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KarlB

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Dec 5, 2011
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It is with some trepidation that I write this.
On one hand, I'm very grateful this site exists. Lots of great information, lots of help.
But the need to only use IE is so 1990s. Of all my devices (Mac, PCs, iPad, iPhone), I probably use IE on this site a few times a year. Thus I can read it, but never reply. So I reply a few times a year. I feel bad that I don't contribute more, but it's just too much of a pain to have to use IE, when Safari (and Firefox or Chrome) are more easier to use on more of my devices. To be honest, my iPad is the forum reader of choice; it's just so much easier than a PC or Mac. But it can't post since this site is IE specific.
Being in the field, I understand the complexities to migrate this site to a different platform. It will be a large task. But can the owners consider this? phpBB and vBulletin seem to have quite a following based on the other forums I am on. And they seem to play much nicer with the platforms more users are on.

Thanks for the consideration,
...karl
 

Tazza

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Staff member
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Dec 7, 2004
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I don't know if the forum owner actually makes any money out of the site, or even enough to cover the cost of the server it is on. There has been talk of an upgrade for quite some time, it just has not yet happened.
It is a pain to use only IE for it, but other members use the site without a problem with other browsers, not sure how though.
I'm not sure if you have to pay to use the more user friendly software or not, i am a member on other sites and the software they use is very nice.
If you or anyone else had views or options to be able to migrate to a better forum software, i'm sure the owner of the site would listen.
 

owensge

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Joined
Oct 17, 2003
Messages
326
I don't know if the forum owner actually makes any money out of the site, or even enough to cover the cost of the server it is on. There has been talk of an upgrade for quite some time, it just has not yet happened.
It is a pain to use only IE for it, but other members use the site without a problem with other browsers, not sure how though.
I'm not sure if you have to pay to use the more user friendly software or not, i am a member on other sites and the software they use is very nice.
If you or anyone else had views or options to be able to migrate to a better forum software, i'm sure the owner of the site would listen.
Karl, thanks for your post. Yes for years I have been promising an update to the software but have not been able to deliver... I'll use this post to announce that I have an upgraded version of the forum that will soon been ready for testing! Tazza, I will give you and the other moderators a link in a couple of weeks to a test site where you guys can bang away on it and give me your feedback. Cheers.
 

lesgawlik

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Aug 5, 2010
Messages
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Karl, thanks for your post. Yes for years I have been promising an update to the software but have not been able to deliver... I'll use this post to announce that I have an upgraded version of the forum that will soon been ready for testing! Tazza, I will give you and the other moderators a link in a couple of weeks to a test site where you guys can bang away on it and give me your feedback. Cheers.
While an upgrade would be deeply appreciated, I have no trouble see and posting here with Firefox. I have never used this site with IE.
 
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