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Offline Hokerer

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Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« on: February 15, 2012, 10:10:41 am »
With the forum software upgrade tomorrow, what are some good suggestions for coping with the associated "forum withdrawal" that I'm gonna experience while things are unavailable ?  :)

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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2012, 10:48:01 am »
beer, and plenty of it.
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2012, 10:53:19 am »
really? it's going to be for like .5 hours isn't it? visit the restroom. have a snack and a cup of coffee?
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2012, 11:10:06 am »
Isn't there a chat room that is posted here from time to time?  I wonder if an integrated chat room will be in the new software release, rather than going to a separate site?

Either way, I'll be driving home from work at that time.  And I rarely post on the forum from home...I get enough computer time at work.
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2012, 11:11:19 am »
I wonder if an integrated chat room will be in the new software release, rather than going to a separate site?

Nope.
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2012, 11:54:17 am »
I'll be wiring in new light and hanging a ceiling in the basement about that time.  I think I'll survive the outage.  8^)

Good luck and I hope it goes well.  I've had .5hr predicted outages that ate up days of my life.  8^(

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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2012, 11:57:54 am »
I wonder if an integrated chat room will be in the new software release, rather than going to a separate site?

Nope.
Denny, you said:
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the new software will be worth the short outage.

Care to explain what we'll notice?
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2012, 11:58:44 am »
well, the good thing is that we've been testing the new software at a hidden URL for the last several weeks...no glitches, no problems.  Hopefully the real thing will be as smooth.

Tom, the interface looks a little slicker, but most improvements are "behind the scenes" stuff.
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2012, 12:00:14 pm »
Yes, but what will be different?   Will users notice anything?
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2012, 12:00:24 pm »
It'll be unavailable. Eeeek!


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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2012, 02:22:10 pm »
well, the good thing is that we've been testing the new software at a hidden URL for the last several weeks...no glitches, no problems.  Hopefully the real thing will be as smooth.

Tom, the interface looks a little slicker, but most improvements are "behind the scenes" stuff.

Should I start wearing my tinfoil hat, more regularly?
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2012, 02:26:57 pm »
I'm going to go start my own forum! With blackjack, and hookers!

In fact, forget the forum and the blackjack!
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2012, 02:30:59 pm »
Yes, but what will be different?   Will users notice anything?

RDWHAHB  ;D :-* :P
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2012, 03:01:24 pm »
WHAT!!!!!

NOW THEY ARE TAKING THE FORUM AWAY????????   :o :o :o ??? ??? ???


Just kidding   ;) ;D ;) ;D ;) ;D
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Re: Forum Withdrawal coping suggestions?
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2012, 03:02:17 pm »
Yes, but what will be different?   Will users notice anything?

RDWHAHB  ;D :-* :P
;D  I'm relaxed.
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