looks wonderful!!! congrats on a job VERY well done!!
penguina, Aug 8, 2009 @ 14:15

Update:

We're still on track for launching tomorrow (Sunday).

Oded (siteAdmin) is working 24/7 with the programmers to solve some final bugs (BIG THANKS to all members who are reporting the bugs to us!).

The feeling that me and Oded have is bizzare: it's a mix of a lot of excitment, but also fear of how the site transfer will work on the tech side and on the user-feedback side.

Tomorrow we'll start seeing the answers...(-:

Nir
Nir Ofek, Aug 8, 2009 @ 17:43

Just for your infor guys, when I tried to log in I found the following message,



[40->SELECT cf_pre_master FROM forums,forums_list1 WHERE cf_fol_id=fol_id AND (fol_network=0 OR fol_network = 1) ORDER BY cf_date DESC LIMIT 40]

BUGGGGGGGGGGGGGG



I tried yesterday and it worked perfectly.



by the way the new side looks just great,
ja_nixon, Aug 8, 2009 @ 22:58

Nixon:

Thanks. We had a bug on the new homepage until few min ago, but it seems to be fixed now. Poor siteAdmin is working his little hairy ass off on this!!!

Would you mind trying to access it again, and tell us if there's still issues?

Thanks, Nir
Nir Ofek, Aug 8, 2009 @ 23:12

yeahp I can see that it has been fixed, I dont see the bug message again, it works perfect :cool:
ja_nixon, Aug 8, 2009 @ 23:24

by the way Nir, just one more question?

do we still have the Online chat ? because I don't see that in the new home page, just curious..



Thanks

Rgds

John N
ja_nixon, Aug 8, 2009 @ 23:29

Thanks John.

I see SiteAdmin (Oded) just answered this on another thread, so here's a copy-paste of his reply:

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We do have a chat, and its alot more stable than the current one.

BUT

1. For the first few days after we launch the new site, the chat will be disabled.
We want to take some time to make sure the site is stable before adding the chat to the mix.

2. We changed the chat settings a bit so that people can only chat with their friends. 
We'll run it like that for a while, and then, if people want it, we'll add the option to chat with non friends again

Thanks,

Oded
Nir Ofek, Aug 8, 2009 @ 23:38

From experience, I would open the chat function ASAP. I see that a lot of people use it as a means of introducing themselves (and eventually being added to ones friends list). Other people also prefer to ask a question or ask for more detail about a specific post via the chat function.



My vote. Open chat as soon as the site is stable.



Best,



Verbier
Verbier, Aug 8, 2009 @ 23:43

Verbier:

Thanks. Let me pick your brainds here for a sec. The key thinking behind experimenting with a 'friends only' chat is that we hear consistant feedback from female members who often get bombarded by un-wanted male chat requests (I wish I had the same issue with ladies chatting me up!).

We thought of keeping an open chat and just allowing members an easier way to refuse chats or to blocks chatters, but then thought of experimenting with going all the way to 'friends only' for a while.

What think?

Nir
Nir Ofek, Aug 8, 2009 @ 23:50

I would prefer an open chat as well. Much easier to get introduced to new people
Maria_, Aug 8, 2009 @ 23:54

I understand the problem but think you might be using a sledge hammer where a tack hammer might be more appropriate.



You could (if technically you can handle it), let people themselves define friends only chats (rather than you doing it at the site level). In that case, others should be able to see that the individual only accepts chats from friends.
Verbier, Aug 8, 2009 @ 23:54

Thanks Verbier - that might be the solution we go for in the end.

Right now Im swamped with last minute fixes and the migration checklist.

Once we're online, we'll start making the changes and improvements based on member feedback.

Thanks again

Oded
SiteAdmin Oded, Aug 9, 2009 @ 01:08

I agree with Verbier, on accepting chats from friends only. And the earlier comment on women getting chat invitations from men we do not know. Tough to balance.



Why not create an option where we can chat with friends, then an option to accept chats from others who are not on friends? (like an 'opt out'). yet allow the chat from the non-friend (if accepted) only to run live at the time of request, and should further chats with non friends be desired, allow a pop up message to say 'if you would like to continue live chat in the future with X, please click here'?



Thanks for keeping us ladies who are being solicited for chats from 'repeat offenders' who are not in the friends list from being bombarded! I think it is great that you are keeping our interests in mind!
penguina, Aug 9, 2009 @ 01:09

and my I further add, I do like the option to accept or decline from non friends as I am one of those many ladies that get hit for a chat from people I do not know! :)
penguina, Aug 9, 2009 @ 01:11

I dont see where there is a problem with chats. If you get a chat from someone you dont want to chat to just click ignore. It only takes a second
Maria_, Aug 9, 2009 @ 02:19