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RedAkston

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If you see an issue or something that doesn't quite look right with the new software update, please feel free to let us know. I will update the OP with current issues and the status of fixing these.

Issues
Likes button - this will eventually be moved to a "friendlier" location
 
I expected today to be a long one, but not this long. lol

However, we are a 'likeable' bunch!! Importing the likes into the new system took about 5.5 hours this morning. There were over 2.9 million likes!

After, we needed to install some upgrades for some plugins, forum then server software. Had a small glitch on the server. It didn't like the big jump we attempted and during we had some asshole doing a small home version of a DOS!

There are still a few minor issues to iron out and one or two we might have to live with. But, overall thanks to @RedAkston, we got it working.

As he said above, let us know of issues you find. :)
 
RedAkston said:
If you see an issue or something that doesn't quite look right with the new software update, please feel free to let us know. I will update the OP with current issues and the status of fixing these.

Issues
Likes button - this will eventually be moved to a "friendlier" location
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Right off the bat, sorry I notice stuff.... In the likes received area, it used to show a link to the post that was liked with a short bit of the part posted by me, now it shows the initial words, which in some cases is actually the quote that was being replied to. Not the end of the world, but I preferred the previous way.
 
Summerwind said:
Right off the bat, sorry I notice stuff.... In the likes received area, it used to show a link to the post that was liked with a short bit of the part posted by me, now it shows the initial words, which in some cases is actually the quote that was being replied to. Not the end of the world, but I preferred the previous way.
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We still have some "toying around" yet to do with the new system. I'm with you on this and it may be something we can get back. It's on my to-do list.
 
Schweddy said:
during we had some asshole doing a small home version of a DOS!
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You sure that was not just me pounding the refresh button cursing how I needed my DP fix?

And yeah, Hugh/Red is teh ****! Guy does so much that no one ever sees, big round of applause for both of you.

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What a fun way to spend your weekend, eh guys? Seriously, I can't imagine how many hours went into this, and thank you so much.

As for the new "likes" system, the only thing I noticed was that it doesn't recognize me if there are more than 3 people liking the thread. On the old system, no matter how many "likes" the thread had, when I liked it, the word "You" was the first one in the list. Now I have to make sure I look at the "...and xx posters liked this" number to make sure it goes up by one, because if it goes down by one, it means I already liked the post and forgot, because I didn't see "Me" at the front of the list! :lol:
 
Is there any way to make the icon go away after you like the post, or change to visually indicate you have liked a post?
 
I assume this new like system, and the required transfer of like info (nice job btw), is the reason I had over 3k notifications when I logged in just now?
 
Redress said:
Is there any way to make the icon go away after you like the post, or change to visually indicate you have liked a post?
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Not sure yet. Still have some work to do with it.
 
The Mark said:
I assume this new like system, and the required transfer of like info (nice job btw), is the reason I had over 3k notifications when I logged in just now?
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Yes...
 
Schweddy said:
I expected today to be a long one, but not this long. lol

However, we are a 'likeable' bunch!! Importing the likes into the new system took about 5.5 hours this morning. There were over 2.9 million likes!

After, we needed to install some upgrades for some plugins, forum then server software. Had a small glitch on the server. It didn't like the big jump we attempted and during we had some asshole doing a small home version of a DOS!

There are still a few minor issues to iron out and one or two we might have to live with. But, overall thanks to @RedAkston, we got it working.

As he said above, let us know of issues you find. :)
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So we're finally back on! Other than the several thousand notices I got now I can stop trolling imdb.com. :mrgreen:

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Summerwind said:
Right off the bat, sorry I notice stuff.... In the likes received area, it used to show a link to the post that was liked with a short bit of the part posted by me, now it shows the initial words, which in some cases is actually the quote that was being replied to. Not the end of the world, but I preferred the previous way.
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The link is still there. It's now part of the notification (after the "Re:" just click the thread title and it takes you to the post.)
 
RedAkston said:
If you see an issue or something that doesn't quite look right with the new software update, please feel free to let us know
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Not sure if you are aware or if it matters.
The thumbnail that used to appear on the browser tab now shows up as a vBulletin thumbnail and not Debate Politics' "microphone" thumbnail.
(Exemplified by the cached thumbnail for the Favorited link.)

Made sure to check on another browser (where it wasn't in cache) before mentioning.

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Excon said:
Not sure if you are aware or if it matters.
The thumbnail that used to appear on the browser tab now shows up as a vBulletin thumbnail and not Debate Politics' "microphone" thumbnail.
(Exemplified by the cached thumbnail for the Favorited link.)

Made sure to check on another browser (where it wasn't in cache) before mentioning.

notif_002.jpg
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Yes, this is already on our list of stuff yet to do. Thanks
 
The Mark said:
I assume this new like system, and the required transfer of like info (nice job btw), is the reason I had over 3k notifications when I logged in just now?
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I had almost 12,500 likes! I was giddy until I realized none of them were new, lol!
 
DiAnna said:
I had almost 12,500 likes! I was giddy until I realized none of them were new, lol!
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i got a kick out of that, too.

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responding to all of those quotes would take some time. see you in August of 2022.
 
Oh and the likes and stuff are only visible when you log in, when youre logged out they no longer show up.
 
I'd also like to offer my thanks to Red and all those who spent time yesterday and everyday to make DP the easy access and enjoyable site it is. I'm a frequent visitor to the site every day so I could tell yesterday there was a lot going on as each time I checked in my "likes" was jumping.

I really appreciate the efforts and I don't mention it nearly enough.

Missing out on DP yesterday was like having a one day suspension. Hope we can all have a balance day in our suspension bank for when we're next bad :idea:
 
Not important, but I can't right click to open the likes notification in a new tab. I have to use ctrl+click. This makes me sad because my muscle memory automatically goes to right click. I can, however, right click the quote notification.
 
Wow, feel the love!

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I'm guessing the notifications got reset? :mrgreen:
 
spud_meister said:
Not important, but I can't right click to open the likes notification in a new tab. I have to use ctrl+click. This makes me sad because my muscle memory automatically goes to right click. I can, however, right click the quote notification.
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Can you elaborate? Do you mean that you can right click to open everything BUT the likes in the notifications to open a new tab?
 
That was the longest Sunday of my (recent) life!

Congrats to Schweddy and Red, and I hope the updates work smoothly.
 
Schweddy said:
Can you elaborate? Do you mean that you can right click to open everything BUT the likes in the notifications to open a new tab?
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Yeah, so I click the notification button to get the drop down, if I right click on the quotes link, I get the right click menu and can open in a new tab, but, if I right click on the likes link, the drop down menu disappears, and I get the right click menu for the main web page, not the likes link.

It's not really a big deal though, I'll survive without it.
 
Summerwind said:
Right off the bat, sorry I notice stuff.... In the likes received area, it used to show a link to the post that was liked with a short bit of the part posted by me, now it shows the initial words, which in some cases is actually the quote that was being replied to. Not the end of the world, but I preferred the previous way.
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RedAkston said:
We still have some "toying around" yet to do with the new system. I'm with you on this and it may be something we can get back. It's on my to-do list.
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I vote for the old "Like" listing format as well.

Question: Where is the "Like" button currently located? It's probably just me, but I cannot find it. (I'm sure I'll do a "DOH!!!" after someone tells me.)

Found it. And, yes, DOH!!! :lol:

ETA: I'm ok with the like button in the new location, but it's almost impossible to see. I think that was why I had a hard time finding it. It blends into the background too easily.
 
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