SAI-Steven Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 As many of you are aware we have all been struggling with the outdated forum software here on the Team Shelby website for quite a while now and although it would be great to be announcing the debut of a revamped TS website, we are just not there yet. So what's this heads up announcement all about then? Good question and the answer to that question is that because this outdated forum software is no longer being supported, our IT department along with the website hosting company need to make some changes that will affect the current TS forums website. The biggest change is that some of you who log in with a sign-in name, as opposed to a user display name, will now have to log in using only your TS display name. For example say that you currently would log into Team Shelby using your name, as an example we will use John Smith and once logged in you would then post with your TS display name of JohnnyGT500 well as of 12/20 you will now log in using your display name of JohnnyGT500. This log-in change wont affect most of us as most of us use the same name for both log-in and posting. For example I log in using the name of SAI-Steven and I post under the user name of SAI-Steven. Again if you log-in and post using the same name you're good to go. If you have separate log-in name that is different from your posting name you will need to remember to now log-in with your posting display name. There possibly will also be some changes to the Friends/Followers that should be self explanatory on how to friend or follow another member. And one last item is that the Garage along with the Video features may temporarily disappear from the site, these items should be added back to the website once this upgrade/patch is dialed in. Some of you will have questions and we may even have a hiccup or two when these changes are applied so please be patient as we get this handled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Thanks for the heads up Steve. Very classy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectreman Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Pretty much every bike & Stang site I belong to has changed formats w/in the last year but this one has got to be the most confusing of all to navigate. Not sure how this is an upgrade. While the last version might've been outdated, I could log-in and immediately go to 'new posts' since my last visit. Now I've got to click on an 'activity' link and search through to see what's new. Definitely not an upgrade in that aspect. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra567 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I have been around TS since 2006 and have to agree this feels like a step backwards vs the previous version. The fact that the site was down over a week tells me Shelby needs a upgrade in the IT department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekheavy Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Not seeing where to add a signiture pic or are they no longer supported? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 35 minutes ago, cobra567 said: I have been around TS since 2006 and have to agree this feels like a step backwards vs the previous version. The fact that the site was down over a week tells me Shelby needs a upgrade in the IT department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 16 minutes ago, tekheavy said: Not seeing where to add a signiture pic or are they no longer supported? This is a Ford , Mustang, Shelby site..... Pontiacs are NOT allowed. GM owners are locked out of adding sig pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekheavy Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 minute ago, BIKEBOY said: This is a Ford , Mustang, Shelby site..... Pontiacs are NOT allowed. GM owners are locked out of adding sig pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 The desktop browser version makes it easy to get to the "unread posts". In fact, you can customize your own search that gets bound to that function. On the other hand, the mobile platform buries this function down four levels deep in menus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08KR525 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Ok, I give up. How do you get to the Desktop Version on a mobile device? The way it's configured now is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) What browser are you using on your mobile? Firefox has an add-on or you can configure it yourself in the about:config box (search on google for "firefox request desktop site default for site". You can also open the firefox menu "..." on the address bar, and check the "request desktop site". The former will do it for all firefox windows, the latter is a one-time conversion (it is not sticky that I can find). Since I use my windows laptop most of the time I prefer the former since I'm "trained" to the desktop version. I agree that the mobile skin is less than convenient. I can zoom the desktop site much easier than I can navigate the mobile. Edited December 28, 2017 by twobjshelbys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08KR525 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Thanks for info. I'll try to see if I can figure it out. I too am more comfortable with the desktop version to navigate through the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IASHELBYGT Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 The Classified Ad sections don't seem to be working, at least not for me. I'm signed in to TS and that used to be the trigger. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTH391 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I realize change is good for progress - maybe we need to re-learn this site. Me no likey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Yeah, I wonder how many.....ummm....older gents may say Sc#@w it, and not come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I guess the thing that confuses me is the competition for most "likes" in a day. My profile says I won 16 times. What did I win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank S Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Five of the six forums I always went to are: "Sorry, there is a problem The page you requested does not exist Error code: 1S160/2 " So long, it's been good to know ye " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99-9x Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Frank S said: Five of the six forums I always went to are: "Sorry, there is a problem The page you requested does not exist Error code: 1S160/2 " Same here,classifieds and a few other other forums show the same error message.Sent a report,not sure if it went.Kind of disappointed. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99-9x Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 4 hours ago, BIKEBOY said: Yeah, I wonder how many.....ummm....older gents may say Sc#@w it, and not come back. l resemble that remark:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pj 302 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 My name used to be ....mach1 1970 ...now I’m ...pj 302. ...How did this happen ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtkeith Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 We're back that's all that matters to me....I also have been here since 06. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, pj 302 said: My name used to be ....mach1 1970 ...now I’m ...pj 302. ...How did this happen ? Mike......zat you???? Edit- And they killed off your post count. Edited December 29, 2017 by BIKEBOY Whoops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springer Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I thought the old format worked very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rodgers Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 9 hours ago, svtkeith said: We're back that's all that matters to me....I also have been here since 06. Agreed no issues for me so far, just have to get used to it, they will work out the bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj 302 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 8 hours ago, BIKEBOY said: Mike......zat you???? Edit- And they killed off your post count. Yep zat meeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, BIKEBOY said: Mike......zat you???? Edit- And they killed off your post count. Worked @ it and got my name BACK. Yeahhhhhh IM BACK !!!! I like the ability to post pictures a lot better Edited December 29, 2017 by mach 1 1970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CASEY HILL 14998 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 23 hours ago, IASHELBYGT said: The Classified Ad sections don't seem to be working, at least not for me. I'm signed in to TS and that used to be the trigger. Thanks Same for me... classified not working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 All, try to be patient. There will be many changes coming to the site. This was just the first step needed to get on a new back bone structure for the forums. It was built on older, unsupported hardware and software. So what you see right now is not the end state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 1 hour ago, JeffJ said: All, try to be patient. There will be many changes coming to the site. This was just the first step needed to get on a new back bone structure for the forums. It was built on older, unsupported hardware and software. So what you see right now is not the end state. Changing the topic for a minute. Boy the conti race @ Daytona looks to be back to its original form. 7 mustangs GT4 are entered plus more makes. Should be a good race. Look forward to Daytona in January. Are you involved this year Jeff J ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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