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Well folks, we will be hitting 50,000 posts any time now, which made me think that I should start planning on doing some serious work on the site. Just to update everyone on my thoughts, this is what I'm planning, in order of priority:
Updates in <b>bold</b>.
1. Move site to another server. This server has serious bandwidth issues, so I need to find another hosting company.
<b>(Company found. Testing in progress)</b>
2. Upgrade forum software.
<b>(Upgrade in testing)</b>
3. Develop a new integrated tool to assist members with group buys.
<b>(Done)</b>
4. Posting dealer ratings should only be open to members.
<b>(Done)</b>
5. Revisit Knowledge Base and fix some known issues.
<b>(Done)</b>
6. Update the look & feel of the site to add more spark.
<b>(Done)</b>
7. Investigate automating the process of allowing dealers to post ads. (thanks theWorm) <b>(Deferred)</b>
8. More intuitive links to PMs. (thanks rflagg). <b>(Done)</b>
9. Integrate with IMs, MSN Messenger, AIM, Yahoo, ICQ (thanks theWorm) <b>(Deferred)</b>
10. Revisit the home page and make it more informative. <b>(Done)</b>
11. Investigate the usage of blogs on this site. <b>(Deferred)</b>
12. Make SEARCH functionality more visible on the site. <b>(Done)</b>
<b>(Currently in beta testing)</b>
I'd like to get everyone's input on this, so if you have any ideas, speak now.
Thanks,
admin.
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Well folks, we will be hitting 50,000 posts any time now, which made me think that I should start planning on doing some serious work on the site. Just to update everyone on my thoughts, this is what I'm planning, in order of priority:
Updates in <b>bold</b>.
1. Move site to another server. This server has serious bandwidth issues, so I need to find another hosting company.
<b>(Company found. Testing in progress)</b>
2. Upgrade forum software.
<b>(Upgrade in testing)</b>
3. Develop a new integrated tool to assist members with group buys.
<b>(Done)</b>
4. Posting dealer ratings should only be open to members.
<b>(Done)</b>
5. Revisit Knowledge Base and fix some known issues.
<b>(Done)</b>
6. Update the look & feel of the site to add more spark.
<b>(Done)</b>
7. Investigate automating the process of allowing dealers to post ads. (thanks theWorm) <b>(Deferred)</b>
8. More intuitive links to PMs. (thanks rflagg). <b>(Done)</b>
9. Integrate with IMs, MSN Messenger, AIM, Yahoo, ICQ (thanks theWorm) <b>(Deferred)</b>
10. Revisit the home page and make it more informative. <b>(Done)</b>
11. Investigate the usage of blogs on this site. <b>(Deferred)</b>
12. Make SEARCH functionality more visible on the site. <b>(Done)</b>
<b>(Currently in beta testing)</b>
I'd like to get everyone's input on this, so if you have any ideas, speak now.
Thanks,
admin.
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