Site Updates & Changes
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RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
A ton of problems came up with BGTFans about 30 minutes after it went online and I ended up having to essentially rebuild the site. I'm fairly sure everything on that side is fixed now. If you see anything that looks off anywhere on the network, please let us know.
A ton of problems came up with BGTFans about 30 minutes after it went online and I ended up having to essentially rebuild the site. I'm fairly sure everything on that side is fixed now. If you see anything that looks off anywhere on the network, please let us know.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
The last two days have been the most productive I've had in a while. Let's change that shall we? Thanks Gavin!
The last two days have been the most productive I've had in a while. Let's change that shall we? Thanks Gavin!
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
Thought I'd just mention it, but will the "Areas" forum be applied to all officially covered parks that have differently themed areas or just BGW?
Thought I'd just mention it, but will the "Areas" forum be applied to all officially covered parks that have differently themed areas or just BGW?
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
Okay cool. I will note it is an interesting choice you have for the England flag I just now noticed. That is the actual flag for the country. Most people assume the Union Flag or Union Jack is England's flag but little do most people realize the Union Jack is the Flag for all of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Also to note, the Union Jack the name of Great Britain's flag is where the newest store in Banbury Cross got its name. Interesting how all these things work into each other and fit together.
Okay cool. I will note it is an interesting choice you have for the England flag I just now noticed. That is the actual flag for the country. Most people assume the Union Flag or Union Jack is England's flag but little do most people realize the Union Jack is the Flag for all of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Also to note, the Union Jack the name of Great Britain's flag is where the newest store in Banbury Cross got its name. Interesting how all these things work into each other and fit together.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
We've been using that flag for about 2 years now.
Party Rocker said:
We've been using that flag for about 2 years now.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
Yeah, I haven't really paid attention to those little icons. I just don't use them that much and I honestly don't understand their purpose sometimes. But seeing them with the areas subforum looked pretty neat.
Shane said:
Yeah, I haven't really paid attention to those little icons. I just don't use them that much and I honestly don't understand their purpose sometimes. But seeing them with the areas subforum looked pretty neat.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
They're not meant for general use- one day we'll find a way to disable non-staff from using them completely. Basically they allow some of the sorting and filtering mojo we pull off with the various structured boards.
They're not meant for general use- one day we'll find a way to disable non-staff from using them completely. Basically they allow some of the sorting and filtering mojo we pull off with the various structured boards.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
ParkFans has a new address,
ParkFans Network
PO BOX 7934
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22404-7934
UPS and Fedex deliveries should be sent to:
ParkFans Network
600 Princess Anne Street Box 7934
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401-9998
ParkFans has a new address,
ParkFans Network
PO BOX 7934
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22404-7934
UPS and Fedex deliveries should be sent to:
ParkFans Network
600 Princess Anne Street Box 7934
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401-9998
The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
Wow, didn't even know we had an address to begin with.
Wow, didn't even know we had an address to begin with.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
So many changes, so little time.
I guess I should start out with the server move. As mentioned previously, the original plan was to move the entire network onto Amazon Web Services. Well, unfortunately, just about everything that could go wrong did and, with roughly 24 hours before the server was set to go offline, Gavin was forced to completely scrap those plans. We ended up renting a new, more powerful (and more expensive), VPS from a new provider and, Gavin, by some crazy miracle, managed to get everything up and running before midnight last night after having already worked his normal job all day. Remember, that's after he had already been up ridiculously late working on the AWS move for days. So, with all that said, thanks a ton Gavin! You managed to pull a rabbit out of that hat.
Secondly, if you couldn't tell already, there's a ton of restructuring going on with the Busch Gardens Williamsburg side of things. If everything is fairly well received, those changes will likely start making their way to the other officially covered park boards as well. Everything we're doing with the restructuring is very much an experiment. If you have any ideas on how to improve the setup of the structured boards, by all means, let us know.
Lastly, I've patched out a ton of graphical and usability bugs on the forum today- some of which I've been meaning to take care of for ages now. Many of you probably won't notice the vast majority of them, but trust me, there's a ton going on.
So many changes, so little time.
