Feedback on forum software upgrade

0iTNz.jpg




Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Queen of the Angels, pray for us.
St. Michael, the Archangel, pray for us.
Most glorious attendant of the Triune Divinity, pray for us.
Standing at the right of the altar of Incense, pray for us.
Ambassador of Paradise, pray for us.
Glorious Prince of the Heavenly armies, pray for us.
Leader of the Angelic hosts, pray for us.
The standard-bearer of God's armies, pray for us.
Defender of Divine glory, pray for us.
First defender of the Kingship of Christ, pray for us.
Strength of God, pray for us.
Invincible Prince and warrior, pray for us.
Angel of Peace, pray for us.
Guide of Christ, pray for us.
Guardian of the Catholic Faith, pray for us.
Champion of God's people, pray for us.
Guardian Angel of the Eucharist, pray for us.
Defender of the Church, pray for us.


michaelbar.jpg



Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of SciForums.
Amen.​
 
OK the white-on-white background of the post date has been acknowledged. What about the SEARCH function? It only seems to return results going back to the date of the software upgrade...
 
Oh, and BTW, I'm not the type to simply bitch about a free service. I'm a software engineer and I'm certainly willing to help in any way I can :)
 
RJBeery said:
OK the white-on-white background of the post date has been acknowledged. What about the SEARCH function? It only seems to return results going back to the date of the software upgrade...
Click to expand...

If you go to adv search, you can change how far back the search will dig
 
RJBeery said:
Oh, and BTW, I'm not the type to simply bitch about a free service.
Click to expand...

What free service? You mean my posting ability that I have been providing to the Forum owners for 6 or so years and they are making money out of it???

The site needs the posters more than the posters need the site. Hint: there are plenty of other message boards out there...
 
Syzygys said:
What free service? You mean my posting ability that I have been providing to the Forum owners for 6 or so years and they are making money out of it???

The site needs the posters more than the posters need the site. Hint: there are plenty of other message boards out there...
Click to expand...
Wait, the site owners make money? How, exactly? I don't see any advertising, etc.
 
RJBeery said:
Wait, the site owners make money? How, exactly? I don't see any advertising, etc.
Click to expand...

Based on readily available information, the basic stats on this forum are:

According to Neatstat.com: Estimated worth of Sciforums.com is $33,558 USD. Alexa Traffic Rank of Sciforums.com is ranked number 71,129 in the world. Sciforums.com receives about 2,116 unique visitors per day which should earn about $46 USD per day. Google page rank of Sciforums.com is 4 (PR is Genuine). Sciforums.com server hosted in Canada and link to network IP address is 70.38.28.27. Sciforums.com is listed in Dmoz directory.
Click to expand...

http://www.neatstat.com/www.sciforums.com

Note the word estimated.

If my participation generates even a few pence of the estimated return, I do not begrudge those who provide this forum. I have had much pleasure and knowledge gained and no monies out of my pocket, while they have had the headache of spammers and malcontents to contend with. Yes, this site is based in Canada, but I also bring down the price of real estate on a couple of other forums that are based in countries outside my homeland. :D

As for those who might be concerned that they have 'intellectual property' that is of value, then I would expect they would also be wise enough not to tip their hand in a public venue. ;)
 
Interesting stats... and agrees with::
If my participation generates even a few pence of the estimated return, I do not begrudge those who provide this forum. I have had much pleasure and knowledge gained and no monies out of my pocket, while they have had the headache of spammers and malcontents to contend with. Yes, this site is based in Canada, but I also bring down the price of real estate on a couple of other forums that are based in countries outside my homeland.
Click to expand...
 
The monthly costs incurred by internet forums vary. The main expenses revolve around purchasing/maintaining a server, host fees, and the fees associated with purchasing/upgrading the vB software. I was an Admin at a board far larger than SF. Our base-line cost was $275 USD per month to flawlessly operate the board 24/7. We were very transparent vis-a-vis the costs associated with running the forum and fortunately, voluntary member donations almost always defrayed the monthly expenses. Another hidden cost is the time required of the Admins (server-side) and the moderators (client-side) to operate/maintain an Internet board. This generous investment is far more time-consuming than is readily apparent from the member perspective.
 
well...so far email notifications are working really well...which is a BIG improvement for me any how...
 
I can't read the date, very well. An there is no mobil phone option. Still think the change sucks... There is less color than before. The site seems to have lost ..?dnk a certain quality it had.
I still want to go back to the "old style" that I'm used to.
Proof that a mobil phone can't post as quick as before, an that this change sucks so far is obvious. I use my phone. An I'm not posting like I was.
Hey, one other thing. When is the next software upgrade coming?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top