So, we've had a bit of a face lift. Or rather, a feature lift I suppose. It's like the old site, but with a bit more money behind it - like the movie version of the ship, I suppose.

Amuse thyself: log in and check the options in 'My Controls' near the top to start your own blog (think web diary). Or picture gallery. Check out the "Cortex news" under "Official 'verse news" to see the stream of news about the 'verse from across the interweb.

Also, you can now attach actual pictures and documents to posts. Yes, we've caught up to the 20th Century. Or the 21st Century. Whichever it is.

Have fun. Make some noise. And leave my donuts alone, hello.

just gotta say: good job Gossi!

*raises her mudders milk*

looks lovely and shiny new features. Love it~

awesome!!! hihihi pocki I cans ee your photo in your contact card, just wanted to say you look lovely darling.
and whats this warn thing by my name?????

Do I have to re-find and re-enter all the topics I was watching on the old one? I gather either they don't get imported into my topic tracker list, or maybe that import hasn't happened yet?

I suspect you'll need to readd them. I didn't even know you could watch things on the old forum

Wow!! Really great job.

Now I've got a reason to not do real work this afternoon.

Kevin

Ok, apparently I have some bugs on my end to work out regarding being able to quote messages, heh. Anyway, there was no direct topic tracking page on the phpBB version, but there was the ability to watch topics and have alerts sent when new messages were sent to them.

I guess I just assume people's lists of watched topics were going to import. Heh.

and how is that different from any other time on this site kevn?
Prakash
PS
yay I can edit my posts!!! see bottom bottom of this thread.

Quoting is funny. You press "Quote" next to one - or more - posts and then press Reply at the bottom.

Result: you can quote multiple people at the same time.

Looks Shiny!

Can I just say I Don`t like it

JUST KIDDING!!

Darin (Zol.)

p.s. I guess I`ll have to work out how to get the links in signatures to work again?

Zol likes it!

Can you try saving your signature from the control panel? I'm not really sure why they aren't working at the mo.

Let me know if you figure out links in the the sigs as I noticed mine were broken too...

also, I was wondering if we can edit posts from pre-upgrade or not? I had two threads where I was updating the top post with a list of CafePress shops for folks, I can restart the threads, just wanted to know if I should ...

THANKS!

Pretty gorram smart, if you ask me! It took me a while to work out where the reply button was for my first post, but I am getting the hang of it. I don't like the font colours, I guess I will just have to get used to posting in the set font, instead of my ususal Brown. Also some of the buttons are a little hard to read, but I guess we will all adjust.

I really like it. Change is good.

So I see, although I didn't do it int his instance. Pretty cool, though.

Well, bung across suggestions about things like that (PM good, and enabled now). To be honest, I've doing all the design, and I'm so not a designer.



A lot of the changes are about creating more buzz. The entire site is 'open' now, which slows member numbers, but is about reaching out to people via search engines and stuff. Galleries attract random google users, as do Blogs. The forums here are now available via 'RSS' feeds, which means other sites can include content from users here - and we can include content from other sites here (see the Whedonesque coverage in the 'Cortex' forum - more to come).

Basically, it's about making noise. I want people to see this community is still around. At the beginning of this year, this site should have died. Motion picture companies do not give websites to fans. Websites don't ressurect themselves like this in movies - not ever. Except now. Universal have both done an excellent thing for the community, and I believe we can all - quite easily - generate buzz, if the site is set up properly.

Thought I had a blip on pooter when I met the new home page just now.... Wasn't expecting that! However..... Tis very slick.... tho a bit of a shock to the me old brain pan, but in a good way, me thinks. Shall have fun reaquainting m'self with it all.

Have the same question as Kurya... what's this warn thing all about? Should I be worried?

Keep up the great work on the site Gossi...... you're doin a grand job!

Wow, even looks like we can do PM's now.

I haven't gone through everything yet, but it all looks very good. Have only found a few glitches.

Well ZOl may like it but i have to say gossi mate that I am as yet unsold on it. I'm not making my mind up yet though, i tmay grow on me. Kudos on the work though man, it's always appreciated you know that right?


Now see PMs seemed to work at first but now i keep getting an error message, wondered if gossi had realised they were on and turned them off. Of course it may just be a problem at my end.

Gossi,

I was a little taken aback by the new site, but after doing some exploring, I like it.

After reading your post about it showing up more and making some buzz, I REALLY like it.

