Major Forum Upgrade On Sep 23 From 23.00 Bangkok Time)

[george]

We will be doing a major forum upgrade from approximately 11pm (23:00) Bangkok time on September the 23rd to 4am on the 24th.

The forum will be unavailable during this time, all other services will remain operational during this time, but some response time issues may be experienced during the upgrade.

Sorry for any inconvenience, we hope the ride won't be too bumpy.

But the good news is that forum functions and response times will be significantly improved by this upgrade.

/Thaivisa Admin team

[Daren]

Wow, good news! I do love TV but it is starting to look a bit outdated. I hope everything goes well. Thanks in advance to all TV staff!

[SteveH]

Good luck with the upgrade, I hope I can still work out how to use it afterwards!!

[GungaDin]

Is that why Classifieds are not working, already?

[george]

Is that why Classifieds are not working, already?

We have currently no issues with the classifieds site. Are you getting any error message? A bit more details please.

Cheers

[GungaDin]

Classifieds has just posted a new topic entitled "Ninja 250r black 4,000 km" in forum "Free classifieds - For sale/for rent/wanted".

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Excellent condition. oil/computer diagnostics at 1,000 and 4,000 km. price is firm. 125,000

View the full ad

http://www.thaivisa.com/testforum/index.php?showtopic=299875

I get "access denied"

Some ads work, some don't. "testforum" ???

[dantilley]

Hmm, well the site doesn't look any different... I'm sure it's all changed behind the scenes though!

[lopburi3]

It seems to have been reverted to before the upgrade - it was not working well.

[Lopburi99]

It seems to have been reverted to before the upgrade - it was not working well.

An understatement. When a major upgrade has problems like that, it is a big-time nightmare for the systems guys. Been there done that. Good luck next time.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

It seems to have been reverted to before the upgrade - it was not working well.

It sure wasn't Lop.

[PeaceBlondie]

we may have lost a few posts but very few were made.

[T_Dog]

From the quick look I had at the new version, it appeared that "My Assistant" was not a feature anymore. I hope we don't lose that as it is quite handy.

[mackayae]

Back to the future.

[asia_pilot]

Never change a running system

[Thaddeus]

we may have lost a few posts but very few were made.

Only a couple, one of which was Happy Birthday to Patsycat.

[skipvice]

we are back on the old system Right? The last time I checked about 2 hours ago it was the new system.

Oh OK the new system was not working the way it should,I should read more before I post

Edited September 24, 2009 by skipvice

[Lopburi99]

From a user standpoint, this is a major redesign. Users usually expect upgrades, even major ones, to be mostly behind the scenes technical stuff and transparent, with maybe some new features, etc.

I'm not complaining. Just giving some feedback.

[chiliwasabi]

I hope it was just a case of bugs and me being in an unfamiliar environment but the upgrade was horrible. Slow, ugly and confusing.

Don't get me wrong, I think change and improvement are a good thing, but I was just relieved to come back now and find the old familiar forum back in place.

[Lopburi99]

we are back on the old system Right?

Believe me Skip, when we are on the new system you will know it.

Edited September 24, 2009 by Lopburi99

[chiliwasabi]

I just noticed my avatar has disappeared?!? A casualty of the upgrade (and downgrade) perhaps? I must look for it - I'm felling a bit exposed

Edited September 24, 2009 by chiliwasabi

[britmaveric]

Shame - liked the new look. Hopefully it will be sorted and we can go back sooner rather than later.

[bazmlb]

Due to a problem experienced with the consistency of the database after the conversion was done by the US company who was engaged perform the part of the upgrade, we have had to revert to the previous version and will inform everybody when the upgrade is ready to proceed again.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the roll back to the previous version.

Rgds

Bazmlb

[ScubaBuddha]

Forum was acting very strange after the upgrade. I kept getting signed in as other members. And I found a post that I did not do, which was since deleted. I reported it here but my posts immediately disappeared! Maybe victims of the upgrade attempt. Once I was able to sign in as myself again, I PMed and emailed george and support but thus far have had no acknowledgment they got my messages about the problems I was having. I'm sure they were very busy, but disappointing that they can't acknowledge whether they are aware of the specific problems I was having, considering the fact that I was able to read 3 other members PM's for several minutes. If this post disappears as well then I know they are deleting them.

Edited September 24, 2009 by Scubabuddha

[elektrified]

Forum was acting very strange after the upgrade. I kept getting signed in as other members. And I found a post that I did not do, which was since deleted. I reported it here but my posts immediately disappeared! Maybe victims of the upgrade attempt. Once I was able to sign in as myself again, I PMed and emailed george and support but thus far have had no acknowledgment they got my messages about the problems I was having. I'm sure they were very busy, but disappointing that they can't acknowledge whether they are aware of the specific problems I was having, considering the fact that I was able to read 3 other members PM's for several minutes. If this post disappears as well then I know they are deleting them.

I kept getting signed in as another member also.

[DP25]

I kept getting signed in as other members.

Same here.

Didn't like the new look at all, there was waaaaaay too much wasted space. Very inefficient design. The main forum index was particularly hideous, an obnoxious side bar took up 1/3 of the screen. I hope if they change to a new design again it will be one that feels less bloaty.

[dantilley]

I just noticed my avatar has disappeared?!? A casualty of the upgrade (and downgrade) perhaps? I must look for it - I'm felling a bit exposed

Mine went also this morning - but has since come back.

[GungaDin]

I kept getting signed in as other members.

Same here.

Didn't like the new look at all, there was waaaaaay too much wasted space. Very inefficient design. The main forum index was particularly hideous, an obnoxious side bar took up 1/3 of the screen. I hope if they change to a new design again it will be one that feels less bloaty.

At one stage I was signed in as George..... coulda had some fun....... 'twas tempting!

[joskydive]

Glad it's back to the old style. The new style/upgrade was an exact copy of Pattaya Addicts Forum so don't know why the guys had technical problems.

[lannarebirth]

Due to a problem experienced with the consistency of the database after the conversion was done by the US company who was engaged perform the part of the upgrade, we have had to revert to the previous version and will inform everybody when the upgrade is ready to proceed again.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the roll back to the previous version.

Rgds

Bazmlb

You should listen to your users. It wasn't an inconvenience to roll back to the previous version, it was a blessing.

[eek]

Glad to see the old style back. For me its more user-friendly and easy to navigate. Thats not just because im used to this one, i use other style forums also. Upgrading elements would be great, but for me such a dramatic change was hard to digest. But, appreciate the work that went into looking into new improvements!