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  1. Shaggy

    Shaggy Administrator Staff Member

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    So as most of you know, FFS is now on a new forum software called XenForo. FFS started on vBulletin years ago and it worked out well. The version the site was on was a old version of vBulletin. The company that creates vBulletin is on version 5.x and we were running 3.8.x. They had an End of Life on that version 4 or 5 years ago. It was out dated. The only option I had was to upgrade to vBulletin 4 or 5 and I wasn't going to do that, so I decided to convert it over to XenoForo.

    It will take some getting used to, but I think once you give it sometime, you will learn to like it. I didn't like it either when they first came out with it, but it also grew on me.

    I'm more then happy to hear what you guys/gals think and if there is another you have concerns with. There are things that still may need some tweaking, but I want to hear what you all think. Post about it in this thread.
     
  2. BlackThundah

    BlackThundah Aka LilWhiteFiddy

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    It is a little awkward right now for me, but I like the overall format personally. Just have to get used to it.
     
  3. Roush PSD Interceptor

    Roush PSD Interceptor 7.3L Straight Piped Diesel

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    New buttons and areas to click on to see what it does.
    Happy cursoring.
     
  4. ak_cowboy

    ak_cowboy Penguin Hunter

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    It'll take some getting used to, but it'll be worth it if we get more people visiting and joining up
     
  5. Shaggy

    Shaggy Administrator Staff Member

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    Quoting and mentioning members helps get emails out to them. That's another way to get some old members back as it worked for me when I did it for a few days/weeks. Keep doing that when you reply to threads/posts. Quote or mention.
     
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  6. 4ctNduction

    4ctNduction Truck of the Century

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    gonna take some time to figure it all out, but it seems nice. change isnt a bad thing. i just need to be on the site more so i can figure it out faster ha
     
  7. Shaggy

    Shaggy Administrator Staff Member

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    Yea, haven't seen you on much. Hope that changes.
     
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  8. Pity7700

    Pity7700 oh umm...uhh?

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    like everyone else said, going to take some time to get used to. ive already found some new buttons useful. I like the "todays post" and "new post" buttons at the top.
     
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    Cougar Photographer

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    Looks good so far but I'd agree with the rest.
     
  10. 4ctNduction

    4ctNduction Truck of the Century

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    hey im here !
     

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