Forum Upgrade !

[Homepin]

How do you donate?

[pinnies4me]

How do you donate?

Just click the "Donations" tab, or just click this link - http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?action=treasury

[pinnies4me]

How do you donate?

Just click the "Donations" tab, or just click this link - http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?action=treasury

And I see you have found that already - thanks Mike!! 

[Marty Machine]

I left you guys a surprise, hope it helps things grow   (no, it's not fertilizer )

[Pintoxicated]

Well done Marty. 

[Strangeways]

The codeguard cloud backup will be purchased today and configured as soon as possible.

All historical threads and attachments will be retained. The response thus far has been amazing. Thanks to all that have donated. We are covered for the first 12 months easily. At this rate, we will be covered for 2 years 

[pinnies4me]

Thanks guys, really overwhelmed by the generosity of members.

As mentioned earlier, the cloud back up is stage one of the full software upgrade, allowing us a back up so that as we do the update, we can restore from back up if things don't go as planned.

The funds will enable us to back up things exactly as they are, and all historical threads will remain - I am particularly pleased by this, but more importantly, this has saved Strageways a huge amount of clean up work, so a big thanks for that to all! 

[Freiherr]

At this rate, we will be covered for 2 years 

That's a relief. Pinball is once again starting to get interesting.

[Strangeways]

The Code Guard cloud backup is now active discovering our databases and file structures. It will take 24 hours until we have a full initial backup.

Thanks to the suggestions and donations, the site will retain all the older posts and attachments. The first step to the Forum Software update is almost over.

To mirror Nick's comments - My life just became a whole lot easier !

My own comment is that our little corner of the internet is VERY important to many people, and it's history is worth retaining for current and future members.

[Freiherr]

My own comment is that our little corner of the internet is VERY important to many people, and it's history is worth retaining for current and future members.

The history is priceless. I regret not taking any photos of arcades back in the 70s. Once the moment is gone, accurate historic preservation is extremely important.

[Slash]

My own comment is that our little corner of the internet is VERY important to many people, and it's history is worth retaining for current and future members.

Definitely, whilst a lot of the older posts may contain info that is now "common knowledge" for many older posters on the site or more experienced pin techs/restorers, I know for myself that searching thru and reading old topics is extremely valuable as someone relatively new to restorations and working on a pin in a more in-depth level.  Pics that go with those old posts obviously help tremendously too. 

[pinnies4me]

My own comment is that our little corner of the internet is VERY important to many people, and it's history is worth retaining for current and future members.

Definitely, whilst a lot of the older posts may contain info that is now "common knowledge" for many older posters on the site or more experienced pin techs/restorers, I know for myself that searching thru and reading old topics is extremely valuable as someone relatively new to restorations and working on a pin in a more in-depth level.  Pics that go with those old posts obviously help tremendously too. 

Spot on, I really am glad this is being preserved.

[Retropin]

Just as a helpful suggestion for those people who are looking for the older posts... the SEARCH function on the site is bloody awful. Makes digging up an old thread very very hard work.. could this at least be upgraded?

[Strangeways]

Just as a helpful suggestion for those people who are looking for the older posts... the SEARCH function on the site is bloody awful. Makes digging up an old thread very very hard work.. could this at least be upgraded?

We are on a software version circa 2008. A LOT of things don't work. The search function will work after a database maintenance, but they it quickly breaks again after a day or two. I have not even looked at the new features, but I'm sure it will be a whole lot better !

[Pintoxicated]

As they say, a picture tells a thousand words and in the world of pinrepair it is invaluable.  Great news that things will only get better.

I wouldn't mind a gentle reminder every year or whenever to send through a donation.  I didn't realise it had been so long since I had donated so I was more than happy to assist.  A request for a small donation to keep the forum top notch and up to date will never be an issue guys so if the forum needs a tweak just let us know, you have seen the sort of response you will get.