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Upgrade to phpBB3?

Why haven't we upgraded to phpBB3 yet!?!?!
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Yes.
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Only if somebody ports the DC theme
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Only if [other]
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Nooooo :|
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Postby likeafox » Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:51 am

Hypothetical situation: DC upgrades its forum software to phpBB3. This is what I see it being like:

Pros:
- Nick gets to have more fun in his control panel
- Much better tools for moderators (because they have so much work to do here)
- Attachments for posts (you can actually upload pictures)
- Enhanced functionality for polls and PMs and etcetc
- Custom titles, other profile fields (some members wanted this I recall)
- You can leave and come back to the forum without it clearing all your unviewed posts, leaving you sad and disoriented about where you left off.

Cons:
- Only the default phpBB theme(s) is/are available, leaving DC boring and generic looking (nobody wants to port our existing custom themes or create new ones)
- Greatly increased probability of spambots
- Some moderation tools no longer available
- More work for me

I personally don't think it's worth it. What are your thoughts on it?

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Postby Dr. Sticks » Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:09 am

voted "Only if: [other]" I can be a mod
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Postby MuffinSticks » Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:17 am

None if it sounds entirely necessary.
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Postby Segovia » Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:21 am

What's wrong with the way things are?

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Postby D-puff » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:10 am

- Only the default phpBB theme(s) is/are available, leaving DC boring and generic looking (nobody wants to port our existing custom themes or create new ones)
I use the boring theme anyway, so this doesn't effect me. Taking everything into account, I just say "Yes". I honestly don't care either way though.
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Postby Doc Sigma » Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:49 pm

Attachments for posts (you can actually upload pictures)
I say it's worth it for this alone. It's such a hassle to have to upload my shit to Photobucket first... okay, not really, but damn that would be a nice feature.

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Postby Baconsticks » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:22 pm

Attachments for posts (you can actually upload pictures)
I say it's worth it for this alone. It's such a hassle to have to upload my shit to Photobucket first... okay, not really, but damn that would be a nice feature.
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How hard could it be to port the themes anyways? I've done it for vBulletin.
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Postby Chris » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:52 pm

Do it. It's only an upgrade to our current phpBB system. But, i still want this O&M DC theme in the new version.

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Postby nickspoon » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:55 pm

Shouldn't be too much of a problem to port at least some of the theme. Enough to be distinct.
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Postby baloki » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:47 pm

I'll port the theme, what's the worst that happens eh :p?
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Postby Rooster » Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:30 am

I'm all for the change so long as I don't notice it. If I do, I get nostalgic and start setting fire to things.

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Postby Æron » Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:35 am

The new features would be nice.

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Postby Rooster » Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:42 am

The new features would be nice.
Bah! New features are for people with ADHD!

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Postby Doc Sigma » Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:14 pm

The new features would be nice.
Bah! New features are for people with ADHD!

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Postby Muninn » Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:40 pm

So you're more accepting to upgrade now Jason?

I'd like to be able to keep at least some parts of the theme avaliable, like the top hat and duck icons.


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