Important Oddworld Forums Announcement

Sydney · #1 02-09-2002, 10:19 AM

The other day we got an email from the server that hosts the webspace Oddworld Forums occupies. They're in the middle of another merge and informed me that Oddworldian.net has not yet merged due to the massive size we're taking up. 150 megabytes, apparently. We were presented with the option to:[list=a][*]Upgrade to a more costly plan.[*]Discontinue the service.[/list=a]Many of you know Pilot has a server of his own. He graciously offered to host the forums, for which we should all be extremely thankful for. So the forums will be moving within the next few days.

More exciting news is that we'll be moving from the UBB to a new software called vBulletin, a similar style forum that has many more features. It's quite an expensive piece of software that Abe Babe has paid for, I'm going to reimburse her with 50% of the costs (since we're both Admins).

Rest assured that all posts, accounts and member information will be preserved in the move.

Sydney & Abe Babe, Administrators.

MojoMan220 · #2 02-09-2002, 11:13 AM

WOW, sounds cool Sydney! I can't wait to see the new changes. Thanks for the news!

Sl'askia · #3 02-09-2002, 11:45 AM

WHOHO! YAY FOR PILOT!
thats all I got to say!

Danny · #4 02-09-2002, 11:47 AM

Hurray!

Are we going to be given the link to the new forums before these ones close?

Sydney · #5 02-09-2002, 11:52 AM

Yeppers, everything is in safe hands. I'm not sure when the official move will take place, but you'll have ample notice of the new address before this server goes down the crapper.

It should be anytime within the next few days.

Gluk Schmuck · #6 02-09-2002, 01:34 PM

Ooo...Holiday!

*packs suitcase*

We're all going on a ... summer holiday ... lalalalala!

One, Two, Middlesboogie · #7 02-09-2002, 03:15 PM

Woot, another move!

Thanks very much, Pilot; that's extremely generous of you.

I have heard of a BB service called PHP BB (www.phpbb.com), which is supposed to be as good as UBB but free, but also without all the annoying bugs of Ikon Board or the ads of ezboard. Thought it might be worth looking into.

Alector · #8 02-09-2002, 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by Gluk Schmuck:
Ooo...Holiday!

*packs suitcase*

We're all going on a ... summer holiday ... lalalalala!

LOL!!! *laughs till she dies*

Oh boy, that's my first move here! hehe
I really can't wait to see the new 'Home'!

coyote · #9 02-09-2002, 07:14 PM

i can't wait till the move although i have known this site for a long time. i have only known about since the summer but i wuold like a change in life and well this will be the change. i really really wanna see whatc the new location will be like. well that's all for now, buh byeez!

dreamergirl50@hotmail.com

Rex Tirano · #10 02-09-2002, 07:26 PM

Wohooo an all expense's paid holiday...thats all I need! Parrrrttttaaaay! Yeah comon give it up for abe Babe, Sydney and Pilot!!!! Wohoo comon Yeah *Turns on music really loud and starts dancing* Get jiggy wiv it! Lol! *Starts packing with Smucky*

Cool! One thing though sydney nd Abe Babe! Will we keep our numbers or will we have to join again???

Oops! You've already told us any way...Paaarrrrttttaaaaay!!!

DarkHoodness · #11 02-09-2002, 07:29 PM

Oh boy. Oh well, it won't be as bad as the move from EzBoard to UBB. Infact, it'll hopefully be a lot better.

I've heard of V Bullitin, and appearently it's very good.

A little while ago I joined a forum which used the same UBB software as this one, yet it had tons more hacks and stuff. Since then I have wanted this forum to get better (though I didn't say anything because I knew it was kind of impossible since Kris and Syd are always busy), and it looks like my prayers are about to be awnswerd.

Perhaps we can get back to using HTML in our sigs, and having our own personal photos again.

Specail thanks to Pilot for letting OF use his server, and to Kris and Syd for buying the new software.

- DH

[ February 09, 2002: Message edited by: Dark Hood ]

***Alcar*** · #12 02-09-2002, 08:02 PM

Well all i have to say is 150 megabytes!

Wow, thats alot of space but then again you have kept all the old posts from ages ago.

And wow, vbulliten is better, in the sense that it has more features.

Also i'd like to thank Justin for the server space, and Kristen and Sydney for the new vbulliten

Alcar...

mitsur · #13 02-10-2002, 03:06 PM

YYYYYYEEEEEESSSSS!Finally!Now I can color words!

mitsur · #14 03-24-2002, 10:42 PM

Majic · #15 03-25-2002, 01:57 AM

Mitsur, may I ask what your goal in putting that was... Or do I even want to know...

Naxos · #16 03-25-2002, 08:38 AM

I've got a server.

dark_xinos · #17 03-25-2002, 03:14 PM

Dont know why i dident see this topic before...

but that makes me wounder...(dont hit me) has the forum moveed yet... was it the last move that maid the forum offline a weekend?

Sl'askia · #18 03-25-2002, 03:43 PM

Not to be rude but...NEWS FLASH!!!!
This event has already happened over two months ago! There was no need to bring this topic back up...

Surfacing · #19 03-26-2002, 02:11 AM

Sydney..

Will this be the last and final move for the oddworldian forums?

Jacob · #20 03-26-2002, 04:07 PM

Surfacing why the Hell did you post that, some social reject has dragged it up, Drag has just said that...why didn't you read the post and use your small masculine brain you simpleton!!

Surfacing · #21 03-27-2002, 07:19 AM

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Originally posted by Jacob
Surfacing why the Hell did you post that, some social reject has dragged it up, Drag has just said that...why didn't you read the post and use your small masculine brain you simpleton!!

You are really being to irritate me...

Jacob · #22 03-27-2002, 12:12 PM

Ditto...