice
Well.... you go away for awhile & then come back to sparkling new software 
1stly Yes Thank is the same as like, it can be overused but then you can bookmark your favourite topics so that you can always find them.
2ndly Add Reputation is a function that allows you to reward good information, postings, pictures, video's ect..... The idea is that as you post more posts, assist with problems, answer questions you earn points to reward other members posts.
All in all its fairly easy once you get the hang of it 
