jasonb
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Post by jasonb on Oct 4, 2023 7:55:44 GMT
Just opening a thread for anyone who has difficulty accessing the new forum as a last chance for lost soles to make contact if all else fails. The current site will be down from 8.00am on the 5th and will go live again on the 12th or possibly a bit earlier. Keep an eye out for updates here and make sure you know your password and e-mail adress you us eon the current forum. |
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SteveW
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Post by SteveW on Oct 4, 2023 17:38:28 GMT
Perhaps a daft question but what is this "ME New Forum" and "Software"?
What have I been missing all this time?
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Post by modeng2000 on Oct 4, 2023 18:45:29 GMT
You must have been!
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jasonb
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Post by jasonb on Oct 4, 2023 19:06:51 GMT
Catch it while you can. All the old posts will be carried over so probably better to start when it goes live again with teh new forum software www.model-engineer.co.uk/ |
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Post by houstonceng on Oct 5, 2023 15:48:42 GMT
I was half-way through a search, today, for the keyword “water” when it suddenly put up a message saying “come back about 12th October when we get the new website and fora working’ - or words to that effect.
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jasonb
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Post by jasonb on Oct 12, 2023 13:07:25 GMT
Quick update as nobody from the paid staff seems to be doing it. I have asked for the [url=https://www.mortonsdigital.co.uk/blog/2023/10/02/model-engineer-model-boats-forum-migration-updates/progress[/url] (lack of) page to be updated today but nothing yet, keep an eye on it.
Sillyoldduffer and myself have been testing when we can over the last couple of days and found a lot of issues, some minor others not. Admins and developers are working on it but not got a time yet for going live or how many of the issues will be sorte dby then.
I'll keep you posted
J
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jasonb
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Post by jasonb on Oct 13, 2023 13:17:48 GMT
Site is not going to be back up until at least mid day Monday
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Post by simon6200 on Oct 16, 2023 20:34:28 GMT
No Forum and no official updates since the 12th. I’m surprised how much I miss it.
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jasonb
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Post by jasonb on Oct 17, 2023 6:06:47 GMT
And they needed a poke to get that 12th update added.
Got an e-mail last night and they are now hoping for Wednesday
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jasonb
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Post by jasonb on Oct 18, 2023 16:09:23 GMT
It's getting close, I think a couple of members snuck in but have got no further due to what is going on with the final livening up.
I'll post here if I get a time.
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jasonb
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Post by jasonb on Oct 18, 2023 17:05:00 GMT
Looks like it will be tomorro wmorning now.
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millman
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Post by millman on Oct 19, 2023 18:56:36 GMT
Looks like it’s working now but when I try to log in I get a “verifying the security of your device” page and I can get no further. Looks as though that’s the end of the ME forum for me.
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Post by modeng2000 on Oct 19, 2023 18:59:43 GMT
It is going to take some getting used to.
John
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Post by Jo on Oct 19, 2023 19:45:40 GMT
I assume it is designed to work on a mobile phone
Jo
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Post by steamer5 on Oct 20, 2023 6:32:03 GMT
Got in this afternoon..... less than impressed so far........ maybe it just me but its not very user friendly
Cheers Kerrin
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Post by keith on Oct 20, 2023 6:38:45 GMT
Rather less than impressed with Model Engineer. I get a page telling me its verifying security of the connection, then another page of Lego bricks, with a 404 error message, and a link to yet another page which apparently just links to the page I'm already on.
Doesn't bode well for the new software at all, after all the promises and delays.
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Post by baldric on Oct 20, 2023 9:15:55 GMT
I assume it is designed to work on a mobile phone Jo I use a mobile phone, it is horrible to look on that as well, I will try my laptop later. Baldric |
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Post by Jo on Oct 20, 2023 10:11:12 GMT
I assume it is designed to work on a mobile phone Jo I use a mobile phone, it is horrible to look on that as well, I will try my laptop later. Baldric I was trying to be polite about it  I assume it is a case of having to lump it if you want to use the ME forum. I don't go there often, in the future it might be even less often. Jo |
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Post by keith on Oct 20, 2023 11:23:37 GMT
Finally got into ME - totally unable to log in, navigation around site is a nightmare. Bye-bye ME, after being a member since the site started, and a paper subscriber long before that. Life is too short for software like that.
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Post by pandsrowe on Oct 20, 2023 12:42:16 GMT
I have to say that my experience with the new software is less than good, in fact it's a nightmare. Endless delays whilst the "verifying the connection" takes place every time I go to a different page,obnoxious pop up adverts all the time and at the moment no model engineering posts, just a lot of complaints. I know we've got to give it a chance but after all the hype about the new forum, over quite a long period of time, I was expecting something a bit better. Phil
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I assume it is a case of having to lump it if you want to use the ME forum. I don't go there often, in the future it might be even less often.