Loss of bookmarks! [Read me]

[Lynne]

Hello KK & everyone on this thread,

I personally really like the forum the way it is.
I am not crazy about changes. I really like this format. It is easy to read.

In my experience whenever forums do updates & or major changes, lots of items get lost along the way.
I was locked out of 2 other forums in the past & just got tired of having to start all over again.
Threads were lost, the wall on each account vanished, as well as the stored private messages. And of course, the bookmarks.

So, I am wondering, besides the bookmarks, what other items will disappear during these updates?

Will the Mary's Garden, Prayer threads be kept?
If we have private messages stored/saved, will they transfer over?
Will every single thread & post transfer over? Along with videos, pictures, etc.

Thanks in advance!

Hello!
As part of the Forum Upgrade that I am going to roll out, some features will be lost.

The most notable feature to be lost will be the "My Bookmarks" feature.  You will have to migrate those over to your own bookmark keeper!

Please do that! 

To ensure people don't lose their saved threads in that modification, I will not begin the upgrade of the Forum until after September 15th, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.   So, you have 10 days from right now.  Hopefully that is sufficient. 

That's the biggest feature loss. 

If more time is needed or desired, please reach out to me.  Otherwise... you've been warned!

Hi Christe Eleison!

We've missed you! I believe that KK is sticking with the SMF software so there shouldn't be a lot of changes. SMF may be retiring the Bookmark feature but KK would have told us if other features were changing.

[Christe Eleison]

Hello KK & everyone on this thread,

I personally really like the forum the way it is.
I am not crazy about changes. I really like this format. It is easy to read.

In my experience whenever forums do updates & or major changes, lots of items get lost along the way.
I was locked out of 2 other forums in the past & just got tired of having to start all over again.
Threads were lost, the wall on each account vanished, as well as the stored private messages. And of course, the bookmarks.

So, I am wondering, besides the bookmarks, what other items will disappear during these updates?

Will the Mary's Garden, Prayer threads be kept?
If we have private messages stored/saved, will they transfer over?
Will every single thread & post transfer over? Along with videos, pictures, etc.

Thanks in advance!

Hello!
As part of the Forum Upgrade that I am going to roll out, some features will be lost.

The most notable feature to be lost will be the "My Bookmarks" feature.  You will have to migrate those over to your own bookmark keeper!

Please do that! 

To ensure people don't lose their saved threads in that modification, I will not begin the upgrade of the Forum until after September 15th, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.   So, you have 10 days from right now.  Hopefully that is sufficient. 

That's the biggest feature loss. 

If more time is needed or desired, please reach out to me.  Otherwise... you've been warned!

Hi Christe Eleison!

We've missed you! I believe that KK is sticking with the SMF software so there shouldn't be a lot of changes. SMF may be retiring the Bookmark feature but KK would have told us if other features were changing.

Dear Lynne,

I have missed you & everyone as well! Thanks for your kind words!

I appreciate your prompt reply!

I am not great with changes    And this year has not been what I expected....

And I have several messages that I need to answer & or write down the information that was sent to me. And the prayer section is so important to me!

Oh, I forgot, will the forum go down for several hours whenever this takes place?

Anyway, thanks so much for your help!
God Bless!

[Kaesekopf]

Hi Christe Eleison!

We've missed you! I believe that KK is sticking with the SMF software so there shouldn't be a lot of changes. SMF may be retiring the Bookmark feature but KK would have told us if other features were changing.

Yea, we're sticking with SMF.  There will be some interface changes and upgrades, but it will all be for the better.  The Bookmark feature was a mod I liked, but it hasn't been updated in a decade, so I have to get rid of it (it's not compatible with the latest version of SMF). 

There should be* no detrimental changes to user experience.

*famous last words

[Kaesekopf]

Oh, I forgot, will the forum go down for several hours whenever this takes place?

I will place the Forum into Maintenance Mode for the upgrade.  I will likely do it in the late hours of the day/early hours of the evening because I hate myself I appreciate the users so much, I want to alleviate any Forum downtime. 

[The Curt Jester]

You can just use your browser to bookmark stuff and organize it that way.

[Lynne]

You can just use your browser to bookmark stuff and organize it that way.

And with the last(?) maintenance  , the email function began to work again so you can email a thread to yourself.

[Acolyte]

Will the update be this weekend ?

[Kaesekopf]

Will the update be this weekend ?

The answer to that was obviously no

This weekend is a maybe.  Should have a bit more free-time than this past one, but we'll see.  I'll keep people posted, either way!

[Acolyte]

Will the update be this weekend ?

The answer to that was obviously no

This weekend is a maybe.  Should have a bit more free-time than this past one, but we'll see.  I'll keep people posted, either way!

I know, but when I posted the question the weekend we thought it would happen had passed.

No hurry, new baby comes first !

[Kaesekopf]

Bookmarks are going away on Dec 8 at 10p Central.  You've had sufficient time! 

Update is coming nearer and nearer! 

[Acolyte]

I'll see it when I believe it !

[Lynne]

I'll see it when I believe it !

hahaha

[Acolyte]

I still have bookmarks !

[Lynne]

I still have bookmarks !

He's very busy! Baby's first Christmas, etc... 

I hope he waits, now, till after Christmas.

[Kaesekopf]

I still have bookmarks !