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TV Forum Beta (May 2006)

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MC
MartinColsworth
Hi everybody. I'd like it if a moderator or someone who knows alot to tell me what the hell this is all about:

TV Forum Beta]

I noticed when I hovered my mouse over the Eurovision chat thingy on Saturday that it was www.tvforumbeta.co.uk/ then a load of old codes and numbers and dots and slashes. Being a curious little muchkin like I am, I typed in the www.tvforumbeta.co.uk bit and it comes up with some clouds, a logo, and some cheesy slogan : New for 2006!

Someone tell me what plans are being made!
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Asa mentioned recently that he is undertaking a redesign of the forum software, complete with a new look.

Be patient, and I'm sure he will say more in the weeks to come.
MA
Matrix
One is tempted to say it's the HD of internet forums...
DJ
DJGM
Is it really worth having an entire domain name and hosting, just for a beta version of a new look for the site? Surely it'd
be less fuss to set up a folder on the existing site with access restricted to admins/mods and selected beta testers?
PE
Pete Founding member
DJGM posted:
Is it really worth having an entire domain name and hosting, just for a beta version of a new look for the site? Surely it'd
be less fuss to set up a folder on the existing site with access restricted to admins/mods and selected beta testers?


yes but as mentioned on metropol - he's changing hostimg company.

Therefore for the pittance cost of a .co.uk domain, it's possible to test everything on the "right" server before moving this domain over to the new software and host.

Course another theory is he's hosting it on another company because testing such a thing on this god awful server would result in a permanent "server too busy" message...
MC
MartinColsworth
Well if Asa does get this message, please can you spill the beans?
PE
Pete Founding member
MartinColsworth posted:
Well if Asa does get this message, please can you spill the beans?


http://www.metropol247.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=51532#51532 Rolling Eyes
SA
Sascha
Clouds?

How very Metropol / ITV1 / Cliché. Rolling Eyes
MA
Matrix
Sascha posted:
Clouds?

How very Metropol / ITV1 / Cliché. Rolling Eyes


Here was me thinking BBC Network filler.
FA
fairlie
It's deffinatley related to TVForum and not a hoax...

Here's from the whois.
Quote:
Domain name:
tvforumbeta.co.uk

Registrant:
Asa Hicks

Registrant type:
UK Individual

Registrant's address:
The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their
address omitted from the WHOIS service.

Registrant's agent:
Schlund + Partner AG [Tag = SCHLUND]
URL: http://registrar.schlund.info

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 17-Jan-2006
Renewal date: 17-Jan-2008

Registration status:
Registered until renewal date.
PE
Pete Founding member
why would it be a hoax? Are you *low-post-members* incapable of reading things? it has been explained what the site is for, you've been given a link where Asa talks about it and me, Gavin and Greg (three distinguished members - oh yes) have been discussing it clearly showing it's happening.

urgh. morons.
AS
Asa Admin
MartinColsworth posted:
Well if Asa does get this message, please can you spill the beans?


There's no more beans to spill really than what has already been mentioned. Since the end of last year I've been (very) slowly working on custom designed software to replace phpBB. The current site design is OKish but is a mich-mash of designs and some sections have never really been touched (Memberlist!) so that's getting an overhaul too.

Hymagumba was bang on with why a separate domain was set up. Ultimately the change from test to live site will be far easier by just changing the domain name. There's other reasons too - mySQL 5 is supported by the new host and I get to ensure the host can handle the site before anything changes here.

As to clouds, I don't understand the cliché reference? It may not be the most radical image to use but I don't think it's a bad one. To be fair, that holding page was designed a while ago and the design has since changed a few times to the point where the only clouds reference is in the header.

I want as many members as possible to test it in every way, shape and form before it replaces this one but will give details when I feel the majority of the site has been done.

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