Good idea! Thanks, for your work and your time and your energy to do this for us!

Hi.
I just wanted to add Gossi, that it is true.. the colour scheme and layout needs a bit of work to make it coherent and pleasant for the eyes and understandable. Was 11th hour going to do work for this site in terms of layout?
Prakash

i have one thing to say, HATE IT!
Just kidding i absoultly love it! it is so awesome, and by the way gossi, GOOD JOB!!! And I wanted to apoligize to you about my behavior in my posts in the topic "A picture of river i found" it was very inconvient of me to say those things. Sorry!!

Oooh! Pretty!

I'll second that. I want to edit the first post on a thread I started...can't do it!

umdesch4

third it! and the uploading of photos into our profiles.. is problematic, if you try to upload it from the computer.
Prakash

editing of posts = fixed

Uploading photos - also have same problem. Not sure, will look into that one.

Wow - I mean really WOW! Lots of love went into this site. Thanks much for sprucing up our newish digs! As for any glitches-



"Did the Primary Buffer Panel just fall off my gorram ship for no apparent reason?"[color=#3366FF]

Yay Gossi, this is wondeful! I was a terrible lurker on the other site, always wanted to join in, but didn't know where to start. With this new, shiny board, it's a sign. Or something like that.

Congrats! I applaud thee.

~Laura
A Buffalo Browncoat

Very, very shiny! I would like to figure out how to fix the graphics in my sig, but I'm pretty friggin' happy at this point! I'm gonna poke around a bit, figure out how things work. Gossi; you da man!

Click to view attachmentLookin' Shiny! But we knew they couldn't stop the signal!

CatsStrike

Great to see the site back up!!!

I think the retrofit looks great! no complaints except I may not be smart enough to it
Thanks to everybody that put in all the hard work.

Gossi is, once again, a BDH. The new site's a bit slow on my end, and looks like some stuff needs to be worked out, but I'm more than happy to be here. I'll try not to kill so many threads this time around. Thanks again, Gossi.

Kevin (gossi), you are the best. The new site is fabulous! You are a web god. Thank you for making our home a little nicer.

Thanks Gossi! Nicely done. I don't usually get too fancy, but I'm excited to explore all the bells & whistles!

Great job on getting the browncoats back together! Love the site, love the fans, You guys rock!!

Thank you so much Gossi for all your hard work and dedication! This is sooo very shiny indeed to have this forum back up and running!

Sweet. Looking good so far.


-Tibbetts

i take it back.... I DO like surprises

Compliments from over the ocean. Keep it alive, Gossi.
Not a rabbid forum user, but very happy we all can be back here.

Love your work!

We got a shout-out on Sci-Fi Wire today...

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/ and look under "News Briefs" ...

OMG thats really cool! thanx kevn! Gossi... must be all sorts of proud!
Prakash

I go away for a couple of days and you guys really confused me!

I tried to open the old addy and thought 'Oh no! apocalypse!"

But here we are.

Looking shiny

Hey, Gossi! Thanks for everything--I think the site is shiny with lots of cool new bells and whistles. The new layout will take some getting used to for those of us averse to change, but we'll all get there.

Also wanted to say thanks for the personal email messages sent out. Of course, I already new it was coming, and was chomping at the bit all Sunday a.m. waiting to get back on here and get my fix, but the email messages that got sent out were appreciated. Direct email from gossi is a classy touch!

The link in my signature is still broken... I've tried re-inputting and saving it, both with the bulletin board button for inserting a link, and using standard HTML code. Neither one works. However... I have noticed that a link in one of my pre-changeover posts IS still good. Go figure.

Whatever, whenever... at any rate, thanks, Gossi, for all your hard work. Lookin' good!

yeah the linking for all of our signatures not working too.... maybe html is disabled or something....
let me try :
Whedonesque baby
Edit to add: It seems it works in the post, but not in the signatures... hmm....

Prakash

it's all quite purrrrdiful!!

Excellent job gossi! Lots of little buttons to work now.

Seven days ago Serenity wasn't even a Stait of mind for me, and Firefly was not a bug I'd swallowed. Suddenly an unexpected, shiny 'verse has opened, one that's terraforming, even as I peep. Stumbling into this new and improved site (thanks to Google-entry "cantstopthesignal") is like playing an extra in Jaynestown. I want to erect a staue to Gossi!