I guess I should start out with the server move. As mentioned previously, the original plan was to move the entire network onto Amazon Web Services. Well, unfortunately, just about everything that could go wrong did and, with roughly 24 hours before the server was set to go offline, Gavin was forced to completely scrap those plans. We ended up renting a new, more powerful (and more expensive), VPS from a new provider and, Gavin, by some crazy miracle, managed to get everything up and running before midnight last night after having already worked his normal job all day. Remember, that's after he had already been up ridiculously late working on the AWS move for days. So, with all that said, thanks a ton Gavin! You managed to pull a rabbit out of that hat.
Secondly, if you couldn't tell already, there's a ton of restructuring going on with the Busch Gardens Williamsburg side of things. If everything is fairly well received, those changes will likely start making their way to the other officially covered park boards as well. Everything we're doing with the restructuring is very much an experiment. If you have any ideas on how to improve the setup of the structured boards, by all means, let us know.
Lastly, I've patched out a ton of graphical and usability bugs on the forum today- some of which I've been meaning to take care of for ages now. Many of you probably won't notice the vast majority of them, but trust me, there's a ton going on.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
Oh, something else I should probably mention: The ParkFans Wiki is down for renovations. No clue how long everything will take, but it's something we still very much believe in. For years it has been horrendously neglected- both in terms of content and in terms of software maintenance- but it is truly something we want to get right. We have plans for what we want to do and a general path to making it happen, but giving any sort of estimate normally comes back to bite us. Just know that it will return and it'll return better than it ever has been before.
Oh, something else I should probably mention: The ParkFans Wiki is down for renovations. No clue how long everything will take, but it's something we still very much believe in. For years it has been horrendously neglected- both in terms of content and in terms of software maintenance- but it is truly something we want to get right. We have plans for what we want to do and a general path to making it happen, but giving any sort of estimate normally comes back to bite us. Just know that it will return and it'll return better than it ever has been before.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
You can now update your avatars if you so wish.
You can now update your avatars if you so wish.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
Sorry about the downtime today- MySQL was being a bit grumpy. Gavin managed to get everything back up though. Thanks Gavin!
Sorry about the downtime today- MySQL was being a bit grumpy. Gavin managed to get everything back up though. Thanks Gavin!
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
I did some tuning on the new server (hence the intermittent outages) and now things should be noticeably faster. Let me know if anything is broken.
I did some tuning on the new server (hence the intermittent outages) and now things should be noticeably faster. Let me know if anything is broken.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
I keep get a server error. I don't think it is at my end, but I am hardly a network expert.
Error 520
Web server is returning an unknown error
You
Browser
Working
Ashburn
CloudFlare
Working
forum.parkfans.net
Host
Error
What happened?
There is an unknown connection issue between CloudFlare and the origin web server. As a result, the web page can not be displayed.
What can I do?
If you are a visitor of this website:
Please try again in a few minutes.
If you are the owner of this website:
There is an issue between CloudFlare's cache and your origin web server. CloudFlare monitors for these errors and automatically investigates the cause. To help support the investigation, you can pull the corresponding error log from your web server and submit it our support team. Please include the Ray ID (which is at the bottom of this error page). Additional troubleshooting resources.
I keep get a server error. I don't think it is at my end, but I am hardly a network expert.
Error 520
Web server is returning an unknown error
You
Browser
Working
Ashburn
CloudFlare
Working
forum.parkfans.net
Host
Error
What happened?
There is an unknown connection issue between CloudFlare and the origin web server. As a result, the web page can not be displayed.
What can I do?
If you are a visitor of this website:
Please try again in a few minutes.
If you are the owner of this website:
There is an issue between CloudFlare's cache and your origin web server. CloudFlare monitors for these errors and automatically investigates the cause. To help support the investigation, you can pull the corresponding error log from your web server and submit it our support team. Please include the Ray ID (which is at the bottom of this error page). Additional troubleshooting resources.
RE: The ParkFans Network: Site Updates & Changes
Financial Statements will be coming back, and August's should be up in a few days.
Financial Statements will be coming back, and August's should be up in a few days.