Welcome to the new YF...

If it looks the same... it should. Nothing has changed, except the hardware. For those of you who posted under the "database stability thread"... thank you! You might have noticed that thread is missing. That's because it was on the old server, yet I thought we had fully propogated to the new server. When we realized the site had not completely resolved, the forums were shut down again. Sorry about that, but it's a safety measure.

We're officially on the new system now. From my end, it is much faster then before. More importantly, it will allow us to bring our new features online without an adverse effect on performance.

Pretty tired now. Going to rest my eyes for a couple of hours, but I'll check back later. As before, if you notice anything out of the ordinary, please post a note under this thread and I'll address it ASAP.

Bestest!

Carl

Thanks Lars. Some people will have an increase in speed, whereas others will remain about the same. Overall, it will be more consistent for all users. This will become most noticeable when we have a lot of people online, which can really tax the system resources. Now... there should be little or no discernable difference whether we have 100 people online or 1000 people online. About two weeks ago, when had a record 1400+ people online, the site slowed down significantly. I began making plans for the new server the same day.

I would be VERY interested to hear from our members regarding the performance they are now seeing wth YF. While speed is imparitive, we also addressed a capacity problem. Some of my page loads were missing postbits, characters & small graphics on occasion. I use a 4 mg broadband connection, so if I've got missing pieces, then people with low bandwidth connections may not be able to pull up pages at all. This should ALL be fixed now. Hopefully some of our dial-up users can chime in. What say you Kelly!

Thanks William! I know you fully understand the hazards of server switching. Lots of things can go wrong. Due to the size of YF, the move should have taken about 8 hours. Due to the inevitable... it took 30 hours.

Originally, I quoted the site would be down for 24 hours. That number seemed to leave enough room for error. Boy was I wrong!

Whoops! Sorry about that. How about I make it up to you? Your next post is absolutely free.

Seriously, I saw your post re: the V-22 Osprey, but I really had my hands full at the time. Hope you don't mind re-posting. I promise it won't go missing again.

That's great news Arnie. Thank you for the feedback. Your speed should be among the best of any user because our server is in Colorado. I chose this state for stability... no hurricanes, tornados or earthquakes.