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gorgonzola · Jan 27, 2006, 04:43 PM

I've just installed a minor upgrade (3.5.1 -> 3.5.3) that fixes some security issues and miscellaneous other bugs. A few minor but notable changes:

Skype integration
You may now enter your Skype username, in addition to AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo. Calls, chats, and more may be initiated through vBulletin. Click here for more info

Natural language search improved
Natural language search (using MySQL's fulltext engine) should now return more relevant results, particularly when searching in a limited number of forums.

Getnew/getdaily now return threads in forums with "Can View Thread Content" set to no
These thread titles will now appear when clicking "New Posts" or getting posts in the last 24 hours.

As always, there may be some funkiness due to the upgrade, and we may have to change around some templates to keep things working properly. Please post in here if forums are naughty.

turtle777 · Jan 27, 2006, 05:07 PM

No new hampstor ? Darn

-t

rickey939 · Jan 27, 2006, 05:33 PM

Cool, thanks gonz!

tightsocks · Jan 29, 2006, 02:15 AM

Not sure if this is related to the upgrade, but when I login to the forum Safari doesn't ask me if I want it to be remembered in my Keychain...

Perhaps vBulletin is set for 'autocomplete off'?

Maflynn · Jan 29, 2006, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by gorgonzola

As always, there may be some funkiness due to the upgrade

How are we going to tell the difference between the upgrade funkiness and the typical funkiness/instability. New and improved error messages?

rickey939 · Jan 29, 2006, 05:08 PM

What is the latest ETA of the new 'NN Forums skin?

1H2006?

rparke1 · Jan 29, 2006, 07:26 PM

all of my posts times come up three hours earlier than i post them ie: i post at 6 pm and it shows up as 3 pm. just noticed this. im on the east coast if that matters any.

gorgonzola · Jan 29, 2006, 09:41 PM

Your posts showing up with the wrong time probably is a result of your not having set the right time zone in your profile. Check it out in User Options.

I haven't had time to keep tabs on the new skin, so I don't really know what's going on with it and I don't have an ETA. (Someone else might be able to give one.)

The question about upgrade vs normal funkiness is actually a good one. I assume upgrade funkiness would be more minor things, and it would certainly be new. I haven't had the time to keep tabs on the forums, so I don't know why there's any funkiness at all. (I've been on the forums pretty minimally recently, but I haven't noticed any strange behavior.) Last I knew, we upgraded to vBulletin 3.5, things were working extremely badly for a while, and then I changed some stuff and things started working fine. I think the new screwups started happening after they went live with the new MacNN design, but I don't know why these would be related or what's causing these new screwups. Unfortunately, I don't have the time right now to fix it again, so someone else is going to have to chase it down.

Hope this helps.

rparke1 · Jan 30, 2006, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by gorgonzola

Your posts showing up with the wrong time probably is a result of your not having set the right time zone in your profile. Check it out in User Options.

gorgonzola is up at base and oooo its a swing and a miss. nice try though

Demonhood · Jan 30, 2006, 09:59 PM

your clear your macnn cookies and try again?

rparke1 · Jan 31, 2006, 06:01 PM

testing demonhoods cookie idea

edit: strike two for the team (im just messin with ya.) sorry, again nice idea. time is still 3 hours behind me

edit two: testing after ALL cookies for everything cleared

edit three: still three hours behind

rparke1 · Jan 31, 2006, 06:05 PM

testing for time in new post. sorry still behind three hours.

Demonhood · Jan 31, 2006, 07:00 PM

um, you have your timezone set for CA, but you're in MA.
so i'd like a reruling on that swing from gorg.

rparke1 · Jan 31, 2006, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

um, you have your timezone set for CA, but you're in MA.
so i'd like a reruling on that swing from gorg.

*walks up to the rerun monitor and blinks a couple times and steps back and looks at the crowd and

" the crowd goes wild and gorg goes and runs the basses *HOME RUN!!! HOME RUN!!!! the crowd is cheering, people are happy, "IM GOIN TO DISNEYLAND!" says gorg "WOOOOOOO"

in other words, im a

and you were right gorg.

GO TEAM!!!!!!!!!!

=/ gorg i honostly thought you meant the time zone on my computer . oh and demonhood, THAT was serious creepyness how you knew that!

turtle777 · Jan 31, 2006, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by rparke1

oh and demonhood, THAT was serious creepyness how you knew that!

Whodathunkit !

He as an admin, for Pete's sakes. He is the forum God.

rparke1 · 03:01 PM

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